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David Darmofal
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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.

Reposted by Victor Pickard, David Darmofal

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4h
This bit of news — at least 40 dead— appears around the 27th graf of the NYT story. Which is a really bizarre choice.

(And we find out a few grafs down that several US soldiers were injured)
At least 40 people were killed in Saturday's attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h
Buddhist monks on nationwide Walk for Peace will pass through Columbia
www.thestate.com/news/state/s...
Buddhist monks on nationwide Walk for Peace will pass through Columbia
The monks walking from Texas to Washington, D.C., have announced they will be heading to South Carolina’s capital.
www.thestate.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 5h
Nope.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 5h
Have never been prouder to have supported @kamalaharris.com for years & to have voted for her than I am today. She's the best of us.
a woman is standing on a stage holding a microphone in front of a crowd of people wearing yellow shirts .
ALT: a woman is standing on a stage holding a microphone in front of a crowd of people wearing yellow shirts .
media.tenor.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h
According to the NY Post, Trump is not afraid of boots on the ground.
nypost.com/2026/01/03/w...
Trump says US will temporarily run Venezuela, ‘not afraid of boots on ground’ if necessary
President Trump told the nation Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was captured “in the dead of night” and that the US would now take over running the South American country.
nypost.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h
Breathtakingly open racism
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan: "There are members of Congress that they just cannot trust. And I understand that. We have folks that are Somali first and not America first."

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 6h
So:

1. Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders hasn't called for impeachment yet.

2. Progressive Rep. AOC hasn't called for impeachment yet.

3. Progressive Senate candidate Dr. El-Sayed hasn't called for impeachment yet.

It's possible that one, two or all three will soon. But as of tonight...nope.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h
The Do Something crowd, however, never demands that their own faves Do Something.
charlesgaba.com Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 6h
Oh, yeah...Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hasn't called for impeachment as of yet either. This is the only formal comment on Venezuela of hers I've found either here or on Twitter today.
Rep. AOC

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h
The white left never applies the same rules to their Saint Bernard that they apply to other elected officials.
charlesgaba.com Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 6h
I'm not pointing this out to condemn *or* praise any of them, merely to note that even Dr. El-Sayed doesn't appear to be calling for articles of impeachment to be filed (at least none of them have done so publicly as of yet).

For that matter, guess who also hasn't called for impeachment as of yet?
Bernie Sanders statement re. Venezuela

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 6h
Oh, yeah...Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hasn't called for impeachment as of yet either. This is the only formal comment on Venezuela of hers I've found either here or on Twitter today.
Rep. AOC

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Charles GetCovered-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 6h
I'm not pointing this out to condemn *or* praise any of them, merely to note that even Dr. El-Sayed doesn't appear to be calling for articles of impeachment to be filed (at least none of them have done so publicly as of yet).

For that matter, guess who also hasn't called for impeachment as of yet?
Bernie Sanders statement re. Venezuela

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h
Right-wing bishop Robert Barron says things like he did to promote himself. Because Barron is a narcissist. Much better to focus on people doing good work in the Catholic Church, like those at this event on immigration at Georgetown.
“Making Life Unbearable”: The Impacts of Immigration Enforcement on Families and Communities
YouTube video by Global Georgetown
www.youtube.com

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 6h
Use this when you run in to some doomed or troll complaining that Dems aren’t speaking clearly & forcefully against what Trump is doing RE Venezuela.

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/the-...
The Dem Reaction - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Where are the Democrats right now? Friend of the blog Jamie Mayerfeld has done the research: I saw someone write on Facebook: “Only a short matter of time before we see establishment liberals falling ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

Reposted by David R. Miller, Jacob T. Levy, Nathan P. Kalmoe , and 1 more

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7h
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:

"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, David Darmofal

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Vile
Trump repost: “Did Walz really have Melissa Hortman assassinated?”

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
Darmok and Jelad, exhausted.

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 8h
The American people do not want – nor did they vote for – unauthorized war with Venezuela.

Our response to the Trump administration's military strikes and arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro:

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
I'm looking at videos on YouTube & this image featuring the painting of the Madonna of the Streets came up. This was one of my mom's favorite paintings and we had a copy on our wall all the time I was growing up.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
Just about now we could all use this video of a puppy taking a ride on a baby's back.
www.youtube.com/shorts/ioJAR...
Cutest Thing You’ll See Today! 🥺🐾
YouTube video by This Just Happened
www.youtube.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
"Grabbing he". Wow. He's Tom Grunick brought to life.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 9h
But hey, at least your groceries are more expensive than ever under Trump & Vance!

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 9h
Pope Leo didn't support this action either. I assume Lindsey Graham thinks he's "weak and hand-wringing" too? Graham's already insulted our Catholic faith by demanding the Pope reject Catholic teaching & support Trump. SC deserves @drannieandrews.com, a better person than Graham, in that seat.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 9h
This is that right-wing SEEK conference put on by the right-wing group FOCUS. Catholics are supposed to take Communion standing up, but some conservatives insist on kneeling as a show of excessive piety.
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268821/...
SEEK 2026 in Texas opens with rock concert by a priest, Mass
A rock concert by a priest and a video message from Pope Leo XIV were part of the opening night of SEEK 2026.
www.catholicnewsagency.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 9h
Any Democrat can file articles of impeachment. The leftists on here are always telling us how great AOC is. So why are they asking Jeffries to file them instead of her? Push her to do it.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Philip Nel, David R. Miller , and 3 more

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.

This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Axel Bruns, David R. Miller , and 2 more

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
“.. There is no evidence that anyone on the Trump team has thought about what will happen tomorrow, or next week, or next year ..

“.. we’re not even 24 hours into this .. Decades later, we’re still dealing with the aftermath in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
fallows.substack.com/p/blind-into...

Reposted by Christopher Wright, Kevin Carey, Robert C. Richards , and 4 more

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 10h
The most disturbing presidential press conference I have ever seen.

fallows.substack.com/p/blind-into...

(First 3/4ths before paywall.)
‘Blind Into Caracas’
Less than 24 hours in, members of the Trump team are celebrating victory. None of them seem to have wondered what happens a day, a month, a decade from now.
fallows.substack.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 11h
The bigotry knows no limit.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan: "There are members of Congress that they just cannot trust. And I understand that. We have folks that are Somali first and not America first."

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Timothy Burke, Henry Jones , and 2 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan: "There are members of Congress that they just cannot trust. And I understand that. We have folks that are Somali first and not America first."