Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 08/10/2025My latest review for @nytimes.com. Jeff Roche's engaging political history of West Texas. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...nytimes.comFirst They Drove Out the Comanches. Then They Changed the Country. 5100
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 01/06/2025I reviewed The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough. Burrough blows up Old West myths like Butch Cassidy blew up safes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...nytimes.comEven the Cowboys Are Bigger in Texas 1121
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Maybe if we called it the MAGA Carta, Kristi Noem would study it. You may say that I’m a dreamer. But I’m not the only one. 2182
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 18/05/2025To put it in perspective, we spent $22 billion on Easter; $15 billion on Super Bowl parties. But just $7.2 billion on federal cancer research. Please call your member of Congress and insist we fund cancer research. 1237
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 18/05/2025In case you were wondering, there is a 39% chance you will be diagnosed with cancer in your lifetime. Think about that: a better than 1 in 3 chance you get cancer. The budget for the National Cancer Institute is $7.2 billion - and Pres. Trump and the GOP are talking about cutting it. 42811
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 18/05/2025President Joe Biden is a man of profound, powerful faith. May God bless him and his family as he fights cancer. 0180
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Price tag for Trump’s military festival could reach $45 million, while he cuts children’s health, cancer research, and Medicaid. 083
Reposted by Paul BegalaAmerican Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Republicans worked late into the night... to solidify their support to cut Medicaid and food security for children. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comHouse works into the night as Republicans push ahead on Trump's big billTax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion. But also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change. 074
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Qatar GDP = $213 Billion U.S. GDP = $23.5 Trillion Our economy is 110 times the size of Qatar’s. So why does Trump think the richest country on earth needs foreign aid? No #AirQatar 152
Reposted by Paul BegalaAmerican Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Mitch Landrieu, pollster Margie Omero and Ian Sams are going live at 11AM Eastern to talk about The Working Class Project and their new research on working class voters' relationship with both parties. Tune in here: workingclassproject.substack.comworkingclassproject.substack.comThe Working Class Project | SubstackTo win the working class, Democrats must listen to and learn from them. This project is the biggest effort to do so in 2025. Click to read The Working Class Project, a Substack publication. 023
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Trump’s approval is 41% - the lowest 100-day mark in 70 years. But he’s even worse with Independents, with an anemic 31% approval. Weak, weak, weak.cnn.comCNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN PoliticsDonald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ... 140
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 26/04/2025… “a Church determined to take care of the problems of people and the great anxieties that tear the contemporary world apart; a Church capable of bending down to every person, regardless of their beliefs or condition, and healing their wounds.” Requiescat in pace, Pope Francis. 010
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 26/04/2025From Cardinal Re’s beautiful homily for Pope Francis: “The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open. He often used the image of the Church as a “field hospital” after a battle in which many were wounded; … 100
Reposted by Paul BegalaKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Reuters poll: Trump approval 37% approve 57% disapprove U.S. adults 32857941306
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of every single issue. And this is supposed to be the honeymoon.nytimes.comVoters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll FindsSkepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration. 130
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 24/04/2025And this is before the potential destruction of Medicaid in the GOP budget. 010
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Eight in ten Americans say Trump must obey court orders, including two-thirds of Republicans. 100
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 24/04/2025He is underwater on every key issue, most importantly, the economy. And immigration (so much for the chin-tuggers who said targeting Hispanic men with tattoos would be popular.) 100
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 24/04/2025He is underwater on his job approval - the worst job rating in history, except for a previous president named Trump. 100
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 24/04/2025No es bueno para el gran cheeto.pewresearch.orgTrump’s Job Rating Drops, Key Policies Draw Majority Disapproval as He Nears 100 DaysTrump's approval rating stands at 40%, and Americans mostly disapprove of his tariffs and government cuts. 110
Reposted by Paul BegalaKeith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it 13513825010324
Reposted by Paul BegalaGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/04/2025MEMBERS OF THE DC BAR: THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU—PLEASE VOTE FOR DIANE SELTZER (@whatajlp.bsky.social) 👉👉👉👉👉 4048171859
Reposted by Paul BegalaAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/04/2025Of course they want to help Russia www.politico.com/news/2025/04...politico.comWhite House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord StreamThe debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents. 83492752929
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. 020
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 21/04/2025The Holy Father lived St. Francis’s maxim: “Go forth and preach the Gospel. When necessary, use words.” Pope Francis preached Christ’s love, mercy, and acceptance.americamagazine.orgPope Francis, trailblazing Jesuit with a heart for the poor, dies at 88When the cardinals voted to elect Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 265th successor of St. Peter on the evening of March 13, 2013, few of them imagined what kind of pope he would be. 110
Reposted by Paul BegalaHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth is equally responsible and owns this. Your confirmation served as a stamp of approval and your judgment shouldn't be trusted. This goes for every failure of any official confirmed by the Senate. 19782361988
Reposted by Paul BegalaDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Joe Rogan explains to his audience why due process is important and quotes Ben Franklin — "it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer.” He argues against shipping people to a prison in El Salvador without trial because we think they’re gang members. 2170154112605
Reposted by Paul BegalaAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20/04/2025Trump tariffed every country, even penguins, but not Russia. He said it’s because he’s negotiating the wars end. But he DID tariff Ukraine. Hmmm 435100322355
Reposted by Paul BegalaJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I was a social security recipient from the age of 12 through 18. That’s not some weird thing or corruption. It’s called survivors’ benefits. You don’t have to know this. You’re blessed if you don’t. But if you’re going to speak publicly abt the program you need to know this. 820192834640
Reposted by Paul BegalaJudge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social · 10/04/2025The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date. 579214976666
Reposted by Paul BegalaGovernor Jay Inslee @govjayinslee.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Reality is actually very uplifting. While Trump is afraid of anything even possibly good for our health, clean energy is now more economical than coal, and all Trump’s bombastic proclamations will not change this reality. Our states will continue this progress. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...theguardian.comUS renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically – studyIt is cheaper to build solar panels or cluster of wind turbines and connect them to the grid than to keep operating coal plants 10526119
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Pro tip for Dem pols offering nuanced commentary on Trump’s catastrophic trade policy: when an arsonist is burning down someone’s house, it’s not a good time to lecture them that, “in the right hands, fire can be a useful tool.” 010
Reposted by Paul BegalaTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Opinion: The National Cancer Institute’s Investigational New Drug program is imperative for public good www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/n...statnews.comThe National Cancer Institute’s Investigational New Drug program is imperative for public goodThe National Cancer Institute’s Investigational New Drug program facilitates collaboration, not collusion, with industry for the public good 042
Reposted by Paul BegalaMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 10/04/2025$721m to help Louisiana protect itself from Natural Disaster, gone Red Rural Recession. www.fox8live.com/2025/04/10/l...fox8live.comLouisiana officials lament Trump administration’s cuts to FEMA grant programs for storm impactsHundreds of millions in expected project grants evaporating 2008227796986
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On the day Trump took office, regular gas was $2.95 a gallon (according to the St. Louis Fed). Today, it's $3.12 a gallon. #SoMuchWinning 120
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On the day Trump took office, consumer confidence was 109.5. On Monday it was 90.6. #SoMuchWinning 041
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On the day Trump took office, the NASDAQ was 19,630. Today it's 16,387. #SoMuchWinning 020
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On the day Trump took office, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 43,487. Today it's 39,593. #SoMuchWinning 010
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On the day Donald Trump took office, eggs were $4.14 a dozen (according to data from the St. Louis Fed). Today, they're $6.23. #SoMuchWinningapnews.comEgg prices increase to record high despite Trump's predictions and bird flu outbreak slowingU.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbr... 052
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Brilliant column that captures the true grit of Houston. Even in Defeat, Kelvin Sampson and his Cougars Did Houston Proud thebarbedwire.com/2025/04/08/e...thebarbedwire.comEven in Defeat, Kelvin Sampson and his Cougars Did Houston ProudOn Monday night, the Gators eked out a nailbiter win over Houston to claim their third championship in school history. The University of Houston Cougars basketball team was about as big of an underdo... 010
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 07/04/2025A reminder that all of this tariff damage would end if congressional Republicans would grow a spine and reassert Congress’s constitutional role of setting tariffs. They own this debacle as much as Pres. Trump does. 041
Reposted by Paul BegalaCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Thinking about this quote, from JPMorgan's Michael Cembalist, today: www.jpmorgan.com/insights/out... 1143050713
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Adam, I think that quote needs to be read aloud in falsetto voice. 020
Paul Begala @paulbegala.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Trump is hitting our closest allies and best customers with tariffs. He’s even placing tariffs on uninhabited islands off Australia. But no new Trump tariffs on Russia. Why so rough on our friends and so weak with our enemy? 362
Reposted by Paul BegalaCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Oh, this is gonna make the rounds. 🤡 #PenguinTariff 🐧 47284242492
Reposted by Paul BegalaMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 03/04/2025This was….five months ago 15955031613164
