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Published: June 7, 2026 18:16

"I came all the way to Wisconsin!" Yeah, he doesn't care about that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 7, 2026 17:04

Trump had a majestic crash-out on Meet the Press. Too bad Welker begged him to stay; he responds to strength, not entreaties.

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Published: June 7, 2026 15:25

bumped, sorry! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 7, 2026 04:32

The same cat who five seconds earlier demanded that I pet her

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Published: June 7, 2026 01:57

My pal

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Published: June 7, 2026 01:29

Joining Ali Velshi for his last Sunday show tomorrow at 10:30 AM ET on MSNOW https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/83/00/MBLSCVlx.gif?hh=298&ww=398&mp4=uUFGzQlduMQMQaj&webm=Oj2kETIY3kh6GoDd

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Published: June 6, 2026 19:46

Okay! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 18:29

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Published: June 6, 2026 18:27

Yes, it's truly mystifying, especially when you consider how persuasive and adept leftists are at promoting their ideas and building coalition with *checks again* "centrist fucks" [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 18:23

I did not need a line better than "I'm Tom" and Massachusetts would burn every high school to the ground rather than name one for Mr. Nixon [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 18:22

Between 22 and 30 I lived in five different states Amazingly, in the pre-internet era, I managed to vote every time [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 18:21

Joining Alex Witt on @msnownews.bsky.social at 345pm ET to talk about https://static.klipy.com/ii/e293a233a303a98e471f78d04e13a1b0/0e/88/brCgFdPH.gif?hh=339&ww=498&mp4=rXNppkk2noiKbqM&webm=tO0rrv8MOTn0

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Published: June 6, 2026 05:26

No, but it's just as well, I have enough trouble maintaining my will to live [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 05:25

You seem very worried about fascism* *Meaning, not at all worried [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:52

More will change as soon as "young folks" aren't the worst turnout demographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0e9guhV35o [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:35

If "young folks" are willing to risk the future of America becuase they "want to see Schumer gone," then I can't explain to them that life is not always about what you want [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:27

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:24

Gideon led in every poll, some by 5+ points, and Collins beat her 52-41 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:14

I killed it on the Strip this time with some Alice Cooper, and my wife filmed it. But I am not giving that away for nothing, you freeloaders. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:12

There once was an agent named Mosely Who followed Jack Walsh rather closely When he lost the Duke's trail He started to flail Until Serrano submitted morosely [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:08

I never learned to knit [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:07

No, but I suspect that Collins will win easily against Platner. (I could be wrong, this is one of those times where I just don't have a lot of confidence in what happens next, but if Gideon couldn't do it, not sure Platner can.) [contains quote post or…

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:05

One more time: If your *base* needs to be excited, they're not really your base. Republicans have always understood this better than Democrats. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 04:03

I couldn't give a rat's ass about people hating old people. For so many reasons. :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 03:59

The people who love Midnight Run Know dumb jokes can be so much fun But when they complain about bragging They're in for a slagging And they'll end up like Moron Number One [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 03:52

Such people, who probably also claim to fear fascism in America, should not be taken seriously [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 03:49

A man who can write a good rhyme Knows how to show all his friends a good time His critics will bitch that he's just trying to get rich But they can go suck on a moldy old lime [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 03:46

I disagree with this. "Former governor who will caucus with with Dems against Trump" is a good plan B. But of course, she's not "exciting," so she's not an option. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 03:43

There once was a writer named Tom Who every day dropped a needed truth bomb When he noted that Platner Was no William Shatner His readers refused to stay calm [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 02:54

This is the argument that people like J. Edgar Hoover used to rationalize violating the rights of Americans: The Commies play hardball, so we should too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 6, 2026 01:32

"And therefore, let us become the thing we are fighting against" [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:49

The winner in Maine will know one important truth Everyone hates them [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:44

Uh, Mills is *still in the race* and reminded everyone of that yesterday [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:42

One of many reasons (including the insane national infatuation with Ross Perot, who was a total kook) that I date the start of our troubles not from the JFK-is-pretty-on-TV race in 1960, or Nixon's win in 68, or Reagan's realignment in 80 But from 1992.…

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:40

I regret answering the question about whether I'd be writing about Platner [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:39

We went from "AOC is the most effective politician in the US" to "Schumer has been kicking ass for two years" and now I *def* think I shoulda stayed in the desert and played blackjack until I was broke [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:38

Again, without being pro or con either Mills or Platner: If the only criterion was "Collins must go and Maine must be a vote against Trump in the Senate," then the former governor was just as good a choice as a political neophyte with baggage. Electability…

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:10

"The most effective politician in the US?" Thank you for reminding me I'm on Bluesky [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:07

I shoulda stayed by the pool in Vegas [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 21:05

As of two years ago, the subscriber base of The Atlantic is larger than the number of registered voters in the entire state of Maine [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:59

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:55

"Who are you to judge who is an everyman," says the guy judging my background without knowing anything about it. But let me suggest to you that it is statistically demonstrable that Platner's socioeconomic background is not like that of most people in the…

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:51

I don't know when it will be finished or when it will appear. Not today, that's for sure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:49

Correct, and this is a crucial question for our democracy [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:47

Because whether you support or oppose him, his candidacy raises the question for non-MAGA folks of whether character matters - and how much. (MAGA long ago decided it does not matter.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:46

1. My intended audience: Readers of The Atlantic and other Americans 2. No idea about my impact. But I hope it's okay with you if I express views about some important issues that this election in Maine raises for everyone.* *I'm gonna do it anyway, even…

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:44

Wow [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:42

"Uninformed?" Ohhhhhkaaayyy [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:35

Whatever else you can say about Platner, pro or con, he is not an "everyman" [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:31

By that reasoning, I should stop writing about Donald Trump, too And btw... *You don't even know what I'm going to say yet*, and you can't possibly know, because *even I'm not sure yet* The only thing I know is that I'll be writing about him, b/c the…

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:29

Hey, is it okay with all of you if I finish drafting the article first? [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:16

In 2018 I wrote that Susan Collins was the final straw in my decision to get out of the GOP. I don't recall anyone saying "Hey, Maine's business isn't up to you, pal." [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:15

No. Why? I have written on Moore and others. Are we going to play the "if you write about Platner, you must pick a bad Republican first and write about him" game? The fact that people are this worried is telling. And note: I have said *zero* about…

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:13

I didn't say a word about Mamdani, mostly because I don't care, but also because nothing the NYC mayor does really affects me, unless he dives in on national stuff. But possible Congress people? Uh, yeah, gonna comment. [contains quote post or other…

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:11

"If you don't live in Maine, shut up" If wins and he asks for money from out of state, are you going to chastise him for letting the flatlanders have a say in the election? [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 20:03

We had dinner at Piero's - where they filmed a scene from "Casino" (I did not know this until this trip, when the waiter told us we were at the table where DeNiro and Stone have a fight. I go there every time for the amazing food: Veal chop with vodka…

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Published: June 5, 2026 19:56

I don't live in Alabama, but I had some strong views on Roy Moore and Tommy Tuberville. I bet you were okay with that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 19:56

And yet [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 19:55

I already have an editor, thanks [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 19:40

It's coming [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 16:22

She camped out with her mom right away and as you can tell, she’s not happy that we went away [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 16:18

Like my former boss @dicknixon.bsky.social, I am back, and I tanned, rested, and ready.

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Published: June 5, 2026 05:37

LEGEND [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 05:34

Love and neon

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Published: June 5, 2026 05:30

Did he or did he not take the disks @thomastell.bsky.social

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Published: June 5, 2026 05:21

On my way home, but my best gambling moment was at craps, wiping out a guy who kept laying down money on the “don’t pass” line while I made my come-out or point about a dozen times in a row.

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Published: June 5, 2026 05:18

Vegas is one of the last bastions of the old-school steakhouse [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 5, 2026 02:35

You could criticize a lot of things about Las Vegas, but it has become a total restaurant town and the food is fantastic [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 21:44

Exactly [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 21:01

The hell it doesn’t [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 20:21

Yes, but on the other hand, it doesn’t have people like you in it [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 20:12

With fantastic weather, great hotels, and amazing restaurants [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 19:00

I totally understand the people who think Vegas is awful. Especially if you’re on a budget and you really don’t know your way around here. It’s definitely a particular taste.

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Published: June 4, 2026 18:39

Good, more space for me [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 17:48

Counterpoint: no, it does not [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 4, 2026 05:18

It shows how much Fallout broke my brain that all I can see here are side quests

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Published: June 4, 2026 00:42

Nuclear testing continues in Nevada

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Published: June 3, 2026 23:25

Not sure, depends on whether you really think it contains a legislative veto [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 3, 2026 21:53

We left the pool today just before this happened [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 3, 2026 15:34

It’s going to be 103 in Vegas, so maybe I too, will play Led Zeppelin, the soundtrack of Hell [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 2, 2026 20:40

Now playing

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Published: June 2, 2026 15:42

Yes, it does [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 2, 2026 15:07

I am trying to be on vacation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 1, 2026 21:37

Yes, you did, by voting for Trump. Good move. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 1, 2026 21:21

The Boomers suck. Gen Jones- he would say we’re the best but we just don’t care enough to argue about it cause that’s just how we are [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: June 1, 2026 20:13

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Published: June 1, 2026 17:58

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Published: June 1, 2026 04:53

I quote tweet people for a few reasons. Sometimes it’s just to put them on blast and point out that they’re saying something idiotic - or smart! But also it’s just a way of answering a lot of people at once rather than trying to carry on 100 separate…

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Published: May 31, 2026 19:03

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Published: May 31, 2026 17:22

@thomastell.bsky.social if I see one fucking goon…

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Published: May 31, 2026 16:19

Great point, except we were taking about colleges [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 31, 2026 03:00

I'll take it! (People seem to forget that even before going to a war college, I spent the first fifteen years of my career in private universities, and then taught part time in them until just a few years ago) [contains quote post or other embedded…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:54

1. I'm a full time staff writer. 2. I engage with zillions of people at a time. 3. If you post something without a link, it's not on me to try to backtrack where you found it. 4. If you don't like the food in this diner, there are many others and you…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:51

Yeah, I don't think sending small numbers of men to college in the 1950s meant that public education was "a vital public good", it just meant it was an easily affordable thing that couldn't withstand a mass influx of students who were willing to pay for it…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:30

No, higher ed funding did not "become a luxury," state legislatures chose to treat it as disposable, while funding plenty of other stupid things. I say this as someone who worked in state government, for a Democrat, from 1981-1983. [contains quote post…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:14

I don't deny that Reagan (and many others in the CA state govt) made education in California more expensive. My beef is with the people who think Reagan is a mind-flayer who forced the good liberals of Boston to raise rates at UMass. [contains quote post…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:11

I once had an argument with a colleague who was a 60s radical, and he hated the beer-party frat boys. I said: "Dude, you were dropping acid." He said "yeah, but we did it for peace." The Boomers knew what they did in college, and punished their kids for…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:04

I remember being a Dartmouth professor and the Boomer parents who talked to me about their kids were... yikes. "He's going to be a doctor and not fuck around in college like I did." I hear stuff like that *regularly* (not least because I was the dept…

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:03

Yes, I am suggesting that (except in cases of co-op schools that have a "midler" year, or something similar) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: May 31, 2026 02:02

Also, the people who say "let's do it like Europe does it" have never seen what most mid-level European universities look like, and have no idea how quickly kids are tracked away from going to college over there by the system. Americans would lose their…