David S. Bernstein
Journalist. Politics and policy. Contributing editor Boston Magazine, bylines Politico Magazine, Atlantic, many more. Formerly of Boston Phoenix. Substack: https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
- Almost none of the ~100 right wing marketplace account I follow on X/Twitter have yet made note of the Qatar jet story. A LOT of tweets about the “storming” of the NJ ICE detention center (“ICE-surrection”)
- Happy Mother’s Day!
- In an X exchange about the new Surgeon General pick, who she opposes, Laura Loomer just straight-up said that she “would not hire a pregnant woman” and prefers men for positions. Note that she claims, and some credit her with, inflience over the President’s hiring and firings
- For years I have gotten a good laugh at chat room right wingers naming Jeanine Pirro as their ideal Supreme Court Justice. Which happened frequently. How I laughed and laughed.
- … First GOP Senator I’ve seen reacting to the Pirro appointment is Thom Tillis. He’s all for it!