Tim Dickinson

This small story is somehow the perfect encapsulation of the rot coming from inside the Trump White House:

White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources

President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump's speeches, sources say.

A brief and sudden illness after a trip to Ukraine...

If this were a spy novel you'd think he got got.

Super interesting guy vying to be the first Navy SEAL Democrat in Congress. Oh, and he carried the nuclear "football" for Obama.

Morality, Military, Michigan: The Race for the 7th District

Michigan candidate Matt Maasdam strongly believes that leaders should serve the people, people shouldn't serve their leaders.

this ought to be impeachable

The New York Times @nytimes.com

Breaking News: Federal officials acknowledged in court documents that they canceled grants to states that didn’t vote for President Trump in 2024. nyti.ms/4gRd5Kb

the idea that erstwhile neocons think they get to police who else gets to be inside the Democratic tent is never not amusing

<Pete Hegseth Mandates Gender-Affirming Care> is the headline you're looking for

He can talk for 20 mins at a time but can't type out a missive for good old Lindsey Graham 🤔

For the 250th, I spoke with @kevinmkruse.bsky.social about the reactionary spasm of the MAGA movement, and how America has overcome similar struggles

MAGA Wants to Reverse American Progress

Princeton Professor Kevin Kruse explains our current moment with a historical lens

@normeisen.bsky.social and I discussed the 'Trumped up' case against Olympic canoeist Davey Hearn, who faces a felony charge for touching the waters of the reflecting pool

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He's a legend. He's an icon.

Kudos to the Taco Bell PR team who somehow got them covered as the victim here

What in the name of late stage capitalism....

We've had this local eyesore. A corporate developer didn't maintain it and it got tagged all over.

Years go by. New owner. No maintenance. Finally, the city spends cash to paint the building.

And now there's a new 'graffiti' billboard hanging on it 👀

I spoke to former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart, now a Maine voter, about the Graham Platner fiasco and what comes next -- as the state Dems scramble to nominate a candidate who can defeat Sen. Susan Collins.

The Maine Issue: What Lies Ahead for the Democratic Convention

Washington chose Graham Platner for Maine. Joe Lockhart explains how Maine can choose who they want for Washington.

I flew over Greenland on my way back from Europe and, like holy shit. I've never seen a crazier landscape

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*unless you're a J6er

Forest bathing is somehow still underrated

Wizard Falls is criminally underrated

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I didn't have LeBron to Philly on my bingo card. Wow 😲

I broke down the clusterfarge in Maine, created by Graham Platner's reckless run and sudden collapse

Who Will Replace Graham Platner in Maine?

The race is on to challenge Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of 2026.

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What was always missing in his redemption story was any kind of pivot

In Paris this 4th thinking about liberte egalite & fraternite, and visiting a scale model of Lady Liberty 🗽