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The party is on the cusp of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Seems to me that’s when a party needs to act. I know—we’re talking about the Democrats. Sigh. trib.al/07rpojl

Is This Guy the Worst Party Chair in the History of the United States?

Ken Martin once seemed like a promising leader of the DNC. But his reign has been disastrous—and the time has come to turn to the man he defeated.

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The Democratic Party is broke. Not just broke. In debt. To the tune of $2 million. The Republican National Committee, by contrast, has $128.5 million cash on hand. trib.al/lLMIQt4

Is This Guy the Worst Party Chair in the History of the United States?

Ken Martin once seemed like a promising leader of the DNC. But his reign has been disastrous—and the time has come to turn to the man he defeated.

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From @gregsargent.bsky.social + @polphilpod.bsky.social: In his explosive interview with The Economist, Elon Musk inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism. trib.al/q2TKEmu

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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New Column: In 12 years as Minn party chair, he never lost a statewide race. So how did he become such a disaster in Washington? newrepublic.com/article/2135... via @newrepublic.com

Is This Guy the Worst Party Chair in the History of the United States?

Ken Martin once seemed like a promising leader of the DNC. But his reign has been disastrous—and the time has come to turn to the man he defeated.

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Incapable of shouldering blame, he will transfer it onto someone else. If that doesn’t worry you, you aren’t paying attention. trib.al/fIosHKK

Trump Just Gave Us a Horrible New Reason to Worry About the Iran War

The president is getting frustrated that U.S. military strikes are accomplishing nothing—and he’s starting to lash out.

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From @timothynoah.bsky.social: The administration has given a regulatory green light to miners, oil drillers, and Trump himself. trib.al/o0UEsdE

Trump’s Latest Plan to Sell Your History Out From Under You

The administration has given a regulatory green light to miners, oil drillers, and Trump himself.

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From @gregsargent.bsky.social: "Collins’s reelection depends in part on perceptions of her willingness to take on Trump, including on immigration. But her approach has accomplished nothing." trib.al/P4Y7Jwl

Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker Turn

Collins cast some recent votes that can help likely Democratic challenger Troy Jackson tie her to Trump and to ICE. And there’s evidence that both liberals and moderates will listen.

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Incapable of shouldering blame, he will transfer it onto someone else. If that doesn’t worry you, you aren’t paying attention. trib.al/PRsvpZb

Trump Just Gave Us a Horrible New Reason to Worry About the Iran War

The president is getting frustrated that U.S. military strikes are accomplishing nothing—and he’s starting to lash out.

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From @melissagiragrant.com: "His daughter, he said, had been part of the group’s legal training program, the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. 'Now she’s one of the lawyers for the Oversight Committee in Congress,' the speaker said. 'So, pray for her.'” trib.al/s6ddSj3

The Christian Nationalist Group Mike Johnson Just Called “Home”

Alliance Defending Freedom has so much power in Washington that at this point it may as well be a federal agency.

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The launching of this completely unnecessary and unjustified war was an act of supreme hubris. Now it’s starting to really hit home with him that he may have been wrong. trib.al/tiy09GJ

Trump Just Gave Us a Horrible New Reason to Worry About the Iran War

The president is getting frustrated that U.S. military strikes are accomplishing nothing—and he’s starting to lash out.

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New Column: Lord help us. The best alternative is probably that he just chickens out and declares "victory." newrepublic.com/article/2132... via @newrepublic.com

The World’s Worst Nightmare: Donald Trump in Charge of a Real-Live War

There are no best-case scenarios when a corrupt, vainglorious toddler is running the world’s deadliest military.

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At any given moment, he’ll do what he thinks he needs to do to get out of whatever immediate jam he’s put himself in. That’s why we’re in this war in the first place. And that’s why Donald Trump running a real-live war is the world’s worst nightmare. trib.al/LswvQOG

The World’s Worst Nightmare: Donald Trump in Charge of a Real-Live War

There are no best-case scenarios when a corrupt, vainglorious toddler is running the world’s deadliest military.

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This man-child with the emotional life of an 11-year-old and an ego that bruises more easily than a three-day-old banana will never stop being obsessed about 2020. trib.al/1xPYglM

No President Has Embarrassed This Country the Way Trump Did Last Night

His big speech was a dud. But that doesn’t mean it can’t still reverberate in chilling, Constitution-torching ways.

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New Column: A nothing of a speech, but it could still lead to a lot of bad outcomes. newrepublic.com/post/213195/... via @newrepublic.com

No President Has Embarrassed This Country the Way Trump Did Last Night

His big speech was a dud. But that doesn’t mean it can’t still reverberate in chilling, Constitution-torching ways.

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From @joecirin.bsky.social: "If it were possible to bomb Iran into submission, it would have worked the first time. Trump has been stewing over his loss. He accomplished none of the objectives he repeatedly promised." trib.al/RRPBh6t

Can We Lose the Same War Twice? With Trump, Anything’s Possible

Phase One of the Iran war ended in defeat and humiliation. Phase Two could be just as bad—or worse.

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His career was not without honor. But when his country needed him most, he failed it. In the competition between honor and imperfection that played out within Graham’s soul, it’s pretty clear which side won. trib.al/dlPh9Mb

Lindsey Graham’s Legacy? It’s About One Thing Only, and It Isn’t Good

He alone had the moral authority within the Republican Party to try to stop Donald Trump, especially after January 6. He chose not to. That’s what we must remember today.

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From @alexshephard.bsky.social: "He said the Republican Party would be “destroyed” if he was elected. And then, soon after McCain’s death in 2018, Graham became one of Trump’s best and most trusted allies in the Senate." trib.al/llH2Kpc

Lindsey Graham Embodied the Republican Party’s Authoritarian Drift

Over more than 30 years in Congress, the South Carolina senator reflected the GOP’s cynicism, warmongering, and abandonment of democratic principles.

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From @brynntannehill.bsky.social: "Unfortunately, what comes out the other end of the AI machine is almost universally awful and derivative. While over half the new e-books on Amazon are AI-generated, they generate fewer reviews (most of which are bad anyway) and low sales." trib.al/3vCma1n

Everybody’s Weirded Out by AI—Except the People Who Foist It on Us

AI makes the dumbest seem smarter, the smartest seem dumber, while dragging the entire human average down in the process.

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From @perrybaconjr.bsky.social: "Having candidates spend primaries implying their rivals are electoral losers is a great way … to lose general elections." trib.al/fWY5UZa

The Dumb Argument Driving the Michigan Senate Democratic Primary

Having candidates spend primaries implying their rivals are electoral losers is a great way … to lose general elections.

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Lindsey Graham’s Legacy? It’s About One Thing Only, and It Isn’t Good

He alone had the moral authority within the Republican Party to try to stop Donald Trump, especially after January 6. He chose not to. That’s what we must remember today.

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"You know how to make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell." Graham so wanted the world to know that he spoke these words that his office put out a press release drawing attention to them. trib.al/n5TGv67

Lindsey Graham’s Legacy? It’s About One Thing Only, and It Isn’t Good

He alone had the moral authority within the Republican Party to try to stop Donald Trump, especially after January 6. He chose not to. That’s what we must remember today.

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