You can't get anyone in political media to say it plainly, but GOP strategy for several decades now has been built around the fact that its core goals/policies are *wildly unpopular*. Everything depends on a) polluting the information environment, b) cementing unfair structural advantages, & c) $$$.

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 8h ago

"If House Republicans are going to pull off an upset in November, they say it would come down to the party’s massive cash advantage and its aggressive gerrymandering push." Eg, not on policies or the will of a democratic electorate. www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/p...

A member of the radical West German Volksfrei movement.

Dhruv Mehrotra@dmehro.bsky.social · yesterday

NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social

They're trying to steal the election. The Plot to Enslave America

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 21h ago

Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

the greatest green degrowth ecofeminist president of our lifetimes

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · yesterday

I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women.

was discussing this at dinner last night: one of the many problems with trying to make policy 'that the American public wants' is that the American public change their minds all the time and are frequently very very stupid.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

"Voters have a regret or two, and we've seen this in poll after poll. The regret has grown since the beginning of Trump's presidency" -- Enten unpacks polling showing that Kamala Harris would easily beat Donald Trump if they were both on the ballot again next month

accomplished so much today with so little energy that i housed 14 dollars worth of froyo after dinner

hehehe😈😈😈😈😈😈

Dems’ 2028 platform should include stuff like letting soldiers have beards, letting TSA agents sit down, letting generals get their promotions, etc. The deep state isn’t real but civil and uniformed services are. We need them to know which side respects their human dignity before MAGA’s next coup.

They're going to try to steal it

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Underrated story: the GOP has gone from the party of cutthroat operators who win at all costs to a bunch of fart sniffing morons who feel entitled to their seats. The key difference? College educated high earners aren't Republican anymore and so the pipeline for smart killers is dry.

Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager@reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 2d ago

the financial story of this midterm broadly is a story of the GOP trying to bury Dems in super PAC money, but the financial story of Texas specifically is a story of the super PACs frantically footing ~the whole bill for the priciest seat on the map because their nominee is allergic to raising money

Finally, the Footlose/Flashdance crossover we were promised

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3d ago

An interim superintendent bans the musical “Flashdance,” adapted for a younger audience, from being performed at Watertown High School in Wisconsin, citing concerns "passed on" to him.

B R U H H H H H

Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.social · 2d ago

For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing

I do not believe Pete Hegseth can sustain an erection without serious chemical help.

it's not actually an honor to end up on the cover of Viziers Monthly. it shows your machinations aren't subtle enough

no one can afford RAM because my dad needs to see chiuahahas doing the macarena

I’ve settled on an interpretation of Mississippi half step where the narrator doesn’t actually make good on leaving, despite framing it as easy, and it all amounts to a wishful daydream

Everyone, let's chant amandla hugginkiss's name!

i met a hetty biscuits oldhead at a work function last night who picked up on some subtle biscuits references i put on our website a while ago. i'm more b4s these days but it did feel good to be Seen in that way

Now take me to jail.

I got sleepy and went home instead of doubling down for once in my life

19th century Ryan Grim: Based on the orderly nature of the stab wounds, “the ripper” is a highly inaccurate name. Its journalistic malpractice to not give “Jack” credit for minimizing suffering and killing painlessly 19th century Michael Tracey: I think these bitches alive 💯

NEW: People who chug their own piss have emerged as MAJOR supporters of AI futurism.com/artificial-i...

People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All

Urine therapy devotees are sharing ways to break past AI guardrails in order to brainstorm ways to use pee as medicine.

futurism.com

ragweed more like jagweed fuck you you stupid little plants

now this feels like a possible Vibecession Explanatory Variable.

Thorne 🌸@ens0.me · 3d ago

Found a chart that goes through 2025. This problem has plateaued and isn't returning to pre-pandemic levels.