Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media

“It’s no time to relax, and it’s no time to panic. Ron Brownstein’s Casablanca reference made me think of World War II, which in turn reminded me of the famous British World War II poster: “Keep Calm and Carry On.” Good advice then, good advice now.” www.thebulwark.com/p/its-still-...

It’s Still a Blue Wave

The fundamentals still apply after Tuesday night’s primaries. And they look good for Democrats.

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Preferable to what we have now, which is pedophilia for everybody.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Trump on the Biden years: "We had transgender for everybody"

It'll get ugly. El-Sayed has a big ego, and the disingenuous Republicans will resort to racist tactics to smear him as anti-American. But in the end, he should pull it out over MAGA lickspittle Mike Rogers.

Charles Gaba ✡️@charlesgaba.com · 12h ago

UPDATE: OK, it's been called by the AP, NY Times & DecisionDesk. ✅ Abdul El-Sayed: 740,950 (48.48%) Haley Stevens: 726,057 (47.51%) Mallory McMorrow: 61,250 (4.01%) Margin of victory: 14,893 votes. I presume this will narrow slightly more in the end, to perhaps ~14K or so.

Though Republicans will be anxious to portray El-Sayed as another “socialist,” he is not a democratic socialist, and he has not been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

El-Sayed seems a fair talent. There remains a significant anti-Muslim faction. Stevens walking head first into Israel didn’t help her. The polls are screwed, but I would imagine a portion of her votes were tactical. Tight or not, the move against regular Democrats cannot be ignored.

Trump's definition of "support our troops." What a fucking monster.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.

Alright, so. Abdul El-Sayed is going to be the Dem nominee for Senate, and Will Lawrence will be the Dem nominee in MI-7. For people who were supporters of other candidates, it's time to vote blue no matter who. For their supporters, we now have a chance to prove what we've been saying for years.

This man wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes on a plane with Andre the Giant. www.imdb.com/news/ni65142...

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Another good result. Democrats in #MO01 have voted for Wesley Bell and denied Cori Bush. My satisfaction here has nothing to do with ideology. Cori Bush had way too many scandals during her years in Congress, and we don't need that kind of distraction threatening us when we retake the Majority.

Cori Bush getting annihilated is outstanding for pretty much everyone who cares about effective representation and fewer cranks in congress Also bodes well for the prospect of ejecting other cranks like Chevalier in the next cycle or two IMO

"It's my kinda team, Charlie. It's my kinda team."

Major League: My Kinda Team, Charlie

ALT: Major League: My Kinda Team, Charlie

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Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · yesterday

Mets just called Jefry Yan, who does this strikeout celly, and frankly I can’t wait for him to bust this out for a 100-loss team. This is going to 1000% rock

Just hear me out on this... if only we had a co-equal branch of government, with powers enshrined in the Constitution, elected by the people. One might call this the "legislative branch." It might have two houses. And this branch has check and balance power against the president. If only!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Who the fuck does this guy think he is?

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · yesterday

Rep. Max Miller on Bernie Moreno: "This is nothing more than an individual who's being politically vindictive in talking about a blue bunny."

Can the Mets please trade Devin Williams in the next 45 minutes? The bullpen is gutted anyway. Not like he’s gonna help very much.

Damn that’s a good deal. But now the Mets have acquired two solid shortstop prospects today. My guess? They try moving Lindor to second or third and away from shortstop in the next year or two.

Metsmerized Online@metsmerized.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nice story. He was #9 prospect in the Pirates system at the start of the year and has had a nice season in their A+ level, with 19 HR and 16 SB in just 47 games/186 AB. OPS 1.021. Fast, has some pop, and he’s just 21.

Thoughs on the 2026 Mets at the trade deadline. 1.) Nothing really matters at this point other than getting as many prospects for whatever they can for whoever wants them. There were few untouchables. 2.) The Mets have not given any money to teams to take their available players. ...

Love Pete Alonso, but as it should be crystal clear by now, he wasn't going to make the 2026 Mets much better than they are now... and going to the Orioles wasn't exactly trading up for him.

Dan Chibnall@bookowl.bsky.social · 2d ago

#LGM #MetsSky

So Tillis and Cornyn thought the 1.8. Billion dollar slush fun was so bad, that they will be willing to confirm the guy who came up with it. Huh

Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.

And they had absolutely, positively zero reason to cave. Cornyn was primaried out of office. Tillis is quitting. Why, why, why are Republican men so feckless and weak?

Forty years. Ten presidential terms. One scoreboard. No opinions—just the numbers. Compare the record and decide for yourself.

I don’t know which is worse: the Donald Trump curse or the David Stearns curse. They seem to have the same track record of success, in that everything they touch turns to shit.

Dan Lewis@dandotlewis.bsky.social · 3d ago

Marcus Semien: 3.2 bWAR to -0.7 Bo Bichette: 3.4 to 0.1 Jorge Polanco: 2.5 to -1.2 Luis Robert: 1.4 to 0.0 Freddy Peralta: 5.5 to -1.2 (!!) Tobias Myers: 0.6 to -0.8 That's 16.6 bWAR to -3.8. A swing of 20.4. What a terrible team.

Marcus Semien: 3.2 bWAR to -0.7 Bo Bichette: 3.4 to 0.1 Jorge Polanco: 2.5 to -1.2 Luis Robert: 1.4 to 0.0 Freddy Peralta: 5.5 to -1.2 (!!) Tobias Myers: 0.6 to -0.8 That's 16.6 bWAR to -3.8. A swing of 20.4. What a terrible team.

Democrats are held to impossible standards. Republicans are held to none.

Howie Rose today “Here’s Jorge Polanco, batting .135… wait! 135? That’s not a batting average, that’s the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway!” #mets #MetsSky