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This is one of the most basic features of a political party: publish a daily newspaper. Not a partisan newsletter. A whole fully functioning paper with a sports section and an arts section and everything. Something people want to read every single day. Dems? Nope. They don’t even try.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Congress has the power to do pretty much whatever it wants with the Supreme Court. It can expand the membership of the court, and it can punish it in several ways too. We simply need to fill that Congress with a Democratic majority that has the will to use that power.

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 7h

When Trump posted a video of the Obamas as apes the NYT claimed "it was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware" that he posted it

NYT: "It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it."

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

HE DID SOME OTHER STUFF TOO, BARI.

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 12h

so, hear me out—we do it without consensus

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.

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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)

A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

this is like people who argue that you cant analyze what went wrong in a football game unless you suit up yourself as qb. sorry, but you can understand football without ever once getting hit in the face by a linebacker.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The fact that the president of the United States and his party are engaged in a full-on assault on the constitutional order, that they will obviously continue to search for ways to subvert the election process, is a reminder of how far away from a stable democracy America currently is.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm a little less tolerant of the idea there might be some cases where a death sentence is theoretically justified. I'm an absolutist on this issue.

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there is no real justification for the death penalty

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.

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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Excellent to see this case made in another outlet policymakers and campaigners read. I’d add that I think a lot of the NYT’s influence among Dems comes from donors, not necessarily rank and file supporters.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spot-on piece by @perrybaconjr.bsky.social. NYT's sensibilities are out of sync with leftward-moving political landscape and current crises. Perry notes,"We need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal," not those prescribed by NYT moderate liberalism. newrepublic.com/article/2160...

newrepublic.com

Liberals 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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When actual human being with human capacity for empathy (plus political skills/instincts) is in a position of power.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Republicans pulling resources out of North Carolina because they’re worried about KANSAS tells you everything

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

nobody has inflicted rufo on america like the ny times

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

the clinton/obama consultant holdovers are the biggest detriment to the democratic party. almost all of the party's failures can be traced to them and the politicians who follow their terrible counsel.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Relatedly, I keep seeing people report on this botched execution and still, in 2026, expressing ambivalence about the death penalty. FFS people, it's just barbaric and wrong. Figure it out.

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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Give this man some well-deserved time off with his family. For all the work he does on our behalf, please subscribe to Public Notice AND:

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Aaron Rupar

Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. Your support makes my work possible, including all the clipping I do across my social media channels.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NYT has gained monopoly power in the American liberal economy. With no comparable competition, they can say “fine, good luck elsewhere” to nearly any person, idea, or story they want US liberalism’s ideas became more based in what NYT wants, not which ideas are strongest or best. Monopoly power!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Kai Ryssdal, former U.S. Navy Lieutenant -- the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's alarming that an unhinged demagogue is vandalizing our country. But one person isn't doing this damage. Many people are. Completely rational people in positions of power are betraying their country to become even wealthier than they already are. It's the definition of filthy rich.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

see thread here for another example of why i keep pushing the idea that the dems in washington know better than us is just fallacious garbage. they have no idea what they are doing and we have to bully them from the outside.

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Chad Williams @cmwill99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Agreed. A horrifying read for multiple reasons, including Trump's complete inability to function.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"But the problem isn’t that lots of people read the Times. The problem is that lots of liberal activists and elites are having their perspectives shaped by the Times in 2026."

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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...

newrepublic.com

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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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The Times implicitly and at times explicitly advances a centrist, status quo politics, and that’s exactly what liberals must abandon to save the country. " So many excellent quotables to pick from in this article.

newrepublic.com

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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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“A pattern has been established since Trump entered the White House for his second term that indicates a strategy to cripple how the US operates to such a degree that whoever comes next will find it impossible to repair.”

chadbourn.substack.com

Scorched Earth

How Trump plans to break America so it can’t be repaired

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

this would genuinely hit much better if he hadn't chosen to throw trans kids under the bus

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Democrats have to start raising taxes on all of those motherfuckers. Tax rates like during WWII. Close all the goddamn loopholes, etc.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're in that part of the Monopoly game where the outcome is settled and all we can do is pay rent and taxes until we are broke or go to jail.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Again, he doesn’t follow laws or court orders, so the solution cannot be more laws or court orders, & we need to stop deluding ourselves about that: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Most Americans are pro-immigrant,” Talarico says. “Throughout US history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.” Trump's barbarities have opened the way to a new consensus. Talarico is giving voice to it in moral language that Dems can learn from. 5/5 newrepublic.com/article/2160...

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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Senate Dems should absolutely do it anyway, but they have to be crystal clear that this is about protecting the Constitution, and not setting up the expectation Trump will leave office. Similarly, the language of the BBB will take effort to unwind, and we need to make sure House Dems stay ON this.

americanprogress.org

The Implementation Timeline of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

An overview of when the cuts to basic needs programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, and student loans and other provisions in the Republicans’ OBBBA go into effect.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

like idk if you've met people, but getting really emotionally invested in minor things & refusing to back down is kinda what we do

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Technically, the New Dealers gave it to the Greatest Generation and to the Boomers, but yes, absolutely

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026

It's just Republicans fucking clean energy over & over again while people in the industry keep insisting "actually Republicans really like us!" It's such beta behavior it makes *me* want to bully them, and I'm on their side!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/09/2026

“The playing field of the social media informational environment is uneven, and it systematically benefits autocracies.” www.liberalcurrents.com/social-media...

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Social Media Has Not Brought Liberation

Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s not remotely hard to do this. And yet ….

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'll support AOC whatever she decides to do, but Democrats *need* a serious, unapologetic progressive to run in the presidential primary to pull the field to the left. Without one, we'll have Newsom, Buttigieg and Cory Booker trying to out-centrist each other and it will be a disaster.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This kind of take made a Rolling Stone writer so mad they wrote a whole piece about it.

At this point, though, if someone contends they've never even heard of
"Choosin' Texas" or Langley, it may say more about the listener than the song.
Or, for that matter, what they want to project to the world. With incessant news coverage alongside chart and playlist presence, it's pretty difficult to still claim total ignorance on this one.
Perhaps there is a deeper reason why people say they haven't heard the song and feel the need to make it known: cultural cachet.

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Michael Gatton @mgatton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The Trojans have also just opened the $200 million Bloom Football Performance Center on campus." Big money in sports - at all levels - is just a corrupt, malign force.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

lolololol come on get real NYT, have some basic editorial standards

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