Andrew Weinstein
@andrewjweinstein.com
Presidential appointee in Obama and Biden administrations. Served as United States Public Delegate to United Nations. DNC Lawyers Council Chair. Trial Lawyer. Music & Hockey Fan. Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship.
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Andrew Weinstein
@andrewjweinstein.com
· Oct 25
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.
Don’t forget that every member of the Senate who voted to confirm Pete Hegseth is complicit in this mess.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Don’t forget that every member of the Senate who voted to confirm Pete Hegseth is complicit in this mess.
Trump's Ukraine "peace" plan is a profit scheme: let Russia keep stolen territory, rebuild for U.S. gain. That's not defending democracy-it's selling it off.
Trump’s $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine ‘Peace’ Leaks
A Wall Street Journal report details how profit is at the center of Trump’s “peace” talks.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trump's Ukraine "peace" plan is a profit scheme: let Russia keep stolen territory, rebuild for U.S. gain. That's not defending democracy-it's selling it off.
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
Listening to some old vinyl albums this afternoon. Name a better side one than Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‘s Déjà Vu.
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Listening to some old vinyl albums this afternoon. Name a better side one than Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‘s Déjà Vu.
Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
Astronaut. Navy captain. Combat veteran. Public servant. If Mark Kelly isn't your definition of an American hero, it's time to get a new dictionary.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Astronaut. Navy captain. Combat veteran. Public servant. If Mark Kelly isn't your definition of an American hero, it's time to get a new dictionary.
Imagine trying to settle a property dispute by talking only to the intruder. That's the logic here. The Trump/Putin proposal is an attempt to impose terms on a country under attack leaving the defending nation out of the room. Peace cannot be done to Ukraine; it must be done with Ukraine.
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Imagine trying to settle a property dispute by talking only to the intruder. That's the logic here. The Trump/Putin proposal is an attempt to impose terms on a country under attack leaving the defending nation out of the room. Peace cannot be done to Ukraine; it must be done with Ukraine.
Trump’s so-called "peace plan" is a blueprint for Russian victory. Forcing Ukraine to surrender any territory under threat is not diplomacy—it’s appeasement that guarantees future conflict. We must not reward Putin’s aggression with Ukrainian land.
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump’s so-called "peace plan" is a blueprint for Russian victory. Forcing Ukraine to surrender any territory under threat is not diplomacy—it’s appeasement that guarantees future conflict. We must not reward Putin’s aggression with Ukrainian land.
The U.S. Coast Guard—a branch that literally hunted Nazi submarines in WWII—has decided that swastikas are no longer "hate symbols," but merely "potentially divisive." This is disgraceful and unacceptable. Our grandfathers didn't fight fascism abroad so we could protect its symbols at home.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard—a branch that literally hunted Nazi submarines in WWII—has decided that swastikas are no longer "hate symbols," but merely "potentially divisive." This is disgraceful and unacceptable. Our grandfathers didn't fight fascism abroad so we could protect its symbols at home.
To the Coast Guard leadership signing off on this: You are trading your honor for political favor. By bowing to an administration that flirts with neo-Nazis, you are destroying the integrity of the service. If you can't define a swastika as hate, you aren’t fit to command. Period.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
To the Coast Guard leadership signing off on this: You are trading your honor for political favor. By bowing to an administration that flirts with neo-Nazis, you are destroying the integrity of the service. If you can't define a swastika as hate, you aren’t fit to command. Period.
Threats against lawmakers are not speech; they are coercion designed to freeze the functioning of government. If Congress can’t advise the military without fear of execution, then checks and balances are dead. The House and Senate must formally censure this attack. Call your representative now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Threats against lawmakers are not speech; they are coercion designed to freeze the functioning of government. If Congress can’t advise the military without fear of execution, then checks and balances are dead. The House and Senate must formally censure this attack. Call your representative now.
When a President calls for the death of lawmakers protecting the oath military members take to the Constitution (NOT the President), you are watching a full-blown Constitutional Crisis. This is the ultimate test of our democracy. We cannot look away.
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When a President calls for the death of lawmakers protecting the oath military members take to the Constitution (NOT the President), you are watching a full-blown Constitutional Crisis. This is the ultimate test of our democracy. We cannot look away.
We upended global trade, alienated our allies, and spiked consumer prices to the highest levels in years... all to reduce the trade deficit by a whopping 2%? This isn't a strategy; it's a sales tax on the American middle class masquerading as foreign policy.
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We upended global trade, alienated our allies, and spiked consumer prices to the highest levels in years... all to reduce the trade deficit by a whopping 2%? This isn't a strategy; it's a sales tax on the American middle class masquerading as foreign policy.
A watershed moment for transparency and accountability and an unmistakable crack in Donald Trump’s MAGA armor. All in all a good day.
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A watershed moment for transparency and accountability and an unmistakable crack in Donald Trump’s MAGA armor. All in all a good day.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is still a terrible person.
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is still a terrible person.
Nothing says “law and order” like pardoning a dangerous felon twice.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nothing says “law and order” like pardoning a dangerous felon twice.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Move along. Nothing to see here.
Well he can’t be in the East Wing
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Well he can’t be in the East Wing
When you’re right, you’re right.
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
When you’re right, you’re right.
Trump knew about everything.
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump knew about everything.
He’s turning the White House into Dollar Tree Mar-a-Lago.
Trump: Take a look at this if you want to see detail. Most people do a sign and paint it on the wall. So that's half inch thick bronze. Carved. By a very talented person. And it's brass. It's pure brass.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
He’s turning the White House into Dollar Tree Mar-a-Lago.
This was ten months ago.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This was ten months ago.
People understand that the Democrats can’t stop every bad thing from happening. But they’re also scared and angry and want leaders who will stand up and fight with everything they’ve got. That’s the bare minimum we deserve.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
People understand that the Democrats can’t stop every bad thing from happening. But they’re also scared and angry and want leaders who will stand up and fight with everything they’ve got. That’s the bare minimum we deserve.
Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, according to this New Yorker investigation. The reason? The Trump administration's shutdown of USAID.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people are dead, according to this New Yorker investigation. The reason? The Trump administration's shutdown of USAID.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Read the full report on this devastating policy and its human toll.
Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.