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The MAGA-Regret Awards for Trump's Wild First 100 Days A tribute to the folks careening through democratic norms like a driverless Tesla.

Welcome (back) fab @nancygoldstein.bsky.social to @thedailybeast.bsky.social!

The MAGA-Regret Awards for Trump's Wild First 100 Days A tribute to the folks careening through democratic norms like a driverless Tesla.

Always a treat to work with the inimitable Nancy Goldstein. This piece @thedailybeast.bsky.social is a riot.

Why Sudden Trump Regret Syndrome Shows C-Suites are Full of Suckers They’re shocked—shocked—that the president could wreck the economy. Really?

What a treat to get to work with @paulwaldman.bsky.social again, now @thedailybeast.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉 🎉

Trump Admin to Slice NASA in Half and Cancel New Telescopes The White House further plans to cancel upcoming plans for new telescopes to study the cosmos.

This seriously bums me out

Trump-Appointed Judge Defies Him on AP’s White House Access The outlet and the administration have been at war for months.

Good day for press freedom. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-appoin... @thedailybeast.bsky.social

MAGA Gushes Over Trump’s Weirdest Insult Yet: ‘PANICAN’ “Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN,” the president posted on Truth Social Monday.

Sometimes the linguistics training comes in useful.☝️ Also love the illustration. www.thedailybeast.com/maga-gushes-... From Amethyst Martinez @thedailybeast.bsky.social

A red open mouth with the words “Daily Beast”

Some job news: I recently started as a senior editor @thedailybeast.bsky.social in New York. Excited for the new adventure during such an important time for journalism and the country. It’s already great fun.

See inside DOGE’s playbook for eliminating DEI Documents detail step-by-step plans by the U.S. DOGE Service to purge federal agencies of diversity, equity, and inclusion workers and offices. Here’s what comes next.

Washington Post got their hands on internal documents from DOGE showing the entire plan to implement resegregation. They're going to purge minorities from government by calling them DEI.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.

Strong power move for Team Cancer.

Aging Democrats Are Still Telling the Same Old Story. It’s Time to Turn the Page The political arena has changed drastically since many of our leaders' glory days.

Good to see the fab @amandalitman.bsky.social at @dailybeast.bsky.social! www.thedailybeast.com/aging-democr...

Opinion | Win a Reporting Trip With Me in 2025 I hope to get more young people interested in neglected topics and writing about them.

I can think of nothing worse than going on a reporting trip with Nicholas Kristoff, which I imagine involves hopping in one cab after another for anecdotes. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/o...

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Happy New Year from Thor the sweetest golden ever 🎉🥳🎊

that's not the real reason I stayed put on December 25. Like many gay kids who grew up in a small town-in my case, on the Arizona-Mexico border-I was so desperate to get out I thought it would never happen. When it finally did and I left for college "back East," I felt I had escaped. When I visited-in summer or spring-I'd look out the window in relief as the plane back to my new life took off. Somehow-implausibly-I'd broken free again.

From my days @theprospect.bsky.social. Merry Xmas! 🎄🎁💫 prospect.org/civil-rights...

I'll Be Gay for Christmas On (not) going home for the holidays

Wrote this when on staff at @theprospect.bsky.social about going home for Xmas for first time in 10 yrs. read it around now every year to remember what it felt like to be alone and gay at the holidays and to keep in mind all the LGBTQ+ ppl who still are. prospect.org/civil-rights...

Omg whyyyyyy I thought we were finally rid of throw bozo.

Yes but they’re also part of the cost problem. They get paid a lot more than their counterparts in European countries with universal healthcare

Same with the Anglo-Saxons. One of the running conceits in their literature is getting someone drunk on mead, making them promise something, then they have to deliver once they’re sober.

I literally feel queasy every time I see a picture of his arrogant, self-satisfied face. Same with Elon Musk.

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For laypeople, what was the legal reasoning? Due process claim?

Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...

Looking forward to reading you in this format. 👏👏👏

"The Democratic Party lacks the energy of a determined opposition — it is adrift, listless in the wake of defeat. Too many elected Democrats seem ready to concede that Trump is some kind of avatar for the national spirit — a living embodiment of the American people."

Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Tirade on Truth Social Signals Dark 2025 An interview with TPM’s Josh Marshall, who argues that protectors of democracy need to create a massive fundraising vehicle right now to defend the targets of Trump’s coming retribution tour.

An interview with TPM’s Josh Marshall, who argues that protectors of democracy need to create a massive fundraising vehicle right now to defend the targets of Trump’s coming retribution tour.

The other question here: Will the markets restrain or deter Trump from the worst promises he’s made? The bankers seem optimistic …

I'm normally very dovish, but even I admit that the case for a rate cut was pretty evenly balanced given recent data. And projections about future Fed policy are almost pointless: everything depends on whether Trump really does what he's been saying he will, in which case hard to see any cuts

This has ALWAYS been what is going to happen. The way that tariffs work makes them perfect vehicles for presidential corruption. If you're on team Trump you get a waiver. If you're not, well ... sucks to be you. That's why the inaugural committee is cleaning up with CEOs.

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I am, as they say, ON IT.

Have a few skeets up already, but more to come at Law Dork! www.lawdork.com

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