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This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
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HUGE lesson here for the response of legal system if (when) Dems regain power — there cannot again be a reluctance to pursue consequences for unlawful conduct out of concerns for comity or appearing too partisan
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
HUGE lesson here for the response of legal system if (when) Dems regain power — there cannot again be a reluctance to pursue consequences for unlawful conduct out of concerns for comity or appearing too partisan
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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I think the level of sexual abuse that is going to be coming out of ICE would put the Boston archdiocese and Penn State to shame
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I think the level of sexual abuse that is going to be coming out of ICE would put the Boston archdiocese and Penn State to shame
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I'm in a position where I have to engage with Trumpy and mythical centrist voter types and dems straight up don't realize how much failing to nail Trump or anybody directly in Trump's orbit has solidified to them that Jan 6th was a hoax and dems continuing to rail on about it is "political" noise.
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I'm in a position where I have to engage with Trumpy and mythical centrist voter types and dems straight up don't realize how much failing to nail Trump or anybody directly in Trump's orbit has solidified to them that Jan 6th was a hoax and dems continuing to rail on about it is "political" noise.
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Schumer acknowledged to reporters he was involved in negotiations with Thune on the CR, and specifically the provision entitling senators to millions in compensation. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Schumer acknowledged to reporters he was involved in negotiations with Thune on the CR, and specifically the provision entitling senators to millions in compensation. 1/
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For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
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At this stage there’s literally no reason to believe the admin, even if it releases more than you’d expect, are being forthcoming. It’s the opposite of conspiracy theory to look at the proudly lawless pattern of deception and raw power that this trump admin has engaged in then to conclude they’d…
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
At this stage there’s literally no reason to believe the admin, even if it releases more than you’d expect, are being forthcoming. It’s the opposite of conspiracy theory to look at the proudly lawless pattern of deception and raw power that this trump admin has engaged in then to conclude they’d…
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*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
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“.. a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
@nytimes.com
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November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“.. a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.”
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Cuomo is a useful analogue here: a lot of the NY Democratic establishment--particularly labor--lined up to endorse him at the beginning of the mayor race because he's vindictive as hell and they were afraid of retaliation if he won. But once it became clear he was flopping, he hemorrhaged support!
It's a key tell that Trump propagandists are now claiming not just that he wants the Epstein files released, but also that they're getting released ONLY BECAUSE HE ORDERED IT TO HAPPEN. For Trump, the *perception* of his mastery over the GOP is what matters most.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Cuomo is a useful analogue here: a lot of the NY Democratic establishment--particularly labor--lined up to endorse him at the beginning of the mayor race because he's vindictive as hell and they were afraid of retaliation if he won. But once it became clear he was flopping, he hemorrhaged support!
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Yep. If memory serves, some of Mamdani's early messaging stressed that people shouldn't get hoodwinked by Andrew Cuomo's efforts to portray himself as inevitable, because that sort of thing is expressly designed to discourage political activity by the opposition
Cuomo is a useful analogue here: a lot of the NY Democratic establishment--particularly labor--lined up to endorse him at the beginning of the mayor race because he's vindictive as hell and they were afraid of retaliation if he won. But once it became clear he was flopping, he hemorrhaged support!
It's a key tell that Trump propagandists are now claiming not just that he wants the Epstein files released, but also that they're getting released ONLY BECAUSE HE ORDERED IT TO HAPPEN. For Trump, the *perception* of his mastery over the GOP is what matters most.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yep. If memory serves, some of Mamdani's early messaging stressed that people shouldn't get hoodwinked by Andrew Cuomo's efforts to portray himself as inevitable, because that sort of thing is expressly designed to discourage political activity by the opposition
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It's a key tell that Trump propagandists are now claiming not just that he wants the Epstein files released, but also that they're getting released ONLY BECAUSE HE ORDERED IT TO HAPPEN. For Trump, the *perception* of his mastery over the GOP is what matters most.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's a key tell that Trump propagandists are now claiming not just that he wants the Epstein files released, but also that they're getting released ONLY BECAUSE HE ORDERED IT TO HAPPEN. For Trump, the *perception* of his mastery over the GOP is what matters most.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's big takedown of Trump today is powerful because it broadcasts that he's losing control over the GOP. His sudden call for release of files wasn't about transparency. It was about sustaining the illusion that he controls the party.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Wrecked the Cult of Trump
The Georgia congresswoman’s extraordinary takedown of Trump Tuesday morning sent a signal that no Republican can now ignore.
newrepublic.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's big takedown of Trump today is powerful because it broadcasts that he's losing control over the GOP. His sudden call for release of files wasn't about transparency. It was about sustaining the illusion that he controls the party.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
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“Gayle Bojerski said she is not opposed to the government’s deportation efforts as long as they focus on the most violent immigrants – drug dealers and other “bad people.”
He was convicted of rape and larceny. The cognitive dissonance of MAGA somehow still amazes me.
He was convicted of rape and larceny. The cognitive dissonance of MAGA somehow still amazes me.
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Gayle Bojerski said she is not opposed to the government’s deportation efforts as long as they focus on the most violent immigrants – drug dealers and other “bad people.”
He was convicted of rape and larceny. The cognitive dissonance of MAGA somehow still amazes me.
He was convicted of rape and larceny. The cognitive dissonance of MAGA somehow still amazes me.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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The Epstein coverup is unraveling at the moment. But the likelihood of Trump and Pam Bondi using bad-faith revenge investigations to slow disclosure—or, worse, the destruction of evidence—militates for raising the specter of the dread i-word.
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Epstein coverup is unraveling at the moment. But the likelihood of Trump and Pam Bondi using bad-faith revenge investigations to slow disclosure—or, worse, the destruction of evidence—militates for raising the specter of the dread i-word.
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
www.offmessage.net/p/maga-corru...
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Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
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Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Trump is a piece of shit and his supporters like him because they are pieces of shit.
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The question that was asked was whether there was anything “incriminating.” The fact that he had to attack the reporter so intensely suggests that something(s) in his mental rolodex are immediately coming to mind that he knows is bad but he can’t stop it
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The question that was asked was whether there was anything “incriminating.” The fact that he had to attack the reporter so intensely suggests that something(s) in his mental rolodex are immediately coming to mind that he knows is bad but he can’t stop it
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Yes. If you ever think banks should be allowed to cut off financial services for "morality" reasons, just note that neither Epstein's pedophilia, nor Miller's Nazism, nor RFK Jr's eugenics, nor Musk's destruction of USAID caused banks any "moral" concerns whatsoever.
We cannot allow financial institutions which regularly cross the line from amoral to explicitly immoral to hold a dehumanizing line against people who do sex work.
I don't believe for a moment that this debanking effort is because of Ana's sex work rather than her reporting, but also even if that was the reason it shouldn't be allowed.
None of the content Ana has ever made is illegal. There is no justification to cut her off from the banking system.
None of the content Ana has ever made is illegal. There is no justification to cut her off from the banking system.
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yes. If you ever think banks should be allowed to cut off financial services for "morality" reasons, just note that neither Epstein's pedophilia, nor Miller's Nazism, nor RFK Jr's eugenics, nor Musk's destruction of USAID caused banks any "moral" concerns whatsoever.
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"Imagine how much more aware people would be about White House corruption if news stories stopped saying 'Trump said…' and instead said, 'Trump, a convicted felon, said…'"
As @markjacob.bsky.social notes here the conventions of political reporting are helping obfuscate Trump/MAGA criminality:
As @markjacob.bsky.social notes here the conventions of political reporting are helping obfuscate Trump/MAGA criminality:
It’s the media’s version of a “pardon” when news outlets fail to remind the public of past crimes by Trump and his mischief makers such as Steve Bannon.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Imagine how much more aware people would be about White House corruption if news stories stopped saying 'Trump said…' and instead said, 'Trump, a convicted felon, said…'"
As @markjacob.bsky.social notes here the conventions of political reporting are helping obfuscate Trump/MAGA criminality:
As @markjacob.bsky.social notes here the conventions of political reporting are helping obfuscate Trump/MAGA criminality:
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My source is highly placed — to my understanding, no one with their level of knowledge about Heritage's inner workings has ever spoken about this publicly.
And they got very specific about multiple allegations of naked bigotry www.vox.com/on-the-right...
And they got very specific about multiple allegations of naked bigotry www.vox.com/on-the-right...
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My source is highly placed — to my understanding, no one with their level of knowledge about Heritage's inner workings has ever spoken about this publicly.
And they got very specific about multiple allegations of naked bigotry www.vox.com/on-the-right...
And they got very specific about multiple allegations of naked bigotry www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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I’ve been thinking about this exchange all weekend. Even with everything else, the fact it hasn’t brought politics and the news in general to a screeching halt is surreal. There’s a new book “Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows” about how collective knowledge drives collective action, or inaction. /1
Reporter: Have you ruled out a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?
Trump: I haven’t even thought about it. I haven’t thought about for months. Maybe I haven’t thought about it at all.
Reporter: Why can’t you rule it out?
Trump: I don’t rule it in or out
Trump: I haven’t even thought about it. I haven’t thought about for months. Maybe I haven’t thought about it at all.
Reporter: Why can’t you rule it out?
Trump: I don’t rule it in or out
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’ve been thinking about this exchange all weekend. Even with everything else, the fact it hasn’t brought politics and the news in general to a screeching halt is surreal. There’s a new book “Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows” about how collective knowledge drives collective action, or inaction. /1