Eric Schultz
@schultzny.bsky.social
Senior advisor to President Obama, consultant for HBO, Netflix, A24, former White House and Senator Schumer flack.
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So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So the next time you read a hit piece on a Democrat who called them out or see some self-righteous bullshit about how they seek the truth without fear or favor, pull out this email and ask: What did the NY Times know and when did they know it? You will get nothing but crickets from them in response.
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Not only was the Times obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails while ignoring emails about Donald Trump sent to its own reporter, but since then it has constantly attacked anyone who dared look into questions of Trump's character. All with sanctimony.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Not only was the Times obsessed with Hillary Clinton's emails while ignoring emails about Donald Trump sent to its own reporter, but since then it has constantly attacked anyone who dared look into questions of Trump's character. All with sanctimony.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
Now we know it was all a big lie.
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On Dec. 8, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein offers a NY Times reporter photos of Donald Trump and "girls in bikinis in my kitchen." Epstein tells the reporter that he "gave" Trump his "20 year old girlfriend...after two years."
When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.
When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
On Dec. 8, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein offers a NY Times reporter photos of Donald Trump and "girls in bikinis in my kitchen." Epstein tells the reporter that he "gave" Trump his "20 year old girlfriend...after two years."
When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.
When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.
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I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
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I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and proudly pro-democracy. Unlike CBS, it owes nothing to the White House and seeks no favors from them. It has no corporate overlords, no venture capital investors, and no billionaires pulling strings.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fiercely independent and proudly pro-democracy. Unlike CBS, it owes nothing to the White House and seeks no favors from them. It has no corporate overlords, no venture capital investors, and no billionaires pulling strings.
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I tuned in to the @60minutes Trump interview with low expectations, and I haven’t bern surprised. Norah let Trump lie and lie with barely any pushback or provision of corrective facts. Where is the Aussie guy from @axios when we need him?
November 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I tuned in to the @60minutes Trump interview with low expectations, and I haven’t bern surprised. Norah let Trump lie and lie with barely any pushback or provision of corrective facts. Where is the Aussie guy from @axios when we need him?
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Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
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We just won our lawsuit against the DHS after a judge ruled the department can't hold life-saving disaster relief funds hostage to advance its anti-immigration efforts.
The federal government cannot prioritize its cruel immigration agenda over Americans' safety.
The federal government cannot prioritize its cruel immigration agenda over Americans' safety.
September 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We just won our lawsuit against the DHS after a judge ruled the department can't hold life-saving disaster relief funds hostage to advance its anti-immigration efforts.
The federal government cannot prioritize its cruel immigration agenda over Americans' safety.
The federal government cannot prioritize its cruel immigration agenda over Americans' safety.
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Missouri Gov Kehoe is going to sign the new gerrymandered Congressional map on Sunday. The map cuts Kansas City into three slices, like a 🍕 , and notably puts one precinct into two different congressional districts… governor.mo.gov/press-releas...
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Missouri Gov Kehoe is going to sign the new gerrymandered Congressional map on Sunday. The map cuts Kansas City into three slices, like a 🍕 , and notably puts one precinct into two different congressional districts… governor.mo.gov/press-releas...
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The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website.
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website.
I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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in case you need any more evidence that this is made-for-tv authoritarianism:
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C.""
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C.""
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C., sources say
The White House has dispatched social media teams alongside FBI agents executing arrest warrants in the nation's capital to generate videos that promote U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia, according to two people briefed on the matter.
www.reuters.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
in case you need any more evidence that this is made-for-tv authoritarianism:
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C.""
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C.""
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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hey, look.
the puzzle website masquerading as a newspaper has a new hot take.
the puzzle website masquerading as a newspaper has a new hot take.
August 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
hey, look.
the puzzle website masquerading as a newspaper has a new hot take.
the puzzle website masquerading as a newspaper has a new hot take.
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Marc Elias, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers, welcomed any converts to his brand of brass-knuckle politics.
“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.
“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Marc Elias, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent lawyers, welcomed any converts to his brand of brass-knuckle politics.
“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.
“I do not believe, when it comes to elections, that Democrats should ever engage in any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith,” Mr. Elias said.
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Release the Epstein Files.
ps: This is nuts.
pps: Bondi is a clown.🤡
pps: A "Strike Force" is gibberish.
ps: This is nuts.
pps: Bondi is a clown.🤡
pps: A "Strike Force" is gibberish.
July 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Release the Epstein Files.
ps: This is nuts.
pps: Bondi is a clown.🤡
pps: A "Strike Force" is gibberish.
ps: This is nuts.
pps: Bondi is a clown.🤡
pps: A "Strike Force" is gibberish.
"With the Senate negotiating a budget bill that would outright ban states from regulating AI for the next decade, parents stand to be left alone to navigate yet another grand social experiment conducted on their children - this time with graver circumstances than we’ve yet encountered."
I’m grateful to The Hill for publishing my oped calling for more information on AI’s impact on early brain development.
Tech can be a powerful force for good—as a cochlear implant surgeon, I rely on it to help children hear! But we must apply it with intention...especially in early childhood.
Tech can be a powerful force for good—as a cochlear implant surgeon, I rely on it to help children hear! But we must apply it with intention...especially in early childhood.
thehill.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"With the Senate negotiating a budget bill that would outright ban states from regulating AI for the next decade, parents stand to be left alone to navigate yet another grand social experiment conducted on their children - this time with graver circumstances than we’ve yet encountered."
To mark the 10-year anniversary of an historic week, @barackobama.bsky.social chatted with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social, an online creator about the themes from that moment that resonate today – that making progress in a democracy relies on ordinary people doing their best to make America better.
Progress in this country never comes easy or quick. For every few hard-earned steps forward, we might stumble a couple steps back. But sometimes, the slow, steady effort of generations is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.
Barack Obama on the 24 Hours that changed America forever
YouTube video by Garrison Hayes
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June 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
To mark the 10-year anniversary of an historic week, @barackobama.bsky.social chatted with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social, an online creator about the themes from that moment that resonate today – that making progress in a democracy relies on ordinary people doing their best to make America better.
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Offline, LA residents report normalcy. Trump says there’s mass carnage.
This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes.
But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes.
But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
Social media algorithms boost L.A. protest misinformation in ‘combustible’ environment | CNN Business
Offline, in real-world Los Angeles, most Angelenos are having a perfectly normal day. But online, the fires and riots are still raging.
www.cnn.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Offline, LA residents report normalcy. Trump says there’s mass carnage.
This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes.
But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
This article is good - it describes the alternate realities on divergent platforms. The feeling of not being able to trust your eyes.
But it uses the word “misinformation” and that’s not it.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...
this is a very smart, thoughtful, clarifying conversation. worth a listen.
via @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5...
via @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5...
We Put 5 Young Men In a Room: What They Said Will Surprise You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
this is a very smart, thoughtful, clarifying conversation. worth a listen.
via @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5...
via @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awU5...
a smart, important message to the next generation.
We must remember: it’s not that democracy doesn’t work. It’s that democracy requires work.
That and three steps we can all take to ensure democracy endures are what I shared with @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social's Class of '25. Sharing here as they apply to us all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoUj...
That and three steps we can all take to ensure democracy endures are what I shared with @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social's Class of '25. Sharing here as they apply to us all: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoUj...
Ian Bassin Delivers Commencement Address at Wesleyan’s 193rd Commencement Ceremony
YouTube video by Protect Democracy
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
a smart, important message to the next generation.
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The law firm capitulation deals are looking worse and worse but Shari Redstone tells Brad Karp: hold my beer.
Paramount could fight in court to get its deal through and mitigate normal business frictions. Or it could light its brand, reputation and legacy on fire and open itself to bribery charges.
Paramount could fight in court to get its deal through and mitigate normal business frictions. Or it could light its brand, reputation and legacy on fire and open itself to bribery charges.
Paramount has offered $15 million to settle, according to people familiar with the situation. Trump’s team wants more than $25 million and is also seeking an apology from CBS News, one of the people said. All people involved in the deal clearing understand the payment as the price of merger approval
Exclusive | Paramount Has Offered $15 Million to Settle CBS Lawsuit. Trump Wants More.
The president’s team threatened another lawsuit amid settlement talks.
www.wsj.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The law firm capitulation deals are looking worse and worse but Shari Redstone tells Brad Karp: hold my beer.
Paramount could fight in court to get its deal through and mitigate normal business frictions. Or it could light its brand, reputation and legacy on fire and open itself to bribery charges.
Paramount could fight in court to get its deal through and mitigate normal business frictions. Or it could light its brand, reputation and legacy on fire and open itself to bribery charges.
an important piece from Ruth on the White House’s problematic pressure campaign against the Supreme Court
J. D. Vance warned Chief Justice John Roberts to keep lower-court judges in line. But this unsolicited advice “misconceives the essential role of the judiciary,” Ruth Marcus writes. nyer.cm/szQ9Kx7
May 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
an important piece from Ruth on the White House’s problematic pressure campaign against the Supreme Court
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My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
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May 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
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