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Enough Dems appear to now get it-- it's not about moderate or progressive. Irrelevant, destructive terms. It's about dynamic candidates who can communicate well, good fit-represent their electorates & speak to their needs w/ solutions. NYC will look different than ME-2 or VA. And that's ok!
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
Curious if she'll come back around or if she's convinced he'll be a drag on her '28 presidential run. And if he can get a primary opponent to beat her in '26. “It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level.” gift link
Trump Cuts Ties With Marjorie Taylor Greene, Calling Her ‘Wacky’
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Curious if she'll come back around or if she's convinced he'll be a drag on her '28 presidential run. And if he can get a primary opponent to beat her in '26. “It’s astonishing really how hard he’s fighting to stop the Epstein files from coming out that he actually goes to this level.” gift link
THE APPRENTICE Official Trailer | Mongrel Media
YouTube video by Mongrel Media
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November 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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"In February, Trump had a 50% approval rating among independent young men, with 34% disapproving. In October, SocialSphere found that only 31% of independent young men approved of Trump—a 36-point net shift in just eight months" puck.news/young-men-dr...
How to Lose a Man in 365 Days
Gen Zyn swung right for Trump in 2024, but last week’s elections show they’re beginning to question whether the president can make life more affordable. Whether Democrats can keep them remains to be s...
puck.news
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"In February, Trump had a 50% approval rating among independent young men, with 34% disapproving. In October, SocialSphere found that only 31% of independent young men approved of Trump—a 36-point net shift in just eight months" puck.news/young-men-dr...
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"In one email from April 2011, Epstein told Maxwell, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.” He added that an unnamed victim “spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"In one email from April 2011, Epstein told Maxwell, “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.” He added that an unnamed victim “spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One"
Tim Miller nails it, great pod. Too much group think online not just for Rs but for Ds too. More independent thinking needed-- this a v good example of just that in the face of an overwhelming chorus of we lost and infighting.
youtu.be/EZDK6T79mto?...
youtu.be/EZDK6T79mto?...
Calm Down—Democrats WON the Shutdown! (w/ Will Saletan) | The Bulwark Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Tim Miller nails it, great pod. Too much group think online not just for Rs but for Ds too. More independent thinking needed-- this a v good example of just that in the face of an overwhelming chorus of we lost and infighting.
youtu.be/EZDK6T79mto?...
youtu.be/EZDK6T79mto?...
Think it's pretty obvious they did (just terrible communicators framed it, D Senators). Raised issue of health care affordability & food access X 100, w Trump & Rs exposed looking horrible.With shutdown over, affordability front & center again, enormous anchor @ sinking Trump/R s neck. gift link
What if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win?
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Think it's pretty obvious they did (just terrible communicators framed it, D Senators). Raised issue of health care affordability & food access X 100, w Trump & Rs exposed looking horrible.With shutdown over, affordability front & center again, enormous anchor @ sinking Trump/R s neck. gift link
A very important result of the government shutdown ending. This is terrible for many, and political kryptonite for Trump and Republicans. Now that will be front and center. gift link
As Shutdown Nears End, Trump Still Confronts Soaring Health Costs
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A very important result of the government shutdown ending. This is terrible for many, and political kryptonite for Trump and Republicans. Now that will be front and center. gift link
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Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
The president's numbers on prices are where Biden's were during peak inflation in 2022-23.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Donald Trump is Joe Biden now
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
POTUS's job approval on prices is where Biden's was during peak inflation in 2022-23. Voters say 2:1 that Trump has made the economy worse. Oh, and consumer sentiment among independents hit a new all-time low in November, www.gelliottmorris.com/p/donald-tru...
Wow, great deep dive reporting. She's in all the way w/ anti-vax movement now, hard to believe.
Does Cheryl Hines share husband RFK Jr.’s vaccine views? Now we know the answer.
The actress finally steps out as first lady of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wow, great deep dive reporting. She's in all the way w/ anti-vax movement now, hard to believe.
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"Federal law enforcement staff working at the camp have been waiting on Ms. Maxwell hand and foot," says the letter signed by House Judiciary committee ranking member
www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislai...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislai...
Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence, House Judiciary Committee Democrats say.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Federal law enforcement staff working at the camp have been waiting on Ms. Maxwell hand and foot," says the letter signed by House Judiciary committee ranking member
www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislai...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislai...
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Trump pardons slew of allies who tried to help him overturn 2020 election. Via Reuters.
Trump pardons allies accused of seeking to overturn his 2020 election loss
U.S. President Donald has pardoned at dozens of allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark and Sidney Powell, a top U.S. Justice Department official said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Trump pardons slew of allies who tried to help him overturn 2020 election. Via Reuters.
"Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of US stores as soon as January... among the steepest faced by any product targeted by the Trump..." gift link
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Italy’s biggest pasta exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of US stores as soon as January... among the steepest faced by any product targeted by the Trump..." gift link
"they sensed a fear of speaking out against the administration and that “new taboos” had emerged, Mr. Stone said. “Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey,” Mr. Stone said. “Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there.” important and v funny. gift link
‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"they sensed a fear of speaking out against the administration and that “new taboos” had emerged, Mr. Stone said. “Trey and I are attracted to that like flies to honey,” Mr. Stone said. “Oh, that’s where the taboo is? Over there? OK, then we’re over there.” important and v funny. gift link
"The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." gift link
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." gift link
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Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Enough Dems appear to now get it-- it's not about moderate or progressive. Irrelevant, destructive terms. It's about dynamic candidates who can communicate well, good fit-represent their electorates & speak to their needs w/ solutions. NYC will look different than ME-2 or VA. And that's ok!
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Enough Dems appear to now get it-- it's not about moderate or progressive. Irrelevant, destructive terms. It's about dynamic candidates who can communicate well, good fit-represent their electorates & speak to their needs w/ solutions. NYC will look different than ME-2 or VA. And that's ok!
WSJ ed brd, gift link. Also think- Trump unpopularity cont. to sink in w/ GOP. Pols MTG, Ted Cruz etc distance themselves for viability in '28 prez run. House R retirements sig uptick. Trump power w/ GOP shrinks. Uptick in hostile/eratic Trump. Cont. economic slump increase likelihood of above.
Opinion | Trump Really Was on the Ballot
The magnitude of the GOP rout is a bad sign for holding Congress in the midterms.
www.wsj.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
WSJ ed brd, gift link. Also think- Trump unpopularity cont. to sink in w/ GOP. Pols MTG, Ted Cruz etc distance themselves for viability in '28 prez run. House R retirements sig uptick. Trump power w/ GOP shrinks. Uptick in hostile/eratic Trump. Cont. economic slump increase likelihood of above.
"an increasingly bitter debate has taken hold over what the party needs to become to beat back Trumpism. Does it need to be more populist? More moderate? More socialist? Embrace the abundance agenda? Produce more vertical video? The answer is yes... It needs to choose to be more things." gift link
Opinion | This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"an increasingly bitter debate has taken hold over what the party needs to become to beat back Trumpism. Does it need to be more populist? More moderate? More socialist? Embrace the abundance agenda? Produce more vertical video? The answer is yes... It needs to choose to be more things." gift link
"he’d purchase 6 column inches of ad space in the local “shopper” paper that’s delivered free to every resident of his rural county, where Trump got 60%... ‘I’m not just a carpetbagger’... a foundation of basic trust goes a surprisingly long way in getting people to question entrenched ideas."
A rural doctor tries to puncture his red county’s media bubble - The Boston Globe
Ben Boardman felt sick about where the country was headed. Then he hit on a way to give his neighbors a fresh perspective.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"he’d purchase 6 column inches of ad space in the local “shopper” paper that’s delivered free to every resident of his rural county, where Trump got 60%... ‘I’m not just a carpetbagger’... a foundation of basic trust goes a surprisingly long way in getting people to question entrenched ideas."
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The Pentagon has disclosed another strike that killed three more people in this Caribbean-eastern Pacific offensive. Here are the skimpy details. And our tracker has been updated. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Pentagon has disclosed another strike that killed three more people in this Caribbean-eastern Pacific offensive. Here are the skimpy details. And our tracker has been updated. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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3 in 5 Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, the highest level since after the Jan. 6 attack. Americans disapprove even of his handling of issues historically favorable to him like immigration, crime and the economy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds
Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
3 in 5 Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, the highest level since after the Jan. 6 attack. Americans disapprove even of his handling of issues historically favorable to him like immigration, crime and the economy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...