John Hickenlooper is running for re-election in Colorado — a safe blue seat where he’s heavily favored to win. But his campaign is actively siphoning donations away from two candidates who desperately need every dollar they can get: James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas.

Are you a digital organizer or strategist? Oct 15, 3pm ET I'm on a panel with some of my favorite innovators in the progressive digital space, hosted by Higher Ground Institute. Hang out with Gabbi Zutrau, @jlemonsk.bsky.social & me. It's free! It's online! RSVP us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

This is crazy and criminal. Senator John Hickenlooper has a slam dunk reelection in 2026, yet his campaign feels the need to scam Talarico donors?!? Hick's digital agency built an ActBlue page to look like Talarico's to game SEO and AI search, but his campaign takes 100% of the contributions!!!

A.J. Carrillo@ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 3w ago

The AI search results point to Talarico's official AB page, Hickenlooper's AB page, and Schumer's joint fundraising AB page. Hick's AB page was designed to look like it's Talarico's AB page, and 100% of the donations go to Hick's slam dunk senate campaign. At least the scampac's split it 50/50.

Just 2 cycles ago, Wisconsin Republicans had a better shot at a supermajority in the legislature than Democrats had at a simple majority. This Nov, we have a real shot to flip both chambers. Let's gooo!

50,000 followers is cool. 500 organized voters who actually show up on Election Day is... cooler. I spend a ton of time on TikTok talking about politics and elections in Wisconsin. The goal isn't to get famous — it's to organize people. To move them from "I'm scrolling" to "I'm voting." >>>

PSA: Reddit AMA's can be so valuable for some political campaigns. And absolute disasters for others. The hard part isn't running one. It's knowing whether or not you should.

Donald Trump endorsed Mike Lindell (MyPillow guy) for MN gov. The Downballot nailed the headline. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-nations-no-2-election cc: @davidnir.com / @jeffsinger.bsky.social

lol This is the Republican frontrunner for WI CD-7 (to replace Tom Tiffany). He's Sean Duffy's son-in-law and has been endorsed by Donald Trump. And he would really like credit for... checks notes... showing up personally to a Dairy Breakfast. "I personally, not a surrogate.

As always, our party should spend more time listening to @anatosaurus.bsky.social. Full piece here: anatosaurus.substack.com/p/turn-out-f...

ShareSparrow just keeps growing! You can already turn any tweet or Bluesky post into an Instagram-ready graphic. Now you can do the same with any news article. >>>

Kirk Bangstad just confirmed he's finished trying to get on the ballot. If anyone was curious.

#BoycottUline every day!

Josh Klemons@jlemonsk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A few years back, my wife and I bought a pride flag from a small business focused on putting more goodness into the world. Everything about their business was intentional. But our order arrived in a Uline box. >>>

A few years back, my wife and I bought a pride flag from a small business focused on putting more goodness into the world. Everything about their business was intentional. But our order arrived in a Uline box. >>>

ShareSparrow just got a major upgrade. You can still turn tweets and Bluesky posts into Instagram-ready graphics. But now you can do the same with news articles. Drop in any article link. Get a graphic with the headline, description, and photo — ready to share.

Happening now in a packed room at @netrootsnation.bsky.social: “Wins Are Replicable: From Mamdani to Minnesota to Middle America” with @anatosaurus.bsky.social, @jlemonsk.bsky.social, @heyansa.bsky.social and Gabriella Zutrau

Digital strategy is for engagement and fundraising. It is not the only thing that wins. But candidates should prioritize Bluesky over other text-based platforms if they’re serious about digital strategy. Here’s a 45-minute convo I had with @jlemonsk.bsky.social about this: youtu.be/XOfkMBMpw3s?...

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Voters are asking ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok about candidates. Most campaigns have no idea what those answers say about them. And even fewer know how to influence them. >>>

One reason I hate death penalty cases is that capital punishment is incredibly stupid and irrational. It's cruel, expensive, and serves no deterrent effect. It's rarely imposed, except against a tiny minority of unlucky defendants—and in those cases, racism almost always plays a role. Just end it.

Just scrolling the DNC autoposy... man that's a lot of red mark-ups. Hoo boy.

Quite a salient point from @danpfeiffer.bsky.social here!

Another huge win last night. 😊 Worked with an awesome candidate in Pennsylvania. We were waaaay outspent. We were also running against the establishment. We won by 15 points. LFG!

Republican consultants are using AI daily at nearly twice the rate of Democrats. “Every day that we are not adopting this stuff, the other side is moving faster. And I think ultimately that’s going to translate into votes.”

How tarnished is the DNC brand these days? The DLCC is actively distancing itself. SL: We’re not the DNC.

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

Good content matters. No question. But if there's no conviction behind it, the best content in the world falls flat. Every time. You can play a fighter on the internet. But if you cave on every vote, people notice.

So is InfoWars talking to Stephen Colbert about bringing the OG into the fold? 🤞 cc: @bencollins.bsky.social

Want to turn your bluesky posts (ok ok skeets) into screenshots to post anywhere? @jlemonsk.bsky.social just made ShareSparrow.com to help make that easy! Here's what they look like. The tool is free & well timed cuz on Thurs @newmediamentors.bsky.social kicks off our Strategic Visual Design course🧵

Want to turn your bluesky posts (ok ok skeets) into screenshots to post anywhere? @jlemonsk.bsky.social just made ShareSparrow.com to help make that easy! Here's what they look like. The tool is free & well timed because on Thursday New Media Mentors kicks off our Strategic Visual Design course🧵

Just a reminder that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was called, "An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States."

Everyone hates Twitter. Everyone loves screenshots of tweets! Turn your tweets and Bluesky posts into social-friendly graphics — quick, easy and free — with ShareSparrow.