Was chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Author, Love the Work, Hate the Job & Speaking American & co-author, America Needs a Raise. Tweets my own.
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Will Israeli voters reverse their country's downward spiral from Ben-Gurion to Ben-Gvir? Long ago, pro-Israel Americans saw the state as the Mideast branch of the ILGWU. Netanyahu's allies turning Israel into Mideastern JDL.
Gazans should be sent to emigrate to France or other countries in Europe so that Israel can “conquer the whole territory” of the Gaza Strip, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told the 'Post' in a recent interview.
Interview by @KeshetNeev & @SarahBenNun
jpost.com/israel-election-20…
Brazil elected a farm worker's son over a dictator's son. The nepo-baby made fun of the labor leader for having lost a finger as a teen-ager working in a factory. #Brazil
"It's not about woke, it's about broke."
Bill Clinton can still make the closing argument.
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Just as Pope Leo XIII was the conscience of the Industrial Age, Pope Leo XIV is the conscience of the Information Age. And, unlike his predecessors, this Pope "speaks American."
ncronline.org/node/315691 via @NCRonline
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Having failed to start a war with Iran, Netsnyahu, 4 days before the elections hopes to spark the 3rd Intifada with aggressive collective punishment in Hebron.
He also seems hell-bent on dispelling any doubt that he is indeed a war criminal.
Pope Leo XIV is the conscience of the Information Age, just as Pope Leo XIII was the conscience of the Industrial Age.
Pope Leo: “We live in a performance-driven culture that constantly compares and ranks people, sometimes ruthlessly” and a “misguided understanding of meritocracy ultimately fails to respect people.” vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
Amy Acton's story is as inspiring as the story JD Vance tells. But, unlike Vance, her life lesson was to lift others up, not tear them down. Vance's home state may elect two progressive populists, Amy Acton & Sherrod Brown.
Bill Clinton & Al Gore vs. Bob Dole & Jack Kemp in 1996 was the lowest stakes presidential election in the last 30 years. Like Jimmy Carter & Walter Mondale vs. Gerald Ford & Bob Dole in 1976. All these tickets believed America is for all our people.
Pete Hegseth's staff moving Dwight Eisenhower's historic WW2 floor globe -- and damaging it -- recalls this scene from Charlie Chaplin's classic, The Great Dictator.
youtu.be/jI3LIqinSto?si=KSoH… via @YouTube
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Fmr Pres. @BillClinton: "I'm tired of this constant us vs. them...I'm tired of treating our allies like they're dirt...I'm tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims."
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Russia has murdered over 17,000 civilians in Ukraine.
They’ve abducted over 20,000 children.
Trump and his administration are quick to praise Russia and Putin but never miss an opportunity to criticize Zelenksy and undermine Ukraine’s ability to defend itself. Which side are they on?
Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy -- billionaires without basic humanity -- originally co-directed DOGE to purge federal government, slash social programs & pilfer personal data. Ramaswamy in the news for ads exploiting opponent's mom & family trauma.
abc7news.com/post/vivek-rama…
To their credit @NRO condemns Vivek Ramaswamy's despicable ad exploiting Dr. Amy Action's mom to attack her accomplished-against-all-odds daughter.
nationalreview.com/corner/th…
This is a "Have you no decency?" moment for Vivek Ramaswamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy Ad Featuring His Opponent's Estranged Mother Sparks Bipartisan Disgust: 'Insanely Monstrous' mediaite.com/politics/vivek-…
100 years ago, Al Smith was attacked for his religion and alleged loyalties to foreign powers. Echoes today with attacks on Zohran Mamdani & Abdul El-Sayed.
nytimes.com/2026/10/15/nyreg…
In these "peace talks," Ukraine wouldn't be at the table, just on the menu.
wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f… via @WSJ
"Trump shares plan to ..."
Hold down prices for groceries, gasoline & diesel?
End Iran War?
Finally revealing health care plan promised 10 years ago?
No, no & no: Trump shares plan to overhaul a golf course in Washington, DC.
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If this woman were black, the whole conversation would be about DEI. Funny how when white employees fail, nobody mentions THEIR race or ethnicity. And yet — how much of Trump’s administration is just affirmative action for nice-looking white people?
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These are the numbers. He leaves off some big ones.
- 1.2 million kids kicked off of SNAP
- 3.7 million lost ACA healthcare
- 8 million have lost Medicaid and Medicare
- 216 hospitals have closed
- The top 1% have increased their wealth by over 1.5 trillion
- Households in the bottom 50% gained an average of just $1,200 per household
- The wealthiest 0.1% accrued more than 8,000 times as much wealth per household as those in the bottom half of the country.
This is government for the rich and @AnnLWagner is hiding from us because that’s who she works for. @WellmanForMO
These are the economic numbers going into the midterms:
Inflation when Trump took office: 3%.
Inflation today: 3.7%.
Wage gains when Trump took office: 4%
Wage gains today: 3%
Real wage gains when Trump took office: 1%
Real wage gains today: -0.7%
Cost of a gallon of gas when Trump took office: $3.13
Cost of a gallon of gas today: $4.33
Average monthly job creation in 2024: 122,000
Average monthly job creation since Trump took office: 39,000
Unemployment rate when Trump took office: 4%
Unemployment rate today: 4.2%
GDP growth 2024: 3%
Most recent quarter GDP growth: 2.2% (2026 average so far: 2.3%)
Deficit in 2024: $1.83 trillion
Deficit for 2026: $1.99 trillion
National debt 2024: $35.5 trillion
National debt 2026: $40.1 trillion
30-year mortgage rate when Trump took office: 7%
30-year mortgage rate today: 7.45%
Defense spending 2024: $874 billion
Defense spending 2026: $966 billion* (current OMB estimate)
Republican defense spending request for 2027: $1.5 trillion