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David Darmofal
@daviddarmofal.bsky.social
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Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis.
Speaking in a personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · May 8
Pope Leo XIV: JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 12h
Joe Biden coming to SC this month as state vies to remain first in Democratic prez primary calendar
Joe Biden coming to SC this month as state vies to remain first in Democratic prez primary calendar
Former President Joe Biden will visit South Carolina on Feb. 27, state Democrats push to remain first in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary calendar.
www.postandcourier.com

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman, Stuart Shapiro, David Darmofal

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 13h
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
Occupy Democrats post: "BREAKING: Kash Patel was just busted LYING TO CONGRESS in order to protect pedophiles! Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have successfully been able to view a slew of unredacted Epstein files, and they discovered that Trump’s disgraced and wildly incompetent FBI Director Kash Patel has been lying to Congess, under oath, in order to protect the other rich and powerful men who played major roles in the Epstein sex-trafficking ring. Thanks to pressure from Massie and Khanna, the DOJ reluctantly unredacted an FBI report naming Jewish billionaire Les Wexner, owner of Victoria’s Secret and notorious Epstein associate, as one of the co-conspirators in the sex-trafficking ring. “This is significant because Kash Patel testified to Congress that FBI had no evidence of other sex traffickers. This is FBI’s own 2019 document listing Wexner as a coconspirator in child sex trafficking. It wasn’t unredacted until tonight,” said Khanna’s partner-in-justice, Rep. Thomas Massie, on Twitter on February 10th. The two spent two hours on February 9th examining unredacted Epstein files and were shocked at what they saw. “Most of the unredacted files were redacted—70 to 80 percent. Massie and I saw that there were six men who were co‑conspirators and were being protected. Those names need to be made public. " "There’s no excuse for releasing survivors’ names while protecting these six men. There are probably more. In just two hours, we saw that these six men were being protected.” Kash Patel’s FBI is actively engaged in a cover-up on behalf of serial pedophiles and must be fired immediately — and held accountable for his own role in protecting pedophiles."

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13h
Respondents in The Economist/YouGov poll think Biden was a better president than Trump is.
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Reposted by David Darmofal

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 13h
Oh dear God no.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
10 Dead in Shootings at School and Home in British Columbia
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 14h
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, AP sources say.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Alan Richardson, James Goodwin , and 2 more

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.

Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.

The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
fritschner.bsky.social Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.

Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Gavin A. Schmidt, Scott A. Imberman , and 4 more

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.

Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 14h
Lindsey Graham’s approval rating in South Carolina is 28%.

After 9 months on the campaign trail I can confidently say Lindsey Graham’s approval rating in Black churches in South Carolina is 0%.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h
The billionaire who owns the Ambassador Bridge lobbied Epstein's pal Lutnick right before Trump blasted the competing Gordie Howe Bridge.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

I'm gifting this article.
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 15h
According to @the-downballot.com, Dems overperformed by 4 and 10 points respectively in these races.

(SD-39 only has 88% of the vote in so that could change a bit)
VA HD-005 special election Dem Kirk McPike: 82% GOP Mason Butler: 18% VA SD-039 88% of vote in Dem Elizabeth Bennett-Parker: 83% GOP Julie Lineberry: 17%

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 15h
NEW: Trump DOJ tries, fails to secure indictment over Democratic lawmakers' social media video on unlawful orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video
President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
www.nbcnews.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h
Jon Stewart is an absolute idiot who is beloved by absolute idiots who think they know much more about politics than they do.
samd.bsky.social Sam @samd.bsky.social · 16h
“We noticed some anger from doctors last week. That’s why we invited RFK Jr. to talk about vaccines”
The Weekly Show with Jon Ste... • 4h X Jon noticed some anger from economists in the comments last week. He gets into that and so much more with the Chief Economist of American Compass @oren_cass on a new episode tomorrow. #theweeklyshow #jonstewart #politics THE WEEKLY SHOW

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 15h
Watching the daily insanity of Howard Lutnick and just thinking about how Elizabeth Warren spent 4 years waging war on…Gina Raimondo.

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
And vandalism
tusk81.bsky.social Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16h
“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16h
“The Trump administration’s order to remove Gilbert Baker’s Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument is a deliberate act of erasure."

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
This is after all the university that gives out Woody Hayes endowed chairs to professors. h/t to the person who gave me the idea for this post :)
rooster.info The Rooster @rooster.info · 16h
Tomorrow on The Rooster: A visit to Ohio State’s Right-Wing Free Speech Centers ends with a vicious assault from an … assistant professor?!?!

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Simon Lester, David Darmofal

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 16h
“We noticed some anger from doctors last week. That’s why we invited RFK Jr. to talk about vaccines”
The Weekly Show with Jon Ste... • 4h X Jon noticed some anger from economists in the comments last week. He gets into that and so much more with the Chief Economist of American Compass @oren_cass on a new episode tomorrow. #theweeklyshow #jonstewart #politics THE WEEKLY SHOW

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
I told y'all what Ohio State's like.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Or not, given that it’s Ohio State!
wbordew.bsky.social William Bordewick @wbordew.bsky.social · 16h
Lot of people getting fired at OSU in the near future
rooster.info The Rooster @rooster.info · 16h
Tomorrow on The Rooster: A visit to Ohio State’s Right-Wing Free Speech Centers ends with a vicious assault from an … assistant professor?!?!

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Let’s recap just the past day at Ohio State University:
1) The head of their ObGyn department was found to be getting quarterly payments from international child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
2) OSU’s top donor was confirmed to be a co-conspirator of Epstein’s
3) Now this. 👇
rooster.info The Rooster @rooster.info · 16h
Tomorrow on The Rooster: A visit to Ohio State’s Right-Wing Free Speech Centers ends with a vicious assault from an … assistant professor?!?!

Reposted by David Darmofal

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William Bordewick @wbordew.bsky.social · 16h
Lot of people getting fired at OSU in the near future
rooster.info The Rooster @rooster.info · 16h
Tomorrow on The Rooster: A visit to Ohio State’s Right-Wing Free Speech Centers ends with a vicious assault from an … assistant professor?!?!

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Anyone else noticing a clear pattern with conservative activists in academia having connections to international child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein?

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
A good move by Dan Osborn to cancel this event given Democratic operative Dana Chasin's being in the Epstein files.
Dan Osborn cancels fundraiser after co-host’s Epstein link surfaces
Democratic operative Dana Chasin did not respond to requests for comment about his appearance in DOJ files.
www.politico.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 16h
Tomorrow on The Rooster: A visit to Ohio State’s Right-Wing Free Speech Centers ends with a vicious assault from an … assistant professor?!?!

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
🚨 An ICE office is coming to Columbia. City leaders say they had no idea.
An ICE office is coming to Columbia. City leaders say they had no idea.
ICE is renting office space in one of Columbia’s most visible buildings. City leaders say they didn’t get notice.
www.postandcourier.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown

Facing charges over his role at a church protest, Mr. Lemon, a journalist, retained a veteran litigator who recently resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Happening here in Richland County, SC: Scout Motors opening applications for electric vehicle assembly line workers
scdailygazette.com/2026/02/10/s...
Scout Motors opening applications for electric vehicle assembly line workers • SC Daily Gazette
Electric vehicle maker Scout Motors opening applications for its first round of assembly line workers at its South Carolina plant.
scdailygazette.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 16h
Forbes names the University of South Carolina one of America's Best Large Employers
"USC surged almost 200 spots in the rankings, with Forbes ranking the university at No. 94 overall and inside the top 20 for the education category."
Forbes names USC one of America's Best Large Employers
USC jumped over 100 spots and ranks in the top 20 of the education industry in Forbes' latest rankings of the nation's large employers.
sc.edu