Mark Jacob

Abdul El-Sayed's "weird friends" didn't beat up 100+ cops while trashing the U.S. Capitol. JD Vance's "weird friends" did.

JD Vance wants us to think Alaska voters are too "busy" to read the word "incumbent" when they vote.

Damn good question.

Pretty wild: Even some MAGA figures are now panicking about the early vote. And for good reason: The electorate is 11 points more Dem than at this point in 2024, and Latino vote is surging. On the pod @simonwdc.bsky.social is very illuminating on what the data shows: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Two headlines in the last 24 hours: New York Times: "The New Worst-Case Scenario for Election Officials: Federal Interference" Me: "Republicans have cheated in elections for a long time"

“When the press critic Mark Jacob was invited recently to air his complaints about the Times in an interview with assistant managing editor Patrick Healy, he masterfully explained the problem.” @sulliview.bsky.social writes. @markjacob.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/countdown-...

This week’s installment of my Stop the Presses newsletter recalls the Republicans’ history of cheating in elections. They’ve often gotten away with it. Let’s make sure cheaters don’t prosper this time.

The Trump regime has made the U.S. into a sad joke to the rest of the world. Slamming other cultures doesn’t change that.

Trump’s bid to steal a DC public park and turn it into an elitist golf course has been blocked. When many institutions kowtow to the dictator, federal district courts are holding the line.

For the last month, I've been posting examples of Trump's authoritarianism that I call "Dictator Move of the Day." If you search that phrase, you'll see that the fascist president is constantly trying to undermine our democracy. I'm going to keep doing these posts. We've got to stop him.

Dictator Move of the Day.

Republicans are trying to rig the midterms. It’s nothing new. In this week’s Stop the Presses, @markjacob.bsky.social looks back at 60 years of GOP election schemes, from Nixon’s Vietnam sabotage to the Brooks Brothers Riot to Jan. 6. bit.ly/3W9qYuT

They’re weird.

Anyone else deeply ashamed of our country for allowing a convicted felon, pathological liar, serial abuser of women, and traitor to seize power? Ready to fight back? Vote against all Republicans.

This week’s installment of my Stop the Presses newsletter recalls the Republicans’ history of cheating in elections. They’ve often gotten away with it. Let’s make sure cheaters don’t prosper this time.

Trump has a rally tonight in Mississippi, in case you're wondering how things are shaping up for Republicans

James Finn Garner is a funny man. @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social

Ken Paxton is a shameless crook. Only someone with incredibly low standards would vote for him.

It’s peak Trumpism when Republicans blow up a school full of Iranian Muslim girls and then call an American politician a terrorist because he’s Muslim.

Encouraging sign that Democrats will play hardball if they win the midterms.

Abolish ICE.

Did the New York Times’ regular headline writers call in sick? I‘d love to see more headlines as direct as this one.

When people share Kalshi and Polymarket shit on social media, I wonder if they’re taking Kalshi and Polymarket cash.

Taken aback by this praise from one of best thinkers in journalism, Jay Rosen, who is trying to guide us through the current news wilderness.

My favorite part of this Trump mega-rant about Bill Maher is when he writes, “Who cares?” Well, probably you, dude, but hardly anyone else.

Going through old notes today, I was reminded that the NY Times' Peter Baker wrote in January that Trump had "changed the definition of normal." It helps us understand NYT's shortcomings when we realize it accepts the idea that Trump gets to decide what's normal.

Jon Husted played for a Division III school.

Smart move by Mike Rogers' staff to set up his earpiece so it mutes any reference to Trump.

Trump detests the free enterprise system. He believes in a Soviet-style command economy with total government control. He favors foreign trade based on bribery. He opposes competition. That's why, when a foreign country like Taiwan manufactures a product, Trump says they're "stealing" our business.

More than a decade ago, Trump promised to fix a broken health care system. But he never came up with a plan. Now he's saying it's the best in the world. He simply skipped the "fix it" part.

MAGA views most of America as a foreign population to be conquered.

Todd Blanche wants us to shove the Jan. 6 insurrection into a vault as ancient history alongside the Tilden-Hayes Compromise of 1877. But it was only 5 years ago that Trump tried to steal an election!

Blanche is not the people's attorney general. He's Trump's fascist enforcer.

The evolution of JD Vance’s political mindset, in 4 steps: 1. This guy Trump seems like Hitler. 2. He sure is popular. 3. I want to be popular too. 4. I want to be Hitler too.

You’d think Audi, owned by Volkswagen, might know better than allying with a fascist dictator. www.volkswagen-group.com/en/the-histo...

If you’re thinking of buying an Audi, don’t forget that an Audi executive appeared at a Trump rally this weekend to try to boost an American dictatorship. Make your car-buying decision accordingly.

🧵🧵🧵 10 ways the planet’s richest person, Elon Musk, has been busy making the world worse. A thread. 1. Buying crooked politicians like Ken Paxton.

The president makes it clear that a vote for Republicans is a vote for racism.

Do yourself a favor and watch a bunch of these Obama clips from his rally today in Ohio. He is on fire, just the energy we need.

Dictator Move of the Day.

Taken aback by this praise from one of best thinkers in journalism, Jay Rosen, who is trying to guide us through the current news wilderness.