Michael Tomasky
@mtomasky
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Editor, The New Republic (https://t.co/p5uYcEn10x), Democracy journal (https://t.co/ebHnxGYn0G).
Washington DC
Joined March 2010
RT @GregTSargent: "This is not 1989. Dems have not been wiped out in 3 consecutive elections. There is no cause for panic. But there is cau…
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America in Crisis: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead Join me, @RepRaskin, @ewwilkins, @MarkSZaidEsq, @rachelklaser, @BennieGThompson, @GregTSargent & more for urgent talks on Trump 2.0, climate, & democracy today at 6:30 p.m. EST:
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"If there is no law that the president feels bound to respect, that Congress will defend, or that citizens can rely on, then there is no role for federal judges other than as bystanders or rubber stamps."
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"There is an ongoing oligarchic takeover of the U.S. government. Donald Trump’s authoritarian project has never been more threatening and fully realized." —@alex_shephard
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"Three-day weekends are nice but so too is democracy, and it sure would be swell if Democrats showed they cared more about the latter than the former."
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“Whistleblowers are needed now more than any time in my time in public service.” @RonWyden tells @GregTSargent
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RT @newrepublic: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau stopped performing its oversight duties as soon as Trump appointed Scott Bessent as…
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RT @newrepublic: .@_Eric_Reinhart submitted a column critical of RFK Jr. to The Los Angeles Times. What they printed under his byline bore…
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Watch me and @harrylitman (who is now the senior legal columnist for @newrepublic!) talk about Trump's assault on the DOJ and more:
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Trump’s first week back and he’s already breaking laws, purging watchdogs, and undermining democracy. Where does this lead? Join us Feb 12 at America in Crisis to unpack the chaos. RSVP here:
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"Dr. Phil is here to livestream your arrest is almost too stupid to take seriously. But that may prove to be the defining feature of life under the second Trump administration."
For now, to survive and move strategically, we will have to live with the whiplash of having to take the cruelty of men who are not very bright very seriously.
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Feb. 12: America in Crisis: Navigating the Dark Road Ahead Join me, @RepRaskin, @ewwilkins, @MarkSZaidEsq, @rachelklaser, @BennieGThompson, @GregTSargent & more for urgent talks on Trump 2.0, climate, & democracy. RSVP now (live from D.C./livestream):
The president broke the law. Clearly and unambiguously. On his fifth day in office. In what democracy is that not an issue?
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RT @GregTSargent: Great point from @mtomasky: When Dems fail to take on fights against Trump, they risk disengaging their own voters: "Som…
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New Column: He didn't "appear to" break the law. He broke the law. Do something, Dems! via @newrepublic
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RT @newrepublic: The president broke the law. Clearly and unambiguously. On his fifth day in office. In what democracy is that not an issue…
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RT @newrepublic: Trump’s new Civil Rights agenda: halt DOJ cases, empower militias, and shred birthright citizenship. America’s in crisis…
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New column: As bad as we thought. Worse. Those pardons are legally and morally despicable. via @newrepublic
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RT @newrepublic: The Trump administration’s anti-DEI snitching plan is getting flooded with fake reports after it tried to strong-arm feder…
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Trump’s regressive vision declares war on progress. Join us on Feb. 12 to examine the coming storm. Guests include @RepRaskin, @ewwilkins, @MarkSZaidEsq, @rachelklaser, @BennieGThompson, @GregTSargent, and many more. RSVP before it sells out:
"The reactionary movements that have peppered and darkened this country’s history have usually been opposed by establishment forces....Today, Trump has the establishment’s backing." Read @mtomasky on the deeper historical meaning of Trump's inauguration:
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