David Kleinman
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Still working this out. 🫘
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The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
For those not reading Talking Points Memo, it's a good time to start.
Josh Marshall writes the time to talk openly about Supreme Court reform is here and now.
In light of the open corruption of SCOTUS, we can have civic democracy or this SCOTU. Not both.
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Josh Marshall writes the time to talk openly about Supreme Court reform is here and now.
In light of the open corruption of SCOTUS, we can have civic democracy or this SCOTU. Not both.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...
Democratic Voters and the Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Six
I’ve noted many times the central role of Supreme Court reform to...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
For those not reading Talking Points Memo, it's a good time to start.
Josh Marshall writes the time to talk openly about Supreme Court reform is here and now.
In light of the open corruption of SCOTUS, we can have civic democracy or this SCOTU. Not both.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...
Josh Marshall writes the time to talk openly about Supreme Court reform is here and now.
In light of the open corruption of SCOTUS, we can have civic democracy or this SCOTU. Not both.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...
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@joshtpm.bsky.social argues that you can have democratic self-government (and the possibility of Democrats ever actually being in power), or you can have this Supreme Court. But not both.
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Democratic Voters and the Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Six
I’ve noted many times the central role of Supreme Court reform to...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social argues that you can have democratic self-government (and the possibility of Democrats ever actually being in power), or you can have this Supreme Court. But not both.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...
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The official accounts of the Oct. 27 strike were muddled from the beginning, with conflicting initial reports of whether the survivor had been rescued. More than six weeks later, key questions remain unanswered:
The Grim Fate of the Sole Survivor of a Lawless U.S. Boat Strike
A Timeline With Glaring Holes I’ve been surprised that the uproar over...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The official accounts of the Oct. 27 strike were muddled from the beginning, with conflicting initial reports of whether the survivor had been rescued. More than six weeks later, key questions remain unanswered:
Hey Grok, I’m in LA near Koreatown, take me to the nearest Bund Rally
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Tesla drivers can now turn to Grok for directions
Tesla unveiled its 2025 holiday update and the company said Elon Musk's AI chatbot can now add and edit navigation destinations.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hey Grok, I’m in LA near Koreatown, take me to the nearest Bund Rally
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Court Reform: Breaking the Corrupt Rule of the Six GOPers Is Everything talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/court...
Court Reform: Breaking the Corrupt Rule of the Six GOPers Is Everything
I’ve become something of a broken record on this. But repetition sometimes...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Court Reform: Breaking the Corrupt Rule of the Six GOPers Is Everything talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/court...
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Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan Monday, reflexively jumping into the arguments to downplay the obvious dangers his majority will soon unleash in its seemingly imminent decision to destroy independent agencies.
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Roberts on Cleanup Duty as Court Prepares to Kill Independent Government Agencies
Chief Justice John Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan Monday, reflexively jumping into the arguments to downplay the obvious dangers his majority will soon unleash in its seemingly imminent decision to destroy independent agencies.
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Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly
One of my instrument panel watchwords for understanding politics is that all...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump Has the Look of the Weak Horse; People Are Acting Accordingly talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release
LOL Wut? Poised to lose a House vote this week calling for...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Trump’s New Sham: The House Should Vote to Force Me to Release the Epstein Files That I Won’t Release talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
This right here 👇
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The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This right here 👇
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
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November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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A few months before I left TPM, Dick Cheney got a heart transplant and we thought he might die, so @davidkurtz.bsky.social asked me to prewrite his obituary. I did as instructed, David never even gave it so much as a copy edit, and now, 13 years later, it’s live, purple prose, TKs and all.
Time Capsule: Our Dick Cheney Obituary … From 2012
Editor’s Note: I mentioned in today’s Morning Memo that while TPM doesn’t...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A few months before I left TPM, Dick Cheney got a heart transplant and we thought he might die, so @davidkurtz.bsky.social asked me to prewrite his obituary. I did as instructed, David never even gave it so much as a copy edit, and now, 13 years later, it’s live, purple prose, TKs and all.
For angelenos, if the Blue Jays win the the series a consolation prize would be knowing it will piss off POTUS. Having a Canadian team beat an American team may just trigger more illegal tariffs.
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
For angelenos, if the Blue Jays win the the series a consolation prize would be knowing it will piss off POTUS. Having a Canadian team beat an American team may just trigger more illegal tariffs.
Sarah Ferguson knew a long time ago Andrew was a degenerate.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Andrew had 40 prostitutes brought to five-star hotel, historian claims
Andrew Lownie is author of the unauthorised biography, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, which chronicles the former prince's spectacular fall from grace.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Sarah Ferguson knew a long time ago Andrew was a degenerate.
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The criminal case, third country removal, and prolonged detention are all just tools the Trump administration is using to savage Abrego Garcia. The savagery is the point.
The Administration’s Ghastly Game Plan For Savaging Abrego Garcia
The Savagery Is The Point It’s difficult to convey the full scope...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The criminal case, third country removal, and prolonged detention are all just tools the Trump administration is using to savage Abrego Garcia. The savagery is the point.
If you are lucky enough to live in a market where Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is available in theaters, you simply must experience this on a big screen.
Every frame exhibits the passion, creativity and skill of the craftspeople, lead by Del Toro, to create a remarkable adaptation.
Every frame exhibits the passion, creativity and skill of the craftspeople, lead by Del Toro, to create a remarkable adaptation.
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you are lucky enough to live in a market where Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is available in theaters, you simply must experience this on a big screen.
Every frame exhibits the passion, creativity and skill of the craftspeople, lead by Del Toro, to create a remarkable adaptation.
Every frame exhibits the passion, creativity and skill of the craftspeople, lead by Del Toro, to create a remarkable adaptation.
There are like 30+ No Kings events in LA, from the Valley to Torrance and Orange County, Santa Monica, Culver City.
Here’s my view from DTLA
Here’s my view from DTLA
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
There are like 30+ No Kings events in LA, from the Valley to Torrance and Orange County, Santa Monica, Culver City.
Here’s my view from DTLA
Here’s my view from DTLA
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This is gonna be fun. Build the FOMO. NoKings.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is gonna be fun. Build the FOMO. NoKings.org
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It's really hard to keep up with all the women Rep. Cory Mills has either had an affair with or beaten up or both. And where is he leaving after getting booted from his 20k a month apt? talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-s...
House Speaker Dismisses Concern About Restraining Order Against Rep. Cory Mills
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's really hard to keep up with all the women Rep. Cory Mills has either had an affair with or beaten up or both. And where is he leaving after getting booted from his 20k a month apt? talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-s...
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Todd Gilbert was forced to resign or be fired for refusing to can the top career prosecutor in his office, who had found insufficient evidence to pursue a cockamamie theory for investigating the investigators of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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Mystery Solved: Trump US Attorney Was Forced Out For Not Investigating the Investigators
The Retribution: Russia Probe Edition The NYT had previously hinted at the...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Todd Gilbert was forced to resign or be fired for refusing to can the top career prosecutor in his office, who had found insufficient evidence to pursue a cockamamie theory for investigating the investigators of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful
It’s always a complicated matter to say who is “winning” a shutdown...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Shutdown, Zombie Politics and How Trump Stumbled Into Not Being All-Powerful talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
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No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.
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