chrislehmann
@chrislehmann.bsky.social
DC bureau chief, The Nation. Former EIC, The Baffler and the New Republic. Powertown flaneur
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medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
The managing-decline phase of MAGA: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/econ...
Don’t Let Trump Fool You. The Economy Is Bad, And He Is to Blame.
The Trump administration’s efforts to distract from the bad economy just divert attention from one dumpster fire to another.
www.thenation.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The managing-decline phase of MAGA: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The vigilante meme of Minneapolis: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Racist Lie Behind ICE’s Mission in Minneapolis
It was never about straightforward enforcement of immigration law.
www.thenation.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The vigilante meme of Minneapolis: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
My latest set of podcast lamentations, expertly curated by @matthew.flux.community, below:
On the latest Theory of Change, @chrislehmann.bsky.social and I discussed Trump's historic unpopularity and Democratic leaders' reluctance to fight hard against him.
We also discuss how "reactionary centrism," and centrism generally, are not real things, and why believing they are harms Democrats.
We also discuss how "reactionary centrism," and centrism generally, are not real things, and why believing they are harms Democrats.
Donald Trump is more unpopular than ever, but congressional Democrats are divided on how to push back
The Nation’s Chris Lehmann on the very different dilemmas facing America’s major political parties
plus.flux.community
February 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
My latest set of podcast lamentations, expertly curated by @matthew.flux.community, below:
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haha holy shit
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
haha holy shit
Jeff Bezos, journalistic supervillain: my latest for @thenation.com thenation.com/article/society/washington-post-layoffs-analysis-jeff-bezos/?nc=1
Jeff Bezos’s Destruction of “The Washington Post” Is a Disgraceful Plutocratic Crime
It turns out that democracy doesn’t die in darkness at all—it succumbs to repeated group muggings at the hands of the monied power elite.
thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Jeff Bezos, journalistic supervillain: my latest for @thenation.com thenation.com/article/society/washington-post-layoffs-analysis-jeff-bezos/?nc=1
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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A DAY FOR GAZA
The Nation, as part of its ongoing commitment to cover Gaza, devotes its entire Feb. 3 website to writers, photographers, thinkers who are in or from Gaza.
“Collectively, the pieces embody an enduring affirmation of Gaza’s refusal, in the face of the world’s neglect, to be erased.”
The Nation, as part of its ongoing commitment to cover Gaza, devotes its entire Feb. 3 website to writers, photographers, thinkers who are in or from Gaza.
“Collectively, the pieces embody an enduring affirmation of Gaza’s refusal, in the face of the world’s neglect, to be erased.”
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
A DAY FOR GAZA
The Nation, as part of its ongoing commitment to cover Gaza, devotes its entire Feb. 3 website to writers, photographers, thinkers who are in or from Gaza.
“Collectively, the pieces embody an enduring affirmation of Gaza’s refusal, in the face of the world’s neglect, to be erased.”
The Nation, as part of its ongoing commitment to cover Gaza, devotes its entire Feb. 3 website to writers, photographers, thinkers who are in or from Gaza.
“Collectively, the pieces embody an enduring affirmation of Gaza’s refusal, in the face of the world’s neglect, to be erased.”
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The GILDED RAGE audiobook, which I narrated, is on Spotify, along with Audible, Libby, and other platforms.
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...
Gilded Rage
open.spotify.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The GILDED RAGE audiobook, which I narrated, is on Spotify, along with Audible, Libby, and other platforms.
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...
open.spotify.com/show/6brLAHE...
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Some brave journalists go to war zones and get shot at. I went to the Melania movie, and would probably opt for being shot at over having to sit through it again www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Melania at the Multiplex
Packaging a $75 million bribe from Jeff Bezos as a vapid, content-challenged biopic.
www.thenation.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Some brave journalists go to war zones and get shot at. I went to the Melania movie, and would probably opt for being shot at over having to sit through it again www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Normal health tips in a serenely functioning democracy
If you get pepper-sprayed, avoid rubbing your eyes. Instead, irrigate them with lots of water, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, our Ask a Doctor columnist.
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Normal health tips in a serenely functioning democracy
Lindsey Graham again doing heroic work in reminding us all that the US Senate should be abolished. bsky.app/profile/sahi...
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been blocking a vote on the revised government funding deal, says he is lifting his blockade in exchange for a vote on his bill to end sanctuary cities.
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Lindsey Graham again doing heroic work in reminding us all that the US Senate should be abolished. bsky.app/profile/sahi...
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
Waiting patiently for all the signatories of the Harper's Letter to rally to Don Lemon's defense
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Waiting patiently for all the signatories of the Harper's Letter to rally to Don Lemon's defense
Bobo takes bullshit job: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Smug and Vacuous David Brooks Is Perfect for “The Atlantic”
The former New York Times columnist is a one-man cottage industry of lazy cultural stereotyping.
www.thenation.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Bobo takes bullshit job: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Time for Dems to get vertebrate: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This Is the Perfect Moment for Democrats to Grow a Spine
After the murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents, the least national Democrats can do is dismantle ICE.
www.thenation.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Time for Dems to get vertebrate: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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GOP runs BS investigations of Benghazi, servers, Hunter's laptop, etc.
Dems confront the most serious scandals in postwar era and they're: "seems like a lot of work."
Dems confront the most serious scandals in postwar era and they're: "seems like a lot of work."
This guy sucks. Why should we ever vote for the democrats then?
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
GOP runs BS investigations of Benghazi, servers, Hunter's laptop, etc.
Dems confront the most serious scandals in postwar era and they're: "seems like a lot of work."
Dems confront the most serious scandals in postwar era and they're: "seems like a lot of work."
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Really looking forward to the plague of frogs at the next JD Vance press conference.
Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Really looking forward to the plague of frogs at the next JD Vance press conference.
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Do you know how hard this is to do
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Do you know how hard this is to do
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.