Aaron Rupar
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Steve Levitsky on the slide into “competitive authoritarianism”
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Trump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Q: Was it you or was it Elon Musk who decided to temporarily pause Starlink access for the Ukrainian military? TRUMP: I don't know if it was anybody, because it wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon 2026-10-16T17:17:05.061Z
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oh my god this interview was a disaster for Zacharia. I've never seen Hannity do someone who works for Trump like this
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Wow -- Hannity is moving in for the kill: "Why not just say 'I went to Pepperdine Law School and then took a different career path'? Why get into this long drawn-out thing about the difference between a lawyer and an attorney?" 2026-10-16T01:24:34.859Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
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JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"
Russia, Russia, Russia
In this week’s episode of the PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the October surprise of Trump suddenly trying to force Zelenskyy to surrender and how it’s a sign of desperation, the GOP’s terrible Senate candidates as an inevitable product of Trumpism, why Democrats should go on offense when Republicans bring up transgender issues, Katie Zacharia’s disastrous debut, and more.
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump: "They want to cut your children. It's unbelievable what they do. Your son leaves as Jimmy and comes home in three days as Janet, and they don't even ask you. They can take your child out of school and do whatever the hell they want. Minnesota is one of those states." 2026-10-14T21:28:24.656Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
Aaron Rupar on Why Minnesota Is Trump's Favorite Target | First Draft with Susan J. Demas
This week began with Donald Trump’s continued weaponization of government, with DHS raiding the home of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who he’s villainized throughout his time in office. So why is Trump obsessed with attacking Representative Omar, the Somali community, and the people of Minnesota? For the answer to that and more, we turned to Minnesota native Aaron Rupar, founder of Public Notice on Substack.
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Susan Collins: "I think what happened is far too many ICE officers were hired and deployed without adequate vetting and training"
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Troy Jackson: "Sen. Collins says that she voted against it 9 times, but she didn't have the votes. Well, that sounds like then we probably ought to have Democrats in charge of the Senate so we have the votes to stop this war and hold Donald Trump in check. It sounds like Republicans won't do that." 2026-10-13T23:29:17.956Z
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Mike Johnson threatens us with a good time: "If this group took over, they would turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They'd spend every day investigating the president, the first family, the cabinet, donors to the party, leaders of business ... " 2026-10-13T14:49:28.264Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
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OMG she is brutally bad at this
Day 3 of launching DraftKey: 3 users, and none came from my launch posts
Quick update on DraftKey, my on-device AI writing assistant for Mac. All 3 users so far found it on their own: 2 through Google and 1 through ChatGPT recommending it. None came from my launch posts. That pushes me toward SEO and being the kind of answer AI search tools pick up. For those of you who grew through search, what helped most early on: comparison pages, how-to guides, or something else? getdraftkey.com
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Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
Trump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent
Protesters outside Trump’s rally in San Antonio on Wednesday. (via Getty) To commemorate PN’s 5th anniversary, we’re offering paid subscriptions at the special yearly rate of $40 (or about 16¢ per edition) through the end of the weekend. This newsletter is only possible thanks to the support of paid subscribers. If you’re not already one of them, please sign up and keep us thriving for many years to come. Thanks for reading, and here’s to the next five years.
We've reached the livestreamed executions part of Trump 2.0
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and Paul discussing Pete Hegseth’s barbaric announcement about making public executions great again, the sad spectacle of Trump’s midterm rally tour, and why voters pretending he’s on the ballot is actually the last thing Republicans want. If you’d like to support the podcast and ask us live questions during future episodes, please become a paid subscriber to Public Notice if you aren’t one already. We’ll be back with a new episode next week.
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Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball as he takes questions about the latest ICE shooting
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc "You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 2026-10-09T00:26:06.157Z
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc "Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a scheduling conflict and says he's not gonna be attending the rally in San Antonio today where the president is going to be. He's not taking time for the president." 2026-10-07T13:30:17.763Z
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 2026-10-07T00:44:18.563Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
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SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump: "This is the golden age of America. We're doing numbers that nobody ever thought were possible. We're doing the biggest numbers economically that we've ever done in the history of our country." 2026-10-06T20:19:01.663Z
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 2026-10-05T23:44:44.362Z
Reflecting on 5 years of Public Notice
To commemorate PN’s 5th anniversary today, we’re offering paid subscriptions at the special yearly rate of $40 (or about 16¢ per edition). This newsletter is only possible thanks to the support of paid subscribers. If you’re not already one of them, please sign up and keep PN thriving for many years to come. Thanks for reading, and here’s to the next five years. Today marks five years of Public Notice, and I want to begin by thanking you, our dear readers.
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump: "I take an aspirin a day. I don't know if it works but psychologically I need it. It thins the hell out of your blood I guess ... They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don't know what the hell it is. It's a monster. They said, 'Sir, you don't need that!'" 2026-10-04T00:48:35.161Z
Is Trump *trying* to hurt the GOP?
On this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss Trump’s North Korea-style taxpayer-funded propaganda videos, why they’re likely to backfire, and then broaden the conversation out to an examination of Trump’s baffling midterm strategy. We also get into the Kansas and Iowa Senate races and our level of optimism that Democrats can win control of the chamber.
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I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
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Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Marco Rubio: "Anything that had a chance of making money in Cuba was controlled by the Cuban military and the Cuban communist party to line the pockets of a handful of individuals at the expense of the entire country" 2026-09-29T01:21:48.759Z
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Mike Johnson says opposition to data centers "is a Chinese psyop. I really believe that. That's not a conspiracy theory."
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations" 2026-09-27T14:20:34.762Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump lies: "Oil will come dropping down as soon as Iran gives up, as soon as the war is over, which will be soon. Prices for groceries have come way down for Biden. Almost every price has come way down. And remember one thing -- oil is less expensive now than it was under the Biden administration." 2026-09-27T12:43:32.563Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
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Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters." 2026-09-26T17:43:45.263Z Enable JavaScript to use Bluesky. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.
Won’t Xi be my friend?
In this week’s PN Pod, Paul and I discuss the Trump-Xi summit and Trump’s pathetic thirstiness to be besties with authoritarian rulers, the president’s almost unfathomable ignorance about AI, taxpayers footing the bill for Trump propaganda ads the administration is placing on right-wing cable networks, why Paul expects the trickle of Republicans opposing Trump to become a flood, and more! If you’d like to support the podcast and ask us live questions during future episodes, please become a...
Is Fox News fed up with Trump? (with Juliet Jeske)
A weekly analysis of 15 hours of Fox News programing hosted by Juliet Jeske a researcher and journalist with a background in covering extremism. A weekly analysis of 15 hours of Fox News programing hosted by Juliet Jeske a researcher and journalist with a background in covering extremism.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Deputy Assistant to POTUS Sebastian Gorka: "Everybody is obsessing with the price of gas -- this is much bigger than the price of gas. Think about what would happen to the price of gas if those missiles were nuclear tipped.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴 2026-09-23T23:55:22.760Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI" 2026-09-22T15:05:27.060Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices." 2026-09-23T02:30:14.660Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "We're gonna put the president front and centers, and we expect that to resonate with the American people" 2026-09-22T12:34:57.561Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc JD Vance: "If you're gonna be a propaganda arm of the left, why would Donald Trump give you special access to his White House?" (It's not his!) 2026-09-22T01:24:08.668Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Mamdani stares into the middle distance as Trump responds to a question about his ban on the free press by ranting about his economic record and how great his war in Iran is going 2026-09-21T21:42:00.364Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit" 2026-09-21T17:51:51.456Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc KARL: Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting? SCALISE: Look, Biden removed the press credentials from 400 agencies KARL: That's not true. 400 reporters who had credentials didn't reapply.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc BASH: He's a US citizen MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He wasn't arrested BASH: He was arrested. He was later released, but he was arrested. Do Americans need to carry around proof of citizenship now?
Fox & Frenemies
This week’s episode of the PN Pod features me and the excellent Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News going deep on the growing indications that Fox News is starting to sour on Trump, Julet’s takeaways from watching 14 hours of Trumpapalooza, and Maria Bartiromo’s firing amid the ongoing Smartmatic suit. We close with some big picture thoughts about Fox News’s place in the rapidly changing media landscape during this era of Late Trumpism.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com. Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that." 2026-09-17T23:48:29.160Z
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation.
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This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Post Aaron Rupar atrupar.com did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong." 2026-09-15T02:25:00.761Z
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