But what is the difference between an adult and a likely voter? Aren’t all likely voters adults since you have to be 18? 

Dj@djsoke.bsky.social · 12h ago

The first time Econ/YouGov has done a likely voter screen this year

It should go without saying, but this did not happen.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

If Politico is reporting it, it's to harm progressives. If Axios is reporting it, it's to harm progressives. If The Hill is reporting it, it's to harm progressives. Try to keep up.

Is everybody just extra stupid today? Is it mercury? The rain? A full moon?

Routine reminder that Bhattacharya is an economics researcher who has never practiced medicine and whose best known publication is overtly fraudulent. He has never done infectious disease research and has never treated a single virus or infection in his entire career. He’s likely never seen measles.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends measles on Fox News and condemns Gov. Shapiro for "playing this out over the airwaves for political purposes, just like what happened during covid. And this is why there's such deep distrust in public health."

Raining outside, windows open, candles lit, a mug of chai, and lentils soaking on the counter to make soup for dinner. Oh this Sunday is about to be cozy AF 😮‍💨🍂☔️

Once you notice this, it's the most obvious double standard in the political press. Democrats have to answer for the smallest voice even if it has no actual tie to them, but Republicans never have to answer for the insanely racist billionaire donor driving their entire party.

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social · 4d ago

Democrats who have had absolutely nothing to do with Hasan Piker will be hounded about him, while Republicans who are directly benefitting from Musk funding will be asked about him in the most generic "money in politics" way, if at all.

I have tried *really* hard to stay out of the LA mayoral race because A) I live in West Hollywood and can’t vote in it, and B) Bass has often been the victim of misogynoir in local press and online. But shit like this doesn’t do her any favors when a main criticism has been about her transparency.

Paul Kiernan@pkwsj.bsky.social · 5d ago

Justin Szlasa was “trying to implement basic systems of data and financial management that a billion-dollar agency desperately needed.” When asked why she recommended removing Szlasa, Mayor Karen Bass’ appointee Stephanie Graves said it was her “prerogative” and did not explain her reasoning.

Did some orms today

You know, at this point every GOP who isn’t Thomas Massie or Boebert is an accomplice to child rape. That’s not hyperbole. It’s just true and everyone must remember. Many of them should be in jail.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d ago

They just got back from 5 more weeks off, after multiple other very long vacations. They never work.

I have been very clear that multiple grounds exist to impeach Pete Hegseth; today, for instance, we have learned he is trying to use an inter-agency agreement to siphon off key inter-agency funds from NIH. He is a constitutional black hole and if the President won’t fire, Congress should.

Steve Benen@stevebenen.com · 7d ago

I don’t seriously expect the White House to care, but I’m still struck by the bipartisan condemnations of Pete Hegseth: It’s just not normal for lawmakers from a president’s own political party to publicly call for the defense secretary’s ouster. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Beloved, that man phones it in every single day in public, of course he doesn’t care behind closed doors too 😂

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 6d ago

Behind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of a senator.

This man is a fucking monster who limped away from Chicago's mayor's office because he'd become unelectable after closing 50 schools and half of our city's publicly funded mental health care clinics, and covering up the fact that Chicago cops murdered a teenager. Stop whitewashing his ass!

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · last wk.

Rahm Emanuel: ‘You Don’t Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours’ The always pugnacious Democrat is ready to fight Republicans, the DSA, and Bibi Netanyahu. And maybe run for president.

Leg day so good my butt is involuntarily trembling now. 🙂‍↕️

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Listen, I generally believe we should uplift every vocation and not resort to elitism and classism, but this bearded, clubfoot Neanderthal is a college dropout named “Markwayne” who ran a plumbing business until only a few years ago. Why the FUCK is he standing at a lectern telling anybody ANYTHING.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Markwayne Mullin: "The Democrats throw out all these fearmongels to try to make ICE and President Trump's administration look as worse as possible" 🥴

Absolutely insane that 5 conservative justices essentially just said Congress doesn’t exist, nor does their spending power that’s explicitly outlined in the Constitution.

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last wk.

#BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS grants a stay pending appeal in the ballroom case, clearing the way for Trump to continue building the ballroom indefinitely while the litigation proceeds.

Gym crush sat next to me in the steam room today, then happened to be getting out of the shower across from me when I was, then walked out behind me as I was leaving the locker room… 👀😮‍💨 Purely coincidental I’m sure, but I’ll pretend it’s because the tall Scandinavian twunk has a crush on me too 🤭

Google does not have to do this, which should tell you everything you need to know about their values.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w ago

Google Maps has updated to label Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the U.S., following an executive order signed by President Trump last week amid an escalating trade war with Canada. trib.al/5axpigr

Oversimplified? Maybe. But to name one, fundamental difference between conservatives & progressives: Each can go through a similar tough experience & succeed. A conservative says “It was hard for me, why make it easy for you?” A progressive says “It shouldn’t be as hard for you as it was for me.”

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 2w ago

Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...

Okay so now the Grim Reaper took a beloved octogenarian world leader. Your aim is getting closer, but not close enough my guy. Let’s try a little bit harder moving forward, mmk?

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2w ago

BREAKING: King Harald V of Norway, Europe's oldest monarch, dies aged 89.

Somebody put Julie Andrews in bubble wrap cause I literally cannot handle anything else this year

Not Tim Curry too! The Grim Reaper needs to learn to fucking aim better, cause these are the wrong 80 year old white people.

Some of my core childhood memories include a trip to Dollywood when I was only about 4, and listening to the Once Upon a Christmas album with Kenny Rogers every year when we decorated our tree. Dolly Parton was a literal angel on earth, and the world is a little less bright today without her. ❤️‍🩹

in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton

I just know that barely sentient bag of orange lard is gonna say something deplorable about today’s news, and it’s gonna do more damage to him than any foreign beef import, war, or cost of living crisis. Cause if there’s one thing Americans still agree on, it’s that you don’t fuck with Dolly Parton.

20s isn’t low enough, I wanna see us get him down to the mid-teens before we send his ass to prison.

Zeteo@zeteo.com · 3w ago

⬇️ Trump Advisers Worry He Could ‘Sink to the High 20s’ The president’s favorability has somehow stayed above 30% in the polls but economic pain and policy paralysis mean allies fear worse. Read today's 'First Draft' from @swin24.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-advi...

Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!

Not having your political affiliation on Hinge is certainly a choice, and a major red flag.

Linda thinks the children yearn for the mines

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

BASH: One of the things that's happening is there's a push to start students down a trade school track as early as elementary school. Is that too early? LINDA McMAHON: I don't think so BASH: But elementary school? McMAHON: I think you can have some introduction of skilled trades in elementary