Reposted by Greg DworkinNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 3hI first started working in the Senate in 1970–56 years ago. I have loved and revered the institution, worked in it and with it over all these decades, with dozens of senators from both parties. I’ve seen bad stuff and bad people along with great ones. Nothing quite compares to Eric Schmitt. 1 723156
Reposted by Greg DworkinLaura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Incredibly proud of the student journalists who didn't allow this story to die, named names, & are telling the truth. 0387
Reposted by Greg DworkinJustice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: When does the finger-pointing start? with Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: When does the finger-pointing start?POLITICO: I wanted to highlight this because she’s been running a smart Texas focused campaign, underfunded but holding her own against the most powerful Republican in Texas. Maybe more of a red… 011
Reposted by Greg DworkinAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026Weinstein gets 15 years for something he did 20 years ago. apnews.com/article/harv...apnews.comHarvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New YorkHarvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006. 3274380808
Reposted by Greg DworkinJustice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: It’s the corruption, stupid by Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: It’s the corruption, stupidI’m sorry it’s long but there’s so much news… …but/and when it’s news like this, I’m not that sorry. It’s also in the Bangor Daily News and all over local news. Mainers will see it. But it’s not the… 012
Reposted by Greg DworkinThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 23/09/2026...the tone shift in Ashley Hinson's ads says to me something in the polling made an impact... 1112
Reposted by Greg DworkinHuffPost @huffpost.com · 18/09/2026The medium may have changed, but the message remains the same.huffpost.comStephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Team Takes Its Taunting Of Trump To A Whole New PlaceThe medium may have changed, but the message remains the same. 0168
Reposted by Greg DworkinNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow. 487148443849
Reposted by Greg DworkinDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"We're asking $100 million." "Well, I'll give you $200 million." "OK, it's a deal." "That makes ME, Jared Kushner, an official 'deal maker.'" That and more news and the day's polling roundup with @demfromct.bsky.social, on today's Kagro in the Morning #KITM. kagrox.libsyn.com/kagro-in-the...kagrox.libsyn.comKagro in the Morning: Kagro in the Morning - September 16, 2026 0103
Reposted by Greg DworkinMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/202625 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other. 562328397339
Reposted by Greg DworkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026LOL -- Fox News ticks through all of Ken Paxton's scandals with on air graphics during an interview with Ken Paxton and Bret Baier says, "there's a long list here" 29944251319
Reposted by Greg DworkinDavid Nir @davidnir.com · 10/09/2026Narrator: Delay did not work in their favor 0275
Reposted by Greg DworkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026"Bartiromo subordinated the needs of her employer to those of her real boss in the White House. And, as with Tucker Carlson, that was 'one thing' too many." — @lizdye.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coMaria Bartiromo discovers that her boss is not Donald TrumpNow it’s no one at all. 451010192
Reposted by Greg DworkinHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Last night's NH primary showed the panic over DSA and Hasan Piker is overblown while Republicans have plenty of their own disarray. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUUn5oV6/tiktok.comLast night's New Hampshire primary showed the panic over the DSA and @Hasanabi is overblown. #newhampshire #politics #democrats #washington #washingtondc TikTok video by Hunter Walker 2315
Reposted by Greg DworkinPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/09/2026The EU's plans for a deeper partnership with Canada has won the support of governments across the political spectrum — including those usually cautious about angering Donald Trump's administration.politico.euEven Trump-friendly EU countries back Brussels’ pact with CanadaThe plan would see ties strengthened in areas such as technology, trade and critical raw materials. 24217
Reposted by Greg DworkinEdward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...nytimes.comFor Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions. 851761984
Reposted by Greg DworkinDoug AKA Bear AKA A Random Guy @arandomguy.org · 06/09/2026Just another reminder that, hilariously enough, this convention's official domain, GOPDallas2026[DOT]com, was hacked and is being redirected to the Epstein folder section of the DOJ website. cc: @thedailyedge.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 151
Reposted by Greg DworkinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Nothing in this @cnn.com piece about Elon Musk's extremist views and the questions and complications they will surely bring for Ken Paxton who must, of course, now be asked to disavow the support of a racist who advocates the Great Replacement Theory and other white nationalist ideas. Not a word.cnn.comMusk has started spending money to help Ken Paxton. Will it help change the course of the Texas Senate race? | CNN PoliticsFor months, Texas Republicans have anxiously awaited the arrival of national resources to help boost Ken Paxton, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable Senate candidates. 591506409
Reposted by Greg DworkinJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Thrilled to be included in @demfromct.bsky.social's pundit roundup today with a tribute to #GloriaSteinem. The world was a forbidding place for women before she and her movevment came along. And gave me the guts to fight back when a bank refused me a credit card. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: Keep that unpopular president away from my campaignAnd he’s gonna keep the money, isn’t he? Cliff Schecter interviews Jamie Raskin… 24910
Reposted by Greg DworkinCraig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 04/09/2026this might sound like a joke, and that is part of it certainly but it is also one of the most disgusting things i've ever seen in my life to come out of the US government 2264
Reposted by Greg DworkinMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words. 568198053679
Reposted by Greg DworkinThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/09/20261. There are *amazing* sentences in this Post report from yesterday morning about the president not spending hundreds of millions intended to support Republicans in the coming midterms. wapo.st/4zR1XUuwapo.stRepublicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midtermsPresident Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections. 2517677
Reposted by Greg DworkinJustice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Republican nightmare is just around the corner by Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Republican nightmare is just around the cornerSome notes on the above: The non-partisan Cook Political Report remains the gold standard of election analysis (Charlie is semi-retired, but if he or Stu Rothenberg speak, best to listen. 053
Reposted by Greg DworkinAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Whatever happened to John Fetterman, between the stroke and the mental health issues he's been dealing with, this isn't "just decided that being an anti-Dem troll was more fun." This is profound, and that staff is leaking texts like these shows that they know it. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 27935170
Reposted by Greg DworkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2026New in PN: How Trump tanked Canadian conservatives "Poilievre could do little more than whine about procedure because he knows Canadians, including many of his own Conservative supporters, are so furious with Trump that if he dared praise or side with him he would be committing political suicide."publicnotice.coHow Trump tanked Canadian conservativesETTD, international edition. 56818177
Reposted by Greg DworkinZeteo @zeteo.com · 03/09/2026Inside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’ The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably. Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-spri...zeteo.comInside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably. 112253
Reposted by Greg DworkinGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"In Springfield, the heightened level of fear is so widespread, and the state-imposed terror against a vulnerable minority so constant, that it is impossible to see this as anything but Trump's proof of concept for the president’s militarized vision of what America should be." Nails the stakes: 3346148
Reposted by Greg DworkinJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026BREAKING: Trump administration goes to #SCOTUS for 2nd time in bid to implement new mail-in ballot rules in looming midterm election. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.org26A297 1414565
Reposted by Greg DworkinLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 02/09/2026TIL that NYC's "night mayor" used to actually run the city government at night. Today the night mayor is just a liaison to the nightlife industry.nytimes.comOliver Ramsay Pilat, Reporter And New York 'Night Mayor' (Gift Article) 171
Reposted by Greg DworkinJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Last night voters in Independence MO recalled a town councilor over a huge data center approval with 68% supporting the recall. I poked around & pulled together the backstory on the data center approval and tax abatement that has already led to 3 or 5 councilors who voted in favor getting bounced. 414540
Reposted by Greg DworkinMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 31/08/2026Just horrific—I assumed this was a big factory raid. It was at a bar. 4385213
Reposted by Greg DworkinIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Oh, cool Schools had to close and many residents went without water because of this. kfor.com/news/local/m...kfor.comMassive El Reno water leak traced to Bitcoin mining data center facilityEl Reno officials say a leak that lost the city more than three million gallons of water originated from a private fire hydrant on a Bitcoin mining facility’s property—and neither the company nor t… 8317197
Reposted by Greg DworkinJonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The attack on free speech/free press goes on and should be taken seriously, but not much evidence of sustained WH wins these days, at least in national "neutral" media. To the extent Trump gets better-than-deserved coverage it's probably more about normal media biases. 12512
Reposted by Greg DworkinWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If you saw that curious Census Bureau paper earlier this month claiming to have found some unlawful noncitizen voting, my colleague Stephen Richer offers an annihilating analysis of it here: the methodologically flimsy 7-pager is "a professional embarrassment," the work of outside hands, or both.cato.orgThe Census Bureau's Unorthodox Foray Into Voter Roll InvestigationsNever before has the Census Bureau studied the eligibility of individual American voters in a specific election. Never before has the Census Bureau investigated alleged voting crimes. Never before has... 930596
Reposted by Greg DworkinScott Anderson @twistercat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Kagro in the Morning Birthday Bash, Day 2! www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... with David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social and Greg Dworkin. @demfromct.bsky.socialdailykos.comKagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Wednesday, August 26, 2026Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman and Greg Dworkin join the world in celebrating my birthday. 002
Reposted by Greg DworkinJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I FIRST TUNED IN TO DOLLY PARTON in the late 1970s. I had moved from NYC to WV for a job, and going to hear her live seemed like the thing to do. This was in her giant hair, giant boobs, giant bellbottoms phase. But oh my God, that voice. Those songs. I was hooked. www.thebulwark.com/p/dolly-part...thebulwark.comDolly Parton, 1946–2026Behind the rhinestones and under the towering wigs was a singular artist and businesswoman who owned her talent, her music, and her place in American life. 734735
Reposted by Greg DworkinDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Gives you a sense of the politics on data centers. Mike Rogers is a very corporate Republican.politico.comRepublican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratoriumBoth the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds. 384
Reposted by Greg DworkinCraig Carl 👨🦳 👩🦳👨🐕 @craigrcarl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026"The long-serving publisher of Stars and Stripes could face an early dismissal just days after the taxpayer-funded military news outlet’s reporting revealed deteriorating conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, according to a news report." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comStars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources sayMax Lederer, longtime head of the US military news outlet, says his ‘philosophy of leadership’ differs from Pentagon’s 22422
Reposted by Greg DworkinMichael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026NEW: The National Park Service has created a "White House priorities" list internally to fast-track Trump's desires. They include more than $12 million for Flock cameras and new US Park Police equipment in DC area. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comPresident Trump Has a Pet-Project Docket at the National ParksThe National Park Service changed the way it prioritizes projects so that the president’s requests are quickly approved. 11517
Reposted by Greg DworkinCNBC @cnbc.com · 20/08/2026Dow tumbles 700 points, S&P 500 falls as Treasury plan to subdue yields failscnb.cxDow tumbles 700 points, S&P 500 falls as Treasury plan to subdue yields fails: Live updatesU.S. stocks fell on Thursday as Treasury yields reversed course from the decline seen in the prior trading day. 32815
Reposted by Greg DworkinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026NEW: Alaskans yesterday approved by a massive margin new campaign finance rules. A combo of state courts plus GOP politicians had made it so there were no more caps on how much wealthy individuals can donate directly to candidates. This citizen initiative just brought them back:boltsmag.orgAfter Years of Runaway Spending, Alaskans Vote to Reinstate Cap on Campaign Donations - BoltsFive years after a federal court ruling introduced unlimited spending in Alaska elections, voters there hit back on Tuesday, defying their Republican governor and approving new limits that restrict th... 7543133
Reposted by Greg DworkinJustice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Jon Ossoff gets it: the Iran war of choice is a political loser by Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: Jon Ossoff gets it: the Iran war of choice is a political loserEt tu, Utah? Not good. The toadies don’t want the cult leader embarrassed. It’s not just over Natalie Harp. Tiffany (R-WI), at least, doesn’t regret his overturn vote. When it mattered… 023
Reposted by Greg DworkinJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 18/08/2026How Democrats can avoid a civil war: look for reality-based fighters committed to facts, truth, accountability and renewal. And stop trashing each other. @314action.bsky.social is setting a good example. My latest, at the @latimes.com www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...latimes.comContributor: This year, the keyword for Democrats is 'competence'In a post-truth era, look for the candidates driven by facts and science. 25716
Reposted by Greg DworkinBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The July jobs data are bad: 23,000 jobs lost. But also this: May was revised from +129,000 to +63,000--a reduction of 66,000 jobs. June was revised from +57,000 to 20,000--a reduction of 37,000 jobs. "Employment in May and June combined is 103,000 lower than previously reported." 814568
Reposted by Greg DworkinJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This headline on @demfromct.bsky.social's pundit roundup speaks directly to the punitive, exhausting paperwork Trump is inflicting on millions of Americans, while rewarding his family, friends and allies.🤞our future looks more like Estonia. See link in roundup. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: An unpopular president takes aim at the bottomEmerson: The MI primary is this Tuesday, with MN and WI the following week. Expect wins for El-Sayed in MI and Fran Hong in WI with MN senator a toss-up between Peggy Flanagan and Angie Craig. 2218
Reposted by Greg DworkinJustice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The war, the WCHA and the primaries. by Greg Dworkin @demfromct.bsky.social www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: The war, the WCHA and the primaries.Many of the WHCA members get it, even if the board and the hapless WHCA president don’t—at all. And a trio on voters: Because of gerrymandering and the state and federal courts, even in a blue wave… 023
Reposted by Greg DworkinNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026whoopsie, made a mistake and killed 14 million people. 11736147
Reposted by Greg DworkinWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping barely escaped arrest in his native China in 2019. The anti-communist Christian convert applied for asylum, made it to Pa. - doing it all the right way But in Trump's wretched America, the gulag is one traffic stop away My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/wu-s...inquirer.comWu Shaoping escaped China’s repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa. | Will BunchThe U.S. reputation as safe haven for the world's dissidents takes another hit with Pa. arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer. 301268561
Reposted by Greg DworkinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A new Fox News poll has Dems up 53/46 on the generic ballot. Says Fox: “Notably, 53% is the highest percentage either party has received on the generic House ballot in Fox News polling since 1996.” www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... 351278308
Reposted by Greg DworkinGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Strong statement from James Talarico on the latest troop deaths. Doesn't flinch from continuing to condemn the Iran war. 212135610