Excited to share news of my new book THE REBELS on Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, AOC and the rise of the populist left, coming 1/9/24! More info, pre-orders here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586025/t
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Today on my run up through Central Park in Harlem I saw four teenagers smoking weed. As I passed them I shouted in a firm but friendly voice: "Smells like failure!" and kept going. I said it as an act of love, honestly. I hope that at some point one of them might think about it.
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Powell dumps on GOP's "debt prioritization" push
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"Nobody should assume that the Fed can protect the economy from the short or long term effects of a failure to pay our bills on time" -- Powell
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Disney's lawsuit against Ron DeSantis alleging political retaliation is assigned to a federal judge who has frequently ruled against the Florida governor’s conservative agenda
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Great dive by and colleagues into Ohio's politics, 's populist pitch and, one of the most consequential Senate races on the ballot.
With two remarkable charts:
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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Buy the whole thing! amazon.com/Big-Break-Weir
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Two years ago I set out to write a book about post-Trump Washington. I wanted to know how it worked and didn’t, and what characters were trying to take advantage of the new normal.
Here is the first excerpt, the wild tale of Sean McElwee, The Gambler.
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023
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But I think has the best take -- the GOP might hate the coin, but it's the magical unicorn that can spare them untold headaches now and in the future:
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But Republicans HATE the platinum coin (3% approval rating) and indies do, too...
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Very flattering thing for to write, but I merely wander through the desert, hoping one day to see the promised land myself.
I'd say it was and who brought us The Truth that etched into stone.
bloomberg.com/news/newslette
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The platinum coin is also more popular than Mike Pence and Nikki Haley combined...
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As debt-limit drama looms, I did a deep dive on the platinum coin + how public might respond (w/polling from ). Alas, the coin's 14% approval rating is only *slightly* higher than Vladimir Putin's:
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Billionaire GOP donor Thomas Peterffy, who just bailed on Ron DeSantis, told me last year he'd be real into a Tucker Carlson presidential campaign: "That would be interesting, no?"
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My new book, "The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, & Murder," is finally launched into the world today. It's been a six year journey, and I'm grateful to so many of you who kept me afloat.
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Florida's economy is booming...but DeSantis is campaigning against Disney and Bud Light 🤔. Trump has psyched him out of touting his own biggest accomplishment: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl
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DeSantis's strategy to run as Trump-but-normal is failing. Reviving his battle with Disney won't help. He'll never out-Trump Trump. Here's what he should do instead: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl via
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As a Gen Xer, I wrote the Friday newsletter on how Trump is like an '80s horror movie villain you just can't get rid of:
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I'd rate Trump as slightly more inevitable than taxes, slightly-less/even with death
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Strongest argument in Washington for a wealth tax-->
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Dan Synder bought the Washington football team in 1999 for $800 million, was terrible at literally every aspect of his job, and is selling 24 years later for a 7.5X return (more than twice as profitable as putting your money in the S&P 500)
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We're thrilled to be publishing THE REBELS by , the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devil's Bargain, on 1/9/24.
Learn more via : axios.com/2023/04/13/jos
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Exclusive: Putin personally approved the arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges
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The "mug shot" Trump's campaign is raising money with says he's 6 foot 5. His driver's license says he's only 6-2: politico.com/story/2016/12/
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Suddenly 2/3rds of my "Following" timeline is people I don't follow -- and don't want to.
I keep thinking can't get worse, then it beats me over the head and screams "YES I CAN!"
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🚨🚨🚨Public service announcement 🚨🚨🚨
Losing my blue check. Putting it out there now that I'm not the Joshua Green who does vasectomy reversals, so don't hit me up:
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Of the 18 Republicans who represent districts Biden won in 2020, 16 of them have said nothing at all regarding Trump's indictment. The only ones to say anything are Nick LaLota and George Santos, the latter of whom has personal experience with law enforcement.
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So far DeSantis is following the Pence path of absolute deference to Trump: bloomberg.com/news/articles/
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A Manhattan grand jury has reportedly voted to indict former President Donald Trump.
@JoshuaGreen says this could be his GOP challenger’s make or break moment bloomberg.com/opinion/articl
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Coming soon to the "For You" tab: Elon Musk regains his title as the world's richest person
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Guess Bannon's Seinfeld money isn't enough to pay the lawyers -->
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Steve Bannon is currently scrambling to find an attorney who will defend him against the Manhattan DA over his "We Build The Wall" scam.
But his next lawyer will know he doesn't pay the legal bills.
Story at @thedailybeast:
thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-
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Broke down the Nikki Haley news, DeSantis v Trump, Biden v old age and more on Bloomberg ' "The Big Take." Check it out -->
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MLB managers already ducking questions about Evan's book, so you know it delivers: twitter.com/alexspeier/sta
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Happy pub day to @EvanDrellich. His new book is the riveting inside tale of the Astros cheating scandal - but also a wild business story of a renegade exec whose hubris and ambition nearly ruined the franchise. Buy it!
amazon.com/Winning-Fixes-
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Happy pub day to . His new book is the riveting inside tale of the Astros cheating scandal - but also a wild business story of a renegade exec whose hubris and ambition nearly ruined the franchise. Buy it!
amazon.com/Winning-Fixes-
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Those balloon-killing Sidewinder missiles cost $439K a piece 😲:
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NEW: Key R donors + political groups keep backing away from Trump to try to make room for a fresh GOP standard bearer ahead of 2024 w/, :
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