Made my calls!! If you're phone-shy, now's a great time to call because it goes to voicemail!

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 7h ago

HERE WE GO! Call your Democratic senators and tell them to support Chris Van Hollen for Majority Leader! Find 'em here! www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

This guy put himself out there in *April 2025* on immigration when few others did, and the wise pundits were saying it's a loser issue for Democrats and they shouldn't touch it

Senator Chris Van Hollen@vanhollen.senate.gov · 7h ago

In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economy rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption. To deliver, we need new leadership. This isn't about any one person – it’s about answering that call. That's why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.

Colom ends by saying his commitment to all Mississippians is: "First, I'm going to treat your children like I want my children to be treated. I'm going to treat your parents the way I want my parents to be treated. I'm going to treat your future the way I want my future to be."

Historian here earlier Black Senators from Mississippi were not elected but chosen by the state legislature pre Seventeenth Amendment. So a great achievement by Scott Colom the first elected by the people of Mississippi!

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · yesterday

THE FIRST BLACK SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI SINCE RECONSTRUCTION!

Listen... tax reform for self-employed/contract workers, especially since so many companies are laying off workers then hiring them back as contractors to save on employee benefits.

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d ago

What is an unsexy policy that if passed would immediately help millions of people?

With alt text. I'll be one of many Washingtonians pushing for this court challenge

Washington State Democrats@wadems.org · last wk.

The Washington State Democratic Party released the following statement:

In 2015 Erick Erickson posted a picture of a copy of Times he had shot in response to an editorial on gun control. His reward was that he still gets to write for them. This week, columnist Olivia Waite was fired for reposing criticism of the Times for not covering the rape allegations against Trump.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Voters want normal people in charge, and they took their wrath out on otherwise normal Republicans who refused to push back against the lunacy, corruption and incompetence within the GOP,” Erick Erickson writes in a guest essay.

Sharing this all over today because I want everybody to have this woman's name in their mouths. I've been on the Let Stacey Abrams Lead train for a long time, and I'm still on it. I wrote this in 2021. www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a3...

Stacey Abrams Talks Flipping Georgia, Defending Change, and Setting Limits

What will the country’s most famous political organizer do next?

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Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Commuted 548 Death Row Sentences

jesus christ

Erin Keane@erinkeane.bsky.social · last wk.

Salon.com's team had an amazing election night. It is truly so fun, such an honor, to work with such smart, passionate, deeply funny people. This morning, we were informed the publication was closed, effective immediately. Here's the official company message. www.salon.com/2026/11/05/g...

The day after my tenth birthday, I was pushed off a bark dust pile on the playground, went airborne, fell on the heel of my outstretched left hand, and *snap.* I saw the visible break and, not wanting to jump to conclusions, began screaming, “I *THINK* MY ARM IS BROKEN! I *THINK*—“

Steven Perkins@stevenperkins.bsky.social · 2w ago

please delight me with your most on-brand story from your childhood mine is that I quit Cubs after two weeks because it clashed with Coronation Street

UPDATE: Scott Colom's lead in Mississippi's U.S. Senate race has grown from 65 votes to 1,138 votes, with 96% of votes in, AP reports. Substantial ballots are outstanding in Democratic-friendly Hinds County as well as thousands of affidavit votes. www.mississippifreepress.org/rolling-cov-...

Colom Lead Over Hyde-Smith Grows to 1,138 Votes, AP Reports - Mississippi Free Press

Democrat Scott Colom's lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has grown from 65 earlier to 1,138 votes with an estimated 96% of votes counted. Significant votes are still…

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This is a huge win *nationwide* because of the massive influence that the Texas Board of Education has over K-12 textbook content.

Texas Democratic Party@texasdemocrats.bsky.social · last wk.

THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education! This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state. Congratulations to our incredible candidates!

Also the thread from this morning has brought in some new followers and while you're all quite welcome, I really ought to say that most of what I post here is book promo, cat pics, and shitposting, so no offense taken if you'd rather not stick around for that!

THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education! This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state. Congratulations to our incredible candidates!

Dr. Senator El-Sayed calling the vice president “habibi” the way a southerner says “bless your heart” speaks to my soul.

Okay SO this is big!! We might beat this thing yet!!

King County Elections@elections.kingcounty.gov · last wk.

This data represents what has been scanned into the system. Ballots picked up from drop boxes last night are still entering the system. I'll post some videos today showing how ballots go from a drop box to "received" (as it's called in ballot tracking) to counted.

So.... maybe good news? I'm going to link to the site itself: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

the drymifolia collective@drymifolia.org · last wk.

King County Elections had estimated 75% turnout, so either they got that very wrong or there are many more ballots that aren't in the count yet even as "waiting to be counted".

this is a helpful breakdown of how washington politics works, especially the part about how the rural crunchy leftists are priced out that is leading to even more of a divide between puget sound and the rest of the state.

Margaret Owen@what-eats-owls.bsky.social · last wk.

Okay, so now I've had my coffee, let's talk about the situation with WA IL26-638, aka the trans girl sports ban. There are a couple things I want to lead with up top: First, while I want to get into some of the factors in play, the main driving force behind this initiative is raw transphobia.

I was born and raised in Oregon, graduated from the U of O, moved to Seattle in 2011, worked on the Kitzhaber and Obama campaigns, spent 18 months working admin in tech after, I think I know what I'm talking about.

Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · last wk.

I am fairly certain this is misleading, in that on net new migrants to OR/WA tend to be less libertarian and more "leftist" than anyone they displace. For every "grungy leftist" who's priced out there are probably a couple cranky conservative townies who move to Texas or whatever

Okay, so now I've had my coffee, let's talk about the situation with WA IL26-638, aka the trans girl sports ban. There are a couple things I want to lead with up top: First, while I want to get into some of the factors in play, the main driving force behind this initiative is raw transphobia.

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NEW: Democrats have gained control over enough state governments to pass the National Popular Vote Compact and give it a majority of at least 283 electoral votes—13 more than it needs to activate by 2028. My story below explains the path forward for eventually electing the president by popular vote

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: The 2026 elections could lead to enough states passing the National Popular Vote Compact for the Electoral College to activate it by 2028. Dems have already passed it everywhere they can—adding a few more states could give it a majority of electoral votes www.the-downballot.com/p/how-tuesda...

great news for a man whose name sounds like Moira Rose saying “boba”

Zed@behindthebluemotel.com · last wk.

Oh man, I haven't seen as much coverage on this one but Democrat Beau Bayh won Indiana's secretary of state by 9 points despite his opponent in a safe red state running ads about how Bayh had been doing election fraud so we can't put him in charge of elections. 9 points!

We gotta bully the fuck out of these Democrats on behalf of trans kids and trans rights. It's literally our responsibility.

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4WheelMe@4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · last wk.

Ok so according to NBC: (so far) Of the voters who voters who voted, this was who voted Dem: 92% Black women 85% Black men 51% white women 47% white men 67% Hispanic women 56% Hispanic men www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Sen. Warnock was just asked on CNN if Dems will focus on costs *or* corruption, and he responded "We can walk & chew gum at the same time." Hell yes, that is the message.

LRT: it is six in the morning so I will not be my most articulate but elections like that are why there’s still hope the trans girl sports ban will fail. The 37th LD is in the heart of King County and there are still a massive number of KC ballots to count, and the late tally always swings left

Jaelynn Scott wins her district in Washington State! She is the first out trans black woman to serve in a state leigslature! She wins with 87% of the vote!