Oof, Schumer has a flip phone??? I'm going to pass out. That said, let's hope @gomez.house.gov can get the Dems into the 2020 decade and ready for 2030. Chuck has a flip phone. Kind of wish I didn't just learn that.

In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion." That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Mainstream journalists love to say that "objectivity" is a "traditional" value in journalism, but that is absolutely not the case. It is a modern writing/editing style that came with the professionalization of what was previously a blue-collar job.

The progressive wing vs the establishment Dems on display in NJ-11 special election primary 👇 I expect we're going to see a lot more of this in the coming months Last night the DNC congratulated fmr Rep Tom Malinowski This morning he's trailing his opponent Analilia Mejia by @ 1% with 91% reporting

I see NYT is covering for the racist in the white house, meanwhile I got this email from People magazine

And genuine kudos to Biss for actually saying outright that AIPAC funnels Republican donor money into Democratic Party primaries. I've talked about this extensively, as have others, and it played a role in NJ-11.

Dems MUST defund ICE ASAP. Why are they letting this happen???

Not 100% certain she'll ultimately win, but this is the moderate district of now-Gov. Mikey Sherrill. So the assholes ragging me about socialism and mainstream Dems and vote Blue no matter fucking who can rot in hell with the GOP. The Dems are bloody unpopular. Deal with it.

FUCK YEAH!!

There's exactly one normal man left on planet Earth.

Recommend. Sure, Wall St. and evangelicals vote GOP for vastly different reasons. @cduhigg.bsky.social also covers the broad organizations of the Dems, and helps explain why I'm uneasy with #NoKings protests, which are sort of one and done, not based on developing social bonds or policy demands.

The problem with this take is that the Republicans are largely getting the policy they want. Trump is implementing their preferred policies of white supremacy, tax cuts for the rich, deregulation, etc. Why would they object when they're getting what they want?

If anyone is planning Valentine's Day events, kindly note that I'd rather have a cheese plate than chocolate. TYIA.

Jesus… if Biden had said this…. I seriously hate everything

"Recent reporting" LMFAO! My friend, you are the one who did the reporting. It's called email. From you. Asking for favors. Doling out sketchy assistance. Literally breached the lawyer's code of conduct in an email to Epstein. That would be the post-conviction Epstein. #PaulWeiss

Couldn't happen to a bigger asshole. That firm has been totally, spectacularly and risibly chumped. #PaulWeiss

LOL!

YIPPEE! Goodbye to one of Adam's dumbest economic decisions for our gazillion restaurants! #NYC

The lawless firm led by Brad Karp, Paul Weiss, is the firm slaying the cases brought by Leon Black’s survivors. They are throwing his survivors under the bus and destroying their reputations in NY courts. Follow this journalists! Only one case left, the mentally disabled child he raped. Paul Weiss.

#PaulWeiss must deal with many associates, maybe a few partners(?) sickened by their firm chair. Top tier litigation firm coming down fast under Karp's repeated breaches of professional responsibility, his desperation for access--another slimy dude who thought it could never touch him.

Ummmm......? 🤔🤔

None other than the Cornell Daily Sun details personal favors sought by #PaulWeiss head Brad Karp with #Epstein for Karp's son. Epstein Corresponded With Cornell Undergraduate, Son of Powerful Law Firm Chairman, According to Latest Batch of Files - The Cornell Daily Sun share.google/LCdRIFVeWnDZ...

The Hochul I kinda like is the badass Hochul.

Key distinction number two: journalism vs. the media (vs. the press) I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences. Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/

Agree--the Liz Cheney swing voter crap and the celeb crap was a huge ❓. Was Harris really into that? (Her book has no answer.) Cheney turned people off, no one I spoke with found it either genuine or persuasive. No excuses for the nonvoters, but Dems must respond to the inertia factor.

We need the power to do it. People successfully asked this of Dem candidates leading up to 2022 and were closer than we've ever been to having a caucus that favored court reform. The time to ask for it/demand it (again), is now.

Looks like he was punching a teen girl in the head at the start.

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u... Once again the fixation is on Trump alone. This is not Trump's doing. This is the grand plan of the Republican party. Aided by a subservient press, including the NYTimes. What will Dems do?

When you've lost the militia...

Keep speaking from experience, @oliviaoftroye.com. Non-MAGA Republicans need to hear you. Thank you for doing this.

Sent an email to my Rep this morning and encourage all to follow suit--Republicans and Democrats. The GOP is concerned about this moment after the upset by a Dem in Texas. Same with the lame-ass corporate DNC Democrats--they will want to look like they're on the winning side. #impeachTrump

Lawler. The GOP toady in NY-17. In the replies a video shows another vet, standing behind this veteran. The public announcer asks for videos to stop--"some in the audience are not comfortable being on video". No, Lawler knows this looks bad.

Meanwhile, back at Senate leader HQ......

Persuasion isn’t possible, said the centrist consultants (They were wrong)

Amy @amyklobuchar.com, do you see how ridiculous your consultant speak is in this moment? The guy kicking this ICE agents hat & the people whistling to shame these monsters—that’s what we need more of. That’s Governor material. Do better. It’s not too late. Fire your consultants & start over.

ICE agents tried to quietly get Mexican food in Minneapolis, local neighbors and protesters found out and shamed then out of the neighborhood!

The handwritten note from Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social is terrific. Why on earth did ICE take him? Gratuitous cruelty, which has backfired. NOTE: don't let them bury it in a happy ending tale. There are more Liams who need help. Keep filming, again and again. Every video is a step forward.

Here ⤵️⤵️ is the point, for those still shouting it's a waste. First, just force the GOP to vote. Make its no vote, aka Trxmp endorsement, CRYSTAL clear. Hell, if they're so powerless, what else is there? Fundraise? Issue statements? No. Create tactical advantage, as they did with the Epstein files.

I will say again, for the people in the back: the art of politics in a democracy is not merely counting votes. It is reframing issues in a way that CHANGES votes. It is making the case for what is impossible today, so it becomes more possible tomorrow.

Reason to keep working. Authoritarian, ironically,need the public to buy into their system or feel alone and afraid.

Meanwhile, these anti-democratic assholes. Sulzberger in the damn files, apparently more important / embarrassing than "All the News That's Fit to Print". Own your shame. Bear the responsibility you brought upon yourself and the company that gave you access to Epstein in the first place.

Don't you love his innate feel for the people? /sarcasm

Let's Go Brooklyn Tech!

At least one politician is looking to benefit workers instead of corporate earnings. More of this please.

Hell yes.

#congestionpricing Interesting!

Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently

Bleccch. It's so ewww on all levels. Then again, Yale is not often praised for expert reading of the proverbial room.

Well how interesting that she mentions Miller as a boss, though he was not confirmed by the Senate. File for future reference.