I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.

Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 14h ago

One way to be safe is to never write an electability take

Demonizing genuine progressives and anyone left of center is the media's default setting. They were never going to frame El-Sayed beating Haley Stevens as anything other than a "win" for Republicans and a disaster for Democrats.

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 6h ago

The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine has no business standing for public office. Anyone legitimising this crap is telling on themselves. Also, someone ought to tell Kemi Badenoch that no matter how welcoming she is towards racists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis that they will always see her as a useful idiot.

Martin Calladine@uglygame.bsky.social · 7h ago

Farage often brings a certain cunning and deviousness to his political scheming. Kemi Badenoch is just straightforwardly as stupid as she is unprincipled. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I think winning a race where you get outspent by like a factor of 10 is a pretty solid outcome all things considered, if you wanted a landslide, I dunno which race you were watching

Politico@politico.com · 9h ago

Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted

The Perez Hilton stuff is so disturbing. I pray he and his kids are ok. (Do not look it up if you’re squeamish)

China can install 5GW of solar in 3 days when they're on a roll. How much power does #Sask need on the most power thirsty day? 6GW. That's right Saskies, With 1000 times less effort than China, Saskatchewan could be at 100% renewable power in just 3000 days. 8.2 years, or 2034. #skpoli

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 22h ago

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.

Haley Stevens is learning the hard way that being a bigoted corporate shill masquerading as a centrist Democrat in 2026 doesn't fly. Abdul El-Sayed is winning on a fraction of the budget. If form holds, the only suspense now is how high she cranks the Islamophobia dial in her concession speech.

Patrick Fenelon@patrickfenelon.bsky.social · 15h ago

If you think Democrats taking back the senate is out of reach because El-Sayed is winning the Michigan primary, I don't know what to tell you. There is no planet where someone as odd/off-putting as Stephens was the more electable of the two.

My relationship with gaming is nonexistent, but it absolutely sucks that talented game developers are about to watch their careers go up in flames solely so Jared Kushner, the Saudis, and Clearlake can bleed EA dry. Private equity is the root of all evil, and leveraged buyouts should be illegal.

oh that's all dead over there

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16h ago

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 20h ago

EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...

i don’t think this ends well for Max Miller

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation

This feels like a huge story that I suspect will just be another story everyone breezes past because everything is a huge story But also, holy shit

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 19h ago

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/a-civi...

Once upon a time, ESPN championed competent journalism and intelligent conversation about sports and the myriad ways it effects society. The enshittification of sports media was inevitable, but the pivot to Pat McAfee and ignorant loudmouths of that ilk will shrink their audience.

Nathan@ngtcollectibles.bsky.social · 19h ago

ESPN opted to gut their veteran reporter/commentator roster so that guys like Pat McAfee and Aaron Rodgers can yuck it up over medical conspiracy theories. It's been a long time since ESPN was great, but now they're just peddling trash that's ultimately in the service of anti-intellectual fascism.

They know voters hate this shit. So they wait until Blanche has the votes for Collins to come out against him. So she can claim to be a moderate. So she gets reelected. So she can spend the next two years voting for more Todd Blanches.

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 19h ago

Susan comes out against Todd Blanche now that he's got the votes. So tiresome. (We called it: tinyurl.com/3bepafkz) #MEpolitics

It certainly doesn't help that most legacy media organizations and newspapers have been captured by billionaire thieves, abusers, bigots, and cowards. What used to be career-ending scandals barely get ink or airtime anymore-- and that's by design. The zone is being flooded on purpose. Fascism 101.

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 21h ago

it's not why *everything* sucks, but having all three branches of the federal government captured by thieves, abusers, bigots, and cowards is definitely why a lot of things suck

This should be much bigger news

Gail Waldby ❌👑@gailwaldby.bsky.social · 2d ago

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...

Is it true that Weiss and Ellison privately joke that "CBS" now stands for "Children Be Sexy"? It's impossible to say just yet. But given all the work they've done to shield all the pedophiles in the Trump administration from the Epstein Files story, we just can't rule it out.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 22h ago

Why are Bari Weiss and David Ellison manipulating the news to protect child rapist Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices? Possibly connected to how Weiss pushed to hire Epstein friend Peter Attia?

Joshua Bonehill-Paine Self-styled "nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights” who was jailed in 2015 for antisemitic online posts.... Selected as a Tory candidate.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election

The US Congress is now the Russian Duma. They've left competitive authoritarianism behind and embraced fascism. Also, never let anyone tell you that white privilege doesn't exist. The GOP are furthering Trump's racist corruption because he hates women and Black people as much as they do.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

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

The best thing Arsene Wenger could do is leave FIFA. Every day he remains lends credibility to a thoroughly corrupt criminal enterprise masquerading as a non-profit governing body. Distancing himself from Gianni Infantino now means nothing.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · yesterday

Two senior FIFA executives, coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström, distance themselves from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

This is a 1,600 bed facility, so it will instantly become one of ICE's largest facilities. It will also be one of (if not the actual) largest ICE jail/prison in the midwest.

Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · yesterday

🚨ICE has awarded CoreCivic $536.2 million to operate the Prairie Correction Facility in Appleton, Minnesota as an immigration jail. The period of performance begins August 11.

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Expanding into live sports risks giving utterly toxic people a megaphone. The fear that most people who fled Twitter once it became an abusive white supremacist hellhole have is whether or not Bluesky algorithms will shift to give insufferable racists, bigots, and "debate me" bros a louder voice.

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d ago

Folks I won’t tell you not to feel your feelings, but this is rage bait. He’s talking about expanding beyond politics into things like live sports.

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.

Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.

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Tom Dundon has an extensive history of embracing scorched earth tactics while alienating employees, fans, and anyone who disagrees with him. Like most billionaires, he's an unrepentant jackass. Adam Silver will never admit it, but allowing him to buy the Blazers ensured a showdown over relocation.

Sean Highkin@highkin.bsky.social · 2d ago

On the role Adam Silver and the NBA will play in determining the Blazers’ future in Portland, whether Tom Dundon wants to keep them here or not www.rosegardenreport.com/why-adam-sil...

i think the party of sick freaks who want to inspect kid's private parts should be branded as such

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Every off-season, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. How often do these bets pan out? I looked at the historical data to find out. First article at the new site! Do Cheap Fliers on Failed Prospects Work? intheno.net/do-cheap-fli...

Do Cheap Fliers on Failed NBA Prospects Work?

Every offseason, NBA teams bet on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. Which gambles actually pay off, and what can history teach us about finding value?

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