Two polls show Trump’s extremist ideas are unpopular

Pardons are unpopular, especially Trump's plan for J6 pardons (voters oppose 59-33). Also, voters favor path to citizenship vs. deportation 55-36. And, 51-38, they oppose his tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. I have 2 questions: Seriously, folks? WTF?poll.qu.edu/poll-release…

— Jill Lawrence (@jilldlawrence.bsky.social) 2024-12-18T20:40:12.692Z

A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds Americans split on whether President-elect Donald Trump will try to rule as a dictator, but confident any effort would be be blocked.

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2024-12-18T20:01:31.036Z

Overturnihg the Chevron decision was terrible

It gives more power to judges and takes it from civil servant job knowledge experts.

WASHPOST: The inside story of how a network of interconnected organizations — with common employees and funding from Koch and wealthy like-minded donors — spent years strategizing how to take down Chevron deference.www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202…

— Eric Lipton NYT (@ericlipton.nytimes.com) 2024-12-08T19:18:07.965Z
https://twitter.com/jennycohn1/status/1835889651187605953?s=43&t=rIYxMSgaBTiASp7yrXMpjA
https://twitter.com/BrennanCenter/status/1808216571275628850
https://twitter.com/barbmcquade/status/1806754001456681442?s=43&t=rIYxMSgaBTiASp7yrXMpjA
https://twitter.com/narosenblum/status/1806733180952527313

I guess the lie that Mexico will pay for the wall is dead

Which Trump campaign promises do Americans think he'll keep?75% think he'll fund U.S.-Mexico border wall70%: ban transgender athletes from women's sports64%: increase drilling on federal land60%: cut corporate tax rate55%: end birthright citizenshiptoday.yougov.com/politics/art…

— YouGov America (@today.yougov.com) 2024-11-30T22:57:23.359Z

I don’t see anything about Mexico paying for the wall. I guess everyone knows that’s not going to happen.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-11-30T23:58:49.644Z

Republicans have a House majority because of their own gerrymandering

This post just shows the GOP side. See my reply.

Johnson: The House would have a larger majority but redistricting and gerrymandering in the blue states made that almost impossible but we do have a majority and we know how govern with that small majority. We’ve been doing it for a year

— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2024-12-04T20:24:20.835Z

Did anyone ask him about Republican gerrymandering in North Carolina?

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-04T20:34:39.062Z

bsky.app/profile/trut…

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-04T20:38:07.161Z

The majority of Democrats approve of Biden’s pardon of his son

The voters understand that Trump would keep going after Hunter Biden. They may anyway.

News Analysis: The criticism of President Biden's pardon of his son from within his own party underscores how far gone his relationship with Democrats in Congress already was, our congressional correspondent writes.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2024-12-04T21:20:50.462Z

You left out the fact that the majority of Democrats in the country support the pardon. Apparently, we take the potential for Trump to keep attacking Hunter Biden more seriously than our representatives do. bsky.app/profile/toda…

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-05T02:14:22.529Z

Proof the GOP will keep investigating Hunter Bidenbsky.app/profile/atru…

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-05T22:52:22.569Z

Republicans clearly believe Trump’s lies on tariffs

How else can you account for the difference?

To the extent that they ever were, consumer confidence metrics are clearly not a useful measure of general economic moods but just one more indication of how everything is seen through the partisan lens. ⁦‪@NeilIrwin‬⁩.bsky.social http://www.axios.com/2024/12/06/t…

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt.bsky.social) 2024-12-07T15:40:43.761Z

Republicans believe Trump’s lies that other countries will pay for the tariffs. Democrats don’t.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2024-12-07T15:46:26.524Z

Missouri Republicans are trying to undo the voters decisions on abortion and paid sick leave

The GOP just won’t accept losing

One month ago, Missouri voters enshrined abortion rights. GOP lawmakers are already working to roll them back.Read the full story by @jeremykohler.bsky.social: https://propub.li/4f05C6Y

— ProPublica (@propublica.org) 2024-12-06T23:00:02.934Z

GOP lawmakers overturned a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave benefits for Missouri workers.It’s not the first time the GOP-dominated legislature overturned voter-approved laws. But this time, the backlash could have long-lasting consequences. missouriindependent.com/2025/07/28/k…

— Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) 2025-07-28T13:10:56.648Z

Mojo Magazine – 60 greatest Bob Dylan songs

A great article in an excellent magazine. Each song has a writeup by a musician.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/bob-dylan/bob-dylan-62-greatest-songs-of-all-time-ranked?mc_cid=6e9079b6b0&mc_eid=35a135c6d4&utm_source=PMNTNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=250106&md5=19d5cf392c7753c762567bcd58256af6