This lost cause is worth fighting for The Dem establishment's coronation of a weak Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader is NOT a done deal if the people fight back Reward the senator who fought Trump when everyone else was cowering in fear My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/van-...

Chris Van Hollen fought when no one else would. Make him Dems’ leader. | Will Bunch

The Establishment’s race to keep Schumer and Jeffries as leaders must be stopped if Dems want to hold onto their midterm gains. Maryland’s senior senator should be on the shortlist.

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If the system is rigged, and you win anyway, that is your one and only chance to unrig it.

Just finished the Musk film and that mf doesn’t deserve to inhabit Earth.

Notre Dame University was apparently more than happy to give Ron DeSantis a reason to fly on a state jet at taxpayer expense to South Bend to deliver some remarks...and attend the UM - Notre Dame game. Your tax dollars at work, Florida.

Worth a listen. Goes through a lot, including leadership. Their suggestions for building a party capable of fighting fascism even had me a bit optimistic.

Democratic “Moderation” Isn’t What Produced the Wave

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JON STEWART: “They're already like, "Chuck Schumer deserves a lot of credit" — Chuck Schumer fought tooth and nail against half of these people… he does not understand the urgency of the moment and what the future demands.”

A stock trading ban for members, limits on the revolving door, an end to fundraising that drains seniors' retirement accounts. Democrats can adopt all of it through House and party rules, without a single Republican vote or a president's signature.

Perry Bacon@perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 2d ago

Democrats can and should pass immediately anti-corruption measures that regulate the House, DNC, and other institutions they will have full control over, says @adambonica.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2176...

Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:

Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.

Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.

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From a dear comrade who is a long-time Florida organizer...

PR + MMDs. This is the way.

Over 200 democracy scholars call on Congress to end single-member Congressional districts and adopt proportional representation

More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections.

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Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · yesterday

Proportional representation now www.liberalcurrents.com/lessons-from...

Gerrymandering was a factor in Tuesday’s results. Look at Texas, where even Democrats got 51-52 of the vote, but Republicans will send 24 members of the 38-seat delegation to Congress. Or Florida, where Republicans won 50-51% statewide, but will hold 20 of the 28 congressional seats. Justin Levitt

Now we need all the media outlets in the U.S. to accurately label Stephen Miller as a white supremacist too

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · yesterday

Stephen Miller, reactionary ideologue and white supremacist, promoted head of Trump administration

I’m not sure how much this is being talked about on here, I haven’t checked, but beneath the (deserved) mass celebrations is a, for Dems, sad thought, imo reality: They would have won the Florida governor and senate races if Dems had put the money and manpower in. They didn’t. They could have had…

The idea that Schumer "built" the majority is farcical. He opposed Stratton, Flanagan, El-Sayed, & Jackson in the primary. Those plus Hamilton, Talarico, & Andrews oppose him for leader now. The majority was built by senators who he opposed and/or who oppose him now.

Pam Keith@pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 2d ago

Here’s the reality about Schumer: He sponsored Alex Vindman, Haley Stevens and Janet Mills. White candidates who BADLY underperformed. He ignored and rejected Angie Nixon, Jamie Davis, Scott Colom and Everett Ness, all of whom GREATLY OVER PERFORMED and got within a hair’s breadth of winning with

The election is over, and we won nationwide, but the work is NOT done here in Florida y’all.  Now, we continue building a reality where working people call the shots.  This is just the beginning of our journey Florida, and that’s why I’m launching Never Scared PAC. https://f.mtr.cool/xallpbi0l1

Whitaker previously was SG in Florida, so I would be watching to see if he's heading back there.

Absolute devastation and I love it. The MAGA movement's political power must be destroyed for democracy to endure. This is a decent start. Now they gotta tax the billionaires out of political power.

🚨CALL TIME UPDATE🚨 Florida, the new call time is 7:30 PM ET tonight. Tune into our Next Steps call at the same RSVP link Angie4Us.com/nextsteps at 7:30 PM ET!

Our Florida: Next Steps · Angie for Florida

We’re just getting started. 🔥 We broke the state supermajorities. We won seats across this state against racist, gerrymandered maps. And we showed what people power is capable of in Florida. Join Our...

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Angie Nixon@angieforfl.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’re just getting started, Florida. 🔥 We broke Republican supermajorities. We won seats despite racist, gerrymandered maps. We flipped races up and down the ballot that the political establishment had written off. And we showed the entire country what people power can accomplish in Florida.

All of this! It may not seem m like much to non-Floridians, but we broke the Rs spirit in many ways. This is the start of the new fight for Florida. Buckle tf up!

Angie Nixon@angieforfl.bsky.social · 4d ago

We’re just getting started, Florida. 🔥 We broke Republican supermajorities. We won seats despite racist, gerrymandered maps. We flipped races up and down the ballot that the political establishment had written off. And we showed the entire country what people power can accomplish in Florida.

We’re just getting started, Florida. 🔥 We broke Republican supermajorities. We won seats despite racist, gerrymandered maps. We flipped races up and down the ballot that the political establishment had written off. And we showed the entire country what people power can accomplish in Florida.

The only thing any national Democrat should be saying to Angie Nixon over the next two years is simple: "Yes, Ma'am, of course. What amount, and how shall I make out the check?"

I see signs of a "let's make friends with fascists" movement among some Democrats. No. Dismantle the ICE gulag system. Take Christian nationalism out of the military. Stop White House bribe-taking Nationalize Elon Musk's businesses. Defeat the fascists. Maybe someday we can be friends. Not now.

They awoke a sleeping giant and filled her with a terrible resolve

#Florida man arrested on charges he threatened violence against a new Jewish community in Glades www.wgcu.org/section/crim... via @wgcunews.bsky.social

Florida man arrested on charges he threatened violence against a new Jewish community in Glades

Jerry Ray Sneed lives in Orland and was targeting Lakefront Estates in Glades County.

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One of my favorite hobbies is watching private religious schools receive taxpayer vouchers only to install turf on their football fields and build new “athletic complexes.” My local public school has textbooks old enough to vote, and the teachers make less than 40k per year…

Florida, Election Day is TOMORROW, and we’re launching 500 Shifts. A statewide push to recruit 500 Election Day door-knocking shifts. Tap the link in bio, sign up for a shift, then bring your friends.  SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT AT ANGIENIXON.COM/LEADERBOARD. #AngieForFlorida

We’re sending folks into this weekly. 😨

As Salvadoran troops flood into Haiti, some feel hope, but others see pitfalls

The Salvadoran troops were nearing the strength of the 2,526-members of the U.N.-authorized multinational force, which included 200 Salvadorans under them. By Thursday, Salvadorans were expected to be...

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ICE Flight Monitor@iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 6d ago

(1/3) 114 Haitian nationals were removed to Haiti on the Oct 29 removal flight from Alexandria, LA, marking the 11th removal flight there since weekly flights started on Aug 20.

My god. Her poor family is local. 😨💔 Not to be dismissive of any loss of life but it always hits extra when it’s someone so young.

Co-pilot killed in Palm Beach jet crash identified by family as young Boca Raton woman

YouTube video by CBS Miami

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