Don Moynihan

I don’t know how to explain to our nation’s top editorial boards that the Democratic Party is an actual organization with a lot of rules and history to it, not just a store that distributes team jerseys, and it has already selected delegates to its nominating convention.

Cannot emphasize enough how pathetic these editorial boards are revealing themselves to be.

This 4th of July, thinking of him, and how he didn’t live to see his constitutional revolution finally come to pass

New, from me: the last week of decisions by the Roberts court present us with a dispiriting vision of American governance: strongman, weak state. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

Strongman, Weak Statedonmoynihan.substack.com The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court

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Instead, they stealth-edited the title.

Man, if it turns out that the right winger telling NY Times readers that they should follow his example and not vote did in fact vote in the last two elections, the Times should add this to the piece. Better than a retraction, since it illustrates a willful hypocrisy.

BlueSky has the juice! (I'm sorry, I'm leaving)

Well, I think we’ve got the new Biden campaign messaging strategy

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“Look, folks. There are no “gooner states” and “edging states”, we are the United States!”

My NYT op-ed:

Putting finishing touches on my NYT op-ed about my years as starting power forward for the Boston Celtics.

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For about the millionth time, I’ll just say — having a public editor who could ask people how this happened and lay it out for readers would actually make the paper look better than fucking up this badly and then walking away from it without saying a word.

Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

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“Hyperbole is a temptation. But I cannot recall a more shocking decision from the Roberts court than this one.”- @donmoyn.bsky.social “it opens a Pandora’s Box of corruption and abuse of the Presidential office in ways we can scarcely imagine.” open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

I’ve been in shock since Monday AM. The fact the Supreme Court didn’t simply affirm the lower court’s ruling & dismiss Trump’s absurd claims of absolute immunity was appalling, given trial delays — but this is calamitous for democracy writ large. Like Dred Scott, “Trump vs U.S.” will be infamous.

www.supremecourt.gov

Strongman, Weak Stateopen.substack.com The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court

Spending July 4th in a giant empty DC office building like a psychopath

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One paragraph every American needs to read this July 4th. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

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1. The guy who wrote the "don't vote" essay says we're obligated as Americans to root for the Michigan Wolverines www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/o... 2. he lives in 3 Rivers, MI & says your vote doesn't matter "even in municipal races." I found EIGHT elections in the past 10y decided by 1 vote there

Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

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honestly they’re kinda cooking with this

"According to Nixon aide John Dean, “the new ruling, in effect, decriminalizes Nixon’s conduct during the Watergate scandal.” donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

For no reason at all I've found myself thinking about John Dean's August 16, 1971 Nixon administration memorandum entitled “DEALING WITH OUR POLITICAL ENEMIES." Presumably such memos have now been deemed totally legal and cool by the Supreme Court.

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I just bought cropped pants in the tall size so they would be full-length. Follow me for other life changing short girl tips.

If you every doubt the existence of patriotism in America, go to a citizenship swearing-in ceremony. Mine was in a courthouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out

He voted in both 2020 and 2022.

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July 4th Parade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, 1943.

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July 4th is very rough on my dog (he is a royalist and considers George Washington a traitor)

SCOTUS: We take a strict textualist approach: The Text: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

Honestly still in shock that the most crooked American President in history said "I need immunity" and the GOP Supreme Court said "well, it's nowhere in the constitution, but sure, why not? Whats the worst that could happen?"

After January 6, I said something to the effect that universities should not welcome on campus those who had sought to overturn an election. Its not an especially slippery slope to decide not to platform people opposed to democracy.

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What you get offered in the men’s room at the LSU game

In their confirmation hearings, the Republican majority swore under oath that the President was not above the law. This week, they insisted that the President is not just above the law, but is entitled to absolute immunity for his actions. Happy 4th! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

New, from me: the last week of decisions by the Roberts court present us with a dispiriting vision of American governance: strongman, weak state. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

Strongman, Weak Statedonmoynihan.substack.com The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court

New, from me: the last week of decisions by the Roberts court present us with a dispiriting vision of American governance: strongman, weak state. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/strongman-...

Strongman, Weak Statedonmoynihan.substack.com The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court