Jeff Hauser
@jeffhauser.bsky.social
Personal account. Run Revolving Door Project (@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social). https://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com #LUFC
These folks are the worst. But keep it up, AIPAC. Every time you speak out, you alienate more American voters.
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 36m ago⚠️ AIPAC out with a statement: “Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November.”
"If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers." 🔥🔥🔥
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 56m agoDr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days."
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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The data center backlash Is working. That's why the New York Times is so concerned. davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-data-c...
The data center backlash Is working. That's why the New York Times is so concerned.
I have a
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NEW in @slate.com Our @coldchrisfiles.bsky.social profiles Mark Paoletta—the lawyer behind Russ Vought and Trump’s bid for unchecked presidential power. slate.com/news-and-pol...
9 NFL teams won the Super Bowl but failed to cover the spread. I don't recall people putting asterisks around their victories! So, um, why the inclination to do so in Michigan, especially given playing on the road (Whitmer, Peters opposition) in bad conditions (AIPAC)? medium.com/the-intellig...
Vote Mr. Measles for America | Measles 2026
Measles is running for America in 2026. Cases hit a 34-year high. See the platform and contact your representative.
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South Dakota's Democratic nominee for Senate drops out, giving independent candidate Brian Bengs a 1-on-1 match against Republican Sen. Mike Rounds... an outcome many Dems had wanted.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW —> Democratic Senate candidates pursue a new strategy in rural states: Dropping out It’s happening in Nebraska & Idaho. Efforts underway to replicate in MT & SD. Dem brand is so tarnished there Ds have no shot. But independents may—in 1 on 1 vs Rs. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
That is analogous to the FCC commissioners that the Roberts SCOTUS removed protections for in Slaughter. Or the patent judges SCOTUS moved power away from in Arthrex. Not the same, but the concept—expert officials protected from direct presidential influence—was analogous, if informal at NIH.
If you’re interested in a functional government, scientific integrity—or Slaughter, indep agencies, and the SCOTUS—pay attention to this. For decades, the front-line scientific leaders at NIH, the institute directors, have been civil servants (in the excepted service), not political appointees.
In 2024 before the election, I was talking to a former senior HHS/NIH official. They said they weren’t *that* worried about a second Trump admin (wrong in retrospect), but said (paraphrase): “If they clean out and replace the Institute directors, well, THAT will be a disaster.” That’s 👇👇 this. 🧵
A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job
Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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if you can afford competent defense counsel you are NOT going to go to federal prison, regardless of guilt, if the FBI is involved.
Deborah Pearlstein@debpearlstein.bsky.social · 21h ago"FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to shrink his legal advisory office, deepening divisions with his general counsel...OGC encompasses several hundred lawyers responsible for advising top bureau execs and agents to ensure lawful investigations..." /1
that's a long time to carry the deal financing huh *JUDGE SETS PARAMOUNT-WARNER BROS. MERGER TRIAL FOR MARCH 2027
Shot, chaser, @mattyglesias.bsky.social style. I mean, can anyone be more vindicated in a take than my view that Sheryl Sandberg, accused of everything from facilitating genocide in Myanmar to sexual harassment and so much else, is bad?
“Racism is good and policy should be designed to reflect that principle,” couched in euphemism, is an acceptable opinion in the anglosphere leadership class but “racism is bad and policy should be designed to reflect that principle” is wokeness gone amok and unacceptable bsky.app/profile/okwo...
Musa Okwonga@okwonga.bsky.social · 2w agoThe editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem.
I am both old... and younger than EVERY single Justice on Roberts' Court.
Graham, that’s brilliant news! Any chance you can ask the club to keep the loyal fans on BlueSky informed!
“In the context of an attempted authoritarian takeover of the United States, normal minority-party participation in the federal budget process is akin to passing enabling legislation.” @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Senate Democrats Dodge Last Pre-Election Opportunity To Fight Trump
They won't take a big stand to protect the election, or resist Trump's broader lawlessness, before the midterms.
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Must-read by @pkrugman.bsky.social. "Just as the billionaires have come to the obvious realization that there is no turning back on MAGAdom, Democrats must also realize that there is no turning back on opposition to the billionaire agenda."
The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans
And Democrats should make the most of it
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🚨 Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders vote against Murray-Schumer's "bipartisan" midterm gift to Susan Collins.
Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Murray/Schumer's "bipartisan deal" gives "Susan Collins a pristine “bipartisan” talking point to run on in Maine, while handing Trump’s budget director, Russ Vought, a bill he can sign without forfeiting a single inch of power before November." @thefarce.org
It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, and it's gonna take patience and time: but in the meantime Leeds United can't afford letting Brenden Aaronson go. Liverpool 2-4 #LUFC: To do it right
Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United: To do it right
It's gonna take money, a whole lotta spending money, and it's gonna take patience and time: but in the meantime Leeds United can't afford letting Brenden Aaronson go.
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FUCK DECORUM. I hate hate hate that Sotomayor apologized for her comments about Kavanagh. She was right. Fuck him. abcnews.com/Politics/jus...
Justice Sotomayor apologizes to Justice Kavanaugh for public criticism of immigration opinion
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology Wednesday over what she called "inappropriate" remarks aimed at Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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NEW: Trump’s coziness with AI oligarchs is a defining feature of his admin. But the AI companies reshaping our lives are also betting on the support of Democrats. We tracked close to 100 former Biden officials to their new jobs working in the AI industry:
Tracking the Revolving Door Between AI and Former Biden Officials | Revolving Door Project
This tracker was last updated on August 3, 2026. The artificial intelligence industry is rapidly reshaping every facet of life, from the popularity of chatbots and disruption of the workplace to the ...
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NEW: Corporate media zero in signs of antisemitism on the left. Meanwhile, one of Rep. Haley Stevens's most powerful backers in her Senate race attends a Bible study that teaches that the Jews killed Jesus...
Stevens Backed by Dem Leader who Attends Antisemitic Bible Study
Michigan Senate primary coverage has focused on left-wing antisemitism while ignoring it on the right
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just woke up to the Jays are buying at the deadline and Pete Crow-Armstrong thinks Babe Ruth was made-up
🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
