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Mouthy book nerd; political junkie; secular humanist; critical thinker; lover of truth, democracy, justice, and smart people. Oh, and food.
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The State of the Republic is Grim - Lawyers, Guns & Money
If you’re on Bluesky and follow me, you’ve probably seen that I’m writing threads that really should be the basis for posts at LGM. You’ve also likely gotten a bead on where I am these days. Here’s a ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
Dan Nexon hits this excellent level-set out of the park with a timely & sober message.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
Dan Nexon hits this excellent level-set out of the park with a timely & sober message.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
The State of the Republic is Grim - Lawyers, Guns & Money
If you’re on Bluesky and follow me, you’ve probably seen that I’m writing threads that really should be the basis for posts at LGM. You’ve also likely gotten a bead on where I am these days. Here’s a ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Dan Nexon hits this excellent level-set out of the park with a timely & sober message.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
The one thing I haven't been able to verbalize (until now) is that "our constitution has failed." He's not wrong.
We are at an inflection point & we need to choose our next steps carefully, with this in mind.
These disgusting "government officials" are shameful, boorish & dangerous agents of their dear leader, imitating the reprehensible conduct he routinely models. We are in treacherous territory & we must continue to hold their feet to the fire, demand accountability & #resist. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Any journalist who has reached out to the federal government for a statement this year can attest to the unhinged responses they always get. I picked a couple of examples www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-p...
![When HuffPost journalist S.V. Dáte reached out to the White House to ask who had picked Budapest for the location of the president’s recent meeting with Putin, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied “your mom did.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung also responded with “your mom.” Leavitt further elaborated:
It’s funny to me that you actually consider yourself a journal [sic]. You are a far left hack who nobody takes seriously, including your colleagues in the media, they just don’t tell you that to your face. Stop texting me your disingenuous, biased, and bullshit questions.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r75unbj372lvbim6syioaueo/bafkreidlmkzabjg5k4fxzi6ofg4356i77ftr7d7nfsamqqchwgou6h7jcq@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
These disgusting "government officials" are shameful, boorish & dangerous agents of their dear leader, imitating the reprehensible conduct he routinely models. We are in treacherous territory & we must continue to hold their feet to the fire, demand accountability & #resist. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Precisely why I canceled my WaPo subscription. They have chosen to bend the knee many times and in many ways... And they obviously continue to do so with abandon.
That WaPo would publish a piece about MBS without mentioning that he was responsible for murdering one of the paper’s contributors and having his corpse dismembered with a bone saw speaks volumes.
Democracy doesn’t need darkness to perish if its institutions willingly wear blinders.
Democracy doesn’t need darkness to perish if its institutions willingly wear blinders.
Opinion | As Trump and MBS meet, a longtime partnership faces new realities
Mideast and global energy issues are steadier when Washington and Riyadh act in concert.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Precisely why I canceled my WaPo subscription. They have chosen to bend the knee many times and in many ways... And they obviously continue to do so with abandon.
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Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
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Bernie said: “What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even … worse ... we are on a pathway to throw 15,000,000 Americans off of Medicaid and off the Affordable Care Act … It would be a policy and political disaster for Democrats to cave.”
Bernie Pummels Bogus Shutdown Deal, While Trump Booed Loudly Along With Some Senate Dems Who Made Bogus Deal With The Devil
Mobilizing to push back against no extension to ACA subsidies
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bernie said: “What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even … worse ... we are on a pathway to throw 15,000,000 Americans off of Medicaid and off the Affordable Care Act … It would be a policy and political disaster for Democrats to cave.”
The depths to which the R's will sink knows no low. The Senate D's are trying to match the antics by selling out the American people who have said loudly, in no uncertain terms, that we will have #NoKings. Every new day brings a fresh hell of infuriating and deplorable behavior from these jokers.
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The depths to which the R's will sink knows no low. The Senate D's are trying to match the antics by selling out the American people who have said loudly, in no uncertain terms, that we will have #NoKings. Every new day brings a fresh hell of infuriating and deplorable behavior from these jokers.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
🙄 He must be waiting for December 3rd.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🙄 He must be waiting for December 3rd.
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Don't worry, Donald Trump, all those middle fingers were simply signaling that it was first down
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Don't worry, Donald Trump, all those middle fingers were simply signaling that it was first down
YES!
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
YES!
What she said! 💪
Way to go, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social! Thank you for standing up for your constituents, common decency, the very basic principles of humanity, and for all Americans who thirst for leadership with a heart AND a spine!
Way to go, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social! Thank you for standing up for your constituents, common decency, the very basic principles of humanity, and for all Americans who thirst for leadership with a heart AND a spine!
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What she said! 💪
Way to go, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social! Thank you for standing up for your constituents, common decency, the very basic principles of humanity, and for all Americans who thirst for leadership with a heart AND a spine!
Way to go, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social! Thank you for standing up for your constituents, common decency, the very basic principles of humanity, and for all Americans who thirst for leadership with a heart AND a spine!
So. Much. This!
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So. Much. This!
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Empires don’t fall when they run out of money. They fall when they run out of mercy.
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Empires don’t fall when they run out of money. They fall when they run out of mercy.
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In the past month, a serial child rapist has murdered 100 people in the Caribbean, destroyed the East Wing of the White House, neutralized our Congress, & stolen food from 20% of American children.
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the past month, a serial child rapist has murdered 100 people in the Caribbean, destroyed the East Wing of the White House, neutralized our Congress, & stolen food from 20% of American children.
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
We pay him, house him, drive him, fly him, and pay for his bodyguards.
Call your reps
202-224-3121
Please give if you're able. There are families going without food in the richest country in the world. This is unacceptable and we mustn't let our better angels be trampled under the tyranny.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Please give if you're able. There are families going without food in the richest country in the world. This is unacceptable and we mustn't let our better angels be trampled under the tyranny.
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give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate-mon...
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ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
aclu.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Yet another disappointing day in the obituaries. 🙄
Reporter: On the Walmart thanksgiving meal, it is cheaper but it also contains less
Trump: I haven’t heard that. Who are you with?
Reporter: NBC
Trump: Fake news
Trump: I haven’t heard that. Who are you with?
Reporter: NBC
Trump: Fake news
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yet another disappointing day in the obituaries. 🙄
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As 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP go another day without November benefits, I am leading the introduction of the Keep SNAP & WIC Funded Act of 2025 to stop the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds.
Learn more: hayes.house.gov/2025/11/haye...
Learn more: hayes.house.gov/2025/11/haye...
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP go another day without November benefits, I am leading the introduction of the Keep SNAP & WIC Funded Act of 2025 to stop the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds.
Learn more: hayes.house.gov/2025/11/haye...
Learn more: hayes.house.gov/2025/11/haye...
@michael-feinberg.bsky.social you are always so thorough and insightful on @nicollewallace.bsky.social's show and it's SO GREAT to listen to you and @weissmann.substack.com speak in paragraphs. Thank you for your service. You are an inspiration and I appreciate you, Nicolle & Andrew!
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
@michael-feinberg.bsky.social you are always so thorough and insightful on @nicollewallace.bsky.social's show and it's SO GREAT to listen to you and @weissmann.substack.com speak in paragraphs. Thank you for your service. You are an inspiration and I appreciate you, Nicolle & Andrew!
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I want to make sure people understand what a big deal this statement is: the FBIAA is only effective inasmuch as it preserves access to and a relationship with the Director. If it is articulating these concerns this forcefully, explicitly referencing Patel, things are much worse than people realize.
FBI agents rip Kash Patels' firings: "erratic and arbitrary retribution"
The agents association urged Patel to "deal in facts," in line with industry standards.
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I want to make sure people understand what a big deal this statement is: the FBIAA is only effective inasmuch as it preserves access to and a relationship with the Director. If it is articulating these concerns this forcefully, explicitly referencing Patel, things are much worse than people realize.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...