my read on this is basically that parts of the anti-Schumer bloc are trying to extract concessions, some of which may be “concessions”, and need some kind of horse to do so with Murphy on injured reserve
FYI: Aaron Parnas’s report on “Chris Van Hollen saying he’s not running for Senate Majority Leader” was inaccurate: it was a misread of the Hill article quoting an anonymous source.
I texted a creator who texted him, & he’s removed his post on the matter. The CVH for Majority Leader push is a go!
I texted a creator who texted him, & he’s removed his post on the matter. The CVH for Majority Leader push is a go!
November 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
my read on this is basically that parts of the anti-Schumer bloc are trying to extract concessions, some of which may be “concessions”, and need some kind of horse to do so with Murphy on injured reserve
There’s lots of possibilities in the upcoming Majority Leader fight. These include (my opinions in parentheses):
- Schumer is forced to give major concessions, leading to a more aggressive agenda (good)
- Schumer gets in with at most minor concessions (bad)
- Schumer ousted for Van Hollen (great)
- Schumer is forced to give major concessions, leading to a more aggressive agenda (good)
- Schumer gets in with at most minor concessions (bad)
- Schumer ousted for Van Hollen (great)
November 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
There’s lots of possibilities in the upcoming Majority Leader fight. These include (my opinions in parentheses):
- Schumer is forced to give major concessions, leading to a more aggressive agenda (good)
- Schumer gets in with at most minor concessions (bad)
- Schumer ousted for Van Hollen (great)
- Schumer is forced to give major concessions, leading to a more aggressive agenda (good)
- Schumer gets in with at most minor concessions (bad)
- Schumer ousted for Van Hollen (great)
❗️🥴 Putin demands new territorial concessions (Donbas) from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO.
Kremlin also seeks to seize initiative through large-scale winter strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO.
Kremlin also seeks to seize initiative through large-scale winter strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
November 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
❗️🥴 Putin demands new territorial concessions (Donbas) from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO.
Kremlin also seeks to seize initiative through large-scale winter strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO.
Kremlin also seeks to seize initiative through large-scale winter strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Even if Schumer gets there you can extract so many concessions on the way.
INTEL: I've spent days talking to DC insiders. Schumer does not yet have the votes. His strategy is to make it seem like an inevitability - it ain't.
But who else? This is where I've shifted. Will gets it right: it's Chris Van Hollen. And I think people are misreading the signals.
But who else? This is where I've shifted. Will gets it right: it's Chris Van Hollen. And I think people are misreading the signals.
This lost cause is worth fighting for
The Dem establishment's coronation of a weak Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader is NOT a done deal if the people fight back
Reward the senator who fought Trump when everyone else was cowering in fear
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/van-...
The Dem establishment's coronation of a weak Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader is NOT a done deal if the people fight back
Reward the senator who fought Trump when everyone else was cowering in fear
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/van-...
November 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Even if Schumer gets there you can extract so many concessions on the way.
Yeah, that's great feedback for the mayor of the largest city in the US who has made zero concessions to the orange rapist who has, instead, exacted countless concessions FROM the orange rapist. Photo ops = small price to pay for how successful he's been at exacting concessions from this asshole.
November 7, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Yeah, that's great feedback for the mayor of the largest city in the US who has made zero concessions to the orange rapist who has, instead, exacted countless concessions FROM the orange rapist. Photo ops = small price to pay for how successful he's been at exacting concessions from this asshole.
Responding with panic or concessions would mean playing into his strategy. The only effective response remains to increase the cost of the war for Russia itself.
November 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Responding with panic or concessions would mean playing into his strategy. The only effective response remains to increase the cost of the war for Russia itself.
Concessions agreed to! Closing on December 1st!
November 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Concessions agreed to! Closing on December 1st!
This should be the basis for any negotiations.
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not on the victim.
My full press remarks in Warsaw alongside Radek Sikorski and Andrii Sybiha ↓
link.europa.eu/XdghHR
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not on the victim.
My full press remarks in Warsaw alongside Radek Sikorski and Andrii Sybiha ↓
link.europa.eu/XdghHR
November 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This should be the basis for any negotiations.
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not on the victim.
My full press remarks in Warsaw alongside Radek Sikorski and Andrii Sybiha ↓
link.europa.eu/XdghHR
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not on the victim.
My full press remarks in Warsaw alongside Radek Sikorski and Andrii Sybiha ↓
link.europa.eu/XdghHR
Putin demands new territorial concessions from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
November 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Putin demands new territorial concessions from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
❗️🥴 Putin demands new territorial concessions (Donbas) from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO countries.
Next: Beefy called this target 2 years ago
1/2
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO countries.
Next: Beefy called this target 2 years ago
1/2
November 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
❗️🥴 Putin demands new territorial concessions (Donbas) from Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees, — FT.
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO countries.
Next: Beefy called this target 2 years ago
1/2
Putin links further territorial concessions to security guarantees from NATO countries.
Next: Beefy called this target 2 years ago
1/2
dear iran: we’re willing to make some concessions
Thinking about this classic again
November 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
dear iran: we’re willing to make some concessions
Can Russia and China Exploit Trump's Weakened Position to Secure Strategic Concessions? www.onestnetwork.com/can-russia-a...
Can Russia and China Exploit Trump's Weakened Position to Secure Strategic Concessions?
From former European leaders to pro-Russian political figures, Mar-a-Lago is attracting an interesting international crowd. Meanwhile, a possible Trump–Putin–Xi summit raises a larger geopolitical que...
www.onestnetwork.com
November 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Can Russia and China Exploit Trump's Weakened Position to Secure Strategic Concessions? www.onestnetwork.com/can-russia-a...
I'll be kinda shocked if dems don't abolish it altogether (though maybe not before using it to extract concessions)
ugh debt ceiling again
B of A: “.. buy gold. .. Jan 3rd new Congress sworn in, Feb 1st US hits $41.1tn debt ceiling ..
.. gold price rose 12% & 17% in 3 months prior to debt ceilings causing political games-of-chicken in 2011 & 2023.”
.. gold price rose 12% & 17% in 3 months prior to debt ceilings causing political games-of-chicken in 2011 & 2023.”
November 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I'll be kinda shocked if dems don't abolish it altogether (though maybe not before using it to extract concessions)
the concessions are what truly shocks me
numbers too big for them to January 6 about it so they just rolled over and quit
numbers too big for them to January 6 about it so they just rolled over and quit
November 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
the concessions are what truly shocks me
numbers too big for them to January 6 about it so they just rolled over and quit
numbers too big for them to January 6 about it so they just rolled over and quit
We have reached concessions to hold onto power stage.
Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal ft.trib.al/OVkEbna
Trump says he was ‘too tough’ on immigrants as he floats amnesty deal
President concedes US voters were turned off by deportations, Iran war and ‘bad messaging’ on the economy in midterm elections
ft.trib.al
November 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
We have reached concessions to hold onto power stage.
The Israelis want concessions also, will the Arabs agree?
November 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The Israelis want concessions also, will the Arabs agree?
The green new deal goes through with zero concessions because they throw in some money for the ballroom
November 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The green new deal goes through with zero concessions because they throw in some money for the ballroom
i don't even think this is what van hollen's after, tbh, this is when you demand concessions, not when you mount a challenge
November 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
i don't even think this is what van hollen's after, tbh, this is when you demand concessions, not when you mount a challenge
I wish the push centered around demands of a Speaker / Majority Leader. Without that, different can end up worse, and you can gain concessions if no change.
November 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I wish the push centered around demands of a Speaker / Majority Leader. Without that, different can end up worse, and you can gain concessions if no change.
I have no patience for this Hakeem Jeffries nonsense. he will be speaker. our goal is and should be extracting concessions
you don’t get the first Black Senator from Mississippi since reconstruction and dispose of the first Black speaker-in-waiting. and it doesn’t matter for the next two years
you don’t get the first Black Senator from Mississippi since reconstruction and dispose of the first Black speaker-in-waiting. and it doesn’t matter for the next two years
November 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I have no patience for this Hakeem Jeffries nonsense. he will be speaker. our goal is and should be extracting concessions
you don’t get the first Black Senator from Mississippi since reconstruction and dispose of the first Black speaker-in-waiting. and it doesn’t matter for the next two years
you don’t get the first Black Senator from Mississippi since reconstruction and dispose of the first Black speaker-in-waiting. and it doesn’t matter for the next two years
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not the victim. Well said. Trump has no business trying to broker an agreement. He clearly sides with Russia.
November 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Concessions should be on the aggressor, not the victim. Well said. Trump has no business trying to broker an agreement. He clearly sides with Russia.
The next fight, in my opinion, is to prevent Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries from staying in party leadership, or at the very least, extract major concessions from them.
November 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The next fight, in my opinion, is to prevent Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries from staying in party leadership, or at the very least, extract major concessions from them.
Ukraine finds itself once again with the hard choice it always faces: stand up and take blows, again, or make concessions. While Moscow never makes concessions.
November 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Ukraine finds itself once again with the hard choice it always faces: stand up and take blows, again, or make concessions. While Moscow never makes concessions.
The fucking movies for two is cheaper than groceries for the week and that’s with concessions.
November 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The fucking movies for two is cheaper than groceries for the week and that’s with concessions.
the game is low-key beautiful but it makes so many concessions to modern game design that make it stink
November 7, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the game is low-key beautiful but it makes so many concessions to modern game design that make it stink