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New Column: Thought experiment: Put Trump in the White House in 1939-40 and ask yourself if he would have declared the US the "arsenal of democracy" as FDR did. newrepublic.com/article/1922...

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New Column: Disgraceful. Total set-up. newrepublic.com/article/1921... via @newrepublic.com

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Thanks, Norm!! Great conversation.

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Gene Hacksman's greatest performance? Well, all the obvious ones, but weirdly? Birdcage! He was fantastic.

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Poor Michelle Trachtenberg. The last line she ever spoke in Buffy was a gem: "The mall is destroyed? We fought on the wrong side." RIP.

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I predicted months ago that Bezos would someday soon sell to Sinclair or Murdoch. I didn't realize he'd just become Sinclair or Murdoch. And after this doesn't work, he'll probably sell to them anyway.

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New Column: The Friday night military purge and the constant "jokes" tell me one thing: he's laying the groundwork for staying in office a long time. newrepublic.com/article/1918... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

I believe I do a pretty good job in this column of explaining why public-sector workers are valuable. Please read, @housedemocrats.bsky.social! newrepublic.com/post/191811/...

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New Column: Hoo boy, is that jerk gonna live to regret that stunt. newrepublic.com/post/191811/... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which oversees the most secretive and elite military units in the country, has confirmed to The New Republic that some of its soldiers are currently training Mexican troops on Mexican soil.

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It’s emigration, not immigration, that should worry Americans because people wanting to leave, even if a relatively small number actually do it, is a sign that this country is losing its capacity to address even its most pressing problems. newrepublic.com/article/1914...

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Perhaps one of the differences between the midcentury right and MAGA is that the earlier conservatism seemed to have a world it sought to preserve—as hierarchical as it may have been—whereas today, the right seems bent on destruction, compelled only by fantasy and rage.

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Scoop --> Trump-Musk cuts just resulted in the firing of numerous top researchers at NIH's center for combating Alzheimer's, sources tell me. They predict big setbacks to fighting dementias. This cause was once championed by Republicans. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

submitted 12 days ago • 181 comments

The United States is joining an international fascist network before our very eyes.

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New Column: Step by sickening step, the United States is joining a global fascist network. 😢 newrepublic.com/article/1916... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 13 days ago • 9 comments

"This idea that the resistance failed in the first time around is a total myth. ... [it] defeated Trump in the 2018 midterm elections, defeated Trump in the 2020 elections ... There’s really nothing more you could ask of a resistance than to defeat the incumbent authoritarian."

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New Column: It took Pam Bondi five whole days to do something for which any normal president would have fired her instantly. newrepublic.com/post/191552/... via @newrepublic.com

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Terrific deep dive by Joe Lapointe for the March @newrepublic.com on what happened in Michigan. It wasn't all the Arab American vote. newrepublic.com/article/1908... via @newrepublic.com

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This is terrific reporting from Susan Milligan in our March cover package. newrepublic.com/article/1909... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 17 days ago • 12 comments

Excellent from @gregsargent.bsky.social on what happened last Nov in Reading, PA. newrepublic.com/article/1908... via @newrepublic.com

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New Column: This Eric Adams situation. Insane. Times five. newrepublic.com/post/191552/... via @newrepublic.com

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My contribution to our March cover package--with some big(ish) ideas, and some fresh reporting on "that ad." newrepublic.com/article/1909... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 18 days ago • 6 comments

America in Crisis: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead Join me, @oliviaoftroye.com, @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @timothynoah.bsky.social, & more for urgent talks on Trump 2.0, climate, & democracy today at 6:30 p.m. EST: www.eventbrite.com/e/america-in...

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

Fort Liberty re-re-named!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ro...

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New Column: Even without any power, there are a number of things they could be doing. newrepublic.com/article/1913... via @newrepublic.com

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New Column: This may have seemed like kind of a joke. But do NOT treat it as one! newrepublic.com/post/191288/... via @newrepublic.com

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@nytimes.com headline this morning: "With Gaza Takeover Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea." "Improbable." I'd love to be in the room when the front-page editors debate adjectives.

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau stopped performing its oversight duties as soon as Trump appointed Scott Bessent as acting head, fulfilling the wishes of the country’s most powerful civilian, billionaire Elon Musk. newrepublic.com/post/191085/...

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New Column: "Who elected you?" is an old punch line. This time, it's not a joke. Nightmare. newrepublic.com/article/1910... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

1. There is no law. 2. There is no independence. 3. Diversity is poison. At least we know the battle lines. newrepublic.com/post/190987/... via @newrepublic.com

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New Column: synthesizing what we've learned so far. newrepublic.com/post/190987/... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Watch me and @harrylitman.bsky.social (who is now the senior legal columnist for @newrepublic.com!) talk about Trump's assault on the DOJ and more: newrepublic.com/article/1907...

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Trump admin sends insane mixed signals on key OMB order: Intentional chaos, multi-dimensional chess! If Biden admin did same: Incompetents, Keystone Cops!

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

Trump’s first week back and he’s already breaking laws, purging watchdogs, and undermining democracy. Where does this lead? Join us Feb 12 at America in Crisis to unpack the chaos. RSVP here: www.atlasarts.org/events/the-n...

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“Dr. Phil is here to livestream your arrest is almost too stupid to take seriously. But that may prove to be the defining feature of life under the second Trump administration.” — @melissagiragrant.com

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Feb. 12: America in Crisis: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead Join me, @oliviaoftroye.com, @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @timothynoah.bsky.social, & more for urgent talks on Trump 2.0, climate, & democracy. RSVP (live from D.C./livestream): www.atlasarts.org/events/the-n...

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New Column: He didn't "appear to" break the law. He broke the law. Do something, Dems! newrepublic.com/article/1907... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 35 days ago • 15 comments

The president broke the law. Clearly and unambiguously. On his fifth day in office. In what democracy is that not an issue? newrepublic.com/article/1907...

submitted 35 days ago • 65 comments

Trump’s new Civil Rights agenda: halt DOJ cases, empower militias, and shred birthright citizenship. America’s in crisis. Hear from @mjtoma.bsky.social, Bennie Thompson & more on Feb. 12. RSVP for livestream and in-person: trib.al/IF3F3xT @americansunited.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social

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New Column: As bad as we thought. Worse. Those pardons are legally and morally despicable. newrepublic.com/post/190652/... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump’s regressive vision declares war on progress. Join us on Feb. 12 to examine the coming storm. Guests include @timothynoah.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @markzaidesq.bsky.social, @gregsargent.bsky.social, and many more. RSVP before it sells out: www.atlasarts.org/events/the-n...

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As CNN’s Jim Acosta crucifies a MAGA lawmaker over Trump’s January 6 pardons, a press critic reflects on why we don’t see more of this—and how this failing has enabled pro-Trump propaganda to succeed.

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Trump’s regressive vision declares war on progress. Join us on Feb. 12 to examine the coming storm. Guests include @timothynoah.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @markzaidesq.bsky.social, @gregsargent.bsky.social, and many more. RSVP before it sells out: www.atlasarts.org/events/the-n...

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Dr King = America's greatest conscience; Trump = America's greatest anti-conscience. The contrast describes the battle that awaits us for the next four years. newrepublic.com/article/1904... via @newrepublic.com

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Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison. From @dceiver.bsky.social:

submitted 44 days ago • 21 comments

Trump will have one big thing that he didn’t have in 2017: a pliant and willing establishment that will give him every benefit of every doubt as he pulls at the republic’s threads.

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New Column: It’s Time to Check Back in, Liberals—Trump 2.0 Will Be Far, Far Worse newrepublic.com/post/190361/... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump has nominated for FBI director someone who compiled and publicized his very own enemies list. Here’s Patel’s list: newrepublic.com/article/1889...

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