Doug Lindner
@douglindner.bsky.social
Democracy nerd, DC politics guy, public-interest lawyer, Jewish American. Live Free or Die. Views and puns solely my fault; everything else is fedsoc’s fault.
We CAN take back our country and fix democracy. But we can’t do if with half measures.
Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3h agoMost Americans think the freedom of speech is eroding (hard to disagree with that) and, more disturbing still, that it will continue to erode over the next decade.
Elon has two publicly-traded companies whose primary business is meme stocks
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 3h ago$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
Well i guess i have to let the NYT app send push notifications again. Thanks a lot Michigan
Okay BUT the thing you NEED to know about Jocelyn Benson is… She’s awesome, one of the nation’s best secretaries of state and a longtime leader on voting rights. This is good.
Democrats@democrats.org · 15h agoJUST IN: Jocelyn Benson has clinched the Democratic nomination for governor of Michigan. Congratulations, Jocelyn!
I am once again asking reporters to challenge anti-trans politicians to name five WNBA players
Senate Republicans: [let trump and blanche destroy the rule of law] Also Senate Republicans: well if he said in writing that he won’t do a bad thing, we trust him
These troops -- who are generally very friendly and have no say in what they've been assigned to do -- are walking around in circles all day, around the perimeters of parks, up and down neighborhood streets, with hardly anything to do.
NOTUS Metro@notusmetro.bsky.social · 23h agoTrump’s decision to keep National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., through the end of his term will cost an additional $1.4 billion in tax dollars, according to budget estimates provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office and shared with NOTUS.
Thank you @blumenthal.senate.gov for calling out Todd Blanche. Blanche is committed to advancing Trump's efforts to use every level of government to impose a national abortion ban. Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on confirming Blanche for Attorney General. 📞 888-380-2711
Cornyn voted to let Trump get away with 1/6
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
“Make no mistake: the Republican Senators voting to confirm Todd Blanche are doing so because they support Trump and Blanche’s continued corruption of justice, not because they’ve done anything to stop it.” - @lcv.org
Senate Judiciary Republicans Want Trump's Personal Lawyer to Lead the Department of Justice
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It’s a sad day for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
On the one hand, Todd Blanche is the most corrupt attorney general of all time. But on the other hand, he pissed on some Republican Senators' legs and told them it's raining, so it's totally fine to confirm him.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
Cornyn saying that Blanche is willing to give Trump hard advice is laughable. If we’ve learned one thing through this process it is Blanche’s utter willingness to do literally anything not to cross Trump and to deliver on his agenda of revenge. #blockblanche
Wikipedia remains one of the most useful things online. No subscription fees, no ads, no stupid pursuit of AI, all curated by relentless nerds. Maybe remember to throw them a few bucks every now and again.
Delete DoorDash. Demand DC statehood.
Janeese4DC@janeese4dc.bsky.social · 2d agoDoorDash claims to support DC’s autonomy… while actively undermining it. If you’ve already deleted your account and the app from your phone, then I hope you’ll join Free DC on August 7 and call on DoorDash to withdraw support from H.R. 9720. Oppose federal attacks on the people of DC.
Well at least nobody’s putting these things in charge of nation-state weapons systems right
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6d agoEveryone come clean.
Tired: Trump comparing his war to Vietnam Wired: RFK comparing Trump's economy to the Great Depression
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 6d agoRFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. ... You can buy liver"
Trump has nearly every kind of scandal they could think of
Politico@politico.com · 6d agoAmericans have a high tolerance for scandal-plagued candidates. Especially Trump’s MAGA base, our new poll found. Two-thirds of self-identified MAGA Trump voters say they would continue supporting a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault. 🔗 politi.co/4g0TeHs
Trump would rather steal from the government than get his Attorney General confirmed. The Senate will not be more MAGA when Cornyn and Tillis are gone next year. This is cope. Trump is a flailing loser and dangerous as he is, we should not fear him the way so many did last year.
Courtney Bublé@courtneybuble.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW Trump post on Todd Blanche "I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd’s name, if they do not do the right thing, and putting him back after Cornyn and Tillis are out of office."
[whispers] you can support universal healthcare and free college without using the S word
Scott Clement@sfcpoll.bsky.social · 6d agoAmericans' vibes towards democratic socialist candidates (hat-tip to @pewresearch.org for first asking this question, which we repeated) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Whether it's Republicans storming the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election or Democrats winning Democratic primaries in the 2026 election, both parties have alarmed pundits with respect to elections.
The 90% blue city of Washington, DC has been under military occupation for a year
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Imagine being in the Capitol on 1/6 and then voting to confirm the AG who tried to pay taxpayer funds to your attempted murderers
Doug Lindner@douglindner.bsky.social · 7d agoVoting yes under any circumstances is folding! They are not going to stop corrupting DOJ!
Today I learned that Anthony Fauci was president during the year 2020