Senior writer at Rolling Stonehttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.social/post/3mhqivhi2sc2wKen Martin has gotten a lot of shit since he was elected DNC chair, but I think there's a strong argument that a person with his background — born to a teen mom addict, spent his early years bouncing between shelters, surviving on SNAP and Medicare — (1/2)23 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:d3g5maxowai2ecjf4zzbb7fo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqivhi2sc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.social/post/3mgph75wrq22hRepublicans are fleeing the House in record numbers. They've officially reached more retirements than any point since 1930: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-leaving-congress-1235527499/10 Mar 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:d3g5maxowai2ecjf4zzbb7fo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgph75wrq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.social/post/3mdenvfmxlk2s"Really long hours, highly disorganized, very chaotic:" I spoke with crew members on the Brett Ratner image rehabilitation vehicle MELANIA, a number of whom didn't want their names on the film. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/melania-trump-documentary-amazon-behind-the-scenes-1235505208/27 Jan 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:d3g5maxowai2ecjf4zzbb7fo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdenvfmxlk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.social/post/3m25uxpfqck2lThis straw man was literally a plot line on the Pitt [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:d3g5maxowai2ecjf4zzbb7fo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25uxpfqck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tessastuart.bsky.social/post/3m22ywvbs4k2fJohn Roberts was part of the 3-judge panel presiding over Hamdan v. Rumsfeld while actively interviewing for a seat on the Supreme Court. He didn't recuse himself, didn't inform Hamdan's lawyers, and ruled in the Bush admin's favor the day before he interviewed with Bush himself. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:d3g5maxowai2ecjf4zzbb7fo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22ywvbs4k2f