@therealestjoe.bsky.social
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"This is a key to unlocking the Trump coalition: When the question is execution instead of goals, the middle of the electorate turns against him. And when the damage hits people in the wallet, he can’t hide it."
It’s the Stupid, Stupid
Americans are noticing the Trump team’s bumbling and stumbling.
www.thebulwark.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"This is a key to unlocking the Trump coalition: When the question is execution instead of goals, the middle of the electorate turns against him. And when the damage hits people in the wallet, he can’t hide it."
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Congestion pricing was designed to finance more than $15 billion in critical transit upgrades in New York City. Those investments will take years. But the parallel changes at street level are already apparent. Here’s what we know so far. nyti.ms/4mbuGg0
May 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Congestion pricing was designed to finance more than $15 billion in critical transit upgrades in New York City. Those investments will take years. But the parallel changes at street level are already apparent. Here’s what we know so far. nyti.ms/4mbuGg0
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I've got to think the careerists, grifters, sycophants and opportunists who make up most of the senior ranks of the Trump administration, when they have some privacy and think they can trust the others not to snitch, say to each other: "Man, that Stephen Miller gives me the willies. He's a fanatic."
May 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I've got to think the careerists, grifters, sycophants and opportunists who make up most of the senior ranks of the Trump administration, when they have some privacy and think they can trust the others not to snitch, say to each other: "Man, that Stephen Miller gives me the willies. He's a fanatic."
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F___ Qatar’s “palace in the sky.” We are a republic. We don’t have palaces or princes, on earth or in the sky.
May 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
F___ Qatar’s “palace in the sky.” We are a republic. We don’t have palaces or princes, on earth or in the sky.
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The Pope on jailed journalists, at his first press conference:
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Pope on jailed journalists, at his first press conference:
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...
"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...
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A detailed plan for trains to run from DC to Boston in less than four hours for about 10 percent the cost of Amtrak's current proposal for upgrading the northeast corridor rail.
www.slowboring.com/p/at-last-a-...
www.slowboring.com/p/at-last-a-...
At last, a workable plan for high-speed rail
How to build a fast train in the northeast for 10% of the cost
www.slowboring.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A detailed plan for trains to run from DC to Boston in less than four hours for about 10 percent the cost of Amtrak's current proposal for upgrading the northeast corridor rail.
www.slowboring.com/p/at-last-a-...
www.slowboring.com/p/at-last-a-...
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This is just not the historical moment for the NYT to be telling victorious center-left wing parties in other countries what they "need" to do.
May 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is just not the historical moment for the NYT to be telling victorious center-left wing parties in other countries what they "need" to do.
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Sen. Gallego: "[Pete Hegseth] should resign...He is trying to impress other people. He is a very small man...Someone like that is too dangerous and too irresponsible to actually be in charge of the most important and most lethal force in the world."
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sen. Gallego: "[Pete Hegseth] should resign...He is trying to impress other people. He is a very small man...Someone like that is too dangerous and too irresponsible to actually be in charge of the most important and most lethal force in the world."
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I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
April 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
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The time to act is now.
I'm introducing the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
I'm introducing the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
April 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The time to act is now.
I'm introducing the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
I'm introducing the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
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Today in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I emphasized the urgent need to expand federal investment in public transit as part of the next infrastructure package—to improve mobility, reduce emissions, and ensure communities of all sizes have access to reliable transportation.
April 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I emphasized the urgent need to expand federal investment in public transit as part of the next infrastructure package—to improve mobility, reduce emissions, and ensure communities of all sizes have access to reliable transportation.
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100 days of increased costs.
100 days of broken promises.
100 days of embarrassing national security blunders.
100 days of broken promises.
100 days of embarrassing national security blunders.
April 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
100 days of increased costs.
100 days of broken promises.
100 days of embarrassing national security blunders.
100 days of broken promises.
100 days of embarrassing national security blunders.
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100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
April 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.
It's up to us to demand something better.
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The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
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"China's foreign ministry urged Washington on Friday to stop "misleading the public" on bilateral tariff negotiations:
"The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue"
www.reuters.com/world/beijin...
"The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue"
www.reuters.com/world/beijin...
Beijing accuses Washington of 'misleading the public' about trade talks
China said it wasn't familiar with reports on Beijing planning to exempt tariffs on some U.S. imports.
www.reuters.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"China's foreign ministry urged Washington on Friday to stop "misleading the public" on bilateral tariff negotiations:
"The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue"
www.reuters.com/world/beijin...
"The United States and China are not engaged in consultations or talks on the tariff issue"
www.reuters.com/world/beijin...
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If anyone out there was undecided on whether Trump is operationalizing a precise, coordinated plan to destroy our democracy so he can rule until he dies, the move to shut down Act Blue, the primary way Democrats’ campaigns are funded, should be the final proof point.
April 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If anyone out there was undecided on whether Trump is operationalizing a precise, coordinated plan to destroy our democracy so he can rule until he dies, the move to shut down Act Blue, the primary way Democrats’ campaigns are funded, should be the final proof point.
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If they were arresting judges in another country with an authoritarian-inclined (even if democratically elected) government, we'd be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
April 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If they were arresting judges in another country with an authoritarian-inclined (even if democratically elected) government, we'd be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
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The appeasement of Putin’s aggression will never work.
Stand with Ukraine and make peace possible.
Stand with Ukraine and make peace possible.
April 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The appeasement of Putin’s aggression will never work.
Stand with Ukraine and make peace possible.
Stand with Ukraine and make peace possible.
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@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “All of these people would win against Trump. They're just not fighting him because they've got business in front of him. This the real autocratic stuff…People need to start going to court because you'll win.”
April 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “All of these people would win against Trump. They're just not fighting him because they've got business in front of him. This the real autocratic stuff…People need to start going to court because you'll win.”
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Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume: "[Putin would] love to annex Crimea which was part of the proposal that's before him now. That's no concession...Crimea, up until Russia invaded it...was part of Ukraine. So I'm not exactly sure what the president is talking about."
April 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume: "[Putin would] love to annex Crimea which was part of the proposal that's before him now. That's no concession...Crimea, up until Russia invaded it...was part of Ukraine. So I'm not exactly sure what the president is talking about."
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Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
April 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
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"'People that age die,' the strategist added. 'You have to think about the job a little bit differently when the stakes are this high.'"
Dems Want New Blood. But at Whose Expense?
Some of the party’s most revered members are octogenarians facing primary challenges from a younger generation.
www.thebulwark.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"'People that age die,' the strategist added. 'You have to think about the job a little bit differently when the stakes are this high.'"
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Signalgate 2.0
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Signalgate 2.0
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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By the way: The Signal chat “included his wife and about a dozen other people from his inner circle in January, before his confirmation...”
In addition to his wife, brother, and lawyer—about eight other of Pete’s buddies seem to have been on this chat. Do they have clearances?
In addition to his wife, brother, and lawyer—about eight other of Pete’s buddies seem to have been on this chat. Do they have clearances?
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth is incompetent, immature, irresponsible, and utterly unqualified to serve as the U.S. secretary of defense.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
By the way: The Signal chat “included his wife and about a dozen other people from his inner circle in January, before his confirmation...”
In addition to his wife, brother, and lawyer—about eight other of Pete’s buddies seem to have been on this chat. Do they have clearances?
In addition to his wife, brother, and lawyer—about eight other of Pete’s buddies seem to have been on this chat. Do they have clearances?
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.