Alex Shephard
@alexshephard.bsky.social
senior editor at the new republic
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Alex Shephard
@alexshephard.bsky.social
· Aug 11
the best animal character in all of literature is Mouse the horse in Lonesome Dove
Talked to @perrybaconjr.bsky.social and @monicapotts.bsky.social about the shutdown deal substack.com/@newrepublic...
TNR Interprets the Budget Deal | Right Now With Perry Bacon
Perry chats with fellow journalists Alex Shephard and Monica Potts ➔ TNR Live on Substack
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Talked to @perrybaconjr.bsky.social and @monicapotts.bsky.social about the shutdown deal substack.com/@newrepublic...
I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Chuck Schumer Needs To Go
The Democratic Senate leader has lost the thread. Everyone is suffering because of his lack of judgment.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I wrote about Chuck Schumer newrepublic.com/article/2029...
you'll never guess which sneering, condescending media reporter this came from
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
you'll never guess which sneering, condescending media reporter this came from
I love that this dumb article has a dumb unrelated autoplay video attached to it that makes it look even dumber
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I love that this dumb article has a dumb unrelated autoplay video attached to it that makes it look even dumber
Senate Ds decided they weren't going to get anything from the shutdown, looked at the calendar, and decided it was better to get nothing and end it now than risk the same outcome after Thanksgiving or Christmas because they worried about midterms ads about them ruining the holidays
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Senate Ds decided they weren't going to get anything from the shutdown, looked at the calendar, and decided it was better to get nothing and end it now than risk the same outcome after Thanksgiving or Christmas because they worried about midterms ads about them ruining the holidays
Schumer letting this all go down and then voting no is nevertheless very funny
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Schumer letting this all go down and then voting no is nevertheless very funny
Cortez Masto, Rosen, and Hassan are the big story here. Everyone else who voted yes is either retiring, Tim Kaine (reps a state with lots of government workers), or John Fetterman (went insane a couple years ago)
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Cortez Masto, Rosen, and Hassan are the big story here. Everyone else who voted yes is either retiring, Tim Kaine (reps a state with lots of government workers), or John Fetterman (went insane a couple years ago)
yup!
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
yup!
it’s a lousy deal www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
it’s a lousy deal www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
as a Bills fans, gotta agree with him on this one
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
as a Bills fans, gotta agree with him on this one
a lot of people on here complain about Trump not getting the Biden treatment but this stuff gets way more mainstream attention now than it did at the equivalent point in Biden’s term
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
a lot of people on here complain about Trump not getting the Biden treatment but this stuff gets way more mainstream attention now than it did at the equivalent point in Biden’s term
Bills, Liverpool, the Democrats… real rough start to the day
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bills, Liverpool, the Democrats… real rough start to the day
Chuck Schumer needs to be humiliated into early retirement
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chuck Schumer needs to be humiliated into early retirement
I hate refereeing discourse so much. Everyone just has to accept this is a morally correct scoreline and move along
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I hate refereeing discourse so much. Everyone just has to accept this is a morally correct scoreline and move along
Phil Foden’s new haircut
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Phil Foden’s new haircut
we go again
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
we go again
Reposted by Alex Shephard
rewatching Downton Abbey, they should have sent Tom Branson to the front and let the Red Baron shoot him with a airplane machine gun
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
rewatching Downton Abbey, they should have sent Tom Branson to the front and let the Red Baron shoot him with a airplane machine gun
just an incredible website
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
just an incredible website
Reposted by Alex Shephard
here's @alexshephard.bsky.social with more on Trump's fetish for punishing people
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Trump Has One Mission: To Make Your Life Hell
Tuesday’s elections should have been a wake-up call for Republicans. Instead, the administration is responding in the only way it knows how: causing more misery for millions of Americans.
newrepublic.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
here's @alexshephard.bsky.social with more on Trump's fetish for punishing people
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
this administration has turned the right's only real approach to poicy—destroy everything—into High Art but it really has its limits
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
this administration has turned the right's only real approach to poicy—destroy everything—into High Art but it really has its limits
