Randy Fine wins FL-6 according to the Times with 53.9 percent of the vote to Weil getting 45.4 percent. An R+14 district was always going to be a tough win for Democrats but Walz won reelection in 2024 with 66.5 percent of the vote so this is a marked improvement.
Trump admin admits an “administrative error” made it send an immigrant with protected status back to El Salvador but then added, “welp the card says moops” and we can’t do anything
The problem is getting people to understand and appreciate this. There seems to be a decent segment of the population who thinks “if you are arrested, you must be guilty of something.”
Kennedy pushes out top Vaccine doc at FDA, I bet we are about a year away from vaccine bans: https://www.wsj.com/politics/top-vaccine-official-out-at-fda-f39a5a16?st=Q3KkNZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
"The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has been pushed out, according to people familiar with the matter.
Dr. Peter Marks, who played a key role in the first Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed to develop Covid-19 vaccines, stepped down Friday. A Health and Human Services official gave him the choice Friday morning to resign or be fired, a person familiar with the matter said.
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” he wrote in a resignation letter referring to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The letter was addressed to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner. His resignation takes effect April 5, the letter said."
ICE detains Russian dissident who obtained work at Harvard at Logan Airport, potentially preparing to send him back to Russia to face imprisonment and death.
Trump withdraws Elsie Stefanik's nomination to be UN rep because Republicans are apparently worried about losing the special election in FL-6 on Tuesday. FL-6 is an R+14 district
In actual good news, the Supreme Court declines to hear a case asking it to overturn Sullivan and invalidate anti-SLAPP statutes: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-turns-away-casino-mogul-wynns-bid-challenge-ny-times-v-sullivan-2025-03-24/
Trump signs another sweeping executive order against lawyer who were somehow associated with something against him. This time Jenner Block: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/us/politics/trump-executive-order-law-firm-jenner-block.html
Ganz covers the Atlantic debacle well: https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-worst-and-the-dimmest
"My high-level takeaway is “what you see is what you get. These guys might look like idiots, and talk like idiots, but don’t let that fool you: they really are idiots. I suppose there is a small possibility that this was some kind of “op” — an intentional leak to Goldberg and the Atlantic — but to what end? It makes them look amateurish and bad at their jobs. To a president obsessed with image, this is even more important than the actual national security implications. ....We can finally put to rest all the hypotheticals and theories about Trump’s governance: There’s no 4D chess going on here; the administration is very reactive and tactical; they are not prone to complicated or detailed considerations. They barely even deliberate at all: they do what Trump wants and rationalize it ex post facto."
The idiocy is somehow a superpower for them because they just turn into full-speed ahead bulldozers
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25”
Here is the Treasury Secretary freaking out: https://bsky.app/profile/fffanatic06.bsky.social/post/3lluhbzuxas2v
CNN accurately descrubed it as a 6 trillion dollar tax on Americans
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Trump rambles about tariffs on everyone and pulls numbers out his behind.
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Judge Crawford easily wins in Wisconsin despite or because of Musk’s 25 million spent on her opponent. Turns out, people really hate the guy.
Democrats retain Superintendent of Public Education position as well.
Republicans easily maintain in FL-1 and 6 but Democratic lose was narrower than expected and we carried Escambia County for the first time since 1992
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54 at final count but an easy 9 point lead
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Randy Fine wins FL-6 according to the Times with 53.9 percent of the vote to Weil getting 45.4 percent. An R+14 district was always going to be a tough win for Democrats but Walz won reelection in 2024 with 66.5 percent of the vote so this is a marked improvement.
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Cory Booker has exceeded Thurmond’s speaking record and he is still going. Schiff, Gallego, and Schumer announce holds
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Well
I suppose making everyone hate us in one way to encourage world peace
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Trump admin admits an “administrative error” made it send an immigrant with protected status back to El Salvador but then added, “welp the card says moops” and we can’t do anything
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/an-administrative-error-sends-a-man-to-a-salvadoran-prison/682254/
On “Trump’s Most Insidious Scheme (So Far)”
The problem is getting people to understand and appreciate this. There seems to be a decent segment of the population who thinks “if you are arrested, you must be guilty of something.”
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25”
Cory Booker is doing the good old fashioned speaking filibuster: https://bsky.app/profile/andreapitzer.bsky.social/post/3llpltezhnk22
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
Kennedy pushes out top Vaccine doc at FDA, I bet we are about a year away from vaccine bans: https://www.wsj.com/politics/top-vaccine-official-out-at-fda-f39a5a16?st=Q3KkNZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
"The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has been pushed out, according to people familiar with the matter.
Dr. Peter Marks, who played a key role in the first Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed to develop Covid-19 vaccines, stepped down Friday. A Health and Human Services official gave him the choice Friday morning to resign or be fired, a person familiar with the matter said.
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” he wrote in a resignation letter referring to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The letter was addressed to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner. His resignation takes effect April 5, the letter said."
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https://www.app.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/28/donald-trump-elon-musk-leaving-doge-may-2025-report/82704950007/
Musk may be leaving DOGE in May. I guess the next step is going to be to try and reverse the damage
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And we managed to really alienate Canada. What kind of country manages to alienate Canada?
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Apologies
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y
Nature polled 1600 American scientists and 75 percent are looking to leave the U.S.
Good job everyone but I guess this is a small price to pay if it means no more woke Snow White
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https://x.com/Billbrowder/status/1905340984801853675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1905340984801853675%7Ctwgr%5E468dc0156d986419bf349a50cc60e4b621710c13%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Dlawyersgunsmoneyblog-comt_i%3D14954220https3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F3Fp3D149542t_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F20252F032Fthe-scourge-of-lesbian-penguinst_e%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguinst_d%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguins20-20Lawyers2C20Guns202620Moneyt_t%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguinss_o%3Ddescversion%3De0c4832edb67a23a7ccc1138f7876e1c
ICE detains Russian dissident who obtained work at Harvard at Logan Airport, potentially preparing to send him back to Russia to face imprisonment and death.
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Greenland would rather the Vances' not come
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I'm not expecting it to happen but winning an R+14 district would be something! If we win FL-1 (R+19)....wow!!!
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Trump withdraws Elsie Stefanik's nomination to be UN rep because Republicans are apparently worried about losing the special election in FL-6 on Tuesday. FL-6 is an R+14 district
On “Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens”
These aren't very bright guys and things got out of hand remains evergreen
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
The Atlantic story keeps on getting worse and worse for the Trump team.
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In actual good news, the Supreme Court declines to hear a case asking it to overturn Sullivan and invalidate anti-SLAPP statutes: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-turns-away-casino-mogul-wynns-bid-challenge-ny-times-v-sullivan-2025-03-24/
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Trump signs another sweeping executive order against lawyer who were somehow associated with something against him. This time Jenner Block: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/us/politics/trump-executive-order-law-firm-jenner-block.html
Let's see if they fight or bend then knee
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Ganz covers the Atlantic debacle well: https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-worst-and-the-dimmest
"My high-level takeaway is “what you see is what you get. These guys might look like idiots, and talk like idiots, but don’t let that fool you: they really are idiots. I suppose there is a small possibility that this was some kind of “op” — an intentional leak to Goldberg and the Atlantic — but to what end? It makes them look amateurish and bad at their jobs. To a president obsessed with image, this is even more important than the actual national security implications. ....We can finally put to rest all the hypotheticals and theories about Trump’s governance: There’s no 4D chess going on here; the administration is very reactive and tactical; they are not prone to complicated or detailed considerations. They barely even deliberate at all: they do what Trump wants and rationalize it ex post facto."
The idiocy is somehow a superpower for them because they just turn into full-speed ahead bulldozers
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5IVJpB2t9BYyxpzU4sooa69M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally included in group chat on bombing Yemen
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