Melissa R. Michelson
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Dean of Arts & Sciences at Menlo College. Political Scientist. She/Her
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Seth Masket
9 days ago
And the Senate’s Trump-can-fuck-off caucus grows by one
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Miranda Yaver
15 days ago
This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
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Kevin M. Kruse
16 days ago
"Republicans blocked a law to keep your taxpayer money from going to convicted pedophiles"
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Chris Hayes
17 days ago
They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.
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Ryan Enos
17 days ago
I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.
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Cabel Sasser
25 days ago
this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Jonathan Ladd
26 days ago
My "this is not a golden calf" t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered...
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Nick Fleisher
28 days ago
Canvas, the Strait of Hormuz for American education
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Jonathan Berk 🏠
about 1 month ago
On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built. This comment says it all.
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Stanford AAUP
29 days ago
Women and minorities bore the brunt of NIH grant cancelations last year.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01426-7
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I know y’all have other things you’re going but this CA gubernatorial debate is lit
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Phil Lewis
about 1 month ago
42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries for the state’s six U.S. House races
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42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Landry suspended US House primaries • Louisiana Illuminator
The Louisiana Secretary of State received more than 42,000 absentee ballots from voters for the May 16 election by the time Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries last week for the state’s six U.S. Hous...
https://lailluminator.com/briefs/42000-louisianians-voted-absentee-before-gov-landry-suspended-us-house-primaries/
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Jon Cooper
about 1 month ago
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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Leah Litman
about 2 months ago
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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Leah Litman
about 2 months ago
WOW: Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak have the memos that describe the origins of SCOTUS shadow docket - the 2016 order halting Obama’s Clean Power Plan
@jodikantor.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html
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Kevin M. Kruse
about 2 months ago
Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b1A.c9a3.xbJTvsbGDyTg&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Steve Vladeck
about 2 months ago
There’s so much to say about the remarkable reporting from Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak—and I’ll say a lot of it in Monday’s newsletter. But the most striking thing about all of it is the role & behavior of Chief Justice Roberts. “Calling balls and strikes” this ain’t:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.b1A.eadG.OgJNRy1CmUgB&smid=url-share
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Aiyana White
about 2 months ago
I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.
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Brendan Nyhan
about 2 months ago
"He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence...a management failure and ... a national-security vulnerability." The FBI Director! Thanks Chris Wray for standing down and the GOP Senate for confirming this charlatan
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The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/?gift=AwR_TGzSRSLueG5W7xh0ResXNy-HwbaDp8IodBg6FCU
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Governor Gavin Newsom
about 2 months ago
Tens of millions of dollars in almond, walnut, and pistachio exports are being CANCELED. Diesel and fertilizer costs are WRECKING shipping plans, machinery fueling, and future planting. Trump's war with Iran is devastating California consumers AND producers.
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Oona Hathaway
about 2 months ago
On Saturday, a U.S. boat strike killed another five people, leaving one survivor, bringing the number of people who have been killed in illegal boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 168 since the Trump administration began targeting boats in early September.
apnews.com/article/boat...
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Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says
The U.S. military says it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
https://apnews.com/article/boat-strikes-drug-cartels-latin-america-trump-cacfc0610c0f3c6c7f07231edef43372?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru
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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩
about 2 months ago
Host: In a major shift, Cook Political Report has now moved 4 Senate seats toward the Democrats (NC,GA, OH, NE). That's on top of 5 House races that Cook Political moved leftward just last week, all partly due to Trump's unpopular war in Iran that sent gas prices skyrocketing.
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What does a guy have to do to get impeached?!?
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Tim Onion
about 2 months ago
Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime
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Adam Parkhomenko
about 2 months ago
Something you will never see from Republicans: Swalwell loses all 21 of his endorsements from Democratic colleagues
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Eric Swalwell loses all 21 of his endorsements from Democratic colleagues in Congress
It is a stunning reversal for Swalwell in the 24 hours after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/11/eric-swalwell-endorsements-sexual-misconduct
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
about 2 months ago
The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.
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Kevin M. Kruse
about 2 months ago
You know, there are a lot of other Democrats running for governor of California who *haven't* demonstrated a clear patten of abusing their public office for personal gratification
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Mel Buer
about 2 months ago
Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:
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Karen Sue Waters
about 2 months ago
First rule of fascism: own the means of communication.
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Kyle Griffin
about 2 months ago
JUST NOW: House Democrats were set to try to pass a resolution to halt Trump's war with Iran — but the Republican presiding over the session, Chris Smith of New Jersey, gaveled out without calling on Rep. Glenn Ivey, who going to introduce the resolution. Democrats shouted in protest.
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
about 2 months ago
My latest
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story: To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration probe has cut off new data, leaving schools in the dark in a midterm election year
www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...
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Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work
To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5725279/college-trump-voting-data-probe-voting-registration
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Jeff Lazarus
about 2 months ago
This is a United States surrender. We surrendered a war we started.
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Tim Onion
about 2 months ago
Delaying booking a return flight back to my house in case my idiot president launches a nuclear war tonight. Even if he eats shit and walks away tonight, don't let anyone forget how fucking stupid this moment was. Don't let kids forget how close we are to annihilation, provided we make it.
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Dave Karpf
about 2 months ago
Uh, Bret, I was KIDDING. You absolute dolt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/o...
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Kamala Harris
about 2 months ago
The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it. This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.
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G Elliott Morris
about 2 months ago
NEW: Donald Trump is underwater with registered voters in **135** GOP-held House and Senate seats. His approval is <45% in 44, including 10 senators. Should be a warning for Republicans in Congress weighing electoral cost of Trump's war and crazy tweets.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07...
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New polling: Trump is underwater in 135 GOP House and Senate seats
New local polling estimates show Trump is unpopular even in deep red districts, as calls for war powers reform and impeachment swirl in DC
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07-trump-approval-gop-house-senate-seats
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Andrew Solender
about 2 months ago
By my count, there are now over 50 House Democrats, along with two Senate Democrats, who have called for Trump to be impeached or removed via the 25th Amendment for his post on Iran. More here:
www.axios.com/2026/04/07/t...
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Governor Newsom Press Office
about 2 months ago
The Vice President is abroad campaigning for a dictator. The President is threatening to wipe out an entire civilization. Congress is on recess. This is a total collapse of American moral leadership — at a historic scale.
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Senator Tim Kaine
about 2 months ago
Thune should immediately call the Senate back into session. Trump’s unhinged threats to commit massive war crimes against Iranian civilian targets show an increasing mental and moral instability we can’t ignore.
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Mark Chadbourn
about 2 months ago
Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “The Vice President is abroad campaigning for a dictator. “The President is threatening to wipe out an entire civilization. “Congress is on recess. “This is a total collapse of American moral leadership — at a historic scale.”
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Michael McDonald
about 2 months ago
For almost the first century of America's existence we allowed noncitizens to vote in federal elections
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Chip Stewart
about 2 months ago
Just in case folks miss this due to the block
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No comment needed 🤡👑
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Williams Institute
2 months ago
On Transgender Day of Visibility, we are reminded that visibility is shaped by data. Our research shows that since Jan 20, 2025, 360 federal data collections have removed questions about LGBTQ status. Of those, 338 removed the option for people to select their gender identity.
tinyurl.com/SOGIdata
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Stephen Judkins
2 months ago
That's right
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Christopher Webb
2 months ago
Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing and watch this video. “It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?” This lady’s response is🔥
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Tim Longman 🏳️🌈
2 months ago
While a lot of people argue that the No Kings marches were preaching to the choir, seeing that millions of people across the country are protesting makes opposing Trump increasingly acceptable. Opinions are shifting.
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Bill McKibben
2 months ago
Since the headline is a bit confusing, the NYT is reporting that on the same day we hit the girl's school in Minab, we also sent a missile full of tungsten steel pellets at a girl's volleyball tournament hundreds of miles away in Lamerd. Twenty one dead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...
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New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html
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