Jill Lawrence
@jilldlawrence.bsky.social
Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work: https://jilllawrence.com
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Contributor: Democrats can use the next two years to hold Trump accountable
If they can take real action on popular priorities, they will give the Democratic presidential candidate of 2028 a solid platform on which to campaign.
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If Trump was annoyed by Democratic investigations of him in his 1st term (and he was), he’ll be livid at what’s on tap for the next 2 years: investigations like no one's ever seen, plus progress (or at least useful messaging) on popular ideas. My latest @latimes.com
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Impeach RFK Jr.
www.protectourcare.org/pro-vax-cdc-...
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Pro-Vax CDC Deputy Director Quits As RFK Jr Welcomes More Measles — Protect Our Care
CDC deputy director and chief medical officer Jennifer Shuford is calling it quits just 6 months into the job amid disagreements “with the administration’s approach to vaccine policy.” That’s one...
www.protectourcare.org
October 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Impeach RFK Jr.
www.protectourcare.org/pro-vax-cdc-...
www.protectourcare.org/pro-vax-cdc-...
First of a (serious and needed) @rexhuppke.bsky.social series on "America’s Looming Farm Crisis.” Pols pay lip service then ignore farmers as risks rise due to climate change, tariffs, global market shifts, and the Iran war that's spiking fuel and fertilizer costs. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Farmers fear a crisis coming. America can't afford to ignore them | Opinion
Whether you're a farmer or a finance executive who has never seen a farm, the health of U.S. farming is vital to you. And right now, it's not healthy.
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October 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
First of a (serious and needed) @rexhuppke.bsky.social series on "America’s Looming Farm Crisis.” Pols pay lip service then ignore farmers as risks rise due to climate change, tariffs, global market shifts, and the Iran war that's spiking fuel and fertilizer costs. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I know that these sorts of panicky, apoplectic texts are standard fare once early voting starts. But I gotta say it still feels good to get Arkansas GOP blasts about how Democrats are attempting a “takeover” by
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Voting.
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Voting.
October 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I know that these sorts of panicky, apoplectic texts are standard fare once early voting starts. But I gotta say it still feels good to get Arkansas GOP blasts about how Democrats are attempting a “takeover” by
*checks notes*
Voting.
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Voting.
If Trump was annoyed by Democratic investigations of him in his 1st term (and he was), he’ll be livid at what’s on tap for the next 2 years: investigations like no one's ever seen, plus progress (or at least useful messaging) on popular ideas. My latest @latimes.com
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Democrats can use the next two years to hold Trump accountable
If they can take real action on popular priorities, they will give the Democratic presidential candidate of 2028 a solid platform on which to campaign.
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
If Trump was annoyed by Democratic investigations of him in his 1st term (and he was), he’ll be livid at what’s on tap for the next 2 years: investigations like no one's ever seen, plus progress (or at least useful messaging) on popular ideas. My latest @latimes.com
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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"Let them eat cake at Mar A Lago...Oh wait you are too poor!"-👹
October 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Let them eat cake at Mar A Lago...Oh wait you are too poor!"-👹
This is just nuts.
Trump's affordability message: "You could even come to Mar-a-Lago. You'll be my guest. The problem is that for $5,000 the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert. I'm not even sure you could buy that! No, don't go there. It's not a good place if you're price conscious."
October 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This is just nuts.
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just heartbreaking stuff
Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.
Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.
October 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
just heartbreaking stuff
Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.
Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.
4 Senate Dems want Trump officials to restore billions in clean energy grants to blue states "before a key vote on the permitting deal." They were cut off a year ago for political reasons. This would not be a "high bar" for any other president. It would be fairness. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
♟️ New permitting gambit
www.axios.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
4 Senate Dems want Trump officials to restore billions in clean energy grants to blue states "before a key vote on the permitting deal." They were cut off a year ago for political reasons. This would not be a "high bar" for any other president. It would be fairness. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.
RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
October 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.
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Who do I give to to get this in front of as many Michigan voters as possible?
October 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Who do I give to to get this in front of as many Michigan voters as possible?
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Who’s gonna tell him?
JD Vance: "Gas prices are too high ... they skyrocket every time some tinpot dictator decides to throw a tantrum"
October 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Who’s gonna tell him?
“Mr. Trump spoke longer in his one speech than Mr. Obama did across two.” Gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...
Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Midterms Rally Speech (Gift Article)
The 44th president sharply criticized Mr. Trump, who hit back later in the day. Mr. Obama also assailed Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio.
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October 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
“Mr. Trump spoke longer in his one speech than Mr. Obama did across two.” Gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...
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Stunning Lula victory in Brazil is another sign of how easily we all let ourselves get psy-op-ed by the right's expressions of confidence into, you know, believing them. We really have to get over that habit!
October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Stunning Lula victory in Brazil is another sign of how easily we all let ourselves get psy-op-ed by the right's expressions of confidence into, you know, believing them. We really have to get over that habit!
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This is the woman of the week. Virginia Dillard, age 105, got herself all pretty to go vote in Texas. 💙
October 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This is the woman of the week. Virginia Dillard, age 105, got herself all pretty to go vote in Texas. 💙
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This is very good on the naked propaganda accompanying Trump's payments to voters.
Hat tip to @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and her Dad who sent his $90 payment to a pro-immigrant group.
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Hat tip to @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and her Dad who sent his $90 payment to a pro-immigrant group.
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Donald Trump, humanitarian? LOL.
Well, there was that 90 bucks that mysteriously appeared in my father’s account. Could it be that he ... cares? Nah.
historykeepshappening.substack.com
October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is very good on the naked propaganda accompanying Trump's payments to voters.
Hat tip to @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and her Dad who sent his $90 payment to a pro-immigrant group.
historykeepshappening.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Hat tip to @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and her Dad who sent his $90 payment to a pro-immigrant group.
historykeepshappening.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
A must-read from @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social. If Trump accounts sound too good to be true, it's because they are. Much to unpack, from entrapment (you can't opt out!) to corruption potential to surprise disability benefit cutoffs. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/automating...
Automating the Bribe State
Trump accounts use automation to help the wealthy, while making social programs inaccessible
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
A must-read from @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social. If Trump accounts sound too good to be true, it's because they are. Much to unpack, from entrapment (you can't opt out!) to corruption potential to surprise disability benefit cutoffs. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/automating...
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Elon made a mistake by stabbing Ukraine in the back because now everyone is looking for alternatives to doing business with him knowing he can't be trusted
October 20, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Elon made a mistake by stabbing Ukraine in the back because now everyone is looking for alternatives to doing business with him knowing he can't be trusted
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Elon made a mistake by stabbing Ukraine in the back because now everyone is looking for alternatives to doing business with him knowing he can't be trusted
October 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Elon made a mistake by stabbing Ukraine in the back because now everyone is looking for alternatives to doing business with him knowing he can't be trusted
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston.
He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for.
Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial.
#BlueWaveIn10Days
He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for.
Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial.
#BlueWaveIn10Days
October 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston.
He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for.
Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial.
#BlueWaveIn10Days
He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for.
Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial.
#BlueWaveIn10Days
"The party needs to relearn what integrity means and that Republicans answer to voters, not to Trump." Chris Truax, southern California McCain primary campaign chair in 2008, on why GOP voters should choose Democrats this year. Yes please. Help us out here. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
If you love the Republican Party, vote for a Democrat | Opinion
President Donald Trump promised no new wars and lower prices. Republicans in Congress let him deliver the opposite. A two-year timeout is the cure.
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October 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM
"The party needs to relearn what integrity means and that Republicans answer to voters, not to Trump." Chris Truax, southern California McCain primary campaign chair in 2008, on why GOP voters should choose Democrats this year. Yes please. Help us out here. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I don't know, maybe Democrats could spend years actually organizing there and investing the way Republicans do? But we're talking science fiction now.
COMMENTARY: Arkansas Democrats have their best opening in years. What if they still can’t win? arkansasadvocate.com/2026/10/25/a...
Commentary: Arkansas Democrats have their best opening in years. What if they still can’t win? | Arkansas Advocate
COMMENTARY: There are enough warning signs about Arkansas to temper Democrats' enthusiasm in the midterm election.
arkansasadvocate.com
October 25, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I don't know, maybe Democrats could spend years actually organizing there and investing the way Republicans do? But we're talking science fiction now.
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Former presidents are just roasting the hell out of the White House redo today and it’s going to drive Trump absolutely insane
October 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Former presidents are just roasting the hell out of the White House redo today and it’s going to drive Trump absolutely insane
The throughlines of @ossoff.bsky.social's career—his corruption investigations and talent for going viral—are illuminated in this @washingtonpost.com dig into his leadership of a company that produced documentaries exposing corruption. By @ianwardreports.bsky.social Gift link. 🎁
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Jon Ossoff’s films exposed corruption. Then his colleague was murdered.
What the Georgia Democrat and potential presidential candidate learned about politics and going viral from his time making documentaries.
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October 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The throughlines of @ossoff.bsky.social's career—his corruption investigations and talent for going viral—are illuminated in this @washingtonpost.com dig into his leadership of a company that produced documentaries exposing corruption. By @ianwardreports.bsky.social Gift link. 🎁
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Flagging and gifting this "wowzer" story, as one of its authors called it. Russia, Russia, Russia, all over again. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
October 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Flagging and gifting this "wowzer" story, as one of its authors called it. Russia, Russia, Russia, all over again. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...
"Open racism and bigotry as a closing message." @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on Republicans, the midterms, and the Michigan Senate race.
I’ve done a lot of cable news interviews over the years, but I still get questions that shock me.
October 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"Open racism and bigotry as a closing message." @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on Republicans, the midterms, and the Michigan Senate race.