El-Sayed has said Medicare for All is his Mount Everest I asked him how he imagines scaling it www.thebulwark.com/p/the-medica...

Medicare for All is on the ballot in Michigan’s Senate primary, and the result could reverberate far beyond the state. @citizencohn.bsky.social on the argument at the heart of the race, the political risks, and what Tuesday’s outcome could mean for the Democratic Party.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's ready for GOP attacks on "Medicare for All." "Mike Rogers is taking away people's private insurance because they can't freaking afford it... I don't know how many times he's raised prescription drug prices."

Haley Stevens makes the case for why Michiganders should support her healthcare policies. "I'm the only person in this race…who has stood up to Big Pharma to lower the cost of prescription drugs."

The political debate on data centers has snuck up on a lot of people -- including me! No question now it's a major subject in the midterms Here's @lauren-egan.bsky.social on the ways Democrats are grabbing onto the issue www.thebulwark.com/p/data-cente...

Data Centers Are Suddenly Everywhere in Democratic Campaigns

Here’s why it’s a risky issue.

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“Medicare for All” is at the center of tomorrow’s Michigan primary What are the two candidates really saying about it? How would they govern? Can they win in November? Some answers here… www.thebulwark.com/p/the-medica...

The ‘Medicare for All’ Test for Michigan Democrats

Haley Stevens wants to move legislation. Abdul El-Sayed wants to move the debate. But first, one of them has to keep the seat blue.

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"This is a competitive race." Representative @debbiedingell.house.gov speaks with @citizencohn.bsky.social about the Michigan Senate primary and the issues defining the race.

NEW Haley Stevens wants to move legislation, Abdul El-Sayed wants to move the conversation But first one of them has to keep the seat blue My last pre-primary article from Michigan, and it's about Medicare for All www.thebulwark.com/p/the-medica...

The ‘Medicare for All’ Test for Michigan Democrats

Haley Stevens wants to move legislation. Abdul El-Sayed wants to move the debate. But first, one of them has to keep the seat blue.

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NEW My deep dive on 'Medicare for All' in the Michigan primary It's about the idea itself, and what kind of senator each Democrat would be And whether they can get elected www.thebulwark.com/p/the-medica...

The ‘Medicare for All’ Test for Michigan Democrats

Haley Stevens wants to move legislation. Abdul El-Sayed wants to move the debate. But first, one of them has to keep the seat blue.

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Absolute must-read on yesterday’s GOP show trial — and the desperate attempt to rewrite COVID history so it exonerates Trump By @saletan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/here-are-t...

Here Are the Republicans’ Biggest Lies From Their Fauci Show Trial

In their retelling of the COVID story, the doctor was the bad guy, the vaccines were deadly, and Trump did everything right.

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One of the most insightful El-Sayed profiles I’ve read Traces his evolution from the 2018 candidate who lost a Dem primary to the one who could win in 2026 By @danielstrauss.bsky.social prospect.org/2026/07/30/a...

Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026. - The American Prospect

I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.

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“People can’t believe this is happening to their friends and neighbors” A @jimswift.bsky.social dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, now that so many Haitian refugees have lost their protected status www.thebulwark.com/p/civil-diso...

Civil Disobedience Is Coming to Springfield

“No matter what it costs.”

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If I were an elected official in the state with an above-average covid death toll, I'd probably be pointing fingers elsewhere, too. (jk i wouldn't bc i am an adult)

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TUBERVILLE: Fauci killed 9 million people FOX BUSINESS: Yeah. We can't prove that, right? TUBERVILLE: We can

NEW I spent the weekend following El-Sayed and Stevens as they courted black voters in and around Detroit And got a glimpse into a generational split that’s going to shape politics long after this primary ends My latest from the trail in Michigan www.thebulwark.com/p/haley-stev...

How Old-School Race Animus Could Shake Up the Michigan Senate Race

Dispatches from a weekend with Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens and their efforts to win over black Democratic voters.

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When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

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@citizencohn.bsky.social on the Trump administration preparing a new attack on Head Start, one of America's most famous anti-poverty programs: "Every child in America deserves a shot…It is the opposite of what Donald Trump believes. So of course they are going to go after this program."

Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.

My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.

Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Haley Stevens in the Michigan Senate primary. How much weight does an endorsement hold, especially coming from someone who won the state twice? @citizencohn.bsky.social on what Whitmer's endorsement means in the upcoming Democratic primary.

NEW From Michigan, on Whitmer’s endorsement of Stevens - How it could affect the race - How it reinforces a key Stevens campaign narrative - How it also illustrates one of El-Sayed’s main arguments www.thebulwark.com/p/why-gretch...

Why Gretchen Whitmer’s Senate Endorsement Matters

It reinforces Haley Stevens’s message in Michigan—but also confirms something Abdul El-Sayed has been saying.

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13 Americans w/o Ebola exposure put in detention when returning from Africa. “Staff even created a map for Bhattacharya that showed the vast distance from Kinshasa to Ituri province, to highlight the low risk. He ordered them to be detained anyway.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump's CDC Is Detaining Americans in Response to Ebola: A 'Wild Misuse' of Power

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is needlessly detaining Americans as part of a chaotic Ebola response led by Jay Bhattacharya.

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When a quiet, seemingly innocuous regulatory change is actually an effort to suppress the vote @brianbeutler.bsky.social with the story www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...

Donald Trump Doesn't Want Nursing Home Residents To Vote

He's trying to intimidate election officials, and people who run and oversee long-term care facilities, out of helping infirm voters cast their ballots. And that's only the beginning.

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"It has always been a principle of Head Start that these are children of the United States and we're going to take care of them." @citizencohn.bsky.social on why Trump's proposed rule would block even U.S. citizen kids from Head Start if their parents aren't citizens or "qualifying" immigrants:

The Michigan Senate primary has become so bitter After it’s over, can/will Democrats unite behind the winner? @lauren-egan.bsky.social on the state of the race www.thebulwark.com/p/the-michig...

The Michigan Democratic Primary Has Grown Absolutely Toxic

Plus: One other establishment-vs.-progressives race to keep an eye on.

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“These proposed standards would fundamentally transform Head Start beyond recognition” www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

Really important piece & honored to talk with @citizencohn.bsky.social about it. The only thing I'd add: this isn't a done deal so everyone who's horrified should plan to be involved in fighting back - parents, Head Start programs, researchers, advocates, & others are getting organized to respond.

Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn@citizencohn.bsky.social · 2w ago

SCOOP The Trump administration is preparing to take yet another run at Head Start www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

SCOOP The Trump administration is preparing to take yet another run at Head Start www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Trump Preparing a New Attack on Head Start

The administration is considering a proposal to gut the program’s instructional standards while adding new restrictions tied to immigration.

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Must-read on the Michigan Senate race, including behind-the-scenes maneuvering that led to Stevens running — and then, almost, getting pushed out By Jason Zengerle @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/electio...

Michigan Is the Next Big Test for the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed reflects the Democrats’ growing ideological schism, but it’s also a contest of competing campaign styles.

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NEW at @thebulwark.com What happened to the Mallory McMorrow campaign? And what does that tell us about the mood of Democratic Party voters? Here's my best shot at answering those questions www.thebulwark.com/p/why-mallor...

Why Mallory McMorrow’s Campaign Didn’t Survive

Its demise says a lot about the mood in Michigan—and the rest of America.

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having somewhat recently gone through a family discussion of end-of-life care needs, i'm freshly furious at 2010-era commentators for demagoguing this so effectively

Some of us lived through the DEATH PANEL saga of 2009 You’ll forgive us if we need to pause and ponder the irony of what’s happening now www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

Donald Trump Is Bringing Back ‘Death Panels’

There’s a good kind and a bad kind, and it looks like we’ll be getting both.

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