Reposted by Tessa Stuartmemeorandum @memeorandum.com · 23/03/2026Is This Uncharismatic Leader Exactly What The Democrats Need? (Tessa Stuart/Rolling Stone) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink 232
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Ken Martin has gotten a lot of shit since he was elected DNC chair, but I think there's a strong argument that a person with his background — born to a teen mom addict, spent his early years bouncing between shelters, surviving on SNAP and Medicare — (1/2) 1104
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Republicans are fleeing the House in record numbers. They've officially reached more retirements than any point since 1930: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comRepublicans Are Fleeing Congress in Historic NumbersDozens of Republican lawmakers are opting against seeking reelection to the House of Representatives ahead of the 2026 midterms. 710342
Reposted by Tessa StuartFred Coppersmith @unrealfred.bsky.social · 02/03/2026The Secretary of Defense calling rules of engagement stupid should be an immediately impeachable, if not criminal, offense. 327552
Reposted by Tessa StuartJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I wonder if there's a connection between the lack of any stupid rules of engagement and the US/Israeli missile strikes that killed eighty or ninety schoolchildren 36 hours ago. 27671173
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026"Really long hours, highly disorganized, very chaotic:" I spoke with crew members on the Brett Ratner image rehabilitation vehicle MELANIA, a number of whom didn't want their names on the film. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.com'Chaos': Behind the Scenes of Amazon's Melania Trump DocCrew members of the Amazon documentary "Melania: Twenty Days to History" detail a chaotic production process under Brett Ratner. 094
Reposted by Tessa StuartGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/01/2026This kid and his father entered via CBP One app. It's just absurd and monumentally unfair for people who availed themselves of lawful channels when they existed by following government processes to suddenly get detained and deported to a third country. newrepublic.com/article/2056... 131137322
Reposted by Tessa StuartDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you. 297176878281
Reposted by Tessa StuartGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 12/01/2026Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky. 394502806
Reposted by Tessa StuartMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 10/01/2026I’m begging Democratic leaders to understand that outlining and forcefully articulating their vision for accountability now is an electoral strategy. 381168312
Reposted by Tessa StuartChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 10/01/2026WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...wsj.comVideos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to ShootingsA WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July. 17093635103
Reposted by Tessa StuartAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full: 6712722410761
Reposted by Tessa StuartRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 02/12/2025The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country. Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... 3274
Reposted by Tessa StuartSean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 02/12/2025MUST READ from @tessastuart.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...rollingstone.comThe Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult LeaderLasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders 2266
Reposted by Tessa StuartJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 18/11/2025NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation. The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate. The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia. Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer. A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro www.propublica.org/article/andr... 7743632109
Reposted by Tessa StuartNikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Indicted Over Chicago ICE Protest "The indictment makes Abughazaleh the latest Democratic figure to be targeted by the Trump administration for challenging the regime’s aggressive tactics." @tessastuart.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCongressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Indicted Over Chicago ICE ProtestKat Abughazaleh, running in Illinois’ 9th District, is accused of impeding a federal agent during an anti-ICE protest at Broadview Processing Center. 36120
Reposted by Tessa Stuartsam @samthielman.com · 20/10/2025Hello, 28th precinct, I was just yelling slurs at a bunch of people on a public sidewalk and some little skater kid snatched my transitions lenses and when I tried to chase him I fell flat on my face. Yes I’ll hold 18925103
Reposted by Tessa StuartJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 16/10/2025AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries 24394411871
Reposted by Tessa StuartMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15/10/2025I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot. The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government. 9432421297
Reposted by Tessa StuartTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kidsrollingstone.comHer Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them AnywayDonald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children. 1206132
Reposted by Tessa StuartGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Memorizing this 191628487
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This straw man was literally a plot line on the Pitt 150
Reposted by Tessa StuartVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 01/10/2025WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”" 322477638
Reposted by Tessa StuartJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Very proud of my colleagues right now--especially @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social and @alexabdo.bsky.social. But we could not have got this far without the superb trial lawyers at Sher Tremonte. Grateful to them for all of the time and energy they put into this case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...nytimes.comJudge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech 245990
Reposted by Tessa StuartRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 30/09/2025“I can’t see another reason,” Adelita Grijalva tells Rolling Stone. “It doesn’t change the majority, Democrats are still in the minority. That seems to be the only outstanding issue that I can see." Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 14398152
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 30/09/2025John Roberts was part of the 3-judge panel presiding over Hamdan v. Rumsfeld while actively interviewing for a seat on the Supreme Court. He didn't recuse himself, didn't inform Hamdan's lawyers, and ruled in the Bush admin's favor the day before he interviewed with Bush himself. 28840377
Reposted by Tessa StuartAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 26/09/2025A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak. 982205345067
Reposted by Tessa StuartAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/09/2025In a genuine WOW moment, this administration publicly acknowledges (perhaps for the first time) that an ICE officer violated procedure and will be taken off duty and subject to an investigation. This is a step in the right direction — I just wish it wasn't only because of such an awful viral video. 47448881451
Reposted by Tessa StuartAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 16/09/2025More tomorrow, but now might be a very good time to consider subscribing to What’s Alan Watching? alansepinwall.ghost.io 39978206
Reposted by Tessa StuartMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Utah Governor Spencer Cox: “Social media is a cancer right now. I would encourage you all to log off, be with your family, and touch grass.” 1871214206
Reposted by Tessa StuartMark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 28/08/20251/Our client was notified tonight by White House staff in the personnel office that she was fired. As a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire her. 362762805
Reposted by Tessa StuartConstantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 28/08/2025ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?seattletimes.comFederal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfireFederal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire. 30365432807
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Someone in Alabama AG Steve Marshall's office seems to have uploaded a *PDF* of an explicit video to the office's official website about 8 hours ago... www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/u... 380
Reposted by Tessa StuartWIRED @wired.com · 04/08/2025The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.wired.comThe Grave Long-Term Effects of the Gaza Malnutrition CrisisThe WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations. 29728
Reposted by Tessa StuartAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 28/07/2025from his lawyer, Nazly Mamedova, to @rollingstone.com just now today: “bond was denied. [immigration judge] found that she had no jurisdiction.” 7259130
Reposted by Tessa Stuartelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 27/07/2025British doctor comes back from Gaza and confirms two things we knew: 1- the Israelis *specifically* confiscate formula feed to starve children 2- there is a clear pattern in gun shot wounds pointing to the fact that IDF soldiers are playing games hunting humans. www.instagram.com/reel/DMm03Kp... 16748558
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 23/07/202510 million people kicked off health insurance! 14 million additional deaths, including 4.5 million children under 5, in the next five years! Value of US dollar falling by record levels! 500 tons or emergency food incinerated out of spite! HE’S CRUSHING IT! 1103
Reposted by Tessa StuartMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 17/07/2025no one is asking for Andrew Cuomo to touch more people! It’s the opposite!!! 47312
Reposted by Tessa Stuartwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 17/07/2025look, it’s just a fired prosecutor and an inexplicable tape gap. since when has that ever indicated anything 185112582231
Reposted by Tessa StuartAndrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Rick Scott says we need to cut Medicaid to make sure it helps “those who truly need it.” The DOJ said Scott’s company billed Medicaid for services patients didn’t need, and for services that weren’t provided www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 212256
Reposted by Tessa StuartAndrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Rick Scott is famous for his company’s alleged Medicare fraud. It was also accused of scamming Medicaid, the safety-net program he’s now demanding Republicans take $313 billion more from as part of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. New at @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comRick Scott Demands More Cuts to Medicaid, Which His Company Allegedly ScammedScott says his proposal to slash $313 billion more from Medicaid in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will protect the program “for those who truly need it.” 1413670
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 26/06/2025A tough loss for Planned Parenthood, and another big win for the Alliance Defending Freedom: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comSupreme Court Greenlights Republican Crusade to Defund Planned ParenthoodThe Supreme Court’s conservatives issued their latest attack on reproductive health care in “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.” 195
Reposted by Tessa StuartSean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Dems in total disarray from @tessastuart.bsky.social. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... via @rollingstone.comrollingstone.comAs Trump Warps America, the DNC Has Been Melting Down Over David HoggRepublicans run roughshod over Democrats consumed by petty personal drama 172
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 23/06/2025nypost.com/2024/11/25/u...nypost.comAndrew Cuomo joins high-powered legal team to defend Netanyahu against ICC’s war crime claimsAndrew Cuomo has joined the legal team defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish State after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him of war crimes in… 031
Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🎶What can I say except you're welcome, you're welcome🎶 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comThe Centrist WelcomeFest Was Everything That's Wrong With the Democratic PartyAt WelcomeFest 2025, centrist Democrats railed against progressives and activists for making too many demands of their elected representatives. 26816
Reposted by Tessa StuartCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Some context for my comment above about higher ed as a valuable export: In dollar terms, last year, the United States sold more educational services to the rest of the world than it sold in natural gas and coal combined. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 11659244
Reposted by Tessa StuartKaren Finney @finneyk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Good graphic highlighting GOP budget: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comA Complete List of Everything in the Republican Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or SaveWe highlighted the substantive changes made by House Republicans to secure the support of several holdout members. 14118