James Downie
@jamescdownie.bsky.social
Columnist and editor at MS NOW (formerly MSNBC). WGAE member. Ex-Washington Post Opinions. DC born and raised. D.C. United and Montreal Canadiens fan.
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"'I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,' Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife." (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...)
There is no hell hot enough for the people responsible for this, from Stephen Miller right on down.
There is no hell hot enough for the people responsible for this, from Stephen Miller right on down.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"'I had to take our baby from my crying wife’s arms,' Mr. Paul, 33, said, recalling the moment that agents said they were arresting his wife." (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...)
There is no hell hot enough for the people responsible for this, from Stephen Miller right on down.
There is no hell hot enough for the people responsible for this, from Stephen Miller right on down.
"A soft-focus podcast interview [of Mike Johnson] alongside his wife, conducted by Katie Miller...had all the ingredients for a flattering reset.
What emerged from the interview instead was a portrait of a Republican leader barely keeping his head above water." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
What emerged from the interview instead was a portrait of a Republican leader barely keeping his head above water." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"A soft-focus podcast interview [of Mike Johnson] alongside his wife, conducted by Katie Miller...had all the ingredients for a flattering reset.
What emerged from the interview instead was a portrait of a Republican leader barely keeping his head above water." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
What emerged from the interview instead was a portrait of a Republican leader barely keeping his head above water." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Tut-tutting Nuzzi for "Michael Wolffing it" while holding back (for baldly subscriber-grubbing reasons) evidence of nefarious actions by America's most powerful people is meta-Wolffing it.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tut-tutting Nuzzi for "Michael Wolffing it" while holding back (for baldly subscriber-grubbing reasons) evidence of nefarious actions by America's most powerful people is meta-Wolffing it.
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
1) genuine life changing moment of my early 20s was realizing I actually didn't have to do this at all. tell the youths
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
2) I feel like there's a class discussion to be had around the stakes of this kind of decision though
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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@jamescdownie.bsky.social is still right. This is from July.
Epstein begets corruption begets as cost crisis.
Epstein begets corruption begets as cost crisis.
November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
@jamescdownie.bsky.social is still right. This is from July.
Epstein begets corruption begets as cost crisis.
Epstein begets corruption begets as cost crisis.
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Gift link: wapo.st/43FXQfO
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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You don't postpone your resignation until the day your congressional pension kicks in if you expect to be getting a promotion soon.
seeing people confidently stating that Greene is obviously going to run for senate or gov. certainly possible. I mean, the whole thing is a stunner to me. but looking at the statement, the calendar and the year, I'm kind of skeptical about that.
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
You don't postpone your resignation until the day your congressional pension kicks in if you expect to be getting a promotion soon.
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She's an unconventional choice, but you know what? I think she'll do great with Ole Miss football.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
She's an unconventional choice, but you know what? I think she'll do great with Ole Miss football.
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In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
In her resignation statement, MTG breaks very dramatically with the secret-plan conspiracy theorists about what’s happening in DC.
FDR was also famous for charming everyone he met into thinking he agreed with them.
Trump also just posted these photos to Truth Social, including the one with Mamdani standing next to a portrait of FDR. Trump mentioned Mamdani asked if he could have his picture taken there.
"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."
"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
FDR was also famous for charming everyone he met into thinking he agreed with them.
Magazine who handed wallet to wallet inspector is now reviewing whether wallet is missing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
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November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Magazine who handed wallet to wallet inspector is now reviewing whether wallet is missing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
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This guy has his finger on the pulse of his party's base in a way that others in his caucus unequivocally just do not
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This guy has his finger on the pulse of his party's base in a way that others in his caucus unequivocally just do not
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as 'potentially divisive.'"
I just want to note that sentence for the next time media outlets characterize these symbols as "racially charged."
I just want to note that sentence for the next time media outlets characterize these symbols as "racially charged."
“The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol”
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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 8:06 PM
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as 'potentially divisive.'"
I just want to note that sentence for the next time media outlets characterize these symbols as "racially charged."
I just want to note that sentence for the next time media outlets characterize these symbols as "racially charged."
Of all the things no one could have predicted, this is the most not predictable thing: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Of all the things no one could have predicted, this is the most not predictable thing: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
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Scoop: Rep. Eugene Vindman knows what Trump said on a 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and his effort to make it public is about to rachet up.
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Exclusive: Congressman Plans New Push For Trump-MBS Transcript
Rep. Eugene Vindman will appear with Jamal Khashoggi's widow to push for release of a "shocking" transcript between Trump and MBS
time.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Scoop: Rep. Eugene Vindman knows what Trump said on a 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and his effort to make it public is about to rachet up.
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Let's just do over Season 8 instead?
George R.R. Martin confirms there are 'Game of Thrones' sequel projects in the works ⚔️
(via Los7Reinos)
(via Los7Reinos)
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Let's just do over Season 8 instead?
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Off balance-sheet financing. Special purpose vehicles.
“.. Ratings agencies like to go by the book, but the credit markets have already moved on and made their own judgment ..”
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“.. Ratings agencies like to go by the book, but the credit markets have already moved on and made their own judgment ..”
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November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Off balance-sheet financing. Special purpose vehicles.
“.. Ratings agencies like to go by the book, but the credit markets have already moved on and made their own judgment ..”
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“.. Ratings agencies like to go by the book, but the credit markets have already moved on and made their own judgment ..”
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SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
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I would be pretty embarrassed/ashamed to be associated with a company (and company) this stupid. But I guess the payday is worth it to some people
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I would be pretty embarrassed/ashamed to be associated with a company (and company) this stupid. But I guess the payday is worth it to some people
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.