Here's Georgia's eight Constitutional Officers before and after the Blue Tsunami.
Isaac-Davy Aronson
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MS NOW producer / co-host, Déjà News pod with @maddow.bsky.social / maker of martinis
🧵 In 2024, the RNC went shopping for the perfect place to sue over mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. Their target: Mississippi — a deep-red state where you need a reason just to cast a mail ballot.
We're looking at 600-700 state legislative seats flipping Dem. This is a generational shift. This will define the next era.
I'll be writing more about this later, but the fact that there are no ICE (or other armed) federal agents at the polls and no federal takeover of elections is not because we are "lucky" or our system is "strong:" it took a ton of hard work from lawyers, election administrators and civil society.
Lookin' out for the base. "There was Alaskan king crab and a caviar bar. There were bongo drums and puppets. A zebra and a miniature pony. The president was thrilled to be entertaining. “Look at all my rich members,” he told reporters. "Look at these guys.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/u...
‘I Came as Donald Trump’: The President Hosts a Luxury Halloween at Mar-a-Lago
President Trump attended his jungle-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago dressed as a distinctly recognizable figure.
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“It is simply undignified to be lectured on election practices by people who are carrying out a months long criminal conspiracy to violate the constitution and wrest from the states their sole constitutional authority to administer elections under federal law.”
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last wk.spare me the pearl clutching Let’s Talk About Alaska talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lets-...
Search More Than 500 Cases of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents ProPublica has cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent detaining a citizen during the current Trump administration. Explore our database to learn more about each incident. 👇
Search More Than 500 Cases of U.S. Citizens Detained by Immigration Agents — ProPublica
ProPublica has cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent detaining a citizen during the current Trump administration. Explore our database to learn more about each incident.
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I get why Republicans are pretending to be outraged by the Alaska story, but there’s a qualitative difference between genuine electoral scandals and routine campaign mischief. Ballot-stacking is ugly, but it’s also a common tactic with a deep and bipartisan pedigree. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Eyeing Alaska, Trump and Republicans pick a fight over campaign mischief they can’t win
There’s a qualitative difference between genuine electoral scandals and routine campaign mischief. Ballot-stacking belongs in the latter category.
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Really enjoyed talking with @ivanmarovic.bsky.social about the success of the Student List, what it means to mobilize on anti-corruption, and where the new majority might experience crisis down the road.
Center for International Policy@cipolicy.bsky.social · 2w agoSerbia’s student movement peacefully overthrew an autocrat at the ballot box. @ivanmarovic.bsky.social tells us what democracy hopefuls worldwide can learn from the victory of the Student List internationalpolicy.org/publications/qa-serbias-triumphant-students-give-hope-for-democracy
A thread with some quotes/insights from this 2004 book on the history of fascism that seem especially relevant/resonant these days.
University leaders trying to engage the right wing assault on higher education is such a bad idea because the criticism is bad faith, good faith will never be reciprocated, and they have the demolition of the university as a core movement goal. You can’t make peace with it, you can only defeat it.
Ryan Enos@ryanenos.bsky.social · 2w agoWild and revealing interview with Steve Bannon about Trump's attack on universities. ""Universities, Bannon said, are the only reason that Democrats are “able to compete with us.”" www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/27/n...
People in Belgrade celebrated following Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic speech conceding defeat to a student-led protest movement in a historic election that ends his long grip on power and heralds a new political era in the Balkan country. reut.rs/4zkXvww
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.
And having an assistant find a present for their spouse is something the jerk in an 80s rom-com does.
David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social · 2w agocool, cool
great context on the serbia news here -- gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o...
Opinion | Something Astonishing Is Happening in My Country. The World Should Take Note. (Gift Article)
Serbia’s students are coming for Aleksandar Vucic.
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The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.
Thanks to this vile little goblin for helping me make some progress on a unified theory of contemporary-style evil guys. defector.com/vivek-ramasw...
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Going After The Abusive Parent Vote | Defector
This is not to discredit the existence of some underlying tactical or strategic calculations, and it is absolutely not extending credit to the shockingly vile creatures doing it, but when you see a re...
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"In other words, the complaint contends: Freedom Fuel gas is cheap because it’s stolen..." "The man registered no surprise — aware of the Trump promotions, he declared this White House 'the most crooked-ass shit I’ve seen in my gangster motherfucking life'...” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump Promoted Suspiciously Cheap Gas Stations. Here’s What He Didn’t Tell You.
The president celebrated a gas discount. Was it legit?
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"On Saturday Oct 17, “No Kings: Vote Early” events around the country will promote early voting and help people form voting plans like requesting absentee ballots, checking on their voter registrations or finding neighbors to help them drive to the polls..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
‘No Kings’ Events This Weekend: What We Know
Organizers are hoping to promote early voting ahead of the midterm elections in this latest round of nationwide demonstrations that have previously focused on President Trump.
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After Russia invaded Ukraine, trade between Moscow and the West stopped, not just to punish Putin, but also to deny him the resources needed to help fuel the deadliest conflict in Europe since WWII. Trump now claims he’s struck a deal to buy Russian fuel, which needs to be seen as a real scandal.
Trump claims he’s reached a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel
The president has created a scandalous dynamic in which the administration will provide resources to both sides of an ongoing and devastating war.
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Good stuff from my co-host on the Déjà News podcast, the great Isaac-Davy Aronson @idaronson.bsky.social ... www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Watergate revisionism is Trump’s latest attempt to turn history upside down
Rehabilitating Richard Nixon serves several purposes for the current president — and it undermines our collective understanding of America’s past.
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The American white collar workforce started working from home three days a week for like six months a year into COVID and executives so thoroughly lost their minds over this that they installed Trump II. If anything, AI will create the 7-day workweek.
Gianmarco Soresi@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · last mo.Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
DOGE thought it could just walk in and take over the United States Institute of Peace—until chief security officer Colin O’Brien decided to block their way.
Essay | Exclusive | Michael Lewis on the Lone Security Guard Who Resisted DOGE
In an exclusive excerpt from “Blockers,” the inside story of the high-stakes D.C. standoff where security chief Colin O’Brien fought off DOGE operatives.
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A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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This sounds like every parent's dream for their children.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Linda McMahon: "AI is definitely a tool used correctly. I've seen it in action. I have visited the Alpha School in Austin, Texas, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning. The students have their headsets on, they are watching their computers ... it is incredibly effective"
