Dave Weigel
@daveweigel.bsky.social
National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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Gregg Turkington offers a Behind-The-Scenes look in VFA Presents: DVD to VHS Conversion
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Gregg Turkington offers a Behind-The-Scenes look in VFA Presents: DVD to VHS Conversion
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
Watch now on HEI: heinetwork.tv/more/vfa-pre...
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many people are saying, we love our american teflon cut pasta don't we?
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
many people are saying, we love our american teflon cut pasta don't we?
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Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
Bumpin' that youtu.be/4yXPmmuSlgQ?...
John Zorn and Bill Laswell: TURBINES | Sessions | Gagosian Premieres
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November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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It's Ford Madox Ford, not "Maddox." Check your spelling if you're trying to be a snob.
And I read "The Good Soldier" last year, no need to read it again.
And I read "The Good Soldier" last year, no need to read it again.
you are arguing about "literature" and high art , a la say Ford Maddox Ford, with a guy who is reading HP Lovecraft ?
really ?
nice
really ?
nice
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It's Ford Madox Ford, not "Maddox." Check your spelling if you're trying to be a snob.
And I read "The Good Soldier" last year, no need to read it again.
And I read "The Good Soldier" last year, no need to read it again.
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I used to wonder why early sci-fi writers were so obsessed with meal pills, until I saw what the average diet looked like, particularly for a working man living alone. Eating well meant your landlady leaving out cold cuts of ham (and not necessarily having a fridge to keep them in)
Cookbooks of the 1940s and 50s read like tones of Lovecraftian horror today.
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I used to wonder why early sci-fi writers were so obsessed with meal pills, until I saw what the average diet looked like, particularly for a working man living alone. Eating well meant your landlady leaving out cold cuts of ham (and not necessarily having a fridge to keep them in)
I can and no government can stop me.
Dave, you can’t count a book as read if it was an audio book. You didn’t read it you listened to it. Two fundamentally different ways to ingest media. We as a country, need to stop people from saying they “read” 50 books this year when they actually listened to them. Absolute fraudulent behavior.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I can and no government can stop me.
Last week's reads, helped along by a flight to and from Omaha. Mix of audiobooks (Page, "Marenghi"), used book store finds (Introducing), kindle horror/history I grabbed for October.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Last week's reads, helped along by a flight to and from Omaha. Mix of audiobooks (Page, "Marenghi"), used book store finds (Introducing), kindle horror/history I grabbed for October.
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Say Goodbye
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November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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At TPM's 25th anniversary event, staff and alums reflected on 25 years of US politics, and how we always believed the fringe extremists were the driving force of the American right rather than the titular Republican party.
Read @joshtpm.bsky.social ky.social's dispatch:
Read @joshtpm.bsky.social ky.social's dispatch:
Watching the History of TPM and Its View Over the Horizon from the Far Seats
I want to thank everyone who came out for our TPM 25th...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
At TPM's 25th anniversary event, staff and alums reflected on 25 years of US politics, and how we always believed the fringe extremists were the driving force of the American right rather than the titular Republican party.
Read @joshtpm.bsky.social ky.social's dispatch:
Read @joshtpm.bsky.social ky.social's dispatch:
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What happens after the failed shutdown vote today? “Many of us, including myself, are advocating for sticking around through Veterans Day," said Sen. Tillis
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
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But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
🟡 Semafor Washington, DC: Digging in | Semafor
In today’s edition: Republicans warn Trump to shift focus back to the economy, and shutdown momentum stalls.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
What happens after the failed shutdown vote today? “Many of us, including myself, are advocating for sticking around through Veterans Day," said Sen. Tillis
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
But it's not clear if that will move the needle. “Democrats have got to remain firm,” says Sen. Sanders
www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Guided by Voices - "Volcano"
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November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My new one @slate.com: "Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire" slate.com/news-and-pol...
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best ending of all time, let's be real
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
best ending of all time, let's be real
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New: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got advance notice from the Trump admin that ICE agents were about to conduct their aggressive Canal St. immigration raid — a revelation that could raise complex questions for Mamdani, who wants to as mayor keep her as PC. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/06/n...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got Trump admin heads up before ICE raid on Canal Street
The revelation that Tisch had advance knowledge of the Trump administration’s Canal St. raids could raise a number of complicated questions for Zohran Mamdani, the mayoral-elect who has said …
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November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got advance notice from the Trump admin that ICE agents were about to conduct their aggressive Canal St. immigration raid — a revelation that could raise complex questions for Mamdani, who wants to as mayor keep her as PC. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/06/n...
I talked to @JoshShapiroPA on his victory lap, after a set of PA off-year elections that he invested in and won.
Republicans saw what they were up against and "chose to pick a different fight.”
Got into some other topics... www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Republicans saw what they were up against and "chose to pick a different fight.”
Got into some other topics... www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Exclusive: Shapiro rejoices after going ‘all-in’ to turn Pennsylvania bluer
The governor, universally seen as a 2028 candidate, is stepping into the limelight after a successful off-year Election Day.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I talked to @JoshShapiroPA on his victory lap, after a set of PA off-year elections that he invested in and won.
Republicans saw what they were up against and "chose to pick a different fight.”
Got into some other topics... www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Republicans saw what they were up against and "chose to pick a different fight.”
Got into some other topics... www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
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Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
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August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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To the extent there's a legal argument for Trump's tariffs, it goes like this: A law gives the president some additional powers in the event of an emergency. He says there's an emergency, and it's not up to courts to determine if that's right, it's up to him.
Johnson isn't even bothering with that.
Johnson isn't even bothering with that.
He's not even using the national emergency argument!
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To the extent there's a legal argument for Trump's tariffs, it goes like this: A law gives the president some additional powers in the event of an emergency. He says there's an emergency, and it's not up to courts to determine if that's right, it's up to him.
Johnson isn't even bothering with that.
Johnson isn't even bothering with that.