Allan Rivlin
@allanrivlin.bsky.social
Co-author with Alice Rivlin and Sheri Rivlin (@sherir.bsky.social) of "Divided We Fall, Why Consensus Matters" (Brookings 2022), former pollster and Dem. strategist, aging amateur ballet dancer, music producer, vegan chef. (Also husband and father).
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Allan Rivlin
@allanrivlin.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Allegations Against Lisa Cook Are a Pretext for Attacks on Federal Reserve Board Independence, the Global Economy, and Our Family
By Sheri Rivlin, Allan Rivlin, and Sidney Winter PhD
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com
Our new substack post on DC invasion, assault on government data and information agencies, and why the attack on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is personal for our Rivlin/Winter family. sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/allegation...
Department of War = DOW. If Trump is going to turn the US military into Wall Street's private army, it is appropriate that the initials spell out DOW.
September 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Department of War = DOW. If Trump is going to turn the US military into Wall Street's private army, it is appropriate that the initials spell out DOW.
We understand some New York Democrats gave concerns about Zohran Mamdani, but it is now clear that Cuomo has become dependent on Trump support and corrupt effort to push Adams and others out of the race. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We understand some New York Democrats gave concerns about Zohran Mamdani, but it is now clear that Cuomo has become dependent on Trump support and corrupt effort to push Adams and others out of the race. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Our new substack post on DC invasion, assault on government data and information agencies, and why the attack on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is personal for our Rivlin/Winter family. sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/allegation...
Allegations Against Lisa Cook Are a Pretext for Attacks on Federal Reserve Board Independence, the Global Economy, and Our Family
By Sheri Rivlin, Allan Rivlin, and Sidney Winter PhD
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Our new substack post on DC invasion, assault on government data and information agencies, and why the attack on Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook is personal for our Rivlin/Winter family. sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/allegation...
I'm surprised Bezo let the post cover this.
🚨National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C.
And so it begins.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
And so it begins.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
National Guard now carrying weapons in D.C.
Guard members will carry their service-issued weapons, which may include pistols or rifles, and “detentions may occur leading to arrests,” a spokesperson said.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm surprised Bezo let the post cover this.
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
National Guard, Feds & ICE Flood DC Streets, Random Bag Searches in Minority Communities
Spark Outrage
Spark Outrage
August 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
National Guard, Feds & ICE Flood DC Streets, Random Bag Searches in Minority Communities
Spark Outrage
Spark Outrage
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Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
We stand with you, DC!
August 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released.
We stand with you, DC!
We stand with you, DC!
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NEW: "We all know—or should know—what’s coming. Trump is experimenting with using military force to occupy cities. He has said—explicitly—that he intends to expand this program from Washington to other cities. He will attempt to use these tactics to manipulate the 2026 elections."
A Modest Proposal: Send Blue State National Guardsmen to D.C.
Make Trump take the mask off.
www.thebulwark.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW: "We all know—or should know—what’s coming. Trump is experimenting with using military force to occupy cities. He has said—explicitly—that he intends to expand this program from Washington to other cities. He will attempt to use these tactics to manipulate the 2026 elections."
Here is a link to our latest substack post explaining why New York Democrats need to back Zohran Mamdani even if they disagree with his policies. Party unity is necessary in the Age of Trump and it cannot be a one-way street.
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/moderate-l...
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/moderate-l...
Moderate “Liberal” Democrats Must Embrace Zohran Mamdani or Risk Party Collapse
Democrats are increasingly optimistic about their chances in the 2026 midterm elections, but if they fail to solve their current problems in 2025, they may fall short of their goals.
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Here is a link to our latest substack post explaining why New York Democrats need to back Zohran Mamdani even if they disagree with his policies. Party unity is necessary in the Age of Trump and it cannot be a one-way street.
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/moderate-l...
sherylrivlinandallanrivlin.substack.com/p/moderate-l...
Its the Squid Game version version of red-light, green-light.
Congress has the power to stop this economic chaos right now.
Here’s the plan to end Trump’s game of red-light, green-light with worldwide tariffs:
Here’s the plan to end Trump’s game of red-light, green-light with worldwide tariffs:
Congress has the power to stop this economic chaos right now.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Its the Squid Game version version of red-light, green-light.
As American Jews gather for Passover, we contemplate the sacred words “never again.” Is this an intention or a promise? Because at this time it is unclear if the promise can be kept.
April 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
As American Jews gather for Passover, we contemplate the sacred words “never again.” Is this an intention or a promise? Because at this time it is unclear if the promise can be kept.
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
wsj editorial board from wednesday evening, before thursday's market cliffdive
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
April 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
wsj editorial board from wednesday evening, before thursday's market cliffdive
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Thank you CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat for standing up for Justice. @repespaillat.bsky.social @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thank you CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat for standing up for Justice. @repespaillat.bsky.social @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social
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ICE is the Thought Police.
Never mind. (They have deleted this post.)
Never mind. (They have deleted this post.)
ICE says its job is to stop illegal ‘ideas’ crossing the border in since-deleted X post
The agency said the post was put up in error.
www.politico.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ICE is the Thought Police.
Never mind. (They have deleted this post.)
Never mind. (They have deleted this post.)
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Interesting observation.
The usually omnipresent Musk has been relatively MIA since the Wisconsin drubbing.
The usually omnipresent Musk has been relatively MIA since the Wisconsin drubbing.
It has been noticeable, to me at least, that Elon Musk is being marginalized in the WH. Trump is holding a cabinet meeting today and Musk won't be there. He hasn't been around all week as far as I've been able to tell. It seems the Wisconsin election caused his star to fade.
April 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Interesting observation.
The usually omnipresent Musk has been relatively MIA since the Wisconsin drubbing.
The usually omnipresent Musk has been relatively MIA since the Wisconsin drubbing.
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
I had to double check this twice to make sure it wasn’t in The Onion
www.newsweek.com/bessent-fire...
www.newsweek.com/bessent-fire...
Fired federal workers could work factory jobs created by tariffs: Bessent
The Treasury secretary said former government employees could create the labor pool necessary for America's manufacturing revival.
www.newsweek.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I had to double check this twice to make sure it wasn’t in The Onion
www.newsweek.com/bessent-fire...
www.newsweek.com/bessent-fire...
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
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See what happens? Columbia cuts a deal with Trump's people and still gets fucked. This is why you don't negotiate with economic terrorists. By the way, administrators had no warning this was coming, according to their own press office. (see statement below)
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
www.science.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
See what happens? Columbia cuts a deal with Trump's people and still gets fucked. This is why you don't negotiate with economic terrorists. By the way, administrators had no warning this was coming, according to their own press office. (see statement below)
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IP: The U.S. is “less predictable, more antagonistic, and more isolated. For foreign investors, that makes it less safe.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
IP: The U.S. is “less predictable, more antagonistic, and more isolated. For foreign investors, that makes it less safe.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
NY Times actually used “lie” in a headline
April 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
NY Times actually used “lie” in a headline
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“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
April 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
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Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Your wallet is being cleaned out by expert pickpockets. This is criminal. Literally criminal. I call for an IMMEDIATE investigation into who knew what, when, and what they did with the info. You can bet the Admin and many here in DC are considerably richer tonight than they were this morning.
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
* BESSENT SEES DEAL WITH ALLIES, THEN CAN APPROACH CHINA AS GROUP
April 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
* BESSENT SEES DEAL WITH ALLIES, THEN CAN APPROACH CHINA AS GROUP
Reposted by Allan Rivlin
Maria Bartiromo: Are you seeing defaults?
Jamie Dimon: Not yet, but I expect them.
Bartiromo: Do you personally expect a recession?
Dimon: I think probably that's a likely outcome.
Jamie Dimon: Not yet, but I expect them.
Bartiromo: Do you personally expect a recession?
Dimon: I think probably that's a likely outcome.
April 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Maria Bartiromo: Are you seeing defaults?
Jamie Dimon: Not yet, but I expect them.
Bartiromo: Do you personally expect a recession?
Dimon: I think probably that's a likely outcome.
Jamie Dimon: Not yet, but I expect them.
Bartiromo: Do you personally expect a recession?
Dimon: I think probably that's a likely outcome.