Greg Iwinski
@garyjackson.bsky.social
emmy-winning tv writer: late night, star wars. union guy. always sleepy. omgreg.com
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legitimately i think one of the core failings of centrist pundits is that they have come to define themselves by what they are against--to chart their intellectual course by who they think is being annoying this week--instead of by recourse to genuine principle
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
legitimately i think one of the core failings of centrist pundits is that they have come to define themselves by what they are against--to chart their intellectual course by who they think is being annoying this week--instead of by recourse to genuine principle
For the entire shutdown, the NASA app’s photo of the day was Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io. Every time I swiped past it was that moon waiting for me.
The shutdown truly ended for me when I looked down to see a new photo. App is back at it.
The shutdown truly ended for me when I looked down to see a new photo. App is back at it.
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
For the entire shutdown, the NASA app’s photo of the day was Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io. Every time I swiped past it was that moon waiting for me.
The shutdown truly ended for me when I looked down to see a new photo. App is back at it.
The shutdown truly ended for me when I looked down to see a new photo. App is back at it.
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please, tv writers, i beg you
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
please, tv writers, i beg you
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
One of the adjustments to having a kid in kindergarten is that you don’t know exactly what they ate — and you can’t tell what’s causing those farts.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One of the adjustments to having a kid in kindergarten is that you don’t know exactly what they ate — and you can’t tell what’s causing those farts.
Start the checklists now, looking for 24 senators to say:
Schumer Out
Schumer Out
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Start the checklists now, looking for 24 senators to say:
Schumer Out
Schumer Out
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A govt shutdown is like a strike in the sense that before you start it you MUST have a concrete idea of what your leverage is and what will cause your opponent to fold. Ironically the Dems' strongest leverage point was probably "fucked up Thanksgiving travel" and they folded just before it came.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A govt shutdown is like a strike in the sense that before you start it you MUST have a concrete idea of what your leverage is and what will cause your opponent to fold. Ironically the Dems' strongest leverage point was probably "fucked up Thanksgiving travel" and they folded just before it came.
Chuck's Gonna Do It Again
The Democrats Can't Quit Helping Republicans
www.omgreg.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Credit where due, fucking with air travel was genius MAGA move. It impacts upper & middle class and, more importantly, a powerful business interest. Starving millions of poor people doesn't piss off Wall St.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Credit where due, fucking with air travel was genius MAGA move. It impacts upper & middle class and, more importantly, a powerful business interest. Starving millions of poor people doesn't piss off Wall St.
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reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
Make this the floor for Avoiding Voter Wrath
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Make this the floor for Avoiding Voter Wrath
Durbin RETIRING
Shaheen RETIRING
Hassan 2028
Fetterman 2028
Rosen 2030
Cortez-Mastro 2028
Kaine 2030
King 2030
When establishment Democrats have nothing to lose, they make sure the American people are the ones taking the L.
Shaheen RETIRING
Hassan 2028
Fetterman 2028
Rosen 2030
Cortez-Mastro 2028
Kaine 2030
King 2030
When establishment Democrats have nothing to lose, they make sure the American people are the ones taking the L.
Dems who voted with GOP on ending shutdown:
DURBIN
SHAHEEN
HASSAN
FETTERMAN
ROSEN
CORTEZ MASTO
KAINE
And KING (I)
On track for 60-40 vote
DURBIN
SHAHEEN
HASSAN
FETTERMAN
ROSEN
CORTEZ MASTO
KAINE
And KING (I)
On track for 60-40 vote
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Durbin RETIRING
Shaheen RETIRING
Hassan 2028
Fetterman 2028
Rosen 2030
Cortez-Mastro 2028
Kaine 2030
King 2030
When establishment Democrats have nothing to lose, they make sure the American people are the ones taking the L.
Shaheen RETIRING
Hassan 2028
Fetterman 2028
Rosen 2030
Cortez-Mastro 2028
Kaine 2030
King 2030
When establishment Democrats have nothing to lose, they make sure the American people are the ones taking the L.
Let’s see if there is a single yes vote from someone running in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Let’s see if there is a single yes vote from someone running in 2026.
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
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shutdown deal per AXIOS:
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
shutdown deal per AXIOS:
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
From March.
Much has changed in America, but not on the Dem side of the senate.
Much has changed in America, but not on the Dem side of the senate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
From March.
Much has changed in America, but not on the Dem side of the senate.
Much has changed in America, but not on the Dem side of the senate.
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5/ Whether Republicans secure enough Democratic votes is NOT the only question here. It’s critical that if 7 or 8 mods vote with the gop to end this that the rest of the caucus vote the right way and make clear they think this was the wrong decision. If they don’t then “the Democrats” own this …
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
5/ Whether Republicans secure enough Democratic votes is NOT the only question here. It’s critical that if 7 or 8 mods vote with the gop to end this that the rest of the caucus vote the right way and make clear they think this was the wrong decision. If they don’t then “the Democrats” own this …
I would bet you some real money that right now Chuck Schumer is imagining a January 30th, 2026 where this CR is expiring and voters have paid one month of insanely high ACA premiums.
“THEN I’ll have the upper hand and my Republican colleagues will come to their senses!” he’s muttering to myself.
“THEN I’ll have the upper hand and my Republican colleagues will come to their senses!” he’s muttering to myself.
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I would bet you some real money that right now Chuck Schumer is imagining a January 30th, 2026 where this CR is expiring and voters have paid one month of insanely high ACA premiums.
“THEN I’ll have the upper hand and my Republican colleagues will come to their senses!” he’s muttering to myself.
“THEN I’ll have the upper hand and my Republican colleagues will come to their senses!” he’s muttering to myself.
Struggling to find the political downside for a Chris Murphy type Senate Dem to break with Schumer a year early and get the head start as The One Who Will Fight For You
If you were a Democrat looking to separate yourself from the milquetoast pack as An Actual Fighter... this might be the place to launch that pre-26 messaging.
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Struggling to find the political downside for a Chris Murphy type Senate Dem to break with Schumer a year early and get the head start as The One Who Will Fight For You
If you were a Democrat looking to separate yourself from the milquetoast pack as An Actual Fighter... this might be the place to launch that pre-26 messaging.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you were a Democrat looking to separate yourself from the milquetoast pack as An Actual Fighter... this might be the place to launch that pre-26 messaging.
Pivotal moments — good ones like Tuesday in NYC, bad ones like the Senate capitulation tonight — hinge on the same thing: primary elections.
2026 will be won or lost in the spring.
2026 will be won or lost in the spring.
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pivotal moments — good ones like Tuesday in NYC, bad ones like the Senate capitulation tonight — hinge on the same thing: primary elections.
2026 will be won or lost in the spring.
2026 will be won or lost in the spring.
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