Alright everyone. Let’s test out our barometers. How do you think SCOTUS rules on: 1. Tariffs 2. Lisa Cook

“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.” www.thebulwark.com/p/its-waterg...

I won’t go back to the other place. But I do miss Ralston.

Comey bears no small responsibility for where we have ended up, so my sympathy here is limited

Found this on my friends desk at work. Alice, talking to Schumer, Tim Apple, and Jeffries. Don’t be such wimps.

The immunity decision (Trump v. US) shook my faith in the law to the core and we are now starting to see the rotten fruit of that historically terrible decision.

This is why it was a mistake to engage with the administration. You can govern in good faith with liars and fascists. They will manipulate and twist everything. Set a line in the sand to call out their lawlessness and refuse to engage.

Touching the stove is the only thing that stops a President JD. Forget touching the hot stove. Set it on fire and throw it on the public.

I got one of those annoying paper straws in a beverage! Guess I'm a right-winger now.

I’m not a political strategist, but highlighting that your opponent is a veteran woman seems like not good tactics?

“Do what we say or we’ll do bad things we’re already doing” is the emptiest of threats, deserving nothing but a scoff. No one should treat Trump officials threatening to illegally remove federal employees as “or else” since they’ve been removing federal employees in violation of the law for months.

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

“Acts of cowardice from the people best positioned to resist Trump’s authoritarian power grabs have made Trump seem exponentially more powerful than he actually is, sapping strength from others who might have discovered the courage to stand up.” Strongly seconded. I’d third it too if possible.

Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I wonder if Harris chose Walz because he was the only white man on her orbit who wasn’t fucking undermining her.

Tbh I blame Biden a lot for Harris’ loss. But I think Plouffe shares a lot of the blame. Voters wanted someone new and instead of letting Harris’ personality and instincts take the lead, they sanitized her down as a candidate with no beliefs and a campaign focused on offending no one.

So, I love to hate read these pieces on the dumbest people in America. But… These young voters unfortunately are correct about democrats - they have no leadership, they have no messaging on what they believe, and eschew focus on principles & authenticity vs poll driven testing.

In her launch, McMorrow bashed “the same old crap in Washington” and showed polls with Dem ratings at new lows. “We need new leaders.” “Because the same people in D.C. who got us into this mess are not going to be the ones to get us out of it.” She started a trend: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

ICYMI yesterday: I need your help   I re-launched my newsletter at a new platform called “Steady” – and most importantly, I officially started my new life as a full-time independent writer.   I am extremely excited this moment has finally come. And I am utterly terrified.

this dead end leftism is just completely beyond parody. I share the goals of the left but I also want to actually accomplish those goals based on the real world political, institutional, and resource constraints that we face, which apparently makes me a heretic to the dumbest leftists on earth

I think it’s very interesting who isn’t here. Lots of big leftists accounts who were only there for the dopamine hits or the grift and not actually leftism. I’m sure you can think of some names.

"People who've written more than they've read" was a joke the internet made real.

I find it weird that people are painting Mamdani as an extreme outsider. The US govt. has taken ownership positions in major US companies like Intel (and soon TikTok). Mamdani wants to open a city-run grocery store to sell cheap groceries. And you're telling me the second is a radical socialist.

they couldn't keep a comedian off the air for more than a week.

It’s fascinating to me that he hasn’t gone after Obama, Hillary, Biden, Harris or any of his opponents. Instead he’s harassing Comey, and others who paved the way for him. Important point here about bullies.

I could be wrong, but the regime has not consolidated power yet, and it is acting too hastily in its revenge & assault agenda. Maybe it’s because the golden calf is 78, on death’s door & doesn’t have the time for consolidation. Anyway, fuck Comey, but I don’t think this is going to work for them.

Almost 10 years have passed since 2017. Our entire political landscape is on top of its head. And Democrats have decided to listen to some out of touch consultants and replay the 2017 Pelosi strategy to win the midterms. I’m sorry but Jeffies does not have the juice.

He’s auditioning to be the next Father Caughlin, podcast and all. I know people think Trump is the big danger. But JD is waiting in the wings, training. The only thing that will destroy the path this admin has set us on is a financial disaster. And I think we’re headed there.

Something notable about Americans is they don’t recognize the cost to themselves when they deprive others of freedom & opportunity. Thomas was a professor at Georgetown. Now, American students won’t benefit from his teaching. And this concept - that thry lose when others lose - is foreign to them.

Blansas incoming?

I believe the mission of Democracy Ameriana is more relevant than ever. The idea behind this newsletter is to offer historically informed deep dives into our current political and societal conflict. I really want to keep going. I hope you will join me and make that possible.

With this post, I am re-launching my newsletter, Democracy Americana, at a new platform called Steady. I am now a full-time independent writer – and I depend on the support of my readers. I am extremely excited this moment has finally come. And I am utterly terrified.

The reason Republicans have succeeded when Dems have failed is, for the past 30 years they’ve been driven by a single minded motivation of hating & wanting to destroy democrats. I don’t think we should act like Republicans. But I think this one area, uniting against fascists, would serve us well.

Nevada employment growth is turning negative YoY, which in the past 35 years has meant the US was in recession:

We shall see if one of the most unpopular presidents in American history who is presiding over an economy he’s trying to wreck and the poisoning of our diplomatic relations can consolidate a dictatorship. I’m pretty skeptical he has the juice, especially in his decayed state.

RESULT: Adelita Grijalva is heading to Congress. The Democrat has won the #AZ07 special election very easily, and she will replace her father Raúl Grijalva. AP just called it. Among other things, Grijalva is expected to be the 218th person to sign the Epstein discharge position.

Ok fine. Republicans problems with Latinos are real.

We have (many) votes counted from Arizona's special election: Adelita Grijalva, the Democrat, leads by a huge margin of 71% to 28%. That's with 75% of the vote reporting. Harris won the district 61/39. (This is the race to replace her father Raúl Grijalva.)

In case you were curious, going into November 2017, the average Democratic overperformance on the state legislative level was D+10.7 Going into November 2021, R+4.5

Look, I’m not going to vote for him. But genuinely want to. 😂 can’t beat this content.

Tonight, like every Tuesday night, I want to say thank you to the elections kids, who taught me that 20 year olds with naps and calculators are better analysts than whoever CNN has on. It’s fun celebrating these election wins with you.

We only have more special state legislative election before election day (in a deeply Republican district in Alabama a week before election day), so how are Democrats doing compared to 2024 so far? Counting tonight, Dems are overperforming 2024 by 12-14 points!

Final results in the Georgia #SD21 (Trump+34) special election: Jason Dickerson (R)- 61.5% Debra Shigley (D)- 38.5% 11 point Democratic overperformance from 2024 in exurban Atlanta!

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

Elon Musk wades into the Virginia governor's race, attacking Abigail Spanberger over trans rights. And the GOP's lieutenant governor nominee seems to think it's a good thing for Elon to become a headline in Virginia, of all places.

We also have to convince them that civil service is better than podcasting.

This is how we prevented a generation of unemployed restless men from turning into fascists. We paid them to partake in public service and build things. We need more WPA.

Rereading Gatsby, I paused here: Tom rants about the Nordic races being superior, then Nick muses: “There was something pathetic in his concentration, as if his complacency, more acute than of old, was not enough to him any more.“ Immediately thought of @radiofreetom.bsky.social & bored affluence.

Unbelievably corrupt. But on the other hand, did you know that Barack Obama had the audacity to be black? Both sides are corrupt! /s