Eli
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Leftist political analyst focusing on Georgia & RI. Sometimes I talk about justice. | cishet, autistic, 27
📍Sandy Springs, GA
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2025 Nov. qual. muni candidates by @elium2 (GA)
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Here's my 2025 Georgia candidate list! I've listed general election candidates for every municipality in the state with at least 2,000 people (as of the 2020 Census), and I'm working on smaller jurisdictions as well. Special elections are probably not comprehensive.
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Former House speaker / Trump adviser newt Gingrich, saying on the record what we’d heard so much on background from those others:
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Former House speaker / Trump adviser newt Gingrich, saying on the record what we’d heard so much on background from those others:
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
“Look at the rage on the left. It doesn’t sound like a victory party to me. All you have to do is look at the reaction on the left to figure out who won this shutdown…”
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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MoveOn, Indivisible, Our Revolution, and 6 Democrats have called on Chuck Schumer to step aside as leader.
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
MoveOn, Indivisible, Our Revolution, and 6 Democrats have called on Chuck Schumer to step aside as leader.
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
So we asked all 40 Democratic senators who didn’t cave to Republicans if they still think Schumer is the right leader.
Here's what they said.
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
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Tonight, 20 Dem senators voted to keep a hemp ban in the final spending package:
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tonight, 20 Dem senators voted to keep a hemp ban in the final spending package:
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
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This is not how we got Trump. I voted for Harris and you're allowed to criticize the party! Get real!
And this is how we get Trump. Do. Not. Split. Even when you're furious. Especially when we're furious. Understand the gravity of the moment. We're not supporting him. We're supporting the fight against masked agents pulling people off of the street and children starving to death.
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is not how we got Trump. I voted for Harris and you're allowed to criticize the party! Get real!
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If my own count from what we knew on Friday is correct, there should be about 7K ballots left. You'd expect them to break for Wilson as well, but now it's Harrell who needs them.
There are also 100s of 'challenged ballots that people who've cast them can still fix (i.e. verifying their signature).
There are also 100s of 'challenged ballots that people who've cast them can still fix (i.e. verifying their signature).
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If my own count from what we knew on Friday is correct, there should be about 7K ballots left. You'd expect them to break for Wilson as well, but now it's Harrell who needs them.
There are also 100s of 'challenged ballots that people who've cast them can still fix (i.e. verifying their signature).
There are also 100s of 'challenged ballots that people who've cast them can still fix (i.e. verifying their signature).
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
I can think of an easy way to get past internal recriminations
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I can think of an easy way to get past internal recriminations
Last week, Warrenton, Ga., which is 73% Black, had a white mayor pro tem serving as mayor, and each district had one white councilmember and one Black councilmember. After Tuesday's election, the mayor, mayor pro tem, and three of four district members will be Black.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Last week, Warrenton, Ga., which is 73% Black, had a white mayor pro tem serving as mayor, and each district had one white councilmember and one Black councilmember. After Tuesday's election, the mayor, mayor pro tem, and three of four district members will be Black.
A bit flummoxed as to how this otherwise solid AJC profile of Sam Foster states that “at least” three mayors in Cobb County are Black. There are only seven mayors in Cobb County! Did they not check on the rest?
He’s 24. Black. And nearly unseated a four-term mayor where most voters were white.
At 24, Sam Foster is a political newcomer who fell just short of unseating a four-term mayor.
www.ajc.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A bit flummoxed as to how this otherwise solid AJC profile of Sam Foster states that “at least” three mayors in Cobb County are Black. There are only seven mayors in Cobb County! Did they not check on the rest?
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The Mississippi Department of Human Services can no longer replace stolen SNAP benefits after Congress allowed a program to expire that replaced SNAP benefits stolen by card skimming and other forms of fraud.
MDHS is urging residents to change their PINs monthly and monitor transactions.
MDHS is urging residents to change their PINs monthly and monitor transactions.
Mississippi SNAP Beneficiaries Set to Begin Receiving Partial Food Aid Payments
Mississippians who rely on SNAP to help with food costs will soon begin receiving partial payments, the State announced Monday afternoon.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Mississippi Department of Human Services can no longer replace stolen SNAP benefits after Congress allowed a program to expire that replaced SNAP benefits stolen by card skimming and other forms of fraud.
MDHS is urging residents to change their PINs monthly and monitor transactions.
MDHS is urging residents to change their PINs monthly and monitor transactions.
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91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
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This is consistent with what we reported on Saturday, though the framing is (preposterously) positive.
-Schumer was getting regular updates from the Cave Caucus
-He didn't want to be seen as pro-caving but was fine with them negotiating to cave
-Shaheen wouldn't say Schumer was working against her
-Schumer was getting regular updates from the Cave Caucus
-He didn't want to be seen as pro-caving but was fine with them negotiating to cave
-Shaheen wouldn't say Schumer was working against her
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is consistent with what we reported on Saturday, though the framing is (preposterously) positive.
-Schumer was getting regular updates from the Cave Caucus
-He didn't want to be seen as pro-caving but was fine with them negotiating to cave
-Shaheen wouldn't say Schumer was working against her
-Schumer was getting regular updates from the Cave Caucus
-He didn't want to be seen as pro-caving but was fine with them negotiating to cave
-Shaheen wouldn't say Schumer was working against her
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A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Fulton County is still using ClarityElections as a secondary platform for election results. Clarity is reporting more votes than the SoS website, largely in Atlanta, and has done so since at least Thursday.
Election Night Reporting
results.enr.clarityelections.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Fulton County is still using ClarityElections as a secondary platform for election results. Clarity is reporting more votes than the SoS website, largely in Atlanta, and has done so since at least Thursday.
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If you think the president is a tyrant and you're running for office to oppose him the only platform you can have is "Give us enough votes to impeach and remove this menace." Otherwise what's the point of electing you?
September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If you think the president is a tyrant and you're running for office to oppose him the only platform you can have is "Give us enough votes to impeach and remove this menace." Otherwise what's the point of electing you?
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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The vast majority of homeowners with fire insurance never file a claim but we don't say fire insurance is a bad idea. Having the insurance *is* using the system. And I think that people actually understand this *because everyone needs health insurance*
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The vast majority of homeowners with fire insurance never file a claim but we don't say fire insurance is a bad idea. Having the insurance *is* using the system. And I think that people actually understand this *because everyone needs health insurance*
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Truly why fight for this when a deal is gonna be done by the end of the week
TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD CONTINUE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Truly why fight for this when a deal is gonna be done by the end of the week
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I mean they're just saying it bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I mean they're just saying it bsky.app/profile/atru...
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It's true! They published it!
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's true! They published it!
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In this case, the alleged problem -- men pretending to be women so they can dominate women's sports -- does not exist, and policies to prevent even any potential abuse of the system are already in place. This leaves the policy proponents actually want: banning trans people from public life.
See, the path to victory is telling people that their bs moral panics are real. Then don't offer any solutions (because there are no real solutions, just the eliminationist politics of the con artists who promote the moral panics). Then, if you still somehow get into office, cave. People love that!
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In this case, the alleged problem -- men pretending to be women so they can dominate women's sports -- does not exist, and policies to prevent even any potential abuse of the system are already in place. This leaves the policy proponents actually want: banning trans people from public life.
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It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.
To repeat: Maybe electing a life-long criminal to an office where he can pardon other criminals wasn't such a good idea.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.