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Host/editorial director @vox.com / Vox Media; Political analyst @cnn.com; Former @nytimes.com @bostonglobe.com; Full time Cristian Romero + Giselle Bryant enthusiast
Host/editorial director @vox.com / Vox Media; Political analyst @cnn.com; Former @nytimes.com @bostonglobe.com; Full time Cristian Romero + Giselle Bryant enthusiast
Bulls up Bears up and The Pope eats Aurelio’s. Perfect time for @HacksOnTap @davidaxelrod.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Bulls up Bears up and The Pope eats Aurelio’s. Perfect time for @HacksOnTap @davidaxelrod.bsky.social
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Timezone in the tweet is insane
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Timezone in the tweet is insane
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“My father started to feel like a ghost. The distance wasn’t just physical. It felt as if I was losing the man who raised me.”
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“My father started to feel like a ghost. The distance wasn’t just physical. It felt as if I was losing the man who raised me.”
From Today Explained @vox.com www.vox.com/podcasts/467...
November 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From Today Explained @vox.com www.vox.com/podcasts/467...
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Republicans have long worried that -- once Trump is gone -- the college graduates whom he alienated will remain Democrats, while the disengaged voters whom he mobilized will stop turning out.
The 2025 election results make that scenario more plausible www.vox.com/politics/467...
The 2025 election results make that scenario more plausible www.vox.com/politics/467...
This is how the Trump coalition unravels
The 2025 elections illuminate a nightmare scenario for the Republican Party.
www.vox.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Republicans have long worried that -- once Trump is gone -- the college graduates whom he alienated will remain Democrats, while the disengaged voters whom he mobilized will stop turning out.
The 2025 election results make that scenario more plausible www.vox.com/politics/467...
The 2025 election results make that scenario more plausible www.vox.com/politics/467...
🚨2 Today Explained eps that make sense of this week's elex results
1) I talked with @awprokop.bsky.social about the "cowboy" phase of Trump's ICE crackdown, and to Molly O’Toole about how the US electorate continues to shift on the issue of immigration, with growing evidence of a Trump backlash
1) I talked with @awprokop.bsky.social about the "cowboy" phase of Trump's ICE crackdown, and to Molly O’Toole about how the US electorate continues to shift on the issue of immigration, with growing evidence of a Trump backlash
Trump’s ICE shakeup by Today, Explained
The president wants more arrests and faster deportations of unauthorized immigrants. Which means the shock-and-awe enforcement campaigns might get even more chaotic.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨2 Today Explained eps that make sense of this week's elex results
1) I talked with @awprokop.bsky.social about the "cowboy" phase of Trump's ICE crackdown, and to Molly O’Toole about how the US electorate continues to shift on the issue of immigration, with growing evidence of a Trump backlash
1) I talked with @awprokop.bsky.social about the "cowboy" phase of Trump's ICE crackdown, and to Molly O’Toole about how the US electorate continues to shift on the issue of immigration, with growing evidence of a Trump backlash
Voter resentment of Dems leftward turn was largely abt perceived focus on cultural issues. So to blanketly apply that to Sanders/Mamdani ignores the class forward nature of their message… (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Voter resentment of Dems leftward turn was largely abt perceived focus on cultural issues. So to blanketly apply that to Sanders/Mamdani ignores the class forward nature of their message… (1/2)
I'll say it: "Andrew Cuomo, in my opinion, ran a campaign that was insulting to New Yorkers, that was insulting to the city, that wasn’t based in the good parts about the city, but was based in fear…” (1/2)
Why Zohran Mamdani’s victory will resonate beyond New York City
Vox’s Astead Herndon explains why Zohran Mamdani’s win matters for Democrats.
www.vox.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'll say it: "Andrew Cuomo, in my opinion, ran a campaign that was insulting to New Yorkers, that was insulting to the city, that wasn’t based in the good parts about the city, but was based in fear…” (1/2)
[quoting @lydiadepillis.bsky.social]
Great graphic. Would often tell the ppl most confused about Mamdani's rise to ask themselves three questions
-- do you take public transit
-- do you rent
-- do you use tik tok
that's more or less the coalition
Great graphic. Would often tell the ppl most confused about Mamdani's rise to ask themselves three questions
-- do you take public transit
-- do you rent
-- do you use tik tok
that's more or less the coalition
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
[quoting @lydiadepillis.bsky.social]
Great graphic. Would often tell the ppl most confused about Mamdani's rise to ask themselves three questions
-- do you take public transit
-- do you rent
-- do you use tik tok
that's more or less the coalition
Great graphic. Would often tell the ppl most confused about Mamdani's rise to ask themselves three questions
-- do you take public transit
-- do you rent
-- do you use tik tok
that's more or less the coalition
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Astead Herndon breaks down Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, where he became the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor in the city’s history.
Why Zohran Mamdani’s victory will resonate beyond New York City
Vox’s Astead Herndon explains why Zohran Mamdani’s win matters for Democrats.
www.vox.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Astead Herndon breaks down Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, where he became the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor in the city’s history.
“Convention has held us back.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Convention has held us back.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...
If you did not like Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary you are in the minority of your national party. I know that is hard to hear — bc it overpopulates among mainstream news consumers… (1/2)
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you did not like Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary you are in the minority of your national party. I know that is hard to hear — bc it overpopulates among mainstream news consumers… (1/2)
New: Breaking up with NYT, why Vox, and planning election coverage that’s prepared for the next war — not the last one. I’m back on @thepressbox.bsky.social with @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @joelanderson.bsky.social. Listen now 🎧
CBS’s Halloween "Bloodbath" and Michael Jordan as the NBA's Ombudsman. Plus: Vox’s Astead Herndon on Leaving The New York Times and the Future of the Democrats.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
New: Breaking up with NYT, why Vox, and planning election coverage that’s prepared for the next war — not the last one. I’m back on @thepressbox.bsky.social with @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @joelanderson.bsky.social. Listen now 🎧
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨Guest hosting Today Explained this afternoon!!
Digging into what's ~really behind Trump's escalation in Venezuela. First @alexhorton.bsky.social on the timeline and the WH's stated rationale…
Digging into what's ~really behind Trump's escalation in Venezuela. First @alexhorton.bsky.social on the timeline and the WH's stated rationale…
October 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🚨Guest hosting Today Explained this afternoon!!
Digging into what's ~really behind Trump's escalation in Venezuela. First @alexhorton.bsky.social on the timeline and the WH's stated rationale…
Digging into what's ~really behind Trump's escalation in Venezuela. First @alexhorton.bsky.social on the timeline and the WH's stated rationale…
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It’s horrible. The food version of the pickleball takeover. Sorry I’m an adult and enjoy tennis
It’s horrible. The food version of the pickleball takeover. Sorry I’m an adult and enjoy tennis
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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It’s horrible. The food version of the pickleball takeover. Sorry I’m an adult and enjoy tennis
It’s horrible. The food version of the pickleball takeover. Sorry I’m an adult and enjoy tennis
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A police report about the crime says Norton has "early stages of dementia." Her office pushed back saying: "The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was unqualified to make."
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed at home by group claiming to be cleaning crew
A police report about the crime says Norton has “early stages of dementia.” Her office said: “The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was u...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A police report about the crime says Norton has "early stages of dementia." Her office pushed back saying: "The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was unqualified to make."
Had a great time with @audiecornish.bsky.social this week on #TheAssignment @cnn.com
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What Zohran Mamdani’s rise says about the future of the left | The Assignment
YouTube video by CNN
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October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Had a great time with @audiecornish.bsky.social this week on #TheAssignment @cnn.com
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![The NBA is very concerned about the multiple arrests made as a result of the FBI's sports gambling code.
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In addition to Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, ABC News is reporting that former #Cavs player and assistant coach Damon Jones has been charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case.
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In addition to Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, ABC News is reporting that former #Cavs player and assistant coach Damon Jones has been charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case.
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Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN.
Bring back bookies
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Bring back bookies