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Newsletter · 8 Jul 2026

We Already Found the Money. We Just Spent It on the Wrong Things.

Every time someone brings up the Green New Deal, the first response is the same: how are you going to pay for that?

Newsletter · 6 Jul 2026

THE MORNING CUP July 6th

FIFA is corrupt and has Trump in their pocket

Newsletter · 5 Jul 2026

MICHIGAN'S SENATE PRIMARY JUST BECAME A TWO-PERSON RACE

Abdul El-Sayed vs Haley Stevens

Newsletter · 5 Jul 2026

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

Democrats · 4 Jul 2026

The Morning Cup: The America That Was

A Fourth of July edition

Newsletter · 3 Jul 2026

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.

Newsletter · 1 Jul 2026

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

Democrats · 30 Jun 2026

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

Newsletter · 30 Jun 2026

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

Newsletter · 29 Jun 2026

The SCOTUS Split-Screen: A Surprising Win for Voting Rights, a Dangerous Blow to Independent Agencies

Some good, some bad, a big day tomorrow.

Newsletter · 28 Jun 2026

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

Newsletter · 27 Jun 2026

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,