Craig Cheslog
@craigcheslog.com
GenXer against fascism. Talking politics, history, women’s soccer, WNBA, Manchester United men and women, USWNT, USMNT, Boston Celtics, Chicago Cubs, and Taylor Swift. (he/him) My newsletter: https://thelongtwilightstruggle.com/.
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Do Democratic Leaders Think this is Resistance? (#115)
In this edition: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start actually resisting the Trump regime. That means embracing conflict, not defending a broken system, and ceasing...
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My latest: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start resisting the Trump regime by embracing conflict and ceasing to help confirm Trump’s nominees. (Seriously!) Also, info about how to support Minneapolis and how the Insurrection Act actually works.
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I’m really enjoying Rodger’s Olympic roundups, which are fun and super accessible and I highly recommend subscribing. They’re free!
(Rodger & I also share a newsletter editor in @louisbien.bsky.social so I’m probably biased in that direction too bc Louis rocks).
(Rodger & I also share a newsletter editor in @louisbien.bsky.social so I’m probably biased in that direction too bc Louis rocks).
OLYMPICS NEWSLETTER, DAY 4
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
IT IS CURLING TIME IN AMERICA
(Plus, the medals that keep breaking, a killer podium, figure skaters using 1990s music, figure skaters using AI-generated 1990s music AND MORE!)
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I’m really enjoying Rodger’s Olympic roundups, which are fun and super accessible and I highly recommend subscribing. They’re free!
(Rodger & I also share a newsletter editor in @louisbien.bsky.social so I’m probably biased in that direction too bc Louis rocks).
(Rodger & I also share a newsletter editor in @louisbien.bsky.social so I’m probably biased in that direction too bc Louis rocks).
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I’ve been writing pretty extensively warning about the plan to end no fault divorce in America. And Iowa is often a testing ground for the administration’s plans. So its worth paying attention to this bill iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/09/b...
Bill allowing couples to opt out of no-fault divorce advances in Iowa Senate • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A bill that would allow couples registering for marriage licenses to opt out of no-fault divorce failed to advance in the Iowa Senate.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I’ve been writing pretty extensively warning about the plan to end no fault divorce in America. And Iowa is often a testing ground for the administration’s plans. So its worth paying attention to this bill iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/09/b...
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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I think 37 is a new low for YouGov?
And note the 27% approval among independents 👀
And new low for Trump on immigration
And note the 27% approval among independents 👀
And new low for Trump on immigration
NEW Economist/YouGov Feb 6-9
% who approve | disapprove of Trump's job handling
U.S. adult citizens 37% | 56% (-19)
Last week 40% | 54% (-14)
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem 4% | 94%
Ind 27% | 61%
Rep 82% | 14%
18-29: 25% | 67%
65+: 43% | 55%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% who approve | disapprove of Trump's job handling
U.S. adult citizens 37% | 56% (-19)
Last week 40% | 54% (-14)
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem 4% | 94%
Ind 27% | 61%
Rep 82% | 14%
18-29: 25% | 67%
65+: 43% | 55%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I think 37 is a new low for YouGov?
And note the 27% approval among independents 👀
And new low for Trump on immigration
And note the 27% approval among independents 👀
And new low for Trump on immigration
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my joke about vance is still making the right-wing rounds. they are furious about this! the worst thing ever said by a human being, apparently.
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
my joke about vance is still making the right-wing rounds. they are furious about this! the worst thing ever said by a human being, apparently.
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We've made it, Bsky is Fox News rage bait now
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
We've made it, Bsky is Fox News rage bait now
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As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured - The American Prospect
ICE is not required to report any use-of-force incidents against the public. So The American Prospect created our own running tally.
prospect.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
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Ranking Member @durbin.senate.gov has rightly called out judicial nominees for their nonresponses to questions about the 2020 election and the January 6 attack.
But he has then voted to confirm eight lifetime judges who refused to answer those questions. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
But he has then voted to confirm eight lifetime judges who refused to answer those questions. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
Trump is appointing loyalists to the bench. Senator Durbin has voted to confirm roughly a quarter of them.
His votes are at odds with statements he’s made during committee meetings.
nominationnotes.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Ranking Member @durbin.senate.gov has rightly called out judicial nominees for their nonresponses to questions about the 2020 election and the January 6 attack.
But he has then voted to confirm eight lifetime judges who refused to answer those questions. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
But he has then voted to confirm eight lifetime judges who refused to answer those questions. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
Durbin’s votes to confirm these Trump judges are inexcusable. As are any Democratic Senator’s.
Democrats shouldn’t be helping install Trump judges who are unwilling to state clearly who won the 2020 election.
Thank you, @patrickryne.bsky.social, for continuing to call out this horrible dynamic.
Democrats shouldn’t be helping install Trump judges who are unwilling to state clearly who won the 2020 election.
Thank you, @patrickryne.bsky.social, for continuing to call out this horrible dynamic.
Sen. @durbin.senate.gov just brought up “contortions” that nominees go through when asked who won the 2020 election. “They can’t answer it because it’s an article of faith: If you’re loyal to Trump, you never accept the premise that he lost an election.”
HE VOTED TO CONFIRM TWO OF THEM LAST WEEK.
HE VOTED TO CONFIRM TWO OF THEM LAST WEEK.
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Durbin’s votes to confirm these Trump judges are inexcusable. As are any Democratic Senator’s.
Democrats shouldn’t be helping install Trump judges who are unwilling to state clearly who won the 2020 election.
Thank you, @patrickryne.bsky.social, for continuing to call out this horrible dynamic.
Democrats shouldn’t be helping install Trump judges who are unwilling to state clearly who won the 2020 election.
Thank you, @patrickryne.bsky.social, for continuing to call out this horrible dynamic.
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"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
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Trump was mad that the FBI agents who searched his hime didn’t take off their shoes.
Fine. But the next time documents need to be retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, archivists will just send in the National Archives SWAT team! They will use explosive breaching charges; because why bother with niceties like asking courts for permission or knocking on doors?
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Trump was mad that the FBI agents who searched his hime didn’t take off their shoes.
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this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
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Worth noting: Donald Trump's son-in-law, and likely Trump himself, are employees of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where there is actual Sharia Law.
It will surprise y’all to hear that there are no “Muslims taking over the state” and there is no “sharia law” in Texas that threatens anyone.
This is genuinely disgusting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
This is genuinely disgusting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Worth noting: Donald Trump's son-in-law, and likely Trump himself, are employees of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where there is actual Sharia Law.
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These typos aren’t happening by accident—they result from a hollowing out of writing talent in the White House—and aren’t happening by accident.
My favorite part of that “Don’t Be A Panican” press release the White House issued yesterday is this sentence “These wins aren’t happening by accident—they come after President Trump lodged the most productive first year of a presidential term in modern history—and aren’t happening by accident.”
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
These typos aren’t happening by accident—they result from a hollowing out of writing talent in the White House—and aren’t happening by accident.
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I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
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Current status of the GOP here in the land of the free: People who criticize the U.S. government can't represent the country; people who enjoyed an artistic performance should be prioritized for state punishment.
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Current status of the GOP here in the land of the free: People who criticize the U.S. government can't represent the country; people who enjoyed an artistic performance should be prioritized for state punishment.
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Lmao I was just shown this
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Lmao I was just shown this
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An extremely accomplished lawyer friend told me at the time they thought this was “narrow” and not a huge deal
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
An extremely accomplished lawyer friend told me at the time they thought this was “narrow” and not a huge deal
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idk how to explain to offline normies that we have literal concentration camps without sounding like a crazy person
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
idk how to explain to offline normies that we have literal concentration camps without sounding like a crazy person
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Dropkin's shot to knock all 3 stones out with sound and replays
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Dropkin's shot to knock all 3 stones out with sound and replays
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this is an extreme example of a pretty well understood phenomenon; people don't vote for pols they agree with. they convince themselves they agree with the pols they vote for. 1
These people are just crazy. Trump gets up and says "MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS MASS DEPORTATIONS" and they're like "he probably means a path to legal status for deserving immigrants"
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 AM
this is an extreme example of a pretty well understood phenomenon; people don't vote for pols they agree with. they convince themselves they agree with the pols they vote for. 1
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Fascinating read about about an activist (and heiress) now living in poverty after losing her house to a Ponzi scheme.
Laura X got spousal rape banned in California. At 85, she scrapes by in a Berkeley hotel room
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/09/l...
Laura X got spousal rape banned in California. At 85, she scrapes by in a Berkeley hotel room
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/09/l...
Laura X got spousal rape banned in California. At 85, she scrapes by in a Berkeley hotel room
She got spousal rape banned in California. Now 85, her fortune went to building a million-page women’s history archive — and to a Ponzi scheme.
www.berkeleyside.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Fascinating read about about an activist (and heiress) now living in poverty after losing her house to a Ponzi scheme.
Laura X got spousal rape banned in California. At 85, she scrapes by in a Berkeley hotel room
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/09/l...
Laura X got spousal rape banned in California. At 85, she scrapes by in a Berkeley hotel room
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/02/09/l...
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Take away Spanish and there's no San Francisco or Los Angeles or Sacramento, no San Diego or Santa Rosa or Sierra nevada and actually there's no California, because that's a Spanish word...
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Take away Spanish and there's no San Francisco or Los Angeles or Sacramento, no San Diego or Santa Rosa or Sierra nevada and actually there's no California, because that's a Spanish word...
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It was during another period of right-wingers being stupid about the fact that Spanish was spoken widely here before English was, and that's present in so many place names--and of course before that and into the present in some cases, a hundred indigenous languages were spoken and sung.
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
It was during another period of right-wingers being stupid about the fact that Spanish was spoken widely here before English was, and that's present in so many place names--and of course before that and into the present in some cases, a hundred indigenous languages were spoken and sung.