Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.

When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).

Next Tuesday, 12/2: —Dems are going for an upset in Tennessee, —Dems also trying to flip two cities in the Atlanta suburbs, —DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta officesc —and ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City. It’s a lot! In my guide: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.

New Justice Department filings reveal that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who chose to defy a federal court order by transferring more than 100 Venezuelan men into Salvadoran custody to be imprisoned.

Good morning TN-07. Did you hear? TWO MORE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING!!! We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days? For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio! #VoteEarlyVoteAftyn

HOLY CRAP. Welp. So much for him playing spoiler by peeling off Dem votes. Congratulations, @jocelynbenson.bsky.social.

NASHVILLE Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social on voting for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7: “You will never have a chance to have as much impact in an election as you do right now.”

BEHN: “JD Vance is coming to Fort Campbell tomorrow. The cavalry is being called in because this TN-7 race has become quite close.” Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social flashes her Trump impression with @jimacosta.bsky.social on the eve of shady JD Vance’s CLARKSVILLE appearance.

You have to ask, why was Witkoff chosen for this critically important role of special envoy to Putin? He had no diplomatic or foreign policy experience. No education on those subjects. So of all people, why him? I think what we all surmised is clear - Putin wanted Witkoff.

As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony. The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.

My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood. That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.

We are coming up on our 130th event across Florida, and it’s a big one. Join me and my good friend Gwen Graham next Thursday, December 4th in St. Petersburg for a night of surprises and organizing. Florida’s next!

SC HD-98 is an R-7 lean. It's ours if we work for it.

Republican Senator Jim Justice owes over *5 MILLION* in back taxes. What do YOU think would happen to YOU if YOU owed the government that much money? www.wtrf.com/top-stories/...

Oh, hey! I was interviewed by Jenn Rubin of The Contrarian on why Democrats should invest in running everywhere. No seat uncontested. contrarian.substack.com/p/theyre-eng...

How do folks forget about Senator Grassley when they’re talking about politicians being too old for their jobs? 🗣️He’s 92 years old!!!

NEWS The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. @wttw.bsky.social

Sam is right. DOGE did exactly what they wanted it to do- hurt poor people, destroyed faith in government, enriched Elon.

The "Department of Government Efficiency" has disbanded eight months early. DOGE sowed chaos throughout the government and disrupted services relied upon by millions, while finding hardly any savings. Here's what you should know about damage that DOGE leaves behind.

Millions in savings from job vacancies, as the state health agency is making cuts, shows bureaucracy “being placed ahead of the needs of North Carolinians,” the auditor said.

Pundits, 2018: OK-05 is PVI GOP +10 -- a Dem can't win! (Kendra Horn, D, beat the GOP incumbent 51-49) Pundits, 2022: Alaska is PVI GOP +8 -- a Dem can't win! (Mary Peltola, D, beat GOP fmr Gov. Palin 55-45) Pundits, 2025: #TN07 is PVI GOP +10 -- can @aftynbehn.bsky.social win?** **Yes, she can!

My takeaway from the 2025 elections for 2026 primary voters, this time with @elienyc.bsky.social and the backstory to "Unfuck our Country" Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/mike-...

The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.

A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.

It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...

A reminder that there’s a perfectly good bill with *bipartisan* support to resolve the ACA tax credit crisis which could easily be passed THIS WEEK. It won’t get a vote, of course. open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...

“A coalition of the pissed off” 🔥 The Guardian on @aftynbehn.bsky.social’s quest to flip TN-7 on December 2nd www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi and Kash’s taxpayer-funded travel adventures continue.

🚨 Recent court decisions should make it clear how vitally important JUDGES are. NEXT UP: State Supreme Court seats in WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, NORTH CAROLINA and more! Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/state...

REUTERS: “The situation has sparked worries inside the administration and on Capitol Hill that Witkoff & Kushner skirted the interagency process and the discussions with Dmitriev resulted in a plan that favors Russian interests.” www.reuters.com/world/europe...

As Russian state TV praises Trump’s *peace plan* as directly in line with Russia’s goals, Grok concludes it was translated to English from Russian 🤔

Now that MTG is feeling all soft, and free, and easy, it might be a good time to ask her why before even being sworn-in she was one of the 10 members of the House who met with Trump in December 2020 to discuss “Stop the Steal” plans, and the details of the convo…. www.axios.com/2022/07/12/h...

If everyone watching this gave $1… we could defeat Brian Mast.

Getting vibes from this guy

NOTE: @aftynbehn.bsky.social's race is vitally important for ANOTHER reason: Even if she doesn't actually win (which she has a genuine chance of doing), if she manages to at least come close, it *could* freak the GOP out enough that they might at least agree to extend the ACA tax credits.

Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!

A rural Tennessee county central to the civil rights movement is more than a quarter Black. But its 19-member county commission? All white. Facing VRA lawsuits, the county leaders agreed to redraw the maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. A big win... except SCOTUS may soon undermine it all:

The all-white make-up of this Tennessee county board is by design. In 2021, the county drew a map with no majority-Black district, even after the board’s own counsel warned this would illegally dilute the power of Black voters.

Bolts thrives with your support. And right now, NEWSMATCH is still on: The initiative doubles any gift you make to Bolts! Easy: boltsmag.org/donate But let me do this: I want to share some of our 2025 stories that I value the most. Skim my 🧵: and if anything moves you, consider supporting us!

Sure hope North Carolina is paying attention to the out of control GOP legislature

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news... Cost to deploy 4000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles is estimated at $135 million. In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.

For those keeping track: The government pursued charges against five people arrested outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL during a protest there on Sept. 27. As of today, all five of those cases have now been thrown out.

Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.

"JPMorgan filed suspicious activity reports covering $4.3 million in transactions by Mr. Epstein from 2002 to 2016. But it waited until after Mr. Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and subsequent death to file reports that described some $1.3 billion in transactions as suspicious."

You all know I've been after the Treasury Department's own Epstein file. It's a set of thousands of detailed bank records, a map of Epstein's financial network. Secretary Bessent is blocking its release – and he denies it's even something Treasury should be investigating.

EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.