The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.
Oh great they’re covering him like ESPN covers Jalen Hurts.
Politico@politico.com · 10h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 16h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
They’re so wild for making the Years of Lead the backdrop to this movie and it fucking rocks.
Sean@flyingwalruss.bsky.social · 16h ago#4. A genuine masterpiece, imo
It’s so fucked up that my acting teacher told 20 year old me that I probably wouldn’t get musical theater work until I hit my 30s and I turn 30 4 weeks ago and immediately get a callback for Ragtime. LMAO.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
The War in Iran has gotten in the way of Donald Trump’s mission to give everyone America diarrhea or deport them.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 23h agoThe war in Iran, along with a cycle of threats and walk-backs, has upended President Trump’s domestic agenda at a dire political moment. As Trump heads to the West Coast to talk about the economy, these are the three hurdles he faces because of the fighting.
Median Professional Theater Drama
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
Just wanna say Taming of the Shrew sold out its entire final weekend. We had over 700 people come see the play during our run, the most ever by one of my productions. Just an extremely rewarding experience and you all really helped make it happen! Thank you thank you!
I'm starting to suspect that my tax dollars are going to munitions I'll never use, either
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
So many Disney employees lost their jobs while they pay White Power Hour eight figures.
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 2d agoIt’s August 2026 and Aaron Rodgers is having a full blown meltdown about Anthony Fauci.
The stupid loser to transphobic grifter pipeline is everywhere.
W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · 3d agoCunningham was a superstar in high school and cannot deal with the fact that she’s an incredibly middling role player who comes off the bench in the WNBA and simply isn’t a relevant player. The only way she can get any attention is by vocally hating trans people.
They really did Ser Cristan Cole dirty (I’m one episode behind).