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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 59m

John Roberts, the worst chief justice ever

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1h

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

www.msnbc.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5h

More good work by Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 5h

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 1d

On The Pod: @normornstein.bsky.social makes sense of all the chaos across our govt as we face another shutdown. Plus, will Trump's proposed deal end the war in Gaza? And what about Trump & Hegseth's bizarre addresses to the top military generals? Listen to the ep: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2d

A brand new @talkingfeds.bsky.social is out w/ @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social, @jonathancapehart.bsky.social & @normornstein.bsky.social. We tackle the shutdown fight, the stunning Chicago raid, and Trump’s chilling speech to military leaders.

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Talking Feds with Harry Litman @talkingfeds.bsky.social · 2d

In “Shutdown Smackdown, Chi-Town Showdown”, Harry convenes @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social, @jonathancapehart.bsky.social & @normornstein.bsky.social to parse the shutdown battle, the Chicago raid that shattered Fourth Amendment norms & Trump’s ominous call to turn U.S. cities into “training grounds.”

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The DSR Network @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

The government shutdown is going strong and unlike any we have seen before. Where are the bold politicians, either left or right, who can take a stand against Trump’s excesses?
@djrothkopf.bsky.social and
@normornstein.bsky.social discuss. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

youtu.be/T1eVDC3nDkk

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: "House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze." The judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire after she ruled against Trump regime. Trump and Stephen Miller have been demonizing judges non-stop. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

www.yahoo.com

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Crissie Brown #🟦 @comicrissieb.bsky.social · 1d

Also, the raft of anti-trans hate in the GOP budget. It's nothing less than a nationwide ban on health care for trans people.

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 1d

My latest at The Contrarian

contrarian.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats must stay on message with the shutdown

When the shutdown ends, the responsibility for the healthcare catastrophe will be clear.

contrarian.substack.com

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 2d

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE] killed an unarmed person just a couple of weeks ago in Franklin Park...They killed somebody...They are just putting out their propaganda and then we've gotta later determine what actually happened."

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 3d

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Memo to White House reporters: please ask the press secretary if Jesus would be OK with someone bleeding to death in the street because you would not let him or her get access to an emergency room.

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Greedy traitors to American values. Bowing before the regime that tortured and killed Adnan Khashoggi, dismembering him with a bone saw, because of what he wrote and said. Imprisoning and torturing Saudis who criticize the regime. Disgraceful.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

They’re dead to me.

Damn Every Comic Who Sold Their Soul for Saudi Blood Money

All these sell-outs can go to hell.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 4d

You have to admire consistency. And people who can put things in perspective.

Top: K Parker on WaPo op-ed page, just before 2016 Trump-HRC election.

Bottom: K Parker on WaPo op-ed page, just after the Hegseth-Trump abomination at Quantico.

Headline on top op-ed, from 2016: "Calm down. We'll be fine no matter who wins."

Headline on bottom op-ed, from 2025: "What Hegseth got right about the military."

Both by Kathleen Parker.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 4d

Absolutely heinous.

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

The courts would never take such a case.

persisted2020.bsky.social @persisted2020.bsky.social · 4d

Can she sue?

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. Johnson is relying on House precedents as he abuses his power and gives the middle finger to decency

Snow Country for Old Men @mr-clyde.bsky.social · 4d

But the house sets its own rules and swears in who they decide to swear in, correct?

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 4d

Not until she is sworn in. Mike Johnson is abusing his power, but he can still block her for the moment. He is operating under House precedents, and with the majority he can keep her out for at least a bit. It’s despicable, but the reality.

Aunt Chicago @freshhell2024.bsky.social · 4d

So she can vote?

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