E. J. McCarthy
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"If Abdul El-Sayed can win this fall, he’ll have handed his party a roadmap," writes @peterbeinart.bsky.social. "Democrats across the country should be taking notes."
Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism | Peter Beinart
The candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against them
theguardian.com
as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 6h agoReuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be unlikely to risk transit without paying."
"Librarians and booksellers could face up to a year in prison if they’re found to have “distributed” inappropriate material to those under the age of 18. Book displays, book recommendations, and other means of highlighting materials would be folded into the definition of “distributed.”
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas
A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.
bookriot.com
Missouri politics really hasn't been the same since 2001, when Mel Carnahan* beat John Ashcroft for a US Senate seat. (*Carnahan died in a plane crash 20 days before the election.)
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 4h agoNEW: Republicans tried to get Missourians to effectively kill direct democracy and ballot initiatives. Last night, Missourians literally laughed in their face — rejecting the measure by a massive 80% to 20%. Here’s what to know:
Here's the Polling USA Senate Model For August 2, 2026 Democrats are at 52 seats (+2) Republicans are at 48 seats (-2)
BREAKING: Donavan McKinney has defeated incumbent Shri Thanedar in the MI-13 Democratic Primary! McKinney is an unapologetic progressive while Thanedar is a pro AIPAC pro genocide corporate puppet. A huge win for working people in MI!
I didn't know apartheid and ethnic cleansing were "progressive values."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoFetterman says America has a responsibility to Israel because Israel has "progressive values"
El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
More than a third of PTSD patients who took a cannabis-derived drug stopped having nightmares altogether, a new study from researchers in Germany found.
Cannabis Drug Ended Nightmares In Some PTSD Patients, New Study Finds
More than a third of PTSD patients who took a cannabis-derived drug stopped having nightmares altogether, a new study from researchers in Germany found.
forbes.com
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.
Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people
A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.
apnews.com
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
New(ish) baseball fan finally understands balks 😂😂 (Credit: @backlinenurse.bsky.social)
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
News: Former U.S. Army lieutenant general Daniel P. Bolger's "A Paratrooper's War" will by published by Lyons Press, April 2027.
Why are lobbies spending $70 million on primary races? Can anyone tell me?
On to the next one. Here's a strange special election to replace Eric Swalwell in 2 weeks. Melissa Hernandez & Aisha Wahab have gone head-to-head twice since June. Wahab won by over 20 points both times. But every AIPAC shell PAC & AIPAC itself are still coming in 10:1 for Hernandez.
The AIPAC Universe Comes Together for Sequel in California - The American Prospect
An array of super PACs is trying to muscle through Melissa Hernandez in a low-turnout special election for a Bay Area House seat.
prospect.org
🚨 #BREAKING (CHICAGO SUBURBS) ÏCE agents pulled a GUN, and a TASER, on unarmed U.S. citizens for recording them from a public sidewalk… while threatening, “you aren’t going to like the outcome.”
I remain convinced the only reason Obamacare wasn’t repealed in 2017 is that Collins & Murkowski were certain McCain was a yes vote.
Grudgie the Whale@grudgie.bsky.social · 23h agoEvery fucking time.
Buenos días. Empecemos este miércoles con Elvis Costello & The Attractions. youtu.be/aU_zMvaX05Q?...
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Accidents Will Happen
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Mallory McMorrow endorses Abdul El Sayed minutes after NBC call
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 15h agoGoodnight
The board of a Michigan township agreed to rezone a terrain to make way for a data center. Residents opposed to the data center forced a vote on the matter, and they blocked the rezoning tonight: www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Can’t wait to see how the democratic establishment loses their entire shit tomorrow.
NBC projects El-Sayed the winner of the Michigan Senate primary! www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Michigan Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Stevens, El-Sayed, Rogers and More
See live results from the 2026 Michigan Senate primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and county.
nbcnews.com
NBC is calling the Michigan Senate primary for Abdul El-Sayed as the projected winner with 685,600 votes and 89.7% of expected votes in and a 2% lead over Haley Stevens’ 657,905 votes. Mallory McMorrow finishes in a distant third with 55,878 votes.
NBC has called the race for Abdul El-Sayed. He will be the Democratic nominee for the Michigan Senate race.
Michigan Senate Primary Election 2026 Live Results: Stevens, El-Sayed, Rogers and More
See live results from the 2026 Michigan Senate primary election as Republican and Democrat votes are counted by candidate and county.
nbcnews.com
That's some racist-ass shit right there.
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 17h agoSeems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.
