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One of the intended consequences of President Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department is to leave behind a weakened, overwhelmed, decimated organization that simply can’t do its job. This is all coming home to roost in a very visible way in Minnesota:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
The Trump DOJ Has Collapsed and It Ain’t Pretty
The Destruction: DOJ Edition One of the intended consequences of President Trump’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
One of the intended consequences of President Trump’s politicization of the Justice Department is to leave behind a weakened, overwhelmed, decimated organization that simply can’t do its job. This is all coming home to roost in a very visible way in Minnesota:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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1/ Just weeks after a Democrat was elected governor of NC in 2024 by an overwhelming margin, the state’s GOP-controlled legislature set out to strip him of powers.
What happened next illuminates the breakdown in the separation of powers throughout the nation.
THREAD 👇
tinyurl.com/y3v6np59
What happened next illuminates the breakdown in the separation of powers throughout the nation.
THREAD 👇
tinyurl.com/y3v6np59
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it fina...
tinyurl.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
1/ Just weeks after a Democrat was elected governor of NC in 2024 by an overwhelming margin, the state’s GOP-controlled legislature set out to strip him of powers.
What happened next illuminates the breakdown in the separation of powers throughout the nation.
THREAD 👇
tinyurl.com/y3v6np59
What happened next illuminates the breakdown in the separation of powers throughout the nation.
THREAD 👇
tinyurl.com/y3v6np59
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Bari Weiss apparently spiked Sharyn Alfonsi’s 60 Minutes segment on CECOT for political reasons.
Here’s her email to the news staff.
Sharyn Alfonsi has more guts than every single beltway reporter.
Here’s her email to the news staff.
Sharyn Alfonsi has more guts than every single beltway reporter.
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Bari Weiss apparently spiked Sharyn Alfonsi’s 60 Minutes segment on CECOT for political reasons.
Here’s her email to the news staff.
Sharyn Alfonsi has more guts than every single beltway reporter.
Here’s her email to the news staff.
Sharyn Alfonsi has more guts than every single beltway reporter.
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Big Crookin’ in Mortgage Paperwork Nirvana: The Bill Pulte Story talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-c...
Big Crookin’ in Mortgage Paperwork Nirvana: The Bill Pulte Story
You may remember that I wrote back in August about the MAGA...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Big Crookin’ in Mortgage Paperwork Nirvana: The Bill Pulte Story talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-c...
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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If you think the attack on the Fed's Lisa Cook has nothing to do with you, you're wrong — any one of us may be next paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all...
We Are All Lisa Cook
Nobody is safe from weaponized government
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you think the attack on the Fed's Lisa Cook has nothing to do with you, you're wrong — any one of us may be next paulkrugman.substack.com/p/we-are-all...
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May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
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well we all remember the apocryphal saying, when fascism comes to america it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross and also in the guise of the stupidest most vile child raping piece of shit who ever lived
August 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
well we all remember the apocryphal saying, when fascism comes to america it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross and also in the guise of the stupidest most vile child raping piece of shit who ever lived
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"One thing is certain: you will not see them defending Bove on the record. They either will try to suggest the whistleblower’s allegations are not credible or, more likely, keep their heads buried deep in the sand."
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation
Why Emil Bove’s confirmation would mark a new low for the federal judiciary
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"One thing is certain: you will not see them defending Bove on the record. They either will try to suggest the whistleblower’s allegations are not credible or, more likely, keep their heads buried deep in the sand."
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
The Most Unqualified Nominee in a Generation open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
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There’s more than one way to cook the books. You can doctor or delete data after it’s been collected. Alternatively, ensure the numbers are never collected in the first place.
Lately, the Trump administration has been into leaning into that second scheme, by purging and defunding statistics agencies
Lately, the Trump administration has been into leaning into that second scheme, by purging and defunding statistics agencies
Opinion | First thing we do, let’s fire all the statisticians
The Trump administration’s strategy in dealing with tough numbers: Don’t count them.
wapo.st
July 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
There’s more than one way to cook the books. You can doctor or delete data after it’s been collected. Alternatively, ensure the numbers are never collected in the first place.
Lately, the Trump administration has been into leaning into that second scheme, by purging and defunding statistics agencies
Lately, the Trump administration has been into leaning into that second scheme, by purging and defunding statistics agencies
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I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Telling the Truth About the Supreme Court
The task of interpreting the law is inherently “political.” But no justice has been this comfortable saying so in public.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
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“Trump took power in a nation that, despite its dark mood, was doing well on many fronts. But he has moved quickly to fix that.”
By @pkrugman.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
By @pkrugman.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“Trump took power in a nation that, despite its dark mood, was doing well on many fronts. But he has moved quickly to fix that.”
By @pkrugman.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
By @pkrugman.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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There are times for wonky policy analysis and fun musical codas. But this isn't one of them
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
This Is Not a Drill
American democracy is on the line right now
paulkrugman.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There are times for wonky policy analysis and fun musical codas. But this isn't one of them
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
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Funding The War on Yourselves talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fundi...
Funding The War on Yourselves
Donald Trump announced today that he will begin “winding down” FEMA after...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Funding The War on Yourselves talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/fundi...
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Tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into our economy.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out reward and punishment
The president's latest power grab will devastate America's economy—and its democracy.
www.motherjones.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into our economy.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
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I borrowed this metaphor, but I don't know from where paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-is...
America is Trapped in a Burning Tesla
Surprise! The madman stuff wasn’t an act
paulkrugman.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I borrowed this metaphor, but I don't know from where paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-is...
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Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
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In addition to being civic degenerates these people are in every case infantile, sloppy and incompetent. Grand flourishes of performative cruelty followed by entitled pleas of "I don't know how to do this. Can you help?"
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
In addition to being civic degenerates these people are in every case infantile, sloppy and incompetent. Grand flourishes of performative cruelty followed by entitled pleas of "I don't know how to do this. Can you help?"
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Don't just ask how Musk/Trump actions serve their supposed purposes. Ask how they aid the attempt to seize power paulkrugman.substack.com/p/autogolpe
Autogolpe
What’s really happening beneath the Musk/Trump chaos
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Don't just ask how Musk/Trump actions serve their supposed purposes. Ask how they aid the attempt to seize power paulkrugman.substack.com/p/autogolpe
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America led the world on public health. MAGA is destroying it. And those going along will have blood on their hands. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
RFK Jr. and the MAGA Death Trip
The war on science is turning deadly
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
America led the world on public health. MAGA is destroying it. And those going along will have blood on their hands. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
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Even the supposed "adults" in Trump's Cabinet, like Rubio and Bessent, turned out to be spineless quislings. wapo.st/4gpWut0
Opinion | The ‘adults’ in Trump’s Cabinet appear to have misplaced their spines
Secretaries Rubio and Bessent are complicit in the president’s dismantling of the federal government.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Even the supposed "adults" in Trump's Cabinet, like Rubio and Bessent, turned out to be spineless quislings. wapo.st/4gpWut0
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Everyone at Big Finish is devastated to learn that our close colleague Christopher Benjamin passed away earlier this month. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
A tribute has been published on the Big Finish website: https://bgfn.sh/cb2025
A tribute has been published on the Big Finish website: https://bgfn.sh/cb2025
January 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Everyone at Big Finish is devastated to learn that our close colleague Christopher Benjamin passed away earlier this month. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
A tribute has been published on the Big Finish website: https://bgfn.sh/cb2025
A tribute has been published on the Big Finish website: https://bgfn.sh/cb2025