Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender

comfortably uncomfortable

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Dude complaining about his friends ripping each other off in fantasy

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

Matt LaFleur on Kirk Cousins trade to Vikings, via @ByRyanWood:

"I was surprised they didn't get more for him, quite honestly. I was shocked when I saw what they were trading him for."

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

@DobbyBalbec29 It is very obvious that Jaylen will come back around, offer more vague quotes and metaphors about growth and relarionships, and play it off like this is just part of the human experience

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

@RichardHanania Zaid Jilani

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

This is obviously the right position.

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

.@jonfavs: Would you restrict weapons sales at all [to Israel]?

Shapiro: America sells weapons to lots of countries...and should those nations violate the terms of the sales, they would no longer be permitted to purchase those weapons. I think Israel should be treated as other nations are.

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

There is plenty of room for us in the USA, certainly in the Democratic Party. Of course antisemitism exists on the left, but who has done more to platform Jews into positions of power?

We are in good shape as long as we have meaningful status. Let’s not undermine it via Israel

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

I believe six new Jewish members of Congress elected plus two new Jewish governors, all Democrats.

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Wow

[JD Vance @JDVance]

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

@killercam99 A man can hope… but he has A LOT to do to distance himself from Trump and the Iran War. He has to work more against the grain compared to Couch man and desanctimonous, who are not as neocon-ish and will have an easier time

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

if it’s Ossoff or Shapiro vs. the couch lover or desanctimonious we’re going to clean up so hard, oh lord please deliver for us

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Legend. He’s up

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Ossoff: "Georgia, you did it! And let me the first to offer public congratulations to the governor-elect, Keisha Lance Bottoms!"

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

@killercam99 PRECISELY

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Bigger Margin of Victory?

1. Knicks vs. Sixers and Cavs in Rd 2 and 3

Or

2. The dumbocrats in midterms

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Get ready to learn some Jon Ossoff. We are here!

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Ben Shapiro just became a dumbocrat

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "We've already agreed that by the end of this year we won't be paying Israel. Now, we'll help Israel if they need it."

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Tatum is 2nd behind Luka in points created from points scored on Points+Assists. He’ll probably fall behind Giannis and Jokic at some point, but this is exactly what we said would happen if JT had a bigger burden

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

JAYSON TATUM IN THE LAST 5 GAMES:

32 PTS 4 REBS 7 ASTS WIN
26 PTS 7 REBS 7 ASTS WIN
40 PTS 5 REBS 8 ASTS WIN
23 PTS 7 REBS 6 ASTS WIN
36 PTS 9 REBS 7 ASTS WIN

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

The Mitchell Robinson impact and rebounding metrics have not been great thus far, but the Celtics are now among league leaders in rim deterrence rate and rim shot attempt rate - despite being among last in drive rate

Schematically, he and PG fit great with Tatum

[Basketball University @UofBasketball]

Teams allowing the least points in the paint per 100 possessions this season...

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

The Boston Celtics are not who you thought they were. This is a completely different iteration of the team. I wish they had more three-point attempts, but everything else is really fun.

New style, new math, different outcomes.

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

In Texas and getting ivermectin ads on the feed.

Joe Rogan, I have come to play

[James Kirchick @jkirchick]

Is Spain not a democracy because no one will accept Catalonian or Basque separatists into a governing coalition? How about France for rejecting Corsican separatists?

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

Starlink WiFi is incredible. It really is.

Goddammit Elon the Ukrainians really need this shit

[Jayson Tatum and Democracy Defender @JasonScheff1]

@souljagoyteller I think collective sin is a slippery slope, I’m not sure that leads to where want it to. The False idolatry concept though is spot on, and imagine if our day schools could engage in this nuance or discourse without fear of retaliation