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Democrats for Mike Rogers is primarily funded by GOP mega donors and employs a firm run by a self-described “MAGA warrior” www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Mystery actor!

you know we're about to enter a presidential election cycle when weirdo novelty candidates start organizing their presidential campaign committees

Gmail introduces an additional "AI inbox" with a list of outstanding "to-dos." Those to-dos are apparently responding to spam and meaningless PR pitches that have fuck all to do with my beat

In Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/u...

I brought my board when I went in 2023 and snagged a few mins before flying home. The Des Moines skatepark is really gigantic

With the Iowa Governor’s race on the horizon, Iowa is wondering: What happens if Chuck Grassley dies? @cheetah.bsky.social, in the latest edition of Press Pass, talks with Iowa voters and politicians about how they feel about the nonagenarian considering another term.

Chuck Grassley is 93 years old. Some of his constituents (and himself) wonder what happens if a Democrat is governor and he dies. www.thebulwark.com/p/iowa-wonde...

I was a bit shocked when I traveled to the GOP-heavy Panora, Iowa (pop. 1,093) for a Sarah Trone Garriott event and it was a big turnout for such a tiny Monday night event at a public library. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-road-t...

One of my favorite menswear adjacent things to see at airports are guys who wear two cowboy hats at once because they’re impossible to put in a suitcase without crushing but they want outfit options at their destination

There’s growing concern about the safety of your mail in ballot www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Tried to balance recent and all time faves as well as ones that sparked a love of reading as a kid. Caution: if your kid likes ancient Roman history, please read the twelve caesars before handing it off to him. It's extremely graphic lol. Was not ready for that as a 12 year old but oh well.

They're evicting the Animaniacs

In today's newsletter: Glenn Grothman said in a radio interview re: Trump's approval ratings "It is unquestionably is a problem. And because if people don't like Trump and want to make a statement, they may make that statement by voting against me." www.thebulwark.com/p/massive-ca...

I really loved 'Lanterns' mainly because I love the Green Lantern. But I still hate that this is basically how every show operates these days.

The campaign featuring Ken Paxton's humiliated ex-wife urging Texans to vote for the GOP ticket despite "the elephant in the room" maybe changes a couple swing votes, but it also makes people google who is Angela Paxton? So it's impossible to say if it's bad or not

The Gambling on War Company has a news update folks

Tuesday's newsletter featured reporting on the pro-life movement's dissatisfaction with Trump. Then yesterday, the White House didn't even acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the Hyde amendment. www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evangel...

The America dot gov AI assistant can read my questions in Italian but can't answer back in Italian. That doesn't make any sense to me.

Asked the new Trump admin's AI chatbot a question. Uh oh. www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evangel...

"Everyone from Big Oil executives to his most die-hard rallygoers has expressed doubt about whether the president’s priorities are in line with the country’s needs." Evangelical Christians, too. The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:

You can add the pro-life movement to the long list of groups who think Trump isn't prioritizing the right things. Perkins repeatedly brought up how they “have an administration that’s not as committed to it as we’ve seen before.” www.thebulwark.com/p/an-evangel...

I saw Goody Proctor at the Atlanta Hawks game on February 3, 2024

Literally every profile like this

Older relatives when Three 6 Mafia's "Fuck that shit" starts on the wedding reception playlist

"It’s no secret the price of gasoline has been way up since the start of the Iran war. But it sometimes feels as though GOP lawmakers have been trying to keep it a secret from themselves." Not getting easier. The latest edition of Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social:

Read through the whole newsletter to see George Santos repeatedly fall into a river www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...

(Tony Soprano breathing heavily) “You’re not interested in revolutionary praxis. That’s gotta be resolved.”

keep at it!

Some news: Fundraiser's now OFF www.thebulwark.com/p/jeffries-t...

Hakeem Jeffries is slated to hold a fundraiser with several lobbyists for the very Trump-friendly lobbying shop Ballard Partners www.thebulwark.com/p/jeffries-t...

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"One Democratic lawmaker even quipped to me that there’s a very large pool from which to draw talent for this purpose. He was referring to the mass exodus of lawyers from the Department of Justice during Trump 2.0." ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social:

The vice president isn’t the only one to express his love of the disgraced former president. Democrats are interested in the Nixon era, too. But their specific area of interest is a bit different. ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: