My medical advice is to not take medical advice from Donald Trump and RFK Jr., and I’m willing to bet that my one piece of medical advice is better than all of their medical advice combined.

This is just Step 1 in this particular battle for free speech. Step 2: Jimmy Kimmel must not apologize for anything he said, nor change any aspect of his show going forward. Step 3: If threatened again, ABC needs to stand up to - and actively fight back against - Trump and the FCC.

There is no more politically damaging statement for Donald Trump and the Republicans than when Trump stands before a microphone and tells America that prices and inflation are down, when the lived experience of everyone in America is exactly the opposite.

The only question now is whether the video of Tom Homan receiving $50K in cash in a Cava bag will be made public.

‘He is like a man trying to race upward on a downward-moving escalator. If he loses the race, he will be pulled ever deeper below—and the escalator keeps moving faster against him.’ The more we fight, the faster his descent. GIFT PIECE by @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

👀 Chaz usually has a pretty good handle on Virginia politics. If this prediction comes true, it will be a political earthquake with national implications (GOP retirements, fundraising, etc.).

Easily the best explanation I’ve seen about the importance of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court retention elections this November. Share far-and-wide so that every Pennsylvanian is made aware.

👀 Chaz usually has a pretty good handle on Virginia politics. If this prediction comes true, it will be a political earthquake with national implications (GOP retirements, fundraising, etc.).

🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - ARIZONA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7🚨 Democrat: Adelita Grijalva Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD🗓️ Area: South of Phoenix to the Mexico border Note: A blue seat, but another opportunity to fill a Dem vacancy in the House with an overwhelming majority of the votes.

For your immediate blocking consideration: @wokeologist.bsky.social

🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 21🚨 Democrat: Debra Shigley Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD🗓️ Area: Alpharetta and points north. Note: The runoff from the jungle primary back in August where Shigley easily got the plurality of the vote in this tough district.

‘He is like a man trying to race upward on a downward-moving escalator. If he loses the race, he will be pulled ever deeper below—and the escalator keeps moving faster against him.’ The more we fight, the faster his descent. GIFT PIECE by @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Was just about to post about this myself, but ⬇️ beat me to it. Long story short, if one of these maps was accepted by the judge (which I doubt because Salt Lake City is still divvied up) it could put *2* Utah House seats in play in 2026. Utah Rs are playing with fire here.

Easily the best explanation I’ve seen about the importance of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court retention elections this November. Share far-and-wide so that every Pennsylvanian is made aware.

AOC @aoc.bsky.social posted a 3-part story on Instagram about how important it is to call our members of Congress. When a member of Congress talks about how influential phone calls are, we should listen.

Good observation here and the margin will be something to look at closely on Tuesday.

Just to emphasize the media portion of this: MSNBC will soon finalize its split from NBC and become its own separate entity (MSNOW). Carol Leonnig was one of MSNBC’s first big news hires in that endeavor. This bodes well for MSNOW’s future as a news organization that will hold Trump to account.

I mean who among us has never received a $50,000 cash bribe from undercover FBI agents?

August fundraising totals for the DCCC vs. the NRCC (House campaign committees). 🔵DCCC🔵 $7M raised $41M cash-on-hand 🔴NRCC🔴 $4M raised $36M cash-on-hand Ds almost doubled Rs and have $5M more cash-on-hand. Why is this notable? Because typically the majority raises more than the minority.

“…a perennial complaint: the Democratic Party…isn’t supporting candidates in districts they don’t believe are ‘winnable.’ This critique emerged…in Virginia Mercury reporter Charlotte Rene Woods’ article…’Virginia Value Pack candidates push fundraising…’” open.substack.com/pub/joshstan...

I'm no lawyer, but doesn't a post like this pretty much guarantee that A) a grand jury will choose not do indict, B) a judge will throw out any charges, or C) a trial jury would choose to acquit? I know Trump's on a despot kick, but he does realize that others are still part of the process, right?

Perhaps the part that stands out the most about this Tom Homan bombshell: Someone(s) at the FBI leaked this to these reporters. Someone(s) who was disgusted by the injustice of this case being scuttled and who loathes the current FBI/DOJ leadership for their involvement. This is glorious payback.

The questions this Tom Homan story generates are endless: What did Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino know? Who made the decision to end the investigation? Will we see the video of the payoff?

Tom Homan has made a name for himself by arresting hardworking migrants at Home Depot and painting them with a broad criminal brush. But it turns out that Tom Homan - surprise, surprise - was the criminal all along.

WHOA. Tom Homan was being investigated for accepting a $50K bribe from undercover agents before Trump and Pam Bondi shut it down. The $$$ was in exchange for access to government contracts in Trump’s 2nd term. HUGE scoop. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

WHOA. Tom Homan was being investigated for accepting a $50K bribe from undercover agents before Trump and Pam Bondi shut it down. The $$$ was in exchange for access to government contracts in Trump’s 2nd term. HUGE scoop. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

One thing I'll be keeping a very close eye on is the special election in AZ-07 on Tuesday. It's a very blue district BUT it swung 11 points right from 2020 to 2024. Biden won AZ-07 by 33 and Kamala by 22. Also recall that Kirk's operations were in AZ. Going to be very interesting.

So today I drove across the NY/NJ border into northern Jersey in order to canvass for Mikie Sherrill…only to find out that I had misread the date of the canvassing event which is actually for NEXT weekend. Whoops! Anyhow, here are some NJ volunteering opportunities: www.mobilize.us/njvictory2025/

My heart breaks … protect the children.

Early voting is underway in Virginia, and @samshirazi.bsky.social has us covered on what the VA early vote means, what it doesn’t mean, and the benefits of voting early in general. open.substack.com/pub/samshira...

This is 12 year-old Edgar Samuelsen, the son of Dr. John Samuelsen who is an election analyst I follow over on X. He has been missing since Friday in Farmington, Arkansas. Please spread the word for those in-or-around Arkansas. www.5newsonline.com/article/news...

Republican-held State Legislative seat in North Carolina will soon be open. GOP Rep. Lowery won this seat by 29 points last November, though it’s only R+4 per Dave’s Redistricting. Local considerations here with the Lumbee Tribe, which Trump has heavily courted, so might be less of backlash.

Here’s a headline we should all be sharing today: ‘No evidence’ found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk’s shooting and left-wing groups. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Well THIS is interesting. A lot of Democratic heavy hitters in Georgia are campaigning for Debra Shigley this weekend ahead of her special election Tuesday: Ken Martin Stacey Abrams Lucy McBath Geoff Duncan An R-to-D flip here would be an absolute shock. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Atlas Intel is currently rated as an A+ pollster and they were quite accurate in 2024. They are currently showing a Dem+8 midterm environment.

I’ve always thought that Alex Acosta was going to be the linchpin of any potential Epstein scandal: the sweetheart deal for Epstein, his eventual position in Trump’s Cabinet, his joining of Newsmax (and Newsmax promptly defending said sweetheart deal) and his general squirrely-ness on the topic.

I agree with Ezra Klein here. Based purely on the number of red states (Senate) and gerrymandered districts (House), a solid Democratic Congressional majority will likely depend on moderate and/or conservative Dems winning red seats. It will be frustrating…but it will also get us the gavels.

At the end of the day these numbers - true or false - won’t really matter. When it comes to election impacts, the economy is all about the perception. If voters feel like the economy is bad, then the economy IS bad, and they will vote accordingly. www.axios.com/2025/09/19/b...

Unless you’re awful 97% of the time.

Sure sounds like Janet Mills is inching closer and closer to a #MESen run against Susan Collins. www.axios.com/2025/09/19/j...

So this early voting data from today could either mean nothing (apples-to-oranges, changing voting habits, small sample of towns, etc.)…or it could be a sign that VA R enthusiasm is higher then VA D enthusiasm. Either way, Virginia Dems MUST get out, vote early, and bank their ballots.

Don't forget to include us Independents. This is a battle of MAGA against everyone else.

Crucial point for messaging around the shutdown. The REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED Congress could not pass a bill to keep the government open. And then instead of negotiating, both the REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED House and the REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED Senate adjourned and sent their members home. They just left.

Something to put on our already overwhelmed radars. The Trump Administration is talking about raising the Social Security retirement age. People need to know. www.newsweek.com/social-secur...

Hmm… Murkowski votes NO on the House GOP Government funding bill on the same day she introduces legislation to extend ACA subsidies. Did she get blowback for her budget bill deciding vote? Rumors have it that she’s now considering leaving the Senate for a run at #AKGov in 2026.

LOL GOP Rep. Mike Collins who chastised Democrats for voting against the Charlie Kirk bill literally forgot to cast his own vote for it.

Virginia: Early voting starts TODAY. Vote blue and let's restore our freedoms. Vote blue and let's send the National Guard back to their bases instead of helping ICE push paperwork. Vote blue to strengthen VA public schools. Vote blue to retain women's rights to healthcare and autonomy. Vote BLUE.

You know the FCC/Kimmel situation is a wedge issue that hurts Republicans when Ted Cruz is accusing FCC Chair Brendan Carr of sounding like a mob boss. www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

LMAO! Trump's lawsuit against the NY Times was just thrown (laughed) out of court for being too nasty, bitter, and long. www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/m...

Dismal numbers for Trump and Republicans. Trump approval at 39%. Underwater on every issue but border security. Republican pessimism way up (potential Charlie Kirk effect?). 60% of Americans saying that Trump has gone too far. apnorc.org/projects/pes...