This really is a generational shift IMO: Ossof is a year older than me, and people our age have spent our entire lives watching a murderous, incredibly evil GOP make everything in this country worse. We don't view them as misguided neighbors, we view them as they really are: the enemy of democracy.

Angus Johnston@angus.bsky.social · 24h ago

Lots of the most prominent members of the Dem class of 2026 are now just stating plainly, over and over, that they feel no obligation to perform rituals of civility for odious scumbags. It's a tectonic shift in political messaging, and one with—it seems to me—real policy implications.

the willingness to say “what the fuck are you even talking about, you freak” is a refreshing commonality among much of the new Class of 2026 officeholders

Shoe@shoe.bsky.social · 23h ago

Incredible! Keep calling. www.axios.com/2026/11/06/j...

House Democrats "inundated" with calls telling them not to elect Jeffries speaker

One senior House Democrat told Axios they got "over 500" calls in two days.

axios.com

god this is incredible

kenofseattle@kenofseattle.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here's Georgia's eight Constitutional Officers before and after the Blue Tsunami.

"In response to a stunning display of low confidence by the American electorate I would like to communicate in no uncertain terms that the most cartoonishly evil elements of my current regime are the most central to what I am about and have my full faith and confidence."

Katiesaurus@katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 22h ago

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For the record, if I were in Congress, I would ask for permission and, if granted, would name this the “Liam Ramos Reparations Act.”

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · yesterday

Reminding my Democratic reps today that I am in favor of reparations to those harmed by ICE in the form of immediate and permanent citizenship.

The cruelty is going to get worse before it gets better and we are going to have to fight as hard as we can.

i have a really really important ask: one of my minneapolis favorite people is stepping up to parent one of her son’s friends that was about to be put in the system after his foster parent kicked him out. he has literally nothing to his name. his list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

I wrote a short piece on Ways of Seeing, too.

Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Ways of Seeing’

Mariama Attah, Anna Frances Douglas and Jeremy Millar revisit John Berger’s famed television series and book

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Damon K@dadadrummer.bsky.social · 2d ago

It’s John Berger’s centenary today, here’s one of my tributes @versobooks.bsky.social dadadrummer.substack.com/p/bergers-wa...

the orban money machine turned off and the us ecosystem losing the government means the american money machine has to pay for lawyers now, so a lot of influencers and organizations are probably done.

Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Laura Loomer announces she’s going on hiatus from her podcast. I think we’re going to find that midterms end up being a mass extinction event for MAGA influencers.

they should implement media reform so that news outlets aren't so easily exploited by the comms teams of uninteresting people who use their wealth to purchase relevance

Vox@vox.com · 2d ago

What Democrats should do with their majorities, according to someone who's been there before. www.vox.com/politics/509...

I've said it before: even if you were 100% on board with every other thing the Trump admin does, the appointment of this guy should have been a dealbreaker. for anybody. the damage he has done to the public health, domestically and globally, will take generations to repair.

Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · 2d ago

SCOOP: Half of RFK Jr.'s appointees to the US Preventive Services Task Force were allowed to keep investments in pharmaceutical and other medical companies that make products affected by the task force's decisions, according to documents I reviewed.

this is genuinely wild. The Free Press has claimed across several platforms that Abdul El-Sayed “gave his victory speech in Arabic.” The basis for this is that El-Sayed said (1) his name, and (2) three sporadic Arabic words in different contexts: inshallah, alhamdulillah, and habibi.

Eli Valley@elivalley.bsky.social · 2d ago

The owner of Paramount, Warner, CNN, CBS, etc. gave these racist fake journalists $150 million to lay the groundwork for further violence against minority groups in the US:

If you haven't heard, there has been massive flooding in Dinétah. These two grandmothers lost everything, and they didn't have much, materially, to start with. I gave $100, can you match me?

Donate to Help Two Grandmothers Rebuild After Catastrophic Flooding, organized by Kayla Atcitty

Our family is asking for help during an incredibly difficult t… Kayla Atcitty needs your support for Help Two Grandmothers Rebuild After Catastrophic Flooding

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good lord, Van Hollen would be leaps and bounds better than Schumer thehill.com/homenews/sen...

El-Sayed says he’d back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck…

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Sen. Van Hollen stood 10 toes down shining a light on the horrific expulsion of men to CECOT, the torture prison in El Salvador. He went to CECOT to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongfully expelled, which helped get KAG home. He knows that his platform & power can move public opinion.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Van Hollen is currently saying that Dems will claw back money set aside for ICE, and use it to replace funds stolen from Medicaid and SNAP. Y'all. We're there.

Tech Fascists have enough money to buy both sides. We can't brunch our way out of this. Time for massive, ongoing internal party revolt. No compromise. The corrupt Democratic establishment must be dismantled & rebuilt. Can we have a party that serves the people instead of the billionaires?

Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 2d ago

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Taryn T, Duchess of the Blue Sea@tarynt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Last year, Hegseth abruptly removed Nancy Lacore from command. No public explanation was provided. Afterwards, she ran for office and has flipped a seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. She will now have the constitutional authority to investigate and oversee his department.

A note on Rahm. I lived in Chicago when Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald and then parleyed his profound failure as Mayor (18% exit approval) into a diplomatic role in Japan. Rahm Emanuel is integral to the old self-serving politics which must be routed from the DNC. OUT, Rahm.

Greg Greene (he/him/his)@greene.haus · 2d ago

Rahm presided over the run-up to a massive wipeout of Democratic majorities, up and down the ticket, as WH chief of staff — getting out just ahead of the election returns. We need his advice … why, exactly?

feels like this election marks a clear early victory of a necessary masculinity-culture rehabilitation project

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Sam Forstag, a former union leader and smoke jumper, won western Montana’s House race, flipping the seat and becoming the first Democrat elected to the House in the state in more than 30 years. nyti.ms/4AeMJbo

this is one of the greatest political stories i've ever read, holy shit this dude stayed in the race to split the republican vote and hand mississippi to the dems

himham@himham.bsky.social · 2d ago

I KNEW IT

From a former FTC Commissioner: A game plan. Call your reps and demand subpoenas. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Fantastic.

Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · 3d ago

1/ Dear dozens of new economic populist members of Congress, You’ll face fast pressure to deliver economic results. How to do it? Subpoena CEOs. A shocking amount of time, they'll change what they are doing long before you pass a bill or actually cut off their federal funding. So:

Primary defect of these people (among a host of defects) is how they think the American people are stupid.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 2d ago

very cute that rubio thinks he'll be able to get the trump stink off of him. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Got a little tingly not going to lie

Comfortably Numb@numb.comfortab.ly · 2d ago

Mike Johnson outlined the program. Robert Garcia just implements it.

I am really proud of this thing I am building right now. the question i asked myself: what if we had a single place to go where you could find a mutual aid group or vetted local organization doing real work on the ground in a crisis? www.wecanbeavillage.org/help-now

That’s the thing. DOGE didn’t dot any i’s or cross any t’s. They ransacked the govt illegally, destroyed careers, got many people killed, then burned all the documents on the way out the door. Demanding criminal investigations — including of libertarian-god-king Elon — is the moderate position.

We just launched a brand new “Political Education Resources” hub loaded with free resources including video, audio, reading lists, discussion guides, and more: www.haymarketbooks.org/resources

I stopped by Renee and Alex’s memorials today and was inspired to see all those who showed up to pay their respects and leave an “I voted” sticker. We have not forgotten. Accountability is coming.

hats off and thank you to Minnesota. a while back, @hammerandhope.bsky.social spoke with a few Minnesota organizers about what they did and how, write-up here: hammerandhope.org/forums/minne...

Introduction | Hammer & Hope

Hammer & Hope — We asked five organizers to take us inside the Twin Cities’ response.

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Liam Davis Temple@liam2manynames.bsky.social · 3d ago

The resistance of Minnesotans this winter changed the trajectory of our country and that cannot be overstated.