Seawied
@seawied.bsky.social
80% progressive politics, 20% sports. 49ers, Sharks, and Warriors fan.
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
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
This shouldn't have been this close.
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 8h agoTHANEDAR GOES DOWN, MCKINNEY WINS
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” From the archives:
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
propublica.org
I'm already seeing some Blue MAGA steering away from their usual "vote blue no matter who" line. I better not hear any of you K Hive cultists say anything other than "VOTE FOR EL-SAYED, YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!"
Ruwa Romman@ruwaromman.bsky.social · 16h ago🫶
Even with nearly 80% of the ad spending, Haley Stevens lost. Money can shape campaigns, but voters still have the final say. - Haley Stevens: $63.9M (79%) - Abdul El-Sayed: $7.3M (9%) - Others: $9.7M (12%)
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.
El-Sayed, a progressive, beat Haley Stevens, a moderate US representative backed by the party’s establishment. He will now face Republican Mike Rogers in the race to represent the midwestern purple state in the Senate
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats
theguardian.com
Congratulations to Rep. Rashida Tlaib for securing the Democratic nomination in #MI12! Standing against genocide is good policy and good politics!
Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund. Amazon got $600 million. Trump is sending the "refunds" to the companies, not working people. Every single cent of these refunds should go back to American consumers.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
This is what happens when you tolerate intolerance.
Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d ago“In recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour the public internet—from Facebook to Instagram to X—for speech that could endanger the agency’s mission.” Speech. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Nothing says you're a failure of a leader like being a micromanager.
ProPublica@propublica.org · yesterdayNEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
Israel blocks ambulances in the West Bank again. Shoots Palestinians, then seals off medical access so they bleed out and die. (BannedxMan)
Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing
Is this the same Mamdani which you did everything you could to elect Cuomo? That Mamdani?
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.
muellershewrote.com
Republican Roy Moore tried to use Lawfare to stop people from informing others that Moore was banned from a local mall for trying to solicit sex from a minor. Yet another Republican pedophile. Even after it was well known that Moore SA'd children, 48.34% of Alabama voted for him.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2d agoEvery court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.
This is how you prove your message. Just do something. People are tired of politicians that just talk. Even if the benches get removed now, the entire nation will now have heard that the DSA actually made a place for people to sit and did it by hand Actions speak louder than words.
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
Oh man... We're starting to get men's rights cockroaches infecting this place.
@jcar8mm.bsky.social · 3d agoNo intelligent middle-class woman under the age of 70 these days with resources available will stay with an abusive spouse. If there’s a kid around then they will take them with them. This isn’t 1929, and these women aren’t stupid. All sorts of claims are made in custody disputes too.
The law is clear: Armed federal agents, including ICE, cannot legally intimidate voters at polling places. Federal and state laws protect voters from intimidation and election interference. Our latest explains why these protections matter. bit.ly/4yOProg
Preventing Voter Intimidation by Federal Agents at the Polls
Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed uninterrupted.
brennancenter.org
