The Week Trump Lost the Plot open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Over the almost 40 days the government has been shut down, Trump: - spent all or part of nine days overseas - spent all or part of ten days at Trump Org properties, and - likely played golf on six days. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...

“It drove away longtime volunteers who loved the club’s single-minded defense of the environment, by asking them to fully embrace its pivot to the left. Some even felt they were investigated by the club for failing to go along”. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

The Week Trump Lost the Plot open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

The Week Trump Lost the Plot open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for. @wsj.com

Sad

Trump Thumped open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

🧵 The 3 biggest takeaways from Democrats' big wins last night Democratic candidates swept the board on Tuesday, winning every major race across the country. They did so for 3 reasons: 1) They campaigned without apology and without ceasing. Continue here or click through below:

Trump Thumped open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

It was the blowout Republicans feared, and Democrats desperately needed. A coast-to-coast repudiation of Donald Trump and all his works. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

@sykescharlie.bsky.social delves into MAGA and Heritage Foundation defending Tucker Carlson platforming neo-Nazi anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. Some conservatives are trying to distance themselves from the bigotry their party coddled and can no longer contain. charliesykes.substack.com/p/who-knew-m...

. @sykescharlie.bsky.social says Dick Cheney's final act was his greatest legacy

Trumpkins Flee to Bubbles, Bunkers, and Safe Spaces open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Max Eastman’s autobiography, Love and Revolution, has a truly harrowing discussion of the massive crackdown on dissent that accompanied the beginning of World War One. Read excerpts here, assembled by Charlie Sykes, and resolve never to let it happen again.

Who knew? MAGA's Antisemitism Crisis As Stephen King might have observed, the MAGA Right sowed dragon’s teeth for years, and is now horrified to discover they have grown an actual dragon open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Who knew? MAGA's Antisemitism Crisis As Stephen King might have observed, the MAGA Right sowed dragon’s teeth for years, and is now horrified to discover they have grown an actual dragon open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

It Did Happen Here A short history of an American nightmare. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

@sykescharlie.bsky.social draws parallels between the actions of Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and post–World War I repression under the Espionage and Sedition Acts to warn American rights are fragile. Prince Andrew loses his royal titles over Epstein. charliesykes.substack.com/p/it-did-hap...

It Did Happen Here A short history of an American nightmare. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

It Did Happen Here open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Charlie Sykes, MSNBC Columnist and author of the newsletter "To The Contrary” and Michelle Norris, MSNBC Senior Contributing Editor join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the growing outrage and disapproval of Trump Administration as they prioritize... youtu.be/u95hJ9LA9vM?...

Three different things that are actually all the same thing. www.pbump.net/o/these-are-...

As Laura Bassett notes, the South Koreans “gave Trump ketchup and a crown… Like he was a 6-year-old at Burger King.” open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Americans disapproved of Trump’s demolition of the East Wing (57%-26%), his plans for replacing it with a 90,000-square foot ballroom (61%-25%) and his broader handling of the situation (55%-28%) all by around a 2-to-1 margin. www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...

From today's "To the Contrary" Newsletter. charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-warnin...

Did Trump just TACO on a Third Term? I'd advise skepticism: We are only a single “emergency,” or Canadian Television advertisement away from triggering a Trumpian flip-flop. And we know how Trump regards the Constitution and its limits on absolute power. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

From today's "To the Contrary" Newsletter. charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-warnin...

Did Trump just TACO on a Third Term? I'd advise skepticism: We are only a single “emergency,” or Canadian Television advertisement away from triggering a Trumpian flip-flop. And we know how Trump regards the Constitution and its limits on absolute power. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Join Principles First in Gettysburg, PA on November 6 for a discussion on the Guardrails of Democracy. Hear directly from @walshfreedom.bsky.social, @milestaylor.bsky.social, @sykescharlie.bsky.social, @markhertling.bsky.social, & @conorlambpa.bsky.social. Get tickets here: tinyurl.com/4pjpd7jy

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Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Anne Applebaum: Americans Aren't Angry Enough. Yet. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene. But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

How thin-skinned is the uber-touchy Donald Trump? As you may have heard: A single Canadian ad triggered an extraordinary presidential snit and new trade war. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

In a brilliant example of the Streisand Effect, he managed to call international attention to the words of Ronald Reagan, highlighting his massive break with the conservative icon. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

In a brilliant example of the Streisand Effect, he managed to call international attention to the words of Ronald Reagan, highlighting his massive break with the conservative icon. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

How thin-skinned is the uber-touchy Donald Trump? As you may have heard: A single Canadian ad triggered an extraordinary presidential snit and new trade war. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

"At this point, I think it is safe to say that the worst fears of some of the Founding Fathers have been realized." -- Charlie Sykes open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

For Trump, the pardons are not a one-off. They are a central pillar of his emerging kakistocracy. They are his instruments of immunity and impunity. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

A Trumpian Week In Review open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

His use of the pardon power to free his most disreputable henchmen extends that impunity throughout his entire enterprise. Trump’s enemies will face the wrath of the law, but his loyalists can shelter safely beneath the wings of his mendacity charliesykes.substack.com/p/we-were-wa...