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WHCA: Where are the resignations, the public apologies, the talk of disbanding?

Do the people who write this argument, that Mamdani's threat to enforce the international arrest warrant on Netanyahu actually "helps Netanyahu at home", not get what this implicitly says about the Israeli Jewish electorate?

Probably the sex crimes. That's my guess

I think Yglesias is basically right that audience capture is an exceptionally powerful force, far more than commonly acknowledged; the problem is that one of the best extent examples of this is Yglesias himself.

This is framed as a basically cheerful story of resilience and grit but it is in fact a horror story about Americans making terrifying decisions to avoid medical care and rescue because of the financial implications. Fun!

Of all the many things wrong with "Morning Joe," is anything worse than their ceaseless efforts to make Rahm Emanuel into a thing? That they're so clueless about how hated Emanuel is by 95% of Democrats calls into question the validity of their opinions about anything else

The point of a tariff is to make firms build factories at home. But if it's on Monday, off Tuesday, back on Wednesday, no one pours concrete. Chaotic tariffs give you all of the cost and almost none of the benefit.⁣ ⁣ https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/global-tariffs-are-back-did-they

Trump on Zelenskyy’s claim that Russia is helping Iran target the US bases in the Gulf: “I’ll ask Putin. I don’t think they do and if they do, it’s been very unimpactful”

"Universities like Columbia are not better off for having capitulated last year. They compromised their independence and suffered reputational damage, yet are still subject to [Trump's] arbitrary behavior." Read @ryanenos.bsky.social on need to resist Trump: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/27/o...

Mitch McConnell isn't dead, but he is dying, and the best possible situation for Democrats is the one we have now, where he's too sick to leave the hospital but too stubborn to resign, and you should be extremely suspicious of people demanding Democrats rescue the GOP from this situation.

This is definitely cope, but the depletion of stocks isn’t even the biggest problem. The problem is that fires, or strike warfare if you will, is inherently indecisive.

The list of reported (and confirmed) layoffs is becoming one to watch: Visa Volkswagen Diageo Porsche Microsoft Verizon @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

oh maybe this is what he was laughing about with kristen welker

In which the President of the United States continues to tax American consumers and businesses…just because he feels like it.

This is so fucking evil www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

i think it's important for people to remember that puberty blockers *were* the "moderate, compromise" position.

I'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thing you please... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...

[guy who reportedly makes seven figures arguing for centrist positions]:

there is actually not that much money in progessive political media. it's much more lucrative to be a centrist sell out or a vapid, no-brain right winger these days.

"I'm thrilled to end my relationship with the current administration," this DHS official posted. "Between the war on immigrants, the war on feds, and the war on facts (not to mention the crazy war in Iran and the brazen corruption), I just need a change."