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FORMERLY: MI Dems, Gary Peters, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Tony Blair, OMB, White House. USDA. CHECK OUT MY WRITING: http://apalaceforworms.substack.com
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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💯. It's not these patriotic citizens' fault they're being used as performative props by a corrupt, mendacious, and deranged president. They deserve our kindness and respect, and now, devastatingly, our deepest concern and sympathy. 😢
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
💯. It's not these patriotic citizens' fault they're being used as performative props by a corrupt, mendacious, and deranged president. They deserve our kindness and respect, and now, devastatingly, our deepest concern and sympathy. 😢
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
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one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
one thing i think is true is that republicans assumed that democrats would not respond in kind and that the forceful pushback spooked them (a lesson to learn here, perhaps)
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
If I’m reading this correctly, the Senate Deal funds USDA (including SNAP), the FDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the rest of the Fiscal Year.
But the rest of the government is now scheduled to shut down again on January 30th.
But the rest of the government is now scheduled to shut down again on January 30th.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If I’m reading this correctly, the Senate Deal funds USDA (including SNAP), the FDA, and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the rest of the Fiscal Year.
But the rest of the government is now scheduled to shut down again on January 30th.
But the rest of the government is now scheduled to shut down again on January 30th.
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
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Mary Sheffield (D) will be the first woman and first Black woman mayor of Detroit, the Associated Press projects.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani wins NYC mayor race, Democrats take governor races in N.J., Va.; Prop 50 to be decided
Voters in states across the country head to the ballot box in the first election since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Mary Sheffield (D) will be the first woman and first Black woman mayor of Detroit, the Associated Press projects.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
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Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
Unironically, the Right SHOULD move left to become more electable. It’s clear that Americans are dissatisfied with Republican rule. They should turn SNAP back on and stop trying to cut the ACA! They should negotiate w/ Dems to reopen the Government!
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Unironically, the Right SHOULD move left to become more electable. It’s clear that Americans are dissatisfied with Republican rule. They should turn SNAP back on and stop trying to cut the ACA! They should negotiate w/ Dems to reopen the Government!
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It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.
If the Speaker feels this way, the appropriate response is to draft a bill and argue for it in Congress, where he works. If he wins over enough legislators, he can pass the bill into law. Instead, he has taken a 6 week vacation while the President has illegally shut down a program Congress created!
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If the Speaker feels this way, the appropriate response is to draft a bill and argue for it in Congress, where he works. If he wins over enough legislators, he can pass the bill into law. Instead, he has taken a 6 week vacation while the President has illegally shut down a program Congress created!
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SNAP is a little bit of an odd program — too flexible to really be “nutrition assistance” but much less flexible than cash — but it’s a vital boost to poor families’ living standards and there’s lots of evidence that its benefits far exceed the costs.
www.slowboring.com/p/trump-turn...
www.slowboring.com/p/trump-turn...
Trump turned off critical food assistance for millions
SNAP is good; killing it is bad.
www.slowboring.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
SNAP is a little bit of an odd program — too flexible to really be “nutrition assistance” but much less flexible than cash — but it’s a vital boost to poor families’ living standards and there’s lots of evidence that its benefits far exceed the costs.
www.slowboring.com/p/trump-turn...
www.slowboring.com/p/trump-turn...
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Cannot say enough: the Trump administration actively chose to illegally withhold SNAP benefits in November, pretending they weren’t allowed to deliver benefits this month despite their own guidance from September 30 saying they could — guidance they deleted on October 23.
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cannot say enough: the Trump administration actively chose to illegally withhold SNAP benefits in November, pretending they weren’t allowed to deliver benefits this month despite their own guidance from September 30 saying they could — guidance they deleted on October 23.
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Trump is illegally withholding SNAP payments even though it has money — it has nothing to do with the shutdown.
“Just pass the CR then” misses the point. Once he’s decided to illegally withhold benefits even though there’s funding, he could do that when the government is open too.
“Just pass the CR then” misses the point. Once he’s decided to illegally withhold benefits even though there’s funding, he could do that when the government is open too.
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump is illegally withholding SNAP payments even though it has money — it has nothing to do with the shutdown.
“Just pass the CR then” misses the point. Once he’s decided to illegally withhold benefits even though there’s funding, he could do that when the government is open too.
“Just pass the CR then” misses the point. Once he’s decided to illegally withhold benefits even though there’s funding, he could do that when the government is open too.
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.
Surprised to learn that Zootopia 2 will boil down to fourteen scenes about seven people, two houses, a motorcycle, and a locked treatment facility for adolescent boys.
May 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Surprised to learn that Zootopia 2 will boil down to fourteen scenes about seven people, two houses, a motorcycle, and a locked treatment facility for adolescent boys.
Democrats have no plan to win the Senate. But I do! Check out my latest piece:
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It’s Time for Blue Reagan
A New Old Platform for Blue Dog Democrats
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May 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Democrats have no plan to win the Senate. But I do! Check out my latest piece:
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
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A few weeks ago, Gretchen Whitmer was in DC to share her vision for the future. I usually quite like the Governor, but I find her vision uncompelling.
Hop in kids - We’re going blogging!
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Hop in kids - We’re going blogging!
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A Little Rusty
My Growing Qualms with Gretchen Whitmer
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April 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A few weeks ago, Gretchen Whitmer was in DC to share her vision for the future. I usually quite like the Governor, but I find her vision uncompelling.
Hop in kids - We’re going blogging!
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
Hop in kids - We’re going blogging!
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
What’s the deal with Trump’s tariffs? Why is he deliberately crashing the stock market?
I have a theory:
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
I have a theory:
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
The Truth Behind Trump’s Tariffs
Donald Trump and the Republicans have a secret plan to steal your 401k.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
What’s the deal with Trump’s tariffs? Why is he deliberately crashing the stock market?
I have a theory:
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...
I have a theory:
open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...