Joseph Moran
@josephpmoran.bsky.social
Parenting-politics-walkable cities. Kingman Park, DC resident
This! I’ve been saying this too!
The thing I try to explain the most to those who don’t live here is that the Nuzzis of the world live in Washington (the place that deserves your ire) and the rest of us live in D.C., a collection of diverse, mostly quiet, walkable residential neighborhoods with no federal representation
I live in DC. You think “official Washington” didn’t care what Trump administration 2 was likely to do?
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
Talk to someone who works at NIH. Or State. Or CFPB. Or DOJ. They all knew what was at stake. They were all scared + furious.
And reporters like Nuzzi saw none of it because they didn’t care.
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This! I’ve been saying this too!
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have been thinking about this for like two hours and I think what stands out the most is that Trump feels genuinely honored. he has no conception whatsoever that it is complete horseshit invented to flatter him. he loves it!
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
have been thinking about this for like two hours and I think what stands out the most is that Trump feels genuinely honored. he has no conception whatsoever that it is complete horseshit invented to flatter him. he loves it!
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What this chart shows:
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What this chart shows:
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
- In all five House specials, Dems retained a higher percentage of their 2024 House vote than Reps.
- All five saw shifts to the left of more than 10 points.
- The shift in higher-turnout TN was about the same as in lower-turnout AZ.
www.pbump.net/o/the-leftwa...
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He’s surrounded by such wormy little losers at the White House that I think he was like wow a cool guy
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
He’s surrounded by such wormy little losers at the White House that I think he was like wow a cool guy
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I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don’t want to hear about norms, I don’t want to hear about looking forward not back, I don’t want to hear about “bipartisanship”
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
I want the filibuster gone, the court packed, new states, and a top to bottom cleaning of the federal government that ends with a lot of people in jail
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i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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So I was curious about Mamdani’s exhortation to Trump, “Turn the volume up!” Which would have been an oddly cheap shot for Mamdani at Trump’s age; but apparently it’s a KRS-One reference -the next line is “the devil’s time is up.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So I was curious about Mamdani’s exhortation to Trump, “Turn the volume up!” Which would have been an oddly cheap shot for Mamdani at Trump’s age; but apparently it’s a KRS-One reference -the next line is “the devil’s time is up.”
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Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
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Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
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The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
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conspiracy to make a cop go slow
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
conspiracy to make a cop go slow
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Headline is not true. If Trump minted an NFT of the East Wing, then it still exists on the blockchain and can be traded for the same value.
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Headline is not true. If Trump minted an NFT of the East Wing, then it still exists on the blockchain and can be traded for the same value.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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I would personally love to ignore all of this. Collins sucks. Mills is too old. Platner says all the right stuff and he seems young and energetic and
HE HAS A GIANT NAZI TATTOO WHAT ARE YOU TALING ABOUT
HE HAS A GIANT NAZI TATTOO WHAT ARE YOU TALING ABOUT
“Let him among you who is without a Nazi tattoo cast the first stone.” -The Bible
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I would personally love to ignore all of this. Collins sucks. Mills is too old. Platner says all the right stuff and he seems young and energetic and
HE HAS A GIANT NAZI TATTOO WHAT ARE YOU TALING ABOUT
HE HAS A GIANT NAZI TATTOO WHAT ARE YOU TALING ABOUT
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as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
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I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons
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"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."
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💯 The goal is threefold:
1) Tie the GOP to corruption + crime, thus reclaiming "law + order."
2) Perhaps deter some violations now.
3) Build popular support for an anti-corruption crusade when Dems regain office, a master frame that Dems can use to legitimize transformative institutional change.
1) Tie the GOP to corruption + crime, thus reclaiming "law + order."
2) Perhaps deter some violations now.
3) Build popular support for an anti-corruption crusade when Dems regain office, a master frame that Dems can use to legitimize transformative institutional change.
Instead of "This is inappropriate!" Democrats - especially those who might run for president - should say right now "Anyone who participates in this should know: You are committing a crime, and in the next administration you will be prosecuted."
That will change the frame of the story.
That will change the frame of the story.
Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
💯 The goal is threefold:
1) Tie the GOP to corruption + crime, thus reclaiming "law + order."
2) Perhaps deter some violations now.
3) Build popular support for an anti-corruption crusade when Dems regain office, a master frame that Dems can use to legitimize transformative institutional change.
1) Tie the GOP to corruption + crime, thus reclaiming "law + order."
2) Perhaps deter some violations now.
3) Build popular support for an anti-corruption crusade when Dems regain office, a master frame that Dems can use to legitimize transformative institutional change.
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shit ain’t over til it’s over
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
shit ain’t over til it’s over
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk will have almost exclusively extremely negative consequences for American society in general, the stability of society in specific, and the safety of everyone living in it.
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.