Sam Bagenstos

sbagen.bsky.social

14 October 2026 05:50

I'm really glad to see folks outside of my nerdy corner of the world highlighting the way Trump may be using Venezuela to create a self-funding Pentagon. Trump's effort flies in the face of the key reason Congress has the power of the purse -- to keep the executive from self-funding the military.

Adam Serwer

adamserwer.bsky.social

09 October 2026 15:03

The takeaway from Bo French suggesting Asian students are “foreigners” and the tepid GOP response is that the Trump-era Republican Party is increasingly explicit about its belief that the only good immigrants, and the only real Americans, are white. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Leah Stokes

leahstokes.bsky.social

08 October 2026 04:27

"Every year that we wait and don’t remove pollution from communities, that is costing people in their lives. And so speed is a progressive value in my book. I think we have to build institutions that can move a lot faster." So great to record w/ @volts.wtf live at Town Hall Seattle. Check it out!

David Roberts

volts.wtf

07 October 2026 20:47

Today on Volts: On Sep. 14, at Seattle's Town Hall, I spoke with policy wonk @leahstokes.bsky.social about her new book The Carbon Wave, which weaves together the story of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act with her personal story of a risky pregnancy. It's a page-turner! We had a blast.

Tim Carmody

tcarmody.bsky.social

02 October 2026 17:33

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever