October 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
we have to hunt these guys down like dogs or they'll haunt our politics for decades
NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.
A 28-Year-Old DOGE Operative Gutted USAID. HR Had No Record of Him Working There
Despite the agency's human resources department saying he hadn’t even been onboarded, Jeremy Lewin oversaw the destruction of USAID. It’s not clear he had the legal authority to do so.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
we have to hunt these guys down like dogs or they'll haunt our politics for decades
We need to get money out of politics. Let's start with Elon Musk.
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October 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
We need to get money out of politics. Let's start with Elon Musk.
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Politics hits different when you're an "issue" instead of a citizen
October 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Politics hits different when you're an "issue" instead of a citizen
Today in Politics, Bulletin 489. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 489. 10/26/26
… The midterms are going so well for Republicans that Trump is campaigning in Mississippi today and Vance is in Montana.
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October 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 489. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
it's always telling when you can tell if someone just got into israeli politics after '24 or if they were aware of politics beforehand because the former seem to think Palestinian politics were invented as a reason to sink Joe Biden 2024
October 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
it's always telling when you can tell if someone just got into israeli politics after '24 or if they were aware of politics beforehand because the former seem to think Palestinian politics were invented as a reason to sink Joe Biden 2024
I love politics I love talking about politics and thinking about politics and posting about politics. all my friends are politics my family is politics and when the politics are good I'm happy and when the politics are bad I'm mad at the transgenders
October 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I love politics I love talking about politics and thinking about politics and posting about politics. all my friends are politics my family is politics and when the politics are good I'm happy and when the politics are bad I'm mad at the transgenders
Democrats finally learning how to do politics.
October 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Democrats finally learning how to do politics.
Elon Musk has spent more money on politics in the last 2 years than George Soros has spent in his entire lifetime.
October 27, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Elon Musk has spent more money on politics in the last 2 years than George Soros has spent in his entire lifetime.
Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts
His politics are also mind numbingly predictable
His politics are also mind numbingly predictable
October 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Of all the bbc presenters, Webb’s politics are the easiest to read - because he puts them in newspapers and doesn’t even try to hide them in broadcasts
His politics are also mind numbingly predictable
His politics are also mind numbingly predictable
what does it say that Herbstreit is ashamed to admit to his politics
Last month, Kirk Herbstreit said he doesn't follow politics or pick sides.
Which was nonsense. Just last week, Herbstreit quietly headlined a fundraising dinner for Alabama's second-biggest PAC.
The very next day, the PAC sent $155,000 to Tommy Tuberville.
www.foiaball.com/p/kirk-herbs...
Which was nonsense. Just last week, Herbstreit quietly headlined a fundraising dinner for Alabama's second-biggest PAC.
The very next day, the PAC sent $155,000 to Tommy Tuberville.
www.foiaball.com/p/kirk-herbs...
Apolitical Kirk Herbstreit is actually a GOP fundraiser
He headlined a pro-Tuberville PAC event last week.
www.foiaball.com
October 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
what does it say that Herbstreit is ashamed to admit to his politics
Municipal politics in Milton Ontario Canada. 👇
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October 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Municipal politics in Milton Ontario Canada. 👇
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More proof that people who are paid to have opinions about politics invariably support fascism and know nothing about politics.
brazil supreme court decision to seize flavio bolsonaro’s passports immediately after the election looks like political retribution to most brazilians (and to me).
rule of law not what it should be here.
rule of law not what it should be here.
October 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
More proof that people who are paid to have opinions about politics invariably support fascism and know nothing about politics.
Congrats to the newest Harvard Institute of Politics fellow
CNN Brasil reports that Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts are unknown after he failed to surrender his passports to police
A source close to Bolsonaro says the senator is currently flying to the United States
A source close to Bolsonaro says the senator is currently flying to the United States
Flávio Bolsonaro’s whereabouts unknown after reportedly failing to hand passports to Brazilian police | CNN
The whereabouts of Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro are unknown after the former presidential candidate failed to surrender his passports to police Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil.
www.cnn.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Congrats to the newest Harvard Institute of Politics fellow
I hope that a defeat of Flavio Bolsonaro and Darline Graham drives a stake through the heart of nepo-politics, leaving Don Jr. worried and sad.
October 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I hope that a defeat of Flavio Bolsonaro and Darline Graham drives a stake through the heart of nepo-politics, leaving Don Jr. worried and sad.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 490. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 490. 10/27/26
… A new Susan Collins campaign ad that includes this line on Troy Jackson is being blasted as elitist and out of touch with ME voters, many of whom are blue collar and rural.
open.substack.com
October 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 490. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
From the outside, a lot of DSA internal politics these days looks like a clash between people who are becoming increasingly successful at democratic politics and people who want to act like authoritarians despite having no actual authority
The other resolution (which passed 15-12) calls on Raman to meet with DSA-LA leaders by Nov. 30.
If she doesn't affirm her support for BDS and sign on to DSA's campaign to stop Israeli weapons transfers at LAX by Jan. 1, the NPC could vote to expel her. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
If she doesn't affirm her support for BDS and sign on to DSA's campaign to stop Israeli weapons transfers at LAX by Jan. 1, the NPC could vote to expel her. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Copy of Amendment - On Nithya Raman
On Nithya Raman Whereas, DSA passed “R22: For a Fighting Anti-Zionist DSA” at 2025 National Convention that any candidate questionnaires used to determine national and local endorsements must inquir...
docs.google.com
October 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
From the outside, a lot of DSA internal politics these days looks like a clash between people who are becoming increasingly successful at democratic politics and people who want to act like authoritarians despite having no actual authority
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 488. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 488.
… We are at the point in the midterms where the demented and addled president has added to his rally speech a comparison between the buttocks of Sen.
open.substack.com
October 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 488. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
October 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Healthcare is a changing topic in American politics and the GOP are being left behind.
October 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Healthcare is a changing topic in American politics and the GOP are being left behind.
Politics is the art of forcing the votes "there." You do that by ratcheting up the pressure through relentless accountability.
"The votes aren't there" is cowardice masked as savviness.
There has to be accountability for their crimes. The House has a duty to make the case here and if some GOP senators want to weasel out, make them own that vote.
Don't let pundits and "strategists" talk you out of doing your damn job.
There has to be accountability for their crimes. The House has a duty to make the case here and if some GOP senators want to weasel out, make them own that vote.
Don't let pundits and "strategists" talk you out of doing your damn job.
Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea.
I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there.
I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there.
I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
October 27, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Politics is the art of forcing the votes "there." You do that by ratcheting up the pressure through relentless accountability.
Also you can actually HAVE FUN with the STUNTS and that is good politics.
October 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Also you can actually HAVE FUN with the STUNTS and that is good politics.
on some level, this is just a form of anti-politics.
A helpfully clear exchange here
Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028."
Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"
Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028."
Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"
October 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
on some level, this is just a form of anti-politics.