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Reasonably, unreasonable. Formerly: vodkabooty
when anyone tries to say El-Sayed didn't win by enough or whatever, show them this
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 14h agoUnfathomable
Congratulations to the Haley Stevens campaign on their crackerjack strategy of being super islamaphobic and weirdly antisemitic to Jewish people who disagreed with her policies
Pretty sure when you win the election it's a big election night. Pretty sure when your party's leadership all endorses the loser, it means the leadership is out of touch with the electorate.
Politico@politico.com · 12h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
uncommitted withheld their votes for specific and well-founded policy reasons ultimately revealed to have been morally and technically correct. stevens voters are going to withhold their votes out of spite and gutter racism
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
the best part of this is the entire night Steve Kornacki is trying to find votes for Haley all night yet every time you see the screen she's losing even more as we go on lol
Brent Hennrich didn't even do *that* bad but man this sucks... so tired of this nazi bitch
Weird to see people talking about the Michigan Senate primary ending tonight. It will never end
I HATE WAITING SO MUCH JUST CALL THE FUCKING RACE ALREADY
Decision Desk HQ projects Rashida Tlaib wins the Michigan US House 12 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:07 PM EDT
if Cori Bush also wins her seat back today it's gonna be the most glorious day and aipac + crypto cunts can really suck it on that one
As firefighters continue working to contain wildfires that are burning more than 2 million acres in Oregon, most of the state will be blanketed with smoky air through at least Wednesday night.
People urged to limit outdoor activities as smoke blankets the Northwest
Air quality advisories are in effect for most of the Pacific Northwest through at least Wednesday. Air quality near some wildfires reached hazardous levels as of Tuesday morning.
opb.org
The residents of Spokane, Washington, returned to what remained of their properties after multiple wildfires tore through the county. The authorities on Monday arrested a person they suspected of starting one of the fires. nyti.ms/4wGAKSH
There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
As Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millions
Wyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause
oregonlive.com
Doing passive voice about our seige of an entire country
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2d agoCuba’s electricity grid collapses, the state-owned grid operator says, plunging the island of about 10 million people into darkness as blackouts become more frequent.
A video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.
Eric Adams Is Selling Data Centers in Wisconsin Now
The former mayor had a wild weekend, and other links to start your day.
hellgatenyc.com
Apparently DEI was the only thing standing between us and death lettuce
Reuters@reuters.com · 2d agoMichigan reports two deaths in ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak reut.rs/4w4bd4E
"What is a woman?" Jim Haggerty knows the answer to the question liberals refuse to ask.
sometimes bubbles are good to escape from Nazis etc this is such a good simple example of why capitalism aka doing every fucking thing for profit is dangerous & doesn't work.
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."