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Norm Ornstein

@normornstein.bsky.social
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Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 14h
That and “I was actually working against him from the inside.”
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Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social · 16h
This week, Steve Silverman, Melissa Hooper, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor (ret.), Justice Michael P. Donnelly (ret.), and I traveled the country for our Paul Revere Tour, convening civic leaders for election-related tabletops. This wasn't about admiring the problem. This was about ACTION. 1/4
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
This is as treasonous as it gets
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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David Helms @davidhelms.bsky.social · 17h
Retributionist Norm Ornstein is my favorite Norm Ornstein.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 19h
If and when we get the truth and reconciliation process, and an American Nuremberg underway, the number of Trump lackeys who will say “I was only following orders” will rival that of the Nazis after World War II
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 22h
👍👍
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Karen Rizman @karmala48.bsky.social · 22h
Good morning, Norm Happily surprised that my 3rd word was a winner 🙏 Wordle 1,939 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
FANATASTIC
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 22h
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Archive October 8, 2026 Wordle 1,937 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I did yesterday’s puzzle, but somehow in the tumult apparently didn’t share it. Sorry, I’ll see if I can get it up. In the meantime, here’s today. Wordle 1,938 3/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
above all these weirdo conspiratorialists are totally incompetent
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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
El Sayed from the top rope!
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Elbow Drop Wrestling
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 09/10/2026
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Daaaaamn Meme Reaction
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TXRebel @genxdsa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Two of my favorite grumpy* old men! 💙💙💙 *They’re only grumpy for the same reasons we all are: Trump’s regime is fucking the U.S. & the global world in extreme & devastating ways! @djrothkopf.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social Words Matter w/ David & Norm!
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The Gathering Storm
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026
most cucked man alive
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
imagine if Joe Biden had posted this
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A walking advertisement for a wealth tax
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Most people use AmEX for the points. In the Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle texts, it's so the money "won't show" I was an ambassador myself & I've never seen anything like this She denies it, but you can smell this one from Athens! More on @CNN.com 👇
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fascist monster
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punkathoodle.bsky.social @punkathoodle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Don't any of these assholes have children? WTF is wrong with them for doing this to innocent families?! How can they go home to their own kids and be proud of themselves?
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Inhuman. American Gestapo
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
All the sobbing and bellyaching does not seem very, well, high-T masculine, a major theme for a party marinating in toxic misogyny. Bullies who accuse their opponents of feminizing the country (especially the milit) and target trans kids seem ever so frail and helpless when things don't go their way
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Trump: the Whining, Weak Wimp
🚨 26 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anybody remember the history of lynchings treated as circuses or carnivals? Pete Hegseth is a racist monster who wants to replicate that.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Vance is an idiot trying to appeal to other idiots: Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports
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The DSR Network @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On this week's Words Matter, @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social ponder the gathering storm ahead and whether or not the stains left by this administration may ever truly wash away. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... youtu.be/Ta4iJSxRlj0
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s October and the neighbors are back with #SkeletonCrew. Strong start!
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank goodness it was a state crime or Trump would’ve pardoned him
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Judy Stahl @judyblueeyes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Norm. This must stop! A woman should be able to go and repair her campaign signs and not be violently raped for being a Democrat! And anyone who thinks they know how she ought to react to this trauma, and what she ought to do, and when she ought to do it, is simply an ignorant fool. 
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is absolutely outrageous. This ought to be getting as much attention as Cornell. This is a sexual and political assault.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Senile fascist wannabe
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dasquires1.bsky.social @dasquires1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So important to listen to this. It is hard to comprehend what lies ahead, but the big challenges are eloquently explained. As one ex. the link made between affordability and corruption is integral and should be a well-used D talking point right now and going forward. Need A+ 28 ticket. Kelly-Ossoff.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can reasonably dispute the meaning of a lot Trump says because he’s so incoherent and inarticulate. But what you can’t reasonably dispute is that he is a sadistic and delusional narcissistic sociopath, at once both psychopathic and psychotic ...
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Took my eye off the ball or I would have had it in three Wordle 1,936 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Suzy @suzypugs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Required reading. 🤔 Simply superb.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thank you, Deb
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Debra Cowan @debracowan.com · 06/10/2026
Just gave this conversation a Second listen; it's that good. @djrothkopf.bsky.social and @normornstein.bsky.social in conversation with @timothysnyder.bsky.social davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
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A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential…But it is Not Enough
This episode is typically reserved for members of The DSR Network Substack, however the conversation is so good that we wanted to share it with the Need to Know community.
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ur-tired-ur-poor.bsky.social @ur-tired-ur-poor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a brilliant discussion between @normornstein.bsky.social, @djrothkopf.bsky.social and Timothy Snyder - EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN‼️‼️ A Conversation with @timothysnyder.bsky.social: Winning is Essential…But it is Not Enough
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A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential…But it is Not Enough by DSR's Words Matter
A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential…But it is Not Enough from DSR's Words Matter on Podchaser, aired Thursday, 1st October 2026. There are reasons for optimism as we head into the...
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For a full assessment of Dennis Hastert as Speaker of the House, read my book with Tom Mann, The Broken Branch www.amazon.com/dp/019536871...
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The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American Democracy): Mann, Thomas E., Ornstein, Norman J.: 9780195368710: Amazon.com: Books
The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American Democracy) [Mann, Thomas E., Ornstein, Norman J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualify...
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Michael Ditto @janus303.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In a country with such broken norms, it’s good to have so many Norms.
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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 04/10/2026
Excellent comprehensive blueprint for Democrats if they take the majority - @normornstein.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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WmReddy @wmreddy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The task for a party holding Congress and facing a hostile president with no regard for laws, norms, or the Constitution and its separation of powers—and a Supreme Court that has unleashed him—will be daunting. If Democrats in the majority don’t handle it well, their majority may not last long…"
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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Joan McRobbie @joanmcrobbie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@normornstein.bsky.social warns that once Dems win they have to act fast or face backlash from the base. His list of priorities is excellent.
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