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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
Quelle surprise.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
Quelle surprise.
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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
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October 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
Quelle surprise.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
Quelle surprise.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
October is Suicide Prevention Month. Stats from Everytown for Gun Safety:
"Most people who die from suicide use a gun. In fact, six out of every ten gun deaths in the United States are from suicide, totaling nearly 27,000 deaths in the U.S. every year."
Hope Dems propose an assault rifle ban.
"Most people who die from suicide use a gun. In fact, six out of every ten gun deaths in the United States are from suicide, totaling nearly 27,000 deaths in the U.S. every year."
Hope Dems propose an assault rifle ban.
October 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
October is Suicide Prevention Month. Stats from Everytown for Gun Safety:
"Most people who die from suicide use a gun. In fact, six out of every ten gun deaths in the United States are from suicide, totaling nearly 27,000 deaths in the U.S. every year."
Hope Dems propose an assault rifle ban.
"Most people who die from suicide use a gun. In fact, six out of every ten gun deaths in the United States are from suicide, totaling nearly 27,000 deaths in the U.S. every year."
Hope Dems propose an assault rifle ban.
I'm so corny, I love these.
October 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I'm so corny, I love these.
I am really looking forward to this movie, which opens Nov. 6, about the life of Jimmy Stewart - how when he returned from fighting in WWII, he was at a low point in his life, and making "It's a Wonderful Life," really did save him.
October 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I am really looking forward to this movie, which opens Nov. 6, about the life of Jimmy Stewart - how when he returned from fighting in WWII, he was at a low point in his life, and making "It's a Wonderful Life," really did save him.
Start with the mirror, Sam
An excellent piece on how the Alito and the other jurists are failing the American people.
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An excellent piece on how the Alito and the other jurists are failing the American people.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/start-with...
Start with the mirror, Sam
The last desperate card for MAGA senators facing defeat and repudiation is the Supreme Court.
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October 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Start with the mirror, Sam
An excellent piece on how the Alito and the other jurists are failing the American people.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/start-with...
An excellent piece on how the Alito and the other jurists are failing the American people.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/start-with...
GRIPPAGE: A CALL TO HANDS (AND FEET)
Good call to action from Anne LaMott.
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Good call to action from Anne LaMott.
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GRIPPAGE: A CALL TO HANDS (AND FEET)
GRIPPAGE: A CALL TO HANDS (AND FEET)
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October 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
GRIPPAGE: A CALL TO HANDS (AND FEET)
Good call to action from Anne LaMott.
annelamott.substack.com/p/grippage-a...
Good call to action from Anne LaMott.
annelamott.substack.com/p/grippage-a...
Happy Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. I am a paesano, myself.
October 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Happy Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. I am a paesano, myself.
Reading today's NYT headlines - from an FBI breach by hackers to dozens killed in Myanmar airstrikes, from the Cornell sexual assault case to ICE hiring 5000 more agents, and from $6 diesel fuel to unheeded employee warnings about AI - one might think we're all going to hell in a handcart.
September 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Reading today's NYT headlines - from an FBI breach by hackers to dozens killed in Myanmar airstrikes, from the Cornell sexual assault case to ICE hiring 5000 more agents, and from $6 diesel fuel to unheeded employee warnings about AI - one might think we're all going to hell in a handcart.
Not his army
Such a good column, reminding us how far this administration has deviated from the intent of the Constitution.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/not-his-ar...
Such a good column, reminding us how far this administration has deviated from the intent of the Constitution.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/not-his-ar...
Not his army
The lesson George Washington left America 237 years ago
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September 29, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Not his army
Such a good column, reminding us how far this administration has deviated from the intent of the Constitution.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/not-his-ar...
Such a good column, reminding us how far this administration has deviated from the intent of the Constitution.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/not-his-ar...
I'm reading this new book by Sarah Longwell, founder of The Bulwark, on the ways in which Republicans have been successful in reaching millions, and the ways in which Democrats have not. Her findings are based on thousands of interviews with voters of all stripes. Very smart, very enlightening.
September 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I'm reading this new book by Sarah Longwell, founder of The Bulwark, on the ways in which Republicans have been successful in reaching millions, and the ways in which Democrats have not. Her findings are based on thousands of interviews with voters of all stripes. Very smart, very enlightening.
I saw a T-shirt today thaat read: AI can't replace me because I don't do anything. It made me smile.
September 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I saw a T-shirt today thaat read: AI can't replace me because I don't do anything. It made me smile.
Trump's Board of Peace has a plan to rebuild Gaza. This is their estimate of the damage done. "The plan estimates physical damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion and says full recovery and reconstruction will require about $71.4 billion over the next decade."
What Israel, with help from us, hath wrought.
What Israel, with help from us, hath wrought.
September 24, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Trump's Board of Peace has a plan to rebuild Gaza. This is their estimate of the damage done. "The plan estimates physical damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion and says full recovery and reconstruction will require about $71.4 billion over the next decade."
What Israel, with help from us, hath wrought.
What Israel, with help from us, hath wrought.
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting
I wish someone could explain to me how AI "escapes" and does nefarious things.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
I wish someone could explain to me how AI "escapes" and does nefarious things.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:06 AM
OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting
I wish someone could explain to me how AI "escapes" and does nefarious things.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
I wish someone could explain to me how AI "escapes" and does nefarious things.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...
SPOTLIGHTS
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A lovely and poignant Anne LaMott column, which we can always count on from her.
annelamott.substack.com/p/spotlights...
A lovely and poignant Anne LaMott column, which we can always count on from her.
SPOTLIGHTS
Of course there are surgeons who are both brilliant, stunningly accomplished at what they do, and, at the same time, have a pleasant bedside manner, who do not drip with condescension when talking wit...
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September 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
SPOTLIGHTS
annelamott.substack.com/p/spotlights...
A lovely and poignant Anne LaMott column, which we can always count on from her.
annelamott.substack.com/p/spotlights...
A lovely and poignant Anne LaMott column, which we can always count on from her.
How can James Talarico hold only a "slight" lead over the crooked, corrupt and inept Ken Paxton. That's a mytery to me.
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Talarico holds slight lead in Texas Senate race poll
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has a slight lead over his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, according to a new poll. In the NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group poll, 46 percent of…
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September 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
How can James Talarico hold only a "slight" lead over the crooked, corrupt and inept Ken Paxton. That's a mytery to me.
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You know, this is the kind of thing that makes me laugh - Republicans haven't known for months and months that Trump's bizarre actions and total corruption would affect all the cowardly Republicans? The bloodbath couldn't happen to a more deserving gang of idiots.
September 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
You know, this is the kind of thing that makes me laugh - Republicans haven't known for months and months that Trump's bizarre actions and total corruption would affect all the cowardly Republicans? The bloodbath couldn't happen to a more deserving gang of idiots.
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The rich get richer and to heck with the rest of us.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
The rich get richer and to heck with the rest of us.
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Opinion | In the Land of Billionaire Barbarians (Gift Article)
The center of the tech industry is culturally barren because wealthy executives have no interest in communities outside their fiefs.
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September 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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The rich get richer and to heck with the rest of us.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
The rich get richer and to heck with the rest of us.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
I just watched the "60 Minutes" story abt. "pardon brokers" one can hire for a fee ($300k to $3M) to get a pardon request in front of Pres. Trump. Some 90+% of the pardons Trump has granted were done that way & not thru reg. channels where one can request a pardon for the price of a postage stamp.
September 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I just watched the "60 Minutes" story abt. "pardon brokers" one can hire for a fee ($300k to $3M) to get a pardon request in front of Pres. Trump. Some 90+% of the pardons Trump has granted were done that way & not thru reg. channels where one can request a pardon for the price of a postage stamp.
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Another swell idea from the lunatic in the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Another swell idea from the lunatic in the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers (Gift Article)
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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September 20, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Another swell idea from the lunatic in the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Another swell idea from the lunatic in the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
The tapestry lived. The boy didn’t
This is a heartrending story about a regime we know all too well.
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This is a heartrending story about a regime we know all too well.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-tapest...
The tapestry lived. The boy didn’t
PLUS: Dead Air: Return Of The Mitch with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell TODAY at 12 pm ET
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September 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The tapestry lived. The boy didn’t
This is a heartrending story about a regime we know all too well.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-tapest...
This is a heartrending story about a regime we know all too well.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-tapest...
How Flock Became Public Enemy No. 1
I have written to the Mayor and Chief of Police in my town urging them to get rid of these cameras.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
I have written to the Mayor and Chief of Police in my town urging them to get rid of these cameras.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
Opinion | How Flock Cameras Became the Enemy
The campaign against Flock shows that fighting to protect personal privacy isn’t a lost cause.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
How Flock Became Public Enemy No. 1
I have written to the Mayor and Chief of Police in my town urging them to get rid of these cameras.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
I have written to the Mayor and Chief of Police in my town urging them to get rid of these cameras.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
I'm reading "The Only Plane in the Sky," an oral history of 9/11, by Garrett Graff. It is riveting. The events of the day are told by World Trade Center workers, fire fighters, air traffic controllers, the military who scrambled jets to intercept Flight 93, and more. A really good read.
September 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I'm reading "The Only Plane in the Sky," an oral history of 9/11, by Garrett Graff. It is riveting. The events of the day are told by World Trade Center workers, fire fighters, air traffic controllers, the military who scrambled jets to intercept Flight 93, and more. A really good read.
How did Repubs think this would all play out when they let Trump tear down the East Wing, threaten to tear down the Kennedy Center, violently round up & detain thousands of immigrants & non-immigrants, take us to war, trample our Constitutional rights & more. Did they think this was a winning plank?
September 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
How did Repubs think this would all play out when they let Trump tear down the East Wing, threaten to tear down the Kennedy Center, violently round up & detain thousands of immigrants & non-immigrants, take us to war, trample our Constitutional rights & more. Did they think this was a winning plank?
Trump’s Kennedy Center tantrum — and the value of Beatty fighting back
As the writer says, he wishes he were making all this up, but he is not. We all wish he were making it up.
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As the writer says, he wishes he were making all this up, but he is not. We all wish he were making it up.
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Trump’s Kennedy Center tantrum — and the value of Beatty fighting back
Also: A federal judge accused the Trump administration of abusing the discovery process for political ends in a case over Trump’s “anti-DEI” efforts.
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September 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Trump’s Kennedy Center tantrum — and the value of Beatty fighting back
As the writer says, he wishes he were making all this up, but he is not. We all wish he were making it up.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...
As the writer says, he wishes he were making all this up, but he is not. We all wish he were making it up.
open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...