NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy
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1 of 400 NH State Reps (in my case: Merrimack County District 20; i.e. Concord Ward 6). Read my pinned post. he/him. #NHPolitics
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Mamdani's most popular proposal, according to the poll, is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations.
Zohran Mamdani's most popular policy proposal is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations, new poll finds
Mamdani's most popular proposal, according to the poll, is raising taxes on millionaires and corporations.
www.businessinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Similar horror story here. We have a major surgery in our family coming up and have to decide whether to be financially devastated now or later.
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Similar horror story here. We have a major surgery in our family coming up and have to decide whether to be financially devastated now or later.
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The Government Lawyers Database is live. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this, and it's definitely worth taking the time to check out.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Government Lawyers Database is live. A lot of people have put a lot of work into this, and it's definitely worth taking the time to check out.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
What is it? The short is, it documents the good and the bad that government attorneys are doing right now.
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Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
RETVRN
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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"And I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure. That’s the kind of lesson he remembers."
i think ezra is basically on the money here
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"And I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure. That’s the kind of lesson he remembers."
Obviously this isn't the point, but I find it kinda funny that this study is being hosted out of the NLM at NIH:
as it turns out, there is plenty of evidence on strategically whipping Senate votes such that on-cycle Senators reap the benefits and off-cycle and retiring Senators take it in the shorts.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Senate Electoral Cycle and Bicameral Appropriations Politics
We consider the consequences of the Senate electoral cycle and bicameralism for distributive politics, introducing the concept of contested credit claiming, i.e. that members of a state’s House and Senate delegations must share the credit for ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Obviously this isn't the point, but I find it kinda funny that this study is being hosted out of the NLM at NIH:
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I'm so happy to see progressives doing well!
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm so happy to see progressives doing well!
INBOX: Looks like @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is running. #FITN
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
INBOX: Looks like @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is running. #FITN
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Things that would get any other president impeached
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Things that would get any other president impeached
I haven't been paying too close attention to the 50-year mortgage proposal; is the idea that it would be an option that borrowers could choose if they wanted, or would it replace the existing mortgage options that are available?
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I haven't been paying too close attention to the 50-year mortgage proposal; is the idea that it would be an option that borrowers could choose if they wanted, or would it replace the existing mortgage options that are available?
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hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
At the Concord City Council meeting tonight; lots of people here to testify on the proposed new police station
#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
At the Concord City Council meeting tonight; lots of people here to testify on the proposed new police station
#NHPolitics
#NHPolitics
The spectre of "terrorism" lets regimes get away with all sorts of atrocities:
Israel bill to allow death penalty for 'terrorists' passes first vote
Israel bill to allow death penalty for 'terrorists' passes first vote
While the death penalty exists for a small number of crimes in Israel, it has become a de facto abolitionist country – the Nazi Holocaust perpetrator Adolf Eichmann was the last person to be executed in 1962.
www.lemonde.fr
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The spectre of "terrorism" lets regimes get away with all sorts of atrocities:
surely these are good combinations of words to be associated with one another:
Chuck Schumer, caved, ACA subsidies, Tim Kaine, resign, snow, pardons, retiring, Democratic Party, you remind, respect, minority leader, Dem Senators, eight, I need to get a lot, cold, traitors, cowards, replace, Dick Durbin
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November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
surely these are good combinations of words to be associated with one another:
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The 8 Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to re-open the government won "a promise to hold a vote on ACA susidies sometime in the future"
Current market value of a Republican promise = $0.00
Current market value of a Republican promise = $0.00
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The 8 Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to re-open the government won "a promise to hold a vote on ACA susidies sometime in the future"
Current market value of a Republican promise = $0.00
Current market value of a Republican promise = $0.00
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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
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We are in a humanitarian battle: people have gone hungry, without pay, & have held on for 40 days with the SOLE purpose of HEALTHCARE SECURITY. Sunday's vote prolongs the battle & fails to deliver. Our soldiers have held strong, but our senators falter- final vote happening soon.
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We are in a humanitarian battle: people have gone hungry, without pay, & have held on for 40 days with the SOLE purpose of HEALTHCARE SECURITY. Sunday's vote prolongs the battle & fails to deliver. Our soldiers have held strong, but our senators falter- final vote happening soon.
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Democratic congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen trashed the shutdown-ending deal crafted by her own mother, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), calling healthcare the “cause of my life” in a statement issued Monday.”
Even her daughter knows her mother is a sellout.
Even her daughter knows her mother is a sellout.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Torches Shutdown-Ending Deal — That Was Crafted By Her Own Mother
Democratic congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen trashed the shutdown-ending deal crafted by her own mother, Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
www.mediaite.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Democratic congressional candidate Stefany Shaheen trashed the shutdown-ending deal crafted by her own mother, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), calling healthcare the “cause of my life” in a statement issued Monday.”
Even her daughter knows her mother is a sellout.
Even her daughter knows her mother is a sellout.
People were wondering if Stefany would differ from her mother at all on this, well here is your answer:
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. Her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. “Clearly we had different approaches here,” Stefany Shaheen said on Monday. nyti.ms/4nMq7s0
Jeanne Shaheen Faces Shutdown Blowback From Her Daughter
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
People were wondering if Stefany would differ from her mother at all on this, well here is your answer:
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The craziest thing about the Senate D capitulation is that the Trump administration was taking the blame and showing weakness in so many ways, including losing elections. What a time to fold!
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The craziest thing about the Senate D capitulation is that the Trump administration was taking the blame and showing weakness in so many ways, including losing elections. What a time to fold!
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Leo is an American citizen.
If being American means anything, it’s that he should be free to work without worrying the government will raid the property without a warrant & arrest him for doing nothing wrong.
If being American means anything, it’s that he should be free to work without worrying the government will raid the property without a warrant & arrest him for doing nothing wrong.
The latest from @jaredmcclain.bsky.social, a senior attorney at @ij.org, who represents Leonardo Garcia Venegas in a federal class-action lawsuit:
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Leo is an American citizen.
If being American means anything, it’s that he should be free to work without worrying the government will raid the property without a warrant & arrest him for doing nothing wrong.
If being American means anything, it’s that he should be free to work without worrying the government will raid the property without a warrant & arrest him for doing nothing wrong.
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We don’t gotta live like this!!
You deserve a better society. Join DSA today and win it.
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Democratic Socialists of America stand with working people as Democrats sell-out to the Right - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
Democratic Socialists of America stand in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump’s billionaire budget. There is a class war in this country, and it’s being waged by the wealthy few aga...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We don’t gotta live like this!!
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The Nurses of NNU have been promoting, campaigning for and lobbying for #MedicareForAll for years. I was in DC for this purpose in 2018. The Bill is there, ready to GO! Let's force them to pass it.
70% of Americans disapprove of this administration’s handling of healthcare. Cutting ACA subsidies is not the solution.
This is the time to make the case and build a broad coalition for Medicare tor All.
This is the time to make the case and build a broad coalition for Medicare tor All.
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Nurses of NNU have been promoting, campaigning for and lobbying for #MedicareForAll for years. I was in DC for this purpose in 2018. The Bill is there, ready to GO! Let's force them to pass it.
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Exactly why we need policies like guaranteed income that unrig the system, and deliver the economic conditions for freedom and dignity for all.
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Exactly why we need policies like guaranteed income that unrig the system, and deliver the economic conditions for freedom and dignity for all.