Jamie Harrison

I agree, but you've got the wrong Jamie Harrison. @jaimeharrison.bsky.social

The Benny Hill version

Young People Suing Trump Over Climate Have Their Day in Federal Court

Young People Suing Trump Over Climate Have Their Day in Federal Court www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/c...

Who (isn’t) benefitting from the Trump economy I will leave it to the economists to say that the economy isn't doing well, which they are saying, because it isn't. What I will do, instead, is explain what that looks like in practical terms. As you...

Made some charts about how employment has changed during Trump's second term. www.pbump.net/o/who-isnt-b...

America 201: We are a nation of immigrants from places besides Europe, too It is likely that you have by now heard about Sen. Eric Schmitt's (R-Mo.) speech at a right-wing conference on Tuesday. In it, he rejected the idea that America was "an abstract and vaguely-defined pr...

www.pbump.net/o/america-20... Actual facts from the always estimable @pbump.com

#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/

This is your Democratic campaign message for 2026

The comments on Bret Stephens’ latest NYT column, “No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza,” are really something.

Defending Medicaid Cuts, Ernst Tells Iowans, ‘We All Are Going to Die’

Get in line, people. (gift article)

The death toll from Russia’s Palm Sunday ballistic missile attack on Sumy is now 32 killed, including 2 children, and 99 people injured, of which 11 are children, according to the state emergency service of Ukraine.

After Unveiling Tariff Plan, Trump Will Abandon White House Early Today for Miami Golf Club Trump will then spend the night at Mar-a-Lago

He just left to golf with the Saudis. meidasnews.com/news/after-u...

11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.

But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.

The people still have the power.

Elon Musk and the the Threat of the Over-Mighty Subject, Part II This post is a second part of a post from March 11th...

Elon Musk and the the Threat of the Over-Mighty Subject, Part II talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/elon-...
Too big to fail.

Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act: Notes on Preserving the American Republic A short time ago former US Attorney Barb McQuade posted this passage...

Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act: Notes on Preserving the American Republic talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/obser...

im probably just being optimistic but it feels more and more like this strategy of rather indiscriminately and smugly firing a shitload of Americans who serve their country and don’t do political jobs will probably just start pissing off ppl who don’t pay attention to politics.

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

I posted this longer version on X

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Opinion | The tactical ignorance of Elon Musk Musk’s claims of widespread fraud in the Social Security system merit skepticism.

Elon is wrong a lot and sometimes it’s because he’s ignorant and sometimes it’s because he’s lying and sometimes it’s because he would rather turn his ignorance into an attack than admit he’s wrong. Sort of like Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... More great reporting from @cwarzel.bsky.social and the Atlantic. "Sources we spoke with emphasized that the level of access DOGE possesses means that the organization may already be able to siphon data that Musk or his agents could hold on to forever."

Great news.

Nicely put.

Whoop! Many thanks to Mountains & Plains!

Wrong person

You're got the wrong account.

Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza and Says Palestinians Should Move (Gift Article) The president met with the Israeli prime minister at the White House, meeting in person with another world leader for the first time since returning to power.

A Canadian Member of Parliament just told CNN “This isn’t gunboat diplomacy. This is Al Capone during his syphilitic period.

Weak tea, man. Get a move on.

Berlin Newspaper. They Get It.

Ars Longs Vita Brevis talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ars-l...