Doug AKA Bear AKA A Random Guy

@arandomguy.org

Retiredish 🏈/ MBB / WBB / WNBA media / photog 📷. Webby for high profile sites. NSFW & loving it; leave me TF alone about my lang. De Kalb Co, GA goofball. Webby for US (Dem) House Candidate. Apparently, I know a LOT about Star Trek: The Next Generation 🖖

Based on the below (and the anticipated/expected NC flip to Cooper), here's the updated projection map. I think we're probably going to see two more red seats flip blue in this cycle. Could be three, but two is more realistic: LA, MS and SC races are SUPER close. I do not expect FL to flip, sadly.

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Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6h ago

NEW NYT/SIENA POLL! #MISen AES 53% Rogers 42% #TXSen Talarico 50% Paxton 43% #MESen Jackson 51% Collins 45% #OHSen Brown 49% Husted 44% #KSSen Hamilton 49% Marshall 44% #AKSen Peltola 48% Dan Sullivan 46% #IASen Turek 48% Hinson 47% www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/u...

Make no mistake: I'm a HUGE fan of the candidate I manage BlueSky & website for, but I'll be SO glad when this election is over. Ready to get back over to my normal account and not have my TL filled with 90% politics stuff. Y'all are great, please don't get me wrong. I just want NORMALCY again. :)

Sam Altman can kiss this SysAdmin's fat ass over his "Home RAM" comments. I use every damned bit of the RAM I paid for... you waste of oxygen. I do my part in contributing to society in POSITIVE ways. Screw you, Sam Altman, and the AI dick you rode in on.

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Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 3d ago

BREAKING: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says having RAM in personal computers is an inefficient use of the world’s limited DRAM supply, arguing it would be better allocated to data centers, per Tom’s Hardware

In the Islam faith, being gay is a mortal sin. Yet, Dr. El-Sayed is beyond capable of looking past his own faith and religion to do the absolute CORRECT thing here: Defend trans rights. I *love* this about him and his answer, too!

Matthew Sheffield@matthew.flux.community · 4d ago

What a complete look at the data on trans rights as a policy topic suggests is that Democrats who explain the facts and the moral arguments for supporting them are on very firm ground. Abdul El-Sayed is a candidate who understands how to do it:

Just going to throw out there that I have a supernatural Austenverse novel out there with Mary as the main character, learning how to be unladylike and fight vampires. You know. If you're interested.

CZEdwards@czedwards.bsky.social · 3d ago

Okay, so that’s a deliberate miss. Fuck that production and the Independent for posting slop. The still in the article shows Yet Another Beige & Mud Production, and making Mary fat is not the flex they think it is.

I believe @michaelafortn.bsky.social's district is the only US house seat in East TN that is flipable. (not trying to be disrespectful to any other district/candidate). Hoping Michaela does just that come next Tue! For obvious (& personal) reasons, I hope all three West Tennessee seats flip, too!

WatchYourRepsTN&SC@watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 3d ago

Michaela Barnett’s statement on Representative Tim Burchett confirming he will run for U.S. Senate in 2028 michaelafortennesseepress.substack.com/p/michaela-b... #BlueWaveIn5Days

if you're trans we need you to say you won't vote for transphobes. even if you will vote for transphobes we need you to tell them you won't. it's always ok to lie to cis ppl if you need to. we need you to. it's better political positioning for all of us to at least perform rejection of transphobia

Amanda Becker@amandabecker.bsky.social · 5d ago

Betrayed, disappointed, hurt — and backing Democrats anyway Many trans voters and their loved ones said they’re resigned to voting for Democrats in competitive races who don’t fully support them, fearing a worse alternative in Republicans. 19thnews.org/2026/10/tran... via @19thnews.org

No one says they have to follow illegal orders. No one says they cannot arrest other federal officials for willingly breaking the law OR their oath to US Constitution. See something hinky? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Stand on your own damn two feet, or you'll go down w/those bastards when THEY go down

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d ago

Some FBI agents are raising red flags that they may be ordered to seize voting machines or make other interventions in the midterms. "We have all the evidence we need to expect at least one U.S. attorney and one FBI agent to be willing to sign on to such actions, such as Georgia and Arizona."