Evening Roundup, October 14
Featuring Lynn Sweet, Olivia Julianna, Rushab Sanghvi & Jennifer Rubin, Tianna Mays & Pooja Chaudhuri, Meredith Blake & "The Contrarian Pod."
Whistles and Horns: Lynn Sweet on Chicago's response to ICE & No Kings Day
“To summarize a sense of what it’s like in the affected neighborhoods and suburbs (and it’s a growing area here): Fearfulness.”
The Right had a lock on the internet. Not anymore.
For years, Republicans dominated the social media battlefield, setting the tone and tempo of online political discourse. Democrats struggled to keep up. After a string of digital missteps and messaging failures, though, Democrats are finally showing signs of life—and, for the first time in years, some strategic cohesion.
Federal Firings: Rushab Sanghvi talks Trump's retaliation against government workers
Another day, another way Trump is using our government workers as political pawns. Finally following through on their threat to fire federal employees in retaliation to the government shutdown, Trump’s head henchman, Russ Vought, initiated Reduction in Force (RIF) notices to
All roads lead to the Supreme Court
By Tianna Mays and Pooja Chaudhuri
The mid-decade redistricting push puts democracy at risk.
The movie that made me a Diane Keaton fan for life
Yes, she was brilliant in "Annie Hall." But, in my book, nothing compares with "Baby Boom."
Why limiting visas hurts the economy and more with Justin Wolfers
With Trump’s blackout of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and generally attacking any statistic that might make him look bad, economist Justin Wolfers explains the numbers he pays attention to in the economy and why they matter.
Let's face it. ICE has become a state-sponsored, domestic terrorist organization that, like the Fascist Gestapo, terrorized opposition to Hitler and assisted in the Holocaust.
I just want to tell Jen Rubin to check out online the video playing from Portland of the Portland Frogs singing and dancing in the rain from various venues in Portland (including a street sign that says "Keep Portland Weird" which you can see all over the city Portland). Right now at least Portland is using humor to make ICE and Trump and Steven Miller look ridiculous. I found the video on You Tube. I do live in Oregon and I 've loved your writing for years! Karen Bloom