Joshua Zeitz
@joshuamzeitz.bsky.social
Historian. Politico Magazine contributing writer. NYT best-selling author, including Building the Great Society and Lincoln’s Boys. Twitter refugee. This place is nicer, but I still block antisemites.
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“And I'm gonna tell you workers, 'fore you cash in your checks.
They say America First, but they mean America Next.”
They say America First, but they mean America Next.”
“It *is* signed. It's a signed document. I guess if you have a signed document in your possession, you can't go wrong. This year I'm really going to kick that football.” — Charlie Brown, 1966
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“It *is* signed. It's a signed document. I guess if you have a signed document in your possession, you can't go wrong. This year I'm really going to kick that football.” — Charlie Brown, 1966
Idk. She just won statewide by 13%. Maybe she’s a little smarter about this than Dick Durbin.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Idk. She just won statewide by 13%. Maybe she’s a little smarter about this than Dick Durbin.
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Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment
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If you ever feel like you are not good enough at your job, just remember: you are better than Chuck Schumer at his.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If you ever feel like you are not good enough at your job, just remember: you are better than Chuck Schumer at his.
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Sen Gary Peters is in his own way the biggest embarrassment of the lot. He’s been a leader of Team Cave and he’s retiring. So there’s no politics or risk aversion. He wants to cave as a matter of genuine principle.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sen Gary Peters is in his own way the biggest embarrassment of the lot. He’s been a leader of Team Cave and he’s retiring. So there’s no politics or risk aversion. He wants to cave as a matter of genuine principle.
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The Democratic Party is historically unpopular with its own voters.
Caving to Trump and getting nothing in return will only bring these numbers down further.
It’s a historic failure—and an opportunity to push for changes to the electoral system.
Caving to Trump and getting nothing in return will only bring these numbers down further.
It’s a historic failure—and an opportunity to push for changes to the electoral system.
Democratic Party hits lowest approval in over 30 years: Poll
The only policy areas where Democrats outperform Republicans in the new poll from the Wall Street Journal are health care and vaccine policy.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Democratic Party is historically unpopular with its own voters.
Caving to Trump and getting nothing in return will only bring these numbers down further.
It’s a historic failure—and an opportunity to push for changes to the electoral system.
Caving to Trump and getting nothing in return will only bring these numbers down further.
It’s a historic failure—and an opportunity to push for changes to the electoral system.
A good caucus leader holds his caucus together & secures enough votes to give one or two members a pass if they need it. A bad caucus leader begs his caucus to give *him* a pass knowing he’s going to lose his primary next year if he doesn’t vote the way 90% of Dems expect Dem Senators to vote.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A good caucus leader holds his caucus together & secures enough votes to give one or two members a pass if they need it. A bad caucus leader begs his caucus to give *him* a pass knowing he’s going to lose his primary next year if he doesn’t vote the way 90% of Dems expect Dem Senators to vote.
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The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
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There is no Dem who thinks that Schumer voting No washes his hands of it. He is the captain of the ship and owns the process and end result. If he can’t run the team, then someone else needs to. Hopefully the other Dem senators understand the mood of the voters. If not, you will.
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There is no Dem who thinks that Schumer voting No washes his hands of it. He is the captain of the ship and owns the process and end result. If he can’t run the team, then someone else needs to. Hopefully the other Dem senators understand the mood of the voters. If not, you will.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
How do they ask for people’s money and volunteer time next year, with a straight face? What’s the point of having a Democratic Senate? I was a Democratic staffer back in the day and have given a decent amount of money since. My focus is on the House now. The Senate Dems are a useless cause.
Politico says the cavers have won. CR in exchange for fake vote on ACA subsidies in December. Politico at least says other Dems will give them cover. We’ll see. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How do they ask for people’s money and volunteer time next year, with a straight face? What’s the point of having a Democratic Senate? I was a Democratic staffer back in the day and have given a decent amount of money since. My focus is on the House now. The Senate Dems are a useless cause.
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let me just say Harry Reid would NEVER have allowed this
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
let me just say Harry Reid would NEVER have allowed this
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
You could give Ossoff a pass if he feels he needs it. But Shaheen, Durbin and Peters are retiring. Rosen and Baldwin just got reelected. They have another 5 years. No excuse, full stop.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You could give Ossoff a pass if he feels he needs it. But Shaheen, Durbin and Peters are retiring. Rosen and Baldwin just got reelected. They have another 5 years. No excuse, full stop.
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*Note that this is my personal view, posted to my personal acct, and does not represent any organization that I am affiliated with.
To whatever extent I can help @tommalinowski.bsky.social get elected, I will. I hope you'll give Tom’s candidacy a fair shot. We need him — now.
To whatever extent I can help @tommalinowski.bsky.social get elected, I will. I hope you'll give Tom’s candidacy a fair shot. We need him — now.
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
*Note that this is my personal view, posted to my personal acct, and does not represent any organization that I am affiliated with.
To whatever extent I can help @tommalinowski.bsky.social get elected, I will. I hope you'll give Tom’s candidacy a fair shot. We need him — now.
To whatever extent I can help @tommalinowski.bsky.social get elected, I will. I hope you'll give Tom’s candidacy a fair shot. We need him — now.
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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.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
That was fun. Now let’s do 2026.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
That was fun. Now let’s do 2026.
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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In what is the quickest call for governor in modern Virginia history, Abigail Spanberger has been elected the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. When we vote, we win. Congratulations!
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In what is the quickest call for governor in modern Virginia history, Abigail Spanberger has been elected the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. When we vote, we win. Congratulations!
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On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”
Hey fellow Jerseyans. Don’t be fooled by Jack Chitarelli. He’s not a “normie” Republican. Those no longer exist. He’s MAGA. Like all MAGAs he’s an extremist, a hate monger, and has an unhealthy obsession with girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms. This is a campaign text I just received.
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hey fellow Jerseyans. Don’t be fooled by Jack Chitarelli. He’s not a “normie” Republican. Those no longer exist. He’s MAGA. Like all MAGAs he’s an extremist, a hate monger, and has an unhealthy obsession with girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms. This is a campaign text I just received.
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Imagine building an entire adult personality around "I finished fifth in a college swimming championship three years ago and I'm still furious I didn't get to be fourth. Therefore, a congresswoman must debate me."
It's just a turducken of loser shit.
It's just a turducken of loser shit.
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Imagine building an entire adult personality around "I finished fifth in a college swimming championship three years ago and I'm still furious I didn't get to be fourth. Therefore, a congresswoman must debate me."
It's just a turducken of loser shit.
It's just a turducken of loser shit.
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