Janet Lee
@janetxlee.bsky.social
NYC based writer. Words in NY Times, Newsweek... Yoga fan. Tennis lover. Fashion addict. "The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology." Edward Wilson
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December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Heartbreaking
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Heartbreaking
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Mike Johnson views his primary role as Speaker to prevent as many votes as possible on things that would easily pass because a bipartisan majority favors them. That is exactly what he has done his entire tenure. He blocks things majorities want and keeps the House out of session for long stretches.
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Mike Johnson views his primary role as Speaker to prevent as many votes as possible on things that would easily pass because a bipartisan majority favors them. That is exactly what he has done his entire tenure. He blocks things majorities want and keeps the House out of session for long stretches.
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My client, @Lai Sanders’ wonderful debut novel THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is a top 10 pick for PW’s 2026 Spring list for Mysteries and Thrillers. Check is out: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My client, @Lai Sanders’ wonderful debut novel THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU is a top 10 pick for PW’s 2026 Spring list for Mysteries and Thrillers. Check is out: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
There's a Hill bubble narrative, posing as savvy realism, in treating impeachment as some radioactive poison and so Democrats must squash any talk of it. But there's zero evidence for that. No polls back it up, nor recent history. It's all just pundit-brained conventional wisdom eating its own tail.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
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This is important. Especially that part about COSTS GOING UP BECAUSE TRUMP IS MAKING THEM GO UP NOT BECAUSE OF NATURAL ECONOMIC FACTORS.
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is important. Especially that part about COSTS GOING UP BECAUSE TRUMP IS MAKING THEM GO UP NOT BECAUSE OF NATURAL ECONOMIC FACTORS.
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Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thinking this is wrong isn’t radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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Lifesaving research: gutted. Vaccines: restricted. Science: ignored.
Enough is enough. RFK Jr. must be removed from office.
Enough is enough. RFK Jr. must be removed from office.
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Lifesaving research: gutted. Vaccines: restricted. Science: ignored.
Enough is enough. RFK Jr. must be removed from office.
Enough is enough. RFK Jr. must be removed from office.
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As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
Good
The best thing about this isn't the merits so much as the fact that @raskin.house.gov is socializing serious structural reform. This is the register we need to be in in preparation for the aftermath.
News -- > Rep Jamie Raskin is introducing a proposal today to require ranked choice voting in all congressional races. He's drawing attention to the idea even as corrupt Trump/GOP gerrymandering exposes current system's deep flaws.
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
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Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird. He needs serious help.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead.
He continues to be a national embarrassment.
One of my favorites.
"I will not be quiet. Not speaking out — it equals resignation."
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova on the importance of standing up to Trump and his enablers:
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of my favorites.
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I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
US Park Police says anti-Trump protestors must leave Union Station despite having permit
Organizers who have set up outside of Union Station to protest the Trump administration are reportedly being told by the U.S. Park Police that they have to vacate the area within 24 hours, despite sec...
www.fox5dc.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I need everyone that can get to Union Station at around 11 am this morning being to show up!! This is how you can thank me! Be peaceful and document!
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
The 1st amendment is first for a reason.
www.fox5dc.com/news/us-park...
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ICE trying to ORDER a church to REMOVE A NATIVITY SCENE is one of the most astonishing First Amendment violations I've seen in ever
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ICE trying to ORDER a church to REMOVE A NATIVITY SCENE is one of the most astonishing First Amendment violations I've seen in ever
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Whoa. This is a big one.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick
In addition to being the city’s first female mayor, Higgins is also the first Democrat and non-Hispanic elected to the position in decades.
www.miamiherald.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Whoa. This is a big one.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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I’ll re-up the offer: I’ll pay for a weekend for 2 anywhere in the world to the 1st media member who publicly defends their colleague with a variation of “fuck u sir, shame on u, she asked a legit question, you’re out of line, apologize to her” the next time Trump personally insults their colleague.
Trump to ABC's Rachel Scott: "You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place. Let me just tell you -- you are an obnoxious-- a terrible reporter. And it's always the same thing with you. I told you."
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’ll re-up the offer: I’ll pay for a weekend for 2 anywhere in the world to the 1st media member who publicly defends their colleague with a variation of “fuck u sir, shame on u, she asked a legit question, you’re out of line, apologize to her” the next time Trump personally insults their colleague.
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It seems so painfully clear that Dems could blow this whole thing apart with just a couple weeks of sustained, disciplined messaging sowing distrust and paranoia in WH circles around 'Republicans all talk openly about how they lie and manipulate the dude who they know isn't all there anymore'
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It seems so painfully clear that Dems could blow this whole thing apart with just a couple weeks of sustained, disciplined messaging sowing distrust and paranoia in WH circles around 'Republicans all talk openly about how they lie and manipulate the dude who they know isn't all there anymore'
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Q: "Have you watched the video?"
Trump: "I watch everything."
Q: "Do you believe the second strike was necessary?"
Trump: "Well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don't get involved. That's up to them…We're gonna him them on land very soon."
Trump: "I watch everything."
Q: "Do you believe the second strike was necessary?"
Trump: "Well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don't get involved. That's up to them…We're gonna him them on land very soon."
December 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Q: "Have you watched the video?"
Trump: "I watch everything."
Q: "Do you believe the second strike was necessary?"
Trump: "Well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don't get involved. That's up to them…We're gonna him them on land very soon."
Trump: "I watch everything."
Q: "Do you believe the second strike was necessary?"
Trump: "Well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don't get involved. That's up to them…We're gonna him them on land very soon."
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Q: "Almost all illicit fentanyl in the U.S. is actually produced in Mexico using chemicals from China…Venezuela isn't a significant source or transit country for fentanyl."
Trump: "Well, they do send lots of drugs…They send really, really bad people into our country."
Trump: "Well, they do send lots of drugs…They send really, really bad people into our country."
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Q: "Almost all illicit fentanyl in the U.S. is actually produced in Mexico using chemicals from China…Venezuela isn't a significant source or transit country for fentanyl."
Trump: "Well, they do send lots of drugs…They send really, really bad people into our country."
Trump: "Well, they do send lots of drugs…They send really, really bad people into our country."
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Trump: I’m a singular genius capable of solving every problem myself and no one makes my decisions for me.
Also Trump: I know almost nothing about the decisions I make.
Also Trump: I know almost nothing about the decisions I make.
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Trump: I’m a singular genius capable of solving every problem myself and no one makes my decisions for me.
Also Trump: I know almost nothing about the decisions I make.
Also Trump: I know almost nothing about the decisions I make.
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As SCOTUS hears another case today that could further destroy campaign finance regulation, consider this astonishing fact: political spending by billionaires has increased 160-fold since Citizens United decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As SCOTUS hears another case today that could further destroy campaign finance regulation, consider this astonishing fact: political spending by billionaires has increased 160-fold since Citizens United decision www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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China was the largest export market for American farmers in 2024. They bought 27 metric tons of soybeans last year. They stopped buying in 2025 when Trump started his trade war. These are simple, obvious, basic facts. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
China was the largest export market for American farmers in 2024. They bought 27 metric tons of soybeans last year. They stopped buying in 2025 when Trump started his trade war. These are simple, obvious, basic facts. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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When do we stop calling this lying and start calling it psychological warfare?
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When do we stop calling this lying and start calling it psychological warfare?