Everyone’s expectations got skewed over the past week but Abdul El-Sayed getting $70 million spent against him in a state he lost a primary by like 20 points eight years ago and still winning last night is probably the most impressive electoral accomplishment of the decade.

Glowing Embers. Photo taken before sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor.

Morning Kitten

Democrats regaining power doesn't suddenly fix this mess. They need a playbook, and Brian Tyler Cohen has one. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOHvPZHlmP8&t=53s

NEW: Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards says he's dropping his re-election campaign, after the House Ethics Committee recommended a censure for inappropriate behavior with female staffers.

Politics feels corrupt because it is. Billionaire mega-donors aren’t just buying yachts and jets — they’re buying power, and they’re using that power to rig our political system. jamestalarico.com/issue/corrup...

One year from now, I don’t want to hear members of Congress acting shocked about the damage Todd Blanche does as the United States Attorney General. They know exactly what they’re voting for, and they had a chance to stop it. Consider them complicit because that’s what they are

🔥 💰 👀 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social 🎉

Cyclosporiasis cases are still being reported across the country. Two just died in Michigan.

ALERT: House Democrats expand their midterm battlefield The cascading impact from Michigan primary And the critically important trial date at a courthouse in Oakland (very critical) Lots of enterprise reporting in DAY AHEAD open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

There’s no actual alternative to polling but I just don’t believe they capture public sentiment in any reliable way anymore

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Morning Kitten

Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the Democratic Senate race a month before the primary, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed as he maintained a narrow lead over Haley Stevens early this morning. “I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party.”

McMorrow endorses El-Sayed as he holds edge on Stevens

"Whatever differences there were between the candidates in this race, those differences are nothing compared to the contrast in November," she said.

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Another GOP incumbent not seeking re-election. They’re all panicking about the midterms.

“This is not saying science should never be questioned. Science is always being questioned. But when you come in with answers to questions and hypotheses already, that’s the backwards way to do science.”

How RFK Jr. is dismantling America’s health policies

On this week’s “More To The Story,” anti-vaxxers, an upside-down food pyramid, and the many ways MAHA is transforming public health in the US.

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Remembering Sir Alec Guinness who passed away on this date in 2000 😇🙏

Happy birthday @barackobama.bsky.social ! Honor of a lifetime to have been on your team!

if nothing else another big night for the "polling in the no-one-picks-up-their-phone-anymore Era is cooked" take

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 13h ago

Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe

In no way, shape, or form does any thinking adult trust Todd Blanche. The Senate must refuse to confirm him.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to Donald Trump Jr. said it received at least $100 million from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. (Published June)

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...

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JENNINGS: “This continued demonization of AIPAC. AIPAC is jewish Americans.” PHILLIP: “Bernie Sanders is jewish.” JENNINGS: “That doesn't absolve him…”🤔 lol ok Scott Jennings (From @acyn.bsky.social )

They deserve a thank you! Join me sending them a thank you note. 250 Massachusetts Ave NW Ste 400 Washington, DC 20001 We must encourage the people fighting for our rights, to help them keep up the good the work.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 17h ago

Proud that Elias Law Group is helping the Democratic Party fight for voting rights and free and fair elections. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

On nights like this it’s kinda wild that @abbydphillip & @CNN don’t feel the need to mention @ScottJenningsKY’s podcast bosses at Salem Media are running a pro-Israel influence operation — and that he gets paid by them while he’s on CNN trashing Bernie, @AbdulElSayed, etc

Diahann Carroll The first Black woman to win a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, No Strings (1962) 🎼

I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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I literally wrote and gifted an article about Trump and how dangerous he is *five hours ago*

@ebberman.bsky.social · 12h ago

I know you have a distinguished anti-Trump record So maybe use this as an opportunity to blast him again and the whole GOP: It’s Reps fault he’s winning and if Reps don’t fix their party we‘ll only see more of this

Uni and Yoru

So, has anyone heard any new updates on Mitch McConnell's "recovery" or "rehab" or whatever the fuck we're calling it this week? Asking for a friend. 🤷‍♀️