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Jill Lawrence

@jilldlawrence.bsky.social

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Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work: https://jilllawrence.com

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 16h

Trust in good character won't sustain the American experiment. We should have learned that from Nixon and taken steps to prevent a repeat. Maybe this time, when our vindictive, voracious president leaves office, we'll put some muscle into our checks and balances? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 3h

Wow. With each sign I thought "surely that's all," but the signs kept coming and every one was dead-on. They didn't miss a thing. And the silent presentation was far more effective, and dramatic, than a chant.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3h

This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance.
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Signs of Fascism!

YouTube video by COOLHAND

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 9h

I trust David Ignatius. Enough to use one of my gift articles for his column about what Trump did, in fact, do. 🎁 wapo.st/46Pct2l

Opinion | How Trump got his Gaza deal done

An imperious, go-it-alone president listened to others and built the coalition he needed.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 9h

"Biden national security adviser says ‘of course’ Trump should get credit on Israel-Hamas deal." Generosity that will never be reciprocated in any way, shape or form, but it's good to see it anyway. A reminder of how things should be and maybe will be again at some point. thehill.com/policy/inter...

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 12h

Same. I might go to 70 as upper end of service. The odds should be against anyone dying in office.

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 13h

If you doubt the American apocalypse is imminent, or even already here, read this @donmoyn.bsky.social take on Trump’s rapidly growing “omniforce” of armed thugs. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 14h

Of course. But Schumer et al should stay out of it.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 14h

Or staying out of the primary entirely, as they should?

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 15h

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 15h

ME's Senate field includes at least 3 plausible younger Democrats, most notably the viral populist oyster farmer Graham Platner, 41. Janet Mills is 77. Why are top Dems so set on her? So resistant to new blood? @danpfeiffer.bsky.social asks the right questions. www.messageboxnews.com/p/are-democr...

Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 16h

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 17h

True. But we didn’t have to make it so easy.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

This unwell man, who was President of the United States, is trying to rewrite history.

Nice try, Don. Biden wasn’t president on January 6, 2021. I would say even his own voters can’t be this gullible, but…

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Writeup by @katelynburns.com

Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this three months ago. Haven't seen too many Democrats lean in to this issue, but where if not NYC, right? www.thebulwark.com/p/transgende...

The Transgender “Issue” Is Not a Distraction for Democrats

It’s an opportunity to speak clearly about human rights and morality. Follow the facts and the Golden Rule.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

"In a time of darkness, New York must be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social makes a 2-minute ad about transgender rights, while sitting at the Christopher Street Pier in NYC. And yes, I'm crying, too.
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You Have to See This Mamdani Ad

I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...

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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 1d

That didn’t take long.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Blunt headline on today's abbreviated pundit roundup from @demfromct.bsky.social.🤞 that this metaphor is correct and continues to be. (Interesting content, too, as always.) www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Mike Johnson leads Republicans off a cliff

Gabe Fleisher /Wake Up To Politics: The Shutdown Isn’t Going How I Expected Republicans are taking the blame, and some are starting to crack. In the same vein, I doubt anyone will remember ...

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Anything for bird’s nests. They’re fabulous.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing. We have like 5 TJ stores near us. Every single lot is a nightmare.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

I'm late to this, but that doesn't spoil it in the least. Who knew @govpritzker.illinois.gov could do stand-up.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Call them propagandists, not provocateurs: @gregsargent.bsky.social on the difference between "plucky showmanship" and "industrial-strength" MAGA agitprop meant to help Trump invent emergencies so he can expand presidential power. Starring Noem and Miller, of course. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Not a lie, semantics. Happy to call it a permanent "facility" or installation with Qatari jets, pilots and trainees, part of a US base, and a base for operations in the US. A partnership way too close for comfort. You shouldn't be comfortable with it. Lots of people aren't, including conservatives.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Truth. It's a temporary AF1 to be transferred to his presidential library for his use.
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And a US AFB hosting "Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside US troops" in a US-Qatar partnership is unprecedented and dangerous. www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1d

Truth. It's a temporary AF1 to be transferred to his presidential library for his use. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
And a US-Qatar partnership, a US AFB hosting "Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside US troops," is unprecedented and dangerous. www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources

President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources

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