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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 26d

Chuck Around. Find Out.

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Chuck Around. Find Out.

Can Schumer lead the Democrats through the coming shutdown fight?

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 29d

NEW: Nine months ago, Elon Musk's nascent, DOGE effort killed off a beloved pediatric cancer initiative in the govt funding fight. I circled back to see where those bills now stood. What I discovered was less scandalous but no less depressing.

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Elon Musk Torpedoed a Beloved Pediatric Cancer Bill. It’s Yet to Recover.

Sometimes, a good piece of legislation fails to become a law for one simple, stupid reason: congressional inertia.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 29d

NEW: A new payolla scandal is rocking right-wing media circles, with accusations that top influencers have been given cash to try and smooth MAGA relations with India

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Coming soon to a pod near you

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: A Brazilian fugitive with a history of forgery, who's wanted by the FBI and who even the Bolsinaros consider nuts, has accused Bill Barr of orchestrating Trump's prosecutions. Crazier still, big MAGA accounts are falling for it.

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We Found It! The Flimsiest MAGA Conspiracy of All Time.

Folks, please. Check the credibility of your sources. They may be a Brazilian national fugitive wanted by the FBI.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Dear god

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The Laura Loomer / MTG / Arby’s Scandal That No One Asked For

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Truly revolting stuff in this Laura Loomer deposition

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 11

QUITE the lede from @citizencohn.bsky.social

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Dem youth movement is actually happening.

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The Democratic Youth (er, Young Adult) Movement Arrives

Plus: Why the redistricting wars probably won’t end any time soon.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 6

if you need a laugh. and let's be honest, we all do

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It Gets UGLY: Right-Wing Influencers Explode on Main

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you work in the Smithsonian and have some insights into this Trump impeachment decision or the fallout from it, hit me up on signal. Asteinindc.09. or our tips line

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 31

one of the more batshit
@willsommer.bsky.social joints yet

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Candace Owens Is in Some REAL Trouble

Her wild attacks on Brigitte Macron have led to a serious defamation suit—and diplomatic trouble.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 31

@jvl.bsky.social on Luke Farritor is a must

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The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People

What is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work?

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 30

His Name Is Jesus.
He’s a Carpenter.
ICE Arrested Him.

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His Name Is Jesus. He’s a Carpenter. ICE Arrested Him.

Seriously.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 27

Another banger from @citizencohn.bsky.social

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A Massive Health Care Shock Is Coming

And there is little time—and maybe not enough will from Republicans—to avert it.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 24

I try to avoid the topic in online forums. But I find it impossible to reconcile the judiasm that I was raised on with the acts of leaders in the current Israel government. How one could be so calluous to human suffering is beyond my understanding of our faith

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As Starvation Rises, Israeli Minister Says Israel Is ‘Driving Out’ Gazans

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨🚨 Don't look now, but we have some clear signs—and some fresh reporting— that Dems may be going wobbly on doing their own mid-decade redistricting.

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Are Dems Gonna Wimp Out on Redistricting?

Beneath the bravado are signs the party is skittish.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 23

NEW:
@betoorourke.bsky.social
in an interview with The Bulwark urges
Gavin Newsom not to wait for Texas to redistrict but to go first. "We know the end of this movie. if we wait and watch and respond, it might be too late."

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Beto O'Rourke: We Need to Stop Waiting and Strike First

Sam Stein sits down with Beto O'Rourke for a VERY blunt conversation about the state of American democracy.

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Jamie O’Grady @jamieogrady.bsky.social · Jul 23

Everyone should take 20 minutes and listen to this. @betoorourke.bsky.social isn’t afraid to admit his own past strategic errors to when he speaks to @samsteindc.bsky.social about how to (maybe) save the country. I wish more politicians spoke like he does.

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Beto O'Rourke: We Need to Stop Waiting and Strike First

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Fun conversation in studio today. some newsy bits too. coming later today on bulwark takes

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Dem 2026 messaging seems, at this point, pretty damn simple. Donald Trump is running a protection racket for the elites.

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Democrats’ 2026 Rallying Cry Is Staring Them in the Face

Plus: The big difference in where money for the midterms is going so far.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is one of the more essential pieces to understand why Trump is getting killed on the Epstein saga

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Trump’s Right-Wing Media Machine Turns on Him

Here’s why the Jeffrey Epstein story has fractured MAGA.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · Jul 17

Trump doesn't remember that he appointed Fed chair Jerome Powell.

Bill O'Reilly forgot that Jeffrey Epstein died back when Trump was president.

The whole GOP can't remember Trump was president when COVID hit.

Yet we spent a month this year talking about Joe Biden's memory problems?

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 17

“He’s a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised, frankly, that Biden put him in and extended him.”

Sure grandpa let's get you to bed.

Note: Trump appointed Powell to lead the Federal Reserve during his first term.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Don't look now, but Dems are starting to figure it out.

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Do They Have Your Attention Now?

Democrats are finally beginning to appreciate the significance of the attention economy.

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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · Jul 14

NEW -- "It’s a political equivalent of being a fire hydrant. You get pissed on by everyone." DNC Chair Ken Martin opens up abt the frustrations and opportunities of his job in a dishy new interview with @lauren-egan.bsky.social

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A (Surprisingly) Revealing Conversation With DNC Chair Ken Martin

He knows his job is thankless. In fact, he compares it to being pissed on by a bunch of dogs. But he has a real plan.

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