@sissenberg.bsky.social
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Even more than when I posted this, now seems like a moment for this Sasha Issenberg piece, which war-games a red/blue-state estrangement, to get more time in the sun:
(*ahem*) … paging Sasha Issenberg, author of this 2018 article, to the chat:
October 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Even more than when I posted this, now seems like a moment for this Sasha Issenberg piece, which war-games a red/blue-state estrangement, to get more time in the sun:
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One of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest political accomplishments is about to be wiped away by California voters.
Why hasn’t he done more to defend it?
Why hasn’t he done more to defend it?
The action star who wasn’t there
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest political accomplishments is about to be wiped away by California voters. Why hasn’t he done more to defend it?
www.politico.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest political accomplishments is about to be wiped away by California voters.
Why hasn’t he done more to defend it?
Why hasn’t he done more to defend it?
Donald Trump says he wants to kill off voting machines. Does he know what American elections were like before them?
I reconstructed what was the largest election-fraud conspiracy in U.S. history — and how a crusading suffragist and reformed murderer teamed up to expose it. —>
I reconstructed what was the largest election-fraud conspiracy in U.S. history — and how a crusading suffragist and reformed murderer teamed up to expose it. —>
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Donald Trump says he wants to kill off voting machines. Does he know what American elections were like before them?
I reconstructed what was the largest election-fraud conspiracy in U.S. history — and how a crusading suffragist and reformed murderer teamed up to expose it. —>
I reconstructed what was the largest election-fraud conspiracy in U.S. history — and how a crusading suffragist and reformed murderer teamed up to expose it. —>
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How Gianni Infantino won over Donald Trump — and just about every other politician in America.
“The King of Soccer”: How Gianni Infantino won over Donald Trump — and just about every other politician in America
The World Cup's lead organizer learns a new game.
www.politico.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
How Gianni Infantino won over Donald Trump — and just about every other politician in America.
Fascinating portrait of how FIFA's president learned to navigate American politics, by @sophiacai.bsky.social and @timroehn.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
“The King of Soccer”: How Gianni Infantino won over Donald Trump — and just about every other politician in America
The World Cup's lead organizer learns a new game.
www.politico.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Fascinating portrait of how FIFA's president learned to navigate American politics, by @sophiacai.bsky.social and @timroehn.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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"He loves dictators and billionaires. When he sees people with money, he melts."
A fascinating portrait of FIFA's Gianni Infantino and how he's learnt to navigate the America's politics from the White House to the local level.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
A fascinating portrait of FIFA's Gianni Infantino and how he's learnt to navigate the America's politics from the White House to the local level.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
FIFA's president plays the American game
How Gianni Infantino learned to navigate the country’s politics, from the White House to city councils.
www.politico.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"He loves dictators and billionaires. When he sees people with money, he melts."
A fascinating portrait of FIFA's Gianni Infantino and how he's learnt to navigate the America's politics from the White House to the local level.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
A fascinating portrait of FIFA's Gianni Infantino and how he's learnt to navigate the America's politics from the White House to the local level.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
America's soccer dad has some advice for the White House: "Open up the purse strings" by @sophiacai.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
America’s soccer dad has some advice for the White House
Alan Rothenberg put on the first World Cup in the United States. He says there’s one thing Donald Trump's man in charge needs to do to ensure next year’s sequel goes off without a hitch.
www.politico.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
America's soccer dad has some advice for the White House: "Open up the purse strings" by @sophiacai.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
The library left fights back www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
The library left fights back
As conservatives target library content and funding across the country, bookworms and librarians are teaming up in a California beach town to take their case to voters.
www.politico.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The library left fights back www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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I'm probably going to regret joining this discourse but none of these trends are as new as people think—it's just that THEY didn't notice them until recently.
Sushi got big earlier than this. Here's a whole book on the subject. It was published in 2008.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297771...
Sushi got big earlier than this. Here's a whole book on the subject. It was published in 2008.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297771...
January 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm probably going to regret joining this discourse but none of these trends are as new as people think—it's just that THEY didn't notice them until recently.
Sushi got big earlier than this. Here's a whole book on the subject. It was published in 2008.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297771...
Sushi got big earlier than this. Here's a whole book on the subject. It was published in 2008.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/297771...
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In the spirit of year-end review, here's the best thing I wrote in 2024: a bit of historic true crime about the largest election-fraud prosecution in American history, and the churchgoing suffragist and convicted murderer who teamed up to crack the case.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracy
An unlikely duo exposed political corruption in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1914—and set a new precedent for fair voting across the country
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
In the spirit of year-end review, here's the best thing I wrote in 2024: a bit of historic true crime about the largest election-fraud prosecution in American history, and the churchgoing suffragist and convicted murderer who teamed up to crack the case.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
In the spirit of year-end review, here's the best thing I wrote in 2024: a bit of historic true crime about the largest election-fraud prosecution in American history, and the churchgoing suffragist and convicted murderer who teamed up to crack the case.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracy
An unlikely duo exposed political corruption in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1914—and set a new precedent for fair voting across the country
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
In the spirit of year-end review, here's the best thing I wrote in 2024: a bit of historic true crime about the largest election-fraud prosecution in American history, and the churchgoing suffragist and convicted murderer who teamed up to crack the case.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/trai...