Breaking on MSNBC: All the Truth Social and campaign website posts that Judge Merchan ruled violated his gag order have now been deleted.

Is it wrong to love this? Because it kinda warms my heart. From The Editorial Board: Joe Biden is the most combative Democratic nominee in decades editorialboard.com/joe-biden-is-t…

'Probably, at this very moment, both presidential campaigns are working on ways that a hologram of Biden or Trump can greet swing voters at their breakfast table each morning.' If they weren't, they probably are now. Thanks a lot Walter Shapiro.🙂
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'There are at least two ways to neutralize or even triumph over the dystopian immigration fictions Trump and the GOP are spinning.' thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump…

I'm so proud of my wife for going public w/ something we've been private about—our precious son, Abraham, and the systemic inequalities that keep profoundly autistic people like him living in the shadows of society.

Her op-ed in today's The Detroit News ($):

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It’s not like women can never use animals to prove they are tough enough to play hardball politics like the guys. I mean, there was this time when a female Senate candidate talked about castrating pigs. And it worked.
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From Eeyores to masochists to cross-tabs fanatics, Walter Shapiro nails the Democrats' crowded psychological big tent when it comes to 'dealing with the specter of the Once and Future President Donald J. Trump.' He outs himself at the end, btw. newrepublic.com/article/180452…

'Cricket is a hero, and in blocking the person who sought to ride her death to higher office, she did not die in vain.' Brutal Christian Schneider take on Kristi Noem, the dog, and much else. She has a lot to explain, and when you're explaining, you're losing. anti-knowledge.com/p/cricket-noem…

'Scenes of border chaos ... James Lankford touting that bipartisan deal as a win for stricter border controls. The Trump-friendly Border Patrol union endorsing the deal
... Trump saying Republicans would be 'STUPID' to support it ... The tagline: 'Donald Trump did this.''

a great read from @jilldlawrence

BREAKING: West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover some health care for transgender people with government insurance is discriminatory, federal appeals court rules. apnews.com/article/west-v…

Like “Hamilton”, “Suffs” is a history lesson that feels not just relevant but pressing. It is inspiring, often funny, and very good econ.st/3UAkMc8 👇

From a stirring Jill Lawrence column: 'Republicans like Trump talk big and tough on the border, but they’re reaping mostly failure and backlash from their stunts, power grabs, cynicism, cruelty, and, sometimes, raw racism.' thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump…