Gregg Levine
@greggjlevine.bsky.social
Reporter/Editor/Analyst | Flâneur/gadabout/gimlet eye | bys @NewYorker @TheNation @Guardian @NewRepublic @AJAM | 2020 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow
Pinned
It’s 3 wks till Thanksgiving, a feast that celebrates community & sharing (or at least should), but also, it is the day I lock my holiday playlist.
I’ve been adding songs every year for decades, and the list is now over 1,000 songs long—but there’s always room for more at my holiday table.
I’ve been adding songs every year for decades, and the list is now over 1,000 songs long—but there’s always room for more at my holiday table.
A reminder that one of the “concessions” the Senate cave-in caucus claimed they got was a promise to hire back the federal employees illegally RIF’d during the govt shutdown.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
Fired Employees Say Government Won’t Rehire Them After Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
A reminder that one of the “concessions” the Senate cave-in caucus claimed they got was a promise to hire back the federal employees illegally RIF’d during the govt shutdown.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
The Dems “negotiated” that with Congressional GOP… but the hiring is up to the White House… one that doesn’t honor deals.
First… we sue all the media….
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
First… we sue all the media….
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign”
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign”
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign”
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign”
The Trump gang is going to Streisand Effect Mark Kelly or Elissa Slotkin right into the White House, ffs. smdh
The Pentagon threatened to recall retired Navy captain and Senator Mark Kelly to active duty for prosecution over what it called seditious behavior. Kelly joined five other Democrats urging troops to refuse illegal orders amid concerns over military strikes reut.rs/4p7eSfy
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Trump gang is going to Streisand Effect Mark Kelly or Elissa Slotkin right into the White House, ffs. smdh
Post your warning label. This is mine:
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Post your warning label. This is mine:
This is the top comment under the AP story on the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Does the AP allow sarcasm in the comments? apnews.com/article/viol...
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This is the top comment under the AP story on the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher, oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa massacre. Does the AP allow sarcasm in the comments? apnews.com/article/viol...
After my first taste, I’d say… let’s not.
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
After my first taste, I’d say… let’s not.
Don’t spill a drop. I am a river. You are my canyon. I mean to flow through you. I mean to subdue and tame you, Charlie Brown.
I like you, Charlie Brown. That is why I will kill you last.
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Don’t spill a drop. I am a river. You are my canyon. I mean to flow through you. I mean to subdue and tame you, Charlie Brown.
Someone needs to tell Marco Rubio about the first rule of holes.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Someone needs to tell Marco Rubio about the first rule of holes.
My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
I don’t know what offends me more, that I got this as a “news” alert, or the continued mainstreaming of the nonsense word “impactful.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I don’t know what offends me more, that I got this as a “news” alert, or the continued mainstreaming of the nonsense word “impactful.”
Just as Dick Cheney taught them to.
“Country over party” my ass.
“Country over party” my ass.
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Just as Dick Cheney taught them to.
“Country over party” my ass.
“Country over party” my ass.
Gold standard sane-washing from the New York Times.
“His determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy”—FFS!
“His determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy”—FFS!
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Gold standard sane-washing from the New York Times.
“His determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy”—FFS!
“His determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy”—FFS!
The governor of New York just called her likely GOP opponent “full of shit” on live TV. I look forward to posting the video.
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The governor of New York just called her likely GOP opponent “full of shit” on live TV. I look forward to posting the video.
None of these Temu Himmlers are going to give a tinker’s cuss about a ruling until you deprive them of their liberty.
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
None of these Temu Himmlers are going to give a tinker’s cuss about a ruling until you deprive them of their liberty.
I always think of the stock market as a flock of birds. You never quite know why that one bird took off or turned left, but you can easily see how every other bird follows.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I always think of the stock market as a flock of birds. You never quite know why that one bird took off or turned left, but you can easily see how every other bird follows.
In case you were wondering how next month’s ACIP meeting might go….
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain… and the curtain. 🧵👇
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain… and the curtain. 🧵👇
ICYMI: Yesterday, the CDC updated its vaccine safety page to say that vaccines might cause autism (they don’t) and that the science isn’t settled (it is).
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
For substantiation, the page links out to several studies by anti-vax allies of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr.
www.importantcontext.news/p/cdc-change...
CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to undermine vaccines.
www.importantcontext.news
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In case you were wondering how next month’s ACIP meeting might go….
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain… and the curtain. 🧵👇
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain… and the curtain. 🧵👇
As previously noted, there is a non-negligible number of the GOP base for whom the behavior described in the Epstein scandal isn’t abhorrent—it’s aspirational.
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As previously noted, there is a non-negligible number of the GOP base for whom the behavior described in the Epstein scandal isn’t abhorrent—it’s aspirational.
Your semi-regular reminder that Andrew Cuomo didn’t pick Kathy Hochul because she was good—he picked her because she wasn’t.
NEW REPORT: NY polluters have increased lobbying by 52.3% since @governor.ny.gov took office — while NYers saw gas bills rise by an average of $288/year & utilities posted record profits. This is what blocking climate action looks like. Read more: bit.ly/PolluterLobb...
@nyrenews.bsky.social
@nyrenews.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Your semi-regular reminder that Andrew Cuomo didn’t pick Kathy Hochul because she was good—he picked her because she wasn’t.
Not just you. I am a journalist, and I’m perfectly comfortable saying some things are more important than “access.”
Actually, a lot of things are more important than access.
Actually, a lot of things are more important than access.
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Not just you. I am a journalist, and I’m perfectly comfortable saying some things are more important than “access.”
Actually, a lot of things are more important than access.
Actually, a lot of things are more important than access.
Senate agrees to House language on Epstein files by unanimous consent. This was Schumer’s move, and while I appreciate the alacrity, and a roll call means less after Trump stopped trying to oppose the bill, I expect more delay tactics ahead, so having every Senator on record would have been useful.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Senate agrees to House language on Epstein files by unanimous consent. This was Schumer’s move, and while I appreciate the alacrity, and a roll call means less after Trump stopped trying to oppose the bill, I expect more delay tactics ahead, so having every Senator on record would have been useful.
Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican & ardent Trump supporter, also chairs the House subcommittee that initiated a subpoena on the Justice Department for the Epstein files. 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican & ardent Trump supporter, also chairs the House subcommittee that initiated a subpoena on the Justice Department for the Epstein files. 🤔