chrislehmann
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DC bureau chief, The Nation. Former EIC, The Baffler and the New Republic. Powertown flaneur
Searchlight to nowhere: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/politics/searchlight-adam-jentleson/?nc=1
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The Latest New Democratic Think Tank Is a Dead End
The Searchlight Institute, founded by former senate staffer Adam Jentelson, epitomizes the careerist tendencies of white-collar workers on the Hill.
https://thenation.com/article/politics/searchlight-adam-jentleson/?nc=1
about 21 hours ago
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Jeffries agonistes: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/politics/hakeem-jeffries-zohran-mamdani/?nc=1
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Hakeem Jeffries Is the Kind of Democrat Voters Have Lost Faith in
With most New York Democrats endorsing their party's candidate for mayor, the two minority leaders in Congress remain holdouts.
https://thenation.com/article/politics/hakeem-jeffries-zohran-mamdani/?nc=1
8 days ago
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Democracy dies in self-inflicted dipshittery.
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12 days ago
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Elizabeth Spiers
12 days ago
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners:
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-maga/
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The horrors of the Epstein Birthday book and how the press is already overlooking them: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?
In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair trafficking young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/epstein-birthday-book-trump-washington-post/
14 days ago
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MAGA's media enablers: my latest for
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www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies
The MAGA movement can “walk back” outrageous statements, and the press hardly asks a follow-up.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/walk-back-media-maga-trump-lies/
15 days ago
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Had a brief giddy moment when I imagined Democrats using the Epstein birthday greeting in attack ads under the slogan, "Do you want to vote for this, America?" Then I remembered what party we're dealing with here
16 days ago
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Jack Mirkinson
20 days ago
blogged for
@thenation.com
about bari weiss taking over at cbs news. it would be great not to live in a world where being the worst person imaginable doesn't get you fame fortune and power. alas. may cbs staffers revolt and may her tenure be short and failed!
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Vile Grifters Are Taking Over Establishment Media
Paramount is reportedly set to pay between $100 and $200 million for The Free Press and will install Bari Weiss at the top of CBS News.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bari-weiss-free-press-cbs-news-paramount/
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The Democrats' Zohran-phobia: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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What Makes Democrats So Afraid of Zohan Mamdani?
With Trump's power grabs escalating, the Democratic establishment is still taking the time to fret over a rising star in its own party.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/establishment-democrats-fear-zohran/
21 days ago
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Amos Posner
27 days ago
JD Vance asking to be invited into a city feels really on the nose after Sinners
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From the "Way Too Late, Asshole" files:
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‘Lacking Legitimacy’: Sen. Bill Cassidy Breaks With RFK Jr. After CDC Leadership Exodus
He called on a key government vaccine panel to postpone its upcoming meeting.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/senator-bill-cassidy-rfk-jr-vaccine-panel-cdc-director-susan-monarez-leadership-exodus
27 days ago
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Perfect; no notes.
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Opinion | E.J. Antoni Is the Right Man for BLS
A serious economist, he will restore the credibility of the bureau’s statistics.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/e-j-antoni-is-the-right-man-for-bls-politics-policy-a8851da1?st=C3qMzc
27 days ago
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Trump's Fed putsch: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump’s Attempt to Fire Lisa Cook From the Fed Is a Naked Power Play
The president’s targeting the Federal Reserve governor over a technicality is blatantly politically motivated.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-lisa-cook-fed/
27 days ago
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What cost occupation? My latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump’s Occupation Could Cost Billions
And DC residents will be footing much of the bill.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dc-occupation-billions/
29 days ago
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Impeachment now! Making the case in
@harpers.bsky.social
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harpers.org/archive/2025...
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The Decisive Moment, by Chris Lehmann
Why Congress must impeach Trump
https://harpers.org/archive/2025/09/the-decisive-moment-chris-lehmann-why-congress-must-impeach-trump-revision/
about 1 month ago
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Dems in the rearguard of public opinion: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Democrats Need to Stop Letting Trump Set the Terms of Engagement
With every White House action, from mass deportation to the domestic deployment of federal troops the so-called opposition party has accepted the premise and failed to offer an alternative.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trump-dc-troops/
about 1 month ago
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What's behind Trump's war on mail-in ballots--my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump Targets Mail-In Voting, and the Democrats Phone in Their Counter-Strategies
Trump has launched an all-out assault on civic freedoms, but the Democrats aren’t yet giving their base something to vote for.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-mail-voting-democrats-counter-strategies/
about 1 month ago
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MAGA's future-phobia: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/society/maga-fear-future/?nc=1
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MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
https://thenation.com/article/society/maga-fear-future/?nc=1
about 1 month ago
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A new wave of BS at the BLS: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Case Against E.J. Antoni
Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ej-antoni-bls-trump-jobs/
about 1 month ago
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We have reached peak Benny Johnson
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about 1 month ago
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Jacob Silverman
about 1 month ago
Publishers Weekly gave GILDED RAGE a starred review: "an ominous window into the extremism, accelerationism, and “fusion of corporate and state power” at the highest levels of U.S. politics."
www.publishersweekly.com/9781399419987
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Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley by Jacob Silverman
In this incisive account, journalist Silverman (Terms of Service) tracks the rise of reactionary conservative politics among Sil...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781399419987
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Maximillian Alvarez
about 1 month ago
Baltimore! Come to
@redemmas.org
tonight for a blockbuster event. Truly couldn't be more excited to be on stage with my mentor Chris Lehmann of
@thenation.com
to celebrate and discuss brother
@ositanwanevu.com
's vital new book THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.
redemmas.org/events/book-...
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Book launch: Osita Nwanevu presents "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding" w/Chris Lehmann and Max Alvarez
A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real—from a formidable new voice in political journalism
https://redemmas.org/events/book-launch-osita-nwanevu-presents-the-right-of-the-people-democracy-and-the-case-for-a-new-american-founding-w-chris-lehmann-and-max-alvarez/
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DC under MAGA siege: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Washington, D.C. Is Under a State of Siege
Trump has put the nation’s capital under federal occupation.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/washington-dc-trump-federal-occupation/
about 1 month ago
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Trump's war with the past: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump Wants to Make the Confederacy Great Again
The president is making a big push to rewrite the past in favor of some of America's top historical traitors, racists, and scumbags.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/albert-pike-statue-national-park-trump/
about 2 months ago
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Dems and the resistance grift: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams
A new analysis shows that if you give $100 to an appeal run by a leading Democratic Party vendor, only $1.60 will actually go to the campaign.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mothership-strategies-democratic-consultants-fundraising-pleas/
about 2 months ago
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How the Dems can still fail the midterms: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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How Democrats Could Blow the Midterms
With Trump's popularity in freefall, 2026 should be a gimme for the opposition. But there are signs that the Dems could sleepwalk into disaster.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-midterms-polling/
about 2 months ago
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The Columbia cave-in: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Columbia’s Settlement With Trump Is Pure Cowardice
The university agreed to a $221 million payout, tacitly conceding spurious right-wing conspiracy theories about higher education.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/columbia-trump-settlement/
2 months ago
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The subhed here really needs to be the name of all future Chris Cillizza columns
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2 months ago
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Jeffrey Epstein, House-wrecker: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Republicans Would Rather Shut Down Congress Than Discuss the Epstein Files
The lesson for Democrats is that they should force confrontations, especially when they drive a wedge into the GOP base.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/republicans-house-epstein-rules-committee/
2 months ago
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Jacob Silverman
5 months ago
Here's the cover for my next book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," about the rise of the tech right and the 2024 election. Available for pre-order now. In bookstores 10/7/25.
gildedrage.com
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MAGA's Epstein crack-up: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Trump’s Deep-State Conspiracy Theories Are Getting Beyond His Control
The president’s denial of the existence of government material on Jeffrey Epstein isn’t going over well with his followers.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-epstein-client-list/
2 months ago
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Armed McCarthyism: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups
The agency's brutal racial profiling has drawn its latest targets from the McCarthyite blacklists of organizations like Canary Mission.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ice-canary-mission/
2 months ago
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Egging on Elon: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Hear Me Out: We Should Welcome In Musk’s “America Party”
The tech mogul's latest intervention in US politics serves as a perfect proof-of-concept for the futility and stupidity of billionaire-driven politics.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/hear-me-out-we-should-welcome-in-musks-america-party/
3 months ago
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The big brutal immigration police state: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s floundering over immigration leaves it without an opposition strategy.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-bill-police-state/
3 months ago
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Time to Mamdani-ize the Democrats: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Democratic Party Establishment Should Follow Zohran Mamdani’s Example
Once they get over the shock, the idea-starved Democrats at the national level should learn from Zohran Mamdani: actually give citizens something to vote for.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-party-zohran-mamdani/
3 months ago
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MAGA's true-believing Iran war base: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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These Trump Supporters Hope Bombing Iran Will Trigger the Apocalypse
For many ardent evangelicals and Christian nationalists, a military confrontation with Iran is the fulfillment of a biblical prophecy.
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-evangelicals-christian-nationalists-iran-israel-end-times/
3 months ago
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I guess one way to protect Americans from the scourge of electric stoves is to ensure they can't afford any kind of stove.
www.reuters.com/world/us/hom...
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Home appliances swept up in expansion of Trump steel tariffs
A range of imported household appliances including dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators and more will be subject to President Donald Trump's expanded steel tariffs starting later this month, according to a notice posted on Thursday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/home-appliances-swept-up-expansion-trump-steel-tariffs-2025-06-12/
3 months ago
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Moran overboard: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/politics/terry-moran-gets-canned/
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Truth-Telling Now Gets You Canned
Terry Moran’s only mistake was speaking honestly at a time when loyalty to the presidency supersedes journalistic integrity.
https://thenation.com/article/politics/terry-moran-gets-canned/
3 months ago
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The J6 grudge behind Trump's LA invasion: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The 4-Year Grudge Behind Trump’s Invasion of California
The president’s response to the protests in Los Angeles is a naked attempt to settle a score going back to January 6, 2021.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ice-protests-january-6/
4 months ago
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Anthony Conwright
4 months ago
My latest for
@thenation.com
: Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani? “To put it plainly, the myth that Black Americans can only support establishment Democrats has conditioned us to take our suffering—which is a result of capitalism—for granted.”
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Will Black Americans Vote for a Socialist—Zohran Mamdani?
By demeaning the mayoral candidate’s agenda, Andrew Cuomo offends the Black tradition of community care.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nyc-mayoral-election-cuomo-mamdani-socialism/
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MAGA's civilization schtick: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth
The Trump administration’s rhetoric echoes the same old fantasy of racial purity that animated the 20th-century right.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/maga-western-civilization-myth/
4 months ago
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Class is (still) dismissed: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/politics/cap-working-class-forum-dispatch/
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The Democrats' Class Trip to Nowhere
A sparsely-attended forum about the working class held at a $40 million think tank—yep, sounds about right.
https://thenation.com/article/politics/cap-working-class-forum-dispatch/
4 months ago
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A former Tea Partier's plan for Democratic revival: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Why This Former Republican Has a Lot to Teach the Democrats
The party should be listening to former Tea Party stalwart Joe Walsh. No, really.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-walsh-democrats-lessons/
4 months ago
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TACO is now officially the new Drumpf
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4 months ago
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Ladies and gentlemen . . . the Democrats!
4 months ago
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Dems in dismal array: my latest for
@thenation.com
thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-2024-election-analysis/?nc=1
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Democrats Still Can’t Figure Out What Happened in 2024
A new analysis of voting patterns in the last election suggests that the party is woefully unprepared for the path forward.
https://thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-2024-election-analysis/?nc=1
4 months ago
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TFW the unaccountable billionaire nihilist owner of a media property gives a tongue-bath profile to his unaccountable billionaire nihilist crony
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4 months ago
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Here I am on your TV, in sleep-deprived pundit mode
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4 months ago
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Elizabeth Spiers
4 months ago
I wrote about one of the most vindictive people I’ve ever met so, uh, if something happens to me…
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Charlie and the Ambassadorship Factory
Charlie Kushner, the newly confirmed US ambassador to France, is a vindictive, felonious, and score-settling real-estate mogul, not unlike a certain US president.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/charlie-kushner-trump-ambassador-france/
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The big ugly lie: my latest for
@thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Tump and Johnson’s Big Ugly Lie
Last night, the president’s destructive spending bill passed the House by a single vote.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/big-beautiful-bill/?nc=1
4 months ago
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