I always told my journalists, there aren’t two sides to a lie. Yes, you should be non-partisan, but not neutral. Journalists must be biased in favor of the truth and facts. Biased in favor of democracy itself. We protect the press so the press can protect democracy. Let’s do that

This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is *already* doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/188854…

I just listened to the Pod Save America episode with VP Harris' leadership team, reflecting on what went wrong in the 2024 presidential election. Here are some quick thoughts on what stood out to me. 🧵

I hope someone in Federal government with access to documents of Elon Musk naturalization citizenship forms will leak them. If Musk provided false information about his status in US, that is grounds to revoke his citizenship. Like men who are obsessed with masculinity

If you were trying to come up with a nutty idea to waste tax dollars, "Hey, let's colonize Mars," would be right at the top. Want to cut government spending? Stop giving Elon Musk $20 billion for a fantasy that has zero positive impact for taxpayers. cnn.com/2024/11/20/bus….

Daniel Goldman Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency Check out this video of multi-billionaire Musk walking out with Republican House members after caucusing with them to slash Social Security- he's having a great time! x.com/atrupar/status…

While many voters didn’t believe it, 2024 was a great year for the American economy — GDP grew briskly and employment steadily increased. My Morning Joe chart

The complete joke and absolute embarrassment is to have a Speaker of the House who sides with the people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6

Trump nominee and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought believes that "mandatory programs" like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are "a benefit hammock..keeping people out of the workforce." The cruelty is the point with MAGA.

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Stop fearing Trump. Start mocking him. And all his people. He wants you to think his power is unstoppable. Bullshit. It’s not.

We just passed a bill that makes it an E felony for an elected official to vote for or against certain immigration policy. Literally charges them for voting their conscience or their district. This is authoritarian bullshit and against our US and State Constitutions. #HB6001

Aside from the general issues about Trump‘s tariff and his economic nationalism strategy, today’s actions against Canada and Mexico are inexplicable and dangerous. 1/8

Hey Dems, Imagine just how much the GOP would be freaking the fuck out if Obama or Biden had allowed Soros access to all treasury payment and taxpayer data. Because they’d be right to freak the fuck out. So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good. XOXO Timmer

Doesn't anyone understand how Putin came to power? The oligarchs. He was nothing, a weak cypher with no base. The puppet eventually became a real boy but the lesson is the danger of combining billionaires & influence of major industries with total political power.

Et tu, Rupert?

So Trump pardoned the guy who sells fentanyl on his website but issues tariffs on Mexico and Canada for not stopping fentanyl? This is a weird timeline.

A private citizen is invading and shutting down government departments. The courts and Congress are awol. If this isn’t a constitutional crisis, and oligarchy gone wild, then I don’t know what is.

No one elected Elon Musk. As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences. We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.

To be abundantly clear: we did not change the rigorous standard for becoming a certified air traffic controller. Those claiming otherwise are mistaken or lying. We did increase funding & training, and grew the ATC workforce after years of declining numbers, including under Trump.