I'll be a first-day buyer and reader.

Zach Osterman@zachosterman.bsky.social · last mo.

Incredibly appreciative of all the kind words yesterday. We're less than two weeks out from release of "Unthinkable to Unstoppable." Really, really excited to get to share it with the world very soon. As always, you can preorder your copy right here, on Amazon: a.co/d/06vfvT3Y #iufb

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Wow. The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.

This week, Trump will bomb someone, impose a ridiculous tariff, make some crazy announcements - do anything he can to divert attention away from this outrage. He wants the public to move on and forget this as so many have done with his past crimes and transgressions. Don’t let him.

Fascism is here. The Department of Justice isn't. This is all just brown-shirting now.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 9mo ago

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

The USS Bone Spurs

Here we go. Elise Stefanik changed everything she was, everything she believed in, for power. And in the end, Trump endorsed another dude and Elise is out. Shameful

Julian Sayin had taken just six sacks all season, and only two in a game once (Purdue). Indiana logged three that half. #iufb

Not sure why there's so much focus on the bogus rationale for the second strike when it's pretty clear they were just eliminating the witnesses.

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I mean, this is an execution

Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon.

The new Pentagon press corps is laser focused on serving the American people by working their sources to bring you the most impactful stories because, as Jefferson said, “a well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.”

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

Wouldn’t the best way to honor Charlie Kirk’s belief in free speech be to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel?

Media loyalty oaths have no place in fact- based journalism so there's only one legitimate choice here for journalists: turn in your pentagon press pass and start covering the Defense Dept from outside the building.

Scott Nover@scottnover.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Jonas Salk died in 1995. Thirty years later:

So we’re planning an MMA fight card at the White House on the 250th anniversary of our nation? That means a spectacle at a place sacred to our culture where hitting a man/woman when they’re down is not only against the code and rules of the sport, it’s *encouraged*. Sounds about right for our times.

Don't like the numbers? Just fire the person responsible for gathering them. Trump's doing what every tyrannical regime has always done: wiping out the truth and replacing it with lies.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: Trump says he has told his team to fire the Commissioner of Labor Statistics. This announcement comes after worse than expected jobs numbers in July, and a downward revision of -258,000 jobs for the May and June jobs reports.

TBT 1956, when recruiting athletes to college was deemed unsavory. tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...

again Swan, because he is not trained in the US interview school of obeisance to power, was able to ask follow-up questions and confront the president with facts.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump: I wish Ghislaine Maxwell well. Swan: She’s a child sex trafficker. Trump: Big deal... I do, I wish her well.

1. He’s a stone cold liar, as always 2. That said, he is not without talent in the writing a picture department and certainly better than Dubya, John Wayne Gacy and, of course, a failed painter who went into politics in post WW1 Germany. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four.

Trump claims he’s never made drawings. He’s done many. Here are four examples.

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Now she tells me.

Kara Swisher@karaswisher.bsky.social · last yr.

Remember: The internet is written in indelible ink.

We’re at the Nuremberg trials, and he starts playing the kazoo believing we’ll look away.

"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob... to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

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happy summer solstice 🗽 🌅

This is simply outlandish. A parallel would be the NFL calling pro owners, pro agents, and college ADs together to “fix” CFB. I almost admire the audacity, if it weren’t for the obvious— who is not at the table? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

U.S. Soccer committee to evaluate college system

U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday a committee that will evaluate and potentially overhaul the college soccer system.

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