Understanding how Mark Robinson won the gubernatorial nomination in a swing state requires a bit of context for how the Republican Party’s gatekeeping functions have deteriorated to their sorry state, writes Jonathan Chait: trib.al/kDyUvMI

"At least two other West Wing officials defied Mr. Trump’s repeated instructions not to take notes and wrote down accounts of Mr. Trump’s eruptions about using the federal government to target his perceived enemies." nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/…

1. It’s absurd to refuse to do a pairwise comparison in a two-candidate race 2. Harris supports abortion rights 3. Harris will not disrupt health insurance markets 4. Harris acknowledges that revenue has to play a role in deficit reduction

I can't get over the fact that the first item in this bill of particulars points to the fucking NYT Pitchbot as *evidence*. "Our critique must be right—otherwise, how do you explain the existence of this hacky, tin-eared comedy account?"

My close read of the highly unpersausive arguments for indecision by Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Read native Gazan Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib on the horrors his family has endured theatlantic.com/international/…

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Trump's pitch to women is creepy abuser logic nymag.com/intelligencer/…

It's funny because it's true. I am always defending Trump. He's such a talented satirist.

Trump's appeal to female voters is that they're crazy and if they let him be their protector they can stop thinking nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Donald Trump's creepy abuser pitch to women voters nymag.com/intelligencer/…

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Joe Manchin and the Holy Grail of Democracy nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The filibuster is not democratic nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The filibuster already has carve-outs for the main Republican priorities (tax cuts, confirming judges). nymag.com/intelligencer/…

. Will Saletan (wsaletan on Threads) exposes the absolute hypocrisy of Republican electoral college defenders violating all their supposed principles in an attempt to tilt the field for Trump thebulwark.com/p/chutzpah-in-…

Another @franklinfoer scoop: Biden told the Israelis not to invade Gaza, and instead to pursue a campaign of raids and strikes. Netanyahu decided to go in anyway—but the Israeli force was scaled back to a fraction of the original plan: theatlantic.com/international/…

This thoroughly reported -- and thoroughly depressing -- Franklin Foer article is essential reading as Netanyahu prepares to address the UN theatlantic.com/international/…

Can someone please help? For Pete's sake.

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