@cjfuego98.bsky.social
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Maybe that will happen when socialists start winning in districts that weren't already deep blue to begin with.
You know a politician is thinking about running for president when they start making moves on foreign policy: AOC will be headed to the Munich Security Conference and will speak in Berlin with a member of Germany's Social Democratic Party.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Steps Onto a Wider Stage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Maybe that will happen when socialists start winning in districts that weren't already deep blue to begin with.
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Janet Mills gives you everything Bernie claims Platner gives you and she does it without a Nazi tattoo.
Congress — including Susan Collins — can't keep kicking the can down the road on holding ICE accountable for their terrorization of our communities. We need action now.
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Janet Mills gives you everything Bernie claims Platner gives you and she does it without a Nazi tattoo.
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Mills being absent really cedes the field to Platner, who by physically showing up can- wait a minute I'm getting a note
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Mills being absent really cedes the field to Platner, who by physically showing up can- wait a minute I'm getting a note
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Platner is also the establishment and he had a literal nazi tattoo.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Platner is also the establishment and he had a literal nazi tattoo.
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Progressives and Leftists: MAGA is a bunch of Nazis!!!
*Graham Platner enters Maine Senate race with bunches of Nazi tattoos*
Progressives and Leftists: But our Nazi is ok because he’s on OUR side!
*Graham Platner enters Maine Senate race with bunches of Nazi tattoos*
Progressives and Leftists: But our Nazi is ok because he’s on OUR side!
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Progressives and Leftists: MAGA is a bunch of Nazis!!!
*Graham Platner enters Maine Senate race with bunches of Nazi tattoos*
Progressives and Leftists: But our Nazi is ok because he’s on OUR side!
*Graham Platner enters Maine Senate race with bunches of Nazi tattoos*
Progressives and Leftists: But our Nazi is ok because he’s on OUR side!
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Platner is misleading people in saying this isn’t so. He’s using it to attack Gov Mills. That’s unethical political campaigning. #mepolitics
The Maine State Police, at least, are already following the policies outlined in a new law limiting the ability of local law enforcement to collaborate with federal immigration authorities — even though the law is not scheduled to take effect until this summer.
#MEpolitics #LD1971
#MEpolitics #LD1971
A new anti-ICE law isn’t in effect yet. Maine State Police are already following it.
Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck issued a directive last month immediately implementing the law's underlying policies for his agency.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Platner is misleading people in saying this isn’t so. He’s using it to attack Gov Mills. That’s unethical political campaigning. #mepolitics
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There really is no good argument for Platner and his Nazi tattoo over her at this point.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
There really is no good argument for Platner and his Nazi tattoo over her at this point.
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“Mills flew to California” ARE THEY SERIOUS. PLATNER IS IN NORWAY.
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 AM
“Mills flew to California” ARE THEY SERIOUS. PLATNER IS IN NORWAY.
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Whew. That was a doozy. I need to prep for class, so I'll write up more later, but quick reaction is Hawaii will likely lose, but maybe as close as 5-4. Justices didnt seem interested in looking to govt motive/purpose, but couldnt get over that Hawaii was doing something it wouldnt for other rights.
At 10am ET, the Supreme Court hears argument in Wolford v. Lopez, a Second Amendment challenge to a new Hawaii law that switches the default rule & disallows guns on private property absent consent.
I won't live-post the whole arg, but I'm going to spotlight what seems important in this thread. 🧵
I won't live-post the whole arg, but I'm going to spotlight what seems important in this thread. 🧵
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Whew. That was a doozy. I need to prep for class, so I'll write up more later, but quick reaction is Hawaii will likely lose, but maybe as close as 5-4. Justices didnt seem interested in looking to govt motive/purpose, but couldnt get over that Hawaii was doing something it wouldnt for other rights.
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Ah there's Axios never missing an opportunity to divide Dems. Look, there's plenty to not be happy about, but boosting Axios is the Devil's work.
Scoop: Maine Gov. Janet Mills jetted off to California this week for big-dollar Senate fundraisers, leaving the same day ICE raided her state
Scoop: Mills flew to California fundraisers while ICE raided Maine
Mill's precise whereabouts from Tuesday to Thursday of this week were a source of speculation.
www.axios.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Ah there's Axios never missing an opportunity to divide Dems. Look, there's plenty to not be happy about, but boosting Axios is the Devil's work.
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From someone on the ground in Lewiston, Maine:
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
From someone on the ground in Lewiston, Maine:
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8%, fwiw, is about when the senate leans into toss-up territory
Good Silver Bulletin note out just now on the midterms — Nate’s best guess at the moment is Dems winning the popular vote in the House by 7-8%:
January 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
8%, fwiw, is about when the senate leans into toss-up territory
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The Trump Administration has ramped up ICE's operations in Maine, leaving many fearful of what's to come.
Together, we will continue to place the safety and civil rights of Maine people above all else, and remain vigilant in our defense of due process and the rule of law.
Together, we will continue to place the safety and civil rights of Maine people above all else, and remain vigilant in our defense of due process and the rule of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The Trump Administration has ramped up ICE's operations in Maine, leaving many fearful of what's to come.
Together, we will continue to place the safety and civil rights of Maine people above all else, and remain vigilant in our defense of due process and the rule of law.
Together, we will continue to place the safety and civil rights of Maine people above all else, and remain vigilant in our defense of due process and the rule of law.
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PPP has Peltola +2
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
PPP has Peltola +2
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I think it’s just they are worried he’s going to be (he’s not) and they are trying to get kill that in the crib
January 21, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I think it’s just they are worried he’s going to be (he’s not) and they are trying to get kill that in the crib
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Newsom thinks social media is politics.
There is a reason I have never considered him an actual candidate for 2028. What looks like boldness is simply desperately trying anything he can to get national traction. Sometimes it works, but his instincts are generally so bad it mostly just blows up in his face.
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Newsom thinks social media is politics.
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I've been working on California state policy the entire time Newsom has been governor, and I can assure you that it has not been doing "just fine" with a governor who has always been more focused on podcasting and promotion-seeking than doing his job.
Newsom is the antidote to Trump. We need Newsom's fearsomeness to attack Trump. California is doing just fine with Newsom away for a few days.
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I've been working on California state policy the entire time Newsom has been governor, and I can assure you that it has not been doing "just fine" with a governor who has always been more focused on podcasting and promotion-seeking than doing his job.
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4th Cir. upholds almost all of Maryland's new "sensitive location" gun prohibitions:
✅gov't buildings
✅public transportation
✅school grounds
✅w/in 1,000 feet of public demonstrations
✅state parks & museums
✅healthcare facilities
✅places that sell alcohol
❌private property held open to the public.
✅gov't buildings
✅public transportation
✅school grounds
✅w/in 1,000 feet of public demonstrations
✅state parks & museums
✅healthcare facilities
✅places that sell alcohol
❌private property held open to the public.
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
4th Cir. upholds almost all of Maryland's new "sensitive location" gun prohibitions:
✅gov't buildings
✅public transportation
✅school grounds
✅w/in 1,000 feet of public demonstrations
✅state parks & museums
✅healthcare facilities
✅places that sell alcohol
❌private property held open to the public.
✅gov't buildings
✅public transportation
✅school grounds
✅w/in 1,000 feet of public demonstrations
✅state parks & museums
✅healthcare facilities
✅places that sell alcohol
❌private property held open to the public.
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I feel like the easiest answers here are:
1) No
2) Hell no
3) None
I will vigorously oppose him in the primary but will make no pre-commitments to oppose him in the general because he would still, as awful as he is, be better than JD Vance.
1) No
2) Hell no
3) None
I will vigorously oppose him in the primary but will make no pre-commitments to oppose him in the general because he would still, as awful as he is, be better than JD Vance.
I think there's several conversations about Newsom right now worth untangling.
1) Is he the likely nominee? (he's currently the most likely individual, but unlikely vs the field tho)
2) Whether you should support him in primaries (no)
3) What pre-commitments you should make if he wins nomination
1) Is he the likely nominee? (he's currently the most likely individual, but unlikely vs the field tho)
2) Whether you should support him in primaries (no)
3) What pre-commitments you should make if he wins nomination
January 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I feel like the easiest answers here are:
1) No
2) Hell no
3) None
I will vigorously oppose him in the primary but will make no pre-commitments to oppose him in the general because he would still, as awful as he is, be better than JD Vance.
1) No
2) Hell no
3) None
I will vigorously oppose him in the primary but will make no pre-commitments to oppose him in the general because he would still, as awful as he is, be better than JD Vance.
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This is because a certain politician told a generation of voters that they could use the "bully pulpit", "ignore the courts", and change laws from the white house with just a stroke of a pen.
And as a result, we've turned an executive office into an authoritarian one where the biggest liar - wins.
And as a result, we've turned an executive office into an authoritarian one where the biggest liar - wins.
Trump can't just flip a switch and turn off elections.
People need to stop this weird deification of the president as God-King of America.
People need to stop this weird deification of the president as God-King of America.
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is because a certain politician told a generation of voters that they could use the "bully pulpit", "ignore the courts", and change laws from the white house with just a stroke of a pen.
And as a result, we've turned an executive office into an authoritarian one where the biggest liar - wins.
And as a result, we've turned an executive office into an authoritarian one where the biggest liar - wins.
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Re: Trump canceling the midterms I keep getting replies asking "who's going to stop him???"
Well, he's already lost several high profile fights—the Gaetz nomination, Tennessee redistricting, the occupation of Chicago, etc.—and his political capital is not exactly replenishing itself.
Well, he's already lost several high profile fights—the Gaetz nomination, Tennessee redistricting, the occupation of Chicago, etc.—and his political capital is not exactly replenishing itself.
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Re: Trump canceling the midterms I keep getting replies asking "who's going to stop him???"
Well, he's already lost several high profile fights—the Gaetz nomination, Tennessee redistricting, the occupation of Chicago, etc.—and his political capital is not exactly replenishing itself.
Well, he's already lost several high profile fights—the Gaetz nomination, Tennessee redistricting, the occupation of Chicago, etc.—and his political capital is not exactly replenishing itself.
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There are literally 100,000 polling places in the country. They could only surge to a handful, and it would stretch them thin as it is, and as we see every time they show up, a mob of wine moms instantly materializes to scream at them to go to fucking hell.
Folks, Trump has brought the full force of ICE to bear on a mid-sized city and he can't even stop the demonstrations there. He's not going to be able to cancel the midterm elections by fiat or station his goons outside more than a handful of polling places.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
There are literally 100,000 polling places in the country. They could only surge to a handful, and it would stretch them thin as it is, and as we see every time they show up, a mob of wine moms instantly materializes to scream at them to go to fucking hell.
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So to return to this: Mussolini had 200,000 blackshirts for the March on Rome in a country of ~35m. Hitler had 400,000 brownshirts in 1932 in Germany for a population of ~60m.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
In 1932, on the eve of seizing power, the Nazi goon army - the Sturmabteiling or SA - numbered 400,000 members. By 1933, it was over two *million.*
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
So to return to this: Mussolini had 200,000 blackshirts for the March on Rome in a country of ~35m. Hitler had 400,000 brownshirts in 1932 in Germany for a population of ~60m.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
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He’s right: this is not a collapsed state. We still have civic power. Elections can’t just be canceled. Courts won’t close. Martial law isn’t coming. American democracy is wounded, not dead. Pressure is maintenance. Keep pushing relentlessly, without despair. Nihilism isn’t insight. It’s abdication.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
He’s right: this is not a collapsed state. We still have civic power. Elections can’t just be canceled. Courts won’t close. Martial law isn’t coming. American democracy is wounded, not dead. Pressure is maintenance. Keep pushing relentlessly, without despair. Nihilism isn’t insight. It’s abdication.