I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

You know it’s been a bad week when your 401(k) provider sends an email with the subject line “continued support during market volatility.”

I bought a new laptop like two weeks after Trump won for this very reason. Probably should have added a phone upgrade to that as well, and, as it turns out, some clothes.

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39A

A new analysis reveals that Trump’s tax plan will “actively transfer money from low-income people to the top 0.1% of income earners.”

🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I'm not used to thinking Pete makes bad decisions, so this is hard for me, but deluded is kind of how it feels. And I'm not good at the "whatever Pete does will be fine" positivity that some people have. I think I need a couple days to just feel upset about it before I regroup and move on.

I am extremely skeptical that he could be successful in '28, and if he genuinely believes it's a realistic option, I have to say I'm baffled by that. There's a note of hubris to it that feels uncharacteristic of him.

I'm feeling a lot of disappointment and sadness. I respect it's his decision to make, but I don't think it's a good one.

How do we balance the recommendation to "listen to the working class" with the knowledge that some of the things they want would likely require selling out other constituency groups, like women or LGBTQ people, to accomplish?

(Fellow TC resident here--run for Senate, please)

I’ve got some free time this afternoon - let’s do a quick Q&A. Share your questions below, and I’ll answer as many as I can.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

If Pete Buttigieg is so powerful that him taking a shit job as a “shadow press secretary” can save our democracy, then all the people calling for that should be completely fine with him instead running for office and giving daily speeches/rallies in that role, right?

Lmao funniest possible outcome to this whole saga.

Like everyone recognizes we have this problem with democrats sidelining their best younger people, and at the same time big posters on this site are insisting we sideline one of democrats’ best younger people into a congressional mouthpiece role? Make it make sense.

Implication being that he himself is not included in that group, Senate seat or not. You know, probably for “reasons.” Oh the whole thing just makes me so angry.

“He’s too good for Senate; it’s beneath him” fully feels like a bad faith attempt to me. If he’s the best messenger we have, why would we not actually want him in the Senate, where any impact he could have would be magnified? I’m sorry he can’t be a Senator tomorrow, but that’s just the way it is.

A tacit admission that he’s better at this than anyone currently in Congress, followed by a maddening insistence that he sacrifice whatever ambitions he might have about actually joining said body so that he can be a glorified staffer. So insulting to say about someone who has been in the Cabinet!

Filling the vacancy left by Manchin. People should have voted for Conor Lamb!

This is why part of me wants him to just launch a campaign already if he's going to do it. I know these things take time to put together, and he might not have even reached a decision yet, but the need is great.

And to everyone who works in the healthcare system. Medicare payments fund our jobs.

Real “if you can keep it” vibes today

Mine expires at the end of ‘26, and I was holding off on renewal until after an international trip I have planned for June. Now I’m worried I made the wrong call. This has all gotten very bad faster than even my very anxious mind predicted.

Stabenow did the same thing. I’m very proud of and grateful to them for leaving when the time was right.

Even with a fairly good memory of just how stupid 2016-2020 was, I had forgotten just how viscerally stupid it is to have this man as president.

I love all that is good in my country, and I don't want to see it destroyed by a bunch of fascists and grifters who love nothing but money and power. It's as simple-and as painful-as that.

OMG-I sarcastically suggested this to someone the other day, but I didn't think he'd actually do it. Tacky ass grifter.

My heart is broken. Mostly I've been angry lately, but today I'm just very very sad.

We are losing everything that makes America great and replacing it with hate and stupidity.

The America I know and love will never be the same.

I'm so very very sad. This is a tragic loss.

It’s also just an absolute logistical nightmare. Most people have some way of proving where they were born. How many people have readily available documentary proof of their parents’ citizenship status?