Eric Teusink
@ericteusink.bsky.social
Always trying to figure out if I'm real Atlanta yet.
real estate lawyer • wannabe pol • grant park dad • adjunct gsu law prof • historic developer • beer nerd • book collector/reader • family traveler • dawgs • atlutd • hawks • miscellany
real estate lawyer • wannabe pol • grant park dad • adjunct gsu law prof • historic developer • beer nerd • book collector/reader • family traveler • dawgs • atlutd • hawks • miscellany
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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...
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Ah yes, my favorite time of year, when everyone who moved here from cold flat places tries to tell me how Atlanta overreacts to winter. You can take your ass back to wherever the fuck Indiana if you want, I didn’t invite you here.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Ah yes, my favorite time of year, when everyone who moved here from cold flat places tries to tell me how Atlanta overreacts to winter. You can take your ass back to wherever the fuck Indiana if you want, I didn’t invite you here.
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So glad I searched up Edmund Fitzgerald Tok again
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
So glad I searched up Edmund Fitzgerald Tok again
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Each new statement is dumber than the last.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Each new statement is dumber than the last.
Waiting with bated breath for Speaker Johnson's post-shutdown rationale for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Waiting with bated breath for Speaker Johnson's post-shutdown rationale for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva.
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
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For posterity. This was not intended as a knock on Ossoff. I think he is typically quite good.
And I believe he can fight like hell, vote on his principles, and still win Georgia by 3 to 5 points.
So joining in with the Gang of Cowards would have made no sense here.
Glad he didn't.
And I believe he can fight like hell, vote on his principles, and still win Georgia by 3 to 5 points.
So joining in with the Gang of Cowards would have made no sense here.
Glad he didn't.
If @ossoff.senate.gov votes to capitulate he has to catch a primary challenger.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
For posterity. This was not intended as a knock on Ossoff. I think he is typically quite good.
And I believe he can fight like hell, vote on his principles, and still win Georgia by 3 to 5 points.
So joining in with the Gang of Cowards would have made no sense here.
Glad he didn't.
And I believe he can fight like hell, vote on his principles, and still win Georgia by 3 to 5 points.
So joining in with the Gang of Cowards would have made no sense here.
Glad he didn't.
Bitchmade: The Democratic Party Story by Charles Ellis Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Bitchmade: The Democratic Party Story by Charles Ellis Schumer
But they were gonna nuke the filibuster!
Good.
There is already far too much anti-majoritarianism built into the system.
See: The Senate. The Supreme Court. Gerrymandering. The Electoral College.
Good.
There is already far too much anti-majoritarianism built into the system.
See: The Senate. The Supreme Court. Gerrymandering. The Electoral College.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
But they were gonna nuke the filibuster!
Good.
There is already far too much anti-majoritarianism built into the system.
See: The Senate. The Supreme Court. Gerrymandering. The Electoral College.
Good.
There is already far too much anti-majoritarianism built into the system.
See: The Senate. The Supreme Court. Gerrymandering. The Electoral College.
No donations to Democratic Senate candidates until #SchumerOut.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
No donations to Democratic Senate candidates until #SchumerOut.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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“Guaranteeing a vote” that you will lose is yet again reliance on the “You’re gonna look so bad dude” shit that has worked exactly zero times. Sorry for the posts about the same thing I feel like I am going insane
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“Guaranteeing a vote” that you will lose is yet again reliance on the “You’re gonna look so bad dude” shit that has worked exactly zero times. Sorry for the posts about the same thing I feel like I am going insane
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As Democrats get their votes lined up and talking points ready, it’s important to remember they’re working together to lessen the fallout from their angry base.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
"But Schumer and seven other Democrats who voted to advance the bill earlier Friday voted against passing it."
"Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) was the only Democrat who voted for the bill. King also voted for it. Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky) was the only Republican who voted against it."
"Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) was the only Democrat who voted for the bill. King also voted for it. Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky) was the only Republican who voted against it."
Live updates: Trump-backed bill passes Senate, averting a government shutdown
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As Democrats get their votes lined up and talking points ready, it’s important to remember they’re working together to lessen the fallout from their angry base.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
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BREAKING: The NWSL is awarding its 17th franchise to Atlanta and will join the league for a record expansion fee of $165 million, sources tell The Athletic.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
BREAKING: The NWSL is awarding its 17th franchise to Atlanta and will join the league for a record expansion fee of $165 million, sources tell The Athletic.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
My favorite bit is the part where they say that President Trump, a known Congress respecter, who has been illegally and unilaterally firing government employees, is going to definitely adhere to a bill that tells him to hire them back.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My favorite bit is the part where they say that President Trump, a known Congress respecter, who has been illegally and unilaterally firing government employees, is going to definitely adhere to a bill that tells him to hire them back.
Somebody smarter about politics than me has posited that Senate Democrats MIGHT be trying to set up the House to vote this down and, in so doing, own the shutdown even harder than they already do.
Seems plausible.
But Democratic leadership aren't exactly grandmasters of 4D Chess.
Seems plausible.
But Democratic leadership aren't exactly grandmasters of 4D Chess.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Somebody smarter about politics than me has posited that Senate Democrats MIGHT be trying to set up the House to vote this down and, in so doing, own the shutdown even harder than they already do.
Seems plausible.
But Democratic leadership aren't exactly grandmasters of 4D Chess.
Seems plausible.
But Democratic leadership aren't exactly grandmasters of 4D Chess.
If @ossoff.senate.gov votes to capitulate he has to catch a primary challenger.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If @ossoff.senate.gov votes to capitulate he has to catch a primary challenger.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
We won't feed and provide healthcare for the poor, but we have the money to pay some lackeys to coordinate tearing down a memorial to Black World War II soldiers who died fighting for freedoms they had yet to fully realize.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We won't feed and provide healthcare for the poor, but we have the money to pay some lackeys to coordinate tearing down a memorial to Black World War II soldiers who died fighting for freedoms they had yet to fully realize.
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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Trump at a -16 net approval rating among all adults now, per our average at @fiftyplusone.news, and flirting with dropping below 40% approval.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump at a -16 net approval rating among all adults now, per our average at @fiftyplusone.news, and flirting with dropping below 40% approval.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...