Former Republican media consultant. Worked in 5 presidential races. Senior advisor to Lincoln Project. Author of 9 books. I am obsessed with doing endurance sports badly.
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"The party needs to relearn what integrity means and that Republicans answer to voters, not to Trump." Chris Truax, southern California McCain primary campaign chair in 2008, on why GOP voters should choose Democrats this year. Yes please. Help us out here. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
The same US president who treats our friend Canada as an enemy is trying to give Alaska to Russia, a country whose absolutely overt foreign policy is to destroy us. This superpower suicide has to be stopped.
www.ft.com/content/e9cf...
I’ve been advocating for
nationalizing Starlink since
It became impossible to
Ignore that Elon Musk is a danger to national security.
But don’t stop with Starlink. Nationalize SpaceX.
@maxboot.bsky.social: "Not for the first time, it seems the wily Putin has manipulated a credulous Trump," and Zelensky has the best explanation: Putin is autocratic and uber-wealthy, and Trump says "openly and loudly that he loves such people and he respects such people.” Gift link🎁 wapo.st/4scTeZj
what is amazing is that i was fired by MSNBC for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk. And CBS refuses to do anything about journalists telling lies about Dem. candidates. Unreal.
⚡️ 'Planned operation' — Zelensky confirms Ukraine's Starlink access not fully restored.
Zelensky called the restrictions a "planned operation" targeting Ukraine, noting that Starlink speed limits remain in effect in Ukraine but not in EU countries.
“He is the biggest known spender on this year’s midterms, $276 million funneled to conservative political groups + Republicans… Musk is also a prominent, and powerful, white supremacist.”
Jamelle Bouie asks why Republicans are never asked about Musk’s racism. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/o...
A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy.
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Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
@citizensforethics.org lawsuit: "Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and envoy, is breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing financial disclosures." www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...
Hey, JD, why not settle this the right way and challenge El-Sayed to meet behind the Waffle House after the Friday night game.
Me, I’ll take the guy who was captain of every sports team he played on vs the pudgy guy cut from the golf team.
How about it?
Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president.
His conclusion about Trump?
“This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.”
King then goes through the list. WATCH.
Three months after ICE killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Sen. Susan Collins continues to defend her votes to expand ICE funding. Guest contributor Andy O’Brien follows the money connecting Collins to more than $130,000 from people tied to major ICE contractors.
There will come a time when the names of every ICE agent are public. Just like every law enforcement agency in America. These agents are fools to think
they will not be held accountable.
the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences
if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Just gave this conversation a Second listen; it's that good. @djrothkopf.bsky.social and @normornstein.bsky.social in conversation with @timothysnyder.bsky.socialdavidrothkopf.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
NEW POD AT 4 PM EST: On STRAIT TALK, political strategist & former ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd sits down with political insiders for candid conversations about what’s really happening in our elections, what the headlines miss, & where the country is headed.
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By ushering in this idiot, Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has done more to destroy the US Military than any Senator in modern history. It is his legacy.
Hegseth: "We need students of western civilization and the pillars of our republic. Leaders who understand the faith of Jerusalem, the philosophy of anthems -- Athens. The power of Rome, and the freedom of Philadelphia circa 1776."
1/3 - Some of you have reached out about my colleague and friend @caolanrob.bsky.social. He's doing OK, but his building took a direct hit from a Russian missile (or drone...still TBD). He just sent me this message, to be shared here:
Any Democrat running for President who wants to win the nomination and then the general election absolutely must commit to prosecuting Trump, Hegseth, Patel, and all corrupt members of Administration. They must be held accountable.
The Russian oligarch who helped pay for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration is under Ukrainian sanctions for his alleged role in the forced relocation of Ukrainian children, a program tied to an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 kids taken from their families.
25 years after joining the Air Force following 9/11—and after being purged as a transgender service member
https://bit.ly/4yXNgOv
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Earlier this week, Judd reported on a new Elon Musk scam. Musk is spending millions of dollars pushing Americans to VoteSafe, which advertises itself as a voter registration site but is actually a digital surveillance machine. Judd joins us tonight to explain:
joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...
Was in Kyiv yesterday. Most air raid alerts of entire war. But it was beautiful, sunny day and streets were full of Ukrainians saying fuck you to Russians by enjoying life.
Ukraine is life. Russia is death.
Ukraine is winning.
What in the world is the New York Times doing publishing a piece by a convicted criminal who wrote books for a decade, quoting an imaginary economist he invented?
This is how normalization works.
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More from debate camp. My late son Matthew‘s favorite number, for reasons unknown, is 117. We created a 117 Society for all who had done debate camp for at least three years. Some for a decade! Many have returned to be part of our faculty. Over 60! Here they are.
This is a tremendous opportunity to get on the ground floor of a media start-up that is an important and brilliant evolution in how fact-based news is shared.
You hear a lot about the evil of Big Tech. These are the Good Guys.
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This is a tremendous opportunity to get on the ground floor of a media start-up that is an important and brilliant evolution in how fact-based news is shared.
You hear a lot about the evil of Big Tech. These are the Good Guys.
We're hiring! Newdle is eager to add a couple additional members to our editorial team of real, live humans! We're looking for online news editors for evenings and weekends. Take a look. Pass it along!
newdle.com/careers/onli...
This is a tremendous opportunity to get on the ground floor of a media start-up that is an important and brilliant evolution in how fact-based news is shared.
You hear a lot about the evil of Big Tech. These are the Good Guys.
We're hiring! Newdle is eager to add a couple additional members to our editorial team of real, live humans! We're looking for online news editors for evenings and weekends. Take a look. Pass it along!
newdle.com/careers/onli...
I spent a lot of time with Lindsey Graham in the 2008 R primary campaign. I was a Romney guy, he was McCain.
No one will remember who that guy was. His legacy is Donald Trump.
What a waste.
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