Christine Barbour

Compiling a list for my undergrads: political scientists, historians, economists, journalism/communication profs, law profs, data people whose analysis will make them smarter and better informed about American politics. Who should I add? go.bsky.app/LTepzaD

Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.

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Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.

No. Iran is not Vietnam or Afghanistan. It is not the same trap. In those wars, the US had a local partner, international support, and the Cold War or 9/11. And while the US lost those wars, that was the whole loss. Didn't lose freedom of navigation and control of a crucial international waterway.

“Eighteen months into Trump’s assault on the US constitution, Democrats are languishing at roughly the same high-thirties approval rating as the Republicans. Thereby hangs a warning sign.” My column. www.ft.com/content/bd5f...

The longer we allow grandpa to rage post to distract from the EPSTEIN Files, the more danger he creates for the safety & security of the world. Any doubt he would use nuclear weapons in a heartbeat if he thought it would benefit himself? I'm with Maj. Jason Watson: IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE 🇺🇸

🧵Rahm does Tel Aviv. I’ll be live posting here. Since most of the speech leaked already, unclear why you should be following this.

Trump is on the phone to Infantino right now, demanding he find him 3 goals.

The right-wing attack on birthright citizenship is not just about birthright citizenship itself. As MAGA’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling proves, it is part of their opposition to a broader ideal, that “All men are created equal.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Come ON. We fought a revolutionary war over such abuses. We wrote habeas corpus into our Constitution. This is INTOLERABLE.

These would be pathetic if they were true, and they aren’t even true.

Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:

Love this! www.notus.org/perspectives... (The suggestions from the 15 other WaPo veterans fall well short of the moment.)

REMINDER: You do not, in fact, have to go to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Even if you are in media or politics. Even if you are in D.C. Even, believe it or not, if you are both in media or politics and in D.C.

However you've lined up politically in the past, if you're worried about where our country is headed, you belong in this conversation. Here are my full opening remarks from last night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thankful to the people of Oklahoma for such a warm welcome back.

If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?

Nancy Pelosi has called for President Trump to be removed from office

If Bad Bunny was serious about uniting Americans, he would have given his Grammy to Donald Trump.

Wouldn’t it be sweet (and hilarious!) if they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Bad Bunny?

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

From @theathletic.com: Indiana won its first college football national championship, finishing the season undefeated with a 27-21 win over Miami. nyti.ms/49Q0Icb

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files

The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.

Well worth the watch. A master class.

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“Win”

Lol who did this

Senate Dems introduce "End Crypto Corruption Act" that would ban the President, Vice President, Senior Executive Branch Officials, Members of Congress, and their immediate families from financially benefiting from issuing, endorsing, or sponsoring crypto assets, such as meme coins and stablecoins

Yes, its absurd Trump is golfing while the markets are tanking due to his direct actions. But, also, I’m not sure anyone really thinks, boy, if Trump would just focus on the economy he could right this ship. No. Stay golfing man. Don’t touch anything else.

The rumors are true: The proposed SAVE Act, now considered a priority for Republicans in the House, will make it harder, if not practically impossible, for millions of women to vote.

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Jack Smith releases his report, concluding "the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial."

The next four years have already lasted too long and they haven’t even started yet.

Sen Chris Murphy is urging Ds to stop fluffing RFK. As he told me: "If we just accept that RFK is a mainstream nominee when he just finished telling us that maybe Covid was a genetically engineered virus...we’re cooked if that all of a sudden is normal." More below newrepublic.com/article/1895...

The next four years have already lasted too long and they haven’t even started yet.

Perfect