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New data further indicating what many of us have been calling out: the MAGA coalition is fracturing and Donald Trump is weakening
December 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New data further indicating what many of us have been calling out: the MAGA coalition is fracturing and Donald Trump is weakening
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With a personal connection, @willbunch.bsky.social writes forcefully and elegantly about the mass shooting at Brown and our nation’s great shame - guns everywhere.
A mass shooting at my alma mater Brown University hit hard, proving no community is safe from senseless violence in a land with more guns than people
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...
Mass shooting at Brown U.: When gun heartbreak comes home | Will Bunch
A mass shooting at my alma mater is a gutting reminder that no one is safe until we tackle America's gun crisis.
www.inquirer.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
With a personal connection, @willbunch.bsky.social writes forcefully and elegantly about the mass shooting at Brown and our nation’s great shame - guns everywhere.
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New Jersey law forbids civilian boards from holding real investigatory powers over police and from issuing subpoenas. Officials in many NJ cities want to give boards subpoena powers, but Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has so far said she opposes that.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Jersey law forbids civilian boards from holding real investigatory powers over police and from issuing subpoenas. Officials in many NJ cities want to give boards subpoena powers, but Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill has so far said she opposes that.
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Yes, @gregsargent.bsky.social is exactly right here, and that is a far bigger story than just Kilmar himself.
It is about who we, as the United States writ large, are. It cannot be that which Trump and Miller are.
It is about who we, as the United States writ large, are. It cannot be that which Trump and Miller are.
There's ample evidence that Trump/Miller saw Abrego Garcia as a test for the broader MAGA project. Miller hopes to carve out power for Trump to remove people with zero legal constraints. JD Vance's dishonesty has been reprehensible. It all now looks even worse. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yes, @gregsargent.bsky.social is exactly right here, and that is a far bigger story than just Kilmar himself.
It is about who we, as the United States writ large, are. It cannot be that which Trump and Miller are.
It is about who we, as the United States writ large, are. It cannot be that which Trump and Miller are.
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This is lovely. All can be true
-There is a real need for internal change in higher ed to counter tendencies toward groupthink & monoculture
-The Fox/MAGA caricature is absurd and unrecognizable from the inside
-The authoritarian assault would make things vastly worse by destroying academic freedom
-There is a real need for internal change in higher ed to counter tendencies toward groupthink & monoculture
-The Fox/MAGA caricature is absurd and unrecognizable from the inside
-The authoritarian assault would make things vastly worse by destroying academic freedom
Column worth reading, by former two-term GOP governor who discovers that Harvard is not the hellscape of intolerance and group-think that the MAGA and its media are constantly telling him about.
(Think of parallels in so many other realms.)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
(Think of parallels in so many other realms.)
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is lovely. All can be true
-There is a real need for internal change in higher ed to counter tendencies toward groupthink & monoculture
-The Fox/MAGA caricature is absurd and unrecognizable from the inside
-The authoritarian assault would make things vastly worse by destroying academic freedom
-There is a real need for internal change in higher ed to counter tendencies toward groupthink & monoculture
-The Fox/MAGA caricature is absurd and unrecognizable from the inside
-The authoritarian assault would make things vastly worse by destroying academic freedom
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators
I got a fascinating array of responses to my Tuesday post about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Towards a Deeper Understanding of Our Age of Monsters and Predators talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/towar...
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"This is the first administration in my lifetime where you say, it could be worse than my actual worst case scenario... The darkness of this admin. is beyond anything I've ever seen."
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"This is the first administration in my lifetime where you say, it could be worse than my actual worst case scenario... The darkness of this admin. is beyond anything I've ever seen."
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss Trump's second term.
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The people who support $12B in corporate welfare to farms and forgave $80B in auto bailouts and forgave $700B in bank bailouts and forgave $755B in PPP loans want you to know that forgiving medical debt and student debt is socialism😐
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The people who support $12B in corporate welfare to farms and forgave $80B in auto bailouts and forgave $700B in bank bailouts and forgave $755B in PPP loans want you to know that forgiving medical debt and student debt is socialism😐
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We put forward a straightforward bill: extend the health care tax credits to prevent premiums from skyrocketing.
Because Congressional Republicans voted down our bill, millions will see their premiums double — or lose their insurance altogether.
Because Congressional Republicans voted down our bill, millions will see their premiums double — or lose their insurance altogether.
December 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We put forward a straightforward bill: extend the health care tax credits to prevent premiums from skyrocketing.
Because Congressional Republicans voted down our bill, millions will see their premiums double — or lose their insurance altogether.
Because Congressional Republicans voted down our bill, millions will see their premiums double — or lose their insurance altogether.
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BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
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Republicans voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%, but they couldn't vote to protect 20 million Americans from seeing a doubling — on average — of their health care premiums.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
BREAKING: The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans in 2026.
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Republicans voted for a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the 1%, but they couldn't vote to protect 20 million Americans from seeing a doubling — on average — of their health care premiums.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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Senator Chris Murphy speaks the truth! Trump's Ukraine "peace deal" is just a mafia corruption scheme to enrich Trump's family and friends by selling out Ukraine.
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Senator Chris Murphy speaks the truth! Trump's Ukraine "peace deal" is just a mafia corruption scheme to enrich Trump's family and friends by selling out Ukraine.
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Trump has made America a place people are afraid of. A place people don’t like. A place that’s cruel. So people aren’t coming here. Even for vacation. Well done MAGA.
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump has made America a place people are afraid of. A place people don’t like. A place that’s cruel. So people aren’t coming here. Even for vacation. Well done MAGA.
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A new analysis shows that increased immigration enforcement is reducing labor in the child care workforce. The ripple effect is impacting mothers with young children.
ICE arrests are forcing American moms to leave their jobs
A new analysis shows that increased immigration enforcement is reducing labor in the child care workforce. The ripple effect is impacting mothers with young children.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A new analysis shows that increased immigration enforcement is reducing labor in the child care workforce. The ripple effect is impacting mothers with young children.
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Scrooge is back
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Scrooge is back
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Trump and his propagandists ran a multi-year campaign to redefine “censorship” and leverage false accusations of it to regain power as they redefine history and reality. As far as I can tell, most folks on the left are either unaware, don’t care, or don’t know how to respond.
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump and his propagandists ran a multi-year campaign to redefine “censorship” and leverage false accusations of it to regain power as they redefine history and reality. As far as I can tell, most folks on the left are either unaware, don’t care, or don’t know how to respond.
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Connecticut has a similar law.
Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker
The new state law also allows residents to sue federal agents over alleged constitutional violations, but could face court challenges.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Connecticut has a similar law.
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Notice how while Trump is speaking there’s no election results on the screen for Miami where they just elected a Democrat to mayor, the first woman, 20 point margin, in a seat that Republicans have held for 30 years. The wave is real. More elections tonight to come.
Trump: I love the weave. Do you know what the weave is? ping, ping, ping
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Notice how while Trump is speaking there’s no election results on the screen for Miami where they just elected a Democrat to mayor, the first woman, 20 point margin, in a seat that Republicans have held for 30 years. The wave is real. More elections tonight to come.
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While I am bummed to be losing Tom as an Indivisible board member...hot damn!!! Get this guy back to congress!
This is incredibly good news. Tom Perriello is leader as well as a genuinely principled guy. (Think Paul Wellstone.) You'll find Tom's fingerprints are all over the @indivisible.org origin story. Congratulations, Virginia. Now make this happen!
Perriello mounts comeback bid in Virginia’s 5th District • Virginia Mercury
Former Congressman Tom Perriello is jumping back into Virginia politics, announcing Wednesday that he will seek the Democratic nomination in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District — setting up a seriou...
virginiamercury.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
While I am bummed to be losing Tom as an Indivisible board member...hot damn!!! Get this guy back to congress!
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the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
Via MS NOW: Emil Bove is in attendance at Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania tonight.
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
the first and only impeachment proceeding against a supreme court justice was over excessive partisanship fyi
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Boycott Spotify - We are boycotting until ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice. #CancelSpotify More Information here: app.sosha.ai/s/Dr8gSzbq Step by Step how to cancel - www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Boycott Spotify - We are boycotting until ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice. #CancelSpotify More Information here: app.sosha.ai/s/Dr8gSzbq Step by Step how to cancel - www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...