#Publisher's
Be confident your vote will be counted fair & square

State AGs, civil rights groups & the pro-democracy movement have your back

Vote early & however suits you best, including by mail

Why I'm so sure, in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews 👇 -TN
We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
Publisher’s Roundup 85
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September 19, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Rule of law, free & fair elections, fighting corruption: our three pillars

This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms

It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
Publisher’s Roundup 85
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September 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Judge Nichols permanently blocked Trump's USPS mail ballot rule nationwide

The next day SCOTUS left a block on it in place for the midterms

@democracydefendersfund.org & partners were in both fights, more in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
Publisher’s Roundup 85
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September 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Trump’s tantrum at DOJ targeted me — & all of us fighting his lawlessness

These attacks prove we're winning

I explain in my weekly publisher's note @contrariannews.org 👇
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Why Donald Trump Is Attacking Me—and You
Publisher's Roundup, 9
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March 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trump's DOJ tried to settle his $10B IRS suit w/ a $1.776B slush fund for his allies

Judge Williams said no—& Monday she said no again

He tried to settle w/ himself & still lost. How @democracydefendersfund.org helped in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
Publisher’s Roundup 85
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September 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This means that voters can outvote Elon’s publisher’s clearinghouse checks. That’s fucking huge.
April 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Kennedy Center may never recover if Trump demolishes it

Congress ordered it be a living memorial to a slain president

Trump is defying that order — & it’s blatantly illegal

We’re in court to stop it

My publisher’s note on @contrariannews.org 👇 -TN
Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad
Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57
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March 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
every time a publisher's employees unionize, the future of literature gets a little brighter
April 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Selma, Birmingham, Minneapolis

Every time they overreach, voters push back harder

2026 is the moment — & the civil rights movement gave us the playbook

How we use it — this week's publisher's note 👇 -TN
15 Ways to Fight Callais
Contrarians Say Hell No to Jim Crow: Publisher's Roundup 65
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May 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Nearly 100 Epstein victims had their names exposed on Todd Blanche’s watch — & he withheld files the law required him to release

Why? The bar complaint from 100+ judges suggests he was protecting Trump & himself

My latest publisher’s note has the full story👇 -TN
Over 100 Judges Can’t be Wrong: Why Todd Blanche is Unfit to be Attorney General
Publisher's Roundup 75
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July 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books
August 3, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Scary times at the publisher’s:
I always get turned around when I stop in to see Savannah, too. Luckily, there's always someone waiting for me at the elevator.

This was a really good @simonandschuster.bsky.social TikTok video of @sgj.bsky.social and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It’s a footrace between Trump’s autocracy and American patriots. While Trump is losing steam—we’re just getting warmed up! @normeisen.bsky.social highlights the latest pro-democracy victories in his Publisher’s Roundup
Trump’s autocracy is growing—but patriotic opposition is growing faster
Publisher’s Roundup, 14
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April 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
JD Vance says Watergate wouldn't matter today

I disagree

Trump's self-dealing has reached levels that would have been unimaginable in past presidencies

In my latest publisher's note, I break down the 10 biggest Trump grifts we're fighting back against 👇 - TN
Trump & Cronies’ Top 10 Corruption Scandals (Round 4)
Publisher's Roundup 78
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August 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Democracy DEFCON
Publisher's Roundup, Week 3
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February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Trump is inventing “emergencies” to grab power in D.C. and beyond, but the courts and pro-democracy players are pushing back. Catch Norm Eisen’s latest Publisher’s Roundup:
Contrarians Fight Against Trump’s DC Invasion
Publisher's Roundup 31
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August 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Judges doing their jobs

Congress forcing transparency

Communities asserting power

Authoritarianism is not inevitable

We’ve seen nations turn the tide, America can too

Read more on my weekly Publisher’s Roundup on @contrariannews.org 👇
-TN

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Has Trump’s Power Peaked?
Publisher's Roundup 45
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November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm working on a book about how the 2004 Howard Dean scream is to blame for all our problems while simultaneously ignoring the criminal fascist currently in the White House. Anyone have Jake Tapper's publisher's number?
May 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Opening my copy of Publisher's Weekly and seeing @elimccann.bsky.social is a national bestseller. Amazing!
September 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Trump blessed a merger that would hand CNN to the Ellisons

They already gutted CBS News

Now they want the whole media empire

Media consolidation is the oldest autocrat trick in the book & we're fighting it

More on my weekly Publisher's note on @contrariannews.org -TN
No Kings of America — Or of Media Either
Why the Paramount-Warner merger is not a done deal: Publisher's Roundup 60
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March 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
As Trump & House Republicans wreak havoc, Hakeem Jeffries is holding firm

Step one: drawing a red line in defense of Medicaid

I discuss in my weekly @contrariannews.org Publisher’s roundup
Here comes the House
Publisher's Roundup, 8
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March 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Pam Bondi came to Congress with a list of insults instead of answers

We came with a DOJ Inspector General complaint

This week's @contrariannews.org publisher's note breaks down our 1-2 punch against her lawlessness 👇
Contrarians Counter Bondi Bullying
We Land a One-Two Punch: Publisher's Roundup 54
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February 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion …. he also runs the IRS

It's like a CEO robbing his own bank — & calling it justice

This week's @contrariannews.org publisher's note👇-TN
Trump to Redistricting Robbers: Hold My Beer
The corruption scandals widen: Publisher's Roundup 67
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May 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Musk is trying to shape Wisconsin’s Supreme Court by pouring money in to benefit Brad Schimel’s campaign

A bargain for an oligarch—but the cost for democracy is huge

I explain in my Publisher’s roundup @contrariannews.org
Here comes the House
Publisher's Roundup, 8
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March 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congress ordered the Kennedy Center to be a living memorial

Trump wants to shut it down & demolish it anyway

So we amended our lawsuit & sought emergency court relief to stop the destruction of national cultural institution

More in this week’s Publisher’s Note on @contrariannews.org 👇- TN
Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad
Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57
www.contrariannews.org
March 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM