Progressives won three competitive congressional primaries in Michigan despite being outspent nearly 10-1. Politico didn’t get the big election night they wanted.
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
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ray. 34 somehow. adhd and epilepsy. a cybersecurity person who writes. the typos will continue until you pay me. i can’t cook for shit and you all get to hear about it. they/them
Progressives won three competitive congressional primaries in Michigan despite being outspent nearly 10-1. Politico didn’t get the big election night they wanted.
Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
I remain hopeful that Bernie Sanders can win the 2016 democratic presidential primary
Tonight we find out whether Michigan voters are bluesky posters or bluesky replyers
this is, to put it mildly, not great for El-Sayed
Stevens+53 mail Detroit.
holy shit, the gap between el sayed and stevens just disappeared
"Also, her team and management will lie to your face. Like they think you're a rube"
odd that “don’t talk about women’ bodies!” has turned into “we as a culture must ignore and talk around eating disorders, essentially pretending they don’t exist”. I don’t think it’s anti-feminist to say “heads up, this celebrity is unwell, you shouldn’t aim to look like her”
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
the term "full-throated" is really something. she gave him her throat-goated endorsement. her knob-slobbin endorsement.
i support [$democratic_candidate] for [$public_office] and believe that their politics is a perfect fit for [$state]. I would drag my [$genital] over [$harmful_object_or_substance] to vote for [$democratic_candidate] this fall.
I support the winner of the Michigan Democratic primary as the future senator from Michigan.
the guy whose garage is across from mine just started his motorcycle and it scared the shit out of me omg
first GOP house or senate member (that isn’t in his family) calls for max miller to step down:
GOP Senator Calls on Rep. Max Miller to Resign
Roger Marshall states the the Ohio lawmaker should step down
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Wikipedia remains one of the most useful things online. No subscription fees, no ads, no stupid pursuit of AI, all curated by relentless nerds. Maybe remember to throw them a few bucks every now and again.
GIRL SNAKE CATCHER. she makes a snug little income by securing reptiles for traveling shows SHE JUST GRABS THEM (The Washington Bee, Washington DC, November 8, 1902)
Juggalos dragging a flock camera by the cord along the road side trying to hitch hike to the next gathering is a very funny picture.
There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025, and is less than half the totals of July 2020 and 2021, which each saw more than 100 killings.
Chicago Sees Lowest Homicide Total For Any July in Decades
There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025.
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i've been having an editing crisis since finding out that style guides differ on the rules for putting commas and periods inside quotes. we only used MLA in college, and i just assumed the rules were consistent.
James and the Moderately Large Peach
Downplay a book or movie: The Mediocre Gatsby
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