HeyJaredMatt Castelli’s Substack
I believe in government. And I refuse to pretend it's working. Government isn't broken because there's too much or too little of it. It's broken because we aren't demanding better results from it. Not more. Not Less. Better.
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Never Forget Now Means Teaching (opens the original)
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Roughly a quarter of Americans alive today were not yet born on September 11, 2001. Millions more were too young to remember or truly understand it. For the first time, 9/11 is passing out of memory and into history.That changes what “Never Forget” asks of us. For twenty-five years it’s been a promise we made to the dead. It now has to become something we teach the living.Here’s what I’d want taught.We are not invincible. Evil exists in this world. Threats that gather overseas can cross our bord
Thirteen New Democrats (opens the original)
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I launched New Democrats of New York on a simple bet that trust in government — and in our party — gets rebuilt one county and one town at a time. Today, NDNY announced our first thirteen endorsements of the 2026 cycle, with a direct financial investment behind every one of them.They’re running for county executive, town supervisor, sheriff, and district attorney across every region of the state outside New York City. These are the offices that shape what gets built, what it costs to live here,
250 (opens the original)
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Americans mark our 250th anniversary this weekend. I’ll be honest: I love this country deeply, but the joy I want for this moment has been hard to muster.This was supposed to be a milestone. A moment of pride and revival. Of unity, and shared commitment to liberty, justice, and equality for all. A victorious celebration of the American experiment. Instead it arrives amid deep division, economic strain, and broken trust in our leaders.At a moment when a would-be king enriches himself and his fami
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