Matt Bennett
@thirdwaymattb.bsky.social
Friend of Democrats; foe of malarkey.
My god, we are beclowning ourselves before the entire world. It’s so embarrassing.
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My god, we are beclowning ourselves before the entire world. It’s so embarrassing.
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"I would rather pick somebody out of a crowd at a Washington Wizards game to run monetary policy than hand it over to Donald Trump," said @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
With markets plummeting, prices rising, and 401Ks tanking from his tariffs, Trump has no place to question Fed Chair Powell.
With markets plummeting, prices rising, and 401Ks tanking from his tariffs, Trump has no place to question Fed Chair Powell.
April 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"I would rather pick somebody out of a crowd at a Washington Wizards game to run monetary policy than hand it over to Donald Trump," said @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
With markets plummeting, prices rising, and 401Ks tanking from his tariffs, Trump has no place to question Fed Chair Powell.
With markets plummeting, prices rising, and 401Ks tanking from his tariffs, Trump has no place to question Fed Chair Powell.
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well mission accomplished buddy
April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
well mission accomplished buddy
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“Sickening and heartbreaking”
Someone who was at the Marge Greene town hall where folks who dissented were arrested/targeted/tased by police — who has voted for both parties — writes about what she saw 👇🏽
Someone who was at the Marge Greene town hall where folks who dissented were arrested/targeted/tased by police — who has voted for both parties — writes about what she saw 👇🏽
April 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Sickening and heartbreaking”
Someone who was at the Marge Greene town hall where folks who dissented were arrested/targeted/tased by police — who has voted for both parties — writes about what she saw 👇🏽
Someone who was at the Marge Greene town hall where folks who dissented were arrested/targeted/tased by police — who has voted for both parties — writes about what she saw 👇🏽
Fawning toady gets seat in press room as North Korea-style White House makeover continues. Pretty soon they’ll be bringing in cases of cognac and DVDs of 80s movies.
Here's the recap by the org that got into the New Media Seat today.
“The real stars of the show are Karoline and her incredible team."
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“The real stars of the show are Karoline and her incredible team."
washingtonreporter.news/p/exclusive-...
April 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Fawning toady gets seat in press room as North Korea-style White House makeover continues. Pretty soon they’ll be bringing in cases of cognac and DVDs of 80s movies.
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“We’ve got to focus on the ways that Donald Trump is intentionally taking steps that will hurt people...We don’t need to be having academic conversations about the pareto-optimized merits of various trade schemes," @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social told HuffPost. Read why dems must focus on Trump's chaos.⬇️
Party members who allow space for tariffs when criticizing Trump's trade war have faced heavy criticism.
Democrats Are Fighting Trump’s Tariffs, And Each Other
Party members who allow space for tariffs when criticizing Trump's trade war have faced heavy criticism.
www.huffpost.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“We’ve got to focus on the ways that Donald Trump is intentionally taking steps that will hurt people...We don’t need to be having academic conversations about the pareto-optimized merits of various trade schemes," @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social told HuffPost. Read why dems must focus on Trump's chaos.⬇️
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The GOP budget doesn't just raise the deficit by trillions, it aims to cut $800B from Medicaid.
63% of Americans in nursing homes are on Medicaid. "If you have somebody you love going to or in a nursing home, chances are they could be deeply affected," says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
63% of Americans in nursing homes are on Medicaid. "If you have somebody you love going to or in a nursing home, chances are they could be deeply affected," says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
April 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The GOP budget doesn't just raise the deficit by trillions, it aims to cut $800B from Medicaid.
63% of Americans in nursing homes are on Medicaid. "If you have somebody you love going to or in a nursing home, chances are they could be deeply affected," says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
63% of Americans in nursing homes are on Medicaid. "If you have somebody you love going to or in a nursing home, chances are they could be deeply affected," says @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social.
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The critical thing here is Trump's tariffs wouldn't be possible without an extraordinary abuse of power on his part. The national emergency rationale is likely illegal. The lawlessness and the economic havoc are the same story.
(h/t @ilyasomin.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
(h/t @ilyasomin.bsky.social)
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April 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The critical thing here is Trump's tariffs wouldn't be possible without an extraordinary abuse of power on his part. The national emergency rationale is likely illegal. The lawlessness and the economic havoc are the same story.
(h/t @ilyasomin.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
(h/t @ilyasomin.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
Democrats: The market is crashing. Prices will soon be skyrocketing. Critical imports are being cut off.
We must direct all our fire in one direction: “Trump did this. To you. On purpose. For no reason.”
Not “tariffs are sometimes good.” Not “the rich are getting richer.”
We must direct all our fire in one direction: “Trump did this. To you. On purpose. For no reason.”
Not “tariffs are sometimes good.” Not “the rich are getting richer.”
April 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Democrats: The market is crashing. Prices will soon be skyrocketing. Critical imports are being cut off.
We must direct all our fire in one direction: “Trump did this. To you. On purpose. For no reason.”
Not “tariffs are sometimes good.” Not “the rich are getting richer.”
We must direct all our fire in one direction: “Trump did this. To you. On purpose. For no reason.”
Not “tariffs are sometimes good.” Not “the rich are getting richer.”
That is not the implication of that quote. Like at all. Not even a little bit.
Hey everybody, remember this quote in 2028 (if there is a 2028) when you once again tell progressives that the centrist candidate is the only one who can win!
“I am not willing to go public yet but I will say this: I don’t know if I would be this worried about what will happen to the economy if Bernie fucking Sanders were president,” one big Trump/GOP donor says. “That’s how bad this is…
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
That is not the implication of that quote. Like at all. Not even a little bit.
Every single part of this sentence is insane.
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Every single part of this sentence is insane.
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Just ridiculous. Sometimes it’s hard to separate the malevolence from the stupidity with this administration, but this is definitely the latter.
The CDC is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links reut.rs/4kAhlgi
Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
It is unclear whether U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has long promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in the planned CDC study or how it would be carried out.
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March 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Just ridiculous. Sometimes it’s hard to separate the malevolence from the stupidity with this administration, but this is definitely the latter.
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“Nobody went to the polls and voted to stop research in Alzheimer's or cancer. Nobody wanted to cut the park service employees that clean the bathrooms or air traffic controllers, or veterans who are trying to help other veterans in crisis.” @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social
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Can Democrats find their way out of the wilderness?
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bennett from the centrist think tank Third Way, about what he heard from leaders in the Democratic party and what he thinks about Trump's joint session of Congress speech.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Nobody went to the polls and voted to stop research in Alzheimer's or cancer. Nobody wanted to cut the park service employees that clean the bathrooms or air traffic controllers, or veterans who are trying to help other veterans in crisis.” @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
Trump leaning into protecting cops while standing in the House chamber is really something to behold.
March 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Trump leaning into protecting cops while standing in the House chamber is really something to behold.
God I wish I was not professionally obligated to watch this jackass lie for two hours.
March 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
God I wish I was not professionally obligated to watch this jackass lie for two hours.
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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I'm married to a Mainer and spend a lot of time there. You know what Mainers really don't like? People from away pushing them around.
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm married to a Mainer and spend a lot of time there. You know what Mainers really don't like? People from away pushing them around.
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"This is the essence of chaos," @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social says on @cnn.com. Trump and Musk are firing essential personnel, people that do things like air safety, fight wildfires, park rangers, keep them safe from avian flu, research cancer & Alzheimers—people that Americans want on the job.
February 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"This is the essence of chaos," @thirdwaymattb.bsky.social says on @cnn.com. Trump and Musk are firing essential personnel, people that do things like air safety, fight wildfires, park rangers, keep them safe from avian flu, research cancer & Alzheimers—people that Americans want on the job.
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The Trump presidency is a threat to the well being of the American people.
The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Trump presidency is a threat to the well being of the American people.
This is what passes for bold independent thinking in the MAGA GOP.
February 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is what passes for bold independent thinking in the MAGA GOP.
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Mr Garcia, I have drafted an appropriate response for you. You're welcome.
February 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Mr Garcia, I have drafted an appropriate response for you. You're welcome.
WTAF is this guy talking about? I get that Trump doesn't like experts, but maybe someone who understands at least undergraduate-level economics should be running the National Economic Council.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says sending each American $5,000 checks from DOGE wouldn't be inflationary because inflation only happens when the government spends money. (???)
February 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
WTAF is this guy talking about? I get that Trump doesn't like experts, but maybe someone who understands at least undergraduate-level economics should be running the National Economic Council.
This is great news for @americanprogress.bsky.social. No one does it better than @neeratanden.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...
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Neera Tanden, a Leading Anti-Trump Voice, Returns to Center for American Progress
Neera Tanden, a fierce antagonist to President Trump during his first administration, will again lead the Center for American Progress, a major engine of Democratic policy in Washington.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is great news for @americanprogress.bsky.social. No one does it better than @neeratanden.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...
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