Ann Keller
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Professor of political science and expert on science in the public sector.
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
Amen
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Amen
In his publications, he lists consulting for BP as a conflict of interest. How is it possible for someone getting $$ from the oil and gas industry to lead the NIEHS?
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Walsh is the institute’s seventh director and will also serve as director of the National Toxicology Program.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In his publications, he lists consulting for BP as a conflict of interest. How is it possible for someone getting $$ from the oil and gas industry to lead the NIEHS?
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
Dr. Kyle Walsh selected to lead the NIEHS share.google/R7HlIDkU1d5W...
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"We covered this city for a living and love it, and we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm."
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
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Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
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November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"We covered this city for a living and love it, and we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm."
Anyone else feeling like they're trapped in a b-movie masquerading as a political thriller?
In this email, Epstein said he's been ADVISING THE RUSSIANS in how to deal with Trump, which is interesting when paired with the email below where Wolff said he and Epstein could be "generating a debt"
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Anyone else feeling like they're trapped in a b-movie masquerading as a political thriller?
How far does information like this go at a time when billionaires who benefit from Trump's policies control the algorithm?
This would be “worst NFP print since Dec 2020,” adds the Goldman desk.
(WSJ) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely shrunk by 50,000 roles in October, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How far does information like this go at a time when billionaires who benefit from Trump's policies control the algorithm?
"They should be building statues of her. We’re lucky to have seen her in action. A truly remarkable leader, a fierce partisan, and an even fiercer patriot." Queue up Swift's If I Were A Man.
Ugh with all the fuss I forgot to tweet out my item today: In praise of Pelosi and why they should be building statues of her all over. Plus so many links. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/the-speaker
The Speaker
On Pelosi. Plus all the links.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"They should be building statues of her. We’re lucky to have seen her in action. A truly remarkable leader, a fierce partisan, and an even fiercer patriot." Queue up Swift's If I Were A Man.
This is not Bernstein's first shutdown, and he addresses what power Democrats have in Congress right now analytically instead of emotionally. A terrific read.
There was no winning move: Why Dems did better than people think in the shutdown endgame; why everyone thinks they did so badly; and why those who wish the GOP had ended the filibuster now are way wrong. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/shutdowns-...
Shutdown's End
There was no winning move - but the Democrats played it better than people think.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is not Bernstein's first shutdown, and he addresses what power Democrats have in Congress right now analytically instead of emotionally. A terrific read.
Local coverage of this event reports 2 people got in a fist fight, 3 were arrested and, by 9:30, there were more people at Yogurt Park (famous soft serve) than outside Zellerbach. share.google/wgIgr07yi5AU...
Anti-fascist protesters clash with attendees outside Turning Point event at UC Berkeley
Skirmishes led to at least 3 arrests, as protesters traded jeers with those attending the event, held 2 months after Charlie Kirk’s death.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Local coverage of this event reports 2 people got in a fist fight, 3 were arrested and, by 9:30, there were more people at Yogurt Park (famous soft serve) than outside Zellerbach. share.google/wgIgr07yi5AU...
They aren't really trying to hide the white supremacy part, are they?
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
They aren't really trying to hide the white supremacy part, are they?
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
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If a Democratic president did this would it be celebrated as a victory for the public or pilloried as gov't overreach? Only Nixon could go to China.
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If a Democratic president did this would it be celebrated as a victory for the public or pilloried as gov't overreach? Only Nixon could go to China.
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
Novo Nordisk, Lilly strike deal with Trump to slash weight-loss drug prices | Reuters share.google/6voeJujECN8w...
After Tuesday, they are doubling down on this? Do they believe they'll never have to win another election? Or they are just plain stupid.
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks emergency block on order to pay food stamps in full
The Trump administration tried not to pay for any food stamps in November because of the government shutdown. It now proposes partial SNAP benefits.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
After Tuesday, they are doubling down on this? Do they believe they'll never have to win another election? Or they are just plain stupid.
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
SNAP benefits: Trump admin seeks block on food stamps order share.google/B1KwwlMDG8WV...
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My election wrap, mostly forward looking, covering lots of ground briefly - including my irresponsible speculation about one reason the conventional wisdom was so certain that the party didn't have its act together. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/after-the-...
After the Elections
A mostly forward-looking wrap.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My election wrap, mostly forward looking, covering lots of ground briefly - including my irresponsible speculation about one reason the conventional wisdom was so certain that the party didn't have its act together. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/after-the-...
Meanwhile, over at Heritage, staff are arguing about whether condemnation of antisemitism means that "Christian staff will have to engage in Jewish rituals."
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
At least five members of Heritage’s antisemitism task force resigned after Roberts defended Carlson’s interview with antisemitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Meanwhile, over at Heritage, staff are arguing about whether condemnation of antisemitism means that "Christian staff will have to engage in Jewish rituals."
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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Heritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
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That's right. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. (Tee hee)
Johnson: I don't think the loss last night was any reflection about Republicans at all.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
That's right. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. (Tee hee)
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be able to say this, but voting for prop 50 today was a vote for democracy. Nice work California.
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be able to say this, but voting for prop 50 today was a vote for democracy. Nice work California.
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
California voters approve new US House map to help Democrats | AP News share.google/6U13lvQC5Z2l...
Is it legal for a president to lie to try to influence a state election?
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM'
Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the president's claims on X as ]the ramblings of an old man that knows he’s about to LOSE.'
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November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is it legal for a president to lie to try to influence a state election?
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
California officials push back on Trump claim that Prop. 50 vote is a 'GIANT SCAM' - Los Angeles Times share.google/BreHS9iO1V1C...
States stepping up in the absence of public health guidance from the CDC
Planning some travel for the holidays? Make sure you’re vaccinated against winter respiratory viruses – flu, COVID-19 and RSV.
More tips include: Wear a mask in airports and planes. Wash your hands frequently. Cover your cough or sneeze.
📲 Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses
More tips include: Wear a mask in airports and planes. Wash your hands frequently. Cover your cough or sneeze.
📲 Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
States stepping up in the absence of public health guidance from the CDC
This guy! He just did that! LFG!
helluva closing message
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This guy! He just did that! LFG!
Would love to be a fly on the wall of the Cuomo campaign as all of these nail-in-coffin endorsements come pouring in. Happy election day!
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Would love to be a fly on the wall of the Cuomo campaign as all of these nail-in-coffin endorsements come pouring in. Happy election day!
Harris/Democrats did better than most parties who were in power during the post-Covid inflation. But I presume efforts from right wing fanatics to make Democrats believe their party is a dumpster fire will continue until the midterms when we'll start to see headlines about its surprising turnaround
In this article about why Harris lost in 2024, Ross Douthat does not mention "inflation" a single time.
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Harris/Democrats did better than most parties who were in power during the post-Covid inflation. But I presume efforts from right wing fanatics to make Democrats believe their party is a dumpster fire will continue until the midterms when we'll start to see headlines about its surprising turnaround
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She was previously banned from Facebook, Venmo, PayPal, GoFundMe, and Instagram. She was banned from CPAC. She was even banned from Uber and Lyft. But good enough for Pete Hegseth. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
She was previously banned from Facebook, Venmo, PayPal, GoFundMe, and Instagram. She was banned from CPAC. She was even banned from Uber and Lyft. But good enough for Pete Hegseth. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
If we take the WI supreme court justice election as a model, we might expect Cuomo's tepid support to drop after an endorsement from Musk. How well will that racism play with undecided voters who might not want to be associated with such bottom feeders, even if they think Mamdani is too liberal?
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If we take the WI supreme court justice election as a model, we might expect Cuomo's tepid support to drop after an endorsement from Musk. How well will that racism play with undecided voters who might not want to be associated with such bottom feeders, even if they think Mamdani is too liberal?
All the photos, all the videos. Flood the zone with images of these agents attacking peaceful protesters. This is a pastor who has just asked if he could help getting shot in the face.
Source: Berkeleyside
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Source: Berkeleyside
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A federal agent shot a pastor in the face with a chemical weapon. What can California do about it?
A violent response to an Oakland protest raises the same legal questions other states are grappling with as Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
All the photos, all the videos. Flood the zone with images of these agents attacking peaceful protesters. This is a pastor who has just asked if he could help getting shot in the face.
Source: Berkeleyside
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Source: Berkeleyside
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Pappas: It’s a big tell that Republicans are trying to gerrymander their way into a permanent majority, because they understand how historically unpopular their ideas are. Whether it’s closing rural hospitals, kicking people off their health insurance, or taking food away from hungry families
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Pappas: It’s a big tell that Republicans are trying to gerrymander their way into a permanent majority, because they understand how historically unpopular their ideas are. Whether it’s closing rural hospitals, kicking people off their health insurance, or taking food away from hungry families