Peri Kessler

Inside this latest Trump-Mamdani meeting: -Last time the two met, Trump asked him to return with ideas to build big things. Mamdani came back with a massive housing proposal -Mamdani's team created mock headlines to show Trump how such a project would be received. He was "very enthusiastic." -Mamdani pushed for release of Columbia student detained today, Trump calls him later to tell him she's being released -Mamdani gives Susie Wiles a list of four other students he wants help with, all targeted in pro-Palestinian protests apnews.com/article/donald…

4 of the 5 USA hockey players who aren' t going to the White House are from Minnesota.

I know of no group of people on earth who lie as shamelessly, demonstrably, and effortlessly as the modern Republican Party:

Just insane that we don't regulate rigged markets like this out of existence. This is not the outcome of a game. This is a question with an answer that already exists. Trump's inside circle KNOW THE ANSWER and can make a mint. So corrupt. polymarket.com/event/how-long…

Zohran Mamdani shares that public libraries in New York City are offering free ebook access to ‘Heated Rivalry’ for those with library cards during the snow storm.

Rep. Morrison: We are once again now being asked to deny what we saw with our own eyes. We watched the videos of a masked federal agent shooting Alex in the back multiple times while he was pinned down. And once again, DHS has come out with a predetermined narrative that contradicts everything we saw with our own eyes.

Rep. @AOC is right. Vertical integration in healthcare has created deep conflicts of interest. As our @FTC work revealed, these conglomerates have massively inflated the cost of lifesaving drugs. Rooting out these conflicts will mean better, more affordable care for everyone.

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

For Renee Nicole Good Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026 by Amanda Gorman They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose. Iced wheels flinched & froze. Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns. If for us she arose, Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power, The howl where we begin, Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we’ve been. Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour & bitter anger of our neighbors Is moved by the love  & better angels of our nature. What they call death & void, We know is breath & voice;  In the end, gorgeously,  Endures our enormity.  You could believe departed to be the dawn When the blank night has so long stood. But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone, When they forever are so fiercely Good.

NEW: In 2024, right-wing donors gave over $260 million in tax-deductible contributions to nonprofit conservative media outlets. Recipients included orgs running "pink slime" sites and fake news pages on Facebook. Link to report in reply below 👇

Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign. Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world. This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate! In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court. nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

HUGE WIN: @PeterHubbardGA and Alicia Johnson will help lower Georgians’ utility costs and become the first non-federal statewide elected Democrats in nearly twenty years.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been elected Governor of Virginia.

Democrats have flipped two Georgia Public Service Commission seats from red to blue in the first win for GA Democrats at the nonfederal statewide level since 2006. The Georgia Public Service Commission plays an instrumental role in determining energy policy for the state.

A lot has been said about how NYC's robust public financing for campaigns gave Mamdani's campaign fuel - I'd also add that knowing from day 1 exactly how much money they'd have to spend allowed for more strategic planning, better operations, and no stupid spending at the end.

Scam PACs are bad! They exist to trick donors and make the people running them richer. They also make it harder for real orgs and candidates doing real work to raise money to actually elect Democrats. This does not immediately fix all of the problems, but we're taking action.

@econ_omy this is amazing erin!! and SO needed