Leyland “Lee” DeVito
@leedevito.bsky.social
Ope, there goes gravity. Bureau chief of @midbrowdetroit.bsky.social.
Abdul El-Sayed defeated the Democratic establishment in Michigan’s Senate primary. Now he has to take that fight to the Republicans. www.newyorker.com/news/electio...
The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment.
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A new @abdulelsayed.bsky.social ad out from Senate Majority PAC — stark contrast to the Mike Rogers fearmongering that has already started
Abdul El-Sayed’s excellent victory speech in Detroit. This is what democracy looks like.
Watch live: Abdul El-Sayed speaks after winning Michigan's Senate primary
YouTube video by CBS Detroit
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Abdul El-Sayed: -Spent: $15.5M - Votes: 740,950 votes - Cost per vote: $21 Haley Stevens: - Spent: $72M - Votes: 726,057 - Cost per vote: $99 Organized people > organized money
A genuine American Popular Front coalition would drive MAGA into the sea.
If we’re going to keep Michigan’s Senate seat blue, the Democratic Party needs to embrace El-Sayed. In the coming months, he needs endorsements from Obama, Biden, Harris, Whitmer, even Schumer. Find common ground. It’s all hands on deck.
It Wasn’t a Blowout, but El-Sayed Won. Get Behind Him, Democrats.
It’s an earthquake to have Bernie Sanders’s candidate defeat Gretchen Whitmer’s candidate in Michigan. But the real goal is to keep Donald Trump’s candidate from winning this seat.
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Haley Stevens has conceded, the AP reports. Congrats to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and his team for running an incredible campaign! On to November!
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.
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Abdul El-Sayed has won, NBC News says. And there are other wins for the left in Michigan: —William Lawrence wins his U.S. House primary. —A DSA-backed candidate is leading a Democratic incumbent for state House. —Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of Uncommitted, leads for state Senate.
El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party
The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
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I have a theory that a big chunk of the socialist fear mongering by liberals is really about the fact that it’s perceived as a youth movement and godforbid the young exert political power
Dan O’Sullivan@osullyville.bsky.social · yesterdayNope, nice try. Not doing this to myself. You'll have to kill my ass
Shameful: The #BrokenTimes hands David Ellison op-ed space rather than challenging his bullshit pap and propaganda about journalism with the receipts he has already delivered at CBS. That would be journalism. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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MICHIGAN VOTERS! @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has hogged most of the attention, but there are DOZENS of strong progressive fighters UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT!!! We have a unique opportunity to ride his coattails to get as many progressives in as possible. Read the piece to learn about these races.
Leyland “Lee” DeVito@leedevito.bsky.social · 2d ago“A sweep or strong showing by these insurgents in Tuesday’s primary would be seismic, upending Democratic Party power dynamics in an establishment stronghold.”
“A sweep or strong showing by these insurgents in Tuesday’s primary would be seismic, upending Democratic Party power dynamics in an establishment stronghold.”
How a Squandered Democratic Trifecta Is Pushing Michigan Left
Anti-establishment candidates aim for a sweep across more than a dozen Michigan races in Tuesday's primary.
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Leaked memo shows Republicans privately see Francesca Hong as "uniquely dangerous" in the general election & that “more moderate and establishment Democratic alternatives would likely produce lower base motivation and depressed turnout": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-franc...
Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected?
Washington's plan to block them
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You guys, nominating the person who earned the most votes is now an “ideological purity test.”
AIPAC and affiliated groups have spent nearly $30 million supporting Haley Stevens—their largest investment ever in a single race. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports that her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed’s 12 to 1.
Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party
The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.
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“The money being spent on Stevens is to make sure that El-Sayed does not become the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate. None of that has worked if the polls are to be believed.”
The Michigan Senate Primary Is a Battle for Democrats' Future
The Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan pits Abdul El-Sayed against Haley Stevens in a battle is reverberating through the party.
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For his review of the new Strokes album, Anthony Fantano AutoTuned his own vocals 😂
The Strokes - Reality Awaits ALBUM REVIEW
YouTube video by theneedledrop
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'I tried, I got crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin is all-in for El-Sayed
AIPAC spent millions on Haley Stevens to unseat former Rep. Andy Levin in 2022. Campaigning for El-Sayed, he says he doesn't bear a grudge. 'I just think that Abdul winning would be the healthiest mea...
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The left needs a candidate it can unite around in the 2028 primaries and AOC is the only real choice. Nobody else checks all of the boxes. Every other option is worse. If she doesn't run, it's a missed opportunity of historic proportions. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/aoc-must-r...
AOC Must Run For President
History is calling. Sorry!
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It is kind of amazing that we have settled on a version of capitalism that leads us into a trash can due to a decision not to price in the public costs of private profits. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math
Pay no attention to the externalities behind the curtain.
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