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Where is the justice in allowing people to buy their way to the front of the citizenship line via Trump's #goldcard? I though this whole immigration debate was about enforcing the spirit of waiting one's turn in line? And will these rich folks be properly vetted? #JointAddress

One of my dialogue partners just asked the right question: If Trump is draining the swamp of unelected bureaucrats, then what does plan to do with Elon Musk? #JointAddress

You can't say "balanced budget" in one breath and then offer a slew of tax cuts in the next one. Our debts are real. This isn't how you deal with it. #jointaddress

Trump announced that he's resurrecting Star Wars (SDI version, not George Lucas). #JointAddress. Then he said he was reviving US shipbuilding. Then he announced the reclamation of the #PanamaCanal.

A bit of news: Trump announced the capture of the alleged perpetrator of the Abbey Gate bombings in Afghanistan. #JointAddress

Our president just literally just called a US senator out of her name in a #JointAddress because she dared answer his rhetorical question (and not in a disruptive way, from my vantage point). That's not presidential.

So, by our estimates at Black Information Network, this #JointAddress has already gone longer than 90 minutes. Per the Presidency Project, this was the longest #JointAddress/SOTU that they have timing for. For reference, his average speech duration was about 80 minutes in his first term.

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I meant to post this this morning, but alas, I had class. For our edification, here is PolitiFact's fact check of last night's #JointAddress: politifact.com/article/2025/m…

So, I'm watching Trump's press avail with Mark Rutte right now. POTUS double downed on his tariffs for Canada. He claimed that the US doesn't need Canada for anything and then reiterated his desire to annex the place. If Canada is useless, then why does he want it?

I meant to post this two days ago. I'll refrain from parsing the tackiness of the proposals to say: 1) Ppl should remember the diffs b/t commercial & nonprofit ventures. 2) Jackie Kennedy worked w/ Oleg Cassini. Valentino was a startup when she was FLOTUS. nytimes.com/2025/03/10/art…

This is fascinating to watch. The funny thing is, we were just talking about long speeches and filibusters in my intro US gov't class yesterday morning before this began. Oh how I wish that lesson had come 48 hours later, Cory Booker!

Things that make you go hmm...

Sad news. Jon Shirek was one of my favorite interviewers. When we last texted (upon his retirement f/ 11Alive News), we talked about the fun he was going to have. I'm sorry he didn't get to do all he planned. Condolences to his family #RIP. ajc.com/news/obituarie…

Is America an oligarchy? Bernie and AOC say yes, touring the country to “Fight Oligarchy.” Other Democratic leaders aren’t so sure. With the debate heating up, I wanted to share a few insights from our new paper on who’s funding American politics. 🧵 cup.org/4cfm0Az

I've been stewing on this Meet the Press interview since I watched it yesterday. Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ perfectly summed up my reaction to Trump's, "IDK, I'm not a lawyer" routine re: the Constitution on @cnn : "You don't have to be a lawyer. You just need to know how to read."

I'm not Catholic, but I never thought I'd see an American #Pope. I am so glad I took time to watch this today.

I give Cory Booker his flowers for inspiring my first book all the time, but the truth is, Sharpe James played a critical role in the development of my theory (and overall research agenda) too. I was sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to his family. nytimes.com/2025/05/12/nyr…

Then why did King Charles travel all the way to Canada to open Parliament and affirm its sovereignty? Asking for a friend. thehill.com/homenews/admin…

6-10 years ago, I saw on CSPAN that John Tyler had living grandsons in the 21st Century. I knew then that I'd visit Sherwood Forest when I went home to VA. I did get to say hi to Mr. Tyler, but he couldn't talk much. Still, it was cool to meet him. RIP. nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/…