🔥 Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “America can do glorious things, but to love 🇺🇸 isn’t just to dress up in some colors and pretend everything’s fine. To love 🇺🇸 is to will 🇺🇸 to do the hard work of being better… we can’t control the past 250 years, what we CAN do is build the next 250.”

Republicans didn’t take long to get the open bigotry going

SHADY: GOP candidate for Oregon governor Christine Drazan was caught funneling nearly $100k from her nonprofit to her consulting firm, all while failing to disclose conflict of interest.

Big tax results out of Missouri tonight: Voters statewide rejected by an huge margin a GOP ballot measure to phase out the income tax. They also renewed a sales tax to keep state parks free. And Kansas City approved a package of $1.7 billion of bonds for infrastracture.

NEW: Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan! Together, we will keep this seat blue and send Abdul to the Senate.

Abdul El-Sayed is a dedicated public servant who fought to make government work for Michigan families. Now, he is ready to take that fight to the U.S. Senate. Congratulations, Abdul! Let’s win this.

Democrats@democrats.org · 14h ago

NEW: Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan! Together, we will keep this seat blue and send Abdul to the Senate.

"If you want a senator who’s going to lick some boots, fine. Go vote for Mike Rogers. But if you want a senator who’s going to stand up to Donald Trump, then you’ve got your option right here." After his primary win, MI Senate nom Abdul El-Sayed calls out opponent Mike Rogers.

“THAT’S THE BEST YOU GOT?” Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social reacts to Republicans using his full name in a clearly bigoted effort to gin up racist, Islamophobic fear around his candidacy.

Ruby red Missouri just voted on this issue in a referendum last night, and eliminating the income tax lost 83% to 17%.

Heartland Signal@heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 12h ago

MyPillow CEO and GOP MN gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell says he plans to completely eliminate Minnesota’s income tax: "... We (Minnesota) will be the 10th state in the nation to be income tax-free." #farmfest

Democratic candidate for Texas governor @ginafortexas.bsky.social: “People are tired of paying more, getting less under Greg Abbott.”

You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

Not exactly how it went down ...

If they try, they can expect to see me in court. Unlike Minnesota Republicans, I’ll always fight to defend the people of Minnesota.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12h ago

Every single Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota (including Mike Lindell!) makes clear that if Trump tried another Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities, they would support his efforts to brutalize residents

This is the good stuff right here.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 12h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.

New poll shows scandal-ridden Rep. Cory Mills in danger in Aug. 18 GOP primary, but opponents could split vote enough for him to win with a plurality. St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics has Mills leading former TV anchor Ryan Elijah 30-14. Two minor candidates total 15%, with 41% undecided. #FL07

Chuck Edwards finally admitted what everyone already knew: he's unfit for office. If he's unfit to run for re-election, he's unfit to serve in Congress. He should resign immediately.

Do you agree with multi-millionaire Mike Rogers or are you ready for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social to beat him in November?

This is not just a "no." It's a "HELL NO."

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 11h ago

NEW: Republicans tried to get Missourians to effectively kill direct democracy and ballot initiatives. Last night, Missourians literally laughed in their face — rejecting the measure by a massive 80% to 20%. Here’s what to know:

My immediate conclusion here is that the MAGA base is so racist that they can’t even bring themselves to vote for a black man named Amir Hassan that Trump endorsed. So instead they choose a white dude named Tom Smith who dropped out three weeks ago. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out

Amir Hassan lost to Tom Smith, who had suspended his campaign but is now jumping back into the race for the purple 8th District.

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Monica De La Cruz backed House Republicans' failing agenda. South Texas families got higher costs, more economic chaos, and broken promises. It's no surprise voters are rallying behind lifelong South Texan Bobby Pulido, who's fighting for the communities Washington has left behind.

The headline says everything you need to know about who supports Toxic Tom Tiffany. https://forward.com/news/839312/wisconsin-gop-governor-podcast-antisemitism/

Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt

Rep. Tom Tiffany went on Jeremy Hambly's show, where the far-right host offered to campaign for him

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Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.

Seems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.

Why are we not trying to flip WI-01!! Also, Steil is almost certainly the RonJohn replacement, wtf are we doing???

Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.

🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters defeated a GOP bid to limit their ability to amend the state constitution. The measure was the GOP's attempt to diminish the power of voters who’ve used citizen initiatives to expand Medicaid and protect abortion access.

Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution

Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure,…

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Assad El-Sayed margins in the main college precinct of a college town. This is the effect of campaigns like El-Sayed and Hong among many others focusing on young voters and not writing them off from the start like most campaigns do…

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · yesterday

Welp

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TrumpsTaxes@trumpstaxes.com · yesterday

Whoa, indeed. Now THAT is a not-so-veiled threat.

🚨BREAKING: Maryland lawmakers just sent a redistricting amendment to voters, clearing a major hurdle to fighting Trump-backed GOP gerrymanders. In November, Marylanders can open the door to a fairer fight for Congress ahead of 2028.

Maryland Democrats send redistricting amendment to voters

Maryland Democrats have said they cannot stand down while Republicans manipulate district lines to entrench their power in Congress.

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