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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

Something cool came in the mail!

One depressing data point in my story on the Big Beautiful Bill’s Biofuels Boondoggle: Only 4 senators risked offending the farm lobby by signing a letter requesting more rigorous land-use analysis of biofuels. (It won’t matter now - the BBB bans land-use analysis!) e360.yale.edu/features/cor...

My forthcoming book LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs On Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes is now going to be out in MAY (May 13)! And you can preorder it now here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawles... (Redoing this for a pinned post because the old release date was June.)

Gear Report — 4/30/25 We were in an awesome spot with gear, and tariffs are likely to mess it all up.

1st visit to Supreme Ct. The women are SO much better than men. The men are pompous, unengaged, jerks- while women, including ACB, are on top of things, ask relevant difficult ? w/o being asses cc @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @mjsdc.bsky.social @elienyc.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

*In some personal news*, I have been honored with the 2025 Hillman Prize for opinion and analysis. That's pretty cool. It's not every day you get to update the first graph of your obituary to "award winning columnist." :) www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

OMG, incredible!! Congratulations @elienyc.bsky.social!

damn

Stephen did more prep for this than the entire Trump administration

Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

As a Canadian kid who moved to the US just before Gretzky was traded, this @pablo.show hits way too hard. 🇨🇦

1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

They truly are the dimmest of 💡bulbs

NWS Weather alert @iconfactory.bsky.social Tapestry connector github.com/prenagha/tap...

@iconfactory.bsky.social Enjoying Tapestry. The custom connectors and Loom app are great. Created my first connector to show nearby earthquake data from USGS github.com/prenagha/tap...

Elon’s Downfall

Good start, but it is well past time to escalate. Dems please withhold your unanimous consent until the admin follows the law Continuous brazen law breaking ≠ Unanimous consent The days of tradition + decorum are long over, time to get caught up @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov

Thank you @corybooker.com

Publisher's Weekly reviewed my book: "This cuts through the noise of left-wing infighting to serve as an actionable guide to meaningful change." www.publishersweekly.com/9781620978580

Good line from @eoinhiggins.bsky.social

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Just heard @elienyc.bsky.social on Morning Joe about this vital book: Democrats, he said, need our Project 2029.