I remember when some people on social media said after Helene that Western North Carolina deserved it because it's a red state. This ignores the fact Asheville has a bunch of weed-smoking hippes.

This is a fantastic tribute to Alice. I know she always knew death was nearby. It doesn't make her absence any less heartbreaking. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Saudi officials used President Trump’s state visit in May to pique his interest in a major real estate development, the latest example of Trump blending governance and family business, particularly in Persian Gulf countries. nyti.ms/4r7mboU

In Asheville for the next few days. If anyone sees any news of ICE raids or protests, feel free to message me via Signal. emgarcia.85

Update: DHS got back to me about this. The spokesperson called questions about the faith leaders' remarks "a ridiculous line of questioning." She then claimed that "if you watch the video, you can clearly see rioters attacking police" — but did not specify which video she was referring to.

Heavily Hispanic areas that shifted the most to the left in 2025 were virtually a mirror image of the places that had swung to Trump in 2024. The two cities that shifted the most toward Democrats were those with the highest percentage of Hispanic voters in the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

I will never regret going into teaching, but I will always wish I could have spent more time on this topic. www.citizensvoice.com/2016/01/09/p...

A real loss. Rest in power, Alice Wong.

More dragons than any other theme park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Thanks for asking! Also, what’s a piece you’ve written that you feel was overlooked?

Milwaukee magazine, May 2013. One of my favorite features for them. www.milwaukeemag.com/battle-for-t...

I’m still very proud of this piece.

What's a piece you wrote that didn't receive the kind of love you thought it deserved?

oh…my god

The Greene-Trump fallout does show something else: Trump is arguably the most powerful leader of his party since maybe Andrew Jackson. Franklin Roosevelt famously tried to purge conservadems and it backfired. Liberal Republicans regularly criticized Reagan and others accused him of appeasement

So is Trump going to turn on Nancy Mace next? Or Boebert?

OMG! I just got off the plane in Asheville and RFK Jr. Was boarding and someone passed by him and said “quack”

For those who might not remember, Plaskett was an impeachment manager for the second Trump trial and a quite vocal member of the Democratic caucus. She led a protest on the floor because of the fact the Virgin Islands did not have a vote in the House. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Well it looks like Trump is on one today.

Sports betting is a scourge. It is the one thing that turns me into a complete prude. Eventually, someone is going to get seriously hurt, shot or killed because some better lost money on a game.

Vish also worked for George Santos

Something that sticks with me: Alice Wong didn’t really gain notoriety for her work until the last decade or so. How many people who use wheelchairs or who have significant medical disabilities does the world write off simply by how we visually perceive them? Farewell, Alice.

"The restrictions were intended to prevent a repeat of the Nazi rise to power, when anti-democratic forces were able to subvert democracy from within..." www.politico.eu/article/larg...

Trump is on one about Obamacare posting "UNAFFORDABLE CARE ACT!"

Trump attacks Thomas Massie for getting married: "Anyway, have a great life Thomas and (?). His wife will soon find out that she’s stuck with a LOSER!"

Trump posts an image of a guy holding a "Trump 2028" sign on Truth Social. Looks like he's on one.

BAH GAWD KING! DONALD TRUMP HAS TURNED ON MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE!

Which is more likely in the next decade? Bliowa? Blutah? Blansas?

Ron DeSantis's allies stick his finger in the MAGA H-1B debate and comes out on Trump's right, saying Congress should get rid of the H-1B visa as MAGA rails against Trump saying America needs foreign talent. dailycaller.com/2025/11/14/r...

New: Trump is now facing the same fate as Joe Biden when it comes to the economy. Despite all his bragging, nobody believe the economy is getting better. Once that happens, a president is typically done. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Everything I know about RFK Jr. and Bill de Blasio's personal lives has been against my will.

What if she took Tylenol to help with a pregnancy????

Scoop: I have learned Trump went after wind farms for eagle deaths during the government shutdown. Thousands and thousands in fines over birds that died at least a year ago or more. Via @heatmap.news heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

Top five Motown Songs: Go 5. Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder 4. Reach Out, I'll be there by the Four Tops 3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 2. Can't Hurry Love by the Supremes 1. Please Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes

A new poll from Cygnal, a Republican pollster, shows that for the first time in two years, voters whose top priority is inflation and the economy now prefer a generic Democrat over a Republican. www.cygn.al/poll-voters-...

Trump rages and says inflation "costs under the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION are tumbling down." It's as if he's trying to validate @crampell.bsky.social's argument. www.thebulwark.com/p/affordabil...

Good for Klay Thompson. Pat Bev and all those dudes are jackasses and blaming the fact Klay, who is 35, is in a slump on Megan Thee Stallion for his poor performance is sexist garbage. Men feel they can kick around that poor woman for no damn reason.

I was going to do a piece for today's newsletter on how Trump is facing the same crisis of inflation that killed Joe Biden's presidency. But @crampell.bsky.social's piece is do damn good, I don't know if I can add anything to it. www.thebulwark.com/p/affordabil...

I interview young people about politics and then travel to universities to talk about autism. And whenever I visit college campuses, especially now in my 30s, I kind of marvel at how young the students are. I can't fathom seeing them as anything other than a child, especially at this age.

One of the most fascinating parts of the Trump presidency: two of the biggest bulwarks against Trump's descent on American cities are largely women willing to photograph and film ICE agents and Catholic priests and bishops willing to accompany migrants to court. You see both in Chicago.

Importance: High subj: An article for U (gift link) i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Israel is seeking a new 20-year security agreement with the U.S. — doubling the usual term. It proposed using some money for joint U.S.-Israeli research and development, rather than direct military aid to appeal to the Trump administration's "America First" instincts. www.axios.com/2025/11/13/i...

Annnnnd of course Megyn Kelly is going down the whole "AKSHUALLY Epstein was an ephebophile" path. www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...

I spoke with the hosts of MSNBC's The Weekend about the rebrand to MS NOW, which will officially debut on Saturday morning with their show. We also talked about THAT Cuomo interview, where he said "diversity can be a weakness" and mixed up the two Black hosts. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man

"Last month, in response to a request from the McClatchy newspaper chain, a federal judge in Florida unsealed court documents." Meanwhile, McClatchy is closing the doors of its DC bureau.

Wow sounds like Matt was the real victim in all this

Trump administration officials say Nancy Mace's decision to sign the discharge petition on Epstein is not a smart strategy to gain President Donald Trump’s support in the hotly contested primary for governor of South Carolina. www.notus.org/donald-trump...