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Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street! Very funny from
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in the
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Brett Kavanaugh Hits the Street!
Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh greenlit racial profiling. How the jurist sees an envision an ICE agent confronting a Hispanic Appearing Person.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/25/brett-kavanaugh-ice-agent/
4 days ago
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8 days ago
They are not hiding it, people who don't see it at this point are choosing not to
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8 days ago
Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"
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Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
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The Kirk Assassination and the MAGA Threat to Free Speech by
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The Kirk Assassination and the MAGA Threat to Free Speech
Demagogues are using the tragic Kirk assassination to target free speech, the First Amendment, and America itself.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/19/the-kirk-assassination-and-the-maga-threat-to-free-speech/
10 days ago
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Mike Masnick
11 days ago
He can't even stick with the pretext they cooked up as to why Kimmel had to go, huh?
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Brian Beutler
11 days ago
“Democrats need to let it be known that any and all Trump accomplices who carry out corrupt or illegal actions on his behalf will face accountability later. It’s the only language these authoritarian thugs will ever understand.”
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Trump’s Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is
Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that her boss’ move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.
https://newrepublic.com/article/200649/trump-ouster-kimmel-anna-gomez
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The Bulwark
11 days ago
@timmiller.bsky.social
: “This is the federal government pressuring media companies to silence critics of the president. I mean, this is a straight out of the authoritarian playbook. It is an attempt to silence speech directly from the government.”
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Great Constitution Day read! The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention. Great from Stanford ’s Jack Rakove on the Senate that could have been. The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention
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The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention
The U.S. Senate and the nation's history might different if the Constitutional Convention had structured the chamber differently.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/17/constitutional-convention/
12 days ago
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Eric Roston
17 days ago
Thought-provoking reflection on journalism and 9/11 by
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The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that we need now.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/the-lost-journalistic-world-of-9-11-2/
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Washington Monthly
18 days ago
Charlie Kirk's Assassination War More Than Just Murder. The law makes distinctions between killings, and there’s a reason political assassination deserves a special circle of Hell –
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The Charlie Kirk Assassination: More Than Just Murder
The Charlie Kirk assassination shows why political assassination is penalized differently than typical murders.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/the-charlie-kirk-assassination-more-than-just-murder/
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Me: The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
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The Lost Journalistic World of 9/11
Before the era of “hot takes,” silos, steep budget cuts, and charges of “fake news,” the mainstream press had strengths that we need now.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/the-lost-journalistic-world-of-9-11-2/
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Still bereft about the passing of my close friend since college, who had a profound influence on my life and career. Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin
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Joshua Abram Dies at 62; Gave Workspace-Sharing an Upscale Spin
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/business/joshua-abram-dead.html?smid=bs-share
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Administration wants to scrap environmental data satellites.
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Two Valuable Satellites Are in ‘Perfect Health.’ They May Be Scrapped.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/climate/trump-climate-satellites.html?smid=bs-share
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Nicholas Thompson
about 2 months ago
Bad news in Gaza and Ukraine. Bad news on the economy. Mismanagement everywhere. Obvious corruption. Epstein. And Epstein again. Even loyal Republicans are now starting to worry about Trump.
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Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way
He hasn’t ended the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. His economy looks shaky. And then there’s Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/08/trump-ukraine-gaza-economy/683786/
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Anne S Kim
about 2 months ago
Dems should go "all out on gerrymandering warfare," says
@billscher.bsky.social
@washingtonmonthly.com
, and fight fire with fire in California and elsewhere. From this week's politics roundtable:
@glastris.bsky.social
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Dems should go all out on gerrymandering warfare
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zDK_pbqrsw4
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"If Netanyahu makes the colossal mistake of trying to reoccupy Gaza for the long term, then no thoughtful person can be pro-Israel without also being against him."
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Opinion | Where Can Gaza Go From Here?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/opinion/gaza-war-israel-netanyahu.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cU8.J3Wr.-NTEed1VjUva&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Join
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Washington Monthly
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about 2 months ago
The Texas GOP's outrageous power grab could be doomed to fail anyway, says
@billscher.bsky.social
@washingtonmonthly.com
ICYMI, watch this week's livestream with Bill,
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Crises and chaos shake the GOP with a power grab in Texas, a dispute over jobs data and a looming rift on Israel
Washington Monthly Politics Roundtable · Episode
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Anne S Kim
2 months ago
Trump will talk about anything - anything - to distract from the furor over Jeffrey Epstein - including reviving racist names for sports teams, says
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Trump will talk about anything other than Epstein
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
https://youtube.com/shorts/b7D069c1rfo?si=LXHBe7fdcNidV1sw
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2 months ago
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Washington Monthly
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The Clinton LAX haircut comes to mind
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3 months ago
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Paul Glastris
3 months ago
Trump might offer Ukraine kind words in his big speech tomorrow, but judge him by his deeds.
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Kyiv correspondent Tamar Jacoby on what the president must do to put himself on the right side of history.
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Trump’s Shift on Ukraine is Welcome, but Now What? | Washington Monthly
The president's had tougher language for Putin and Russia and put through a stalled arms shipment to Ukraine. Is the change real?
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/13/trumps-shift-on-ukraine/
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Washington Monthly
3 months ago
The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and despite the threats to democracy, it resonates more than ever.
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America the Beautiful? Yes | Washington Monthly
The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/03/america-the-beautiful-yes/
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Washington Monthly
3 months ago
For an elite unit, rapidly evolving drone warfare makes the “toughest job in the army” both easier and more perilous. A frontline dispatch from Ukraine:
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Ukraine Infantry Adapts to More Menacing Drones | Washington Monthly
Drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine grows more varied and deadly. That means the infantry must adapt. Inside a storied Ukrainian brigade.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/07/ukraine-infantry-adapts-to-drones/
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Anne S Kim
3 months ago
One of the biggest contributors to climate change might be sitting in your fridge.
@mikegrunwald.bsky.social
talks about the high environmental toll of agriculture and his new book, We Are Eating the Earth, at
@washingtonmonthly.com
@billscher.bsky.social
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Feeding the World But Killing the Planet | Michael Grunwald
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
https://youtu.be/uBISO97YL40?si=-SvHt1xLI2h0dhqy
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Michael Grunwald
3 months ago
We talked about why beef is the baddie, why twee organic farms aren’t better for the planet, and other WE ARE EATING THE EARTH stuff on the
@washingtonmonthly.com
pod. Here’s the audio and transcript:
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Feeding the World But Killing the Planet w/ Michael Grunwald | Washington Monthly
Agriculture is the biggest threat to the planet, says Michael Grunwald—and organic farming, grass-fed beef, and biofuels are making it worse.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/feeding-the-world-but-killing-the-planet-w-michael-grunwald/
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Washington Monthly
3 months ago
When Ezra Klein told Jon Stewart about out-of-control regulations ruining Biden's rural broadband program, the clip went viral, with Elon Musk’s help. But the story wasn’t true—and the telecom monopolies who were the real saboteurs are still laughing.
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The Broadband Story Abundance Liberals Like Ezra Klein Got Wrong | Washington Monthly
Ezra Klein and abundance liberals blame red tape for broadband delays. But the real story behind Biden’s BEAD program is far more complicated.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/09/the-broadband-story-abundance-liberals-like-ezra-klein-got-wrong/
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3 months ago
Will Elon Musk's "America Party" find an audience?
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
isn't holding his breath. Watch this week's politics roundtable
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Elon Musk's "America Party"? Not taking bets.
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
https://youtube.com/shorts/CTzXmspFoXM?si=rToj7kX8ZXXfc03w
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3 months ago
Republicans will own the pain of Trump's "big beautiful" law, predicts
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
Matt and
@billscher.bsky.social
break down the coming backlash to the OBB on this week's
@washingtonmonthly.com
's politics roundtable:
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/07/w...
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Welcome to Trump’s America, Again | Washington Monthly
Trump's "one big beautiful bill" is now law, packed with front-loaded goodies and back-loaded pain.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/07/welcome-to-trumps-america-again/
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Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse
The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-medias-traffic-apocalypse.html?utm_source=nymag_app_article_share
3 months ago
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Simon Rosenberg
3 months ago
Emmy-winning Austin, TX based TV meteorologist on Facebook:
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Trump's "one big beautiful" bill is an even bigger disaster than you may have thought. Join
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3 months ago
Trump's one big "beautiful" bill is not only a budget-buster but a betrayal of his base. ICYMI, watch today's
@washingtonmonthly.com
's weekly livestream with
@billscher.bsky.social
@glastris.bsky.social
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
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Politics LIVE - 6-30-25 - The GOP Spending Bill: One Big Betrayal of Trump's Base
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Kat O’Brien
3 months ago
This is an excellent piece in
@washingtonmonthly.com
on Trump’s massive & dehumanizing deportation efforts resembling fugitive slave hunts of the 1850s. I fear we could end up in a civil war. If so, remember that the anti-slavery side won the Civil War in 1860s
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...
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Jack Rakove
3 months ago
This is a subject I have been brooding about for some time. I am grateful to the Washington Monthly for posting this piece.
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It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/its-not-just-a-constitutional-crisis-in-the-trump-era-its-constitutional-failure/
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3 months ago
Re-upping this, which will likely be proven wrong in 20 minutes!
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Helen Kennedy
3 months ago
The Trump Slump
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US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates had revealed
The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in ...
https://apnews.com/article/economy-tariffs-trump-gdp-shrink-86d1f15e66c646ac4ce88ffc0a956942
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Column | Federal Insider columnist says farewell after 17 years
Joe Davidson is among nine Federal Diary/Federal Insider columnists who have written The Washington Post’s longest running feature. This is his last.
https://wapo.st/3GlaJTT
3 months ago
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Will Trump’s Strikes on Iran Unleash a Global Arms Race?
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Will Trump’s Strikes on Iran Unleash a Global Arms Race? | Washington Monthly
Since World War II, nonproliferation efforts have limited the number of countries with nuclear weapons. That may be about to change.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/24/will-trumps-strikes-on-iran-unleash-a-global-arms-race/
3 months ago
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Anne S Kim
3 months ago
"Trump's team is a team of clowns. ... These guys are not capable of conducting a longer term conflict."
@jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social
on today's
@washingtonmonthly.com
politics livestream with
@glastris.bsky.social
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
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Politics LIVESTREAM: Trump Wages War | Special Guest - Jacob Heilbrunn
Washington Monthly · Episode
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Washington Monthly
3 months ago
Trump’s War Gamble: "Isolationist" President Opens Pandora’s Box With Iran. A spirited conversation. Featuring
@jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social
@glastris.bsky.social
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
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Trump's War Gamble: Isolationist President Opens Pandora's Box With Iran | Washington Monthly
Editors weigh in on potential military escalation, domestic political divides, and economic fallout from Trump's strike on Iran.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/23/trumps-war-gamble-isolationist-president-opens-pandoras-box-with-iran/
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3 months ago
Trump's attack on Iran will likely prove a fiasco, says
@jacobheilbrunn.bsky.social
on today's
@washingtonmonthly.com
politics livestream Watch the full episode with
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Politics LIVE - 6-23-25 - America's war in Iran - Iraq 2.0? Special guest: Jacob Heilbrunn
YouTube video by Washington Monthly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWpkXk0i4M
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Rod Nordland, 75, Dies; War Reporter Who Also Wrote of His Own Struggle
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Rod Nordland, 75, Dies; War Reporter Who Also Wrote of His Own Struggle
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/books/rod-nordland-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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3 months ago
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Status
3 months ago
The Sunday Spotlight:
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on how Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran have poured fuel on an already raging MAGA Media feud, forcing its stars to choose between a hawkish foreign policy and isolationist ideals.
www.status.news/p/maga-media...
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The Fractured Faithful
Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran have poured fuel on an already raging MAGA Media feud, forcing its stars to choose between a hawkish foreign policy and isolationist ideals.
https://www.status.news/p/maga-media-trump-iran-strikes
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4 months ago
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's weekly politics LIVESTREAM at 10 am ET. Today's topics: Parades versus protests; the rising threat of political violence; and war in the Middle East. Join here:
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Washington Monthly
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ICYMI -
@glastris.bsky.social
@mattizcoop.bsky.social
@billscher.bsky.social
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livestream
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/16/n...
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No Kings, Just Chaos | Washington Monthly
As Trump’s military pageant fizzled, millions joined protests, a political assassination shook Minnesota, and Israel attacked Iran.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/16/no-kings-just-chaos/
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Fox News brings on Rebekah Koffler to talk about the military parade, but she seems to be heavily intoxicated so they cut away with quickness
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