Daniel Willever
@djwillever.bsky.social
Father, husband, educator, historian, author. Unapologetic New Jerseyan. 2019 Milken Educator Book: www.madeinpaterson.com "I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me."
With just under 4 weeks to go, current projections indicate Dems are poised to gain 15-25 House seats and 3-6 Senate seats. In a sane world, the GOP would lose 100+ house seats and every Senate seat left of Idaho.
I'm absolutely heartbroken over this. I share his story through the "In the Dark" Podcast with my intro to law students every year. What this man was put through is absolutely criminal, and likely contributed to his early demise. His parents did not die young.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · yesterdayBreaking News: Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose six trials in the same Mississippi murder case became a symbol of racial bias in jury selection, leading the Supreme Court to reverse his capital conviction in 2019, has died. He was 56.
Brent rockets through $105 Diesel +21 cents
Would love to get rid of Jeff Van Drew.
Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc)@purrtah.bsky.social · last wk.Woah 8 deep red seats added to the Red to Blue program KS-02: Trump +20 MI-01: Trump +21 NC-13: Trump +17 NJ-02: Trump +13 OK-05: Trump +18 TX-09: Trump +20 VA-06: Trump +24 WA-05: Trump +11 rollcall.com/2026/10/02/h...
Democrats want to tax you but Democrats have no income. Socialist Democrats are evil but Mamdani is my buddy. Very coherent messaging.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."
The Republican Freak Out Is Here https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/23/the-republican-freak-out-is-here/?ap=b
To the tune of "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire: "Do you remember the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?"
A historically-themed vegan breakfast joint named “Bacon’s Rebellion”
How can you tell my daughter was throwing a tantrum as we tried to get out the door this morning?
Can’t see nothin’ in front of me Can’t see nothin’ coming up behind I make my way through this darkness I can’t feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Considering I've spent my whole life sans college in northern New Jersey, this is highly accurate.
The fact that they all imitate Trump's random capitalizations is so, so weird. Like, why? What is this supposed to signal?
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last mo.This monstrosity near Arlington National Cemetery is a disgrace and a litmus test for me in 2028 primary. Maybe for others too. If no pledge to tear it down, then cross off list for consideration.
Breaking News: The Missouri Supreme Court said congressional districts redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November. Voters will decide whether the new boundaries ever take effect.
Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case
The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November. Voters will decide whether the new boundaries ever take effect.
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Dear Google, why do I need eight clicks to share something from my Drive to an out-of-network account? Seems like 2 or 3 should suffice.
Today’s Connections is going to leave a lot of people feeling salty.
Does anyone have a story of a delightful or even eerie research coincidence? Allow me to share my experience of two recent, related ones. Thread...
Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Does anyone have a story of a delightful or even eerie research coincidence? Allow me to share my experience of two recent, related ones. Thread...
I got 21 of 21 points on Rabbithole 🐰 Aug 19, 2026 🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕 www.theatlantic.com/games/rabbit...
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Go down a tunnel of trivia where each answer turns into the next question.
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We should ask ourselves why polling dominates political coverage before elections if it t is not even a good predictor.
First time ever that there will be four women at the top of a state’s general election ballot this year in Minnesota? I cant think of another case of two female gubernatorial and senate nominees running in the same state in the same year.
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2mo agoGood morning, Minnesota! ☀️
www.maptap.gg August 6 100🎯 87🎓 100🎯 98🔥 100🎯 Final score: 981 I don’t know why I thought Osaka was in northern Japan.
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See recent images of canine competitors riding the waves in surfing competitions for dogs, via The Atlantic Photo: theatln.tc/gzIZZkl2
