I was delighted to join Michael Lewis, author of “The Big Short,” for a conversation about the state of our democracy and what I’ve learned in my nearly 60 years in and around politics. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfnO4Su880

GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown. REPORTERS: 😳 KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?

KENTUCKY’S @govandybeshear.bsky.social : “Trump doesn’t help himself saying groceries are less expensive when consumers know they aren’t… @GovBillLee and other Republican governors are putting loyalty to Trump & party before their duty to their people.” 🎯 @crooked.com #CrookedCon

Trump is a failing authoritarian whose approval ratings are tanking. Like any bully who feels humiliated, he lashes out. But what he doesn’t realize is that his bullying is waking up America’s great sleeping giant. We saw it begin to roar again this week.

Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.

The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025? Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving. But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.

I made the sandwich guy pun *wrap* up! washingtonian.com/2025/11/07/t...

1) Tying opponents to unpopular Trump is effective 2) Anti-trans ads are played out 3) Progressive ideas are popular Above all, stand firm. There’s absolutely no reason to abandon any group or position.

“Franklin, one of the very few women doing world-class research in the 1950s, is among history's most prominent subjects of what historian of science Margaret Rossiter terms the "Matilda Effect": the practice of ascribing women's accomplishments to men.”

your occasional reminder that if a police officer wants you to stop by the station and help them complete some paperwork, call an attorney and do. not. go.

Live music for Mar-a-Lago guests. Just a reminder that Trump has cut federal funding for music education programs for schools.

"Every life matters no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here, no matter how you identify. You have the right to live a life that is free." - Sean Dunn, aka D.C. Sandwich Guy #FreeDC

When I was divesting away from Microsoft stuff, I also decided to divest from Google stuff as well, and I guess that was a good call. Although on the mobile front, moving from Google to Apple wasn't necessarily an improvement, more like a sidegrade. I'm keeping an eye on this GrapheneOS thing.

Look at my never before seen in history numbers.

You owe back taxes.

Your tax dollars at work: extra judicial murder.

Stefanik is running for governor.

For all the denier ducks who quack loudly but carry a small stick, Antarctic sea-ice extent is 3rd lowest on record for the date, as of November 6th. Will a new record low daily extent be set this year? The Climate 8-ball is seeking professional help.

Building on this - Prop 50 swing over 2024 presidential vote by county. There was indeed a strong correlation with Hispanic/Latino presence in each county

hey remember earlier today when the world’s richest man demanded a deal to become a trillionaire by building a billion robot army to end hunger and crime immediately after he killed over half a million people, that thing that happened in real life earlier?

Demand an audit of USDA’s budget now. Senate is still around. Call all of them day and night. Why are they fighting distributing the SNAP funds??? It’s beyond absurd.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Did he throw a sandwich 🥪 at you 😲 Then we can charge him 😉🤣

The cruelty is the point.

To hell with him and everyone who is enabling him.

We elect 537 people—Congress plus the White House. That’s not even enough to fill the bleachers at a small-town JV game. Yet those 537 hold hundreds of millions of us hostage with ideas like “trickle-down.” The power to change this is in our hands.

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And when you give into a bully, they are just going to punch you in the face again later. This is not a long-term strategy.

One thing that strikes me is just how fake all of our problems related to government are The filibuster isn't in the Constitution, and every single Framer would be apoplectic that it exists. The government shutdown was invented in 1980 The 9-justices limit was invented to stop the New Deal

Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.

LFG💪🏽✌️

Tesla will ultimately be looked back upon as a P.T. Barnum level scam and future generations will be baffled that the company stayed in business more than a year.

Republicans have had full control of the House, Senate and White House for 291 days. Yet, not a single one has been spent lowering costs or protecting health care. Instead, Republicans created a health care crisis, shut down the government and went on vacation for 7 weeks.

And let's name names. #ElonMusk #MarcoRubio #RussellVought and #DonaldTrump (with help from #JohnRoberts). This is premeditated murder--of children. You can spin it anyway you like but you cannot escape this fact.

Good morning friends. Happy Friday! I wish you a beautiful day and weekend 🥰💙

The 6 far-right extremist terrorists on the Supreme Court have now begun hearing arguments from criminal career bigot Kim Davis about ending same-sex marriage. She’s the scumbag known for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. It’s always been about hate.