The alternate universe of Mar-a-Lago as only the greats Ben Terris and Josh Dawsey could tell it. Roseanne Barr dancing. Trump playing DJ from his iPad. Mr. Pillow celebrating his anniversary. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

Early in April, a Mar-a-Lago guest came over to Trump and gave him info about Charlie Spies, the new RNC top lawyer. The info said Spies didn't believe 2020 election was stolen & had criticized Trump. The guest was a former mid-level admin official. Soon, Spies was out.…

There are few things more enjoyable than teaming up with Ben Terris. We spent a few weeks going inside Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s alternate reality at the club — that now costs $700k to join. Hope you will read. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

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Thoughtful essay on the “Alpha King” Nick Adams; my contribution included the point that the failure of the political left to acknowledge the real problems of boys & men creates a dangerous vacuum that reactionaries are happy to fill:

The deeply silly, extremely serious rise of Nick Adams (Alpha Male)

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The Fierro family has soldiered thru two major forms of modern American violence: the 'war on terror' abroad, & the 'war' erupting all around us here, with mass shootings.

Rich Fierro could at least come home from the first war. As for the second... wapo.st/49S4nFh

Please take some time and read this absolutely remarkable story from Dan Zak.

“Having a hero helps ease the badness. But being a hero is its own burden.”

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Chef's kiss. Kara Voght Ben Terris Jesús Rodríguez

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Great Kadia Goba piece on how once-rare Congressional resolutions now let anyone force floor votes — which they are doing constantly. Will rules change in response?

George Santos just popped out and invited a reporter—not me— into his office.

Ben Jacobs is trying to listen in.

New on bin Laden letter:

* 274 TikTok videos with 1.8M views on Tues/Weds. ( #skincare gets 252M a day.) Not viral, marginal, until ...
* X thread, now with 30M views, helped it blow up
* Guardian backfired; terrorist rant became 'forbidden knowledge'

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Hyped that a book that features DWS and other characters made this list! Go get it! 🔥

NEW: Pressure mounts on CPAC chief Matt Schlapp as legal costs spiral. By Isaac Arnsdorf Beth Reinhard: washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11…

This is very cool. The Big Break was included on this Washington Post list of best nonfiction books and I didn’t even have to threaten to quit to get it there!

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Uh, has the Biden campaign not read any of Jonathan Swan's or Maggie Haberman's or Charlie Savage's recent stories? The NYT's reporting on Trump '25 is some of the best political journalism right now.

Bitch about polling coverage, but at least do it in a remotely credible way.

Gift link here -- with details what Chesebro, Ellis, Hall and Powell told Georgia prosecutors wapo.st/47qDM04

The first review of my first book is in, from Kirkus Reviews. 🧜🏻‍♀️ kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/k… cc Crown Publishing

Loving books was not enough. A Florida librarian wanted to encourage students’ reading, not police it. So she quit. The Washington Post

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