"The United States was the only country surveyed where a majority had such negative views of their countrymen."
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Interesting #SOTU dial group. Trump gained a few points on most issues (expected temp. bump) but he went up a lot for his "Great Healthcare Plan" to divert money from insurers to people. Of course, this won't happen, but Democrats should be alert to power of this rhetoric.
The 5:16 pm outlook from the National Weather Service. That’s some wide range of uncertainty.
2026 basically
This. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
To be clear, with all the national work Gallup does, this costs them practically nothing to track. Timing is suss
Your annual reminder that Muppets Christmas Carol is the only version that gives the correct line reading for “And to Tiny Tim - WHO DID NOT DIE …”
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What happened here is more akin to what actually happened to Laurens’ plan. Fell apart from others’ political weakness.
These 7 Dem Senators remind me of Gen. Charles Lee at the Battle of Monmouth. They did not follow the battle plan and retreated when it got tough. Unfortunately, we lack a modern day Gen. Washington to sweep in, rally the troops and fix their screwup.
I don’t know who came up with this, but it’s got my vote for today’s winner of the internet.
All these New Yorkers coming up to say they voted for him. Well, yeah, with ranked choice, probably true.
Mamdani Did All the Things the Establishment Hates. He Won Anyway. newrepublic.com/article/1972... via @newrepublic.com
Opinion | Some say that Andrew Cuomo's defeat in the primary shows that the Democratic establishment has become weak. But I say that the fact that an unpopular disgraced sixty-seven year-old sex offender was able to win 37% of the vote shows that the Democratic establishment is still very strong.
Little changed in New Jersey Dem governor primary from what I was seeing a few weeks ago. Just saying.
#nj @MikieSherrill #poll
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One of the most meaningful trips I’ve ever taken was to Normandy earlier this year. #dday Never forget.
Kind of interesting that two governors who resigned that office under a cloud are currently considered the favorites to become the mayors of adjacent cities this year. newjerseyglobe.com/local/mcgree...
6 Men and 2 Babies.
Nice to see both my Alma maters (Lafayette and Rutgers) on board with this. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Trying to wrap my head around how Tammany Hall is now an upscale pet store.
New Jersey Dem gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka in New Brunswick touting his labor support.
I gather the Trump tariff pause announcement came at 1:20 today.
For all those engaging in Liz Truss comparisons. Remember, she had to deal with a party leadership who ultimately were more afraid of the voters than they were of her. I see little evidence the same is true here.
That’s an empirical question. Depends on who you mean by “right-wing” and how you define “doesn’t matter.” For the Trump politburo it doesn’t matter since their prime directive is to disrupt the world order. For GOP legislators who maintain the charade they are governing, yes that is insane.
At the Cory Booker town hall. There is a well-orchestrated effort to disrupt with pro-Palestinian protestors yelling one at at a time, after the previous one was escorted out. Crowd not happy. Probably would be more effective if they tried to get the microphone.
Reggie Kray, do you know my name?
Don’t say you don’t.
Please say you do.
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The Wikipedia US Senate Filibuster page has been updated
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And we have a new leader. Cory Booker remarks on the irony of what was behind the record filibuster he just surpassed. If Strom had prevailed Booker likely wouldn’t be in the Senate.
