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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 3h

Can Republicans turn out Trump voters when he isn't on the ballot? They'll find out in New Jersey
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Can Republicans turn out Trump voters when he isn't on the ballot? They'll find out in New Jersey

Trump supporters less inclined to vote in an off-year election are key to Republican Jack Ciattarelli’s path to victory in the New Jersey governor’s race.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 6h

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest.
(Ryan Kennedy)
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Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13h

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Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy | Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring | Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders | Tracking the World’s Emotional Health ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251013-top...

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 9h

President Trump’s surprise announcement of 100% tariffs against China Friday triggered a cryptocurrency selloff that wiped out billions in leveraged positions. Two accounts that placed bets against the market minutes before the news broke scored a $160 million windfall.
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A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million

Ahead of the selloff, two accounts on Hyperliquid placed massive bets that bitcoin and ether would fall.

www.wsj.com

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

While positive emotions are the first thing many Americans associate with the holidays, stress and worry are extremely close behind, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 10h

George Orwell’s writings gave the English language the term “Orwellian.” A new documentary called “Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell’s greatest fears are coming true. William Brangham talked with director Raoul Peck.
(@wbrangham.bsky.social @pbsnews.org)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

While very income level reports a majority of folks changing at least one spending behavior, lower-income and younger Americans are cutting back at above-average rates – often double or triple the 55+ set.
(@ipsosus.bsky.social)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 11h

OPINION TODAY featured podcast —
@henryblodget.bsky.social speaks with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social, whose book, Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, explores how autocracies are working together to undermine democracy across the globe.
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13h

Wall Street Is Pushing Private Assets Into 401(k)s. We Asked Whether Anyone Wants Them.
(Wall Street Journal)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13h

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders.
(@schwartzesque.bsky.social @zjmontague.bsky.social)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 13h

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Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy | Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring | Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders | Tracking the World’s Emotional Health ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251013-top...

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

The best way to evaluate the reasoning behind President Trump’s actions is to examine Trump’s words, and Trump’s words reveal a man who isn’t just “untethered to the facts”; he’s also untethered to the law.
(@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

A new NYT/Siena poll shows a stark increase in the number of people who believe our country is too polarized to solve its problems. We may not have needed a poll for this. Binary thinking—often informing binary rage—is everywhere in our country.
(Mark Edmundson)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | Why Americans Disagree on Everything

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans. They live nearly everywhere in the country but their numbers are especially concentrated in a handful of red states.
(@elenashao.bsky.social, @sangerkatz.bsky.social)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Voter Attitudes Toward Immigration Enforcement in Texas.
(Texas Public Opinion Research)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

For the final episode of WTF, @marcmaron.bsky.social speaks with former President @barackobama.bsky.social about the legacy of the podcast, the need for human connection, and the reason for optimism in the face of challenging times.
www.wtfpod.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 1686 - Barack Obama — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

For the final episode of WTF, Marc travels to Washington, DC for another conversation with the most significant guest in the show’s history. Former President Barack Obama welcomes Marc into his o...

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

As the shutdown stretches into its 2nd week, the White House and a growing number of congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters—including their own.
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Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Effective law enforcement depends upon trust with the community they police. We are seeing the opposite.
(@donmoyn.bsky.social)
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Purge, Merge, and Surge

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

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Consumer sentiment moved sideways this month. At 55 index points, sentiment is virtually unchanged from September.
(University of Michigan)
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Stronger Growth, Weaker Hiring: Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy
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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Former Pres. Obama, speaking on comedian Marc Maron's final podcast, said the Trump administration's policies are a "test" of whether universities, businesses, law firms and voters—including Republicans—will take a stand for the nation's founding principles and values.
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This is 'a test,' Obama says of the U.S. under Trump. He gets candid with podcaster Marc Maron

Former President Obama, speaking on the final episode of Marc Maron's podcast, touched on major issues facing Californians as he discussed core convictions, decency and institutional guardrails.

www.yahoo.com

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

For the final episode of WTF, @marcmaron.bsky.social speaks with former President @barackobama.bsky.social about the legacy of the podcast, the need for human connection, and the reason for optimism in the face of challenging times.
www.wtfpod.com/podcast/epis...

Episode 1686 - Barack Obama — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

For the final episode of WTF, Marc travels to Washington, DC for another conversation with the most significant guest in the show’s history. Former President Barack Obama welcomes Marc into his o...

www.wtfpod.com

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Former Pres. Obama, speaking on comedian Marc Maron's final podcast, said the Trump administration's policies are a "test" of whether universities, businesses, law firms and voters—including Republicans—will take a stand for the nation's founding principles and values.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This is 'a test,' Obama says of the U.S. under Trump. He gets candid with podcaster Marc Maron

Former President Obama, speaking on the final episode of Marc Maron's podcast, touched on major issues facing Californians as he discussed core convictions, decency and institutional guardrails.

www.yahoo.com

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 1d

Stronger Growth, Weaker Hiring: Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 2d

How Everything Became Left or Right “Coded”: In America today, there are conservative and liberal jeans, beer, and footwear. It's hard to remember that it wasn’t always so.
(Claude Fischer)
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