W.E.D.em Boyz
@leftistwonk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Movie enjoyer. Animal lover.
Cori Bush, who I‘m a huge fan of, is a much better activist than a legislator and likely would have lost regardless, but it shouldn’t be ignored that she was literally outspent 27 to 1.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 58m agoNEW: The left is notching big victories in Democratic races. But in St. Louis, center-left Wesley Bell just flipped the script and crushed his lefty rival. I asked him about defying the trend. And we spoke to voters to understand why. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Here's a quick recap about last night in Michigan, expectations settting, how a disappointing trifecta set the stage for progressive wins, and why having different paths to victory is good for Democrats, actually. prospect.org/2026/08/05/p...
Progressives Make Major Gains in Michigan - The American Prospect
Though Abdul El-Sayed didn’t win by as much as anticipated, it was a strong night. Now the proposition about progressives in swing seats will be tested.
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In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
McKinney’s win is another victory for the progressive insurgency toppling incumbent Democratic lawmakers.
Donavan McKinney Defeats Shri Thanedar In Michigan Primary
McKinney’s win is another victory for the progressive insurgency toppling incumbent Democratic lawmakers.
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Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger
Thanedar becomes latest incumbent to fall to a progressive challenger
Rep. Shri Thanedar lost to democratic socialist state Rep. Donavan McKinney as progressives continue their romp of primary wins this year.
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Rare credit where it’s due. This is the correct headline.
Any AES supporter would have been thrilled with a win of any margin as recently as a month ago. A few late polls showing a bigger lead shouldn’t change that reality. He won against the Dem establishment and $62M of PAC money. He was barely on the radar when he entered the race.
Did Republicans literally just vote for the white sounding name here?
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 14h agoSeems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
Any AES supporter would have been thrilled with a win of any margin as recently as a month ago. A few late polls showing a bigger lead shouldn’t change that reality. He won against the Dem establishment and $62M of PAC money. He was barely on the radar when he entered the race.
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
I have no idea what America will look like in 10, 50, or 100 years but if you were to describe an empire‘s rapid collapse through the proliferation of crypto scams, AI hype bubbles, and prediction markets I think it would make a ton of sense
Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · yesterdayThere is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
This is a completely fine answer. What is overly-woke about this?
I gotta say, this critique applies like 99.9% of the time when it comes to internet comments on female artists, but I think this is like the one case where it doesn't apply. All I have seen is genuine concern of an inarguably and dangerously emaciated Grande.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social: Fight back vs. big tech? Data center revolts are happening across the country getting to the heart of our greatest political problems. AI's not just a product or a scientific si-fi achievement. It's a political theory, gobbling up democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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It's almost like there should be a system where people who can afford it pay in so that people who cannot are able to survive, a system that remains in place in case any one of us falls through the cracks and must rely on it. You might call it something like a "social safety net."
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Something that seems impossible for future historians to capture is how simultaneously stupid and evil the Trump admin is. Like they’re sending innocent human beings to prisons in countries they aren’t from and also they’ve been randomly obsessed with a reflecting pool conspiracy for like 2 months.
People are really bad at thinking in counterfactuals, and the non-lockdown COVID counterfactual is just so obviously worse than the globally meager lockdown policy that we did have.
Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d agoit’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
Experts aren't always right. That's why I put my faith in morons who are never right
Jesus Christ. Sophie Cunningham fully embracing the right wing grift.
More news out of Ohio: Haitian immigrants in the state were given notice to appear at the DHS office outside of Cincinnati to receive ankle monitors.
OLIYA SCOOTERCASTER@scootercaster.com · 3d agoHaitian TPS holders walk out with a fitted ankle monitors after mandatory ICE office check in at Blue Ash Ohio facility. After Supreme Court decision to terminal Temporary Protective Status, many Haitian community members received notices to appear at the location.
I know that we are all aware of this, but even the Republican Party is admitting that all of their followers under the age of like 50 are straightforwardly Nazis.
