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“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
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I’m as pissed as the next person about the Dems who surrendered over the shutdown, but in the interest of being constructive, I put together some thoughts on how we can move past this moment. messagebox.substack.com/p/how-democr...
How Democrats Can Get Past the Shutdown Debacle
The end of the shutdown was a disaster, but we have to put it behind us and move forward.
messagebox.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’m as pissed as the next person about the Dems who surrendered over the shutdown, but in the interest of being constructive, I put together some thoughts on how we can move past this moment. messagebox.substack.com/p/how-democr...
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US tariff announcements have been akin to rollercoaster ride throughout 2025
• Such permanent twists and turns are worst-case scenario for private firms, which crave predictability
• Constant changes in US tariff rates mean effective implementation of customs duties on US side is difficult
• Such permanent twists and turns are worst-case scenario for private firms, which crave predictability
• Constant changes in US tariff rates mean effective implementation of customs duties on US side is difficult
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
US tariff announcements have been akin to rollercoaster ride throughout 2025
• Such permanent twists and turns are worst-case scenario for private firms, which crave predictability
• Constant changes in US tariff rates mean effective implementation of customs duties on US side is difficult
• Such permanent twists and turns are worst-case scenario for private firms, which crave predictability
• Constant changes in US tariff rates mean effective implementation of customs duties on US side is difficult
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There is some good news, after some Senate Democrats collapsed like the empty, cheap suits they are.
The Speaker has to reconvene the House, and you know what that means.
Of course, we can anticipate even further attempts to continue the cover-up.
bbc.com/news/article...
The Speaker has to reconvene the House, and you know what that means.
Of course, we can anticipate even further attempts to continue the cover-up.
bbc.com/news/article...
US Senate passes funding bill as historic shutdown nears end
It will need to be approved by the House and then signed into law by the president before the government can reopen.
bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There is some good news, after some Senate Democrats collapsed like the empty, cheap suits they are.
The Speaker has to reconvene the House, and you know what that means.
Of course, we can anticipate even further attempts to continue the cover-up.
bbc.com/news/article...
The Speaker has to reconvene the House, and you know what that means.
Of course, we can anticipate even further attempts to continue the cover-up.
bbc.com/news/article...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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Women have ruined the workplace for mediocre men who have to rationalize over and over again the promotion of other mediocre men.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Women have ruined the workplace for mediocre men who have to rationalize over and over again the promotion of other mediocre men.
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We’ve gotten to the how dare they try to feed the hungry state of the government shutdown.
Donald Trump has asked his employees on the Supreme Court to overrule lower court orders demanding that he fulfill his duties to feed Americans who are due SNAP benefits
AND
He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
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He's demanding that states which just rushed to fill the vacuum created by his cruelty "undo" that work.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We’ve gotten to the how dare they try to feed the hungry state of the government shutdown.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Lina Khan — former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Lina Khan — former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC
Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting
Elana Leopold — expert political strategist
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it is very amusing that the DC abundance bros are mad about Lina Khan being one of Zohran’s transition co-chairs even though the other co-chair is Maria Torres Springer, NYC’s ultimate abundance YIMBY technocrat
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
it is very amusing that the DC abundance bros are mad about Lina Khan being one of Zohran’s transition co-chairs even though the other co-chair is Maria Torres Springer, NYC’s ultimate abundance YIMBY technocrat
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Lots of focus on Lina Khan (because yay!) but the real exciting thing is that Maria Torres-Springer is on the team. Nobody knows city government better.
Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
A slate of women leaders with experience across three New York City administrations will help smooth the path for the political novice.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Lots of focus on Lina Khan (because yay!) but the real exciting thing is that Maria Torres-Springer is on the team. Nobody knows city government better.
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has named an all-female transition team – including Elana Leopold, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, Melanie Hartzog, and Linda Khan.
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has named an all-female transition team – including Elana Leopold, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, Melanie Hartzog, and Linda Khan.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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When I tell you *a lot* went into this story, I mean it.
- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources
Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.
- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources
Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When I tell you *a lot* went into this story, I mean it.
- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources
Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.
- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources
Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.
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I feel such joy to have worked with surely the Greatest Legislator Of All Time.
Obamacare was just as much Pelosicare, and cap-and-trade would have saved so much hurt.
The legend was earned.
Obamacare was just as much Pelosicare, and cap-and-trade would have saved so much hurt.
The legend was earned.
Her departure, along with the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in late 2023, marks the end of a historic chapter for female political leadership in California.
Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress
Her departure, along with the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in late 2023, marks the end of a historic chapter for female political leadership in California.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I feel such joy to have worked with surely the Greatest Legislator Of All Time.
Obamacare was just as much Pelosicare, and cap-and-trade would have saved so much hurt.
The legend was earned.
Obamacare was just as much Pelosicare, and cap-and-trade would have saved so much hurt.
The legend was earned.
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Going thru security this morning at DCA, I see the TSA officers working and the looks of anger on their faces are palpable. They haven't been paid in nearly a month (same with all government workers)
Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!
Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Going thru security this morning at DCA, I see the TSA officers working and the looks of anger on their faces are palpable. They haven't been paid in nearly a month (same with all government workers)
Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!
Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!
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he ballroom is the most visible, easily explained, and visually disgusting evidence of Trump’s destruction of our democracy and the public’s ownership of our institutions.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption
The ballroom can trigger long overdue reforms
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
he ballroom is the most visible, easily explained, and visually disgusting evidence of Trump’s destruction of our democracy and the public’s ownership of our institutions.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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very normal dancing, sir
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
very normal dancing, sir
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This is going to be a shitshow, so we need to remind each other to be patient and kind. TSA has been working without pay.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is going to be a shitshow, so we need to remind each other to be patient and kind. TSA has been working without pay.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
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Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit. 👏👏
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit. 👏👏
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