Very cute that leftists actually think "Withholding an endorsement when I lose because I'm just so mad and also afraid my supporters will stop giving me money if I'm seen as selling out" is a universal problem
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Such warmth, such light, such love, and so much fear. #StillWithHer and her too. 🟦 💛 🐝 ⚖️ 💛 🟦
Worth noting that in 2018, Lauren Underwood and Haley Stevens each flipped a red House seat to blue and have held that seat ever since. The test of a party is the ability to win on the other party's turf. For all the talk of DSA ascendancy, they've not once flipped a seat.
R. Souissi@rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 2d agoImma just say it. At 85%, White Kids who came from a place of privilege running the DSAs after they helped benefit from gentrified communities, have no survival instincts. That's why they are scared to challenge Red Districts. They are scared to face their parents.
I judge candidates by many different & varied metrics, including policies, history, accomplishments, community connections (especially minority communities), etc. But I also judge them by their followers. Terrible people tend to support terrible people. And El-Sayed's supporters are fucking awful.
Quite an upset in the #KSGov Dem primary. State Sen. Cindy Holscher, who came out against data centers and the Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal, has defeated state Sen. Ethan Corson, who had a big financial edge and an endorsement from term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly.
🚨BREAKING: Nearly a year after voting advocates launched a campaign to prevent a GOP gerrymander from taking effect in Missouri, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins officially blocked the citizen-initiated referendum on the new map from appearing on the ballot. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri blocks anti-gerrymander referendum from November ballot in attempt to silence voters
Voter advocates are expected to immediately challenge the move and ask the courts to ensure that Missouri voters have the final say on the map.
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Congratulations @cbhines586.bsky.social! Let’s work together to flip Michigan’s 10th District and deliver a Dem majority in Congress.
With a 50-50 Senate Schumer passed more progressive legislation than anyone since FDR, but you hated him anyway. American Rescue Act Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Inflation Reduction Act CHIPS & Science Act PACT Act Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act USPS Reform Act Safer Communities Act 235 Judges
Well, this is absolutely bone chilling and not remotely surprising. it's the shit DHS has always been doing since it began 25 years ago but now at the current level of technological possibility x fascist permissions. (The Deep State? It's not The Jews™️, guys.)
Steve Katz@stevenkatz.bsky.social · 17h agoShades of John Poindexter’s Total Information Awareness: I think @brennancenter.org found the deep state: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... The error rates/dangerous false positives on these technologies must be through the roof).
Very heartening news out of Missouri and Kansas. I know all of us here are by definition Terminally Online, but it gives me a lot of hope for the future of our country that folks are rejecting blatant authoritarianism and crony corporatism more and more.
Congratulations to @jeremymoss.bsky.social on his victory in the Michigan 11 Democratic primary. Jeremy is a proud Jewish Democrat and the kind of principled leader we need in Congress to fight Trump’s extremism & corruption, and combat the scourge of antisemitism.
Decision Desk HQ projects Fred Wellman wins the MO US House 2 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 11:21 PM EDT
Wow…🤯 The Black Vote started rolling in and this is an entirely different race.
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 18h agoDDHQ Race Update (est. 30% in): Michigan US Senate Democratic Primary Haley Stevens (D): 226,448 (48.4%) Abdul El-Sayed (D): 224,061 (47.9%) Mallory McMorrow (D): 17,269 (3.7%) Haley Stevens leads for the first time. Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283906
HUGE: Adam Hamilton has won the Kansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Onward to November!
It will be wonderful to have Elaine Luria back in the House! She was one of the top 5 Democrats along with Joe Neguse and Lauren Underwood in the 2019 Freshman class, and she was a member of the January 6 House Select Committee.
Matt@mattmurph24.bsky.social · 20h agoElaine Luria destroys her DSA opponent in VA-02.
Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion
Former Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia won a chance tonight for a rematch with GOP Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, who beat her in 2022 after she served on the January 6th Committee. My dear late friend @mrwaltershapiro.bsky.social called her the bravest Democrat in Congress. newrepublic.com/article/1695...
Bravest Democrat of the Year: Elaine Luria
The Virginian represented one of the swingiest House seats in the country but still staked her reelection on defending democracy and investigating what actually happened on January 6.
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Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters who packed the meeting room — and two overflow rooms — to demand that their voting locations remain open. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage
The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters
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In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
Our Team - BURKE LAW GROUP, PLLC
Our Team
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Politico@politico.com · 22h ago26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
Whether someone realizes it or not, accepting the "liberal bubble" framing at all is a way of granting the utterly absurd notion that the globally reviled and increasingly unpopular views of the reactionary right are the norm
Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · 2d ago"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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not gonna lie, id fuck a guy who learned a dance for me.
Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗@madisonkittay.bsky.social · yesterdayHey, it worked for Tom, why not?
After 18 years at The Washington Post, I’m excited to announce a new chapter. I’ve joined the intrepid team at ProPublica, which is expanding its D.C. newsroom to pursue accountability journalism on national security, including …
ProPublica Hires Four Reporters to Expand Washington and National Security Coverage
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WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵
🚨BREAKING: Colorado Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to provide access to complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-20 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...
🚨 United States of America v. Griswold
Learn more.
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The biggest mistake the Democratic Party made was allowing Sanders to run as a Democrat. The big tent has to have standards. And, must remember that those who have long maintained it, are not pawns for others who seek access to Dem resources, for their personal gains. Folks now think they’re owed.
This is why you never ever ever ever trust AOC She is 1. a flip flopper 2. A weather vane 3. An opportunist Egocentric and narcissistic and manipulative as fuck She is trying to rewrite a revisionist history
“The technologies do not have the advertised capacities and their adoption puts students and academics at risk of violating ethical, legal, scholarly, and scientific standards of reliability, sustainability, and safety.” 2/🧵 bsky.app/profile/oliv...
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ@olivia.science · 2d agoOpen Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia It's been a year & people tell me they've changed their mind, feel safer now to sign, etc. So I'm sharing it again for them. We're almost at 2k & anybody from anywhere can add their names. openletter.earth/open-letter-...
