Casey Lewis

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

I'm not really into the "constitutional crisis" discourse but if this is the thing you were waiting for, it's here.

Next: which media outlets will report that the President is violating two court orders that the government must immediately distribute SNAP benefits—and which will go with euphemisms.

I will withhold food from millions of American families and cause many children to go hungry.

Thank you for you attention to this matter.

ah yes, aristocracies — known the world over for their innovation, flexibility and capacity to meet new challenges

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force • Tennessee Lookout The Memphis Safe Task Force has innocent residents of majority-Black Memphis, including a 72-year-old taken from his home in his underwear.

A pastor pulled over for looking lost as she left church and, in a case of mistaken identity, a 72-year-old man roused from bed and marched out of his apartment while clad in only his robe and underwear. @propublica.org and @mlk50.com report on innocent Memphians ensnared by a federal task force.

The Scourge Of Wimpiness Terminal insecurity has damaged the Democratic Party's credibility more than any local policy choice or rhetorical trope.

"Polarize national issues around Trump. Make it clear to every non-partisan entity contemplating partnership with him that Democrats will make examples of them."

www.offmessage.net/p/the-scourg...

A digital poster in the style of a World War II propaganda piece. Isolaed on a yellow background, a normal, squarish, 20-something guy with glasses is sitting working on a laptop. A ghostly figure of Hitler has his arm around the guy and is grinning and shaking a fist triumphantly looking at the laptop screen. On the lid of the laptop where an apple might otherwise be is an openAI logo, bright green, and dripping green ooze down the lid. Text on the poster, in combinations of sans-serif type and brush script reads: Using Generative AI? You’re prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Try using your brain instead Don’t surrender your creativity to the tech billionaire’s control

New awareness campaign

He was targeted because he's not white. Period.

On the weekend millions lost SNAP benefits and saw their insurance premiums skyrocket, President Donald Trump proudly showed he doesn’t give a damn.

My column on a Gatsby party, a marble bathroom and flaunted cruelty:

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Canopy with misspelling

Read their canopy. He really does love the uneducated...
#Pinks #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #MAGAts

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.

I Was in a Cult. This Is How I Know Trump Is One Dr. Steven A. Hassan argues Trump isn’t just a politician—he’s behaving like a cult leader.

“What we’re facing right now is this massive estrangement where almost everyone I talk to says I have a family member or a friend who’s become MAGA, I don’t recognize them, they’ve completely changed their value systems...

#Cult

www.thedailybeast.com/i-was-in-a-c...

I'm sure there can be a hefty academic debate on what being "opposite of a Nazi" means exactly… but in Trump's case, it means he's still a Nazi.

Looks like white U.S. citizens are the biggest group of SNAP recipients. People criticize SNAP without bothering to find out who uses it. “They should get a job.” It must be nice to have never been laid off, become ill, or get paid such low wages that you need help.

Abigail Spanberger presents herself as bulwark against chaos and cruelty Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia is betting that the antidote to Trumpism is unflashy competence and a focus on cost of living

“We need a governor who will support the thousands upon thousands of Virginia families whose livelihoods have been disrupted or destroyed because of Doge and now this government shutdown."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Gov. Newsom Brutally Shreds Trump For Being ‘Underwater’ In ‘Every Core Category’ The California governor said "people are starting to realize" Trump hasn't followed through on his promises.

“We’re poorer and sicker, across the board. People are starting to realize that not only is their coffee more expensive, their beef is more expensive, but the cost of an automobile is more expensive, since he became president, the cost of utilities.”

www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...

#USDemocracy #MomSky
I agree with Angela.

While fascists aim to overwhelm us with bad news, do we sometimes forget that — like in every chess game — 𝘸𝘦 get to make moves, too?

Important Sunday Night News Update I just finished watching Trump's 60 Minutes Interview. As a journalist, I am saddened.

60 Minutes you have failed the nation. As loyal viewers we are furious that there was no concerted effort to fact check that felon. Shame. Shame Shame. You are no longer journalists but just more fucking sycophants sucking up to the fascist.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

“Unchecked power”. The orange 🍊 felon’s not even hiding it anymore. Every word out of his mouth is a lie and at the same time a warning!

#60Minutes #Trump #DemocracyOnTheLine
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

For someone who supposedly knows everything about everything, tRump sure doesn't know anything about a lot of things.

The humor, the clarity, the razor-sharp assessment by Obama that it’s all a distraction from their ongoing efforts to make life worse for everyday Americans. More please, President Obama.

Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?

I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit

Does Kamala Harris get $16 million now?

Open enrollment starts this week—and millions of Americans are finding out just how much their premiums have skyrocketed after Republicans let ACA tax credits expire.

Make no mistake: the GOP owns this crisis.

They had every opportunity to prevent this fallout and are still choosing not to.

Network edits, you say?

Lawsuit time.

I hope future generations recognize how quickly and strangely the contours of what counts as a political scandal changed for this president.

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They replaced him with somebody, the press got behind her. Oh, they were so behind her. But eventually she failed because she couldn't speak. She wasn't a very intelligent person, in my opinion. But she couldn't speak properly. She could not speak. And actually 60 Minutes paid me a lotta money. And you don't have to put this on, because I don't wanna embarrass you, and I'm sure you're not-- you have a great-- I think you have a great, new leader, frankly, who's the young woman that's leading your whole enterprise is a great-- from what I know. I don't know her, but I hear she's a great person. But 60 Minutes was forced to pay me-- a lot of money because they took her answer out that was so bad, it was election-changing, two nights before the election. And they put a new answer in. And they paid me a lot of money for that. You can't have fake news. You've gotta have legit news. And I think that it's happening. I see-- NORAH O'DONNELL: Mr. President-- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: --I see good things happening in the news. I really do. And I think one of the best things to happen is this show and new ownership, CBS and new ownership. I think it's the greatest thing that's happened in a long time to a free and open and good press.

Oh, look at this portion of the Trump interview that 60 Minutes didn't air tonight -- it features him boasting that "60 Minutes was forced to pay me a lot of money," saying Bari Weiss is a "great person," and that David Ellison buying CBS is the "greatest thing that's happened in a long time."

So they edited the interview. I'm going to sue 60 Minutes for several million dollars for fraud and emotional damage.