Marie Newman | Politics × Books × Power

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I write a Substack. I was in Congress. I write books. I host a radio show. I have opinions about all of it. Ignore at your risk. ↓ https://linktr.ee/marienewmanspeaks

@abdulelsayed winning is not another "progressive fluke." Cable News can't understand "Corporate Dems Are Proving Unpopular. Independents and Democrats Gravitate to Progressives with Real Solutions," even with dozens of examples. @cnn @msnownews open.substack.com/pub/marienew...

Corporate Dems Are Proving Unpopular. Independents and Democrats Gravitate to Progressives with Real Solutions.

About Last Night...

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"The Democratic Party brand is in the shitter because nobody actually believes that we’re gonna show up and fight for the things that we say we wanna fight for." Ahead of Tuesday's primary, we spoke to Abdul El-Sayed about AIPAC, electability, and what his race means for the party's future.

“If I prove that you can win statewide, taking on AIPAC, that is catastrophic”

Abdul El-Sayed says Tuesday’s Senate primary in Michigan is a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party.

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Happy Birthday to the AMAZING Katie Phang!! Every single day, we’re in awe of your brilliance, integrity, and relentless fight for the truth. Here’s to another year of making a difference. We’re so grateful for you.

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Remember when David Hogg was running for DNC chair and the establishment stepped in and said we needed a responsible adult and then gave us Ken Martin, who throws his phone at his staffers? Also the DNC is $2 million in debt. But centrists still demand they should be in charge.

marienewman.substack.com/p/its-past-t... Marie Newman has a plan; the Democratic Party has none. The rank and file voters want to win. The operatives obviously don't give a damn about governance. They mostly value being able to hang onto their job titles that enable them to feel "important."

It's Past Time To Dismantle the DNC, DCCC and DSCC. Build Something That Actually Works.

The Democratic Party's Three-Headed Hydra of Incompetence Has Cost Enough Elections. Here's How to Fix It.

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NEW: When Microsoft reviewed the early results of Anthropic’s new AI model for cybersecurity, it was a sobering scene: Hundreds of bugs were identified, many of them critical. What followed was a “mad dash” to patch them — but many more remain.

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.

Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and...

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“The Handbasket can exclusively report that much like his candidate, Moraff has a credible sexual assault allegation against him, too, adding fuel to the conversation already prompted by Platner about how progressive spaces continue to harbor regressive men.”

Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault

A spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."

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