Tom Epstein

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I want to hear less about the polls and more about the consequences. The media should be focused on what the next 2 years will look like if Trump continues to be unchecked by Congress.

Reagan, 1987: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Trump, 2026: Mr. Putin, take our cash and kill our allies!

"I'm trying to deliver Jesus from identity theft. Folks who claim to share the faith that I share support these mean-spirited policies that kick people off of their healthcare & take food out of the mouths of hungry children. I don't understand that kind of faith." ~ Sen. Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock

“We heard muffled grunting and sniffing from behind the president’s door, and so our team burst in immediately to neutralize any potential threat—but it was just Ms. Harp going through his Hanes again.” — Michael Donowitz, Secret Service agent

Trump: "Russia Russia Russia was a con job. They're a bunch of crooked guys. They're bad people. That was a dangerous position to put our country. It's lucky that I understood it and Putin understood it. It was a con job. Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine, remember that? The fake phone call."

NEW: Is there a doctor in the House? Backlash to Trump, RFK Jr. may boost their political ranks. Anti-vax policies and erosion of the public health system have spurred hundreds of doctors and scientists to seek office. Hopefully, the midterms will begin the healing. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?

"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold."

President Trump is saying he's sending checks to some Medicare enrollees, after promising checks for some federal ACA marketplace enrollees as well. If we had a federal Medicare for All system, the president might have found a way to send checks to everyone.

Doing the January 6th Commission but for DOGE could splash this on TV and social media for weeks. Imagine the impact.

As a lifelong baseball fan, can I say: this is a truly bad idea. Fenway Park is for baseball, Teton Park is for wildlife www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

NEW: War games and draft lawsuits: Democrats work to Trump-proof November election Doing what Congress won’t, attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the midterm. “We need to stay vigiliant,” says Colorado AG @philweiser.bsky.social www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.

"For all the affronts, nothing strikes me as more sinister than the Trump administration’s ambitious assault on the planet." Appreciate this from Steve Lopez: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Erection interference?

US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...

September 15th is National Voter Registration Day! Your voice & your vote are important to our democracy. With Election Day being 49 days away, make sure that you are registered to vote before your state’s deadline. Get more information on voter registration for your state here: vote.gov/register

Don't forget: Intuit also gave $1M to Trump's inauguration. This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must end this vicious cycle.

Congress is trying to strip away California’s clean air protections at our ports. We can’t let this happen. Tell your Congress member: Vote NO on the At-berth Rule revocation. Cleaner ships = cleaner air = healthier communities. house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Shoot this into my veins! What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙

At the moment we have no real idea how to scale up carbon removal--it's a hair on the mole of the ugly backside of the global hydrocarbon industry But we do know how to scale up solar panels and wind turbines and batteries. So that's our job billmckibben.substack.com/p/facts-on-t...

Corporate media asks about Hasan Piker instead of the GOP associations with neo-Nazis. But okay. Good answer by Raskin.

Great job on this video by @cleanairca.bsky.social Diana "Dipa" Alvarado!

Apparently, one thing that USAID was funding before Elon put it in the woodchipper was an early warning system along those Nepali rivers billmckibben.substack.com/p/two-men?r=...

NEW AD: Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas — and we cannot afford Ken Paxton's corruption. First airing today.

Read my latest in @zeteo.com! EXCLUSIVE: The Right’s ‘War on Woke’ Is a Cash Grab on State Treasuries Derek Kreifels led a decade-long crusade against ‘woke’ corporations. Now, he’s getting state business for his Christian finance firm...

Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴

Why are @marcelias.bsky.social @democracydocket.com trying to suppress this well researched article by @adambonica.bsky.social? Every donor I know hates spam PACs that spend a fortune on fundraising costs and bleed @democrats.org small donors dry. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

This is IT! “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy” drops tomorrow (8/18) 1st week sales are crucial to success. So: Give the tech fascists hell, make “The Nerd Reich” sell! Big things coming! Be a part of this moment—please buy it wherever you get your books.

It's honestly so crazy to me that we're facing a technological revolution that could displace millions of jobs in the middle of a housing affordability crisis and every day we talk about whether a trans woman is playing sports or if someone has a non-Anglo name.

Polymarket, which bills its self as a “truth machine,” has been using X to promote brazen misinformation in an effort to drum up engagement. This week, for example, it claimed that babies in the US are required to get 72 shots, which is false.

If the gop fear influence of Muslims so much why aren’t they demanding Trump and his family give back the BILLIONS in money they got from Muslim leaders of Saudi, UAE and Qatar?!

Third Way's gonna Third Way, I guess, but Democrats should want no part of it. And as for insurgent progressives: Are they sure they can displace the Dem establishment, just like the conservative movement did to the GOP? Are they sure they *want* to? My stab at a better way forward.

the bottom line is that Trump has been on Putin's side since day one, but every now and then he'll do a little head fake ("Maybe I'll allow Ukraine to make patriot missiles!") to throw people off the scent

As someone living in Kyiv, I’m begging you: Please help us stop this. Almost every night, russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles, hitting civilians, homes, and warehouses. We can’t stop these missiles because we don’t have enough Patriot systems. People are dying.

Would you be willing to pay more for renewable electricity? Most Californians say "no" — a useful data point but also a frustrating false dichotomy. I talked to the influential pollster behind a new survey getting a lot of attention: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/renewable-...

This is election interference.

It has become glaringly clear that not only should Congress attempt to pass legislation to fix the erroneous decisions this court has handed down, but it must also reform the Supreme Court itself. https://ampr.gs/44chjob

Really shameful to see @cnn.com & @cnbc.com sell themselves out to Kalshi like this. I know it's tough to make money on journalism, but peddling bullshit that will make viewers trust you less is absolutely not the answer. popular.info/p/how-kalshi... via @juddlegum.bsky.social @atrupar.com

Abbott Laboratories donated $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration fund. Trump bought around $500,000 worth of shares in Abbott stock last year. His DOJ just dropped a years-long criminal investigation into Abbott for potential deadly misconduct. Everything is for sale.

When billionaires preach "abundance," remember that the richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world just for the LOLs. And if these AI fascists get their way, most of us will join the starvation class. www.thenerdreich.com/a-silicon-va...

Gillibrand made her name calling for the resignation of another senator by positioning herself as a champion of "zero tolerance" for senatorial misbehavior. That's great. I support it. So let's hold her to the same standard. We should have zero tolerance for political corruption. She should resign.

Honestly and seriously? Gillibrand should resign.

The near-term goal of crypto, AI and venture capital is to use their massive fraudulent wealth to buy our political system—both sides It’s not happenstance, it’s strategy. If you want to know more, have I got a book for you! Coming 8/18: