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rutherford b. gayes™@dommedeluise.bsky.social · 2w agoyesterday the band i play in released our first full length studio album. its about a year ago that we started earnest work on writing and rehearsing songs and got our funding grant from the city that opened up the door for us to make something at this scale. its been a dream come true to make this
Incredible story here. Victoria Broderick and Lakesha Womack are working-class women. Womack was homeless and living in a motel 7 years ago. Neither of them pursued donors and instead focused on local organizing. They each spent less than $100k on their races. They're both going to Congress.
The Angie Nixon Caucus - The American Prospect
Meet Victoria Broderick and LaKesha Womack, two Southern Bernie broads who flipped two blood-red seats, while spending all of $155,000—between them.
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Rubio told the truth - that Trump chose Netanyahu over his own advisers in deciding to start the war with Iran - Trump ordered him to take it back. Watch how bad a job Rubio did. youtube.com/shorts/m0Xq9...
Reporter confronts Rubio over conflicting statements on Israel leading US into Iran strikes
YouTube video by TRT World
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Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d agoThe can try and lie about it now, but this was Marco Rubio’s first public comment about the Iran War after it began, where he states the specific reason it was started. Trump, Vance and Rubio all deny this now, but this is the one and only time they told the truth about it.
De-Pledge of Allegiance For Republicans’ Seeking Re-Admittance into Public Life: I de-pledge allegiance to Donald Trump who tried to end democracy, and to the people whom I betrayed, I’m sorry. I’ll stop talking now and take my place at the back of the line.
oh no I really wish someone had said something, this feels like it was a predictable and avoidable outcome
Van Hollen is currently saying that Dems will claw back money set aside for ICE, and use it to replace funds stolen from Medicaid and SNAP. Y'all. We're there.
Maybe Thiel will work with Vance on manipulating Trump into a new Cabinet that would support Vance’s deploying the 25th Amendment.
Lauren Ashley Davis@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 5d agoUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly preparing to resign from Donald Trump’s cabinet to launch a bid for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Trump chose Bibi over his own advisers & barely tried to cite Iran’s nuclear weapon capability in his initial remarks: “[T]hey attempted to rebuild their nuclear program & develop[ ] missiles that can now threaten Europe, our troops stationed overseas & soon America[ ].” www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Read Trump's full statement on Iran attacks
President Donald Trump said in an 8-minute video posted on his Truth Social that the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and ...
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In the immediate aftermath of Jan 6, McConnell told staffers he would now fight [Trump] politically & asked a reporter “What do you hear about the 25th amendment?” (source linked below) Then the GOP died & now a clear majority knows it. Replace it with centrists. www.theguardian.com/books/2022/a...
McConnell was ‘exhilarated’ by Trump’s apparent January 6 downfall, book says
New York Times reporters show how Senate leader’s opposition to Trump dwindled in face of hard political reality
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What if no one loves you & you hate yourself & the only way to escape your bad feelings is to not spend any time alone & when you’re with others you constantly talk, listening only for signs of approval, when you put on an act, or disapproval, when you lash out? You resign the presidency immediately
Non-DSA Dems, as you work on campaign finance reform, level with us about the money you get from rich people & businesses, including how keeping that money flowing affects how you pursue policy. Explain how you balance keeping donors & voters happy. Otherwise, you’ll look furtive & possibly corrupt.
This is shaping up to be the biggest House popular vote victory for any party since 1974 This is a Watergate-level repudiation of the party in power (A prospect I raised here: www.ms.now/opinion/trum... )
Opinion | Trump’s historic unpopularity gives Democrats a shot at last-minute undecided voters
G. Elliott Morris: Polls show President Trump has squandered his party’s advantage on several issues it has dominated for decades.
ms.now
if you've decided to spend today scrolling, here's an interesting piece on the possible power shift at the state level: "Dems could wind up controlling the governorship and both legislative chambers in 23 states...That would be the most Democratic trifectas since 1984" uppercut.news/p/most-state...
Most state power for Democrats since the Reagan era?
A power analysis for tomorrow’s state elections
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i dont care what republicans say privately anymore
Politico@politico.com · last wk.Republicans are privately blaming Trump, even if they won’t say it out loud politi.co/3X16jJJ
"By casting far more ballots than expected by strategists in either party, Black voters are fundamentally shifting the midterm landscape, nudging swing states left and making red states suddenly competitive."
The ‘Blacklash’ Is Here
Anger at Trump is driving a surge in Black turnout across the South.
politico.com
This is a beautiful book with compelling protagonists. May winning the Pulitzer prompt it to become a best seller, sending an unmistakable signal to Democrats that we’re finally ready to put the neediest first. May we read books again! May we believe in our government again! Hope Work Hope Work…
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2w agoHuge congratulations to Brian for this honor. It is so richly deserved.
“[L]oopholes give China access to massive computing power and room to catch up in the A.I. race..Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company operating in Malaysia [could be] steering advanced Nvidia A.I. chips to China, and could be a Chinese intelligence asset.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/b...
How One Country Became the Unlikely Crossroads of the Global A.I. Boom (Gift Article)
In Malaysia, U.S. and Chinese tech giants are pouring billions into vast data centers, straining local resources and testing the limits of Washington’s restrictions on advanced chips.
nytimes.com
Yes! We need another New Deal! “[I]ncrease the supply of housing and of capable caregivers, make sure Social Security doesn’t go bankrupt and make our health care system more efficient. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o...
Opinion | The Affordability Crisis Isn’t About Affordability. It’s About Something Much Bigger. (Gift Article)
Whatever you call it, we can all agree this doesn’t feel good.
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CBPP exposes politicians’ prioritizing the greedy over the needy.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities@centeronbudget.bsky.social · 3w agoBallot Measures Restricting State Revenues and Citizen Initiatives Would Impede Needed Investments and Supports: www.cbpp.org/research/sta...
Trump’s gratuitously conceding that Russia & China might be helping Iran, albeit at a “very low level,” seems desperate. Perhaps, non-MAGA Republicans in tight races told him he’s approaching a red line beyond which they’d have to publicly rebuke him. If so, he’ll probably have to walk back further.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump: “I see so many comments from Radical Left Morons & Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, & we would know about it, & know about it very fast!”
I am somebody who thinks The Facebook Files were extremely important. I teach selections from them every year. I think the consequences are still reverberating. I think they are a major contributor to the rise of tech fascism. They punctured, if insufficiently, the impunity of technofeudalists.
The Facebook Files & The Gutenberg Parenthesis (A Tale of Today, Episode #14)
with Gil Duran, Jeff Horwitz, Jeff Jarvis, Jacob Silverman, & Andie Tucher
theamericanvandal.com
Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · last mo.Many thoughts.
“Even in the absence of a conviction, the impeachment process is a valuable political tool. It underscores, for the public, the simple fact that the president is unfit to serve.” Trump won’t stop. Republicans won’t help. Impeach. Hold a Senate vote. Trust the public www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached (Gift Article)
The president’s despotism is itself a constitutional offense.
nytimes.com
Why Julie K. Brown kept investigating Jeffrey Epstein (Fresh Air+) : Fresh Air
This week, journalist Julie K. Brown was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her groundbreaking reporting in the Miami Herald in 2017 and 2018 that effectively re-opened the Jeffrey Epstein ...
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Julie K. Brown@jkbjournalist.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
Very proud boyfriend. People Magazine has the trailer exclusive for A Very Merry Breakup, my girlfriend’s directorial debut. You can also preorder the film today! I’ll share details in the thread.
Christopher Guest’s Niece Elizabeth Guest Stars in a Holiday Rom-Com She Wrote and Produced. Watch the Exclusive Trailer
Elizabeth Guest, the filmmaker niece of Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis, wrote and stars in the upcoming holiday film “A Very Merry Breakup”
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“Our moral instincts may want to keep humans in the loop, but our competitive instincts won’t..Why are we building these systems[:] to make life better for humans.” Musk’s hagiographer says fully autonomous AGI would make life worse. Musk diabolically disagrees. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
Opinion | What Ada Lovelace Would Have Said About A.I. (Gift Article)
What Ada Lovelace can teach us as we develop artificial intelligence.
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NYT’s Cottle on Cornell “[W]e can go to the president for this..We’re in a moment in this culture where..mistreating women is..making you a cool kid..It’s a fundamental disrespect for women..[a] misunderstanding about what women are there for and whether this is a real person you are dealing with.”
Mike Walker@newnarrative.bsky.social · last mo.NY Times opinion writer Michelle Cottle suggested President Donald Trump is to blame for the “thuggish” culture infecting America — which she said was on full display in the sordid text messages sent by the Cornell frat boys accused of gang raping a female student. www.mediaite.com/media/ny-tim...
REPEAL THIS & CUT DEFENSE Republicans said “they needed a tax cut for [small business but] many of these..businesses..are not small [&] last year [they extended the cut at a cost of] $800 billion..over a decade..nearly as much money as [they] cut from Medicaid.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...
Are Democrats Worried About the Wrong Rich People? (Gift Article)
As billionaires become a popular political target, a new book urges Washington not to lose sight of a much larger, and quieter, group of wealthy business owners.
nytimes.com
Everyone learned the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Far fewer heard what #JackSmith actually told the Senate: that his team had developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Donald Trump committed serious crimes. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
The Wrong Story Went Viral
A Senate hearing became a basketball farce while Jack Smith testified about serious crimes and the rule of law.
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