Genius.
Genius.
Farewell to this legend who represented Palo Alto and Asian-Americans on a global stage; he'll be a success in whatever he chooses to do next www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/f...
โThe only way to change the power structures in those states is to organize people,โ Mr. Kennedy said. โThatโs not a short fix. But what else can you do?โ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
NYT Headline: Democratsโ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Bidenโs decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harrisโs team, according to six people briefed on the report.
Anakin and Padme meme Panel 1, Anakin: The 2024 autopsy isn't covering key Biden and Harris decisions Panel 2, Padme: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right? Panel 3, Anakin: silent Panel 4, Padme, now concerned: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right?
Stephen C > Stephen A
Just 15 years ago, we had:
๐Democratic governors in WV, WY, and OK.
๐Democrats representing SD and IN in the U.S. Senate.
๐Dem control of the AK and MS statehouses.
Majority Democrats is how we get back to winning all across the country. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...
Sometimes calls for prayer are sincere and sometimes they are an argument: a claim that this is Godโs fault and our choices and policies have nothing to do with it.
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
Happy Birthday to my favorite Skee-ball expert, best-selling author, dog dad, fixer of dolls and bikes and dinners, and amazing parent to our kids. What a year itโs been, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social - and hereโs to the adventures yet to come!
the embarrassment of the first Trump term combined with the shame of the second Bush term is a helluva place to be
Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sends a message to President Trump.
Narges has spent around 13 years in the Islamic Republicโs most notorious prisons over the last 15 years.
The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible
Trumpโs go-to line about every foreign policy crisis and war - from Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, to October 7th, to the Israelโs devastation of Gaza - was โIt would never have happened if I was president.โ
Welp.
This is a superb speech by @governor.ca.gov just now.
Clear. Strong. Simple. Direct. Angryโin a way that appeals to the best in people, not the worst. Seven plus minutes of the most effective rhetoric in response to Trump.
This is how you want a leader to talk.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=linJ...
Interested in speechwriting? Love hearing about the State Department clearance process? Donโt absolutely hate the sound of my voice?
Check out the podcast I did with Caitlin Dallaire and the Public Service Project:
open.spotify.com/episode/5cFD...
โAccording to LinkedIn, the bulk of Fugateโs leadership experience comes from having served as secretary general of a Model United Nations club.โ
This would be laughable if it werenโt so dangerous.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
Itโs my birthday on Sunday but you really shouldnโt have, this is just too much, I donโt deserve it
Hassett has now taken to forecasting what going to happen last week, and heโs still wrong.
โAt a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the countryโs biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that arenโt afraid of a fight.โ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
โThey told us Putin would take all of Ukraine if we didnโt send weapons so we sent tons of weapons and he never even took all of Ukraine.โ
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Hey Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel & the rest of the MAGA goons & bullies
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a message for you:
Go f***k yourself."
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โMuskโs sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character โ a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how heโs seen for the rest of his public life.โ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
โForget Russiaโs torture and killing of Ukrainians, letโs focus on the real threat like U.K.โs laws against hate speech,โ one of the department officials noted wryly. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Hell of a legacy.
โFor Buttigieg, the answer to populist despair is policy imagination. Big, functional, future-oriented ideas. Not just to fight Trump, but to build something worth fighting for.
Thereโs something there. Maybe everything.โ demwinsmedia.substack.com/p/pete-butti...
โI voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone hereโฆ But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.โ
She paused. โThis is Carol.โ
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost