Kevin Aldridge
@kevsnj.bsky.social
I love my husband, my cats, my family, and my friends. Transplant to SNJ from PA/Philly 🌈
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I'm less focused on the death threats than Trump making clear that he demands that "his" soldiers and ICE and CPB need to carry out whatever illegal orders he gives them.
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm less focused on the death threats than Trump making clear that he demands that "his" soldiers and ICE and CPB need to carry out whatever illegal orders he gives them.
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Puzzling that the centrist pundits who are arguing for a "big tent" Democratic Party are the same people who spend all their time on social media attacking the left. The Venn diagram of these two groups is practically a circle.
Meanwhile, if you take Dems and subtract the left, you get 2000 and 2024
Meanwhile, if you take Dems and subtract the left, you get 2000 and 2024
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Puzzling that the centrist pundits who are arguing for a "big tent" Democratic Party are the same people who spend all their time on social media attacking the left. The Venn diagram of these two groups is practically a circle.
Meanwhile, if you take Dems and subtract the left, you get 2000 and 2024
Meanwhile, if you take Dems and subtract the left, you get 2000 and 2024
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Post-Trump Reform Requires Reinvigorating American Democracy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/post-...
Post-Trump Reform Requires Reinvigorating American Democracy
After I wrote this “status interview” piece on Tuesday, I heard from...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA
There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.
He crazy.
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The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits | CNN Politics
The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
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White House staff have wanted event space for many, many decades.
The issue is not additional space being built; it’s the concern for architectural and historical integrity, and who is donating to this project and what they are getting in exchange for it.
The issue is not additional space being built; it’s the concern for architectural and historical integrity, and who is donating to this project and what they are getting in exchange for it.
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom.
Full Story: wapo.st/42RiU2q
Full Story: wapo.st/42RiU2q
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
White House staff have wanted event space for many, many decades.
The issue is not additional space being built; it’s the concern for architectural and historical integrity, and who is donating to this project and what they are getting in exchange for it.
The issue is not additional space being built; it’s the concern for architectural and historical integrity, and who is donating to this project and what they are getting in exchange for it.
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
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Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
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Remembering when Chris Rufo insisted that Disney was a thoroughly corrupt institution because it had a small number of employees arrested on CSAM and sex trafficking charges and I replied, well, let's use that standard for Republicans, and he blocked me before I could finish the thread.
A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Remembering when Chris Rufo insisted that Disney was a thoroughly corrupt institution because it had a small number of employees arrested on CSAM and sex trafficking charges and I replied, well, let's use that standard for Republicans, and he blocked me before I could finish the thread.
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"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."
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Same judge. While Miller rails about judges.
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Same judge. While Miller rails about judges.
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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can never forget that Fred Trump spent his later years totally gaga but surrounded by a gaggle of senility-denial-enablers who drove him to a make believe office where a make believe secretary had him sign make believe papers—which sounds cute til you see the sequel & the secretary is Stephen Miller
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”
Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps-d1e
Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps-d1e
Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?
Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”
robertreich.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
can never forget that Fred Trump spent his later years totally gaga but surrounded by a gaggle of senility-denial-enablers who drove him to a make believe office where a make believe secretary had him sign make believe papers—which sounds cute til you see the sequel & the secretary is Stephen Miller
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For 26 but especially 2028 it's time for Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to be reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular govt to continue in the United States. Not so much a litmus test as precondition for any other promise to be credible.
September 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For 26 but especially 2028 it's time for Democrats to make clear that the current Supreme Court will have to be reformed (expanded in number, reformed in structure) to allow popular govt to continue in the United States. Not so much a litmus test as precondition for any other promise to be credible.
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the president just said the military should start shooting american civilians if they want to
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
the president just said the military should start shooting american civilians if they want to
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This is the real reason Jimmy Kimmel is being taken off the air.
Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."
Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is the real reason Jimmy Kimmel is being taken off the air.
Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."
Brian Stelter: "Nexstar already owns lots of TV stations. It wants to merge with Tegna, which owns lots of other stations. In order to do that, it needs Brandon Carr, the FCC Chair's, permission."
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Was working on stuff and basically missed the whole Jimmy Kimmel news cycle. It reminds us. With the exception of the Times (which doesn't own a bunch of other vulnerable properties), msnbc and a few others, all the news/media outlets are owned by the white house now.
I stand with @jimmykimmel.com.
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
On a related note, here's a flashback to him standing up for his son and to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans 8 years ago.
acasignups.net/17/09/19/upd...
UPDATE: Jimmy Kimmel and his son have some things to get off their chest.
Hey, remember the clip above from back in early May? And remember this from a week later? Yeah, well, about that... Opinion | On health care, Cassidy flunks his own 'Jimmy Kimmel test' https://t.co/Zv...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Was working on stuff and basically missed the whole Jimmy Kimmel news cycle. It reminds us. With the exception of the Times (which doesn't own a bunch of other vulnerable properties), msnbc and a few others, all the news/media outlets are owned by the white house now.
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This was after Colbert was canceled. Which was two months ago.
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
September 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This was after Colbert was canceled. Which was two months ago.
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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The honorable public figure who made his name ... spreading the pizzagate conspiracy theory
The number of Americans who have discovered names like Jack Posobiec and Nick Fuentes this past week without knowing what they actually stand for is pretty alarming
September 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The honorable public figure who made his name ... spreading the pizzagate conspiracy theory
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Yeah, if you're in the media and someone insists that "they" were celebrating his murder and therefore "they" have to suffer some sort of retribution, you have an obligation to ask who "they" are and what, specifically, they did to celebrate this.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
Keep seeing/hearing news reports of MAGA fury at people celebrating Kirk’s killing (just now, NPR cited Stephen Miller’s outrage about this). But I have yet to see/hear a single example reported of such “celebration” —nothing close to Kirk’s own vile celebration of Paul Pelosi’s hammer attacker.
September 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yeah, if you're in the media and someone insists that "they" were celebrating his murder and therefore "they" have to suffer some sort of retribution, you have an obligation to ask who "they" are and what, specifically, they did to celebrate this.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
You can't just let them throw that gas on the fire.
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"Let's put [Liz Cheney] with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
September 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"Let's put [Liz Cheney] with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, okay? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024
— Donald Trump, October 31, 2024