Norm Ornstein
@normornstein.bsky.social
Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
One word: discovery
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
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Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One word: discovery
His word is worthless
Man, this Thune guy sounds like a real piece of shit. I sure hope the Democrats didn't rely on promises from HIM to decide to vote for this atrocity. /s
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
His word is worthless
Disgusting
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Disgusting
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It’s a classic Vance rhetorical move that’s almost indecipherable unless you're doused in MAGA. Instead of calling out the Hitler-loving Fuentes, he called out anyone who has been calling out Fuentes. And he called on the GOP to unite around the things they love, like deporting brown children.
JD Vance now leads the GOP. And he wants the party to welcome Hitler lovers.
The VP wants peace with gutter racists who spew vile hatred at his wife. And the press refuses to reckon with what this means.
www.thefarce.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s a classic Vance rhetorical move that’s almost indecipherable unless you're doused in MAGA. Instead of calling out the Hitler-loving Fuentes, he called out anyone who has been calling out Fuentes. And he called on the GOP to unite around the things they love, like deporting brown children.
Monstrous
Her district was purplish back then, and Stefanik was a moderate. Her rating from the conservative Heritage Foundation for 2017-19, the first half of Trump’s first term, was a fractional 24 percent.
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
How a few years can change a person. www.thebulwark.com/p/elise-stef...
Elise Stefanik’s Bad Bet on MAGA Politics
For a promise of power, she has let herself be yanked around. Now she’s launched a Trumpian campaign for governor of New York.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Monstrous
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There will be a book on right wing men and sydney sweeney someday
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There will be a book on right wing men and sydney sweeney someday
You’re not corrupt enough
I wonder if I can get a group of people in my life to stand around me and say stuff like this.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
You’re not corrupt enough
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Heritage president Kevin Roberts is on the board of a nonprofit (SLI) led by Nate Fischer who separately launched a venture in 2023 w/ Raw Egg Nationalist who “has a history of posting swastikas & other Nazi imagery,” which Fischer has called “ironic trolling” rather than “genuine Nazi belief” 1/
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
2/ Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
Delighted that our powerful and inspirational documentary on urban debate will be showcased at the wonderful St. Louis Film Festival. If you are in the area, don’t miss it!
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Delighted that our powerful and inspirational documentary on urban debate will be showcased at the wonderful St. Louis Film Festival. If you are in the area, don’t miss it!
Excellent analysis by EJ of the elections last Tuesday. Maddening that Senate Democrats decided to rain on their own parade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Opinion | Now We Know Trump’s Kryptonite
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November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excellent analysis by EJ of the elections last Tuesday. Maddening that Senate Democrats decided to rain on their own parade.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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He’s the one who filed for divorce. They had twins together, and he kept most of his assets, including a $13 million car collection.
The money he’s talking about was part of an equalization payment related to the sale of their home.
The money he’s talking about was part of an equalization payment related to the sale of their home.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
He’s the one who filed for divorce. They had twins together, and he kept most of his assets, including a $13 million car collection.
The money he’s talking about was part of an equalization payment related to the sale of their home.
The money he’s talking about was part of an equalization payment related to the sale of their home.
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Jesus wept
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Jesus wept
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You have to read between the lines here to imagine what President Trump is proposing. But, it sounds like it may be a plan for health accounts that could be used for insurance that doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions, which could create a death spiral in ACA plans that do.
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
You have to read between the lines here to imagine what President Trump is proposing. But, it sounds like it may be a plan for health accounts that could be used for insurance that doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions, which could create a death spiral in ACA plans that do.
Instead of suggesting that he and Senate Republicans were talking with Senate Democrats to find a way out of this mess, John Thune gave Chuck Schumer the middle finger. Maybe that is a negotiating tactic. More likely, Thune, under Trump pressure, is laying the stage to blow up the filibuster. 1
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Instead of suggesting that he and Senate Republicans were talking with Senate Democrats to find a way out of this mess, John Thune gave Chuck Schumer the middle finger. Maybe that is a negotiating tactic. More likely, Thune, under Trump pressure, is laying the stage to blow up the filibuster. 1
Many important insights here. Read them all, but especially. @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/202...
www.brookings.edu/articles/202...
2025 election wrap-up: Insights from Brookings | Brookings
Brookings scholars react to the 2025 off-year elections results and what they say about how Americans feel one year into Trump's second term.
www.brookings.edu
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Many important insights here. Read them all, but especially. @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.brookings.edu/articles/202...
www.brookings.edu/articles/202...
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He just spells it out more and more every day.
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
He just spells it out more and more every day.
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
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Not that anyone here needs to hear this, but for the record, in a democracy "people voted differently from the way I expected or hoped" does not constitute evidence of fraud, no matter how many pretty charts and graphs of "voting patterns" you make.
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Not that anyone here needs to hear this, but for the record, in a democracy "people voted differently from the way I expected or hoped" does not constitute evidence of fraud, no matter how many pretty charts and graphs of "voting patterns" you make.
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My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
I don’t know exactly, but if you can get a picture of the results without revealing the words, you could cut and paste
do you have to subscribe to NYT to be able to take these nifty share SS's?? i wasn't on it today-5 for me 🙀
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don’t know exactly, but if you can get a picture of the results without revealing the words, you could cut and paste