Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social
Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
i like this article just for the image asset
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
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The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
i like this article just for the image asset
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is trump trying to slip in his epstein defense here? we all did bad things. me, the guy in syria. time to move on.
Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
is trump trying to slip in his epstein defense here? we all did bad things. me, the guy in syria. time to move on.
is trump trying to slip in his epstein defense here? we all did bad things. me, the guy in syria. time to move on.
Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
is trump trying to slip in his epstein defense here? we all did bad things. me, the guy in syria. time to move on.
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
‘No Separation Between Church and State’: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
‘No Separation Between Church and State’: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
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November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
‘No Separation Between Church and State’: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office talkingpointsmemo.com/news/no-sepa...
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons
For My Friends, Everything … Let the record show that President Donald...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider by Dave Weigel talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e... talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/how-e...
How Elon Musk’s Changes to X Made Our Discourse Far Stupider
We don’t know the minute when X started throttling links to news,...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante and child sex trafficker, is being waited on “hand and foot” by the staff at her minimum security prison camp while she prepares a request that Donald Trump commute her sentence, according to whistleblower revelations. More on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante and child sex trafficker, is being waited on “hand and foot” by the staff at her minimum security prison camp while she prepares a request that Donald Trump commute her sentence, according to whistleblower revelations. More on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
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A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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Random shit I find looking through old web graphics
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Random shit I find looking through old web graphics
Random shit I find looking through old web graphics
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Random shit I find looking through old web graphics
Why Not Just Arrest the Protestors? CBP and ICE Officials Muse talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-not...
Why Not Just Arrest the Protestors? CBP and ICE Officials Muse
It’s been a journey with Greg Bovino over the past few months....
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November 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Why Not Just Arrest the Protestors? CBP and ICE Officials Muse talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-not...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
Shaheen is retiring; Virginia is solid enough Blue territory that Kaine shld be replaced by a Democrat who is serious about preserving American democracy.
Senate reaches deal to reopen government after moderate Democrats cave
Senate Reaches Deal To Reopen Government After Moderate Democrats Cave
Republicans found enough Democrats willing to drop their party's demand to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies for millions of people.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Shaheen is retiring; Virginia is solid enough Blue territory that Kaine shld be replaced by a Democrat who is serious about preserving American democracy.
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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the strongest signal I’ve seen so far — the centrist and institutionalist wing of the Democratic Party is saying ‘hell no’
The government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the strongest signal I’ve seen so far — the centrist and institutionalist wing of the Democratic Party is saying ‘hell no’
This is key. The vote the Dems secured here is a fake nominal vote. Everyone knows this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is key. The vote the Dems secured here is a fake nominal vote. Everyone knows this.
Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
Durbin is a YES on this deal: “At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times. Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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 government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
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On first round of voting on cloture for the cave, Baldwin votes no—she was part of the Gang of 8 talks. Rand Paul is also a no.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
On first round of voting on cloture for the cave, Baldwin votes no—she was part of the Gang of 8 talks. Rand Paul is also a no.
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After 40 days — during which Dems incessantly demanded the GOP get on board with their effort to protect expiring Obamacare subsidies — at least 8 Senate Dems now appear to be prepared to break ranks with their caucus, setting in motion an end to the shutdown.
Group of Senate Dems Prepared To Vote With GOP to End Shutdown Without An ACA Extension Guarantee
After 40 days of the government shutdown — in which Democrats incessantly...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
After 40 days — during which Dems incessantly demanded the GOP get on board with their effort to protect expiring Obamacare subsidies — at least 8 Senate Dems now appear to be prepared to break ranks with their caucus, setting in motion an end to the shutdown.
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Surprisingly Sen. Warner (D-VA) is a no, splitting with Kaine after the Cave Caucus dangled the RIF prohibition.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Surprisingly Sen. Warner (D-VA) is a no, splitting with Kaine after the Cave Caucus dangled the RIF prohibition.
Not disagreeing with Sahil. But absurd for Team Cave to present full SNAP funding as part of a deal since that’s automatic if the govt reopens.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Not disagreeing with Sahil. But absurd for Team Cave to present full SNAP funding as part of a deal since that’s automatic if the govt reopens.