New: The Trump family is now worth an estimated $10 billion, having nearly doubled its net worth since last year’s election. @danalexander21.bsky.social, @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

A lot smarter than the centrists vs leftists chatter: data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

At least one mouse roared

Just taped new episode of @newyorker pod with @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and she was 🔥🔥🔥on everything from Jimmy Kimmel to Trump’s ‘medieval court’ to how Putin owned him in Alaska… w/great pals @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social Posting later today: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Is it important that the media can report the news without government censorship? In the United States, 92% say it is important. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

Inrerestingly Kirk was unpopular on campuses: puck.news/what-college...

Excellent statistics here on who is fomenting political violence: The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

In his suit Trump complains the NYT failed to reflect his “singular brilliance.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Thanks- reposting in hopes that others will tune in:

Pink Slime or News? Read this: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Terrific reporting- and sickening: How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

At the Farmers’ Market- Not the picture of DC you get from the White House:

Vermont wants to make Polluters Pay so Now a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont vtdigger.org/2025/08/28/h...

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

Trump’s D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Not since the Nationals won the World Series have I seen D.C. as united as now, against boots and guns in the streets.

There’s plenty of disinformation trying to blame the nascent offshore wind industry for whale deaths without evidence. Not only is that misleading, it also takes the focus away from solutions that might actually address the leading causes of death — vessel strikes and entanglement with fishing gear.

Indigestible? Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

🎉thank you!

Gold medal in the Stupidity Olympics

Here’s a better link, thank you:

Trump forces targeted Lisa Cook even before she joined the Fed. The new charges are part of a long campaign. See this 2022 story: The Slime Machine Targeting Dozens of Biden Nominees

👀 Hmmm, U.S. history is being rewritten by a Claremont Institute fellow at The Federalist? White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/a...

I’ll say this for her- onion & sour cream potato chips are the best. Adams Adviser Suspended From Campaign After Giving Cash to Reporter www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

Boston to Bondi: “We Will Never Back Down.”

Invaded in DC: On top of everything else just saw a Spotted Lantern Fly.

A Brief Note on the Difference Between Negotiation and Extortion www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

The president has no authority over the “manner of elections” under the Constitution, yet Trump Says He’ll ‘Lead a Movement’ to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."

Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...

Link: www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...

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This was a pleasure to write, in celebration of the NewYorker ‘s 100th anniversary: Jane Mayer on John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”

“Columbia’s decision to settle is understandable, but it’s also evidence of how badly the Trump era has numbed the conscience of the American elite. To protect its funding, Columbia sacrificed its freedom” {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

We're in the Orbanization of our media system now. It's happening. CNN's Brian Stelter drew this assessment from Gábor Scheiring, "who experienced Viktor Orbán's autocratic power plays in Hungary firsthand as a member of the Hungarian parliament." view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...

Don’t miss this terrific show- the latest from Frontline: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

A day to celebrate!🍌!https://worldchimpanzeeday.org/

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.

Our government shouldn't be able to consign people to conditions in a foreign country that would be constitutional violations, and criminal too, here.

Remember, the legal fig leaf for Trump's ability to set tariffs in the first place is that the tariffs are addressing a National Emergency. Does that mean the Trump admin is going to argue in court that Bolsonaro being prosecuted is a "national emergency" for the *United States*?

Trump Compliments Liberian President for ‘Beautiful English’ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...

Tired of winning yet? 3 dead so far. Measles Cases Hit Record High, 25 Years After U.S. Eliminated the Disease www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...

Trump drops lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer over her late-campaign poll showing Kamala Harris in play in Iowa. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“Legislation speaks louder than words.” Excellent analysis by @jacobhacker.bsky.social & @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social of the bill before the Senate today that is “the most regressive, least populist policy package in memory.” It’s terrible on tax equity, heath care & hunger.