Chris Newman

Trump’s Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran And the risks Democrats face if they fail to strongly oppose his war.

"It seems like Israel’s regional security doctrine, now backed by the United States, is not just that Israel has the right to defend itself but that only Israel has the right to defend itself in the region," says @mattduss.bsky.social. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Trump lied about the state of Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.

He lied when he said generals said this war would be “easily won.”

He lied when he said he would end forever wars.

I’m sick and tired of politicians sending working class kids to die for a lie.

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the absolute worst

Not even Neil Postman himself could have anticipated this moment.

ditto

F-k this S-t

Congress must immediately reconvene to vote on a War Powers Resolution and end Trump’s reckless, unilateral march toward another endless war.

The American people must also be LOUD in their opposition. The public wants peace, not more chaos abroad. Your voice is powerful.

This would be a good day for Chuck Schumer to step down so someone else can lead the opposition.

"One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court’s orders." Plus: Trump Imports More White People Because...America Is Short On White People?

"One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court’s orders." dankowalski.substack.com/p/one-way-or...

Every company should be promising the same thing

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

JFC

Donald Trump’s Christian Soldiers The MAGA church and white evangelical Christian voters.

Evangelical Christians of good conscience: Can you please do something about your own flock?

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

2253 flights

The Kansas driver's license law is purely about bigotry, stigmatization, and criminalization of difference. It serves no rational or legitimate purpose. A 🧵1/

#not1more

"Mr. President. It turns out, we can't take Iran."

"Then how about we look at Greenland again?"

[Cabinet members rush to call Fox News bookers...].

Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should put Governor Spanberger's speechwriter in charge of immigration for Democrats in Congress.

ICE "should be abolished, but also it should be prosecuted" - Democratic Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social, from the centrist wing of the party, tells me he wants his party leadership to go further than just reforming ICE. Doing that is "no longer believable."

Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...

And finally, given that the ACLU now considers itself a political institution, has it measured what impact these ads have on public opinion? I mean beyond whatever revenue is raised. Because I thought there was supposed to be a backlash against wokeness, “the groups” etc.

And does the apparent conflict of interest deter booking? Because I for one would like to hear more interviews with some of the ACLU attorneys who are doing important litigation.

Again I ask: What percentage of one’s 63 cent per day donation to the ACLU is spent on MSNBC commercial TV advertisements?

Where is BANKSY when you need him?

Ironic end to Trump’s speech. 250 years ago, borders were open. Wide open.

Remarkable that Stephen Miller was permitted to write still more anti-immigrant demagoguery into Trump's speech after singlehandedly driving his onetime strength on this issue into the toilet

Much maligned (by those most uniquely benefiting from it), globalism is making a comeback....

At least one Democrat is going to introduce legislation next week to pay back the billions of illegal tariff money using the ICE slush fund, right?

Screenshot of a tweet from Aaron Blake that reads: Trump announces he's transferring $10 billion from the US government to his "Board of Peace," which critics have likened to a giant slush fund Trump will control.

Now look, I get that I’m not a high powered Dem consultant, but is there a reason we can’t run on seizing the FUCKING SLUSH FUND Trump is setting up and sending every criminal in this administration, including but not limited to those in DHS/CBP/ICE to fucking jail? Is that not a thing we can do?

The Politics of Immigration, In 2026 When you’re skidding on an icy road, you steer into the slide to course-correct. Over the better part of two decades, Democratic leaders…

"Now that #AbolishICE is becoming the mainstream position, will Democratic leaders and consultants finally wake up?" asks @lynntramonte.bsky.social in excellent essay building upon recent @gregsargent.bsky.social piece.
tramontela.medium.com/the-politics...