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Whether or not Zohran wins, he is setting the bar for how every Dem candidate needs to communicate. Simple, engaging, repetitive, clear-eyed about the stakes and taking the work seriously but not himself seriously. That’s the model for all Dems, ideologically aligned or not.

I spent six months reporting just for him…to…say it

They are extremely clear about the fact that they consider themselves to be at war with you. They do not equivocate about it. It's their stated policy.

If the feds’ objective is to “liberate” Los Angeles and California from its democratically elected leadership, then this not a peacekeeping mission but a program of invasion.

Who should lead New York City? Brad Lander.

FYI: Senator Padilla is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety. "Oversight of the immigration functions of the Department of Homeland Security" is literally the definition of his jurisdiction.

What a brazen lie to tweet right above a video in which one can clearly hear Padilla saying "I'm Senator Alex Padilla."

A US Senator was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents, and then the DHS Secretary went on to say that they are taking control from the "socialist" local government. That is fascist, there is no other proper word for it than that. No euphemisms are necessary or warranted.

YOU FUCKING TELL EM SENATOR

STARTING NOW:

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

holy shit they threw him on the ground and cuffed Padilla when he was out of the room.

Liberate LA from its elected leaders?? Might be the most escalatory language yet.

The NYT, WSJ, and WaPo are all headlining that Padilla "forcibly removed." Which conveniently ignores the slammed-to-the-ground part.

We drill into military officers that Members of Congress have Constitutional oversight rights, Members outrank four-stars in protocol, and even Congressional staffers are treated like generals/admirals. To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.

Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

A classic argument that bond yields and mortgage rates could end up going much higher if Asian defense spending is driven by the world’s Taipei personalities.

I’ve raised this here before —while it’s good for US allies to contribute more to their defense, the sheer scale being demanded could impact long yields (which is one reason we end up with cockamamie suggestions like M-a-L). responsiblestatecraft.org/defense-spen...

One more thing--getting rid of 1703 (the most effective LPO program) while refurbishing 1706 suggests the ENR staff are more interested in keeping existing energy infra alive *rather than building anything new.* 1706 is the brownfield program, 1703 is the greenfield program!

So, if anyone missed it, the next eruption episode has started at Kīlauea. Lava fountains just keep comin'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...

All gas, no breaks. Only you can make this poll a reality: zohranfornyc.com/events

Worth considering that one reason Bluesky doesn't always feel super fun is that current events are relentlessly horrifying and bad

Almost everyone: "Electric cars are too expensive and are all SUVs. We need smaller, cheaper ones." *BYD launches new compact, high-quality electric car in the UK at £18,000* BBC: No, not like that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

a senior political scientist recently described type-2 titles to me as "affirmations" and I think about this all the time

lots happening so it’s easy for massive news to be buried: the trump admin is now moving forward with a clear effort to get SCOTUS to overturn the law banning presidential impoundment & let the federal government decide how money given by congress is spent

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

Menswear guy: not the hero we deserve but the hero we need.

LFG! Win this one for Granville

Zohran is up. Keep going.

Exclusive: I have confirmed that the federal government is still refusing to process permit applications for land-based wind projects almost six months into the Trump administration. Not just offshore. It threatens untold billions of capital investments in the United States. via @heatmap.news

Get government out of the way and stop picking losers (fossil fuels).

Great thread

What does the future of enhanced geothermal power generation look like? Fervo offered an update to partners and investors at its #capeconnect event today, showcasing progress on its 100MW Cape Station project in UT. I tagged along and I learned a lot. Some highlights based on my notes follow… 🔌💡

Just sloshing back and forth between X dot com and the world's worst group chats, plastinating his own brain into a completely synthetic reality

This week on SHIFT KEY, we talk with @greenprofgreen.bsky.social about how asset valuation and climate policy collide and why it provides a powerful lense to understand the political fights over climate action. Listen @heatmap.news or wherever you get your podcasts heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡

“I think we’re in the first inning of a new game. The rare earths have really changed the goalposts here in a big way,” @pstasiatech.bsky.social told me re the latest US-China trade deal potentially signaling a broader reckoning over export controls in the future foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/11/u...

Wallace Shawn was in movies with two famous Andres

"What we do every June is not just about mourning the dead, but also about affording each other a bit more space—space in which to speak, to trust, and to regain that sense of closeness we once had."

Pulitzer prize for this Jay L. Clenendin image of LAPD stormtroopers in front of Barbara Kruger's "Untitled (Questions)"

Trump underwater in literally every single issue. 38% approval overall. 27% approval on his spending bill. 40% approval on deportations. Musk also at 30% approval. 38% approval for RFK Jr. 35% approval for JD Vance. Nobody fucking wants any of this. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

In case you think you've got this whole energy transition thing figured out, I've got some ... complications for you. thechinalab.substack.com/p/complicati...