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As this account from @dwickham.bsky.social reveals, Clarence Thomas lied to the leadership of the Civil Rights community to prevent them from derailing his nomination both to the Appeals Court and later to the Supreme Court.
The gvt announced today that the US #tradedeficit was >$900 bil in 2025, one of the largest ever (in percentage terms). To understand why Trump's #tariff policy failed, check out my recent @washspectator.bsky.social piece. washingtonspectator.org/tariff-man-t...
Thanks to @thebradblog.bsky.social for showcasing @artl7.bsky.social's terrific behind the scenes investigation, "Inside the #MAGA Meltdown" in The Washington Spectator.
Full report here: washingtonspectator.org/inside-the-m...
Before Roe fell, notification requirements and gag rules chipped away at abortion rights, while speech claims, buffer zone rulings, and procedural narrowing whittled down clinic access. Roberts' ubiquitous role in the pre-Dobbs erosion is essential context for where we are now.
The right-wing playbook included judicial grooming, model bills, handpicked plaintiffs, stolen Court seats, misleading testimony, and a 6–3 Court tailored and captured by religious extremists.
Chief Justice John Roberts has overseen the dismantling of reproductive freedom—not just through the headline Dobbs decision, but through a decades-long legal and political strategy that Roberts helped build, conceal, and ultimately execute.
Read the full article by @thelisagraves.bsky.social
Steel #tariffs make it more expensive to produce cars in the US, leading Americans to buy foreign-made cars. Tariffs on iPhones assembled in China hurt US workers more than their Chinese counterparts. The US trade deficit keeps growing.
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Few on the right have dared to call out the Trump administration’s extensive ties to neo-Nazis. Conservatives have acted as if they were shocked to discover antisemitism within their ranks – akin to Captain Renault in Casablanca learning that there was gambling in Rick’s Café. @artl7.bsky.social
This is the story of how Justice Thurgood Marshall, who helped break the back of Jim Crow and win passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, was succeeded by Clarence Thomas, the GOP political appointee devoted to unraveling the achievements of his predecessor. @dwickham.bsky.social
“The raw antisemitism of once-fringe figures such as Nick Fuentes and Myron Gaines has been mainstreamed into the heart of the Trump administration”-Inside the MAGA Meltdown @andreachalupa.bsky.social @johnfugelsang.bsky.social @melissagiragrant.com @attackerman.bsky.social @thebradblog.bsky.social
Even as Trump is using #antisemitism as a cudgel to bend American universities to his will, he is tacitly encouraging leading antisemites on the Right to stoke the passions of his base. @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @mjtoma.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/artl... fyi @mjtoma.bsky.social we credit the great reporting in your magazine on extremism and the hypocrisy of the Trump administration's crackdown on #antisemitism in an article that I think you will find interesting with fresh reporting. washingtonspectator.org/inside-the-m...
The default Republican #antisemitism position according to JD Vance: "President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless self-defeating purity tests” @willsommer.bsky.social @benlorber8.bsky.social Foer @theatlantic.com @ericlevitz.bsky.social
“Antisemitism permeates so many of the far-right ideas held by this administration.” — @cassiemiller.bsky.social @splcenter.org
Inside the #MAGA Meltdown chronicles the parade of Charlie Kirk Wannabes, Nazi Sympathizers, End Times Prognosticators, Media Grifters and Nostalgic Evangelicals scrambling for control of their imploding coalition. washingtonspectator.org/inside-the-m... @artl7.bsky.social
The piece presents new reporting and analysis on antisemitism, Christian nationalism, and factional dynamics across right-wing media and political networks. @vox.com @theatlantic.com @jewishinsider.com @newrepublic.com @thebulwark.com
New reporting from The Washington Spectator and @artl7.bsky.social examines how internal fights over antisemitism are playing out inside the MAGA movement—and what those conflicts tell us about emerging fault lines on the far right. washingtonspectator.org/inside-the-m...
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“This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States.“
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In January, 2023 we wrote:
“Putin is increasingly networked with authoritarian leaders around the world, and indeed this network is converging on the bargain typically offered by such strongmen: the promise of simple solutions to complex problems.”
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“…If the courts rule against Trump’s Executive Orders and Musk’s implementation of them through DOGE, those who carried out unlawful actions may find themselves facing significant personal jeopardy.”
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“…the United States government is being ripped apart, limb by limb, with little consideration to the future, to national security, to the welfare of the population, or the country’s role in the world.”
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Of the many currents at the nexus of American religious and political life, Christian Nationalism is unquestionably the dominant force.
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From the Editor’s Desk:
As we stumble deeper into the Trump era, the journalism grows sharper and more discerning. This week we ran two superb pieces.
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It’s usual in negotiations to get something when you give something. What did the Americans get in return? Well, nothing, though perhaps Trump will be rewarded with some real estate deal for a tacky skyscraper in Moscow—or occupied Crimea.
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