You reap what you sow. DOJ used to be able to close factual questions. But after destroying its own independence, it cannot. Now, when DOJ says an allegation that Trump threw his newborn child along with the 13-year-old mother into Lake Michigan is “false,” that is a claim — not a fact.

It’s weird that with all the people he knows, and as long as he has lived, and as long as he has been president of this country, no one has thought of this until now, but could someone please give this guy a copy of the Constitution for Christmas?

Feverishly working on this

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.

Sen. Bill Cassidy's claim is cynical and wrong and he knows it. Australia's gun control laws did not fail because violence still occurs; its firearm-homicide rate is about 97% lower than the United States’. Laws are not meant to be perfect; they are meant to reduce harm. I'd take a 97% drop any day.

TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit

What an odd post. It’s like the Golden State Warriors social-media account is unaware that it’s Steph Curry in that clip. That’s all the how you need.

HOW 🤯

ChatGPT, tell me about Trump's new executive order regarding state regulation of AI.

Trump threatened Indiana Republicans that if they didn't do what he wanted, he'd block all federal funds to their state but they ignored his threats and told him to pound sand. Take notes, college presidents.

are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson

Your occasional reminder that presidential executive orders are binding on the federal Executive Branch—and no one else. Trump is not president of the California legislature.

We wouldn’t be in most of this trouble if Fred Trump had not been such a terrible father.

excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend

Things just got a bit more interesting on the ant-corruption front.

I'm *delighted* that New York lawmakers have introduced a bill based on CAP’s bold Corporate Power Reset approach. The bill aims to get dark and corporate money out of NY's politics by amending NY corporation law to no longer extend the power to spend in politics to corporations that operate in NY.

Well, the next president has one *more* thing to do on Day One. It’s a little terrifying that the executive branch is currently headed by someone who appears to have no idea how pathetic a move this is.

This terrific report by my CAP colleague Alice Lillydahl documents Trump’s dangerous—and spectacularly hypocritical—embrace of the “cancel culture” he once decried.

The Trump administration and the far right are engaging in dangerous, un-American tactics to suppress speech they dislike, cementing their control over institutions and the public. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-dangerous-embrace-of-cancel-culture/

I can’t quite remember what I ordered, but it has arrived, and I have a feeling that it is going to be totally awesome.

And if, on this Giving Tuesday, you have a burning desire to support the kind of foundational policy work that's beating Citizens United, my shop, the Center for American Progress (@americanprogress.bsky.social), is where you want to go.

Montana's fight to undo Citizens United and take corporate & dark money out of politics is gaining steam. The Transparent Election Initiative isn't in the Giving Tuesday mix--they're a (c)(4). TEI boss Jeff Mangan's too much of a gentleman to ask today, but I'm not. His work matters more than ever.

The word of the day here at Corporate Power Reset Central is “certification.“ Just wanted to lay down that marker.

Montana's fight to undo Citizens United and take corporate & dark money out of politics is gaining steam. The Transparent Election Initiative isn't in the Giving Tuesday mix--they're a (c)(4). TEI boss Jeff Mangan's too much of a gentleman to ask today, but I'm not. His work matters more than ever.

After a decade leading CREW, our president @noahbookbinder.bsky.social is stepping down in January, and Donald K. Sherman, our chief counsel, will serve as interim president. Noah has led CREW through a period of huge growth and impact, and CREW owes so much to his visionary leadership.

Hey, Gemini, evaluate the mental stability of the author of this social-media post.

Hey, Grok, evaluate the mental stability of the author of this social-media post.

Hey, ChatGPT, evaluate the mental stability of the person who wrote this social-media post.

No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.

I think it is damn thoughtful that America’s sour cream manufacturers routinely provide enough space in the container to stir in an envelope of Lipton onion soup mix.

I love the tough-talking rhetoric here. “All available legal action including an immediate appeal” adds up to, in total: An immediate appeal. That’s the legal thing you can do when you lose a court ruling.

Good morning from Ogunquit, Maine!

Wouldn’t it be something if Sen. Kelly just turned to Hegseth and said, “Bring it,” then got pulled back onto active duty for a court-martial. Because if there’s a single military judge in this country who would convict Kelly for what he said, the American experiment is over and it’s time to go.

Delighted that @rbreich.bsky.social has embraced the effort in Montana to undo Citizens United, and grateful for the kind shout-out he tossed to CAP and me.

I’m in.

For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.

A reporter oughta ask Trump: “Should members of the military have disobeyed any illegal orders Biden gave?” And assuming that answer is yes, follow up with, “Should members of the military disobey any illegal orders you give?” The answer *can’t* be: “I can’t give illegal orders.”

Here’s something interesting: Even if members of Congress for some reason advised members of the military to disobey *legal* orders (which, to be clear, they did *not* do), even *that* wouldn’t be sedition.

Surrounded the *judge's* car threatening to smash in the windows

Good old Woz. Good for him.

Spent some time knitting this together. Can anyone defeat it? Citizens United involved a Virginia nonstock corporation that possessed election-spending authority only because Virginia's corporate code grants nonprofits broad general powers ("all lawful purposes," Va. Code § 13.1-826(7)).

Lindsey Halligan, get a screenshot! Here’s Exhibit A for my eventual sedition trial.

I so rarely get to say this regarding good news these days: Holy shit!

Even though I was grossly overdressed for the occasion, I had a good time catching up with Sen. Jon Tester in the CAP lobby the other day to talk all things Citizens United and what Montana's doing to defeat it. @americanprogress.bsky.social @transpelectinit.bsky.social / montanaplan.com

Who knows if this will hold up. But wouldn’t it be interesting if California’s gerrymander sticks and Texas’ doesn’t?

I am relatively new to the excellent work of the nonprofit news service NOTUS, which is pulling in talent from all over. I was especially tickled this morning to notice for the first time the way they headline the section of their morning newsletter with items from other publications. www.notus.org