Stop me if you've heard this before: If the NYT still had a public editor, that person would have official standing to ask, WTF??? They axed the public editor. So it's up to the rest of us to ask, unofficially, WTF???

BREAKING: House Oversight releases damning emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate that allegedly show Donald Trump knew about Epstein’s conduct. I break down the emails at issue and discuss their implications. youtu.be/RW2-WcJVEWQ?...

Any followers vote in Seattle? Please check and cure your ballot! @demsabroad.bsky.social

other98 JD's family has spent $35M on vacations. Kash Patel used a $60M FBI jet to go on a date. Trump spent $98M to golf for 24% of the days of this term. ALL WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. But you think a single mom getting $6 a day for SNAP is the problem?

Aren't you tired of Democrats playing from a defensive crouch? I sure am.

Shutdown Deal Lets GOP Senators Personally Sue Over Jack Smith Probe talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period. My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point: newrepublic.com/article/2029...

And not to be outdone, the guitarist duets himself and we have a hit. Tiktok can be the best sometimes. Too bad Trump is going to ruin it.

They're really having fun with it on tiktok.

Stay and fight. From New York: if you register as an independent, you can't vote in the primary. And in a blue state like NY, primaries can be more decisive than general elections. And in general elections, you can vote on the Working Families Party line and signal the Dems you're a progressive.

Oh, "Mothers", that's not sinister at all...

After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run. We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader. If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇

We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...

Yep. Don't give up the party apparatus, organization, etc to the Vichy Dems. Kick THEM out. They're the ones who suck, not us.

The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not. This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.

Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means. Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.

There is no Dem who thinks that Schumer voting No washes his hands of it. He is the captain of the ship and owns the process and end result. If he can’t run the team, then someone else needs to. Hopefully the other Dem senators understand the mood of the voters. If not, you will.

Call them: Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542 Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224 King (ME) 202 224-5344 Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324 Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152 Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521 Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841 Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451 Masto (NV) 202 224-3542 Warner (VA) 202 224-2023 Fetterman (PA) No Point

So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader

I just did this and if nothing else it was cathartic. I said I would make it my life’s mission to make sure there’s a primary challenger for any D involved in this deal, it’s fucking embarrassing.

Let’s help TN flip this seat! @aftynbehn.bsky.social

it is darkly humorous that after all these years, the Republican health insurance plan ends up being to end health insurance

Yep. I think it's pretty likely we're close to an AI crash. Bear Stearns starting the 2008 crash was poetic enough (especially, looking back, the Epstein ties). But if Palantir was the Bear Stearns of the AI crash, it'd be such poetic justice.

I can’t even find the words

It’s shit like this that makes me think the GOP doesn’t care about winning elections and they’re just not planning on having them. Because no one who thinks they have to win elections does this.

Neighbors! Have you been hoping to run your own whistle training in your neighborhood or on your block?! A group of organizers has set up a resource website, including links to the scenarios the Mpls trainings have used. If you’re running trainings and needs whistles, DM us! bit.ly/mnresponse

it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.

No, the REPUBLICAN PARTY voted to allow Trump to start an illegal war.

VICTORY: Federal court dismisses class action lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, filed by the “Center for American Rights” www.thefire.org/news/victory...

I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents. I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.

Trump is leaving families to starve but communities are stepping up. That he’s trying to interfere proves Trump really just wants kids and families to go hungry. I just introduced a bill to protect stores that offer discounts to SNAP recipients if they choose to.

He beat the wrap.

Americans are more aware of the vulnerabilities in our democratic political system—and of the need to stand up and act—than they’ve been in my lifetime. The results of the current madness could end up serving the nation. We’re learning about the realities of maintaining democracy in real time.

This is good. He wants to get things done.

Yes, I am celebrating but I am also looking forward to what comes next after last night’s blowout elections. In my latest for Democracy Docket I lay out the eight steps I expect Trump to take to rig the 2026 midterms. Subscribe now to access all DD premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

It’s worth thinking today of all the elections you *aren’t* hearing about because they were unopposed. In so many sheriff and prosecutor offices in particular, including in blue-ish or even solidly blue areas, “tough-on-crime” folks often reign for many years without ever being challenged.

Gov. Beshear: “The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

Kansas Republicans read the room:

This one shouldn't get lost tonight.

The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control. A partial list: Ansonia Bethany Branford Bristol Brooklyn East Granby Ellington Enfield Farmington Milford New Britain New Fairfield Norwich Plymouth Rocky Hill