Upstate Dem
@upstatedem.bsky.social
“Good Government” Democrat. Proud FDR-LBJ liberal. Former Hill staffer, writer, public affairs pro, JD. Francophile. Dog lover. History buff (WW I, medieval, France, US). Deeply, madly in love.
Congress, do your fucking jobs and stop Trump.
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Congress, do your fucking jobs and stop Trump.
The MAGA brand is beginning to smell like dead fish.
February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The MAGA brand is beginning to smell like dead fish.
The ICE point system must reward more points for white kids, with a premium for toddlers.
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The ICE point system must reward more points for white kids, with a premium for toddlers.
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
New Yorker magazine reports that “Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion” www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
www.newyorker.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
New Yorker magazine reports that “Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion” www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
How the free world views the U.S.
January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
How the free world views the U.S.
Assume Weiss and her benefactors are not stupid people. What is the end game with CBS News? They can’t be destroying it without some end game.
January 31, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Assume Weiss and her benefactors are not stupid people. What is the end game with CBS News? They can’t be destroying it without some end game.
He meant to say “stand small-penis distance.”
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
He meant to say “stand small-penis distance.”
Klein misfires on occasion but never in bad faith. And he’s open to discussing it.
You can’t please everyone.
You can’t please everyone.
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Klein misfires on occasion but never in bad faith. And he’s open to discussing it.
You can’t please everyone.
You can’t please everyone.
Tee times, goddamnit. I want better tee times.
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Tee times, goddamnit. I want better tee times.
Brilliant. May she rest in peace.
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Brilliant. May she rest in peace.
You’d have loved Germany 1933.
January 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM
You’d have loved Germany 1933.
Fair point. I was aiming this at the MAGA adjacent.
Authoritarians arrest journalists.
Authoritarians arrest journalists.
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Fair point. I was aiming this at the MAGA adjacent.
Authoritarians arrest journalists.
Authoritarians arrest journalists.
To show you how wrong this is, consider this: Biden’s DOJ did not prosecute credentialed media for reporting outside and inside the Capitol building.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
To show you how wrong this is, consider this: Biden’s DOJ did not prosecute credentialed media for reporting outside and inside the Capitol building.
To show you how wrong this is, consider this: Biden’s DOJ did not prosecute credentialed media for reporting outside and inside the Capitol building.
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM
To show you how wrong this is, consider this: Biden’s DOJ did not prosecute credentialed media for reporting outside and inside the Capitol building.
Trump has declared war on America. The people. Our institutions. Our Constitution and laws.
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Trump has declared war on America. The people. Our institutions. Our Constitution and laws.
99 out of 100 MAGA supporters I’ve talked to will not engage in a thoughtful conversation. They don’t want to hear it.
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 PM
99 out of 100 MAGA supporters I’ve talked to will not engage in a thoughtful conversation. They don’t want to hear it.