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The Lay of the Land

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  The Lay of the Land This is what's happening, as we head into the heart of summer. Greg Olear Jul 24 After today’s post, I will be on break until Friday, August 7 . To help me remember where we left off when I return, here is a quick survey of what’s happening in the United States right now. These are real things that are actually happening. Shit really is this crazy. The President is escalating the unwinnable war with Iran he instigated because he believed a lie the war criminal in charge of Israel told him about Iran being two weeks away from developing nuclear weapons by allowing Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear weapons. Like all important matters of state, this new initiative was announced on the President’s own social media platform, which features obnoxiously placed ads for obscure online dating apps, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Israel Institute of Bible Studies, and Kevin Sorbo’s “God-given edema buster.” The Senator who lobbied most vocife...

The Trump Regime Was Betting On Exhaustion. It Lost.

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I don’t know how to say this without sounding sentimental, so I’ll just say it: thank you. Our journalism and organizing thrives thanks to you. If someone you know needs a win today, gift them a subscription to The Dworkin Report . Or upgrade to Founding Member, and be the reason we can chase the stories nobody else will. The Trump Regime Was Betting On Exhaustion. It Lost. A prosecutor got the evidence. Seven thousand strangers killed a plan to dump wastewater into their lakes and rivers. Trump’s own lawsuit turned on him. Scott Dworkin Jul 23 Thanks for joining me today—pull up a chair, and let’s dive in. Every win in this edition came from someone who refused to go away and said so, out loud, until somebody in power had to listen. That’s the whole reason this newsletter—and this unstoppable community—exists. Most outlets hand you fragments. We give you the full picture—then organize pressure campaigns that have contacted Congress hundreds of thousands of times, while running one of ...