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Screenshot of old book text: "The form of the edifice was disapproved by LaFayette, in the memorable expression which he uttered as he crossed its threshold for the first time, " What! have you Bastiles in this country ?" In a letter to a gentleman in England, dated August, 1825, he says, " As to Philadelphia, I had already, on my visit of the last year, expressed my regret, that the great expenses of the new Penitentiary building had been calculated chiefly on a plan of solitary confinement."

Man, I love whenever I get to do history research. Today I learned that when Lafayette visited Philadelphia in 1824, city leaders showed him Eastern State Penitentiary, still under construction.

Lafayette's reaction: "What!? have you Bastilles in this country?"

Tweet from Alan Dershowitz @AlanDersh A fake headline is circulating saying that I promised "to blow my brains out on live tv" if Momdani wins. I will contribute $180 ( chai) to Momdani's reelection campaign if anyone can show I actually said it. I did not. I will continue to oppose Mayor Mamdani's anti semitic and anti Israel bigotry, but I will do it with my brains intact. 9:14 AM • Nov 5, 2025 • 24.4K Views

I hope you're happy: Alan Dershowitz has been forced to issue a statement on the fake Post headline

this is a more aggressive statement than when the world's richest man did a nazi salute at the inauguration of the president of the united states

I’m sure some egghead 4d-chess-ed themselves into thinking that they shouldn’t adopt an anti-tax message because it might come back to bite them when they try to raise the highest bracket rate by $0.03/dollar in 4 years

I know nobody needs another reason to hate Democrats’ messaging consultants but:

Failing to immediately and consistently respond to Trump unilaterally imposing tariffs with “No taxation without representation” is so damning. How do you fuck that up?

I assume most of them are just RETVRN losers who thought Mel Gibson and outspoken MAGA bishops were representative of the Church rather than the outliers they are.

But, you know, Pedocon Theory remains undefeated in explaining other conservative movements. Why not this one?

I would like to know how many of these people only considered converting to Catholicism after the sexual abuse scandals broke.

racist tradcath has to be seen, I think, as its own form of heresy

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

Folks - let them think this. I’ve spent 25 years doing campaigns - when you think like this after a loss like last night, you are doomed to lose again.

Ken Burns Knows Who Won the American Revolution: “Ne’er-Do-Wells, Felons, and Immigrants” “​​I vowed after ‘The Civil War’ not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution...

Career highlight! This summer I went to Fraunces Tavern with Ken Burns to talk about American history. That interview is now live at @vanityfair.com

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Yeah, those train timetables are going to be extra important now that air travel is on the verge of collapse

Can they ever open their mouth without a fascist chestnut popping out?

and i’m generally of the view that simply refusing to operate in a defensive crouch does a lot of the necessary political work. “i don’t agree with him but he isn’t a punk” is a real phenomenon!

make them answer for why they care more about checking a child’s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!

i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”

Curtis Sliwa is a crazy reactionary but at least he believes in multi-ethnic, multi-racial democracy, and I wouldn't want on my record that I didn't congratulate the first Muslim mayor of NYC but fucking Curtis Sliwa did

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

This seems huge, and deserves more attention.

SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.

Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.

Feds fail us, states step up.

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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,

it is right.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,

it is a strength.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,

it is unlimited.

The NY Times is not your friend. It fights for fascism and the right to sexually harass women

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

virginia democrats winning the three big offices with a cia agent, an indian muslim immigrant, and a black lawyer who loves committing terms of service violations is real 2025 democratic party moment

[Narrator: they lost 13 seats]

not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)

Put the pronouns back in the email

2026 Primary Woke Wave

BREAKING:

NBC News projects: Prop 50 Congressional Redistricting has been approved.