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This was such an absurd embarrassment of Trump's own making, and the only thing more absurd than its existence is the fact that he keeps finding ways to put it in the headlines

Hailpocalypse in Denver rn

Trying to imagine a 1960s sci fi novel where the biggest industry on earth is the active and overt undermining of public information and the stock market loves it and government is like "Well let's see what happens"

At the Smotus Report: Dems putting South Carolina, rather than Iowa, as their first state for 2028 probably won't affect whom the nominee is, but it will massively affect how candidates, campaigns, and reporters approach the race. smotus.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats throw some uncertainty into the 2028 primariesIn: Jim Clyburn tea leaves and guesswork. Out: Cold handshakes and ranch dressing.smotus.substack.com

Truly glad that it's not my job to be a Wisconsin pundit this month

If this doesn't cause a general strike nothing will

12,000 pounds of smoked bacon recalled in 3 statesThe recall of Maple Leaf Foods products affects retailers and grocery distributors in the Northwestern United States.www.washingtonpost.com

Tickets still available for my @lecturesontap.bsky.social talk next Tuesday night in Brooklyn! www.eventbrite.com/e/lectures-o...

New at the Smotus Report: What the Dems’ new 2028 primary calendar means — less snow and ranch dressing, more Jim Clyburn

Democrats throw some uncertainty into the 2028 primariesIn: Jim Clyburn tea leaves and guesswork. Out: Cold handshakes and ranch dressing.open.substack.com

I've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

tbh that's a pretty good deal

Can't imagine why Fauci wouldn't want to have an earnest open debate with these folks

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The 150 most notable people in Colorado historyIn preparation for Colorado’s 150th anniversary, The Denver Post sought to identify the 150 most influential or notable Coloradans. We asked readers for the suggestions — Molly Brown topped the reader...www.denverpost.com

When you invite work friends and school friends to a dinner party and figure they'll totally get along

Adorning the New York Historical's new democracy wing with a statue of two political rivals shooting each other in New Jersey 🤌

In most other presidential administrations, a staffer who even proposed such naked politicization of Social Security would be fired before it even became a news story (via @philiprocco.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

As I point out in this piece, if you’re under roughly 45… -socialism does not automatically mean the USSR and evil -Netanyahu had always been a dominant figure in Israeli politics

New at the Smotus Report: The left is on the rise in Democratic primaries, and the establishment hasn't really sold itself

"We will not wait!"The left is on the rise in Democratic primaries, and the establishment hasn't really sold itselfopen.substack.com

Nolan could direct a hell of a movie about the Republicans' 2024 nomination of Donald Trump, is all I'm saying