Chris Miller
@iamcurious.bsky.social
Just like zis guy, you know
Heart in Mpls, currently Seattle-ish
Ex-academic. Politics, punk rock and ⚽.
Heart in Mpls, currently Seattle-ish
Ex-academic. Politics, punk rock and ⚽.
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Chris Miller
@iamcurious.bsky.social
· Apr 19
I don't know who needs to hear this, but:
The enemy of your enemy may **not** be your friend, but you should absolutely let them attack your enemy instead of trying to remind everyone why he's not your friend and cannot be trusted.
The enemy of your enemy may **not** be your friend, but you should absolutely let them attack your enemy instead of trying to remind everyone why he's not your friend and cannot be trusted.
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we need to turn toronto into tokyo if only to nuke the fucking suburban vote
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Ontario Provincial Polling:
PCPO: 51% (+8)
OLP: 23% (-7)
ONDP: 19% (-)
GPO: 3% (-2)
Others: 4%
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Ontario Provincial Polling:
PCPO: 51% (+8)
OLP: 23% (-7)
ONDP: 19% (-)
GPO: 3% (-2)
Others: 4%
Abacus / Nov 6, 2025 / n=1000 / Online
(% Change with 2025 Election)
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November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
we need to turn toronto into tokyo if only to nuke the fucking suburban vote
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One important result of the Dems' surrender on the shutdown: It is already producing a rebellion from the party's base.
Which is a good thing! Anger is the most powerful force in politics.
I explore in my latest for Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
Which is a good thing! Anger is the most powerful force in politics.
I explore in my latest for Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One important result of the Dems' surrender on the shutdown: It is already producing a rebellion from the party's base.
Which is a good thing! Anger is the most powerful force in politics.
I explore in my latest for Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
Which is a good thing! Anger is the most powerful force in politics.
I explore in my latest for Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/shutdown-d...
If God help me I somehow live to see 94, I hope I retain a fraction of this woman's fire.
From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If God help me I somehow live to see 94, I hope I retain a fraction of this woman's fire.
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
I'd still love a detailed breakdown of how it is profitable to run a business like Deadspin into the ground like this.
It's not like New Media had any tangible, valuable assets to strip mine.
Legacy newspapers at least had an existing subscriber base and often property in prime downtown locales.
It's not like New Media had any tangible, valuable assets to strip mine.
Legacy newspapers at least had an existing subscriber base and often property in prime downtown locales.
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'd still love a detailed breakdown of how it is profitable to run a business like Deadspin into the ground like this.
It's not like New Media had any tangible, valuable assets to strip mine.
Legacy newspapers at least had an existing subscriber base and often property in prime downtown locales.
It's not like New Media had any tangible, valuable assets to strip mine.
Legacy newspapers at least had an existing subscriber base and often property in prime downtown locales.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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No, no, no, by bailing Trump out, Senate Democrats won the major victory of a pinky promise to hold a meaningless vote on the ACA subsidies which -- hang on now, this is the good part -- will *shame* Republicans when they vote against it.
Wait, Dick Durbin has some charts that'll blow you away.
Wait, Dick Durbin has some charts that'll blow you away.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
No, no, no, by bailing Trump out, Senate Democrats won the major victory of a pinky promise to hold a meaningless vote on the ACA subsidies which -- hang on now, this is the good part -- will *shame* Republicans when they vote against it.
Wait, Dick Durbin has some charts that'll blow you away.
Wait, Dick Durbin has some charts that'll blow you away.
Not one dime to any sitting Democratic Senator, or to the DSCC.
i just realized what hes describing here is a fundraising email, they sold us out for for the promise of dope ass fundraising emails
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not one dime to any sitting Democratic Senator, or to the DSCC.
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like i said about obama in 2007 - why would you waste talent like that in a wasteland like the senate?
This is why AOC shouldn't challenge Schumer's seat. The Senate is a waste of her talent. She doesn't need it to elevate her profile and nothing would be accomplished anyways.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
like i said about obama in 2007 - why would you waste talent like that in a wasteland like the senate?
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people always think im some fire breathing radical when i say the senate is the worst thing about dc, esp senate democrats. but look at the evidence. from iraq to yesterday and beyond, they always succeed at failing.
I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that most Dem senators cannot be trusted - we are clearly on our own!
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
people always think im some fire breathing radical when i say the senate is the worst thing about dc, esp senate democrats. but look at the evidence. from iraq to yesterday and beyond, they always succeed at failing.
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“The Republicans were being blamed for all of this chaos…and yet, days later this this group of Democrats with the tacit support of Chuck Schumer decide that they’re going to end this and cave.”
Calls For Schumer to Step Down Grow as Democrats Cave on Healthcare & Help GOP Pass Funding Bill
We speak to The American Prospect’s David Dayen about what could be the end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after seven Democratic Senators and one independent struck a deal with R...
www.democracynow.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The Republicans were being blamed for all of this chaos…and yet, days later this this group of Democrats with the tacit support of Chuck Schumer decide that they’re going to end this and cave.”
Toxic fandom is mostly cosplayed racism and sexism.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Toxic fandom is mostly cosplayed racism and sexism.
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I will believe that these people love Lord of the Rings when I see any evidence that they can read.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I will believe that these people love Lord of the Rings when I see any evidence that they can read.
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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ghosts of war in a wisconsin forest - read it every year on veterans day newrepublic.com/article/1556...
Ghosts of War in a Wisconsin Forest
An Afghanistan veteran's struggle with ecology and memory
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
ghosts of war in a wisconsin forest - read it every year on veterans day newrepublic.com/article/1556...
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I'm sure Schumer himself already filed one to the Times bsky.app/profile/jmch...
Wonder if someone will trot out a “if you’re against Chuck Schumer, you’re antisemitic” think piece.
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm sure Schumer himself already filed one to the Times bsky.app/profile/jmch...
Be kinda hilarious if Trump sued the BBC, trying to extort the bribe and fealty he expects from American broadcasters.
🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Be kinda hilarious if Trump sued the BBC, trying to extort the bribe and fealty he expects from American broadcasters.
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🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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 1:40 AM
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
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I'm tired of the sanders worship or exceptionalism of several senate dems. it's just not true. every senate dem has been a supporter of Schumer and they are absolutely complicit. they are all on this.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I'm tired of the sanders worship or exceptionalism of several senate dems. it's just not true. every senate dem has been a supporter of Schumer and they are absolutely complicit. they are all on this.
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Let's call @democrats.senate.gov bluff and DEMAND they remove @schumer.senate.gov as senate minority leader IMMEDIATELY. Either he coordinated making sure the votes came from Senators not up for reelection or he's lost control of his caucus.
Either way, he's a failure. He has to go.
Either way, he's a failure. He has to go.
Demand Democratic Senate Leadership Accountability: Remove Senator Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader
This petition calls on sitting Democratic US Senators to remove Chuck Schumer from his role as Senate Minority Leader due to his failure to protect millions of Americans during the recent government s...
actionnetwork.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Let's call @democrats.senate.gov bluff and DEMAND they remove @schumer.senate.gov as senate minority leader IMMEDIATELY. Either he coordinated making sure the votes came from Senators not up for reelection or he's lost control of his caucus.
Either way, he's a failure. He has to go.
Either way, he's a failure. He has to go.
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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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Yes!
And I think he did great work with media but honestly nothing had me saying "oh wow communicator of a generation."
No. He's likeable, he's decent, his policies are popular, he has a campaign work ethic.
Maybe most importantly: he obviously had competent staff and obviously listened to them.
And I think he did great work with media but honestly nothing had me saying "oh wow communicator of a generation."
No. He's likeable, he's decent, his policies are popular, he has a campaign work ethic.
Maybe most importantly: he obviously had competent staff and obviously listened to them.
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yes!
And I think he did great work with media but honestly nothing had me saying "oh wow communicator of a generation."
No. He's likeable, he's decent, his policies are popular, he has a campaign work ethic.
Maybe most importantly: he obviously had competent staff and obviously listened to them.
And I think he did great work with media but honestly nothing had me saying "oh wow communicator of a generation."
No. He's likeable, he's decent, his policies are popular, he has a campaign work ethic.
Maybe most importantly: he obviously had competent staff and obviously listened to them.
Party that always surrenders promises this is the last time, for real, I've learned my lesson, next time I'm really going to fight for something.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
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 1:48 AM
Party that always surrenders promises this is the last time, for real, I've learned my lesson, next time I'm really going to fight for something.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!