Jacob Smith
@jacobfhsmith.bsky.social
Poli Sci Asst. Prof. Congress-watcher. Elections junkie. Fan of coffee, running. Swiftie. Breads Bakery and Zabar's enthusiast. JB and AOC in '28. he/him. NYC. 🏳️🌈
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this little one takes the train to school, & he starts from the same premise as rabid far-right commentators—it’s a problem that there are so many unhoused people on the subway—but he asks a very different question: how can we help these neighbors live good lives & not have to stay in the subway? 🩷
Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at the Museum of the Moving Image to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.
December 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
this little one takes the train to school, & he starts from the same premise as rabid far-right commentators—it’s a problem that there are so many unhoused people on the subway—but he asks a very different question: how can we help these neighbors live good lives & not have to stay in the subway? 🩷
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I'm actually not too bad at Darts 😁😂
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm actually not too bad at Darts 😁😂
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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NEW SURVEY...
Alaska Survey Research
December 19-21, 2025
N=994 likely Alaska voters
MOE = +/- 3.2%
Fielded online - ASR Survey Panel
Q: If the 2026 election for US Senate for Alaska was held today... for whom would you vote for US Senate?
Mary Peltola 48
Dan Sullivan 46
Undecided 6
Alaska Survey Research
December 19-21, 2025
N=994 likely Alaska voters
MOE = +/- 3.2%
Fielded online - ASR Survey Panel
Q: If the 2026 election for US Senate for Alaska was held today... for whom would you vote for US Senate?
Mary Peltola 48
Dan Sullivan 46
Undecided 6
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NEW SURVEY...
Alaska Survey Research
December 19-21, 2025
N=994 likely Alaska voters
MOE = +/- 3.2%
Fielded online - ASR Survey Panel
Q: If the 2026 election for US Senate for Alaska was held today... for whom would you vote for US Senate?
Mary Peltola 48
Dan Sullivan 46
Undecided 6
Alaska Survey Research
December 19-21, 2025
N=994 likely Alaska voters
MOE = +/- 3.2%
Fielded online - ASR Survey Panel
Q: If the 2026 election for US Senate for Alaska was held today... for whom would you vote for US Senate?
Mary Peltola 48
Dan Sullivan 46
Undecided 6
So this is going to be relevant a lot. lailluminator.com/2023/06/21/l...
Louisiana’s governor and lt. governor are out of the country. Who’s running the state? • Louisiana Illuminator
Both the governor and lieutenant governor are out of the country until Saturday. So who’s in charge of Louisiana?
lailluminator.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
So this is going to be relevant a lot. lailluminator.com/2023/06/21/l...
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Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants
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NY GOP chair Ed Cox issued this statement 10 days ago. Few have ever aged as poorly as this one. x.com/_rebeccaclew...
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NY GOP chair Ed Cox issued this statement 10 days ago. Few have ever aged as poorly as this one. x.com/_rebeccaclew...
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This week we proudly celebrated 50 years of the Westchester County Office for People with Disabilities. Since 1975, this office has been a leader in accessibility and inclusion, working every day to ensure that residents with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community life.
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This week we proudly celebrated 50 years of the Westchester County Office for People with Disabilities. Since 1975, this office has been a leader in accessibility and inclusion, working every day to ensure that residents with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community life.
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“While the Senate is expected to block the measure, advocates warn the House vote will still have consequences—normalizing criminal penalties for standard medical care and setting the stage for further federal and administrative efforts to restrict transgender healthcare nationwide.”
“Three Democrats—Henry Cuellar (TX), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), and Don Davis (NC)—crossed party lines to vote in favor of the felony ban, siding with Republicans to criminalize providers and potentially parents involved in transgender youth care.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/breaking-m...
MTG's Felony National Youth Trans Ban Passes House; 3 Dems Vote For It, 4 GOP Vote Against It
The bill is not expected to pass the Senate, but marks the first time a national trans youth care ban has passed a chamber of Congress.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“While the Senate is expected to block the measure, advocates warn the House vote will still have consequences—normalizing criminal penalties for standard medical care and setting the stage for further federal and administrative efforts to restrict transgender healthcare nationwide.”
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If the ACA subsidies are saved, it will be due to @kamalaharris.com being the nominee in 2024 instead of Biden and saving dozens of Democratic House seats that would have been lost had he remained the nominee. She never gets any credit for this.
BOOM!! That's 218!
Ryan MacKenzie is the 4th House GOP member to sign on.
We have a clean 3-year extension vote in the House, folks!
Ryan MacKenzie is the 4th House GOP member to sign on.
We have a clean 3-year extension vote in the House, folks!
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If the ACA subsidies are saved, it will be due to @kamalaharris.com being the nominee in 2024 instead of Biden and saving dozens of Democratic House seats that would have been lost had he remained the nominee. She never gets any credit for this.
Letters going into the 1922 moment!
it really feels like the end is near for Mike Johnson's speakership after a critical mass of House Republicans this morning forced a vote on ACA subsidies over his resistance
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Letters going into the 1922 moment!
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How atrocious was Trump’s response to Rob Reiner’s murder?
It goes to eleven.
It goes to eleven.
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
How atrocious was Trump’s response to Rob Reiner’s murder?
It goes to eleven.
It goes to eleven.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Rob Reiner directed my favorite movie in the world, and then made all my dreams come true by, with Cary Elwes, organizing a cast reunion table read Zoom fundraiser for WisDems. A heart, spirit, and talent bigger than the whole world. May his and Michele's memory be a blessing.
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what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
what the fuck are you talking about man
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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I think some of the discussion about the redistricting wars misses is that they’re not really about 2026 anymore
save for an unprecedented exogenous event, Dems will win the house next year
But in 2028, every seat gained or lost could end up being the decisive one
save for an unprecedented exogenous event, Dems will win the house next year
But in 2028, every seat gained or lost could end up being the decisive one
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I think some of the discussion about the redistricting wars misses is that they’re not really about 2026 anymore
save for an unprecedented exogenous event, Dems will win the house next year
But in 2028, every seat gained or lost could end up being the decisive one
save for an unprecedented exogenous event, Dems will win the house next year
But in 2028, every seat gained or lost could end up being the decisive one
Even the NYC trash cans are getting in on the meme.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Even the NYC trash cans are getting in on the meme.
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