Tim O’Brien
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Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNBC. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
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Trump Is Turning the White House Into a Golden Goose
When Donald Trump was demolishing the Bonwit Teller building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in 1980 to make way for Trump Tower, the Metropolitan Museum of Art approached him with a small request. It ask...
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Trump jackhammered museum-worthy friezes the Met once asked him to preserve on the Bonwit Teller building. Now he’s reduced the East Wing to rubble. My column on 45 years of Trump’s gold rush and a monarchical presidency:
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
A Justice Department official says President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s e...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election
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FEDWATCH: “.. The chaos is escalating, with 3,800 flight cancellations since Thursday, and some states reporting a 40- to 60% increase in visits to food banks. Some of the disruption is evident in private sector weekly economic indicators .. and even the price of electricity.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
FEDWATCH: “.. The chaos is escalating, with 3,800 flight cancellations since Thursday, and some states reporting a 40- to 60% increase in visits to food banks. Some of the disruption is evident in private sector weekly economic indicators .. and even the price of electricity.”
“If Trump continues to tell people that the economy is better than they think it is, they will have no choice but to conclude that he doesn’t understand their lives and doesn’t care about their hardships.”
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Trump’s Spin on the Economy Won’t Work
President Donald Trump is taking a page from former President Joe Biden when it comes to the economy: trying to convince Americans that their lived experiences of higher prices aren’t real. It’s a hea...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“If Trump continues to tell people that the economy is better than they think it is, they will have no choice but to conclude that he doesn’t understand their lives and doesn’t care about their hardships.”
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Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Neighboring headlines in the same country.
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Neighboring headlines in the same country.
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Same same, but different.. 😊
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Same same, but different.. 😊
“In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang.”
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“In dozens of interviews in villages on Venezuela’s breathtaking northeastern coast, from which some of the boats departed, residents and relatives said the dead men had indeed been running drugs but were not narco-terrorists or leaders of a cartel or gang.”
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“I really don’t care. Do u?”
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“I really don’t care. Do u?”
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Descendants of Norman Rockwell have accused the Trump administration of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs through unauthorized social media posts of his work aimed at framing the administration's mass deportation agenda with classic American imagery.
DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell after family condemns use of his art
Descendants of Norman Rockwell have accused the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Descendants of Norman Rockwell have accused the Trump administration of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs through unauthorized social media posts of his work aimed at framing the administration's mass deportation agenda with classic American imagery.
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this article will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
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November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
this article will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
$1,000,000,000,000.
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Tesla Shareholders Approve $1 Trillion Pay Package for Elon Musk
Tesla Inc. shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, the largest payout ever awarded to a corporate leader.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
$1,000,000,000,000.
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Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
"Young people and Hispanics — two cornerstones of Republicans’ supposed 2024 realignment, now removed from the foundation." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Young people and Hispanics — two cornerstones of Republicans’ supposed 2024 realignment, now removed from the foundation." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
"The reason Trump won the 2024 election was because of his lead on the economy. Now, Democrats have the advantage. Inflation alone accounts for about 90% of the swing between the parties from 2024 to 2025." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
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November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"The reason Trump won the 2024 election was because of his lead on the economy. Now, Democrats have the advantage. Inflation alone accounts for about 90% of the swing between the parties from 2024 to 2025." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
"So what’s behind Democrats’ big win? Well, surely lots of factors — but, to pick one, it’s affordability." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
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November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"So what’s behind Democrats’ big win? Well, surely lots of factors — but, to pick one, it’s affordability." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Mamdani gets next week’s New Yorker cover:
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mamdani gets next week’s New Yorker cover:
Sherrill’s victory marks the first time in 60 years that one party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State.
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Democrat Sherrill Wins New Jersey Governor Race, AP Says
Democratic US Representative Mikie Sherrill won the race for governor of New Jersey, defeating a Republican backed by Donald Trump and giving her party a boost heading into next year’s midterm electio...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Sherrill’s victory marks the first time in 60 years that one party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State.
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Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
NYC Mayor Election 2025 Live Results: Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa
See live results from the 2025 New York City mayoral election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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Decision Desk has already called the Virginia governor's race for Abigail Spanberger.
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Decision Desk has already called the Virginia governor's race for Abigail Spanberger.
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Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, was the sign of apocalypse twelve months ago for Democrats.
Most of the vote just came in. (AP estimates 79%.)
Spanberger up 26%. (And Jay Jones up 15%.)
Four years ago, McAuliffe won it by just 11% on his way to a 2% loss.
Most of the vote just came in. (AP estimates 79%.)
Spanberger up 26%. (And Jay Jones up 15%.)
Four years ago, McAuliffe won it by just 11% on his way to a 2% loss.
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Loudoun County, in northern Virginia, was the sign of apocalypse twelve months ago for Democrats.
Most of the vote just came in. (AP estimates 79%.)
Spanberger up 26%. (And Jay Jones up 15%.)
Four years ago, McAuliffe won it by just 11% on his way to a 2% loss.
Most of the vote just came in. (AP estimates 79%.)
Spanberger up 26%. (And Jay Jones up 15%.)
Four years ago, McAuliffe won it by just 11% on his way to a 2% loss.
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
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Also an immigrant whose family was able to come to the United States in 1969 because of the Immigration Nationality Act of 1965.
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Also an immigrant whose family was able to come to the United States in 1969 because of the Immigration Nationality Act of 1965.