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@egall.bsky.social

1 of 400 NH State Reps (in my case: Merrimack County District 20; i.e. Concord Ward 6). Read my pinned post. he/him. #NHPolitics See also @cooljeaniusarchive.bsky.social for previous posts and @cooljeaniusbot.bsky.social for my bot. linktr.ee/ericgallager

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him)@jpohlmanwriting.com · 2h ago

Agreed. Listen, I know the numbers aren't "big numbers." I know it was razor thin. But imagine if AIPAC didn't dump $30 million into oppositional stuff? How many millions does 1% of the electorate cost to flat-out buy? I know there's no solid answer there, and that's my point.

Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · 7h ago

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social triumphing over something like $60 million, $32-ish million of it AIPAC money, is not a "narrow" victory, it's a people's earthquake. This kind of spending is oligarchy in action, to smother democracy through its formal channels, and is getting normalized. Still he won.

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · 41m ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Abdul El-Sayed's win "one of most extraordinary victories in modern American political history." "He withstood $70M of outside funding. He was outspent 9-to-1," he says. Plus establishment Dems in MI and DC opposed him. "Never heard" of a major candidate overcoming that.

Tully Summers@mcbrungus.bsky.social · yesterday

This was driven home when I was canvassing for Bernie in Northern Virginia. The number of people who had talked themselves out of voting for what they wanted because they thought Biden was the only chance to beat Trump was really demoralizing.

Perry Bacon@perrybaconjr.bsky.social · yesterday

"The politically-engaged citizen is encouraged to pour over poll numbers to determine their own preferences. Earnest liberals have been convinced that the only mature way of doing politics is to disregard everything you believe." www.lukewsavage.com/p/the-electa...

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · yesterday

This apparently happened underneath (and maybe because of of) a sign she had hung on her house that said: "National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing."

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · yesterday

"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."

Christina Ayiotis@christinaayiotis.bsky.social · yesterday

“The new powers could bring further flashpoints between the U.S. and European Commission, with the two sparring over Europe’s push for tech sovereignty and fines issued towards American tech companies.” www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/e...

Anthropic, OpenAI among firms facing new scrutiny under EU AI Act enforcement powers

The European Commission can demand to inspect AI models, restrict market access and fine providers up to 15 million euros or 3% of turnover.

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Guan Yang@guan.dk · 2d ago

“Ceuta is not in Schengen” is not quite right. If you’re visiting as a Schengen visa-free visitor or with a short stay visa, and you enter Ceuta, your 90 days or other period of stay start counting. But it is true that there is another border control when traveling from Ceuta to the rest of Spain.

In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 2d ago

Palestinian trade unionists have long called on workers worldwide to refuse arms shipments to Israel. Dockworkers answered—from Belgium and Sweden to Italy. Now unions in six countries are organizing for October 30.

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide

Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for an international day of action on October 30.

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Jeff Spencer@revjss.bsky.social · 2d ago

Every fraction of a degree matters. “Each tenth of a degree that we raise the temperature moves 100 million of our brothers and sisters out of a safe climate zone and into a more perilous one.” It’s worth the 11 minutes to watch all of Bill McKibben’s TED talk. @billmckibben.bsky.social

Our last, best chance to cool the Earth

We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...

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