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Richard Yeselson retweeted
i think this is inevitable, absent some major constitutional change, no senate is going to vote on a nominee from the minority's party ever agian
It is quite possible that the new rule — the Schumer Rule? — will be that if one party has the majority, it will _never_ hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nominee from a president of the other party, no matter how much time remains until the next election. Democrats talk a lot about expanding the Supreme Court, but if, God forbid, there’s an unexpected vacancy in the next two years, they may well end up shrinking it temporarily.
Richard Yeselson retweeted
Richard Yeselson retweeted
To belabor the obvious Obama's joke lands best if you know what a Cheesecake Factory looks like! It's not a swipe at people who enjoy eating there. I enjoy visiting Vegas, it doesn't mean I think it would be good if the White House looked like the floor of the Cosmopolitan
Richard Yeselson retweeted
"The anti-Palestinian, antidemocratic and, frankly, anti-strategic decision by almost all opposition parties to refuse a coalition with Arab parties means they are almost as unlikely to form a government as the Netanyahu bloc. They have even ruled out the prospect of relying on support from Arab parties in the Knesset, without inviting them into the coalition. [...] Thus the opposition has effectively excluded Palestinian citizens as legitimate partners in the political process."
The Israeli election is being touted as one of the most consequential in Israel’s history, not just for Israelis but also for large parts of the world. Yet the atmosphere in the streets exudes resignation and disillusionment, undergirded by dread. nytimes.com/2026/10/24/opini…
Durantyism is now America First.
"I might be wrong," Trump told me. "The country's never done better. People feel good. The gasoline's a little high, but it's coming down. You know, gasoline is lower than it was with Biden and Obama, and I got rid of the nuclear threat."
Trump's critics will scoff at his "never done better" claim, and at least some of his supporters might wince. Indeed, one could make the alternative argument that Trump was elected to do one big thing -- bring down inflation -- and inflation on a yearly basis was 3.0 percent when Trump took office in January 2025, and it is 3.7 percent today. That's nowhere near where it was -- 9.1 percent -- in the worst of the Joe Biden years, but Trump promised it would go down, and it hasn't.
On the other hand, there is the bill of particulars Trump offered voters in Sioux City and every other place he has held rallies. Look at the stock market, he told the crowd in Iowa, and look at your 401k. They're both up. Then: "Income for hardworking Americans has soared to the highest level ever recorded." That's true. And then: "The poverty rate has just reached its best level in American history." That's true, too, referring to the period in which the rate has been recorded. Then Trump cited other improvements, in manufacturing and exports, some of which were overstated but did indeed reflect progress under Trump. In addition, for Iowa specifically, on September 30 Trump announced the planned construction of a huge new steel plant in the state, which outgoing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds called "transformational."
Say what you want, but that's not nothing. At his rallies, Trump presents a compelling case for solid economic accomplishments -- to go along with the higher energy and food prices that have made inflation so stubborn in the months after Trump started the war in Iran. He promises, of course, that gas prices will plunge as soon as the war ends, which he thinks will be after the midterms. That will be great if it happens, although until then prices will remain a real problem. Still, the good indicators in the economy are real.
So are Trump's tax cuts. Onstage in Sioux City, he polled the crowd on their opinion of his moves to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security. Reflecting the area's economic and demographic makeup, no tax on tips was somewhat popular; no tax on overtime was more popular; and no tax on Social Security was really, really popular.
And that is just the economy, without considering the signature achievement of Trump's second term, which is re-securing the U.S.-Mexico border and stopping cold the massive influx of illegal border crossers of the Biden years.
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Goldberg seems wholly unaware that his granting of ostensible good faith to critics of MB, ie, that they are *not* anti-Muslim bigots, is one he rejects re critics of Israel, ie, that *they*, in turn,are not anti-Semites.
At least interrogate your own assumptions a little bit.
I think it's weird how few people are troubled by the gist of Sayed's Islamophobia defense. If you say that asking about support for the Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamophobic attack on your religion, then at some level you're suggesting -- or at least encouraging the inference -- that the MB's form of Islam defines or informs your interpretation of Islam. There are lots of Muslims that don't subscribe to the MB version and when you ask them about the Muslim Brotherhood, they don't respond by saying "how dare you attack my religion?"
Richard Yeselson retweeted
Agree with Krieg that a far-reaching modus vivendi is the best case scenario. Also, agree that the US could fuck up and resort to military escalation. Although political logic and force posture suggest that this is not likely until later in November.
There is also a third scenario worth taking seriously. This is the scenario in which Iran’s new strategy results in an outright defeat of the United States.
As I have explained before, Iran's new declared policy of attacking US bases, warships and barracks unless the US quits cat-and-mouse along the Oman route is a strategically-decisive escalation that almost no one is talking about. With this approach, Iran will be able to directly impose costs on the US that are commensurate with its big ask that the US accept Iranian authority over Hormuz.
With this studied controlled escalation, Iran will be able to impose costs that will soon become prohibitive for the US. Trump is unlikely to accept defeat and will almost certainly resort to military escalation. That desperate attempt will fail for the same reason it failed in March: it's just not possible to disarm Iran with the air weapon.
Eventually, as the mounting costs become increasingly prohibitive and military escalation fails, he will have to capitulate. Even then he may be unable to secure and honor any thick deal. In effect, the US will exit the gulf region and continue its economic war against Iran from afar.
This dirty US exit without a rapprochement seems the most likely outcome to your analyst.
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"There are two worlds out there. One is the worst case scenario of another "decapitation" campaign by Israel and the US that will plunge the region into a terrible crisis. In a best-case scenario, there is a world where Iran and the US agree on a deal, where primary and secondary sanctions being lifted. This would open up the biggest market in the region, Iran, to the world, a sophisticated economy with sophisticated human capital. There are immense investment opportunities. There is nothing comparable of a country of this size and depth, ever coming to market after such a protracted period of sanctions"
Listen to my @KPMG podcast on where supply chains, investments, and macro-economics will leave the Gulf in the short- to mid-term
youtu.be/a8gj_Won_X0?si=1cGT…
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Richard Yeselson retweeted
Perhaps the angle that has been covered the least, if it all, are the sectarian divides influencing the Muslim and Arab vote. Most Shias who vote are going to vote for Abdul, despite the tensions outlined below. But Chaldeans with familial roots in Iraq? Definitely not.
Richard Yeselson retweeted
We might have just seen the Defensive Play of the Year ... on Night 4 of the regular season.
Richard Yeselson retweeted
This is just Joe McCarthy redux, mixed with Islamophobia.
El-Sayed has NO proven links to the Muslim Brotherhood. NOT ONE. And he has denied he does and has condemned the group.
El-Sayed has family members with apparent connections to the group
In other words, people are lying
Richard Yeselson retweeted
As I followed pro-El-Sayed Jewish canvasses, I found evidence that Rogers’s ethnic divide-and-conquer strategy was working with at least some Jews. Some expressed outright fear, with one saying that “if Abdul wins, there’s going to be another Holocaust.” jewishcurrents.org/in-michig…
Hes a sociopath, which makes him symptomatic of systemic rot, but also, in his position, causal of its acceleration. He enables brutality.
And, goaded by his malign wingman, if he doesn’t start an idiotically splendid little war vs Iran, it’s just another midterm. Still might be
Richard Yeselson retweeted
AP: Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over certifying an election where the president’s party is struggling.
Link to article: wtop.com/national/2026/10/tr…
Richard Yeselson retweeted
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.
#2 is a great point.
Obama rallying in Portland would matter most for the voters Jackson needs—pmc libs.
Why isn’t Obama scheduled to do this?
1. It's herding season
2. There's arguably no race that needs an Obama campaign stop more than the Maine Senate contest
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Ah, perfect:
Maine voters who want Dems to control senate/yet support Collins—just the way Dems not supporting AES in MI *really* want Dems to control the senate, too, ie, 🤞🤞🤞it all works out!
Fox News' final poll of Maine's Senate race finds a 49/49 tie between Collins and Jackson among likely voters.
(Jackson 50/48 among registered voters.)
The same likely voter sample says they want Dems to run the Senate by a 53/45 margin. static.foxnews.com/foxnews.c…
Richard Yeselson retweeted
Q: Amy Acton's mother has not cared for her in about 50 years after her step dad was indicted for raping her. Why should anymore listen to what the mother says?
TRUMP: Well, I know nothing about it. All I know is the mother said very bad things about Acton. I think you have to take that seriously.
Very shrewd move for her. “Iowa nice” is a real thing (I recall a stranger just cleaning off the windshield of my car after a snow storm in NE Iowa—“ya looked snowed in, though I’d help.”)
It’s the “right” thing to do, of course. But she wants to win.
#IowaSenate
Ashley Hinson calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to take down Acton ad in interview with ABC News.
She also called JD Vance's comments "ridiculous" when he defended the ad.
Way to do this: aggregators maintain certain standards re methodological rigor and best practices. And then only post polls who meet those standards. Just axe the rest!
Polling is a professional guild—monitor and police it as such.
Wrote a little something on the Wedgewood Polls scandal for @unherd. The aggregators need to step up (like @50plus1news did).
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