Basic rules of society that we need to re-establish post Covid: - You actually have to stop for red lights and stop signs. - If you want to watch videos or listen to music in a shared public space, you need to use headphones. - Your pet does not need to go everywhere with you. - Don’t litter.
lol imagine being a spanish fan tonight staying up all night to party, flying back home tomorrow, and then having to go back into the office 2-3 weeks from now
if there's a big headline Dem campaign to give to right now, it's Turek: Iowa is continuing to poll as a swing state, he's not putting up humongous fundraising numbers yet unlike most swing state candidates, and it's also one of the cheapest states to advertise in, so your money goes further
Poweshiek County Democratic Party@powdems.bsky.social · 3w agoBen is right, Josh Turek is our best shot in years of flipping one of our senate seats—and a key part to any Democratic majority. Thank you to those of you who have chipped in to our effort. Please join! secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_we...
The People in the rurals have made their voices clear: They don't want the support of the government. As a democrat, I say we listen to them.
mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · last mo.Like it would be one thing if the big subsidies for low-density rural living were an inefficient but necessary political accomodation in order to gain power. I'd get it. But repeatedly, rural areas show they prefer the "tax cuts for billionaires" approach no matter how generous the subsidies!
This is how I want the next Democratic president to run their Attorney General vetting process.
Joker's Snooker Cue Scene (The Dark Knight)
Alt: Joker's Snooker Cue Scene (The Dark Knight)
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The Rooster@rooster.info · last mo.It sucks that the next Democratic Administration will have to jail at least 500 Trump officials on top of actually governing, but those are the stakes. Anybody not willing to chew gum and walk at the same time need not apply.
In a surprise 6-3 fifth decision this morning, the Supreme Court majority has reinstituted prima nocta.
this court is monstrous, completely out of control, and must be packed until its power is broken that was true yesterday, that is true today, and that will be true tomorrow even if they do hand Trump a defeat on birthright citizenship
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last mo.Fourth (and *last*) ruling from #SCOTUS is in TPS. For the usual 6-3 majority, Justice Alito holds that federal law forecloses judicial review of statutory challenges to the executive branch's termination of temporary protected status for Haiti, Syria, etc.: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Everybody should find something they love as much as Trump loves losing GA-SEN elections.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump refers to Jon Ossoff as "a pathetic failed Dumocrat Senator, Os(jerk!)off"
the median voter is selfish racist idiotic scum, the best possible thing we could do is convince less of them to vote
it’s pretty funny how my foreign policy feed is basically AXIOS: 🚨BARAK RAVID REPORTS TRUMP IS ON “THE BRINK OF A DEAL WITH IRAN” *2 minutes later* CENTCOM: WE JUST LAUNCHED A NEW ROUND OF STRIKES ON IRAN IN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN AGGRESSION AND DRONE LAUNCHES
Jared Polis will never see the light of heaven
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt's official: Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracies pushed by Trump, has just been released from prison after Trump successfully pressured Colorado's Democratic governor into commuting her sentence, according to the AP.
If you're voting for Becerra over Steyer, you are bad at voting.
Popstonox@popstonox.bsky.social · 2mo agoXavier Becerra, candidate for California Governor, has just received the max contribution of $39,200 from Kalshi to his campaign
“US and Iran agree in principle to a deal, then disagree on every single clause.” a European official speaking to Faytuks Network says
We're going to Valhalla in November.
Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social · 3mo agoSCOOP: Markwayne Mullin met with airline and travel executives at DHS last week and told them he's serious about plan to pressure sanctuary cities by cutting CBP screening at intl airports after World Cup. Execs have warned economic impact would be "devastating" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
#BREAKING U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros annoucnes that charges against the remaining members of the "Broadview Six" will be dismissed with prejudice.
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 3mo agoPerry: "I'm not ruling at this point on the release of the grand jury transcripts."
Billionaires must be targeted with tax policy and antitrust policy not because it helps everyone else (though it does) but because their political power must be limited so they can't wreck the world the way they're currently doing
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
No LIRR engineer is ever going to vote for a Democrat again. Material concerns are totally swamped by culture war ones for everyone.
Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 3mo agoput this in the "How We Got Trump in the First Place" museum
Unfunded inclusionary zoning mandates are a tax on new housing that crush housing production without creating broad affordability. Blue cities and states need to admit that this policy is counterproductive and abandon it entirely.
Is a Portland rule requiring affordable units slowing down real housing growth?
A 10-year retrospective on the city's inclusionary zoning policy requiring large developments to have a percentage of affordable units suggests stricter regulations stalled production. Councilors will...
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This is particularly maddening because the court allowed the election to go ahead when all the legal facts were exactly the same. The only real new information they have now is what the result was.
Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 3mo agoBREAKING: In a loss for Democrats, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled the congressional map voters approved last month to counter GOP gerrymanders cannot go into effect. The decision overturns the will of voters for technical reasons and gives Republicans a leg up for the 2026 midterms.
he thinks you 🫵 are stupid
Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
