Mitchell Ignatius Baker

Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party

To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.

I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.

no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good

Good day to catch the elusive worcester tumble weed (recycle bin in the road)

History repeats itself. And where does it lead us to? Forgetting that a big tent party focused on candidate quality that speaks to working-class issues in varied yet connected ways has always been the way to go.

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Officials Vow Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Not a headline that can appear in an actual democracy.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Pope Leo criticises high, Musk-style corporate pay packages Pope Leo criticised corporate pay packages that offer executives much higher salaries than their employees in excerpts from his first media interview released on Sunday, citing Tesla's recent $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk.

Pope Leo criticises high, Musk-style corporate pay packages reut.rs/3InAG6a

Congrats to Michelle Wu for beating Josh Kraft 72 to 23 and winning every ward and neighborhood!

Glad to see her absolutely crush him in every South End precinct despite his gross attempt to capitalize on Mass & Cass, for which he offered nothing.

Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So It’s possible for Trump to be an inept buffoon—but still extremely dangerous. And it shouldn’t be so hard to make that case.

Many media types and Dems continue to operate as if Trump is a politically invincible figure, a "Teflon Don." But in truth he's becoming an increasingly weak, failing, diminished, unpopular, naked-emperor figure, and it's time to treat him as such. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2000...

We need a monthly reminder of how stupid some Dems were over Trump’s nominees.

This is heinous and Gowdy should be out of a job for saying it

People need to stand up and call out these cowardly acts like the AG is doing.

Behavior like this is one result of many derived from the grifting culture that has enveloped our society

Thank you!

Thank you!

Lot of work going into this behind the scenes 🫡🫡🫡

Do you have a link to the original pdf so I can fully read through? Thanks for this reporting. It’s great.

I remember being excited about reading Moyn in undergrad because I was yearning for a critique that nailed down the failures of liberalism. I then actually read him and realized how little regard he had for human rights that weren’t obtained *his way.

“‘Look what you made me do!’ wails WPD at literal baby as it grinds a teenage girl’s face into the pavement.

unironically bring back the works progress administration and federal art project one

People also think I’m insane for saying this. Idk if it’s elite fatigue but I cannot understand people who aren’t leaping at the potential political vulnerability here.

Public service announcement: Everyone, file your tax returns now before Trump and Musk screw up the IRS and working class Americans get screwed out of their tax returns.

If you know him, Whitman has never been a good faith academic - he’s always been a political operative with an agenda.

Wurman has always been a hack. I remember he was my Con. Day speaker when I was a freshmen. I was so exited to talk with him during dinner, then I realized all he does is ignore scholarship, engage in bad faith arguments, and cries when actually confronted with evidence.

Joshua Croke on Worcester’s LGBTQ+ Protests: ‘A Fight for Transparency and Inclusion’ Joshua Croke discusses Worcester’s LGBTQ+ protests, the City Council’s sanctuary vote, and the need for transparency, inclusion, and political activation.

Joshua Croke on Worcester’s LGBTQ+ Protests: ‘A Fight for Transparency and Inclusion’ (via Radio Worcester)

radioworcester.com/joshua-croke... @joshuacroke.bsky.social

for decades the federal govt has bent over backwards to limit spending even on totally sensible things like office coffee, all so they can say your tax dollars aren't going to pay for coffee. and it was all for nothing bc elon is tweeting out conspiracy theories about non-existent fraud.

57 people by my count a good number of them trans people asked the city council tonight to support a simple resolution affirming this place is safe for them. And they fuckin didn’t. Didn’t condemn the republican member of the committee who tied it up. They blamed the audience for being angry.

Colorio is a coward. Hiding behind a procedural motion ton delay a resolution that could have lives. A shameful act. Worcester didn’t raise me to be a coward, and I don’t think one should be servicing in office.

Councilor Colorio is frankly a coward. Hiding behind a procedural motion to avoid taking a vote on a key resolution that would save lives. Worcester didn’t raise me to be a coward, and I don’t think one should be serving in office.

Shameful