Stevens and McMorrow deserve flowers for stepping up after being defeated in the primary.
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I've seen things; I know stuff. Hobbyist musician, writer, organizer, anti-fascist, spouse, dog dad Spitefully optomistic Don't Obey In Advance
Trump’s OSHA is rolling back rules that mandate rest breaks and access to water and shade to protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Remember: Trump doesn’t care about workers. He never has and never will.
How Trump’s Agenda Could Kill You
After an abysmal jobs report, Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.And Trump’s Labor Department just a
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When the Republicans pivot back to "fiscal conservatism" and deep, deep concerns about the national debt/deficit, ignore them. Austerity has crippled the US for generations, and *somehow* the 'conservatives' managed to rack up the deficit anyway Republicans don't govern. They extract.
Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.
NEW: Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards says he's dropping his re-election campaign, after the House Ethics Committee recommended a censure for inappropriate behavior with female staffers.
Just crossed the terminal: Microsoft disclosures suggest that OpenAI is about 70% of AI sales! If only someone had said something
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · yesterdayAnalysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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El-Sayed was "unelectable." A progressive agenda wouldn't resonate with "real Americans." Well, he won. The agenda won. And he beat $60 million from outside money AND the Dem Establishment AND Islamophobia. Dems will consolidate and Abdulrahman El-Sayed WILL BEAT Rogers and MAGA. Inshallah ;)
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats
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Trump's regime is propping up Japan's economy to help them absorb the damage caused by the illegal war of aggression against Iran. The ruling class will literally spend tax dollars on other nations' stability before helping the working class here at home.
Policy over platitudes People over profit AES won against a brutal campaign funded 9:1 against him. Centrist dems: it's your turn to 'vote blue no matter who'
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 7h agoAbdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.
Will Max Miller drop out today? I doubt it. Abuse is a core brand proposition for Republicans
Like clockwork, another Republican is forced into a reckoning based on their abusive behavior
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 12h agoNEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
Thank you, Michigan. I love you from the bottom of my heart!
The topline from Abdul El-Sayed’s win is that his platform for change still managed to win despite grotesque levels of outside campaign spending and a racist smear campaign to paint him as un-American. The grassroots desire to upset the status quo is that powerful.
Good on Stevens. This was a contentious primary. Rally the troops! We are all in the same tent, and it's time to beat the crony Republicans
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 9h agoA gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
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.
Fending off a 10:1 spending campaign disadvantage, Abdul El Sayed wins the MI democratic primary, ousting incumbent Haley Stevens AES, a progressive Democrat will face Mike Rogers in the fall
I've been there in California: voters do not want anyone modifying initiatives once they have them. Missouri hates its voters having any say but they're stuck with it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is pretty straightforward, and it's weird to me that people are against it.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d ago👀 Nathan Robinson takes full advantage of a chance to explain to Katie Pavlich why Democratic Socialism is on the rise 🔥
Okay! So hello. My name is Allison Gill. For the last 9 years, you’ve known me as Mueller, She Wrote. I used to have to be anonymous. But not anymore. So, hello world!
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoChanged my name from Mueller, She Wrote to my actual name, Allison Gill. Hoping I can get my blue check back. @joshpetri.bsky.team can you help?
STL fam What happened that led to Bell retaining his seat against Bush? I've heard people say they didn't like Bell, but that Bush made mistakes, too. Can someone educate me on the local dynamics?
Current results with 43% reporting: * Abdul El-Sayed: 326,100 votes (49.9%) * Haley Stevens: 302,790 votes (46.4%)
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 21h agoCurrent results with 38% reporting: Abdul El-Sayed: 290,133 votes (49.6%) Haley Stevens: 272,610 votes (46.6%)
A former attorney says Israeli authorities coerced the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque into confessing to crimes and that the U.S. is wrongfully relying on those convictions to deport him.
US efforts to deport Palestinian mosque leader rely on coerced confessions, witness testifies
A former attorney says Israeli authorities coerced the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque into confessing to crimes and that the U.S. is wrongfully relying on those convictions to deport him.
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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.
A civilian medevac plane crashed into a New Mexico mountain after losing GPS during a U.S. military jamming exercise, killing all four onboard. WIRED reveals that during May's NAVFEST exercise at White Sands, the Air Force tested GPS disruption. The FAA warned signals could fail up to 400 miles away
