Kurt Hatcher

It's so funny that the White House has decided, since Tuesday evening, that its big focus will be costs — after eight months of splattering gold paint all over the White House and after a big Roaring '20s party at the private club the president bought from a Post cereals heiress.

Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does.

Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.

There are 133 counties and county-equivalents in Virginia and New Jersey. In 127 of them, the vote shifted to the Democrats since November 2024. On average, the shift was 6 points to the left.

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!

In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

👇🎯 The signal amidst the noise. The Democrats winning is a sign that there are more (small d) democrats than authoritarians, & we (the small d democrats) are going to win, no matter how long it takes.

Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.

From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.

I sure am enjoying No Kings 3 tonight.

Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

NBC News projects that Pennsylvania will retain all 3 Democratic state Supreme Court justices.

Its a complete and total loss for Republicans tonight.

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Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

Every accusation is projection at this point.

So 30% say Dems are "out of touch" because they perceive Dems to be drinking the blood of children to extend their longevity, and 30% say Dems are "out of touch" because they are too corporate and can't get (much) popular shit done even when in power.

But that nuance doesn't get clicks, so...

Republicans in North Carolina are so ashamed of what they did with redistricting, they erased this speech by NC State Senator @MichaelKGarrett from the official record.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, Complicity American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.

Sunday Reading: A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, and Complicity

American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

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Israel suspends aid into Gaza and launches ‘massive wave of attacks’ – Middle East crisis live Ceasefire close to total collapse as health officials say 29 Palestinians killed in Gaza

Here it is. Trump's Gaza cease-fire deal just went up in flames.

Reported just 12 minutes ago.

Israel not only has suspended aid into Gaza but has launched a massive wave of attacks.

Time Magazine is going to have to come up with a new cover of Trump.

Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A

There were counter protesters circling the park in their cars, wasting gas, jamming up traffic, waving pro-Trump flags, screaming things like "long live the king!"

But not that many. They were far outnumbered by the pro-democracy crowd. ✊

Hundreds of people turned out in Meadville, PA (population 13,000)

International student arrivals to the US fall by 19% The US recorded a 20% drop in student visa arrivals this August, though the full picture remains unclear amid contradictory datasets.

New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...

DARTMOUTH OUT!

We are at 6 rejections. Vanderbilt is the only private left standing "considering" the compact along with UT Austin and the University of Arizona.

screenshot of an email saying: "To the Penn Community: For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world. Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community. Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns. At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress. I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day. Sincerely, J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD President University of Pennsylvania"

Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

"We're against anti-Semitism, except when it comes from our side"

I would say it's more like the "Love America, Hate MAGA-Murica" rally

When a Young Republican says it, well that's just a dumb joke. When someone here legally with a visa suggests Charlie Kirk reaped what he sowed, well, their visa gets revoked.

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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“.. Today, we join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues ..”

@nbcnews.com
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It's wild how quickly we bounced from "is it wrong to call conservatives fascist?" to "we're officially labeling liberals as a terrorist organization."

It's extra wild because we don't have any official policy for dealing with fascists, but we have crystal clear, official policy to kill terrorists.