Michael Tomasky

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Editor, The New Republic. Editor, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Scribbler. Serbo-Calabrian West Virginia Episcopalian.

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Please read @tnr.bsky.social's new cover package from the June issue: What American Fascism would look like. With essays by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Jason Stanley, Brian Stelter, Rosa Brooks, and more. The scenarios are grim--but all too plausible. newrepublic.com/article/1812...

Yes, That’s Right: American Fascismnewrepublic.com Why waste time debating the extent of Trump’s fascism when we ought to be fighting it instead?

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NBC's deeply misguided hiring of Ronna McDaniel looks like an "insurance game in case Trump wins," says Jay Rosen. It's one of the "most spectacular acts of normalization in US politics." On today's pod, Jay Rosen breaks new ground in explaining this fiasco: newrepublic.com/article/1801...

Why NBC Is Suddenly in Full Meltdown Over Ronna McDaniel Hiring Fiasconewrepublic.com The revolt among NBC personalities is extraordinary—and could force a real debate about all the ways the media enables Donald Trump and MAGA.

Thrilled to announce that @gregsargent.bsky.social is joining The New Republic as a staff writer next week!

My column today at The New Republic. For people who accuse people like us of living in a bubble, these House Republicans sure live in a bubble. This impeachment will help Biden. newrepublic.com/article/1775...

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