“There are people who vindicate the world, who help others live just by their presence.” Albert Camus, The First Man
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That Brazilian mood. youtube.com/watch?v=rymyCRZp…
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“‘There is drama—the best drama, the most relatable drama—in the everyday. There is beauty and outrageousness out here. . . . And mostly, there is remarkable heroism.’”
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Trump’s D.C. Construction Blitz May Be About to Get Tougher nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/po… via @NYTimes
“[L]awmakers and the courts will be less inclined to halt or undo what is already done. That is a lesson Mr. Trump learned in his career as a real estate developer.”
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Andrew Sullivan
“The only way for you to survive politically is to adapt the way Obama did after 2010 and Clinton did after 1994. But you can’t adapt; you can’t change; it’s your defining feature.”
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Andrew Sullivan
“The only way for you to survive politically is to adapt the way Obama did after 2010 and Clinton did after 1994. But you can’t adapt; you can’t change; it’s your defining feature.”
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newyorker.com/news/letter-fr… Susan B. Glasser
“For now and for forever, the midterm election of 2026 will be known as one of the most decisive rejections of an American President since long before Richard Nixon got on that helicopter in 1974.”
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“When asked in July what Americans could take from Australians, Ossoff told a TMZ reporter: ‘Vegemite is a little bit of an acquired taste, but there is a laid-back culture in Australia. We get a little bit wound-up sometimes over here.’”
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theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1… Franklin Foer
“For his opening salvo as majority leader, Schumer has prepared roughly 15 bills that would, in theory, bring down costs and rein in corruption.”
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Ashley Fetters Maloy
“Together, the pair looked uncannily like the duo you don’t want to see at the end of your hospital bed.” 😆
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“Democrats don’t have to fear tech oligarchs, crypto goons, election meddling, or racist appeals. They have to take all those threats seriously, but rather than cowering in fear, they should fight back with determination and righteousness.”
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From a journalist with the sunniest disposition even in the darkest of times.
The Donald Trump era in American politics ended Tuesday. This was the most comprehensive repudiation of a U.S. political party since post-Watergate. There have been dark moments when I thought our nation was irretrievably lost. I was wrong. It feels like morning in America again.
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theguardian.com/commentisfre…
“These results suggest a new future for the Dems: anti-corruption, anti-war and anti-billionaire.”
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The American People Have Repudiated Trump nytimes.com/2026/11/03/opini… via @NYTOpinion
“Americans showed that the power to choose their leaders belongs to them. Now they must remain vigilant until officials certify every race and the winners take office.”
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A visual tweet that expresses a new reality. 🎊🎉💥
OMG… screaming. So happy!!! OMG! As each of these well known Republicans loses his seat I’m screaming !! GOODBYE YOU COMPETE FAILURE!! We’re getting TALARICO AND OSSOF, and that WOMAN DR!! Getting TEXAS Senate and Governor!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻Not just winning. Bringing in the A team! I feel it in every fiber of my being… 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏SO PROUD of us!!! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
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David Frum
“The worst is yet to come.”
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“Can we let pleasure simply hold our attention without trying to prolong it?”
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Justin Hayward: Lovely To See You youtu.be/nubnggoryyc?is=Fzwv… via @YouTube
“Lovely to see you tonight my friend, walk along with me to the next bend.” How many Moody Blues fans have had those lyrics in their heads at one time or other? 🎸🎶