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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

The signal feature of 🇺🇸 politics in my adult lifetime has been the glaring divide b/w competently staffed administrations & Congresses that try to actually govern when Dems are in office, & corrupt/criminal ideological kakistocrats when the GOP is. News coverage simply does not reflect that feature.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Curious to see how you will excuse this behavior from Trump’s administration!

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There is NOTHING stopping you from saying “I probably fucked up here”.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Is being super intoxicated on controlled substances ever debated as potentially exculpating for any violent crime other than sexual assault? It’s like saying: sure he was driving while intoxicated when he ran that lady over but that’s just cause he was wasted.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...

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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too

The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You are just the most gullible fucking marks.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If MA made a real investment in funding higher ed at UMass, they would bring in better faculty, better students, and transform that part of the state. It’s lunacy that no one has figured this out.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It is enraging that no blue state has capitalized on this, particularly my home state of MA.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Don’t listen to the haters. I respect the fact that every goddamn day @theatlantic.com says “today, we are going to suck so much harder than we did yesterday”.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is great and we need a way to name and shame more of these consultants.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Real head scratcher on how this entirely predictable thing happened. If only there were people trying to tell the most powerful news institutions that this entirely predictable thing was going to happen.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I reviewed a journal article a few years ago that was stuck in the antiquated framework and I don’t think I’ve ever had that much subtle rage in my feedback.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

But was is it a “thing”? The whole movement smelled of a) your organization’s obsessions with fetishizing conservatives and b) some people doing solid PR.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/09/2026

For a “movement” to end… it would have to first begin

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Aside from the moral cowardice, this is a significant reason why the anti-trans stuff is enraging. If you are asked if boys should play girls sports, your response should focus on how this is your opponent trumpeting something Trump loves.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know this is just shouting into the void but if you are advising Democrats or are running for office, the best thing you could be doing right now is reminding voters how much they hate Trump and how much your GOP opponent loves him.

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyways, this is genuinely the funniest chart in the world because it shows Jill Stein's twitter use spikes every four years and only during years where there's a federal election so if she's breaking her silence now *someone* is panicking

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I would be “guy who doesn’t believe that a movie called The Boss Baby exists”.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Great story Steve! Side note- based on the audio, there is compelling evidence that your wallet may be faulty and as a wallet inspector, I feel duty bound to make sure it is okay. DM me so that you can ship it, and all its contents, to my shop.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That they thought this after living through Trump’s first term should have qualified them for round the clock monitoring. Trump will always fail, the unanswered question is whether he takes us all down with him.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kind of like having “guy who loves stealing candy from babies” babysitting the “baby who always has candy and is very careless with said candy” with Klein as the baby.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Any comparison for just strongly approve/disapprove?

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The fact that it is Ezra Klein interviewing him makes this kind of perfect.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

To clarify, I mention the GOP directly above but these numbers are for Trump's approval ratings.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

But it is the strongly approve vs. strongly disapprove numbers that are really bleak for the GOP: September 2018: 27% strongly approve vs. 48% strongly disapprove (-21) September 2026: 13% strongly approve vs. 51% strongly disapprove (-38)

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here is the link to the data and the topline comparison is not great for Trump compared to this same point 8 years ago: September 2018: 35% approve vs. 57% disapprove September 2026: 33% approve vs. 67% disapprove

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Trump’s midterm woes deepen amid worsened economic backdrop: CNN poll

Republicans are facing an even bleaker midterm political landscape than they did eight years ago, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After the 2024 election, I try to keep myself from getting too optimistic about this election. However, looking at the latest @cnn.com poll on Trump approval, it is impossible to ignore how different 2018 is from now and THAT was a wave election.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is why I am a Josh Marshall fan.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is only going to get worse for him. He will not course correct and this WH is staffed with people who have no interest in telling him the truth. As such, he will continue doubling down.

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altie-a-alterson.bsky.social @altie-a-alterson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Taylor Lorenz story is like a media outlet hiring a cheery young woman as their gas station bath salts reviewer and everyone being somehow shocked by her ensuing trajectory.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s just going to get worse for Trump as he has zero instinct to self correct and has no one to push him in that direction.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Please just block accounts that engage in “both sides” bullshit.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A bunch of brain addled centrists would like to have a word with you.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be “It’s simple math, vote blue no matter who, grow up” and ALSO believe you are fighting fascism by making calculations as to who’s expendable. The world we’re in now demands more from us. More from everyone.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m thinking about this in relation to the Great Recession. I distinctly remember a surge in prices immediately before the bottom fell out back then but I’m curious to know if that spike was seen as a precipitating factor.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You can go on the offensive! You can talk about the good stuff Democrats are going to do in power! The idea that you have to apologize for what you think is a losers approach.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There is just no need for any Democrat to be doing ANY of this and Democrats running on a strategy of “I’m not THAT kind of Democrat” needs to be shot into the fucking sun.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 17/09/2026

“Why would Hasan Piker say that?” Well, because it made you do just that. He’s a brand, not an agent for change in the world. It’s like you’re asking why Mr. Beast isn’t doing more to get Democrats elected.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And, like clockwork, no mention of this on the websites for the @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, or @cnn.com this morning.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It is just enraging. It is okay to speak plainly and directly!

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What’s crazy is that just reporting the truth here “Trump Says Gas Prices are Inexpensive” would be seen as wildly biased.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is the expected result when everyone at your publication is the child and/or grandchild of wealthy Ivy League graduates.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I know it’s been years without them taking a public stand. But you gotta believe that Matt Yglesias and the gang are just getting their i’s dotted and t’s crossed before this absolute scorcher hits the web.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Not to worry! I am sure the Harpers Letter signatories are currently preparing a blistering takedown of this blatant attack on free speech!

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Curveball”? Really? Potentially re-igniting a deadly conflict seems a bit more than a “curveball”.

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