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“Character matters.” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff picked up the endorsement today from former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican whose clashes with President Donald Trump prompted him to back other prominent Democrats. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’
The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.
ajc.com
Michigan - Senate Polling: 🔴Rogers: 46% 🔵El-Sayed: 43% 🔵Stevens: 44% 🔴Rogers: 42% EPIC-MRA / July 31, 2026
Here's a thought: Putting solar panels over asphalt parking lots will generate a shit ton of clean, domestic energy that doesn't have to go through the strait.
Zohran up 32 points over Bibi among American Jews should scramble a lot of very dumb narratives
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal fought alongside US Special Forces in his home country of Afghanistan, and survived. It was instead ICE custody that killed him. He came legally to the US, where he applied for asylum. He was detained by ICE anyway, and died of an unspecified allergic reaction in custody.
Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
nbcnews.com
Justice Dems of course was started by Cenk Uygur, who was right-wing, then at least pretended to be left on his The Young Turks show, now is promoting Tucker Carlson. And Cenk gave his nephew Hasan Piker a slot on The Young Turks; Hasan was there during the Justice Dems/Brand New Congress effort.
Ro Khanna has known the woman who runs Track AIPAC since 2017. And for all that time he's been mixed up in what looks awfully like fuckery to try to mess with the far left and push candidates into Congress who can be targets for the GOP. (AOC seems like a backfire - someone actually effective.)
All this stuff is sketchy but Ro Khanna has been part of it for a decade. Track AIPAC is run by Cory Archibald, an expat defense contractor who helped run the Sanders-linked "Brand New Congress" in 2016-2018; they partnered with the Justice Dems, which Khanna joined in 2017 bsky.app/profile/capi...
capitolhunters@capitolhunters.bsky.social · 2mo agoCenk co-founded the Justice Dems, who partnered with Brand New Congress. The expat who helped run BNC, Cory Archibald, now runs Track AIPAC. A lot of this is fuckery to push the left into extremism. Really doubt that Archibald is the Marxist she claims to be.
Track AIPAC is an evil propaganda outlet that is stirring up paranoia and anti-semitism. In reality, Ossoff has taken no money from AIPAC.
I did not realize how crooked an outfit "Track AIPAC" seems to be. They appear to list J Street contributions as being part of AIPAC or functionally the same thing. Their "individual expenditures" list seems to include a lot of giving from people who are simply Jews.
I would fund the Texas Committee for Concerned Parents, something like that, and get it in every mailbox, buy ads on school “Facebook” pages, about the sweetheart deal Paxton did with the child molester in Waco.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3mo agoCory Booker is headed back to Texas to campaign for Talarico. Chris Van Hollen is opening up his wallet and hosting a fundraiser. Ruben Gallego is going to do Latino outreach. Trump's decision to endorse Paxton has Democrats thinking they could win Texas. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
because I know y’all can’t click and read
Trish Greenhalgh@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 2mo agoEvery summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
"It was just a 4-year-old Jewish boy wanted to go to a party. And your father uses free speech rights to object to the fact that he was rejected...because of his religion. And Tucker Carlson thinks that is repugnant." Catherine Rampell responds to an on-air attack by Tucker Carlson.
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
I’m sorry to do cringe mode on a sunday but dems should be branding this as obviously trump’s fault by saying Make America Wait Again
Jessica Montoya Coggins@jessicamcoggins.bsky.social · 5mo agoMy parents are flying from LaGuardia to DFW today and arrived several hours early for their flight. They have been waiting 1 hour and 45 minutes in this.
Let me be clear. I don’t support AIPAC. Quite the opposite. But I also have major issues with Track AIPAC. It’s a shady project. Track AIPAC isn’t a neutral watchdog. It’s a political operation with its own PAC and a very clear agenda. 🧵
AIPAC has spent money *opposing* both of these senators, while J Street has contributed to both of them guess which senator is jewish
the “track aipac” account is extremely sus and I’m glad more people are noticing the weird way they decide if a candidate is good or bad
Queerhawk 🏳️🌈 | 🇺🇦 | 🇬🇱@alwaysadorecats.bsky.social · 5mo agoEx: Delia Ramirez (who’s Methodist) and Daniel Biss (who’s Jewish) both took money from J-Street employees and neither took money from AIPAC. Guess which one gets the red background with flames and a black & white photo, and which gets the green background with normal colors.
you'll never guess whether or not Jacob Frey is Jewish
Izzy Seabiscuit@ijspurcell.bsky.social · 5mo agono record of donations of any type? no problem, we still have scary red lettering
Ex: Delia Ramirez (who’s Methodist) and Daniel Biss (who’s Jewish) both took money from J-Street employees and neither took money from AIPAC. Guess which one gets the red background with flames and a black & white photo, and which gets the green background with normal colors.
Fun to see how the erroneous predictions line up with how the crypto super PACs were spending. I've spoken before about how Polymarket — despite its PR claims about being more accurate than polls — is often a better signal of what crypto holders WANT to have happen.
Ryan Dack@ryandack.bsky.social · 5mo agoBig day for people using gambling sites as sources of data to tell how a race is going
A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections. snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...
The Desire for Terror
And the defense of democracy
snyder.substack.com
Long past time. Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol
The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.
washingtonpost.com
Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.
Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt’s almost like he’s hoping for it so that he can have an excuse to use “emergency powers”
Notable is @jamestalarico.bsky.social wide lead with Independent voters in Texas, per Emerson poll.
Yes, please! I would love to subscribe to something like this instead of a bunch of different substacks.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5mo agoOnce again, there's a growing supply of excellent journalists who need a new home and a growing demand for a news outlet that won't bend the knee to authoritarians and billionaires, seems like there's a slight opportunity here
