“In Salisbury, the Eastern Shore’s biggest city, about 10% of the 33,000 residents are Haitian, many of them employed under #TPS as farmworkers, caregivers and in the poultry plants that are the region’s economic backbone.”

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 7h ago

“Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland’s Eastern Shore after #TPS ends for Haitians. As Temporary Protected Status expires, many Haitian immigrants in Salisbury retreat from daily life, fearing arrest and deportation." haitiantimes.com/2026/08/05/m...

Trump tells his Nevada audience "Michael Whatley should be your governor" (Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina)

Jo Mendoza (AZ-6) on water conservation issues playing out in the district. "Ciscomani has done absolutely nothing on it... he voted against a huge amount of appropriation that would have come to the lower basin states to help with water conservation. It's a top concern for a lot of folks."

A major bank closing 300 Trump bank accounts because they were flagged for potential money laundering should be a far bigger story…

Is the President Laundering Money?

A major bank closing 300 Trump bank accounts because they were flag...

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You could say Abdul El-Sayed won despite $64 million being spent against him… one may also wonder if he won *because* of it

Live MI Sen via NYT..... Less than a point, only 15k votes separate them now

Bring it. #uk #epsteinfiles

Paul van der Meer@paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 14h ago

PM of UK Andy Burnham will start inquiry into Epstein files. www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

On Sunday I wrote about the ferocious effort by the El-Sayed camp to flood the zone with polls to create a false impression of the strength of his candidacy, and argued that the race was likely going to be closer than people expected. Find it below: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...

Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump's War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate

Got a bunch of terrific new candidate interviews for you.....

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Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.

seems the biggest takeaway is “be wary of internal polls”

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 22h ago

I wrote about why the MI Senate race was likely to be much closer than expected here 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...

I wrote about why the MI Senate race was likely to be much closer than expected here 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/as-his-pow...

Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump's War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate

Got a bunch of terrific new candidate interviews for you.....

hopiumchronicles.com

While we wait results meet some great candidates running in the battleground all across the country.....

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d ago

Have interviewed a series of top battleground candidates in recent days. Here's a quick thread - check 'em out, support who you can, and let's go win these midterms, together. First up, @troyjackson207.bsky.social, off to a strong early start in Maine 👇1/ www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/meet-troy-...

The number of states targeted in cyberattacks on water systems has jumped to 12 www.axios.com/2026/08/04/w...

The number of states targeted in cyberattacks on water systems has jumped to 12

This appears to be the broadest known coordinated cyber campaigns against U.S. municipal water systems.

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Here are the last four polls released by the El-Sayed SuperPACs: El-Sayed +19 Zenith El-Sayed +19 Tulchin El-Sayed +13 Data for Progress El-Sayed +19 Tulchin

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 22h ago

Here's the last poll released by El-Sayed's SuperPAC. If the current results hold it was off by 14 points.

Here's the last poll released by El-Sayed's SuperPAC. If the current results hold it was off by 14 points.

From the newsletter: - Let's call our Senators and demand they vote against the venal Todd Blanche, and not institutionalize Trump's corruption & lawlessness. - Three months out data tells us Dems have a legit shot at winning both the House and Senate 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/three-mont...

Three Months Before Election Day Democrats Have A Legitimate Shot At Taking Both The House And Senate

Senate Republicans are attempting to institutionalize Trump's unprecedented corruption today - we need to hit the phones everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@bohannaniowa.bsky.social on the effects of health care cuts in IA-1. "Hospitals are seeing large numbers of people coming to the emergency rooms. What that means is the hospitals are going to have to absorb those costs, which means they’re going to have to cut services."

Well…yes. You CAN rein in the president. Try…reading the Constitution and CHECKING the executive. My God.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

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

From the newsletter: - Let's call our Senators and demand they vote against the venal Todd Blanche, and not institutionalize Trump's corruption & lawlessness. - Three months out data tells us Dems have a legit shot at winning both the House and Senate 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/three-mont...

Three Months Before Election Day Democrats Have A Legitimate Shot At Taking Both The House And Senate

Senate Republicans are attempting to institutionalize Trump's unprecedented corruption today - we need to hit the phones everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

hopiumchronicles.com

Doesn't it feel there is more to the Cornyn/Tillis deal? Was part of the deal Trump agreeing to spend hundreds of millions of his ill-gotten SuperPAC funds on GOP Senate candidates, including Paxton? Has Trump been holding up campaign spending during his fight with the Senate?

This is utterly appalling

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Have interviewed a series of top battleground candidates in recent days. Here's a quick thread - check 'em out, support who you can, and let's go win these midterms, together. First up, @troyjackson207.bsky.social, off to a strong early start in Maine 👇1/ www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/meet-troy-...

Meet Troy Jackson, The Man Who Can Beat Susan Collins

Troy rallied the party behind him quickly and leads Susan Collins 49%-46% in first general election poll.

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"We have been talking here for weeks, months, about the necessity for us to run on an accountability agenda.  To tell the American people that when we get back into power we're going to pursue the lawlessness, the criminality, and the corruption that we've seen." - @simonwdc.bsky.social

From the newsletter: - Call the Senate about Blanche, Russian sanctions, the anti-Vought provisions in the CR, Trump's outrageous corruption - New forecast has Ds w/85% chance to win House, 55% to win Senate - Everyone should vote early this year! 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/no-to-todd...

No To Todd Blanche, No To The Harms Trump Keeps Doing To The Country; Yes To Voting Early, Yes To Helping Our Candidates Win This November!!!!!!!!!

This Trump thing has failed and we need to go out and win these elections, together!

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The Trump illiberal political project has been a catastrophe for America. We should not emulate it, but work towards creating a sustained and successful pro-democeacy alternative to it.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d ago

Something I think that underlies a lot of debates within the Democratic party and center-left right now is whether or not you think Trumpism has been successful as a political and ideological project. (Not, obviously, whether it's been good or not).

Population of CA: 2023 - 38.9 million 2024 - 39.5 million 2025 - 39.5 million 2026 - 39.5 million bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Hassett: "One of the metrics of shelter costs that I find most interesting is that they're going down pretty rapidly in places like California because everybody is leaving. Even though there are high prices in California, it puts downward pressure on inflation because everybody is leaving the state"

Nearly two million acres are burning across Oregon. We are watching the climate crisis burn our state in real time. Now is the time to make sure our communities are prepared to evacuate and are aware of available resources. dexter.house.gov/services/wil...

Wildfire Resources

Oregonians know all too well how deadly wildfires can wreak havoc on our communities. As a lung and critical care physician, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter has seen firsthand how the climate crisis and p...

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If Iran is in our water systems we should be asking where else they may be working through cyber and info ops here in the US to "sow discord." bsky.app/profile/simo...

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d ago

Where is our government? Trump? DHS Secretary Mullin? Is the American homeland under attack? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

Friday: Capital One reveals they debanked Trump debanked bc he was laundering money. Sunday: Acting Attorney General solidifies promise Trump's tax crimes won't be punished.