Ana Marie Cox

How much did your insurance premiums increase this year? Please add your story to the incredibly unscientific survey. forms.gle/DX4pD29sibCB...

I guess someone's mad about getting picked last.

Trump is hanging onto the lectern in Mississippi like it’s a young girl’s ass.

When Luke took Han Solo out of Jabba’s palace that was a Hutt Take

Just saw that “liberals are new racists” ad and it’s just a reminder that hate is the only argument they have.

I would max out donations to the candidate who promised to never send me a text ever again.

I guess this is one way to keep young people interested in working for Republicans. "So, yeah, benefits include 401k, FSA, a full pardon, and dental."

The guy on the left looks very into it.

In 1990, about 20 million animals a year were euthanized in kill shelters. Today, over half the shelters in the US are designated no-kill and less than 500,000 animals are euthanized.

the trump administration just fired someone but this time it is… no it is another woman they fired

Walking around St. Paul, so many ICE OUT posters up in people's windows, signs out in yards, houses flying the Minnesota state flag, and businesses with signs prohibiting law enforcement from entering. Except for the weather (which is stunning) Operation Metro Surge could have been last month.

Enormous news. A melanoma vaccine, one of the most deadly cancers out there. Science is good and helpful and there should be more of it. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

The ads-within-ads on Amazon TNF are giving me vertigo.

They’re Torture Nexusing again. @aptshadow.bsky.social adriantchaikovsky.com/dogs-of-war-...

Could not have picked a worse time to visit Saint Paul [wistful]

I listen to a lot of MAGA media and it’s really funny much energy they’re putting into getting people into early voting.

Am suddenly thinking about the reactionary “why did my child go no-contact!!” movement.

GOP is circling the wagons around Ramaswamy with two lines of messaging. 1. A version of “It’s about ethics in gaming journalism” (ad is about honesty, not calling a child a liar) 2. Only pussies object to calling a child a liar.

Only a matter of time before there’s an attack with too many casualties to cover up. meidasnews.com/news/so-much...

There’s something that the three sports dominated by Democratic registrations have in common… can’t think of what it is…

Looking forward to Trump’s response to the Graham story [genuine]

Is it more or less worrisome that this seems to have started with “human error”? The search directed people to a page with Talarico’s name and image, but would funnel donations to Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper.

wait a democrat is polling +3 in montana’s congressional race and he is a smokejumper that looks like this? why has no one told the thirsty masses?

Did Talarico actually get Explosions in the Sky to provide the soundtrack for his Clear Eyes, Full Hearts tour ads? youtu.be/P9coTl6n_6o?...

Someone call Pizza Hut to confirm.

Reminder that Burrow has good politics.

Best news out of Minnesota yet.

I kind of want to talk about it! defector.com/nobody-wants...

Full quote is worse. Vance: “I am a little bit disgusted when I see Republicans across the country who are whining more about that ad... My message to my fellow elected Republicans: stop whining about an ad.”

The fact that Democrats aren't running around with their hair at least smoldering over Minnesota makes me wonder if they have some good internal polls. All the races there are closer than comfortable: www.sctimes.com/story/news/p...

Roger Marshall not hiring staffers for your campaign likely means he's relying on Senate staff and funds for the campaign activities. And thinking you can get away with it is Trump-level audacity. But he's now in a race for his political life. I'm guessing he has regrets.

Went to bed thinking about that Amy Acton ad and ultimately unsurprising it is. This is not the endgame of the GOP’s casual degradation of women, it’s a stop along the way. Yet I’m glad we retain the ability to be shocked and disgusted by it. That’s the only foothold for change.

Been thinking about this a lot lately again: shootmenintospace.com

Finally, Texas releases the title for Worst Candidate.

Vivek is a sick, arrogant man, and I hope his horrible actions here will take not only a campaign-ending toll on him but also on the entire Republican ticket and leadership in Ohio, which has shown itself incapable of responsible governing — let alone moral governance.

Really looking forward to the oral history of the Amy Acton ad, because everyone on that campaign *will* want to talk about it. (After they lose.)

This is clearly not a denouncement of the Acton ad from Ramaswamy; if anything, it's a tacit endorsement of it.

Incentivizing Trump voters to call in their suspicions about about black and brown people? What's the worst that could happen?

Fox finds a new angle. (Not the angle on the tv, that’s my angle.)

I called this one! Would be nice if Coach joined :( www.chron.com/politics/art...

Trump: "It's going to be one of the greatest ballrooms and greatest military complex combinations that's ever been built." This is one time I think he's being modest.