Jon Cooper
Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of “Echoes of the Unknown” podcast. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
- Donald Trump is racist as fuck.
- Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
- Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social. The Qatari PLANE is PLAIN corruption.
- A mother took her three sons to a routine ICE check-in. Moments later, her eldest two were gone without even a chance to say goodbye.
- Democratic senators are having private conversations about how to help Sen. John Fetterman in the wake of an explosive report that the first-term Pennsylvania senator is behaving erratically and in a way that may pose a danger to himself or others.
- More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified by the Trump administration that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle. Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold. 📚
- Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
- China made ZERO concessions and American consumers will still have to pay a 30% import tax, driving up prices. It’s just the latest proof that Trump is a TERRIBLE negotiator.
- Trump has drawn fierce blowback from even some of his most devoted MAGA supporters over the Qatar jumbo jet corruption.
- Trump RAISES tariffs on China. Trump LOWERS tariffs on China. Trump RAISES tariffs on China. Trump LOWERS tariffs on China. No rhyme or reason; just continued chaos & confusion. One thing is sure: This uncertainty is stifling investment and making it difficult for US businesses to set pricing.
