Shaheen and Durbin are retiring this cycle. If you’re a Dem in NH or IL, make sure your states’ Dems know they fucked this up, so anyone who comes after them learns that they need to stay strong. In the next cycle for 2028, we have Cortez Masto, Fetterman and Hassan up (plus Schumer, FWIW).

These 8 senators did not “fail a purity test,” as some reporters suggest. They broke from a community of Dems working their asses off to beat back racists and autocrats. This is not progressive vs moderate. Both won big last Tuesday. This is weak vs strong, and these 8 senators are weak AF.

These 8 Senators just undercut the messaging and momentum we spent months to build and win in last week’s elections across the country: Kaine (VA), King (ME), Shaheen (NH), Hassan (NH), Fetterman (PA), Durbin (IL), Cortez Masto (NV), Rosen (NV).

Trump is setting up a society that serves him, his children and billionaires. Everybody else, in his eyes, exists to serve him and his cronies. It’s narcissistic and predatory. He’s rigging taxes, tariffs, healthcare, business deals — all for himself and his cronies, not the American people.

This is bad. We don’t know what this is yet. But this is bad.

Reminder: the Feds are going to have to list a motive for the 22 yo shooter. Will they say he’s radical leftist, a radical right-winger, or vaguely “inspired by the dark web.”

Here’s where we are: Many Republicans are still grieving, but we are not “at war.” This will settle down as his friends & family go through the stages of grief. While that unfolds, we must remain true to our own values, and not allow grievance politics to set the agenda for everyone else.

Important: the Epstein Birthday Book disclosure came from the estate of the dead Epstein. The Trump Administration is still obstructing justice by blocking the release of ALL the files from the so-called Department of Justice. The Trump cover-up continues. #releasetheepsteinfiles #theynotlikeus

Russia sending drones into Poland. Israel striking in Doha, Qatar. China signing gas deals with Russia. These are just the latest signs that NO ONE respects Trump outside of MAGA. This could get very dangerous, very fast, if he continues to fail to act internationally.

When Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump was an FBI informant, was that like a Whitey Bulger situation where they let him keep crimin’ while he was snitchin’?

Trump wants to rename the DoD the “Department of War,” but he won’t stand up to Putin. Got it.

When you practice the politics of performance, and you suddenly stop performing, you have to expect that people will notice your absence from the stage.

Can somebody send RFK Jr to the White House to check on Trump’s mitochondria?

Trump is avoiding close contact with media, but he is seen alive. The easiest way to knock down rumors like this is to do a press spray. They are not. So are we thinking stroke now? Maybe Comms ofc is just on vacation? Or is it just a coincidence this started after he met (fmr KGB) Putin?

OK Florida, time to lead by example & end mail ballot voting. Let’s see how well you follow orders DeSantis. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

The use of troops in DC isn’t meant to discourage crime, it is designed to intimidate law abiding citizens and remind them who holds the most guns in society. Don’t be intimidated. Demand that the troops go home. Now.

Hello 2028.

One month later, still waiting Kash!

July 13 — As weird as this seems, the wedge issue to use against MAGA right now is Epstein. It’s not BBB, breaking our health care system, DOGE cuts, or the tragedy in TX — it’s another sex scandal and Loomer. #squabbleup #epsteinfiles

How ChatGPT just described me, lol. Not too bad, I guess: “Dan Mullen: The Sharp-Eyed Organizer with Gourmet Taste and a Civic Soul”

Is the Republican plan to pass this piece of shit BBB, give Trump his “win” and then come back later to pass repair bills to “fix” rural hospital closures & healthcare cuts in select red states? That might explain the last few R votes they needed to pick up, for a deal to be made public later.

So where is the uranium? Even Fox News is wondering. www.foxnews.com/world/iaea-d...

Trump’s BBB is just the latest attempt to kill Obamacare. And for what? To give more tax breaks to Billionaires like Elon Musk.

From the Library of Congress, a couple of notes for those currently in power, as I fly home from DC

I’m in DC for C&E’s Digital Campaign Summit, and this was the funniest excuse given by a late-arriving speaker: “Sorry I was late, I was stuck behind a tank”

Trump’s BBB (Budget Bomb Bill) snaking through Congress is driving bond rates higher, jacking up interest rates for mortgages, credit cards, small business loans & middle class Americans everywhere. This is the bond market pricing in increased risk of the US defaulting on repaying its debt.

This is still an open question. Trump, a master of distraction, is pounding parts of a peaceful LA just to move the press beyond Elon. He doesn’t give a damn about LA. The people of LA have to decide how they want to fight back. You still have options. Please, don’t take Trump’s bait.

Ahead of No Kings Day, a couple trainings we have coming up that might be useful: Safety and Deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

What the actual fuck?! The feds are choosing madness in LA. I am grateful that people on the ground are fighting this with peaceful protest. I don’t know how long that can last.

For anyone still wondering about Trump’s economic policies, here’s the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages Average: 6.85% as of June 5. Good luck selling a house this summer!

I can’t wait for the tell-all children’s book that Kash Patel writes on the Epstein Files after he leaves the FBI.

And this is why we call him Marco Rubio Castro newrepublic.com/post/195519/...

Sitting in a data presentation at #AAPC Conference and the voter registration & turnout for Democrats last fall was just a bloodbath. Republicans did far better in battleground states for reg and turnout. Dems even fell behind non affiliated voter reg. This cannot be allowed to happen again.

Golly, who could have seen this coming?! (reader plants tongue in cheek)

This should be fun when I fly through Denver next week.

As if on cue from a Democratic consultant, Trump is now trolling the Conclave at the Vatican, likely offending a large portion of the world’s 1.4 Billion Catholics. (1/2)

Australia has delivered its verdict. Next big democracy up to vote is South Korea on June 3.

This would be incredible. Sure, it’s horrible for our national security, but it also raises Miller’s public profile to the level of scrutiny he deserves. It smokes him out and demands that he take greater public accountability over the long term.

Canada did its job. Next up in Australia on Saturday, May 3. Looking for PM Albanese to win in a close one over MAGA down under Dutton. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...

For anyone wondering if Republicans will abide by free and fair elections next year, I point you to this contested election from LAST NOVEMBER. Months later, Judge Riggs is *still* fighting against the disenfranchisement of voters, many of whom are in the military in NC. Keep fighting.

The Trumpcession has begun.

Krome has a long, notorious history in South Florida, so it’s not surprising to learn of bad conditions there. It’s in the swamp of the Everglades, not really Miami. Trump, as a Florida man, is likely familiar with all of this, and I suspect enjoying it.

The American economy depends on the rule of law. It’s not just tariffs or the capricious chaos of this president which is hurting the economy. It is Trump’s flagrant and repeated breaking of the law which causes business owners to ask, will my rights be protected in court?

The Trump Effect will be put to the test again soon, with three critical elections across the world. While conservatives were initially favored in these elections, since Trump took power in the US, each of these countries have flipped to the more left-leaning candidate closing in on the win. 1/

This is really not surprising, but how on earth is it legal? Note the quotas are for “arrests,” irrespective of citizenship, legal status or even due process.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Not enough reporters are saying this when they talk about the tariffs. They’re not just hurting consumers, they’re hurting millions of small business owners who rely on inputs from other countries. This will be a major driver of inflation in the months ahead. Reporters need to say this too.

Shocking (not really)