Again, just to emphasize: no group of men supported the progressive wave more strongly nationally than young Asian American men. Where are the crash-out media pieces talking about how the GOP desperately needs to win over this demographic, and lost because of their antagonism toward this group?

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h ago

in 2024, 56% of young men voted for Trump. in 2026, the GOP did not win a majority of men in *any* racial category

"the mandate is to heal those who’ve been harmed, and to impede those who caused harm. Some might call it revenge, but if we look at the law, it’s basic accounting. The coyotes will always revisit the hen house if we leave the door open" @marisakabas.bsky.social www.thehandbasket.co/p/midterm-ma...

The midterm mandate

Winning is just the beginning. Now's the time to seize power.

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This is going to save lives on day one.

Alasia Ballard Crying Happy

ALT: Alasia Ballard Crying Happy

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Texas Tribune@texastribune.org · 5h ago

Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas.

New Mexico's Governor-Elect Deb Haaland ate this up.

bluesky added a pronouns field today. the day after election night. pronouns really are going back in the bios, you can't make this shit up

ok this is good

Some stunning blue #Roman glass vessels to mark the day 🌊🌊🌊😃

Texas Democrats: —flipped a US Senate seat —flipped Governor —flipped control of state House, flipping 14+ seats —flipped control of Texas Board of Education —flipped 4 seats on Texas Supreme Court —flipped 3 seats on Court of Criminal Appeals —flipped 3 seats on a Court of Appeals GOP just created

—flipped attorney general —flipped lieutenant governor —flipped controller —flipped agriculture commissioner, land commissioner —flipped railroad commissioner —flipped Tarrant County executive, & commission —flipped Tarrant County DA —flipped back Fort Bend exec —flipped Williamson County exec

A blue wave so massive that corporations are demonopolizing themselves.

Liz Thurmond@countmystars.bsky.social · 11h ago

www.cnbc.com/2026/11/04/c...

if you're doing this, please spare 2 sentence to voice support for trans rights while you're at it

Richard Ferro, MD MSc@richferro.com · 10h ago

You want to know what you can do? Like right now? Pick up your phone, and call the two senators for your state. Tell them your name, your zip code, and say you want new leadership when the Dems take the senate majority next year. It will take MINUTES and could make a monumental difference.

We’re getting weather back 😎

John Morales@johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 10h ago

There is more good news today. I had seen this a day or two ago but now it's confirmed by a notice sent out to Nat'l Weather Service offices directing them to resume timely 2x/day balloon releases. NWS has been on a hiring spree after the ill-advised DOGE cuts. (H/T @balancedweather.bsky.social)

The We Rate Dogs guy, absolutely and permanently rejecting AI. He understands what people want more than almost every publication, institution, etc.

Function Creeper 🧟‍♀️🕸️🕷️🦇@aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · 13h ago

“With our community and our relationship to dogs, it is a uniquely human experience,” Nelson said. “To inject anything artificial in it just doesn’t belong in what we do.”🐕🩷 www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/s...

Scoop: With Democrats set to take control of Congress with a resounding mandate for change, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker - a potential 2028 candidate- is urging his party to advance an aggressive legislative and oversight agenda on Day One. He has a 75-page roadmap. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rolls out a Day One road map for Congress

Putting down a marker ahead of a potential presidential bid, Pritzker says the new Democratic Congress must swiftly advance an aggressive legislative agenda.

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Democrats blew their last chance to build support for Supreme Court expansion. They can't afford to make that mistake again. If the party wants to have any hope of accomplishing anything in 2028 and beyond, the agenda has to start with “we are adding four seats immediately”

Democrats Need to Talk About Supreme Court Expansion Now

The party already blew one chance to build support for meaningful Supreme Court reform. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

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Oh, fellow disabled folks, can you IMAGINE a life without prior authorization? When your doc can actually Rx or order you something and you don't have to argue or wait for your insurance to approve while you are suffering? Peggy Flanagan has (has always had) my support but I'll double down for this.

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 13h ago

flanagan thinks we can build bipartisanship support for ending prior authorizations, which is at the top of her list for priorities. she has heard many horror stories from minnesotans of what they have to go through by insurance companies before they will pay for treatment ordered by their doctors

Manifesting this for every queer, trans, and bipoc author to tradpub after today

We're not going back.

19thnews@19thnews.org · 15h ago

Six transgender and nonbinary candidates made history on Election Day by winning races in states that have never elected a trans person into their legislature before. These candidates will expand LGBTQ+ political power at a time when their rights are increasingly under attack nationwide.

1/ Dear dozens of new economic populist members of Congress, You’ll face fast pressure to deliver economic results. How to do it? Subpoena CEOs. A shocking amount of time, they'll change what they are doing long before you pass a bill or actually cut off their federal funding. So:

I am so fucking tired of "seeking justice" being framed as "getting even." Arresting and/or impeaching people who are legitimately guilty of actual crimes is not revenge. It is justice. Innocent people should be released from detention and guilty people should be in prison. Again, that is JUSTICE.

NEW: One of the most notoriously far-right, xenophobic sheriffs in the nation lost his reelection bid. After decades in office. Voters in Frederick County, Maryland, have ousted Chuck Jenkins, known for aggressively anti-immigrant policies.

Voters Oust Notorious Pro-ICE Sheriff in Maryland - Bolts

Immigrants in Frederick County have long lived in fear of Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and his tactics. The incoming sheriff vows to monitor ICE activity.

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November Afternoon Isleworth: ink and watercolour on vintage paper

Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process. n.pr/4t0A0a5

Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding

Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.

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this is a monumental result, the choices texas makes on textbooks reverberate way beyond the state itself because it's such a big market the quality of educational materials in much of the country will improve dramatically as a result of this flip

Texas Democratic Party@texasdemocrats.bsky.social · 11h ago

THIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education! This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state. Congratulations to our incredible candidates!

We're delighted to see THE DOOR ON THE SEA and THE EAGLE IN THE MOUNTAIN, the first two books in Caskey Russell's indigenous epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Tlingit culture, on Goodreads list of 'New Books to Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth'! Buy Book 1 geni.us/TDOSPB Book 2 geni.us/eagleim

92 New Books to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

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the fact that they decided to start an optics war in a land of actual Scandinavians who are so polite the state got dibs on the word "nice" and managed to radicalize them into people who greet each other with "fuck ICE" will go down in history as a "fucking wild choice"

Liam Davis Temple@liam2manynames.bsky.social · yesterday

The resistance of Minnesotans this winter changed the trajectory of our country and that cannot be overstated.

I’m so excited about Brad Lander’s win. This is someone who does the fucking work.

Brad Lander@bradlander.bsky.social · 14h ago

We woke up this morning to a resounding Democratic majority. Now, let's use it to protect our neighbors. As @jamestalarico.bsky.social so powerfully stated in his speech last night, love is not weak: It’s putting our bodies on the line between the bullies and the bullied.