“All my life I tried to do all I could so that Ukrainians laughed...Now I will do all I can so that Ukrainians at least do not cry any more.” I wrote about Zelenskyy's fateful mission last year. Free link: https://ca.sports.yahoo.co...
01:50 PM - Sep 21, 2023
Here's my counterprogramming for Independence Day: Why should our rights and freedoms in these United States depend on where we live?
https://www.msnbc.com/opin...
https://www.msnbc.com/opin...
11:23 AM - Jul 04, 2023
Not a GOP savior: Ron DeSantis seems more like Donald Trump each day in his disregard for rules, laws, norms, constitutions, and even the Bible-based Golden Rule. So much for moving past Trump and the threats he poses. My new Bulwark piece, with disturbing examples from recent days.
10:27 AM - May 31, 2023
On #memorialday , I can't get this rosannecash
song out of my mind. Here's a gut-wrenching live performance of "When The Master Calls The Roll" from Cash and her guitarist-composer husband, John Leventhal. https://youtu.be/douhLUO5G...
song out of my mind. Here's a gut-wrenching live performance of "When The Master Calls The Roll" from Cash and her guitarist-composer husband, John Leventhal. https://youtu.be/douhLUO5G...
Rosanne Cash, When The Master Calls The Roll - YouTube
13th Annual Artist-in Residence Roseanne Cash with guests Lucinda Williams & Emmylou Harris perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame on September 3, 2015 wi...
09:33 AM - May 29, 2023
I might or might not hate #pickleball , but I love this hilarious column by Rick Reilly. https://wapo.st/3Bf1sqj
03:59 PM - May 10, 2023
. @djrothkopf says good riddance to "slavish deference" to markets and trickle-down, hello to a Biden economy that prioritizes tax fairness, US competitiveness, and policies that benefit the middle class and left-behind. https://www.thedailybeast....
02:11 PM - May 03, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
🚨 BREAKING! Rep. Colin Allred, has announced he will challenge Ted Cruz for Senate. Allred was stuck in the Capitol on Jan 6 and blamed Cruz for an attempt to deny the election.
He's no stranger to tough races and his victory over popular GOP Pete Sessions shows he has the potential to win.
He's no stranger to tough races and his victory over popular GOP Pete Sessions shows he has the potential to win.
12:11 PM - May 03, 2023
Words for all seasons and reasons this morning from @SykesCharlie : "In the meantime, feel free to speculate." Can I get that on a sampler? https://morningshots.thebu...
02:26 PM - May 02, 2023
RIP Gordon Lightfoot. I've been a fan since high school. I saw him at the venue formerly known as Cobo Hall when I was at U-M, and he was awesome. Highly recommend this documentary about his surprisingly wild and crazy life. https://www.rottentomatoes...
09:44 AM - May 02, 2023
Wednesday we are releasing an update to allow threading. We need to test at scale, but we do expect bugs. So please be patient.
09:00 PM - May 01, 2023
One of the many outrages in Florida, one with terrible consequences for individual lives. Glad it's being put in the glare of the spotlight and I hope somebody with lots of money makes these families whole. Gift link: https://t.co/I1yZ6QLNuF
11:55 AM - May 01, 2023
"Don't fight back, fight forward." Catching up on my Ted Lasso viewing. I love this phrase. I would love it better as "Fight back AND fight forward." I love "Fight Forward" by itself as a political slogan. Also, I love Ted Lasso. So many laughs, so much humanity.
09:34 PM - Apr 30, 2023
Excellent George Takei questions and @charlotteclymer answers on #Politics , the steeply rising "severity and frequency of attacks on trans people," and what it's like to be #transgender in the public square. Read and learn. https://thinkbigpicture.su...
05:19 PM - Apr 30, 2023
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What struck me from this account of the White House Correspondents Dinner: Biden saying Rupert Murdoch (age 92) "makes me look like Harry Styles" and Arnold calling the press "the allies of the people." Using my 2nd to last gift link of the month for this. You're welcome. https://wapo.st/3Vh4Fiq
09:46 AM - Apr 30, 2023
A thread by legal analyst Lisa Rubin (lawofruby) that adds a whole new layer to the E. Jean Carroll saga. https://twitter.com/jilldl...
09:09 AM - Apr 30, 2023
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My latest at The Bulwark, on the horrors that abortion ban backers like Lindsey Graham overlook. The harrowing cases of 5 women endangered by Texas bans and criminalization reflect our post-Roe reality. https://www.thebulwark.com...
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Lindsey Graham Wants a National Abortion Ban. Here’s What He Overlooks. - The Bulwark
Senator Lindsey Graham has been pushing since 2015 for a national ban on abortion. “It’s a human rights issue. Does it really matter where you’re conceived?” he said Sunday on CNN. But to the South Carolina Republican, it’s a human rights issue only for the fetus: “At 15…
01:54 PM - Apr 28, 2023
Fascinating, highly relevant and heroic history from Walter Shapiro. He's serious and Dems should be, too: Don’t Make Dianne Feinstein Resign. Just Get Her to the Senate by Any Means Necessary. https://newrepublic.com/ar...
10:06 PM - Apr 27, 2023
Here’s my take on the real story inside yesterday’s FBI report on active shootings: https://t.co/G1L5KQNNCH
03:40 PM - Apr 27, 2023
The Tucker Carson firing has been a choose-your-own adventure Rorschach test. This from mmfa's MattGertz is the most comprehensive list of theories I've seen about why Fox did this and why they did it now. https://www.mediamatters.o...
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Why did Fox News cuck the Tuck? | Media Matters for America
More than 48 hours after Fox News’ unexpected Monday morning announcement that it had cut ties with host Tucker Carlson, there remains no solid explanation for why the right-wing propaganda network got rid of its biggest star. The network’s press release, universally described as “terse,” said only..
01:58 PM - Apr 27, 2023
The president of South Korea sings American Pie by Don McLean. Really well. At a state dinner. https://twitter.com/jeffma...
12:45 PM - Apr 27, 2023
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The House GOP is trying to pass Medicaid work requirements that I argued recently are heartless and counterproductive. The White House says millions could lose coverage.
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03:10 PM - Apr 26, 2023
Well this is cool. The art of the political deal is not dead: Sens. Bernie Sanders and Bill Cassidy introduce bipartisan deal to lower drug prices. https://www.washingtonexam...
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10:03 PM - Apr 25, 2023
So many mysteries after Tucker Carlson exit from Fox: Did Dominion win more than $? What do Smartmatic and Abby Grossberg have on Fox, Carlson et al? What don't we know about suits against Giuliani, Powell, Lindell? Will other hosts be gone soon? Bartiromo? Just asking questions.
02:28 PM - Apr 24, 2023
Hi all. I'm a former reporter and editor and now I'm an opinion writer. Here's one of my recent pieces for The Bulwark, about Trump's history-making prosecutors and the "permission structure" he creates for racism. https://www.thebulwark.com...
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The Racial Element of Trump’s Attacks on His Prosecutors - The Bulwark
Indictment season is officially underway and Donald Trump’s legal Houdini act is closing after a fifty-year run. Yes, he’s making history. But let’s focus for just a moment on the prosecutors leading the investigations that may finally hold him to account. Who they are, and the disturbing nature of ..
12:44 PM - Apr 23, 2023
