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Jonathan Chait
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Atlantic staff writer. Liberal (not leftist, not centrist). Tweets with links are prompts to read the linked story, not self-contained arguments.
Washington, D.C.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Nov 11, 2024
    Some personal news. Sad to say goodbye to ⁦@NYMag⁩ but thrilled to be joining ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩
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    A Farewell to New York
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Aug 12, 2022
    We're in that short, golden period when anti-anti-Trumpers disappear from Twitter, awaiting their new talking points.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Apr 2, 2025
    The coastal elites may sneer, but working class Americans are tired of being taken advantage of by Svalbard and Jan Myen
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Jan 23, 2020
    If you haven't watched Schiff argue for impeachment, you're missing something historic.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Aug 11, 2024
    Very shrewd for the Trump team to center the election on "which candidate has a truly authentic and loving spousal relationship?"
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    Donald Trump Jr.
    @DonaldJTrumpJr
    Aug 11, 2024
    Totally normal to greet your wife with a firm handshake and a bro hug/back slap. Tim Walz isn't weird at all, guys 🤣🤣🤣
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    Pete James Peterson
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    Pete James Peterson
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Sep 11, 2020
    The song is a condemnation of a rich person who shirks military service and reduces his tax burden by misleading the government
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    David Weigel
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    Sep 10, 2020
    “Fortunate Son” plays as Trump de-planes, an entry for the “nobody listened to the lyrics” hall of fame.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    May 29, 2020
    The Flynn transcript shows the incoming Trump administration colluding with Russia against the U.S. government
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    Transcript Shows Trump Adviser Colluding With Russia in 2016
    From nymag.com
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Feb 15, 2019
    Obamacare was passed into law by 218 House members and 60 Senators. The wall did not pass Congress.
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    Donald Trump Jr.
    @DonaldJTrumpJr
    Feb 15, 2019
    True story.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Feb 26, 2022
    Ukraine has drawn the admiration and awe of the entire world in a way I can't recall any nation ever doing before.
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Aug 27, 2021
    Cops threatening to quit over vaccine mandates is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reform police departments
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    How Vaccine Mandates Can Promote Police Reform
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Apr 11, 2025
    Obama did not become president until 2009.
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    Batya Ungar-Sargon
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    Apr 11, 2025
    In 2008, President Obama bailed out Wall Street and screwed over Main Street. In 2024, President Trump screwed over Wall Street to bail out Main Street. That's what a lot of Americans are going to remember about last week. It was such an honor to join @abbydphillip's panel!
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    The 2008 wall street bailout occurred under Pres. George W. Bush. (1) Barrack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, but was not inaugurated until 2009, after the 2008 bailout. (2) Ref: (1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency… (2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_ina…
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Jul 7, 2020
    Remember how Bloomberg was going to spend a billion dollars to defeat Trump even if he didn't win the nomination? What happened to that?
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Dec 22, 2023
    This clip is an incredible illustration of partisan bias operating in real time.
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    Republicans against Trump
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    Dec 22, 2023
    Joe Rogan mocks President Biden (”You’re done.”) for saying “We didn't have enough airports” during the Revolutionary War, then realizes Trump is the one who said it. Biden just quoted Trump to mock him. Oops.
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    The Tennessee Holler
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    The Tennessee Holler
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    Jonathan Chait
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    Mar 18, 2020
    This is devastating report. The federal government could have mobilized the military and other branches to contain the coronavirus and it's done almost nothing until now. nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/…
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