ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes! He wants Bibi to remain as an opponent 001
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Supposedly there are 4 hydration stations on the whole Mall area. 001
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Interesting. i didn't know it was less caffeinated. 100
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The evidence in favor of the traditional view of the citizenship clause is overwhelming... Which is to say that if the Supreme Court decides in favor of Trump, it will have less to do with law or history than the political power of the president and his movement. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Birthright Con 030
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Same. I adored these books and wonder why they don’t seem to get much attention today. 010
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Yes came here to say similar. Ruemmler deserves consequences. Full stop. But again, in America, is ONLY a woman going to face genuine consequences for this? 121
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 08/02/2026except for the fawning from the Puck crowd on their pod...not holding my breath for them to admit it tho 000
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/02/2026"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)nytimes.comOpinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is 15767861924
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 06/02/2026As always, Alexandra Petri gets to the heart of things. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comShould You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?Advice for Jeff Bezos 020
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Read and weep. Hold onto your humanity. And be enraged. I grew up with Alex Pretti www.theverge.com/policy/86856...theverge.comI grew up with Alex PrettiThe kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by federal agents was my childhood best friend. 010
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE. 260236445805
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 11/01/2026genuinely curious how the "non political" reporters from Puck can be so much more insightful and honest than the "political" ones e.g., @kimmasters.bsky.social @juliaioffe.bsky.social #billcohan. I guess I have my answer -- the "political" ones are always greasing their GOP/MAGA sources 010
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally: "Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him." 28285843263
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025"US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 US troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month."washingtonpost.comU.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbolsThe military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.” 59283171
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Exactly. The system works in favor of a corrupt few against the rest of us. 030
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 15/11/2025What is grosser? The blatant bribery of a petty wannabe tyrant, or the fawning coverage by axios of the unending corruption? 030
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 09/11/2025called my sens @alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov left messages. get something out of the pain we've gone through and don't step on the momentum of this week. 020
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 05/11/2025why does he make everything look like a hotel? 040
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not 245192203301
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/10/2025"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something 201157462679
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Either editorial malpractice or willful distortion. Neither is excusable for the purported "paper of record." 000
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings 22918839528617
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period. 13534151088
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Yet the “deplorables” and “clings to guns” comments were too divisive and why the Democrats lost. 🙄 000
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Even worse he blames Ds outright. “Breaking the rules”?! Bc Ds obligated to bail out Rs? 110
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 25/09/2025Shady, shady stuff in #NJGov race. Someone at Trump's National Archives illegally gave unredacted military records about Mikie Sherrill - including her Social Security Number - to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign. www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...cbsnews.comArchives errs in releasing too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to her opponent in governor's raceThe National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record." 1017297
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Trump’s attack on vaccines yesterday — delivered from the White House — “was the most dangerously irresponsible press conference in the realm of public health in American history” @pauloffit.bsky.social told us. More on Trump’s false claims with @lenasun.bsky.socialwashingtonpost.com‘Based on what I feel’: Trump escalates attack on childhood vaccinesTrump promoted long-debunked claims that vaccines can cause autism as he called for changes to the childhood immunization schedule sought by anti-vaccine activists. 751591503
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 18/09/2025this is the first thing that makes me optimistic 020
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 16/09/2025cato institute analysis of murders by political ideology since 1975, excluding 9/11 13340822225
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 12/09/2025As an SAT tutor, just shaking my head. I can’t imagine trying to explain this to a student. 000
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialTony Ho Tran @tonyhotran.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...cnn.comAt least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNNAt least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. 6869673298
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialEzra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 07/09/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal 103892236
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Also, no. The Dept of War was something entirely different — it was just the Army. There was a separate Dept of the Navy. (Also, it was never an agency.) The DoD brought together both and added the Air Force and the structure of the Joint Chiefs. This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter. 25517167
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 04/09/2025my au pairs were 18-19 (I hosted many au pairs) 000
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Another excellent piece. Helped me articulate why I was so furious listening to The Daily today -- totally elided the abuse of power element of Pulte. 011
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Ah! Secrets revealed about process of happies! 100
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Linda, I think maybe the What's Making Us Happy in the email wasn't right? I listened yesterday and read today, and it didn't sound like the same game you recommended. 100
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/08/2025need people to understand that accepting or conceding that he has the authority to do these things is tantamount to giving him the authority, and so your preemptive dooming is actively counterproductive 4859511143
ssalbert.bsky.social @ssalbert.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The Daily today was similarly blind to the real story. How they could do an episode without even mentioning the budget cuts Congress has left the District with, Jan 6 failure to activate Nat Guard,let alone the context nec to fully understand … 020
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/07/2025Exclusive: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit — an apparent change to its plans to update its collection of artifacts about the historic U.S. proceedings.washingtonpost.comSmithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History MuseumA temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content. 2201205681
Reposted by @ssalbert.bsky.socialEdmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 29/05/2025I had a simple question: Has President Trump increased has net worth since taking the White House? And if so, by how much? The answer was more surprising than I anticipated. Simply put, he has more than doubled his net worth in 4 months. Here's how: 27872396