Trump and his cronies spent the day trying to blackmail Democrats into giving him a blank check for his lawlessness. It won’t work. We don’t bow to wannabe dictators who use the American people as bargaining chips.

Taxpayers and charities helped develop the gene therapy Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation. (Published Feb.)

As someone who wrote a book literally titled WHITE FLIGHT, I’d just like to say that the argument that *whites* were the victims of violence in neighborhood transitions is so laughably racist it’s almost insane.

Swear her in.

Yes, she @repdean.bsky.social was fantastic on @msnbc.com last night. Striking just the right tone on the eve of the shutdown.

🎯 Mamdani's rhetoric should be a case study for Democrats, the lesson being you can: (a) talk about kitchen-table issues (b) in widely accessible language, while (c) holding to a consistent set of moral & political principles, and (d) showing how 47 poses a threat to democracy & the rule of law

44% of Americans are paid less than a living wage, while a union-buster who pays poverty wages, and buys elections to get more tax breaks hits $500 billion. Our system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly how billionaires want it to work.

The Trump Admin is using the government shutdown to cancel energy funding so that your utility bills go up. A Trump shutdown completely meant to enrich Billionaires! All at your expense.

Re-upping for the people in the back: #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #GOPGuardiansOfPredators #PromisesMadePromisesBroken

Easily, his most elaborate and destructive distraction from #TheEPSEIN_Files... yet.

that's basically what conservatives have been doing at least since the W. Bush administration, trying to "create their own reality", because the real one doesn't work for them

We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.

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Overnight, Trump and Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government. They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights. We must fight back.

What a perfect formulation: “This is, in many ways, the dynamic that defines reactionary centrism: the right must be understood, but never blamed. The left can be blamed, but need not be understood.” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

By the way, there's no jobs report tomorrow because of the shutdown. Makes you wonder if that's why Trump didn't want to negotiate with Democrats? They also still haven't released that inflation report they delayed a few weeks ago. Both must be pretty bad.

Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social gets it oh so right: "But if talking down to large sections of the country is such bad political strategy, why has it worked so well for Donald Trump and Republicans?" The Right-Wing Infosphere: You're Soaking In It open.substack.com/pub/paulwald...

The U.S. Government has become a criminal enterprise, from crypto grift to murder on the high seas. No votes to fund lawlessness. No money for the Mob.

Beutler: "...they are likelier to win the battle for public opinion, and thus the legislative fight, if their argument is clear, ironclad, impossible to refute. No votes for lawbreaking, no votes for a deal Trump will break." 20 Thoughts On The Government Shutdown open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...

When Trump threatens to nix funding to NYC if Zohran Mamdani wins, it only helps Zohran. It inflates the Trump threat, positions Zohran as a fighter for NYC against Trump, and pushes Cuomo into the role of Trump stooge. There's a lesson here for Dems. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2011...

The government is officially shut down. Make no mistake: Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. This is THEIR shutdown. They had every tool to govern and chose chaos instead. The American people are the ones paying the price.

Haven’t read the piece yet. But it may be he best description I’ve heard of Klein generally.

"This kind of reporting is journalistic malpractice disguised as objectivity." www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/t...

U.S. Corporate media ignores that man who waged deadly attack on a Mormon church was a Trump supporter. This fact is important given Trump and Stephen Miller are seeking to blame Democrats for all violence to label Dem party a terrorist group. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/us-corpora...

Everyone should read this devastating report: Trump’s sabotage of USAID stranded lifesaving medicines — fueling chaos and leaving children to die. His policies are destroying our reputation and influence overseas and literally killing kids. No words.

Re-upping this in the hopes that there's someone who will say it in a forum that reaches the general public.

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

America’s military leadership has more important things to do than listen to lectures on character from an unqualified drunk who assaults women. Any soldier who was as careless as Hegseth was with war plans would be fired if not prosecuted. And everyone in that room knows it.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped

Republicans run the Government. If the Government isn't running, Republicans are the ones not running it.

Republicans run the Government. If the Government isn't running, Republicans are the ones not running it. This is not complicated. Don't overthink. Don't overtalk.

that's the story, folks

🤬 dare I say it's past time for people (Democrat Congresspersons and Senators) to break ranks and call these leaders out in public (social media, media whatevs) for their SUPER BAD leadership and messaging at this moment. They are TALKING ABOUT FUNDING FASCISTS.

THISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHISTHIS!!!!!!!!

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To single out abortion as the place for compromise is to ignore the political reality of the last three years. And in a moment when the stakes are so high—as women are literally dying—being both confidently wrong and hugely influential is straight up dangerous. jessica.substack.com/p/ezra-klein...

This is the kind of thing you say when you have no idea how anything actually works.

Success Academy Is Opening "No Excuses" Charters in Florida - Somehow Success Academy of Florida are a fit unless you care about public education. Co-location is an abomination. dianeravitch.net/2025/09/29/s... via @dianeravitch #Privatization

As long as we're talking about messaging to republican voters "he crushed our farmers with his stupid trade war and then gave argentina a twenty billion dollar bailout" is right there. It's free real estate

“It may be unlikely that a jury would convict McIver, but the mere fact that she must hire lawyers to defend herself places an extraordinary burden on her. House ethics rules prevent her from accepting pro bono legal counsel…” 9/26/25 …1/ www.vox.com/politics/462...

Post’s new opinions editor explains how they support Republicans and Democrats at different points … with interesting examples

yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats

Maybe it’s just me, but I find it *incredibly* disturbing that the president of the US is very clearly losing his goddamned mind, but most of the media steadfastly refuse to even mention it.