Jim Newell

Yes, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick Tried to Start a Literal Fight at a Senate Hearing. But There’s So Much More. Trying to fight a hearing witness is on the list of Markwayne Mullin's wildest moments, but it might not be the top.

Please allow yourself a lil treat

Which is this article

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The State of the Union Has a Massive Problem—and an Obvious Solution Don’t say the president’s big speech never matters. The most recent one caused a lot of harm.

This @jim-newell.bsky.social joint makes a compelling case for scrapping the SOTU altogether - and I gotta say - it kinda goes hand in glove with today's show. Like: what are we even doing here slate.com/news-and-pol...

Sixers hold a moment of silence for Dan McQuade.

A typical @dhm.bsky.social DM: Him sending a Getty photo of Anna Nicole Smith posing with mugging police officers at Philly Live 8 from 2005 and saying he could probably ID all the officers within a couple of days.

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

When I interned at Philly Weekly, I sat next to Dan as he wrote his very funny blog, Philadelphia Will Do, which looked like the most fun job in the world. It inspired me try the same path. In spite of this, I always liked him. A terrible loss. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Yeah I’m just on family leave. Back in January

Gonna beat this nerd school? At the ballpark??

The Biggest Difference Between the Trump Era and the Obama Era How did literally everything go up for debate?

It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen. slate.com/news-and-pol...

A baroque move that will no doubt enthuse his supporters.

Finally Alex gets an honest job

Stephen Miller Is About to Secure the Policy Achievement of His Lifetime. Democrats Are Strangely Silent. An A-list Democratic villain believes this to be the West's best legislative work in generations.

Congress is about to allocate tens of BILLIONS to expand ICE -- why aren't Senate Democrats talking about it? @jim-newell.bsky.social asked them: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Excerpts From the Memoir of a Marine Deployed to Los Angeles in 2025 A dispatch from the front (of the drive-thru) line.

What it was like in the shit in 2025 slate.com/news-and-pol...

free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars

"The FoundingFathers knew this!"

"to rule otherwise would be unfaithful to the judgment and vision of the Founding Fathers!"

Two exclamation points!!

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I 100 percent think that everyone should assume their chosen political thing is deeply unpopular and work to make it popular, rather than assume "everyone also wants this, it's just those evil somethings stopping it from happening"

The DOJ Says Trump Has Saved 258 Million Lives. I Asked Them What That’s Based On. “Are you ready for this, media?” No, actually!

Fun with numbers and math. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Vance's face here is pretty funny

That's right. Without Trump, two thirds of Americans (all cops) would be dead from fentanyl

It’s Becoming Clearer How Exactly Republicans Are Going to Make Cuts to Medicaid It’s put House Republican factions at loggerheads, but they can’t dance around the question any longer.

The Medicaid cuts are coming into view. slate.com/news-and-pol...

as the great @jim-newell.bsky.social notes: "This is not just a symbolic fight to wage, or one that only serves to satisfy liberals’ desire to feel morally righteous. The stakes are real." slate.com/news-and-pol...

CEOs upset about Trump’s tariffs sound like mob bosses shouting “I thought we had a deal!” at the Joker.

Every day we learn anew just how much classified ads were perhaps the load-bearing pillar of American hegemony

Lawmakers Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs. Here’s What’s Holding Them Back. Most Republicans in Congress are free-traders at their core. So why are they letting the president run wild?

Celebrating Liberation Day with a reminder that Congress is very powerful when it chooses to be! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Today:
- Monday Morning Politics, with @jim-newell.bsky.social,
- @elkue.bsky.social on composting in NYC,
- @strausbaugh.bsky.social on 100 Years of Greenwich Village,
- @deeshtho.bsky.social on NYC's upcoming baseball season

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I Knew the Signal Chat Leak Reminded Me of Something. Now I Know What. The national security boys chat was lit last week.

There are deep and important national security, moral and legal issues at stake with the signal group leaks. And then there is the kind of analysis only @lukewinkie.bsky.social can provide. slate.com/life/2025/03...

What’s Happening With Tuberculosis Is a Terrible Tragedy. The Person Who Can Make Sense of It Isn’t Who You’d Expect. John Green’s latest book might seem like a departure—at first.

I spoke with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social about his newest book "Everything Is Tuberculosis." It's an important and terrifyingly-relevant story about one of the deadliest diseases in human history—and the decisions we make to keep it alive.

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[hegseth] Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch.

[friend who once got a text from hegseth where he accidentally called the grinch the grink] was the grink there?

i’m losing it

Nick Denton Has Had Enough of America The former media mogul discusses how he became “ashamed” of Gawker and why he’s selling his apartment and moving to Budapest.

Day trader has thoughts nymag.com/intelligence...