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RT by @GregTSargent: Absolutely read this exchange. https://t.co/AYWGsoF16G

https://x.com/joespal/status/1870486272701252025

Published: December 21, 2024 15:07

Absolutely read this exchange. https://t.co/AYWGsoF16Gā€” Faith Risolo (@joespal) December 21, 2024

Interesting @readmaxread / @lionel_trolling convo positing that Musk/tech oligarchs are creating new type of political subject: Disconnected from the humanities as sources of meaning/value, addicted to memes/financial gambling, easily manipulated into mobs https://t.co/uwrBwi5tPk

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870485761981899128

Published: December 21, 2024 15:05

Interesting @readmaxread / @lionel_trolling convo positing that Musk/tech oligarchs are creating new type of political subject: Disconnected from the humanities as sources of meaning/value, addicted to memes/financial gambling, easily manipulated intoā€¦

One thing @paulwaldman1 and I talked about on the pod: All the right wing ideologues glomming on to Trump will quietly do a ton of stuff that screws over Trump voters very badly, at agencies, via Project 2025 and so forth. Our exchange on this: https://t.co/iMEblOmtJW https://t.co/4EG6N5eZq4

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870476730592264317

Published: December 21, 2024 14:29

One thing @paulwaldman1 and I talked about on the pod: All the right wing ideologues glomming on to Trump will quietly do a ton of stuff that screws over Trump voters very badly, at agencies, via Project 2025 and so forth. Our exchange onā€¦

The real lesson of the Trump-Musk shutdown fiasco is that the Trump-Musk duo are going to screw over Trump voters mercilessly once in office, especially rural ones. On the pod, @paulwaldman1 is great in laying out the big picture here: https://t.co/YBScB2Pruc

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870438820803694837

Published: December 21, 2024 11:59

The real lesson of the Trump-Musk shutdown fiasco is that the Trump-Musk duo are going to screw over Trump voters mercilessly once in office, especially rural ones.On the pod, @paulwaldman1 is great in laying out the big pictureā€¦

Important points here. We aren't thinking about the after-effects of the coming pardons of 1/6ers.

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870156996806357412

Published: December 20, 2024 17:19

Important points here. We aren't thinking about the after-effects of the coming pardons of 1/6ers. https://t.co/vCTY9rpz9aā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 20, 2024

RT @jgmac1106: When Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are running the show you don't think the FBI will hunt down Trump's perceived enemies? Believā€¦

https://x.com/jgmac1106/status/1870082573600469112

Published: December 20, 2024 14:10

When Kash Patel and Pam Bondi are running the show you don't think the FBI will hunt down Trump's perceived enemies?Believe what the fascists say. https://t.co/oeLrPyeKF0ā€” jgmac1106 (@jgmac1106) December 20, 2024

RT by @GregTSargent: I was a Senate chief of staff. If Republican senators refuse to ask nominees like Patel & Bondi about if/how they plan to use the power of their executive branch positions, Dem. senators must coordinate & relentlessly ask these questions. Force Repubs to confront it, in public. https://t.co/fRnuwqHuDl

https://x.com/michaelsozan/status/1870090173813309825

Published: December 20, 2024 12:53

I was a Senate chief of staff. If Republican senators refuse to ask nominees like Patel & Bondi about if/how they plan to use the power of their executive branch positions, Dem. senators must coordinate & relentlessly ask these questions. Force Repubs toā€¦

RT by @GregTSargent: Incredibly, many headlines treat this as a conventional political dispute, elevating the idea that Rs say Liz Cheney might have broken laws, as if they *actually* think this in good faith. The real story is the debased public conduct of Trump and the GOP! https://t.co/gWTzXghaKH pic.twitter.com/rP4wAgcNB3

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870088911042818530

Published: December 20, 2024 12:48

Incredibly, many headlines treat this as a conventional political dispute, elevating the idea that Rs say Liz Cheney might have broken laws, as if they *actually* think this in good faith. The real story is the debased public conduct of Trump and theā€¦

RT by @GregTSargent: The House GOP report "finding" that Liz Cheney likely broke federal laws based on 1/6 committee work is a joke. I interviewed lawyer @BradMossEsq and former prosecutor @KPNatsFan, who explain why it falls apart under scrutiny. Details below. https://t.co/gWTzXggCV9 pic.twitter.com/XACnvoCtWS

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870085245975892273

Published: December 20, 2024 12:34

The House GOP report "finding" that Liz Cheney likely broke federal laws based on 1/6 committee work is a joke. I interviewed lawyer @BradMossEsq and former prosecutor @KPNatsFan, who explain why it falls apart under scrutiny. Detailsā€¦

RT by @GregTSargent: Trump says Liz Cheney "could be in trouble," as if he's a passive observer, rather than someone who will soon control federal law enforcement. This shows Trump does intend for Kash Patel to investigate his enemies. GOP Senators should be pressed on this. https://t.co/gWTzXggCV9 pic.twitter.com/1iZZgWZ2D8

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870082017641005129

Published: December 20, 2024 12:21

Trump says Liz Cheney "could be in trouble," as if he's a passive observer, rather than someone who will soon control federal law enforcement. This shows Trump does intend for Kash Patel to investigate his enemies. GOP Senators should be pressed onā€¦

RT by @GregTSargent: It's springtime for Hitler in Musk's mind. https://t.co/ZXmyaHNgeA

https://x.com/bmaz/status/1870080974081458190

Published: December 20, 2024 12:17

It's springtime for Hitler in Musk's mind. https://t.co/ZXmyaHNgeAā€” bmaz ( also at bsky and mstdn ) (@bmaz) December 20, 2024

Trump's claim that Liz Cheney "could be in trouble" based on that bogus House GOP report wrecks the spin from GOP Senators that Kash Patel won't use FBI to target enemies. They should now be hounded on what a vote to confirm him really means. New piece: https://t.co/gWTzXggCV9

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1870077665954181584

Published: December 20, 2024 12:03

Trump's claim that Liz Cheney "could be in trouble" based on that bogus House GOP report wrecks the spin from GOP Senators that Kash Patel won't use FBI to target enemies. They should now be hounded on what a vote to confirm him really means.Newā€¦

RT @HeerJeet: Chris Murphy has emerged as one of the few Democrats to really do honest soul searching about the party's failures and try toā€¦

https://x.com/HeerJeet/status/1869790347704053881

Published: December 19, 2024 22:49

Chris Murphy has emerged as one of the few Democrats to really do honest soul searching about the party's failures and try to move forward. Glad to have an interview where he talks at length and candidly. The party need more of this.ā€¦

Chris Murphy: Why are Democrats acting as if DOGE is ā€˜legitimateā€™? https://t.co/IgSdG8bFlg

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1869855067467395173

Published: December 19, 2024 21:19

Chris Murphy: Why are Democrats acting as if DOGE is ā€˜legitimateā€™?https://t.co/IgSdG8bFlgā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 19, 2024

RT by @GregTSargent: Really great interview between @ChrisMurphyCT and @GregTSargent. I wish more Democrats were sounding the alarm like this instead of licking their wounds. https://t.co/kI1nec2FUP

https://x.com/SawyerHackett/status/1869793729122623962

Published: December 19, 2024 17:15

Really great interview between @ChrisMurphyCT and @GregTSargent.I wish more Democrats were sounding the alarm like this instead of licking their wounds. https://t.co/kI1nec2FUPā€” Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) December 19, 2024

RT @samuelmoyn: Finally. Chris @ChrisMurphyCT is resonating with FDR 1937: ā€œToo many of those who prate about saving democracy are really oā€¦

https://x.com/samuelmoyn/status/1869733037589828014

Published: December 19, 2024 14:36

Finally. Chris @ChrisMurphyCT is resonating with FDR 1937: ā€œToo many of those who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they ought to be.ā€ā€¦

RT @tbonier: The perpetual low self esteem and self flagellation tendencies of Dems following a tough election loss (and a complete misreadā€¦

https://x.com/tbonier/status/1869731066388640217

Published: December 19, 2024 13:59

The perpetual low self esteem and self flagellation tendencies of Dems following a tough election loss (and a complete misread of the election results) means we are dutifully paving the path towards authoritarianism for Trump. Wake up.ā€¦

RT @davidrlurie: The press is, predictably, covering Trumpers' fascism with bothsideism. But Democrats have only themselves to blame for faā€¦

https://x.com/davidrlurie/status/1869732075999502358

Published: December 19, 2024 13:38

The press is, predictably, covering Trumpers' fascism with bothsideism.But Democrats have only themselves to blame for failing operate as a unified, and effective opposition, as Murphy argues. Ds certainly can't say they lacked advance notice.ā€¦

@samuelmoyn: RT by @GregTSargent: Finally. Chris @ChrisMurphyCT is resonating with FDR 1937: ā€œToo many of those who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they ought to be.ā€

https://twitter.com/samuelmoyn/status/1869733037589828014

Published: December 19, 2024 13:14

Finally. Chris @ChrisMurphyCT is resonating with FDR 1937: ā€œToo many of those who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they ought to be.ā€ā€¦

@davidrlurie: RT by @GregTSargent: The press is, predictably, covering Trumpers' fascism with bothsideism. But Democrats have only themselves to blame for failing operate as a unified, and effective opposition, as Murphy argues. Ds certainly can't say they lacked advance notice.

https://twitter.com/davidrlurie/status/1869732075999502358

Published: December 19, 2024 13:10

The press is, predictably, covering Trumpers' fascism with bothsideism.But Democrats have only themselves to blame for failing operate as a unified, and effective opposition, as Murphy argues. Ds certainly can't say they lacked advance notice.ā€¦

@tbonier: RT by @GregTSargent: The perpetual low self esteem and self flagellation tendencies of Dems following a tough election loss (and a complete misread of the election results) means we are dutifully paving the path towards authoritarianism for Trump. Wake up.

https://twitter.com/tbonier/status/1869731066388640217

Published: December 19, 2024 13:06

The perpetual low self esteem and self flagellation tendencies of Dems following a tough election loss (and a complete misread of the election results) means we are dutifully paving the path towards authoritarianism for Trump. Wake up.ā€¦

@ctblogger: RT by @GregTSargent: After Jan 20th, I hope that people will remember that @ChrisMurphyCT warned everyoneā€¦

https://twitter.com/ctblogger/status/1869718994464456937

Published: December 19, 2024 12:18

After Jan 20th, I hope that people will remember that @ChrisMurphyCT warned everyoneā€¦ https://t.co/o2vmjG5SKxā€” Alfonso Robinson (@ctblogger) December 19, 2024

@GregTSargent: Important from Sen Chris Murphy: He says Dems are not functioning as an effective opposition to Trump's accelerating authoritarianism right now, and that this is dangerously complacent. We had a long exchange about this. In these 4 screen caps:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869718262088605700

Published: December 19, 2024 12:15

Important from Sen Chris Murphy: He says Dems are not functioning as an effective opposition to Trump's accelerating authoritarianism right now, and that this is dangerously complacent.We had a long exchange about this. In these 4 screenā€¦

@GregTSargent: "There is a very real possibility, increasing by the day, that one or many more of Trumpā€™s political opponents [will] end up in jail in 2025." On the pod, Sen Chris Murphy sounds the alarm at length and says Ds must meet the moment. Don't miss this one:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869711817406378357

Published: December 19, 2024 11:50

"There is a very real possibility, increasing by the day, that one or many more of Trumpā€™s political opponents [will] end up in jail in 2025."On the pod, Sen Chris Murphy sounds the alarm at length and says Ds must meet the moment. Don't miss thisā€¦

@FrankFigliuzzi1: RT @FrankFigliuzzi1: As I told @GregTSargent of the @newrepublic, generally there are areas where serious discussions could be had about reā€¦

https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1/status/1869061406173299114

Published: December 19, 2024 01:55

As I told @GregTSargent of the @newrepublic, generally there are areas where serious discussions could be had about reforming the FBI, but I donā€™t see any serious discussions coming from the Trump crowd. https://t.co/gbItdarZsyā€” Frank Figliuzziā€¦

@bwestleyj: RT by @GregTSargent: This part. Remember, this isn't new for Trump. He has sued folks for ridiculous things his entire life. What's crazy is the capitulation to his nonsense.

https://twitter.com/bwestleyj/status/1869397483388043507

Published: December 18, 2024 15:01

This part. Remember, this isn't new for Trump. He has sued folks for ridiculous things his entire life. What's crazy is the capitulation to his nonsense. https://t.co/avzeiqYzNnā€” Brian Westley Johnson (@bwestleyj) December 18, 2024

@scarylawyerguy: RT by @GregTSargent: The investigative resources of the DOJ and FBI are not only limitless but their powers are vast and expansive. Taken together, they can make life miserable for anyone and since Trump can order DOJ/FBI to do his bidding w/no fear of consequences, things are gonna get REAL dark.

https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1869377928498475326

Published: December 18, 2024 13:43

The investigative resources of the DOJ and FBI are not only limitless but their powers are vast and expansive. Taken together, they can make life miserable for anyone and since Trump can order DOJ/FBI to do his bidding w/no fear of consequences, things areā€¦

@GregTSargent: People keep saying Trump's lawsuit against Ann Selzer is absurd, but the absurdity is the point. If he can sue for something this baseless, critics will be intimidated, fearing his legal terror will target them. My pod exchange with @joshtpm on this:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869372264501965143

Published: December 18, 2024 13:20

People keep saying Trump's lawsuit against Ann Selzer is absurd, but the absurdity is the point. If he can sue for something this baseless, critics will be intimidated, fearing his legal terror will target them.My pod exchange with @joshtpm onā€¦

@GregTSargent: Trump's agents don't have to prosecute critics to terrorize them into submission. Lawsuits and investigations will do it, costing millions and leaving them isolated and alone. The goal is "creating a population of cowed people," says @joshtpm. Listen:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869360452062618079

Published: December 18, 2024 12:33

Trump's agents don't have to prosecute critics to terrorize them into submission. Lawsuits and investigations will do it, costing millions and leaving them isolated and alone.The goal is "creating a population of cowed people," saysā€¦

@GregTSargent: Lara Trump is now openly suggesting Dems should be very worried about Kash Patel running the FBI, a clear indication they may well be targeted. On the pod, @joshtpm is terrific in suggesting it's time to create a legal fund for Trump's targets. Listen:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869349824031772940

Published: December 18, 2024 11:51

Lara Trump is now openly suggesting Dems should be very worried about Kash Patel running the FBI, a clear indication they may well be targeted.On the pod, @joshtpm is terrific in suggesting it's time to create a legal fund for Trump's targets.ā€¦

@ProtectOurCare: RT @ProtectOurCare: RFK Jr. is anti-science. He opposes life-saving vaccines, wants to cut funding for cures to deadly diseases, and has noā€¦

https://twitter.com/ProtectOurCare/status/1869037434287407211

Published: December 18, 2024 04:03

RFK Jr. is anti-science. He opposes life-saving vaccines, wants to cut funding for cures to deadly diseases, and has no experience to lead. Americaā€™s health care is too important to put in dangerous hands.šŸŽ§ Listen to @shoupshouts on @GregTSargent'sā€¦

@GregTSargent: @spicy1812 @jonfavs People forget that Trump's restrictionist policies were unpopular when he was president. Opinion is often thermostatic on this issue, so not that easy to message the way out of the problem

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869097408589922755

Published: December 17, 2024 19:08

People forget that Trump's restrictionist policies were unpopular when he was president. Opinion is often thermostatic on this issue, so not that easy to message the way out of the problemā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: @spicy1812 @jonfavs Right, I agree with this. As I've argued over and over, the problem is that Congress won't let Dem presidents manage the border in keeping with what's good for the country and their values. But that explanation doesn't give anyone an opening for factional point-scoring, so...

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869094236941148444

Published: December 17, 2024 18:56

Right, I agree with this. As I've argued over and over, the problem is that Congress won't let Dem presidents manage the border in keeping with what's good for the country and their values. But that explanation doesn't give anyone an opening for factionalā€¦

@GregTSargent: @Warp_Reality @spicy1812 @jonfavs Not sure why you'd frame the Q this way, since the lifting of Remain in Mexico isn't to blame for the migration surge. But regardless, it should be on people like Jon to say clearly whether they think Biden should not have lifted it.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869092788236890209

Published: December 17, 2024 18:50

Not sure why you'd frame the Q this way, since the lifting of Remain in Mexico isn't to blame for the migration surge. But regardless, it should be on people like Jon to say clearly whether they think Biden should not have lifted it.ā€” Greg Sargentā€¦

@GregTSargent: @antonwahlman @jonfavs I think she should have made a stronger case that legal immigration is good for the country, but what happened can in no serious way be blamed on the lefty groups. And I say that while agreeing that some of their positions are wrong

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869092489782768077

Published: December 17, 2024 18:49

I think she should have made a stronger case that legal immigration is good for the country, but what happened can in no serious way be blamed on the lefty groups. And I say that while agreeing that some of their positions are wrongā€” Greg Sargentā€¦

@GregTSargent: @spicy1812 @jonfavs There are lots of reasons for the surge. Read Adam Isacson on this. And Mexico was a big reason that the numbers came down. Here's Isacson:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869092254264221786

Published: December 17, 2024 18:48

There are lots of reasons for the surge. Read Adam Isacson on this. And Mexico was a big reason that the numbers came down. Here's Isacson:https://t.co/zpVjLBxu6zā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: @spicy1812 @jonfavs He kept Title 42 in place at the very beginning, for the first two years. This was effectively an *asylum ban.*

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869090791752335634

Published: December 17, 2024 18:42

He kept Title 42 in place at the very beginning, for the first two years. This was effectively an *asylum ban.*ā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: I remember when conservatives labeled Obama a "Caesarist" who "wouldn't enforce the law" because he deprioritized the removals of longtime residents...now we're being told he was a centrist who would never have done what Biden did (Biden also deprioritized these removals)

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869090048228094368

Published: December 17, 2024 18:39

I remember when conservatives labeled Obama a "Caesarist" who "wouldn't enforce the law" because he deprioritized the removals of longtime residents...now we're being told he was a centrist who would never have done what Biden did (Biden also deprioritizedā€¦

@GregTSargent: The remaking of Obama into a paragon of centrist perfection on immigration is funny. He did DACA, tried to extend it to millions of people with DAPA, and deprioritized the removals of longtime residents, the very thing that Biden is now accused of being leftist for doing.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869086914894250467

Published: December 17, 2024 18:27

The remaking of Obama into a paragon of centrist perfection on immigration is funny. He did DACA, tried to extend it to millions of people with DAPA, and deprioritized the removals of longtime residents, the very thing that Biden is now accused of beingā€¦

@GregTSargent: It's simply not true that Biden was significantly to the left of Obama on this issue, though, no matter how many times people claim otherwise.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869084945052004620

Published: December 17, 2024 18:19

It's simply not true that Biden was significantly to the left of Obama on this issue, though, no matter how many times people claim otherwise. https://t.co/QzU4IHjkFpā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 17, 2024

@Halcyon270: RT by @GregTSargent: To my state senators: @SenBooker and @AndyKimNJ: We fully expect you to take a very public, very loud stand against this unfit nominee for the cabinet. Sooner rather than later.

https://twitter.com/Halcyon270/status/1869026393478385931

Published: December 17, 2024 14:26

To my state senators: @SenBooker and @AndyKimNJ: We fully expect you to take a very public, very loud stand against this unfit nominee for the cabinet. Sooner rather than later. https://t.co/h1ficaN8tJā€” Hal Corley (@Halcyon270) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: Enough footsie-playing. Dems should loudly say GOP senators who support the dangerous, wildly unqualified RFK for HHS sec will own the awful consequences of his tenure for the rest of their political lives. On the pod, we suggest ways to do this. Listen:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1869006518903070907

Published: December 17, 2024 13:07

Enough footsie-playing. Dems should loudly say GOP senators who support the dangerous, wildly unqualified RFK for HHS sec will own the awful consequences of his tenure for the rest of their political lives.On the pod, we suggest ways to do this.ā€¦

@GregTSargent: Crucial point from strategist Anne Shoup: For many voters, RFK is still positively associated with taking on big institutions like Pharma. But when voters hear his actual crackpot views, they turn against him. On the pod, why Dems must stay in this fight:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868997964229939267

Published: December 17, 2024 12:33

Crucial point from strategist Anne Shoup: For many voters, RFK is still positively associated with taking on big institutions like Pharma. But when voters hear his actual crackpot views, they turn against him.On the pod, why Dems must stay in thisā€¦

@DeanBaker13: RT by @GregTSargent: It's okay, RFK Jr. will fire all the people around him at HHS who do know how the agency works, so there shouldn't be any problems.

https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13/status/1868995674429440059

Published: December 17, 2024 12:24

It's okay, RFK Jr. will fire all the people around him at HHS who do know how the agency works, so there shouldn't be any problems. https://t.co/fILkCHvmL6ā€” Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: "The idea that RFK has the experience and skills to run a huge department that oversees healthcare for 125 million people is absurd. Itā€™s literally life and death for people." On the pod, strategist Anne Shoup on why Ds shouldn't give up on derailing RFK:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868988748282957870

Published: December 17, 2024 11:56

"The idea that RFK has the experience and skills to run a huge department that oversees healthcare for 125 million people is absurd. Itā€™s literally life and death for people."On the pod, strategist Anne Shoup on why Ds shouldn't give up on derailingā€¦

@rlocker12: RT by @GregTSargent: Utterly predictable. You can track campaign and inauguration donations and link them to the interests that will be spared from mass deportations.

https://twitter.com/rlocker12/status/1868981839454781565

Published: December 17, 2024 11:29

Utterly predictable. You can track campaign and inauguration donations and link them to the interests that will be spared from mass deportations. https://t.co/4xAGVIyl41ā€” Ray Locker (@rlocker12) December 17, 2024

@GregTSargent: Amazing. Source familiar with Trump's deportation plans admits he's likely to carry out removals selectively to spare parts of the economy that rely on migrant labor. As I've argued (see below), this process will likely get corrupted.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868979974973407493

Published: December 17, 2024 11:22

Amazing. Source familiar with Trump's deportation plans admits he's likely to carry out removals selectively to spare parts of the economy that rely on migrant labor. As I've argued (see below), this process will likely getā€¦

@GregTSargent: dunno, seems like it should be big news that the President-elect of the United States couldn't bring himself to support school vaccine mandates at his presser today

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868761522199212276

Published: December 16, 2024 20:54

dunno, seems like it should be big news that the President-elect of the United States couldn't bring himself to support school vaccine mandates at his presser todayā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: Yes. The piece ends up arguing that Dems should have made a *more* public case for more legal immigration. Popularists got snowed into thinking this piece helps them because it was front-loaded with obligatory left-bashing (which was what got it published, sorry it's just true).

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868727556163428386

Published: December 16, 2024 18:39

Yes. The piece ends up arguing that Dems should have made a *more* public case for more legal immigration. Popularists got snowed into thinking this piece helps them because it was front-loaded with obligatory left-bashing (which was what got it published,ā€¦

@GregTSargent: One thing I genuinely don't get about the popularist narrative on immigration is, *why* do you want to oversimply what happened? There is no particular reason for this. What happened is complex. The world is a complicated place! Your role is not to make things simpler and dumber!

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868724631110394317

Published: December 16, 2024 18:27

One thing I genuinely don't get about the popularist narrative on immigration is, *why* do you want to oversimply what happened? There is no particular reason for this. What happened is complex. The world is a complicated place! Your role is not to makeā€¦

@GregTSargent: @dilanesper Biden and Harris mostly sidelined the groups for their full four year term

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868720337028104418

Published: December 16, 2024 18:10

Biden and Harris mostly sidelined the groups for their full four year termā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 16, 2024

@EricLisann: RT by @GregTSargent: Trump and MAGA attack the very idea that journalism and a free press provides a public benefit, and uses its control of state power to shape speech. That is the opposite critique than the one by defenders of free press that the press has conformed its reporting of Trump to curryā€¦

https://twitter.com/EricLisann/status/1868703244664385981

Published: December 16, 2024 17:02

Trump and MAGA attack the very idea that journalism and a free press provides a public benefit, and uses its control of state power to shape speech. That is the opposite critique than the one by defenders of free press that the press has conformed itsā€¦

@JNicholsonInDC: RT by @GregTSargent: Because truth is not determined by votes, nothing that was false before Nov. 5 is now true. And nothing that was true before then is now false.

https://twitter.com/JNicholsonInDC/status/1868687472508707205

Published: December 16, 2024 15:59

Because truth is not determined by votes, nothing that was false before Nov. 5 is now true. And nothing that was true before then is now false. https://t.co/qx97xMEtLtā€” Jonathan Nicholson (@JNicholsonInDC) December 16, 2024

@newrepublic: RT by @GregTSargent: The GOP embrace of Patel heralds a return to the corrupted and intrusive FBI of the pre-Watergate days, and the new reformist pose is being hatched as a fake cover to support these designs. From @GregTSargent

https://twitter.com/newrepublic/status/1868687296301584781

Published: December 16, 2024 15:59

The GOP embrace of Patel heralds a return to the corrupted and intrusive FBI of the pre-Watergate days, and the new reformist pose is being hatched as a fake cover to support these designs.From @GregTSargenthttps://t.co/D2Mt9nIXnqā€” The New Republicā€¦

@GregTSargent: Somewhat surprising to see people claiming that calling for a combination of border security and wider legal pathways is a new idea

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868677340617965954

Published: December 16, 2024 15:19

Somewhat surprising to see people claiming that calling for a combination of border security and wider legal pathways is a new idea https://t.co/wACI2sA7H3ā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: I interviewed three leading DNC chair candidates and they made similar points to what @Rob_Flaherty tells @maxwelltani here, especially on the need for a new ecosystem and the problem of cultural/non-political media spaces being dominated by the right:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868676485697130686

Published: December 16, 2024 15:16

I interviewed three leading DNC chair candidates and they made similar points to what @Rob_Flaherty tells @maxwelltani here, especially on the need for a new ecosystem and the problem of cultural/non-political media spaces being dominated by theā€¦

@GregTSargent: Our podcast just hit a big new milestone: We're now averaging 20,000 downloads for each daily episode! Thanks so much, all! Check us out at @newrepublic here: And on Apple here:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868672776133017887

Published: December 16, 2024 15:01

Our podcast just hit a big new milestone: We're now averaging 20,000 downloads for each daily episode! Thanks so much, all!Check us out at @newrepublic here: https://t.co/q3rcfhmdY3And on Apple here:https://t.co/7bT9dgW8UTā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent)ā€¦

@GregTSargent: Listen to this discussion with @anneapplebaum in this link:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868647548560564443

Published: December 16, 2024 13:21

Listen to this discussion with @anneapplebaum in this link:https://t.co/km4J8gSGTCā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: There's so much good stuff in this discussion, strongly recommend @anneapplebaum's thoughts on why the ABC surrender to Trump is so alarming:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868639139706568881

Published: December 16, 2024 12:47

There's so much good stuff in this discussion, strongly recommend @anneapplebaum's thoughts on why the ABC surrender to Trump is so alarming: https://t.co/A6zFj6Mfwfā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 16, 2024

@GregTSargent: Crucial from @anneapplebaum: ABC News' surrender to Trump suggests news orgs are vulnerable to pressure on companies that own them. Trump will use the state to threaten them. "It looks like theyā€™re making concessions in advance," she tells me. On the pod:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868636335852110087

Published: December 16, 2024 12:36

Crucial from @anneapplebaum: ABC News' surrender to Trump suggests news orgs are vulnerable to pressure on companies that own them. Trump will use the state to threaten them."It looks like theyā€™re making concessions in advance," she tells me. On theā€¦

@MaxFlugrath: RT by @GregTSargent: But the real story, as @GregTSargent wisely points out, is the GOP Senators enabling this. newrepublic.com/article/189406ā€¦

https://twitter.com/MaxFlugrath/status/1868392917003628994

Published: December 15, 2024 20:29

But the real story, as @GregTSargent wisely points out, is the GOP Senators enabling this. https://t.co/mr1dF42uaiā€” Max FlugrathšŸ—³ļø (@MaxFlugrath) December 15, 2024

@DeanBaker13: RT @DeanBaker13: Hard to believe ABC passed up an opportunity to depose Trump on this. That would have been great fun. Their $15 million paā€¦

https://twitter.com/DeanBaker13/status/1868326000540655968

Published: December 15, 2024 18:20

Hard to believe ABC passed up an opportunity to depose Trump on this. That would have been great fun. Their $15 million payout is a bribe pure and simple. https://t.co/78kMnnWWuGā€” Dean Baker (@DeanBaker13) December 15, 2024

@GregTSargent: As Paul noted over at The Good Place, not clear this outcome would happen today

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868325738036007182

Published: December 15, 2024 16:02

As Paul noted over at The Good Place, not clear this outcome would happen today https://t.co/4ITHTa7gRvā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 15, 2024

@GregTSargent: Reminder, the Trump campaign sued the Washington Post in 2020 over this assertion in a piece of mine about Trump and Russia (and another from @paulwaldman1). WaPo fought the lawsuit and won. Judge dismissed.

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868312122536653253

Published: December 15, 2024 15:08

Reminder, the Trump campaign sued the Washington Post in 2020 over this assertion in a piece of mine about Trump and Russia (and another from @paulwaldman1). WaPo fought the lawsuit and won. Judge dismissed. pic.twitter.com/EGsVr6VNUjā€” Greg Sargentā€¦

@GregTSargent: @michael04121218 I don't see how you can hold to this position after reading, for example, the justifications for the search of Mar-a-Lago and what it ultimately yielded, or after reading the Jack Smith filings on the 1/6 case

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868267278128525763

Published: December 15, 2024 12:10

I don't see how you can hold to this position after reading, for example, the justifications for the search of Mar-a-Lago and what it ultimately yielded, or after reading the Jack Smith filings on the 1/6 caseā€” Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 15,ā€¦

@GregTSargent: One point I'd add to @sam_rosenfeld and @daschloz is that this rebuilding of civic bonds with working people is also an *information* space problem. I talked to the DNC chair candidates about this, and reported on their answers in this piece and thread:

https://twitter.com/GregTSargent/status/1868266265640673643

Published: December 15, 2024 12:06

One point I'd add to @sam_rosenfeld and @daschloz is that this rebuilding of civic bonds with working people is also an *information* space problem. I talked to the DNC chair candidates about this, and reported on their answers in this piece andā€¦

@PiperK: RT @PiperK: Elon Musk admits he bought Twitter to swing the election.

https://twitter.com/PiperK/status/1868065513286565889

Published: December 15, 2024 11:41

Elon Musk admits he bought Twitter to swing the election. pic.twitter.com/bHEHXu7LJeā€” Karen Piper (@PiperK) December 14, 2024

@drewdellinger: RT by @GregTSargent: Well stated and extremely important. šŸ’ÆšŸ‘‡

https://twitter.com/drewdellinger/status/1868011758755148055

Published: December 14, 2024 19:14

Well stated and extremely important. šŸ’ÆšŸ‘‡ https://t.co/fwuxUsNR0Bā€” Dr. Drew Dellinger (@drewdellinger) December 14, 2024

@robcovingtonjr: RT by @GregTSargent: These next four years are going to be awful, destructive, and cruel. These American wounds are self-inflicted. All to give power to one of the worst and most dangerous human beings ever created - and an opening to hire fellow narcissistic psychopaths to do his work.

https://twitter.com/robcovingtonjr/status/1867966711204659668

Published: December 14, 2024 16:15

These next four years are going to be awful, destructive, and cruel. These American wounds are self-inflicted. All to give power to one of the worst and most dangerous human beings ever created - and an opening to hire fellow narcissistic psychopaths to doā€¦