I've definitely seen people complain that small dollar donations are outside interference and I bet Magdi thinks that as well. Again, NOT REMOTELY VOTER SUPPRESSION.

neuse river hag@neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 24m ago

i'd argue the closest thing to voter suppression is campaign spending, in the sense that it pushes misinfo and puts a thumb on the scale for wealthy interests, but even then it's not a useful way to talk about it. "talking to people is cheating" gtfoh

She’s in full lockstep w a massive bigot. A RW, 4chan bigot:

The DSCC puts out a statement from Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand backing Abdul El-Sayed. This is the first time since 2010 that a DSCC-backed candidate lost in a primary. #MISen

pretty close to singlehandedly radicalizing a bunch of normie libs into thinking AIPAC should get FARA'd

these people are racist. they don't want to engage with El-Sayed being objectively outspent/not a favorite, and they desperately want to ignore that it's starting to look like polls were wrong specifically because white racist rurals of both parties went for Stevens.

neuse river hag@neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 43m ago

she's on a tear this AM

Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:

Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 2h ago

we should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something

Powerful interests are fighting like hell to protect the status quo. They know my opponent will do their bidding, and I won’t.

It is very funny to me that he said "I'm going to literally" and then realized what he was about to say and changed it to "figuratively"

Mike from Florida (he’s not) is an amazing cheap shot and I love it very much. welcome to Detroit motherfucker

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

Because he shortened his name, I agree

Abdul El-Sayed has never held elected office and just won the primary for a senate seat in the biggest battleground state in the country by beating a congresswoman who was endorsed by the current Senator, Governor, and Schumer & the DSCC while being outspent over 10 to 1. That win is plenty big.

Politico@politico.com · 10h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

Guess I’ll be part of the Kaohly Her whisper campaign but a St. Paul knower confides maybe the police aren’t making shit up, they’re just the only department with the political cover to go public. Ask your St. Paul government friends if Her’s treatment of colleagues and underlings goes beyond SPPD.

⚠️ Democrats in array: Schumer, Gillibrand, and Whitmer coalesce behind El-Sayed

there's no such thing as other people's children. many are saying this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

I guess it's good for socialists like me that centrists still think this

Tim@lodgepolepines.bsky.social · 11h ago

re: LRT I am so doorknocking-pilled it's crazy. I used to grudgingly put up with it but I think it's important/fun now. you might not think it if you know me but I have social anxiety in many situations but - canvassing, whether it's electoral, labor, or tenant, is basically free exposure therapy

It’s a bit personal but from “fight for someone you do not know” to this is actually the reason I became a progressive in the first place and I am so, so happy that the electoral left is promoting explicit philosophical universalism as a moral tenet

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

nymag.com/intelligence... lfg (screenshot from Omar Elayat on X)

Btw this is what finally got me to cancel my athletic subscription. I was literally a day one subscriber, pre NYT, when it was a Chicago only thing.

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 6h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

It's also not lost on me that the candidate with the most actual skin in the game regarding the Temple Israel attack IMMEDIATELY and unequivocally endorsed Abdul El Sayed. Mallory's children are Jewish and her family attends TI.

"America is broadly Islamophobic, and so any enemy of Islam is a friend of ours"

Fascinating interview with Robert Kagan, where he says that the biggest mistake of the Iraq war was that it permanently crippled the American public's conceptualization of their country's role in the world, and then admits that America is exceedingly Islamophobic and this informs foreign policy.

Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback

In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish historian talks primacy, neoconservatives, and why he opposes the war in Iran

responsiblestatecraft.org

I do not think that Black voters in Detroit, Warren, Lansing, and Grand Rapids were bullied into voting for Abdul actually.

Wow this is REALLY REALLY REALLY racist.

Who Up Socializing Their Summit, MSW (NOT A MAN)@acabcalloway.bsky.social · 3h ago

A lot of very horrible people are learning that Black voters and affluent suburban voters are not their Emotional Support Electorate(TM) but real humans with real agency and their own political priorities and concerns and they are going to lash out in incredibly nasty ways.

yeah i'm not going to go look for stevens voters to cyberbully but can we take a second to think about how fucking insane it is to be calling a man "complainer class" who blames jewish americans for all his problems and then a few days later endorsing that same man. is he an antisemite or nah???

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist)@merovingians.bsky.social · 3h ago

she did in fact do that, as a Christian woman, and it should haunt the rest of her uneventful political career bsky.app/profile/dana...

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.

for reasons that only make sense if you're insane, a TPUSA kid complaining about burrito costs on xitter has the GOP's biggest divas going for each other's throats.

Let's not lose sight of how abnormal this is. Trump is demanding prosecutions over Reflecting Pool fiasco even though his own DOJ has shown conclusively it isn't supported by facts or law. On the pod, @barbmcquade.bsky.social is brilliant on the bigger stakes here: newrepublic.com/article/2139...

Trump’s Fury at Reflecting Pool Mess Darkens as Damning New Leaks Hit

As Trump’s effort to jail people over his failed renovation starts looking even worse, a former federal prosecutor explains why this corruption of DOJ is so dangerous—and how to fight back.

newrepublic.com

$60m is a lot of money. in related news i do think aipac particularly should be commended for shining a football field's worth of bright lights on campaign finance in a way the self-interested freaks of congress might pay attention to

neuse river hag@neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 13h ago

I believed the polls but my thought as spending got insane was that if he managed to win at all it would be an incredible achievement and I haven't ever really stopped thinking that.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 16h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.