This lead from @joshkovensky.bsky.social is so good

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Vought Still Thinks Trump Admin Doesn’t Have to Listen to How Congress Allocates Money This is your TPM evening briefing.

While congressional Republicans have done a lot to help erode Congress’ power as a check on the executive branch during Trump II, Vought has made their authority-ceding easy.

More from @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social in tonight's edition of Where Things Stand:

GOVT ASKS DC CIRCUIT TO VACATE CONVICTIONS AND REMAND FOR DISMISSAL IN OATH KEEPERS AND PROUD BOYS CASES. Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, everybody. ...
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Sometimes reporting requires getting out in the field, and, as the “words on the internet” space becomes increasingly awash in AI slop, this is one journalistic tool we are emphasizing more and more.

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He spoke with dozens of people, from town mayors to right-wing influencers to regular people targeted by hate campaigns. We’ll have a few more stories from his reporting trip later this month.

TPM’s drive is ongoing as we push toward 1,000 new members this year. I wanted to highlight this story as the kind of thing we put your money toward. Josh spent five days in TX, getting up some days before dawn and working late into the night, to tell this story.

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How a Texas City Became the Far Right’s Next Example of the Great Replacement Theory FRISCO, TEXAS – Far-right activists are seizing on a new example of...

The next Springfield, Ohio: How the far-right has turned its sights on South Asians in this Texas city talkingpointsmemo.com/news/frisco-...

Swalwell allegations may, ironically, help the Dems consolidate behind a frontrunner, preventing a Republican from becoming California governor, a possible side effect of the state's jungle primary.

Three Lessons From Hungary on How to Beat Competitive Authoritarianism This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

I wrote another article for @talkingpointsmemo.com about the lessons one may or may not draw from Orbán's defeat 🇭🇺🗳️⬇️

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Three Lessons From Hungary on How to Beat Competitive Authoritarianism This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

One of the most interesting points in this piece, for me, is the role national pride/patriotism played in the rejection of authoritarianism.

Staff At Minnesota Deportation Hub Received ‘Obscene’ Trump-Themed Challenge Coins Adorned With Skulls Federal employees involved in the massive operation that led to a surge...

These bizarre "challenge coins" were passed around among staff at Minneapolis' Whipple Building, which served as a hub for Operation Metro Surge.

Hungary’s Creep Toward Autocracy Helped Inspire Trump. In 2 Days, Voters Will Try to Reverse It This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

In my article for @talkingpointsmemo.com, I tried to explain the prospects for de-Orbánisation after Sunday's election in Hungary to a U.S. audience, in fewer than 1000 words [by invitation] 🗳️🇭🇺⬇️

! wow perfect

Need to guy buy a tactical baby carrier.

Is the trend of men's clothes being called "gear" a new thing, to help all men feel like big powerful operators? It feels like it is. A website just told me they were shipping my "gear" and the "gear" was ... slippers.

This election is not a question of whether Hungarians want change, as polls suggest many do. It is whether a vote for change can still translate into political power, and whether the opposition can dismantle a system built to outlast it, writes @gabrielagreilinger.com.

That is deranged.

Melania Wants Hearings for Her Husband’s Friend’s Victims? This is your TPM evening briefing.

The first lady called on Congress to hold public hearings with survivors of Epstein’s abuse — just as her husband’s own compromised Justice Department tries to get America to move on from the Epstein files now that Bondi has been fired.

Trump Has Epic Social Media Meltdown Over Right Wing Iran Dissent President Donald Trump fired off an extraordinary Truth Social tirade on Thursday...

“To me, the First Lady of France is a far more beautiful woman than Candace, in fact, it’s not even close!” Trump wrote. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-h...

How RFK’s War on Fluoride Is Taking Over the Dentist’s Office Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has maintained that the...

MAHA's fearmongering about water fluoridation is prompting people to reject topical fluoride at the dentist + fluoridated toothpaste, too.

This is pushing us towards “an impending oral health crisis," healthcare professionals tell @farrellbrenner.bsky.social

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TPM Live: QAnon, the Rothschilds and Other Conspiracy Theories That Won’t Go Away Conspiracy theories have become an inescapable part of American politics. I’ll talk...

Allegra Kirkland will talk to TPM contributing writer Mike Rothschild about why some conspiracies endure, and what happens when fringe ideas are legitimized by some of the most powerful people on earth. Join us on Substack Live at 1 pm ET.

Also, this is something we'll be watching.

New Labor Department Rule is Trump’s Latest Favor to the Crypto Industry The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule designed to make...

Trump's latest pro-crypto move is to let the trillions of dollars Americans have invested in retirement accounts begin to trickle into the crypto industry.

The motivations here are complex and varied, but the takeaway is clear ... Trump is losing many of his influencers over Iran.

Trump’s Evangelical Leaders Are Working Overtime to Spin The Iran War In Church, Merch, and State, Sarah Posner writes about the intersection of religion...

My latest:

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Under Trump II, Immigrants Are Selling Their Furniture and Cars to Get Out of Detention After a run-in with the police that ended in his arrest, Andry’s...

Immigrants who are detained and granted bond are paying enormous sums that were uncommon just a few years ago. This looks to in part be the result of the Trump admin's effort to purge the ranks of immigration judges of any who were, by their definition, too lenient on the detained.

What the Difference Between Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories Tells Us About American History—and About Now On March 24, the Paris-based offices of Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild...

Really enjoyed reading this @rothschildmd.bsky.social piece, walking us through decades of American conspiracy theory history to explain the difference between a "conspiracy theory," a "conspiracy," and some popular myths that are neither.

The man, Mamadou Ndoye, was released in February after filing a successful habeas corpus petition, before ICE detained him again one week later. In a declaration in a second habeas case, filed after his second detention, Ndoye said an officer asked him during an ICE check-in why he had been so aggressive toward Shirley on the video. He was then detained for a month until a judge ordered him released again last week, calling his arrest “cursory.” Ndoye told TPM that his encounter with Shirley and subsequent detentions by ICE had forced him to consider self-deporting. He had spent three years saving up money that he used to open a restaurant in lower Manhattan in 2024, he said. Business had been going well, but five months in detention had put him behind on rent and left the restaurant with fewer customers. After his detention on Canal Street, DHS called him a “criminal.” Ndoye has previous arrests for unauthorized use of a vehicle and misdemeanor assault.

TPM takes a look at how DHS gives ride-alongs to far-right streamers, several with criminal records.

One huge problem is these assholes slander the immigrants (or protestors), but legal recourse is tricky.

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I'm really excited about this. I'll be writing for TPM about conspiracy theories, their role in modern politics and culture, and what we can do about it.

Some news:

(I'm thrilled too!)