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David Corn
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Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
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“Rose Mary, get in here. And bring a notepad and pen.”
petersagal.bsky.social Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 4h
Nixon could have saved so much trouble and money installing a WH taping system just by typing out his rants and posting them.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5h
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Cognitively well people do not go nuts to tell people they are cognitively well.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5h
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Accommodating authoritarianism sure ain't rock and roll.
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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NEW: After a decade of defying gravity, Trump and his MAGA movement are now looking susceptible to the laws and rules of politics. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I examine the reemergence of political gravity.

link.motherjones.com/public/42930...

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December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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They lie and lie.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
China was the largest export market for American farmers in 2024. They bought 27 metric tons of soybeans last year. They stopped buying in 2025 when Trump started his trade war. These are simple, obvious, basic facts. bsky.app/profile/atru...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Trump Pardon Alert!
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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So now MTG is worried that Trump's hateful rhetoric can incite violence. I'm sorry she and her son have been threatened. But Trump has been doing this to others for years, and it apparently never bothered MTG. It's very MAGA to only care about stochastic terrorism when you're the target.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d
The president who watched Jan. 6 violence on TV and responded to Kevin McCarthy's desperate call from inside the Capitol with "well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you" doesn't think death threats against anyone even a little in his way is a bad thing?

Huh.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Make politics cool.
maxwellfrost.bsky.social Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 2d
Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
December 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Absurd. The bailout exists to ameliorate the negative impact of the tariffs.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump on his farm bailout: "This money would not be possible without tariffs ... because of tariffs, this is possible."
December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Hiding the crazy is their key to power.
brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 2d
It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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NEW: The Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza saga consuming the polimedia-sphere prompted me to ponder my own journalistic failing regarding another RFK Jr. scandal—a failing that haunts me. I explain all in my OUR LAND newsletter.

link.motherjones.com/public/42901...

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December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Cruelty is recreation for the Trump and MAGA crowd.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2d
The president of the United States’ son
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Way to encourage Putin.
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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A true sign of autocracy. Let's hail Dear Leader over Martin Luther King Jr.

www.ms.now/news/trumps-...
Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day
U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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NEW: The Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza saga consuming the polimedia-sphere prompted me to ponder my own journalistic failing regarding another RFK Jr. scandal—a failing that haunts me. I explain all in my OUR LAND newsletter.

link.motherjones.com/public/42901...

Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Reposted by David Corn
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The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.

The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Hard to believe that Trump lied about rounding up people of color.
peterbakernyt.bsky.social Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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This is like “Severance” for MAGA.
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Just legal Calvinball. Obviously lawless.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The Roberts court is a handmaid to authoritarianism.

Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.
ariberman.bsky.social Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 5d
SCOTUS conservative justices upholding Texas gerrymander is yet another example of how Roberts court has greenlit the many undemocratic schemes of Trump and his party

They’ve now ruled for Trump and his allies in 90 percent of shadow docket opinions www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Supreme Court endorses minority rule. Says democracy is for suckers.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. All the Republican-appointed Justices are letting Texas engage in re-redistricting, at least for the 2026 elections, and all the Demo...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Hey, remember the time when Donald Trump said he didn't believe in "American exceptionalism"?

I do:
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Revenge is a dish that needs to be served competently.
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM