we should start a game where we have to work backwards to figure out your first guess.
Norm Ornstein
@normornstein.bsky.social
Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
Hi Norm Needed all the tries today Wordle 1,903 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Thanks for adding these “days in history.” I look forward to reading them everyday.
On last week's Words Matter, @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social discuss the administration’s trade war with Canada, the situation with Iran, and the political landscape as we inch closer to the midterm elections. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... youtu.be/I-y9UobIdxs
Norm had already eliminated one of the choices that most of us would likely think of (with his starting word — which he has shared publicly). Also, I just found that Merriam-Webster, for example, includes a couple of other options that I'd never heard of.
One thing I'm looking forward to is a Democratic Congress forcing Markwayne Mullin to testify under oath about the administration's immigration atrocities and watching him flop around like a largemouth bass in a boat
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoMarkwayne Mullin accuses Hochul of turning a blind eye on "drug bangers"
@normornstein.bsky.social Good morning Norm. Taking a flight this morning. I did my wordle though. Wordle 1,902 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
There are very few people who, by the force of their own personalities, drive and character can change a culture. Gloria Steinem was one of them. May her memory be a blessing.
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
nytimes.com
It took me all three choices for the last letter Wordle 1,902 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders. Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public: youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
🚨AG Blanche SCRAMBLES as SCATHING NEW Filing In MY Epstein Lawsuit BLOWS UP His Defense!!
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This (from Tom Wood) suggests more than just the typical thermostatic backlash is happening right now. In sixteen months, Trump and Republicans have turned the GOP’s largest party ID advantage this century into a tie for its biggest deficit
Yeah, man, it's really irresponsible of countries to get involved in wars that screw up oil-producing regions, I hope they had a good reason for that, we'd never do anything like that, no sir.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoBessent blames Ukraine for high gas prices: "Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets and refined products, so that is creating upward price pressure on a global basis"
A little slow this morning Wordle 1,901 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@normornstein.bsky.social Norm sooo upset that the Supreme Court is allowing this T ballroom to continue to be built. This has to be the most corrupt Supreme Court on record.
A must read from one of our most prominent national security analysts, Robert Kagan. The analysis is powerful. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth and their cronies, along with Bibi, have unleashed destruction— on the world order. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Iran Unleashed
The dominant power in the Middle East from now on will not be the U.S. or Israel but Iran.
theatlantic.com
It’s way easier if you just get most of the letter right away. Wordle 1,899 2/6* 🟩🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
you see, no one has standing when it comes time to sue the president because he is a very special birthday boy
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5d agoBreaking news: The Supreme Court said construction can continue on the White House ballroom. The justices found that the historic preservationists who challenged the project had not suffered the direct personal harm required to bring a lawsuit.
Just listened to Words Matter, thank you sharing your thoughts on what dems can do to protect polling places, I hope they implement them. Also liked your discussion on Wordle. 😊
My man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS
Wordle 1,898 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 Oh, come on! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I’m willing to bet that if Blanche doesn’t hand over the handwritten FBI interview notes in the Epstein files case to the court, the DoJ will be held in contempt. I explain in an hour here: www.youtube.com/live/8Rjj0mD...
LIVE: Trump DOJ Nears CONTEMPT Over Epstein Cover-Up?!
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Remember when she was all but measuring the drapes in the White House? Anyway
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d agoRon and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
Genuine healthcare leaders don’t wait for someone to die before deciding a disease matters Pneumonia matters. Encephalitis matters. Hospitalizations matter. A child struggling to breathe matters 170 hospitalizations, 3000 cases. No matter the spin, an abject failure for the world’s richest nation