This is an outstanding line and he should keep using it.
Patricia Zengerle@reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 13m agoEl-Sayed attacked Rogers as a Trump stooge and accused Republicans of trying to use his faith and full name - Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed - to scare voters. "My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries," he said. "You know what is? Their BS policies." www.reuters.com/world/us/pro...
Max Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."
SOLAR OBSERVING SAFETY 1. Use high-quality (e.g. not from Amazon) eclipse glasses any time even the tiniest part of the sun is visible 2. Never look though DSLRs, binoculars or telescope with only eclipse glasses 3. Always inspect eclipse glasses for punctures and scratches before use Have fun!
Masked secret police roaming the country, abducting anyone they want, sending them to large prison camps, especially targeting liberals exercising their First Amendment rights. www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...
She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
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Miller is a piece of shit. But be cautious about calling family photos of nude toddlers "CSAM." I've written about lives ruined over allegations that turned out to be harmless photos of kids taking a bath or running naked through the house. Moreno is already calling for prosecutions, here.
Max Miller’s lawyer admits to accidentally releasing ‘private images’ of daughter
Lawyers for ex-wife Emily Moreno said possible “Child Sexual Abuse Material” was included in a trove of documents the Ohio lawmaker publicly posted.
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Abdul El-Sayed has won, NBC News says. And there are other wins for the left in Michigan: —William Lawrence wins his U.S. House primary. —A DSA-backed candidate is leading a Democratic incumbent for state House. —Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of Uncommitted, leads for state Senate.
DDHQ Race Update (est. 81% in): Michigan US Senate Democratic Primary Abdul El-Sayed (D): 618,675 (49.3%) Haley Stevens (D): 587,295 (46.8%) Mallory McMorrow (D): 49,816 (4.0%) Follow more results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/283906
Quite an upset in the #KSGov Dem primary. State Sen. Cindy Holscher, who came out against data centers and the Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal, has defeated state Sen. Ethan Corson, who had a big financial edge and an endorsement from term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly.
Recent reports have been much friendlier to AES after moving toward Stevens from a very aggressive AES early pool of returns. Not looking like Wayne has enough left for Stevens but you never know. I have an 8 week old so I’m going to bed (but she’s gonna wake me up at 3 so I’ll check back then…)
Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe
Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
AP calls a DEFEAT for Kansas Amendment 1, which would have replaced the current merit-based selection of state Supreme Court justices with partisan statewide elections. GOP wanted this change to try to overturn a ruling protecting abortion rights, but voters emphatically said no.
We've got a fantastic announcement: The Downballot has just released a new version of our one-of-a-kind "hexmap," which shows every congressional district as the same size. @donnermaps.bsky.social has been hard at work updating it for all 10 states with new maps. Check it out here! 🧵
The Downballot releases our latest House 'hexmap,' updated for redistricting
By making every district the same size, we eliminate that misleading sea of red
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Two more GOP amendments go down to crushing defeats, both in MO. #4 would have made future ballot initiatives impossible to pass by requiring winning a majority statewide *and* in each congressional district. #5 would have eliminated the state income tax.
For context on these numbers Stevens and El-Sayed had roughly $27M in their Senat campaign committees as of mid July federal reporting. AIPACs Super PAC spent more than both candidates raised combined, most of it in the 8 weeks leading up to the primary.
Jodi Jacobson@jljacobson.bsky.social · 16h agoHalf of the $62 million spent by outside groups in Michigan spent to support Stevens came from AIPAC.
Decision Desk HQ projects Cindy Holscher wins the KS Governor Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:55 PM EDT
Miller is like a walking K-Tel record titled "Golden Classics of Domestic Violence." Track 1: "She's Crazy!" Track 2: "Those Lying Bitches" Track 3: "Parental Alienation Blues" Track 4: "Where's My Due Process?" Track 5: "Actually, She Abused Me" Track 6: "It Takes Two to Tango"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoMAX MILLER: She's 2.5 years old. She doesn't have the ability to articulate what you just said. TAPPER: But you just told me that she said she was scared to go to mommy's house. Now you're saying she's not capable of saying "Daddy kill you"? MILLER: What about due process?
This is quite literally professional malpractice.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h agoOne year $150M contract to a small Texas firm that lacks immigration law experience
Just reading about a couple of the attorneys at this firm, this is disturbing.
26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
None of the Burke Law Group’s lawyers list immigration law as an area of expertise, per the firm’s website.
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This law firm was just awarded a $150 million/year contract to lead representation of unaccompanied minors through immigration proceedings. Seems really bad!
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Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · 19h agoIn addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
ELECTION NIGHT: State and federal primaries in five states from coast to coast. Polls close at: 7:00 eastern - Virginia 8:00 eastern - Missouri 9:00 eastern - Kansas, Michigan, Iowa 11:00 eastern - Washington
MISSOURI State, federal, and local primaries as well as statewide ballot initiatives. Voters will weight in on two ballot initiatives, one of which would require ballot initiatives to be approved in all eight congressional districts in order to pass. votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-0...
In the 13th congressional district, incumbent Democrat Shri Thanedar faces a primary challenge from state rep. Donovan McKinney, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Limited public polling indicates a fairly close race. votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-0...
MICHIGAN State, federal, and local primaries. Tonight's marquee race is the Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Gary Peters. Polls show Abdul El-Sayed with a lead over Rep. Haley Stevens. The GOP primary is uncontested. votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-0...
WASHINGTON State, federal, and local primaries. Washington uses a top-two primary system. In the 3rd district, incumbent Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces a field of eight challengers, including Republicans as well as progressive Democrats. votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-0...
In 2024 before the election, I was talking to a former senior HHS/NIH official. They said they weren’t *that* worried about a second Trump admin (wrong in retrospect), but said (paraphrase): “If they clean out and replace the Institute directors, well, THAT will be a disaster.” That’s 👇👇 this. 🧵
A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job
Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Unbelievable air quality readings of 1000-3000 around Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Plain, as of 11:50 AM in Chelan County, WA. At this point, smoke is like fog. This level of smoke is hazardous to all, for any length of time outside. #wawx #smoke #wildfires
