Norm Ornstein
@normornstein.bsky.social
Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
American Gestapo
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14h agoJudge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I would take those with the same skepticism
Lynne Raughley@lynneraughley.bsky.social · 14h agoSame to those who believed polls that said only Haley could win a general?
Whoever ends up winning the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, I hope with little expectation that those who took seriously polls showing a rout for El-Sayed will think twice about relying on questionable and/or partisan polls.
If you thought John Mitchell or Bill Barr were bad… just you wait.
So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts...
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 20h agoPhang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."
Bernie Moreno is a disgraceful monster
@jfd8.bsky.social · 20h agoThis is heartbreaking, but his "I don't care about the politics at all" is horseshit. Bernie Moreno publicly and crudely demonized Anthony Fauci last week while concealing the criminality of a fellow Republican in Congress. He also promoted the candidacy of accused abuser Graham Platner.
This will define his career. Cowardice and venality leading to the destruction of justice in America.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 21h agoFalse equivalence from an equivocating but unequivocal coward.
False equivalence from an equivocating but unequivocal coward.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTillis: "Everybody has this view that they are as pure as the driven snow and it's the other side that has a problem. I think we both have a problem, folks. If you want to talk about weaponization, take a look at Biden, take a look at Obama, take a look at Crossfire Hurricane ... "
Pirro must have known this wouldn't work. The top federal prosecutor carted a box full of evidence to the White House on Monday, in a bid to prove to President Trump that the damage to the Reflecting Pool was caused by shoddy construction and not by vandals. (CBS News)
when you put it that way it sounds pretty crazy
Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 21h agomaga will accept as leaders rapists, pedophiles, white supremasicsts, wife beaters, con artists, conspiracy theorists, absolute morons, paid foreign agents, & people who are *all* of those things but you can't be even slightly pro-immigration, that's the line newrepublic.com/article/2138...
And narcissistic personality disorder, and, at this stage, psychosis.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "I know Europe better than anybody. Better than the people that run it."
So why did he wait to call for Miller to be out of Congress?
Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · 20h agoSenator Bernie Moreno speaks at length to TMZ and other journalists and describes horrific dynamics with Max Miller. This isn't even the worst thing he claims Miller did (that would be releasing naked pictures of the little girl) but HE HELD HER STUFFIE HOSTAGE: x.com/TMZ/status/2...
No doubt another no bid contract, either to the GEO Group or some outfit that has hired or add to its board one or more of the Trump family
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 22h agoTrump is rolling out yet another key plank of Project 2025: privatizing airport security. History has shown us time and again this makes both workers and passengers less safe. Everything is for sale under Trump.
This apparently happened underneath (and maybe because of of) a sign she had hung on her house that said: "National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing."
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 23h ago"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."
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Wordle 1,872 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I listened to Words Matter last night and I thank you Norm for sharing with us that you had an area of basal cell carcinoma removed. I wish you a full and speedy recovery. Thank you for ALL you do and encouraging us to wear sunscreen on our faces.
Lickspittles. (See the latest episode of "Words Matter" with @normornstein.bsky.social and I on this. You can find it at the DSR Network YouTube channel, on our Substack, or wherever you traditionally get your podcasts.)
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · yesterdayCornyn: "Senator Tillis and I came to an agreement after numerous meetings with the Department of Justice and Mr. Blanche…Given this agreement with Mr. Blanche, I expect the department to live up to this in future litigation, and I will vote to advance him out of the committee today."
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After 18 years at The Washington Post, I’m excited to announce a new chapter. I’ve joined the intrepid team at ProPublica, which is expanding its D.C. newsroom to pursue accountability journalism on national security, including …
ProPublica Hires Four Reporters to Expand Washington and National Security Coverage
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Not to worry, just like Susan Collins, I'm expecting the WHC Association to say that they are "concerned"
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 2d agoCongrats again to the White House Correspondents Association!