We should try electing some kind of deliberative body that makes decisions about levying taxes.
February 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We should try electing some kind of deliberative body that makes decisions about levying taxes.
A beautiful demonstration of Trump's deliberative process.
June 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
A beautiful demonstration of Trump's deliberative process.
And the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body will have nothing to say about it. 🤡
JUST IN: TRUMP HAS REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCED HE'S TRANSFERRING $10 BILLION FROM THE US GOVERNMENT TO HIS "BOARD OF PEACE," PER CNN ...
February 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
And the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body will have nothing to say about it. 🤡
COATES: “Trump’s saying, ‘Y’all, I’m just gonna kill people.’ And the Greatest Deliberative Body has nothing to say about it. Y’all are punk, y’all are cowards.”
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
COATES: “Trump’s saying, ‘Y’all, I’m just gonna kill people.’ And the Greatest Deliberative Body has nothing to say about it. Y’all are punk, y’all are cowards.”
The Governors of the free States of America, particularly Democratic states, need to hold a summit to create a deliberative body and as a framework for collective action against those who would wage war against those states
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The Governors of the free States of America, particularly Democratic states, need to hold a summit to create a deliberative body and as a framework for collective action against those who would wage war against those states
yeah how Abdul and Nixon do is going to make or break her 2028 plans. I respect the deliberative process a lot actually.
“We are here to break the map.”
Damn right. Worth reading her entire comments here. It’s a generational moment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
Damn right. Worth reading her entire comments here. It’s a generational moment.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’ (Gift Article)
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
yeah how Abdul and Nixon do is going to make or break her 2028 plans. I respect the deliberative process a lot actually.
For decades, vaccine recommendations have been made through a deliberative, expert guided scientific process.
September 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For decades, vaccine recommendations have been made through a deliberative, expert guided scientific process.
World‘s most deliberative body? My arse!
July 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
World‘s most deliberative body? My arse!
Gosh, I’m sorry, @nytimes.com, I guess I must’ve missed all your extensive reporting on Donald Trump’s non-volatile, steady, stable, calm, thoughtful, deliberate, deliberative, measured, reasoned, dispassionate, judicious, careful, prudent, sagacious, and sapient side 🙄
August 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Gosh, I’m sorry, @nytimes.com, I guess I must’ve missed all your extensive reporting on Donald Trump’s non-volatile, steady, stable, calm, thoughtful, deliberate, deliberative, measured, reasoned, dispassionate, judicious, careful, prudent, sagacious, and sapient side 🙄
the senate is not a deliberative body, it is a corpse
coasting on the reputation of the Senate as the greatest deliberative body while doing nothing
i think a major feature of american politics, particularly in the Senate, is that politicians aren't really *leaders* anymore. In the senate, they live in a choreographed world of procedural nonsense. they don't lead anymore, they just respond
January 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
the senate is not a deliberative body, it is a corpse
World's greatest deliberative body, etc. etc.
This is wild. “Republican senators insist they don't know how or why the tax was inserted into the bill they're rushing to pass. No senator is taking credit for or defending it.
"It's a secret, I guess," said Lindsey Graham, the BUDGET COMMITTEE CHARIMAN. “I don't know where it came from."
"It's a secret, I guess," said Lindsey Graham, the BUDGET COMMITTEE CHARIMAN. “I don't know where it came from."
A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators
"I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
World's greatest deliberative body, etc. etc.
"Literally, today, Trump is saying, 'Look, I'm just gonna kill people' and the 'greatest deliberative body' has nothing to say about it."
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Literally, today, Trump is saying, 'Look, I'm just gonna kill people' and the 'greatest deliberative body' has nothing to say about it."
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
James Fishkin is a deliberative democracy expert:
#NoKings sure! But what instead? What if we found a way to actually make the will of the people central to our democracy? 30 years of testing shows how it can work in James Fishkin's new book. My author interview explores the remarkable results: 1/13 www.salon.com/2025/06/14/d...
Deliberative democracy: Sounds boring — but it just might save us
Stanford prof James Fishkin says he can end political deadlock, and build true democracy for the internet age
www.salon.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
James Fishkin is a deliberative democracy expert:
Both Senators Blumenthal and Whitehouse make a point of order that deliberative process and attorney client privileges don't apply in judicial nominee hearings. Whitehouse points that Bove is using the privileges selectively, and doesn't even have the right to invoke it.
June 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Both Senators Blumenthal and Whitehouse make a point of order that deliberative process and attorney client privileges don't apply in judicial nominee hearings. Whitehouse points that Bove is using the privileges selectively, and doesn't even have the right to invoke it.
Profiles in courage, world's greatest deliberative body, etc.
February 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Profiles in courage, world's greatest deliberative body, etc.
"The greatest deliberative body in the world." 🤡
September 30, 2026 at 4:04 AM
"The greatest deliberative body in the world." 🤡
World's greatest deliberative body
Surreal moment just now
Bernie Sanders displays “Unvaxxed Unafraid” baby onesies sold by Children’s Health Defense, which RFK Jr founded.
“Are you supportive of these onesies,” Sanders thundered.
Bernie Sanders displays “Unvaxxed Unafraid” baby onesies sold by Children’s Health Defense, which RFK Jr founded.
“Are you supportive of these onesies,” Sanders thundered.
January 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
World's greatest deliberative body
Greatest deliberative body on earth
A phenomenal moment in the Senate.
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.
Smith denies it.
Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.
Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.
WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.
Smith denies it.
Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.
Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.
WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
September 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Greatest deliberative body on earth
coasting on the reputation of the Senate as the greatest deliberative body while doing nothing
i think a major feature of american politics, particularly in the Senate, is that politicians aren't really *leaders* anymore. In the senate, they live in a choreographed world of procedural nonsense. they don't lead anymore, they just respond
January 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
coasting on the reputation of the Senate as the greatest deliberative body while doing nothing
upon thoughtful, deliberative reflection, i am going to become the Joker
March 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
upon thoughtful, deliberative reflection, i am going to become the Joker
the senate is not the world's greatest deliberative body, it is a corpse
March 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
the senate is not the world's greatest deliberative body, it is a corpse
If you are going to participate in a deliberative body, you need to know the rules. To this end, it is unethical for deliberative bodies NOT to provide rules (and training) for their members.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you are going to participate in a deliberative body, you need to know the rules. To this end, it is unethical for deliberative bodies NOT to provide rules (and training) for their members.
I mean, you’d think the *chair* of the judicial committee of “the world’s greatest deliberative body” might have some idea.
Suddenly republicans have forgotten what the constitution says 🤷🏼 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I mean, you’d think the *chair* of the judicial committee of “the world’s greatest deliberative body” might have some idea.
I’ve seen more deliberative cogent thought down to the bar
June 30, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I’ve seen more deliberative cogent thought down to the bar
Here’s an easy way for DOJ to cut time redacting the Epstein files: waive any claims that information in the files is privileged. Stop hiding behind attorney/client, deliberative process, and work product privileges. Protect the victims. Release the rest of the files.
Trump: “Now 1,000,000 more pages on Epstein are found. DOJ is being forced to spend all of its time on this Democrat inspired Hoax. When do they say NO MORE, & work on Election Fraud etc. The Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans. Release all of their names, embarrass them”
December 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Here’s an easy way for DOJ to cut time redacting the Epstein files: waive any claims that information in the files is privileged. Stop hiding behind attorney/client, deliberative process, and work product privileges. Protect the victims. Release the rest of the files.