Steve Hageman
@stevehageman.bsky.social
Son of Rust Belt Ohio. Now Topeka, Kansas. Father/Husband/Historian/Promoter of Student Success/Curmudgeon/Social Democrat #LFC and #KCBaby
as bad as you think jim crow was, it was worse
I’ve collected Northern Soul records for years and I’ve followed US politics for years, but it took me till this week to realise that Keisha Lance Bottoms’ father is _the_ Major Lance. Here’s a photo of the Beatles with Paul carrying a Major Lance album, which he bought while on their first US tour
No disrespect for Maj. Breach, but with that name she has no business working in cybersecurity. It just looks bad!
100% agree. The Democrats need to hire the best vertical-video producers in the country and fund them to put out a CONSTANT stream of social media Content about the ongoing investigations into GOP crimes + how Democrats are rebuilding America. I am deadly serious about this.
Thor Benson@thorbenson.bsky.social · 3d agoThey've gotta make content! Do well-produced videos about the investigations that people can share
Yeah, definitely mess with National Parks, Mr. President. That’s a great be a way to moderate after an electoral disaster. Americans definitely hate National Parks.
Trump officials weigh major overhaul of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife
The Interior Department is considering an overhaul of the National Park Service, internal documents show, possibly mirroring steps already taken at the U.S. Forest Service.
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This is insane: according to The New York Times, Scott Colom won 24% of the white vote in Mississippi, a 19-point swing from 2024. This includes: · 30% of the white college vote (D+17) · 27% of white women (D+17), and · 39% (!) of white voters aged 18-29 (D+41!!)
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3w agoYounger white people being slightly less segregationist than their grandparents, and Memphis suburban sprawl. It's all in the margins
There was a lot of talk after 2024 of the grievances of young men driving support of Trump. I have a theory that the aftermath of the election brought so much of the misogynistic manosphere out into the open that most young people who witnessed it were disgusted by it in ways that motivated voting.
Don’t think impeachment of Trump is the play. Hegseth isn’t long for the world. Go for Vought. Public investigations starting with the Trump family and every company who got in bed with these motherfuckers. Start crafting narrative about coming health care cuts that every Democrat can use in 2028.
a year from now, entire government's gonna be run by senior manager civil servants who have to choose whether to follow orders from unofficial trump hacks while jamie raskin sends them a copy of cicero's retelling of the sword of damocles and a business card for a white shoe DC law firm once a week
GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · 5d agoshit like this is why people believe dumb made up posts about him resigning, but, no, he's just going to be the saltiest sore loser on earth for the next two years while the entire administration falls apart and congress takes it over
Also, as a native who still goes back periodically, there's really no good diners anymore in Youngstown.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 5d agoAfter this midterm, for the love of God, can reporters stop doing swing voter safaris in Youngstown diners and instead go to taquerias in Laredo, Panaderias in Miami, Puerto Rican pastelillos in the Bronx? Latinos ARE the Swing vote.
Substitute "Catholic" and it's a Klan screed in the 1920s.
Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5d agoSubstitute “Jewish” for “Muslim” and this is just a Silver Shirt or German-American Bund post ca. 1939.
the optimal Dem strategy on gerrymandering seems pretty obvious to me: pass a federal gerrymandering ban in Congress, and then hand it to Trump saying “if you veto this, we will proceed with redistricting in Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, and Wisconsin”
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 6d agoNew Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill: "I don’t see a path forward for redistricting right now."
Dave Chappelle: You Hate to See It
ALT: Dave Chappelle: You Hate to See It
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VoteHub@votehub.com · 6d agoRepublican Kris Kobach appears to have lost Kansas’ attorney general race, with Democrat Chris Mann leading by roughly 12,000 votes. The remaining ballots are concentrated in deep-blue Johnson County.
this is great because the people they chose really cover a range that is very representative of the breadth and power of the movement.
CNN@cnn.com · 6d agoAcross the country, voters reacted with joy and disbelief as Democrats pulled off stunning midterm upsets, claiming victories in traditional Republican strongholds including Iowa, South Carolina, Texas and Kansas.
i’m telling you, ossoff is cosplaying (laudatory) as a 60s cold war democrat but the “evil empire” is MAGA fascism
The resistance of Minnesotans this winter changed the trajectory of our country and that cannot be overstated.
it's been so long since mississippi has had a black senator that the last one was born enslaved
the best time to stop Musk was, well there have been a lot of them to be honest, but the point is that we can't afford to blow this shot at it
lmao at all the tech billionaires who saw 2024 and went "mandate???" and tied themselves and their entire fucking industries inextricably to a sinking ship
EL-SAYED: And to all the parents who struggled to explain to their kids why the president openly mocks someone for their name or how they pray, let them know tomorrow that the bad guys lost.
The Last time a Democrat won a Kansas Senate seat —FDR just won his first term —Prohibition hadn’t been repealed —The Philippines was still a US colony —Dianne Feinstein wasn’t born yet
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoCNN calls Kansas for Adam Hamilton!