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The AP says Stevens conceded. apnews.com/article/mich...
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
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I love how rich and powerful people who are "long accustomed to direct access" to power are now said to be "shunned." Only they can be the arbiters of reality, not a democratically elected mayor.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 14h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
They said they want immigrants to do it "the right way." There is no right way if they're snatching military spouses.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 5h agoPresident Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
Another GOP incumbent not seeking re-election. They’re all panicking about the midterms.
Trump: "Everybody saw the vandalism. All you have to do is look at the tape." (There is no tape. Trump is nuts.)
No one consented to this war, which means this is a robbery.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h agoBrown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.
Progressives keep winning referenda in red states. Kansas voters shot down a Republican attempt to stop judges from being nominated by non-partisan commissions because it was generating too many actually qualified judges who ruled against them.
Kansas just affirmed that abortion politics still matter
Voters rejected a measure that was yet another ploy to restrict the right to abortion in the state.
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One way to be safe is to never write an electability take
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
Zero-tolerance for oligarchs: They have crossed the line from legitimate businesspeople to organized crime. THREAD.
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 5h ago1. I am a republican liberal in every way except one.¹ When it comes to the very obscenely rich in the United States, I take an aggressive zero-tolerance attitude.
1. I am a republican liberal in every way except one.¹ When it comes to the very obscenely rich in the United States, I take an aggressive zero-tolerance attitude.
In terms of unity and solidarity, it's probably good if El-Sayed wins. He's the anti-party candidate who will bring his people into the party. If he lost the primary, they'd probably stay home. Meanwhile, Stevens' people are party people. They will vote for the Dem nominee even if she's not it.
NBC News is calling the race for El-Sayed. The AP says too close to call.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 7h agoAbdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left on the march this midterm cycle.
Neither speech targeted the other candidate and they both took aim at Rogers. Seems like both sides can recognize their true opponent and it would be silly to pretend infighting is going to be preferable to a Republican.
I'll be disappointed if Stevens wins, but mostly what you should take away from tonight is that the coalition really is divided between factions with lots of genuine support, we can't wish the other side away, and we're all going to have to learn to live with each other if we want to win.
The Democratic Senate race in Michigan remains too close to call with Abdul El-Sayed clinging to a narrow lead over US Rep. Haley Stevens. www.freep.com/story/news/poli...
Democratic U.S. Senate race in Michigan remains too close to call
The Democratic U.S. Senate race in Michigan remains too close to call as of early Aug. 5, with Abdul El-Sayed holding a narrow lead vs. Haley Stevens.
freep.com
Because he lied. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump vowed to 'bring free speech back.' Judges in 75 cases ruled that he has stifled it
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years of "government c...
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They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.
Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 19h agoSusan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics
"When it comes to the very obscenely rich in America, I take an aggressive zero-tolerance attitude. Break their monopolies. Seize their estates. Confiscate their wealth. They have built a system by which to steal our freedom as well as our money. They are criminals. We should treat them as such."
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 17h agoZero-tolerance for oligarchs www.editorialboard.com/zero-toleran...
when are we as a nation going to have a serious conversation about whatever is happening in ohio
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h agowhoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation
Every time America has had a choice to pick a woman, it has picked a man in effect proving to the world that America is a little boy who will never grow up and do what mom keeps telling him to do.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 19h agoOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
I guess @newrepublic.com deleted their post on here. Is the article by the 22 year old white lady explaining how Black voters are stupid still up on their site? and will they ever apologize?
Florida Chris@chrislongview.bsky.social · 21h agoI wish I found it hard to believe that you hired a very white lady to say Black voters are stupid instead of finding a Black writer to explain the litany of concerns they address when Black people choose their candidates.
The Republicans are a crime syndicate. How much more do you need to see before accepting that truth?
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · yesterdayBREAKING: The nomination of Trump's former personal lawyer to be Attorney General just advanced to the full Senate. Judiciary Republicans caved: All 12 Republicans voted in favor of Todd Blanche. All 10 Democrats voted against.
@juliaazari.bsky.social was just talking about this.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday“.. he is so set on avenging his election loss and pursuing retribution against his political enemies that he has Americans looking backward when many have signaled they would rather he explain why the country is at war ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
