“So [voters] are asking...: Who benefits from the system we’ve got now, and how do we shift the system so that I benefit?” May said. “And when people start asking that question, that kind of points you in the direction of socialist policies, it just does.” centralcurrent.org/how-progress...

How Progressive Democrats won President Trump's war of words

Trump's trickle-down rhetoric imbued local and state races with fearmongering around "socialism," but failed to sway voters away from supporting progressive Democrats.

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So... baked Alaska for Thanksgiving?

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 7d ago

Timeline for people interested in the Alaska results. Still keeping my fingers crossed for Mary!

Timeline for people interested in the Alaska results. Still keeping my fingers crossed for Mary!

Mary Peltola@marypeltola.com · 7d ago

Counting every vote accurately and securely takes time, and in Alaska, that’s normal. We're going to make sure every last ballot is counted and every Alaskan's voice is heard. While we wait, here's a timeline what to expect 👇

So the MAGA bubble burst on Tuesday, and the AI stock bubble on Thursday. It's almost as if the troll farms don't actually grow anything of value.

NY State Senate D majority is about to get so big, we’re already fretting about how on earth we’ll all fit in the conference room in the state capitol.

Woo-hoo Central New York! Two tremendous new progressive State Assembly members & a D supermajority in the Onondaga County Legislature, in a county that thought it was red until one year ago.

So glad I’m not on X any more.

Peter Sterne@petersterne.com · 2w ago

Rep. Haley Stevens (D?-MI) has published a lengthy post on X defending her decision to endorse a Republican Senate candidate over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. x.com/HaleyforMI/s...

Absurd clickbait from syracuse.com. The headline suggests some kind of disruption at USPS, but we’re talking about post offices closing for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. As they do every year. smh

Every city should have a Halloween dog parade.

Feeling this! Local paper endorsed my opponent because…um…we are “equally qualified” but he would be in the minority and therefore bring more balance to state government.

Xela Hart@xelahart.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pretty much

That pretty much sums it up. #MAGACult

We need to learn how to wash the AI out of our daily lives. I wonder if it’s compostable.

Ian McQue@ianmcque.bsky.social · 2w ago

Listening to a report about Google chopping down a quarter of a million trees in Finland to build a data centre while washing out yoghurt pots for the recycling

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Pro tip for campaigns: if you have a short name, you can make your lawn sign half-size and get 2 for the price of one. And it’s distinctive among all the regular-sized ones.

Imagining Time’s People of the Year - Voters! Hungary, Serbia, Brazil, Israel, America. 🤞

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3w ago

Protest works. Organization is decisive. Draw your own conclusions. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

My remarks today on receiving the Woman of the Year award from Believe in Her/Believe in Syracuse: "We’ve seen two remarkable women run for president and lose to the most misogynistic person who has ever held that job, and we are angry.

“It has been done in the wrong way. American style. No sense. No sense at all,” he said. I hate that this is how Finns think of us. Clearcutting 400K trees for massive data centers is wrong anywhere www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

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“The takeaway from this will be that consumer protection laws will be the way to hold tech companies accountable,” Mr. Joralemon said, adding that the penalty could inspire other states to pursue similar lawsuits. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/t...

Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations

The penalty, one of the largest levied against the tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.

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"I'm not sure what Canadian wildfires have to do with energy production."My opponent literally said that yesterday in a debate. Climate denial is a cult.

The nearly 8000 people of Ukrainian descent who make Syracuse their home deserve answers.

Really unpopular things: -data centers -overt bigotry -CSAM -billionaires trying to buy elections -Hitler salutes -stealing people’s personal data -South African Apartheid -causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of children Fighting against Elon Musk is a political winner

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · last mo.

X is the platform of choice for these smears. Musk himself pushed this conspiracy from his own account three times. Democrats need to go to war against Musk because he's already attacking them. He's deeply unpopular. And, as we saw in Wisconsin, voters recoil when he becomes an issue in a race.

Every candidate, every debate, should ask how much their opponent got from this racist, homophobic, greed monster and whether they agree with his politics. Make this obscene amount of money toxic. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

nytimes.com

I'm not great at bragging (to every campaign manager's dismay), but today AOC was here at All Saints Church in Syracuse and she called me a "legendary leader." I'm still glowing. Today is also a deadline for reporting our campaign contributions, so please donate! secure.actblue.com/donate/rache...

This is the legacy of GOP "leadership" in one of NYS's largest counties - the board of elections is underfunded, its employees overworked and its commissioners underpaid compared to their counterparts in other counties in the state. By about half. Fortunately, there's a new Dem legislative majority!

Home care workers deserve living wages and benefits! Congrats to the nearly 70K CDPAP workers who are forming a union with @upstateny.1199seiu.org. This is both historic and long overdue, and we should all stand in solidarity with them.

Proud to be a (friendly) alien invader on Planet Albany! If you agree, please consider making a donation to my campaign - I still have a way to go to meet my budget. You can donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/rache... capitolpressroom.org/2026/09/18/r...

Rachel May pushes establishment; Jay Jacobs runs inside game

Politico New York's Bill Mahoney joins the show to discuss two Democratic leaders with very different styles, Senator Rachel May and state Chair Jay Jacobs.

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@srachelmay.bsky.social will host the first Salt City Activity Fair Sunday, Sept. 20 at Harvey's Garden. Aimed at helping adults meet people and find new hobbies, attendees can chat with and sample activities from local businesses, clubs and volunteer groups. this-is-cny.visitlink.me/_Lzu1r

Salt City Activity Fair debuts in Syracuse to combat adult loneliness

Sen. Rachel May's office is hosting the Salt City Activity Fair on Sept. 20 in Syracuse, connecting adults with local clubs and activities.

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"Since the round of tariffs went into effect last year, Canadian tourists have stayed away from New York. Farmers and wineries in New York have sold much less milk and wine north of the border." My district, under attack from our GOP government. Vote them all out! www.syracuse.com/business/202...

Trump’s fight with Canada has hurt NY farmers, automakers and tourism. Could it get worse?

New York is uniquely vulnerable to high tariffs because of its close trading partnership with Canada.

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USGS has some beautiful online elevation maps of the states. I extracted the map for my district.

This suit against ICE overreach in my district was made possible by the NY Bivens Act that we passed last spring to allow a right of action in cases where law enforcement infringes people's rights. It filled a hole left when SCOTUS gutted the federal Bivens law. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/09...

2 groups sue Trump administration over immigration raid at Cato factory

The lawsuit alleges federal agents violated the constitutional rights of more than 100 workers during the raid at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners facility.

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