Norm Ornstein

Norm Ornstein

@normornstein.bsky.social

Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian

137,752 Followers 557 Following 1,838 Posts Joined Jun 2023
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Opinion | Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future

Please read this compelling piece by my friend and fellow Minnesotan Tom Friedman

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/o...

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Quick reminder: there’s millions of Epstein files that remain hidden

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The Cruelty is the Point The Deaths of Daphy Michel and Nurul Amin Shah Alam

They’ve found another immigrant tragically dead on the street after being released from ICE custody.

My latest piece for Substack:

substack.com/@katiephang/...

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Lucy Kaplansky - "A Song About Pi" (Official Video) YouTube video by Lucy Kaplansky

It’s Pi Day! The perfect time to listen to the perfect song about Pi, by the wonderful @lucykaplansky.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJkw...

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Lee Zeldin. Pro-Death

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

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Ah, takes me back to the Yiddish proverb, if Bubba had wheels she would’ve been a street car

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It’s not just the death of expertise, as Tom Nichols wrote, it’s the rise of utter, destructive morons

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Vance was ‘skeptical’ voice in White House on Iran strikes White House officials revealed that the vice president made his opposition known in the leadup.

Look who's having his underlings "leak" to reporters that he was never on board with this whole Iran war in the first place

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

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"If I had some ham, I'd make a ham sandwich, if I had some bread"

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Make voting easy
Make every vote count

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It’s an interesting question, would the orders be illegal? My answer is I doubt that it would work. Even if this should be a war declared by Congress, our history is that military actions occur all the time, including four years without a formal declaration of war.

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As a congressman, Markwayne Mullin made not one but two solo trips to Afghanistan, ignoring State Department warnings so he could play action hero.

He’s a former amateur MMA fighter, not a veteran.

If he’d been captured or injured, American troops would’ve had to risk their lives to bail him out.

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Jim Cramer. Bloviating idiot

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Per the Bible, Jesus specifically identified himself with the poor, the people others turn away (and he suggested you likely go to hell if u do that), and those in prisons

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You really need to watch this whole clip. It's amazing.

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Read closely, her degree is from John Hopkins Lawn and Garden Supply

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Good thing trucks that transport millions of products every day in the US don’t use diesel so we don’t have to worry about inflation getting worse.

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I hope so because after listening to @gregsargent.bsky.social interview with @normornstein.bsky.social I now understand that this bill will provide for the Fed government to control elections. We all need to call and say “NO”!

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Reposting this from yesterday…
because it deserves more eyeballs and rage.

Pedophiles talk like this👇

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The Daily Blast: Trump Accidentally Sabotages GOP’s 2026 Strategy in Two Crazed Tirades Podcast Episode · The DSR Network · March 10 · 22m

Today on The Daily Blast, @gregsargent.bsky.social talks to @normornstein.bsky.social about the nightmare scenarios in which Trump and/or Republicans could conceivably steal the midterms. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Politics Podcast · Updated Daily · Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, i...

@foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social I never miss the Daily Blast. This one with @normornstein.bsky.social is sobering, but crucially IMPORTANT. Please listen and help family and friends understand the SAVE Act. New info for me in this.

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Transcript: Trump Accidentally Hurts GOP’s 2026 Hopes in Wild Tirades As Trump issues angry demands to Republicans, drowning out their economic message, a congressional observer explains why they’re in deep trouble in the midterms—and how they may cheat their way out of...

Enlightening discussion on the SAVE Act and congressional Republicans with @normornstein.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social. An important read.

newrepublic.com/article/2075...

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Trump Accidentally Sabotages GOP’s 2026 Strategy in Two Crazed Tirades As Trump issues angry demands to Republicans, drowning out their economic message, a congressional observer explains why they’re in deep trouble in the midterms—and how they may cheat their way out of...

Great point from @normornstein.bsky.social: Trump's demand that the GOP pass grotesque voter suppression measures is explicitly described by him as the way to win the midterms, implicitly admitting Trump's policies are failing.

On the pod Norm is so good on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2075...

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