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The Morning Cup — Sunday, July 5, 2026
FIRST CUP America turned 250 this weekend, and the country got exactly the birthday it’s been building toward: extreme heat, evacuated crowds, and a president who couldn’t get…
The Morning Cup: The America That Was
A Fourth of July edition
The Morning Cup - Friday, July 3rd
Good morning folks. It’s Friday, July 3rd, and I want to set the table before we get into it, because today’s stories all rhyme in an ugly way.…
The Morning Cup — July 1, 2026
FIRST CUP Good morning. Pour something strong, because the Court didn’t just hand down rulings this week — it redrew the map. Five major decisions landed in the span of…
Why Abdul El-Sayed’s AI Plan Is the Blueprint We’ve Been Waiting For
Why Abdul El-Sayed’s AI Plan Is the Blueprint We’ve Been Waiting For We are at a massive crossroads with artificial intelligence. The decisions being made right now…
MORNING CUP: Alito Retires, and the Supreme Court Just Spent Two Days Rewriting the Rules
I make coffee for a living. I’m not a constitutional scholar. But I’ve spent the last 48 hours reading opinions instead of sleeping, because the Supreme Court decided…
The SCOTUS Split-Screen: A Surprising Win for Voting Rights, a Dangerous Blow to Independent Agencies
Some good, some bad, a big day tomorrow.
The Party Is Winning — And Still Fighting Itself
Here’s something the Democratic establishment doesn’t want to talk about at their weekly closed-door meetings: they’re losing to their own voters. Last Tuesday, three candidates backed…
Know Who's In the Room: Jonathan Choe's Pattern of Anti-Trans Hatred in Seattle
There’s a man who shows up at Seattle protests with a camera and a press credential. He positions himself as an independent journalist. He has a verified Facebook page,…
The Thread Count Vol. 1 | June 26, 2026
The Thread Count is your weekly paid deep dive — the biggest political stories living on Threads right now, synthesized into something you can actually use. Not a list of headlines. A read.
☕MORNING CUP Friday, June 26, 2026
FIRST CUP Good morning. Pour yourself something strong today. The news didn’t take the night off. Never does haha Subscribe The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two sweeping…
🗽 THE PEOPLE’S SWEEP: A Morning Cup Special Edition on New York’s Historic Primary Night
The left didn’t just win last night. It sent a message. ☕ FIRST CUP Folks…Last night, New York held its congressional and state legislative primaries — and when the polls…