New Column: These orders to Bondi definitely cross the Rubicon. newrepublic.com/article/2007... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Sure, he's "just an entertainer." But here's why the Jimmy Kimmel story is such a huge deal. newrepublic.com/post/200692/... via @newrepublic.com

And now, @gregsargent.bsky.social quotes the lone Dem FCC commish as suggesting that Chair Brendan Carr's action may have been illegal. newrepublic.com/article/2006... via @newrepublic.com

Here, @perrybaconjr.bsky.social on the ominous stakes of the Kimmel move in the @newrepublic.com. newrepublic.com/article/2006... via @newrepublic.com

Thank you! Look forward.

New Column: Healthcare subsidies are important, sure. But while Trump is using the exec branch to establish a dictatorship, that's really the congressional Democrats' focus? newrepublic.com/article/2004... via @newrepublic.com

It's time to prevent Trump and Republicans from arbitrarily ending spending that was already appropriated by Congress. trib.al/Mbvy493

New Column: They're using this tragedy to try to make a more authoritarian state; turn blunt criticism into incitement to violence and even terrorism. newrepublic.com/post/200386/... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Failure on the world stage, so he takes it out on the cities where he got 15% of the vote. newrepublic.com/article/2000... via @newrepublic.com

The president of the United States literally announces he's going to start a war AGAINST AN AMERICAN CITY. And I wake up this morning, and it's a minor headline on the @nytimes.com home page, and at @washingtonpost.com, I don't see it anywhere on the homepage.

New Column: Soon enough, the network of Edward R. Murrow will belong to the right wing. Wake up, rich liberals, and do something about this. newrepublic.com/post/200042/... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Trump's second-term record on guns is even worse than you think. newrepublic.com/post/199838/... via @newrepublic.com

More heat from @gregsargent.bsky.social in the @newrepublic.com about the morgage witch hunt, which should be a big scandal. newrepublic.com/article/1996... via @newrepublic.com

I've already heard from some people who told me this piece by @jo-ann.bsky.social (Jo-Ann Mort) for the @newrepublic.com really captures the mood there. newrepublic.com/article/1995... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Yes, there were no murders last week. "Nobody's ever seen it." Uh...that was the FIFTH WEEK THIS YEAR with no homicides. What a lying buffoon. newrepublic.com/article/1994... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: What do the Smithsonian attack, Texas redistricting, DC policing, and more have in common? Hmmm, let's see... newrepublic.com/post/199457/... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: The Trump-Putin meeting: Three simian instincts are driving Trump here, and they are not good. Ukraine's in trouble. Oh, and: Goodbye, NATO. newrepublic.com/article/1989... via @newrepublic.com

How come all the news stories just say Trump and Putin are meeting "in Alaska"? Pretty big place! Has a specific city not been designated yet or something?

New Column: Are these the actions of a man who has nothing to hide? newrepublic.com/article/1989... via @newrepublic.com

Thank you for contributing such a great essay!

New! the @newrepublic.com's Sept issue features a great symposium "Trump vs. History," for which I asked the great @dblight.bsky.social to assemble colleagues to reflect on Trump's war on our history. We posted the first four (incl. David's) today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

So @perrybaconjr.bsky.social is now to be found at the @newrepublic.com and he's en fuego right out of the gates! newrepublic.com/article/1988... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: It's not enough to chronicle the demise of democracy. At some point, the free press must take an affirmative stand against it. Otherwise, eventually, there will be no free press in any meaningful sense. newrepublic.com/article/1987... via @newrepublic.com

Typically smart and insightful from @mschmitt9.bsky.social

New Column: Trump wonders why he's not more popular when he's doing so many things. Well...the American people mostly think all those things really suck, that's why. newrepublic.com/post/198686/... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: It sounds insane. It IS insane. But Trump seems to be serious about it. And what Dear Leader wants... newrepublic.com/article/1984... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: I wrote this one this morning from about 7 to 9. Then, around 9:45 am on the White House lawn, Trump confirmed my instincts. newrepublic.com/post/198439/... via @newrepublic.com

The media manipulation moves aren’t working like they usually do, and as @taraemcg.bsky.social notes in convo with @gregsargent.bsky.social, the signs of White House frustration and internal divisions over the Epstein story are mounting. It’s not going away. And everyone can help by bringing it up.

Scooplet from @gregsargent.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com that lays bare DOJ's bumbling and/or complicity on Epstein. newrepublic.com/article/1982... via @newrepublic.com

I'm very excited to announce that @perrybaconjr.bsky.social will be joining the @newrepublic.com next month as a staff writer. Perry is one of the sharpest analysts of American politics out there right now, and we are thrilled to have him aboard!

New Column: How will Murdoch's Fox News handle Murdoch's WSJournal's big Trump scoop? It could get very complicated. Sure hope so! newrepublic.com/article/1981... via @newrepublic.com

Always great to join Edwin!

New Column: The Wall Street Journal bombshell is probably the first of many. Or at least several. This story is a long long way from over. newrepublic.com/post/198113/... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: In 10 years, we finally behold the first leak in the MAGA dike. And this story is a long, long way from over. newrepublic.com/article/1979... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: We're six months in--enough time to see exactly how this works, and to learn how to fight it. newrepublic.com/article/1978... via @newrepublic.com

Great get from @gregsargent.bsky.social. These people are monsters. And no, I don't mean Abrego Garcia. newrepublic.com/article/1977... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: This actually might not be stupid. And it might hurt the GOP, too. newrepublic.com/article/1976... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: This actually might not be stupid and futile. And it might hurt the GOP, too. newrepublic.com/article/1976... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: The new billions in funding in the just-passed bill to enforce immigration is staggering. Question: How long is this administration going to think these people should just be sitting around all day? Trump has already dropped hints. newrepublic.com/article/1976... via @newrepublic.com

Great foursome to be a part of!

After they pass this piece of garbage, the job is to make sure America knows exactly what's in it. newrepublic.com/article/1975... via @newrepublic.com

Who's impressed that Jeffries is going to break McCarthy's record? I thought it was pointless when McCarthy did it and think it's pointless now, esp on a day when a lot of people are trying to work half a day.

New Column: I have my questions about the guy. But at least he has some swagger. And he's telling people a story about why they're falling behind. newrepublic.com/article/1973... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Here's exactly how cruel and deliberate the big ugly bill is--and how there's a very easy fix to make it less cruel that Republicans will never, ever, ever consider. newrepublic.com/post/197356/... via @newrepublic.com

This afternoon at 4 pm! Join us!!

New Column: So much for the peace candidate. newrepublic.com/article/1970... via @newrepublic.com

New Column: Since he always agrees with the last person he talked to, we should ask: Who's he talking to, and what are they telling him? Not for the most part reassuring. newrepublic.com/post/197043/... via @newrepublic.com

...then read the excellent cover story by @timothynoah.bsky.social surveying the grim story of how we became this kind of society: newrepublic.com/article/1961...

Hey it's new special Obscene Wealth issue from the @newrepublic.com. First wrap your head around this cover copy: newrepublic.com/magazine

New Column: Fact: one of our two political parties winks at, abets, and literally pardons political violence. Wanna guess which one? newrepublic.com/article/1968... via @newrepublic.com