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Simon Rosenberg

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Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - www.hopiumchronicles.com

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 5h
Openly provoking a foreign adversary to kill millions of Americans is completely unhinged and reckless. Donald Trump is the most dangerous and corrupt president in our nation’s history. The stakes are too high to send him another yes vote from Minnesota.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 7h
You spoke out, and he backed down. Now let’s see the proof this illegal waste of your taxes is over for good. And that he pays the money back. We don’t want the U.S. taxpayers to be the latest contractors to get stiffed.
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Michael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 16h
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
Dear [name],

For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!

With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.

I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!

Sincerely,

[signed] 

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h
I really think this is one of the best pods we've recorded, thanks to @aselrod.bsky.social. It started with Fox polling and ended up on liberalism's roots in the Christian idea of equality before God and how Trumpism's corruption/depravity are creating an opening for Ds to make deeper moral appeals.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4AIwBQs
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump is getting ready to lift sanctions on Russia so his family and oligarchs can make billions by purchasing Lukoil's profitable overseas assets for less than they are worth. This sale would be a bribe from Putin. That is all Trump wants.
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yeah, this is good. People should realize that survey research folks try hard to learn from what happens in each cycle - and then on top of that polling methods have been changing a fair amount. So while some errors will happen, they're not especially likely to be the *same* errors.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Hopium: - Early vote really picks up this week - make your plans to vote early, encourage everyone you know to join you! - NYT releases 5 new encouraging Senate polls - Trump has begun stealing money from taxpayers to bolster his political prospects 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/nyt-drops-...
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NYT Drops 5 Encouraging Senate Polls, Early Vote Really Picks Up This Week, Hang Out With Some Inspiring Candidates This Weekend
Our next two live events - Stuart Stevens Monday 230pm ET, Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-3) Tuesday at 115pm
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you Pete Hegseth for getting rid of the weirdos and beardos. by Elon Musk and JD Vance
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why won't Zelenskyy sacrifice his country and his people so that Trump, Putin, Witkoff, Kushner, and some Sheiks from the Middle East can make billions of dollars? Why would Ukraine be so selfish as to not let this happen? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rs have now dropped 48 polls in 14 states from 6 different pollsters. Here's my updated chart......
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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Older Cuban men who had lived in the U.S. for decades have been deported to Mexico, where they have struggled to get by. Some Cubans have been deported to Africa.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race (Gift Article)
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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mmyers @mmyers2016.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"crime spree" is the perfect description
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Once a month I have the great pleasure of hanging out with @stuartpstevens.bsky.social for forty minutes or so to talk about the news of the day. I always learn from Stuart in these sessions and promise you will too.....
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Hopium Chronicles @hopiumchronicles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes, we can win Alaska this November. "We've built the fundamentals, we have the right candidates, they're doing the right things, and we just need to help them over the finish line.” - @thealaskadems.bsky.social Chair Eric Croft
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From Hopium: - Early vote really picks up this week - make your plans to vote early, encourage everyone you know to join you! - NYT releases 5 new encouraging Senate polls - Trump has begun stealing money from taxpayers to bolster his political prospects 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/nyt-drops-...
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NYT Drops 5 Encouraging Senate Polls, Early Vote Really Picks Up This Week, Hang Out With Some Inspiring Candidates This Weekend
Our next two live events - Stuart Stevens Monday 230pm ET, Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-3) Tuesday at 115pm
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump keeps stealing money from the government to bolster his political prospects. It should be seen as a crime spree not legitimate actions of an American government.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Betrayed by Trump and his allies the American people have once again put their faith in us - and now we must deliver. New 2026 election analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/betrayed-b...
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Betrayed By Trump And His Allies The American People Have Put Their Faith Back In Us - And Now We Must Deliver (New 2026 Election Analysis)
Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft joins us live at 4pm ET today for an update from one of the top battlegrounds in the 2026 election - Alaska!
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Loooooooong line out the door for tonight’s sold-out event with Heather Cox Richardson, me, and 700+ Iowans.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wow.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.
Department of Homelan... • Follow •.• X
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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
94%)
3.3+
MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
250,000
VISAS REVOKED
REVOKED
TRAVEL BANNED
FROM 39 COUNTRIES
2,600+
287(G)
AGREEMENTS
NATURALIZATIONS
DOWN
75%
1.3K
519
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump refuses to turn his camera on at the G7 summit
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s the beginning of the end of the Donald Trump presidency. And he knows it.
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@lynnfellman.bsky.social @lynnfellman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The system is rigged against us. People like my opponent go to Washington to enrich themselves while in office and make as much money as they can." Watch Paige talk with @simonwdc.bsky.social
and @hopiumchronicles.bsky.social about being a warrior against corruption: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Paige Cognetti - Mayor, Mom, Warrior Against Corruption - Checks Back In From Battleground PA-8
Excited to welcome back one of our favorite candidates of the cycle who is working hard to flip a tough district in a year of opportunity for us in Pennsylvania
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's still early but here's today's TargetEarly national look at the early vote. What you are seeing is the early vote that has come in so far compared to this day in 2022 and 2018. The partisan breakdown is "modeled party" from Target Smart's voter file. We are off to a good start.......
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Given how much money the Rs have that they are willing to write off the former Chair of the RNC in a state Trump won shows how much trouble they are in.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 02/10/2026
I’d seen several posts like this trying to explain the strange boxy bustle that sometimes appears under Trump’s jacket, and I was skeptical (largely because I didn’t think he would be coordinated enough to use it or circumspect enough to keep quiet about it) but then I saw this.
Trump standing in the Rose Garden wearing very obvious leg braces under his trousers
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The 2020 election has been relentlessly studied by our most experienced experts and by our most craven partisan hacks for 6y now, and every examination has wound up demonstrating the integrity of Biden’s victory in that election and the malignity of Trump’s obsession with undermining it.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please use your time to criticize Republicans and not those on our side working hard. It's insulting and silly.
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Hopium Chronicles @hopiumchronicles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Betrayed by Trump and his allies the American people have once again put their faith in us - and now we must deliver. New 2026 Election Analysis ↓
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you wonder whether might Trump might cheat to keep the Rs in power consider that this ad campaign he is running, with our tax dollars, is brazenly illegal. He's already cheating in the election, and we should expect far more in the days ahead.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OMG
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Betrayed by Trump and his allies the American people have once again put their faith in us - and now we must deliver. New 2026 election analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/betrayed-b...
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Betrayed By Trump And His Allies The American People Have Put Their Faith Back In Us - And Now We Must Deliver (New 2026 Election Analysis)
Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft joins us live at 4pm ET today for an update from one of the top battlegrounds in the 2026 election - Alaska!
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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Escalation ladder: one rung ⬆️
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Russia detains cargo ship bound for Estonia's Sillamäe port
Russia's border guard detained a cargo ship in the Gulf of Finland that was headed for the port of Sillamäe. The vessel Västerbotten, sailing under the Cypriot flag, passed through Russian territorial...
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some of the worst cuts of Trump's Big, Ugly Bill take effect in Minnesota today. Thousands of Minnesotans will lose their Medicaid. $32 million in SNAP cuts will force kids to go hungry. At the same time, Trump's billionaire besties get tax breaks for another private plane.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
this is so appalling. my god.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Three million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months.
Pete Hegseth drunk and drenchedKash Patel drunk
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026
To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WTF is Trumpworld doing here?
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, Russia struck a school in Kyiv with a drone during the morning hours. At the time of the strike, about 100 schoolchildren and 60 staff members were in the shelter; fortunately, no one was hurt. Who does that? What kind of barbarians attack children on a school day?
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lord, spare me the confidence of a floundering, sub-mediocre, white-knuckled sexual predator who changed the name to the Department of War and then immediately lost a war in three days.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope can feel in short supply these days. But I am truly hopeful for the future, in large part because of the community we've built through the Bethesda Declaration. Proud to share these reflections on hope: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.... May they bring you some hope.
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Hope From the Front Lines: Reflections From the Bethesda Declaration Movement | Hope: A Public Health Blueprint for Action
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is it?
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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social @simonwdc.bsky.social #CMONIOWA
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Josh Turek Returns For An Update On His Critical Battleground Senate Race
YouTube video by Simon Rosenberg
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Support this amazing candidate - @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social - in one of the most important races in the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @iowademocrats.bsky.social
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With serious chances to win both the governor's mansion and a US Senate seat Alaska - yes Alaska - could be one of our great success stories this year. Come hear from Eric Croft, AK Dem Party Chair, who is guiding our efforts in Alaska, Thurs at 4pm ET live. Info 👇
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