David Durant
@ddurant.bsky.social
Librarian, avid reader, background in history, "Never-Trumper human scum." All opinions are entirely my own.
“BE PATIENT!! IT’S GONNA TAKE US A LONG TIME TO LAND THE HINDENBURG!”
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ebisback.bsky.social@ebisback.bsky.social · 3d agoWay to go JD 🤪🙄🤣
The same people who insist on policing public bathrooms in order to protect girls from sexual predators are now calling a child rape victim, whose mother lost custody due to that abuse, a liar. loathsome
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"
Mike Rogers is accusing Abdul El-Sayed of being affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood with zero evidence at all. No matter how many times El-Sayed denies it. Just pure, unfiltered, domestically produced Islamophobia and racism. I used to have respect for Mike Rogers. But he’s become shameless.
These people have embraced nothing but sheer degeneracy at this point. Every single one of them lacks even the most basic moral characteristics required for participation in public life. A movement filled with nothing but the most gutter cretins.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoJD Vance: "Now the media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and call Amy Acton a liar"
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) castigated the state’s election board for setting strict new rules for mail voting that are leading to thousands of ballot rejections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Don’t let them take away your vote’: North Carolina governor slams 'infuriating' ballot rejections caused by new GOP restrictions
New data shows that the new rules for counting absentee ballots are leading to much higher rejection rates than in the past.
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Even by MAGA standards, Ramaswamy is determined to prove himself a wretched excuse for a human being. May he lose and lose badly:
TheValuesVoter@thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 3d agoThe more I think about the Vivek Ramaswamy ad, the angrier I get. When Amy Acton’s stepfather was arrested for raping her, she wasn’t even 12 and a half yet. He was indicted. And skipped town. Acton’s mom lost custody of her. Her mom remained married to her assailant until he died 20 years later.
New frontiers in civil military relations: vote Republican or else I will punish you troops, veterans, and their families
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump on Camp Lejeune water contamination claims: "If we win the House and Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible ... if we don't win, there's no money."
Okay. Amy Acton’s mom was married to a guy who was INDICTED for sexually abusing her when she was 12. Her father took custody of her after that. Acton’s mom later pled guilty to theft and faced at least one other criminal charge. And Ramaswamy’s inept team thought “let’s ask HER about character!”
Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc)@purrtah.bsky.social · 4d agoNRO obtained court records showing Acton did in fact face abuse and her mother and Vivek are just straight up lying www.nationalreview.com/news/amy-act...
American liberals shift with remarkable ease from criticism of the U.S. bombing of Iran to outrage that Moscow has given Tehran a fraction of the military aid Washington has sent to Kyiv.
North Carolina to republicans:
George Pearkes@peark.es · 4d agoncearly.peark.es is updated for Day 6 of early vote. Black, Asian, Latino, and Democratic-registered voter share of the electorate running *above 2024 levels* while registered Republicans are 20.7% of ballots....they were 33.6% in 2024 and around 30% the last two midterms. White Rs are the reason.
“.. Only the top 1% of earners will pay less: $12,560 less ..” @usatoday.com #OBBBA www.usatoday.com/story/money/....
North Carolina early voting update: Democrats currently make up the highest-ever share of early ballots cast at this point in the EV window. But will that translate to a lead on Election Day? I look at the historical EV data and voter rolls to find out www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-20...
So far, so good. Please vote if you haven't already:
VoteHub@votehub.com · 4d agoNorth Carolina Early Vote Tracking 🌲 As of Oct. 20, 2026 Total early votes: 717,763 (+203,075) 18.2% of projected final turnout. Modeled 2026 Vote: 🔵 Roy Cooper: 58.7% - 68.3% 🔴 Michael Whatley : 29.7% - 39.3% Remaining votes in NC will be more Republican. We rate this race as Likely D.
At this point, MAGA is countersubversion for idiots:
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoTrump claims Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood:
Yep. Noncitizen voting is extremely rare AND there’s no real pattern in who does it; it can be people of any political viewpoint. That’s because it’s not some grand “voter fraud” conspiracy, it’s almost always what law professor Benjamin Plener Cover calls “voter mistake.”
Voter F̶r̶a̶u̶d̶ Mistake
False narratives challenging electoral integrity often cite ineligible voting as a prime example of so-called widespread voter fraud. This Article demonstrates that ineligible voting often consists of...
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Julia Wick@sherlyholmes.bsky.social · 4d agoBREAKING: President Trump has repeatedly claimed that Democrats are cheating by allowing noncitizens to vote. But the poster child of Monday’s voter fraud sweep — who the DOJ alleges was illegally registered to vote in L.A. — is a registered Republican lamaterial.com/p/voter-frau...
When I first saw this post I hesitated to share it, thinking it might be a parody. Just further confirmation that Trump is a walking self-parody at this point:
George Pearkes@peark.es · 5d agoomg
This clown is a better argument against Christianity than anything Richard Dawkins could dream of coming up with:
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoTrump on Christianity: "I know more than anybody…A certain pastor said…'He's going to lead us to a period of time in Christianity that nobody else can do — that nobody else can do.' And he turned out to be right."
Some facts about the 28 people charged today: - Every one was a lawful permanent resident. - 4 of the 28 are accused only of registering, and not voting, and only 22 are accused of voting in 2024. - The median and average age is 50 - 22 noncitizen voters = 0.0001% of the California 2024 electorate.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 5d agoMonths of fears around the use of armed immigration enforcement to affect national elections appear to be coming to fruition. Federal authorities announced the arrest in California of at least 11 people and charges against 28, alleging they registered to vote as noncitizens.
More encouraging news on the North Carolina early vote:
George Pearkes@peark.es · 7d agoUpdate of ncearly.peark.es after day 2 of early vote. A better day for Republicans but they’re still way behind Dem/Unaf bogies. While Ds are crushing their 2022 benchmark on a same-voter basis, Rs are lagging. Modeled low propensity voters are turning out huge for D, weak for R, & strong for Unaf.
The KPD also weren’t just doing this out of some kind of principled refusal to vote tactically: they *explicitly desired a Nazi victory* because they believed this would hasten the revolution. They did not take the Nazis seriously until it was too late.
Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 5d agoit is, quite famously, as a matter of explicit communist policy, the fact that the communist left refused to compromise with the social democrats (look up "social fascism") that allowed the *right* the space to bring hitler into power like this is all just straightforward lies
it is, quite famously, as a matter of explicit communist policy, the fact that the communist left refused to compromise with the social democrats (look up "social fascism") that allowed the *right* the space to bring hitler into power like this is all just straightforward lies
Remarkably strong, and/or quick, turnout by North Carolina Dems:
Dj@djsoke.bsky.social · 6d agoNot all counties had voting, and hours were reduced But NC's voters were D+28.5 by party reg yesterday There'll be even fewer votes today
Maybe that's what the former Reflecting Pool is about: proof of concept for draining the Black Sea:
Kevin Rothrock@kevinrothrock.me · 6d agohis oceans and seas are gone
Never mind, the full answer here is almost perfect.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6d agoThis is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
An EXTREMELY strong moment from El-Sayed. I like this dude more and more. And that dip Tommy is probably going to need some therapy before he gathers the courage to ask another question in public again. Hopefully he left that room smarter than he was when he walked in.
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6d agoThis is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
In my continuing series of #earlyvoting analyses, here is a party registration and race analysis of North Carolina, with a Georgia comparison on race (GA does not have party registration) michaelmcdonald.substack.com/p/north-caro...
North Carolina Early Vote Update - Day 2 In-Person Early Voting
Including a race comparison with Georgia
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