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Remarkable explanation from @CitizenCohn detailing how massive GOP cuts to Medicaid will hurt working class communities across the country in all kinds of hidden ways: newrepublic.com/article/195278…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1923002532021821483

Published: May 15, 2025 13:08

Remarkable explanation from @CitizenCohn detailing how massive GOP cuts to Medicaid will hurt working class communities across the country in all kinds of hidden ways: newrepublic.com/article/195278…

RT by @GregTSargent: .@CitizenCohn is so right (and same w/ SNAP): "This entire debate has been one attempt after another by Republicans to present Medicaid cuts as something other than Medicaid cuts."

https://x.com/ShannonCBPP/status/1922991667692363932

Published: May 15, 2025 12:25

.@CitizenCohn is so right (and same w/ SNAP): "This entire debate has been one attempt after another by Republicans to present Medicaid cuts as something other than Medicaid cuts." https://t.co/KHy5NgfOha— Shannon Buckingham (@ShannonCBPP) May 15, 2025

"This entire debate has been one attempt after another by Republicans to present Medicaid cuts as something other than Medicaid cuts." On the pod, @CitizenCohn is so illuminating on how bad the GOP bill's Medicaid cuts truly are: newrepublic.com/article/195275…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922990457765626062

Published: May 15, 2025 12:20

"This entire debate has been one attempt after another by Republicans to present Medicaid cuts as something other than Medicaid cuts."On the pod, @CitizenCohn is so illuminating on how bad the GOP bill's Medicaid cuts truly are:https://t.co/lQYLkWgvip—…

Awful: Buried in the GOP bill is a provision that gives a NEW AND EXPANDED TAX BREAK TO WEALTHY INVESTORS, tax experts tell me. It was a bad idea to credulously accept it when Trump claimed to want to raise taxes on investor elites. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/195232…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922982861365182496

Published: May 15, 2025 11:50

Awful: Buried in the GOP bill is a provision that gives a NEW AND EXPANDED TAX BREAK TO WEALTHY INVESTORS, tax experts tell me. It was a bad idea to credulously accept it when Trump claimed to want to raise taxes on investor elites.Details…

RT by @GregTSargent: The Trump strategy is to flirt with raising taxes on an unpopular industry to show his populist bonafides, but then ultimately chicken out while the congressional Republicans cut that same industry's taxes.

https://x.com/Brendan_Duke/status/1922744881887183110

Published: May 14, 2025 20:04

The Trump strategy is to flirt with raising taxes on an unpopular industry to show his populist bonafides, but then ultimately chicken out while the congressional Republicans cut that same industry's taxes. https://t.co/RIspcej8ep— Brendan Duke…

RT by @GregTSargent: /2- 'We keep hearing that the GOP is going through an "identity crisis" over whether it will be a Trumpist/working class party or whether it will continue serving its "corporatist" and "C-suite" wing.' ___ [LOL !!]

https://x.com/wynsome_gwen/status/1922739228355494322

Published: May 14, 2025 19:42

/2-'We keep hearing that the GOP is going through an "identity crisis" over whether it will be a Trumpist/working class party or whether it will continue serving its "corporatist" and "C-suite" wing.'___[LOL !!] https://t.co/RJUhbdrSeI— winsome gwynne…

RT by @GregTSargent: Important point by @GregTSargent. This is exactly why the Constitutional protections of due process are so fundamental to American democracy so that anyone abducted and arrested has a right to respond to any evidence - including manufactured ones

https://x.com/cidelson/status/1922707797478653999

Published: May 14, 2025 17:37

Important point by @GregTSargent. This is exactly why the Constitutional protections of due process are so fundamental to American democracy so that anyone abducted and arrested has a right to respond to any evidence - including manufactured ones - used…

Has a single House Dem pushed these officials on the fact that virtually the ENTIRE BASIS for the MS-13 claim is the finding of a cop who got suspended for serious misconduct? Marjorie Taylor Greene cited the Gang Field Interview Sheet WRITTEN BY THIS COP! Say who he is, Dems!

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922704770164228397

Published: May 14, 2025 17:25

Has a single House Dem pushed these officials on the fact that virtually the ENTIRE BASIS for the MS-13 claim is the finding of a cop who got suspended for serious misconduct?Marjorie Taylor Greene cited the Gang Field Interview Sheet WRITTEN BY THIS COP!…

RT by @GregTSargent: @RepNancyMace So much for the self-professed populist ... x.com/GregTSargent/s…

https://x.com/SmileyBlanton/status/1922683562404331535

Published: May 14, 2025 16:00

So much for the self-professed populist ... https://t.co/1pSeIVnstJ— Smiley Blanton (@SmileyBlanton) May 14, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: We keep hearing that the GOP is going through an "identity crisis" over whether it will be a Trumpist/working class party or whether it will continue serving its "corporatist" and "C-suite" wing. Funny how the C-suite wing keeps winning this argument! newrepublic.com/article/195232…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922682573584466057

Published: May 14, 2025 15:57

We keep hearing that the GOP is going through an "identity crisis" over whether it will be a Trumpist/working class party or whether it will continue serving its "corporatist" and "C-suite" wing.Funny how the C-suite wing keeps winning this…

RT by @GregTSargent: People got played by Trump's supposed opposition to Medicaid cuts. The game works this way: Trump says he opposes cuts but also says he's fine with targeting "waste, fraud and abuse." Now the GOP bill's fixes to "fraud" could push millions off Medicaid. newrepublic.com/article/195232…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922680730133405897

Published: May 14, 2025 15:49

People got played by Trump's supposed opposition to Medicaid cuts. The game works this way: Trump says he opposes cuts but also says he's fine with targeting "waste, fraud and abuse." Now the GOP bill's fixes to "fraud" could push millions off…

RT by @GregTSargent: The GOP wants to be the worker's party but as @GregTSargent notes, the corporate wing of their party keeps winning. Case in point, the GOP tax bill not only doesn't close the carried interest loophole, it creates a NEW tax break for wealthy investors. newrepublic.com/article/195232…

https://x.com/MichaelSLinden/status/1922679178823963023

Published: May 14, 2025 15:43

The GOP wants to be the worker's party but as @GregTSargent notes, the corporate wing of their party keeps winning. Case in point, the GOP tax bill not only doesn't close the carried interest loophole, it creates a NEW tax break for wealthy investors.…

RT by @GregTSargent: Trump recently got a lot of media attention for supposedly wanting to end the carried interest loophole. Not only does the House GOP bill *not* do this, it actually creates a new tax break for the same private equity industry, experts tell me: newrepublic.com/article/195232…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922679037228429699

Published: May 14, 2025 15:42

Trump recently got a lot of media attention for supposedly wanting to end the carried interest loophole. Not only does the House GOP bill *not* do this, it actually creates a new tax break for the same private equity industry, experts tell…

RT by @GregTSargent: So much for closing the carried interest loophole.

https://x.com/MichaelSLinden/status/1922677168078737838

Published: May 14, 2025 15:35

So much for closing the carried interest loophole. https://t.co/omTq7n3OEv— Michael Linden (@MichaelSLinden) May 14, 2025

Remember how the media credulously reported that Trump wants to raise taxes on the rich? Guess what: Buried in the House GOP bill is a provision that would create a new and expanded tax break for exactly those types of wealthy investors. New piece:

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922675843618287618

Published: May 14, 2025 15:30

Remember how the media credulously reported that Trump wants to raise taxes on the rich? Guess what: Buried in the House GOP bill is a provision that would create a new and expanded tax break for exactly those types of wealthy investors.New…

RT by @GregTSargent: It will be very interesting to see how the "originalist" justices on the Supreme Court will find a way to say that the provision giving Congress the power to impose taxes doesn't mean Congress has the power to impose taxes.

https://x.com/DeanBaker13/status/1922616022693015749

Published: May 14, 2025 11:32

It will be very interesting to see how the "originalist" justices on the Supreme Court will find a way to say that the provision giving Congress the power to impose taxes doesn't mean Congress has the power to impose taxes. https://t.co/RKPdkjj9zD— Dean…

Trump's tariffs aren't just a buffoonish policy failure. They're also a massive abuse of power. And they can still be stopped in court. On the pod, @IlyaSomin, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might happen: newrepublic.com/article/195221…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922608694983827944

Published: May 14, 2025 11:03

Trump's tariffs aren't just a buffoonish policy failure. They're also a massive abuse of power. And they can still be stopped in court.On the pod, @IlyaSomin, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might…

"You can tell that the Republicans know how unpopular Medicaid cuts are because they have delayed some of their plan’s effect until 2029 — after both the midterm and presidential elections." Good @EJDionne points: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922409164648636537

Published: May 13, 2025 21:50

"You can tell that the Republicans know how unpopular Medicaid cuts are because they have delayed some of their plan’s effect until 2029 — after both the midterm and presidential elections."Good @EJDionne points:https://t.co/C6jlkZ7Yfl— Greg Sargent…

RT by @GregTSargent: The favors they buy from Trump will benefit him and be a detriment to our country. The man has no loyalty to the USA. His loyalty is ONLY to himself.

https://x.com/Kimberl76740458/status/1922361626109337881

Published: May 13, 2025 18:41

The favors they buy from Trump will benefit him and be a detriment to our country. The man has no loyalty to the USA. His loyalty is ONLY to himself. https://t.co/IY2ps1Eqgh— Kimberly (@Kimberl76740458) May 13, 2025

"As he manipulates the stock market with his tariff schemes...a word to the wise in these foreign governments can make them tens of billions of dollars. And then they can funnel money back to him through the crypto mechanism. We’re talking about corruption at just an epic scale"

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922359406739546587

Published: May 13, 2025 18:32

"As he manipulates the stock market with his tariff schemes...a word to the wise in these foreign governments can make them tens of billions of dollars. And then they can funnel money back to him through the crypto mechanism. We’re talking about corruption…

RT by @GregTSargent: Raskin to @GregTSargent: "What we’ve got is like the Trump hotel on steroids in this term ... with Trump’s embrace of crypto—and his presidential memecoin—that opens up this cavernous gateway for foreign governments to be funneling money directly to him" newrepublic.com/article/195165…

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1922357961713651918

Published: May 13, 2025 18:27

Raskin to @GregTSargent: "What we’ve got is like the Trump hotel on steroids in this term ... with Trump’s embrace of crypto—and his presidential memecoin—that opens up this cavernous gateway for foreign governments to be funneling money directly to him"…

This is a tidy encapsulation of Trumpism's actual priorities, not the pretend ones that MAGA Court Philosopher Pundits keep discerning.

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922345355959533593

Published: May 13, 2025 17:37

This is a tidy encapsulation of Trumpism's actual priorities, not the pretend ones that MAGA Court Philosopher Pundits keep discerning. https://t.co/Qrh0hNa99b— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 13, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: The emperor—in his new clothes along with a big entourage of family and courtier/oligarch/billionaires—are on their SELF-DEALING MIDDLE EAST ‘25 TOUR, where we pay for their meetup with murderous royal families as they do “deals” not for the United States but for themselves.

https://x.com/tlow/status/1922328980364902829

Published: May 13, 2025 16:31

The emperor—in his new clothes along with a big entourage of family and courtier/oligarch/billionaires—are on their SELF-DEALING MIDDLE EAST ‘25 TOUR, where we pay for their meetup with murderous royal families as they do “deals” not for the United States…

RT by @GregTSargent: A half-billion dollar bribe from a foreign king, plus whatever it costs the USAF to spend years (that is the estimate) retrofitting it to serve as AF1. Trump expects to pocket it all at the end of his term.

https://x.com/beyerstein/status/1922273787178791162

Published: May 13, 2025 12:52

A half-billion dollar bribe from a foreign king, plus whatever it costs the USAF to spend years (that is the estimate) retrofitting it to serve as AF1. Trump expects to pocket it all at the end of his term.

RT by @GregTSargent: Dems hovering in this phantom zone where they say Trump obviously *should* be impeached but know that impeachment doesn't actually stop him from doing anything (or remove him from office). semafor.com/article/04/30/…

https://x.com/daveweigel/status/1922258362084753668

Published: May 13, 2025 11:51

Dems hovering in this phantom zone where they say Trump obviously *should* be impeached but know that impeachment doesn't actually stop him from doing anything (or remove him from office). https://t.co/uTIGDh64u7 https://t.co/nlcOWTzmNs— David Weigel…

I asked Jamie Raskin if Dems will impeach Trump over his emoluments grift if they take back the House next year. He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable: newrepublic.com/article/195167…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922258098888081485

Published: May 13, 2025 11:50

I asked Jamie Raskin if Dems will impeach Trump over his emoluments grift if they take back the House next year. He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable:https://t.co/xY25DcKxmq pic.twitter.com/qrHSM4SDJA—…

Jamie Raskin on Trump's Qatar plane grift: "We’re talking about corruption at just an epic scale." This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other: newrepublic.com/article/195167…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922255285806149911

Published: May 13, 2025 11:39

Jamie Raskin on Trump's Qatar plane grift: "We’re talking about corruption at just an epic scale."This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other:https://t.co/xY25DcKxmq…

As Raskin notes, only a few Republicans could end this madness. "We’re looking for less than 5 percent of Rs to join us...it’s a simply a demand to the president to seek the consent of Congress if he intends to keep a $400 million present from a foreign king, prince, or state."

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922251380929994962

Published: May 13, 2025 11:23

As Raskin notes, only a few Republicans could end this madness."We’re looking for less than 5 percent of Rs to join us...it’s a simply a demand to the president to seek the consent of Congress if he intends to keep a $400 million present from a foreign…

Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin tells me Dems will introduce a resolution calling on Trump to come to Congress for approval of his $400 million luxury jet gift from Qatar—and challenge Rs to join. On the pod, Raskin is very good on why this is so corrupt: newrepublic.com/article/195165…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1922249654818726231

Published: May 13, 2025 11:16

Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin tells me Dems will introduce a resolution calling on Trump to come to Congress for approval of his $400 million luxury jet gift from Qatar—and challenge Rs to join.On the pod, Raskin is very good on why this is so…

Enormously useful primer on trade from Paul Krugman. "If you want to help people hurt by a changing economy, help them—as directly as possible. Don’t rely on blunt policies like tariffs" (and thanks for citing our reporting on doll manufacturing!) paulkrugman.substack.com/p/causes-benef…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921961686015099179

Published: May 12, 2025 16:12

Enormously useful primer on trade from Paul Krugman."If you want to help people hurt by a changing economy, help them—as directly as possible. Don’t rely on blunt policies like tariffs" (and thanks for citing our reporting on doll…

New pod: Karoline Leavitt's obsequious praise of Trump, which is getting more cultlike, is best understood as a perverse display of power in MAGA tropes/language. @AmandaMarcotte is so good on the "MAGA aesthetic" and its role in rousing the MAGA masses: newrepublic.com/article/195103…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921927941744648529

Published: May 12, 2025 13:58

New pod: Karoline Leavitt's obsequious praise of Trump, which is getting more cultlike, is best understood as a perverse display of power in MAGA tropes/language. @AmandaMarcotte is so good on the "MAGA aesthetic" and its role in rousing the MAGA…

Trump just ended a Biden-era program because its title contained the word "equity." But many red states want to participate in this program. They'd submitted plans to access its funds partly to expand internet to rural voters. Now they might not get it: newrepublic.com/article/195097…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921881290212561197

Published: May 12, 2025 10:53

Trump just ended a Biden-era program because its title contained the word "equity." But many red states want to participate in this program. They'd submitted plans to access its funds partly to expand internet to rural voters. Now they might not get…

RT by @GregTSargent: Biden set up a program that would bring internet to red rural states. But because it had equity in its title Trump canceled it. There’s a lesson here: Hate will eat you up if you let it.

https://x.com/tinaissa/status/1921586833789489337

Published: May 11, 2025 15:22

Biden set up a program that would bring internet to red rural states. But because it had equity in its title Trump canceled it. There’s a lesson here: Hate will eat you up if you let it. https://t.co/Tj9jJPBhew— Tina Issa 🇺🇸 (@tinaissa) May 11, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Icymi this means rural areas of many states - including Iowa - where high speed internet access is lacking - often because that last mile is prohibitively expensive.

https://x.com/janice4iowa/status/1921536213858591066

Published: May 11, 2025 12:01

Icymi this means rural areas of many states - including Iowa - where high speed internet access is lacking - often because that last mile is prohibitively expensive. https://t.co/OGHJ1UMSKv— Janice Weiner (@janice4iowa) May 11, 2025

Great @BenBurgis response to the deeper premises of JD Vance's phony justifications for denying Kilmar Abrego Garcia (and if JD had his way, countless others) basic due process: jacobin.com/2025/05/vance-…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921285807244996652

Published: May 10, 2025 19:26

Great @BenBurgis response to the deeper premises of JD Vance's phony justifications for denying Kilmar Abrego Garcia (and if JD had his way, countless others) basic due process:https://t.co/qJBoBArcKo— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 10, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Why it’s almost like racism and stupidity go hand in hand

https://x.com/JohnFugelsang/status/1921243106873069923

Published: May 10, 2025 16:37

Why it’s almost like racism and stupidity go hand in hand https://t.co/fFVWEtGU1L— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) May 10, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: "The other day, during his intensive daily reading of complex policy papers, President Donald Trump noticed that a government initiative created by his predecessor had the word 'equity' in its title." 1/

https://x.com/JeanetteKStone1/status/1921221481553367347

Published: May 10, 2025 15:11

"The other day, during his intensive daily reading of complex policy papers, President Donald Trump noticed that a government initiative created by his predecessor had the word 'equity' in its title." 1/

RT by @GregTSargent: A textbook example of how racism harms white people too, like when states shut down public community schools, parks and pools rather than desegregate them

https://x.com/cidelson/status/1921193580992823502

Published: May 10, 2025 13:20

A textbook example of how racism harms white people too, like when states shut down public community schools, parks and pools rather than desegregate them https://t.co/loEYYRx5VS— Charles Idelson (@cidelson) May 10, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Maybe we should give out a "Golden Chainsaw" award in the tradition of the "Golden Fleece Award" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fl… for the stupidest cut to a government program. Trump has many contenders, but this one would certainly be in the mix.

https://x.com/DeanBaker13/status/1921177806832271717

Published: May 10, 2025 12:17

Maybe we should give out a "Golden Chainsaw" award in the tradition of the "Golden Fleece Award" https://t.co/wDQB8tz75z for the stupidest cut to a government program. Trump has many contenders, but this one would certainly be in the mix.…

RT by @GregTSargent: Hah hah hah. Trump kills program to expand rural internet because it mentioned the word equity. Red states including Arkansas hoped for millions. Our request linked in article. Some states will sue. Tiny Tim, what about you?

https://x.com/ArkansasBlog/status/1921172662782447804

Published: May 10, 2025 11:57

Hah hah hah. Trump kills program to expand rural internet because it mentioned the word equity. Red states including Arkansas hoped for millions. Our request linked in article. Some states will sue. Tiny Tim, what about you? https://t.co/o2n3pTeQRZ—…

RT by @GregTSargent: “It’s insane that Trump is blocking resources to help make sure kids in rural school districts can get online all because he doesn’t like the word ‘equity,’" says @PattyMurray. He's employing the same old race-baiting scam that Rs have used for decades. newrepublic.com/article/195097…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921167159096406309

Published: May 10, 2025 11:35

“It’s insane that Trump is blocking resources to help make sure kids in rural school districts can get online all because he doesn’t like the word ‘equity,’" says @PattyMurray.He's employing the same old race-baiting scam that Rs have used for…

RT by @GregTSargent: A funny thing about this saga: Many red state governments had submitted proposals in hopes of accessing this federal money. I looked at the proposals. They are in no small part about using this money to expand high speed internet into rural areas. newrepublic.com/article/195097…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921165737000939925

Published: May 10, 2025 11:29

A funny thing about this saga: Many red state governments had submitted proposals in hopes of accessing this federal money. I looked at the proposals. They are in no small part about using this money to expand high speed internet into rural…

RT by @GregTSargent: Trump saw the word "equity" in the name of this Biden-era program, so naturally he decided it must be serving undeserving minorities, giving him an opening to demagogue about it. "No more handouts based on race!" Trump raged. Except for one thing... newrepublic.com/article/195097…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1921162385991086196

Published: May 10, 2025 11:16

Trump saw the word "equity" in the name of this Biden-era program, so naturally he decided it must be serving undeserving minorities, giving him an opening to demagogue about it."No more handouts based on race!" Trump raged.Except for one…

.@PressSec can muster all the fake high dudgeon she wants, she still didn't answer the question. "Trump has the power to do this" is not an answer to, "how is this defensible," except in Trump's mind, perhaps. Of course, pleasing Trump is all @PressSec evidently cares about

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920901903493341464

Published: May 9, 2025 18:01

.@PressSec can muster all the fake high dudgeon she wants, she still didn't answer the question. "Trump has the power to do this" is not an answer to, "how is this defensible," except in Trump's mind, perhaps.Of course, pleasing Trump is all @PressSec…

RT by @GregTSargent: Important point here Solid case for promoting and protecting certain industries, for reasons like national security and energy independence Does doll manufacturing belong on that list?

https://x.com/CitizenCohn/status/1920843546518581265

Published: May 9, 2025 14:09

Important point hereSolid case for promoting and protecting certain industries, for reasons like national security and energy independenceDoes doll manufacturing belong on that list? https://t.co/XqZXdtsRqT— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) May 9, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: "explains what Vance gets wrong about Catholic teaching, why it’s so inimical to Trumpism, and how today’s pro-Trump influencers and “post-liberal” Catholic intellectuals alike are refusing to reckon with what MAGA has truly become"

https://x.com/hangingnoodles/status/1920825990705549575

Published: May 9, 2025 12:59

"explains what Vance gets wrong about Catholic teaching, why it’s so inimical to Trumpism, and how today’s pro-Trump influencers and “post-liberal” Catholic intellectuals alike are refusing to reckon with what MAGA has truly become"…

When JD Vance tried to claim Catholic teaching justifies MAGA policies, Pope Francis responded that Vance needs to meditate more on the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In this exchange, @MattPolProf is very good on Catholicism and MAGA cruelty: newrepublic.com/article/195048…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920818424864739630

Published: May 9, 2025 12:29

When JD Vance tried to claim Catholic teaching justifies MAGA policies, Pope Francis responded that Vance needs to meditate more on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.In this exchange, @MattPolProf is very good on Catholicism and MAGA…

All the MAGA rage at the new Pope shows how absurd it is for JD Vance and others on the right to try to justify Trumpism/MAGA with Catholic teachings. Really excited about today's pod: Political theorist @MattPolProf goes big on the Pope-vs-MAGA schism: newrepublic.com/article/195039…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920796404290633966

Published: May 9, 2025 11:02

All the MAGA rage at the new Pope shows how absurd it is for JD Vance and others on the right to try to justify Trumpism/MAGA with Catholic teachings.Really excited about today's pod: Political theorist @mattpolprof goes big on the Pope-vs-MAGA…

But again, if you look at the Trump doll lunacy from the labor side as opposed to the consumer side, it's just as bad or even worse. The jobs this would create are things like attaching plastic legs to plastic torsos and grafting on nylon hair: newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920572422215905295

Published: May 8, 2025 20:12

But again, if you look at the Trump doll lunacy from the labor side as opposed to the consumer side, it's just as bad or even worse. The jobs this would create are things like attaching plastic legs to plastic torsos and grafting on nylon…

glad to have newfound support for this idea in, er, higher places

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920553490822168774

Published: May 8, 2025 18:56

glad to have newfound support for this idea in, er, higher places https://t.co/BTHpEFj6zp— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 8, 2025

Good paragraph from @DKThomp on "MAGA’s glorification of strong men doing strong things and its dreams of sending the liberal elites to the factories." I do wonder how creating more Barbie doll factories in the US fits into this vision, however.

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920532035040321951

Published: May 8, 2025 17:31

Good paragraph from @DKThomp on "MAGA’s glorification of strong men doing strong things and its dreams of sending the liberal elites to the factories."I do wonder how creating more Barbie doll factories in the US fits into this vision, however.…

Important that Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team is stepping up the depositions of Trump officials. As Abrego Garcia's lawyer told us, they want to determine among other things who told Trump he can defy the Supreme Court: newrepublic.com/article/194815…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920525482006610373

Published: May 8, 2025 17:05

Important that Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team is stepping up the depositions of Trump officials. As Abrego Garcia's lawyer told us, they want to determine among other things who told Trump he can defy the Supreme Court:https://t.co/CLk3I5LNqH…

In addition to the sheer idiocy of this it's a major political blunder: The next obvious step is to get these dockworkers who fear for their jobs to speak out about this quote

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920514959420608732

Published: May 8, 2025 16:23

In addition to the sheer idiocy of this it's a major political blunder: The next obvious step is to get these dockworkers who fear for their jobs to speak out about this quote https://t.co/qCaIuZxwmi— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 8, 2025

Yup. This massive blind spot/omission in the public debate is absolutely crazy. It's deeply suspect, in fact.

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920489634057863462

Published: May 8, 2025 14:43

Yup. This massive blind spot/omission in the public debate is absolutely crazy. It's deeply suspect, in fact.

RT by @GregTSargent: The idea that we keep having this debate about manufacturing and communities left behind, without acknowledging that Trump inherited the biggest spike in factory investment on record — and is trying to repeal the clean energy investments behind it!

https://x.com/JesseCharlesLee/status/1920489269845467227

Published: May 8, 2025 14:41

The idea that we keep having this debate about manufacturing and communities left behind, without acknowledging that Trump inherited the biggest spike in factory investment on record — and is trying to repeal the clean energy investments behind it! — is…

If right wing populist argument is people in "hollowed out industrial heartland" don't "want a check, they want a job," then why is it OK for the right wing populist admin to throw the green manufacturing boomlet into reverse? Intellectually weird to ignore this major development

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920488346419085720

Published: May 8, 2025 14:37

If right wing populist argument is people in "hollowed out industrial heartland" don't "want a check, they want a job," then why is it OK for the right wing populist admin to throw the green manufacturing boomlet into reverse? Intellectually weird to…

RT by @GregTSargent: .@GregTSargent: "If the stated goal of tariffs is to create durable, high-quality American jobs, weakening unions and gutting regulatory oversight (...) is a recipe for further undermining that goal." newrepublic.com/article/194938… #UnitedStates

https://x.com/jftaveira1993/status/1920488104328036434

Published: May 8, 2025 14:36

.@GregTSargent: "If the stated goal of tariffs is to create durable, high-quality American jobs, weakening unions and gutting regulatory oversight (...) is a recipe for further undermining that goal." https://t.co/VguGqE7lS1 #UnitedStates— Francisco…

If you're gonna suggest Dems don't have real solutions to the "hollowed out industrial heartland" (@Noahpinion bait LOL) then you have to say *something* about these investments and why it's OK for those who (like Vance) rhapsodize about manufacturing to reverse that progress.

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920485462583456059

Published: May 8, 2025 14:26

If you're gonna suggest Dems don't have real solutions to the "hollowed out industrial heartland" (@Noahpinion bait LOL) then you have to say *something* about these investments and why it's OK for those who (like Vance) rhapsodize about manufacturing to…

Striking how @DouthatNYT keeps not grappling w/ Biden admin's huge investments in green manufacturing jobs in the heartland or w/the deep absurdity of MAGA populism's efforts via Trump/Vance to roll them back. I think @ChrisMurphyCT missed an opportunity here to point this out

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920483752104329330

Published: May 8, 2025 14:19

Striking how @DouthatNYT keeps not grappling w/ Biden admin's huge investments in green manufacturing jobs in the heartland or w/the deep absurdity of MAGA populism's efforts via Trump/Vance to roll them back. I think @ChrisMurphyCT missed an opportunity…

It's a big story that Sen Thom Tillis is blocking Trump's insurrectionist MAGA pick for US Attorney only because the GOP Senate has abdicated its role in vetting his profoundly unfit nominees entirely. On the pod, @KPNatsFan is very good on this dynamic: newrepublic.com/article/194988…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920442146202501379

Published: May 8, 2025 11:34

It's a big story that Sen Thom Tillis is blocking Trump's insurrectionist MAGA pick for US Attorney only because the GOP Senate has abdicated its role in vetting his profoundly unfit nominees entirely.On the pod, @KPNatsFan is very good on this…

Some new reporting here about what it would actually take to manufacture dolls in the US on a large scale, and why it's something we really shouldn't want, especially with Trump and Stephen Miller trying to gut labor and regulatory protections: newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920428527804993570

Published: May 8, 2025 10:40

Some new reporting here about what it would actually take to manufacture dolls in the US on a large scale, and why it's something we really shouldn't want, especially with Trump and Stephen Miller trying to gut labor and regulatory…

RT by @GregTSargent: BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could. "Schumer 101," said one source.

https://x.com/ddayen/status/1920278924237385770

Published: May 8, 2025 00:45

BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could. "Schumer 101," said one source.…

RT by @GregTSargent: How about, instead of saying little girls can't have more than 2 dolls, we tell Donold we won't be paying for his golf trips every weekend.

https://x.com/dvillella/status/1920182392989315485

Published: May 7, 2025 18:22

How about, instead of saying little girls can't have more than 2 dolls, we tell Donold we won't be paying for his golf trips every weekend. https://t.co/DDrguNzx4U— D Villella❄️🇺🇸 🦅 (@dvillella) May 7, 2025

"Trump won over 90% of news deserts across the country. These are communities that don’t have a local source of news...that’s where Trump is really succeeding." On the pod @mhildreth is so illuminating on how Trump's rural support thrives in info vacuums: newrepublic.com/article/194944…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920179023742685620

Published: May 7, 2025 18:08

"Trump won over 90% of news deserts across the country. These are communities that don’t have a local source of news...that’s where Trump is really succeeding."On the pod @mhildreth is so illuminating on how Trump's rural support thrives in info…

"The real story here is that manufacturing is no longer an industry with especially good jobs." @DeanBaker13 keeps effectively skewering manufacturing nostalgia, which as he notes gets constantly fluffed by MSM: cepr.net/publications/t…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920174418686271866

Published: May 7, 2025 17:50

"The real story here is that manufacturing is no longer an industry with especially good jobs."@DeanBaker13 keeps effectively skewering manufacturing nostalgia, which as he notes gets constantly fluffed by MSM:https://t.co/R5ksnKpp0z— Greg Sargent…

RT by @GregTSargent: Turns out the Trump toys story has legs. And arms. And nylon hair.

https://x.com/JohnCassidy/status/1920168602226901326

Published: May 7, 2025 17:27

Turns out the Trump toys story has legs. And arms. And nylon hair. https://t.co/RPXwY3TuRu— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) May 7, 2025

“Painting eyeballs on Barbie dolls and styling the hair of Bratz dolls aren’t the kinds of jobs that President Trump has promised in Michigan or Alabama.”

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920165577051545636

Published: May 7, 2025 17:15

“Painting eyeballs on Barbie dolls and styling the hair of Bratz dolls aren’t the kinds of jobs that President Trump has promised in Michigan or Alabama.” https://t.co/J8B24jRGS8— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 7, 2025

Thanks @MattPolProf. As Matt suggests in this thread, a core idea of MAGA is the hatred of egalitarianism:

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920127786225737838

Published: May 7, 2025 14:45

Thanks @MattPolProf. As Matt suggests in this thread, a core idea of MAGA is the hatred of egalitarianism:

From @paulkrugman: "Trump and his team have...started a trade war that is bad both for Americans and for countries that sell to us...the economic punishment will continue until morale improves." As he notes, Trump scarcity will hurt working people: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/tariffs-and-…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920122346653782273

Published: May 7, 2025 14:23

From @paulkrugman: "Trump and his team have...started a trade war that is bad both for Americans and for countries that sell to us...the economic punishment will continue until morale improves."As he notes, Trump scarcity will hurt working…

“What makes manufacturing jobs good is unions and regulations that protect worker safety. Without those things, any jobs created by somehow bringing toy manufacturing back are not going to be good or safe jobs.” -Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute, quoted in here:

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920110855640805676

Published: May 7, 2025 13:37

“What makes manufacturing jobs good is unions and regulations that protect worker safety. Without those things, any jobs created by somehow bringing toy manufacturing back are not going to be good or safe jobs.”-Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy…

RT by @GregTSargent: Great piece by @GregTSargent in @newrepublic. Greg points out what was true even in Trump's first term: even if his mercantalist policies don't trigger a recession the jobs they might create are by and large low quality and unprotected...1/ newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/MattPolProf/status/1920108382821781979

Published: May 7, 2025 13:28

Great piece by @GregTSargent in @newrepublic. Greg points out what was true even in Trump's first term: even if his mercantalist policies don't trigger a recession the jobs they might create are by and large low quality and unprotected...1/…

RT by @GregTSargent: 👇👀these are the manufacturing jobs GOP wants to bring 'back" to America...🙄

https://x.com/JJMonteith/status/1920101691279454681

Published: May 7, 2025 13:01

👇👀these are the manufacturing jobs GOP wants to bring 'back" to America...🙄 https://t.co/0PllwoHUcC— Jennifer J. Monteith, D.M. (@JJMonteith) May 7, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Yes, Trump doesn’t want good manufacturing jobs, he wants shitty (pre-Wagner Act) manufacturing jobs.

https://x.com/tonyannett/status/1920097457070845981

Published: May 7, 2025 12:44

Yes, Trump doesn’t want good manufacturing jobs, he wants shitty (pre-Wagner Act) manufacturing jobs. https://t.co/VYaoOv9dcz— Tony Annett (@tonyannett) May 7, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Dave Chappelle: I want to wear Nikes, not make Nikes

https://x.com/lma1/status/1920093620843008002

Published: May 7, 2025 12:29

Dave Chappelle: I want to wear Nikes, not make Nikes https://t.co/BqJencs9m2— 🇸🇩 Parker Lucas Can't Lose 🇸🇩 (@lma1) May 7, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Really good piece here — click the link and read the whole thing.

https://x.com/Sean_Olsen/status/1920093196291301563

Published: May 7, 2025 12:27

Really good piece here — click the link and read the whole thing. https://t.co/cqVG4eMVox— Sean Olsen (@Sean_Olsen) May 7, 2025

I think @lionel_trolling has something somewhere on this idea, that MAGA is all about economic spoils only for select elites and maintaining hierarchy that way. Or as @chrislhayes puts it, the goal is not the 1950s but the 1890s. I think the Trump toy debate illustrates this all…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920088197058478436

Published: May 7, 2025 12:07

I think @lionel_trolling has something somewhere on this idea, that MAGA is all about economic spoils only for select elites and maintaining hierarchy that way. Or as @chrislhayes puts it, the goal is not the 1950s but the 1890s. I think the Trump toy…

RT by @GregTSargent: Alternative title: Take this Doll and Shove It Great piece

https://x.com/StephanieKelton/status/1920086581374747122

Published: May 7, 2025 12:01

Alternative title: Take this Doll and Shove ItGreat piece https://t.co/ucM6ngNRQh— Stephanie Kelton (@StephanieKelton) May 7, 2025

RT by @GregTSargent: Trumpism is actually not about restoring good manufacturing jobs. Bringing mass scale toy manufacturing to the US (brutal factory jobs) while gutting unions/regs (also core ideological commitments of Trumpism) is a recipe for drudgery and subjugation. newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920085850118840381

Published: May 7, 2025 11:58

Trumpism is actually not about restoring good manufacturing jobs. Bringing mass scale toy manufacturing to the US (brutal factory jobs) while gutting unions/regs (also core ideological commitments of Trumpism) is a recipe for drudgery and…

RT by @GregTSargent: If tariffs are designed to create high-quality US jobs, weakening unions and gutting regulatory oversight will work against that goal, especially in something like the doll industry, with its high-volume, repetitive tasks involving synthetic materials. newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920082945752051805

Published: May 7, 2025 11:47

If tariffs are designed to create high-quality US jobs, weakening unions and gutting regulatory oversight will work against that goal, especially in something like the doll industry, with its high-volume, repetitive tasks involving synthetic…

RT by @GregTSargent: Everybody is talking about Trump's doll lunacy from the consumer side of the equation. But we should also talk about it from the labor side. Are doll manufacturing jobs something we want at massive scale? No, not really. Here's what this would look like: newrepublic.com/article/194938…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1920080637379121495

Published: May 7, 2025 11:37

Everybody is talking about Trump's doll lunacy from the consumer side of the equation. But we should also talk about it from the labor side. Are doll manufacturing jobs something we want at massive scale? No, not really. Here's what this would look…

"If you don't give us our way, then dammit, we will deny ourselves and our many exporting industries hundreds of millions of global customers" is a strange way to claim leverage

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919833514108665970

Published: May 6, 2025 19:15

"If you don't give us our way, then dammit, we will deny ourselves and our many exporting industries hundreds of millions of global customers" is a strange way to claim leverage

RT by @GregTSargent: What’s going to stop him from stirring up a January 6th type of insurrection event on the courts?

https://x.com/DanieltheLion1/status/1919809794493272351

Published: May 6, 2025 17:41

What’s going to stop him from stirring up a January 6th type of insurrection event on the courts? https://t.co/gzW7KNVscT— Daniel Spack (@DanieltheLion1) May 6, 2025

Remarkable: Karl Rove is now warning that Trump's illegal rendition of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is undermining Trump's overall approval on immigration. Makes the idea that Dems should avoid this topic look especially silly. On the pod, @lxeagle17 digs deep: newrepublic.com/article/194891…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919720619211362695

Published: May 6, 2025 11:47

Remarkable: Karl Rove is now warning that Trump's illegal rendition of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is undermining Trump's overall approval on immigration.Makes the idea that Dems should avoid this topic look especially silly.On the pod, @lxeagle17 digs…

Stunning poll findings: Marist now has Trump at only 46% approval *among rural voters,* who voted for him overwhelmingly in 2024. And CNN finds more than 40% of those who *approve of Trump* expect recession next year. As we discuss, don't assume his base will never crack:

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919455690885623936

Published: May 5, 2025 18:14

Stunning poll findings:Marist now has Trump at only 46% approval *among rural voters,* who voted for him overwhelmingly in 2024.And CNN finds more than 40% of those who *approve of Trump* expect recession next year.As we discuss, don't assume his base…

RT by @GregTSargent: Some examples here: mediamatters.org/tariffs-trade/…

https://x.com/MattGertz/status/1919407395714785459

Published: May 5, 2025 15:02

Some examples here: https://t.co/JjJytGktEN https://t.co/2oFjDBc1PX— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) May 5, 2025

This is wild. Fox News is telling viewers the polls showing Trump tanking can't be right because he's a world-historical success. But even some callers to right wing media are saying the tariffs are a huge problem for them. Exchange w @MattGertz on this: newrepublic.com/article/194822…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919407015450837087

Published: May 5, 2025 15:01

This is wild. Fox News is telling viewers the polls showing Trump tanking can't be right because he's a world-historical success. But even some callers to right wing media are saying the tariffs are a huge problem for them.Exchange w @mattgertz on…

Trump has been raging at Fox News over its bad poll for him, and it's paying off: Fox personalities rarely talk about Fox's own poll findings, and they're ignoring other polls showing him sliding. On the pod, @MattGertz is fun on Fox's wild contortions: newrepublic.com/article/194818…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919374388262015002

Published: May 5, 2025 12:51

Trump has been raging at Fox News over its bad poll for him, and it's paying off: Fox personalities rarely talk about Fox's own poll findings, and they're ignoring other polls showing him sliding. On the pod, @MattGertz is fun on Fox's wild contortions:…

Psyched to see that our podcast has made Million Podcasts' list of best progressive pods! Nice to be mentioned alongside @MatthewSitman, @SamAdlerBell, @IAmPoliticsGirl, @janecoaston, and many other innovators. List here: millionpodcasts.com/progressive-po…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919368040501620944

Published: May 5, 2025 12:26

Psyched to see that our podcast has made Million Podcasts' list of best progressive pods! Nice to be mentioned alongside @MatthewSitman, @SamAdlerBell, @IAmPoliticsGirl, @janecoaston, and many other innovators. List here:…

Freebie for reporters who are well sourced inside Trumpworld: Establish who is advising him that he should defy the Supreme Court on Abrego Garcia and it will be a big story!

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919351623295307994

Published: May 5, 2025 11:21

Freebie for reporters who are well sourced inside Trumpworld: Establish who is advising him that he should defy the Supreme Court on Abrego Garcia and it will be a big story! https://t.co/FFykWh8tYa— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) May 5, 2025

Now that Trump has openly admitted he could bring back Abrego Garcia whenever he wants, his lawyer tells me he will use discovery to determine which officials are advising Trump to defy the Supreme Court. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/194815…

https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1919346616441446545

Published: May 5, 2025 11:01

Now that Trump has openly admitted he could bring back Abrego Garcia whenever he wants, his lawyer tells me he will use discovery to determine which officials are advising Trump to defy the Supreme Court. New piece from me:https://t.co/CLk3I5LNqH— Greg…

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