Kate Cunningham
@katecunning.bsky.social
Rational liberal, gregarious introvert, retired academic librarian. “A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” Saul Bellow
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PS/ It's not just that these cowards caved. It's not just that a December Senate deal won't pass the House, so ACA subsidies are gone now. It's not just that America was with the Dems. It's not just that this makes Trump seem strong. To cut this shitty deal, these schmucks *defied logic repeatedly*.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
PS/ It's not just that these cowards caved. It's not just that a December Senate deal won't pass the House, so ACA subsidies are gone now. It's not just that America was with the Dems. It's not just that this makes Trump seem strong. To cut this shitty deal, these schmucks *defied logic repeatedly*.
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Let's not forget fox wrote a check for 800 million to dominion to avoid trial on their election was stolen nonsense. In 26 the trial with smartmatic starts fox liable to have to write another big check.
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Let's not forget fox wrote a check for 800 million to dominion to avoid trial on their election was stolen nonsense. In 26 the trial with smartmatic starts fox liable to have to write another big check.
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When Biden won, she pivoted to a new, bullshit theory: that Biden had taken a bribe. This blew up spectacularly but only after she’d hyped it hundreds of times.
Analysis | Maria Bartiromo hyped the false Biden-bribe story hundreds of times
No member of the media was more focused on the now-debunked claim than the once-respected Fox host.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
When Biden won, she pivoted to a new, bullshit theory: that Biden had taken a bribe. This blew up spectacularly but only after she’d hyped it hundreds of times.
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After 2020, she was not only amplifying bullshit election fraud claims, she was confabbing with the most deranged elements of it.
Analysis | A new lens into Maria Bartiromo’s embrace of 2020 conspiracy theories
An email obtained by Dominion Voting Systems shows how fully Bartiromo seized on nonsensical fraud claims.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
After 2020, she was not only amplifying bullshit election fraud claims, she was confabbing with the most deranged elements of it.
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I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
Bartiromo argued that because of 2020 election mail-in voting “we don’t know” if those pardoned were “wrong” and there was “more investigation” to be done.
The post ‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy first appeared on Mediaite.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
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“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: https://theatln.tc/XgppPPfA
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: https://theatln.tc/XgppPPfA
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The problem isn't that they caved for a promised vote; the problem is that the vote will be a meaningless gesture impressing no one but Senate Democrats.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The problem isn't that they caved for a promised vote; the problem is that the vote will be a meaningless gesture impressing no one but Senate Democrats.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
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In 2024, California had
9 Congressional races decided by less than seven points. After Proposition 50, that number might be down to 1.
Less competition means it will be easier to interfere with the 2026 election. I’m quoted in the New Yorker explaining why: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
9 Congressional races decided by less than seven points. After Proposition 50, that number might be down to 1.
Less competition means it will be easier to interfere with the 2026 election. I’m quoted in the New Yorker explaining why: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
California Strikes Back in the Redistricting War
As the midterms approach, Republicans are trying to gerrymander new seats, and Democrats are responding in kind. Can either side win?
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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"from his Florida golf course" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senate Republicans embrace Trump’s call – from his Florida golf course – to replace Obamacare
Amid a historic government shutdown, some senators on Capitol Hill are working this weekend on an unpopular bill
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"from his Florida golf course" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.
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My colleagues @brookings.edu are out with a new piece that highlights the benefits of mail voting
They find that mail voting is secure & fraud is exceedingly rare, especially in universal vote-by-mail systems
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting is secure & fraud is exceedingly rare, especially in universal vote-by-mail systems
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
www.brookings.edu
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My colleagues @brookings.edu are out with a new piece that highlights the benefits of mail voting
They find that mail voting is secure & fraud is exceedingly rare, especially in universal vote-by-mail systems
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting is secure & fraud is exceedingly rare, especially in universal vote-by-mail systems
Read more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
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“The story of this country is the story of patience in tribulation, and hope in the face of fear,” Nancy Pelosi argues. “What we choose to do in this hour of our history will determine the shape of America and the world for decades.”
America Is Great When America Is Good
Those who believe in liberty and dignity must never give in to the forces arrayed against the things we hold dearest.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“The story of this country is the story of patience in tribulation, and hope in the face of fear,” Nancy Pelosi argues. “What we choose to do in this hour of our history will determine the shape of America and the world for decades.”
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Art humanizes, politics demonizes, Wole Soyinka once said. Now Trump has revoked his US visa.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Art humanizes, politics demonizes, Wole Soyinka once said. Now Trump has revoked his US visa.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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Midweek pod is up! A very timely discussion with @gelliottmorris.com about what the numbers say about moderation and why it might not be the silver bullet Democratic strategists seemed to crave.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Do Moderates Win More Elections? | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Why moderation might not be the silver bullet Democratic strategists seemed to crave.
www.wnycstudios.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Midweek pod is up! A very timely discussion with @gelliottmorris.com about what the numbers say about moderation and why it might not be the silver bullet Democratic strategists seemed to crave.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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“Yesterday’s vote shows that the path to defeating Trumpism is not accommodating it, but opposing it with the values of freedom, equality, and affordability.”
Democrats Sweep 2025 Elections, 2024 Narratives Crumble
In state and local elections, American voters repudiated Donald Trump's presidency, and disproved claims of a lasting right-wing cultural shift
www.arcdigital.media
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“Yesterday’s vote shows that the path to defeating Trumpism is not accommodating it, but opposing it with the values of freedom, equality, and affordability.”
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It's about damn time! Very interesting from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
Yes, Virginia! Democrats Actually Can Be Feisty and Cunning!
Democrats in the Old Dominion get it: On redistricting, they’re acting less like Barack Obama and more like Mitch McConnell.
newrepublic.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's about damn time! Very interesting from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com
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New Column: These are such wretched, mean people. newrepublic.com/post/202518/... via @newrepublic.com
Mike Johnson’s Christian Values: Children Starve, Pedophiles Skate
On Saturday, November 1, the real pain of the shutdown starts for people. Donald Trump and the Republicans have screamed: We. Don’t. Care.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New Column: These are such wretched, mean people. newrepublic.com/post/202518/... via @newrepublic.com
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New Column: Chew on this. The nation's capital, one of the most Democratic cities in America, no longer has a liberal newspaper. The techbro takeover of the mainstream media is a crisis rich liberals must wake up and address. newrepublic.com/article/2025... via @newrepublic.com
The Washington Post Has Become
Right Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New Column: Chew on this. The nation's capital, one of the most Democratic cities in America, no longer has a liberal newspaper. The techbro takeover of the mainstream media is a crisis rich liberals must wake up and address. newrepublic.com/article/2025... via @newrepublic.com
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New Column: A clear majority of America hates this guy. The voters' verdict is in. He's failing, and Democrats need to keep saying it and saying it and saying it. newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump
Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New Column: A clear majority of America hates this guy. The voters' verdict is in. He's failing, and Democrats need to keep saying it and saying it and saying it. newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
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Michael Tomasky: "I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings."
The Washington Post Has Become
Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Michael Tomasky: "I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings."
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Democrats won big across the country Tuesday night even In Mississippi. BIG.
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Democrats won big across the country Tuesday night even In Mississippi. BIG.
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Folks, we have a lame duck dictator
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Folks, we have a lame duck dictator
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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You absolutely would not want to be, or be anywhere near, any bottle of ketchup in what remains of the White House today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
You absolutely would not want to be, or be anywhere near, any bottle of ketchup in what remains of the White House today.