Screenshots from McArdle make this, the medium place, seem like the bad place. Nobody should ever have to pretend to care about what she thinks about anything.

In our deep dive into Stephen Miller, we report that Miller praised Coolidge's 1924 restrictions even though an unpublished history of Miller's ancestry authored by his grandmother explicitly talked about how it closed the door on people like Miller's relatives: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Trump has called for at least three of these senators to be thrown in prison. And they’re still voting for his agenda.

Man in the High Castle wardrobe

Inside the Secret Network Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants Amid Trump’s ICE Onslaught talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/insi...

Some of the same churches that are part of the Undocumented Underground in New York played key roles in the fight against slavery. They are springing back into action to defend migrants. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/insi...

Won’t even stand up for someone in his own caucus. A complete zero.

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Hello! @adamsopko.bsky.social and I have been working on a proposal to charter an AALS Section on State Constitutional Law. We believe that such a section is long overdue and that it is urgent to foster scholarly community and support in a growing discipline. Links to support this effort below: ⬇️

He’s at 60% disapproval you cowards

Dutch apple crumb pie to finish the day and the chocolate cherry brioche that started it. Tomorrow is leg day so it’s fine.

@nilsgilman.bsky.social’s “Climate Leviathan” in hemstacks.antikythera.org takes us to China’s emergence "as the comprehensive titan of the technology that would define the central development agenda of the twenty-first century.” This is @greatdismal.bsky.social’s post-Jackpot world made real.

Time for a blogger ethics panel

Someone’s done the Wrath of Khan Starfleet Field Coat as a unisex cardigan.

I would love to see Leo visit Chicago and insist on visiting this facility and see MAGA Catholics lose their minds

Jazz OTD: Miles Davis and Gil Evans's reimagining of the first movement of Joaquín Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" is an iconic moment in 20th-century music, stretching the boundaries of jazz contributions. They recorded it on November 20, 1959 for the landmark album "Sketches of Spain." #jazzsky

I spoke to Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, his expulsion from Uganda, his son Zohran, and *that* NYT article.

It’s Tuesday

Mark Sanford was running for president?

The Christian right for decades has fear-mongered that federal agents (under Dem presidents) would "criminalize" Christianity and literally prevent them from worshipping. Now that Trump's stormtroopers are doing it ... crickets

NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment. www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...

They're running from it now. But the fact that Senate Republicans tried to give 10 of their colleagues at least $1 million each for nothing but a bogus press op captures the corruption of Trump II. In no other environment wld this even occur to the most corrupt politicians.

You literally voted to confirm her as Agriculture Secretary

The images say it all and Heidi Schlumpf is right in Commonweal: The U.S. Catholic bishops’ statement on immigration falls short. @heidischlumpf.bsky.social @commonweal.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/bishops-stat...

Huh what role did he have?

My daughter said he’s doing a smoky eye

Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.

every tiny crumb that leaks out is a career ending bombshell and we’re all just supposed to go on with our lives while our elected representatives shrug and tell us there’s nothing to be done about the president’s involvement in a child sex trafficking operation

About the same time the NYT sat on a scoop tying Trump to Epstein, Maggie Haberman was downright giddy (y'all) about NYT promoting an anti-Hillary Clinton book.

Dems should be calling for Trump’s resignation. All of them. This isn’t even a close call.

Ah and what are Illinios senators up to today? Oh.

Meanwhile these are Durbin’s constituents who he is supposed to be protecting. It’s so genuinely shameful there are no words.

People this gullible should have other jobs.

Going on Fox to talk about how you stuck it to your own voters is something.

Republicans were going to have to kill the filibuster, which the surrender Democrats wanted to keep in place so they can use it as an excuse to tank the Democratic agenda if they’re ever in power again. They all deserve to be primaried. Every last one.

Democrats weren't going to win. They were going to force Republicans to kill the filibuster. WIthout the filibuster they would be forced in power to pass a lot of things they don't want to pass.

Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.

Literally the “better things aren’t possible” position

Our new governor in NJ who understands the stakes

NJ Gov-elect Mikie Sherrill: “the American people want leadership with a backbone. And at a critical moment when they need leaders to stay strong under pressure, the Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people can't afford.”

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

There was nothing on recessions, abuses of power, or corruption because healthcare was going to take center stage. But then they caved on healthcare anyway. There is no right any of us hold that they wouldn’t trade away to avoid a minor inconvenience.

I finally made a good Neapolitan pizza and these loser fuckers absolutely ruined the mood Primary every damn one of them into the sun. We’re doomed if they stay in office a minute more.

@aoc.bsky.social please announce tomorrow

Four of these dipshits are retiring

At some point you have to think a lot of them are okay with what has happened and they’re happy to see it continue.