joe jourdan.
@jour.bsky.social
Press Sec at some NYC Agency. Views my own.
Formerly @josephjourdan on Twitter.
https://www.instagram.com/polyopoly/
Formerly @josephjourdan on Twitter.
https://www.instagram.com/polyopoly/
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joe jourdan.
@jour.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I have written an Expecting Goals newsletter about the 2024 election, this is a thread with a few of my findings
1) there is a clear swing state vs non-competitive state effect where Harris ran about four points stronger in states where she campaigned
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
1) there is a clear swing state vs non-competitive state effect where Harris ran about four points stronger in states where she campaigned
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
Field works.
Pay your organizers.
Pay your organizers.
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It's already demoralizing to be a federal thug, a barely sentient ogre. Nobody likes or respects you. But then you go to work in -19 weather thinking surely today you'll get a break from people yelling at you. But no there they are. They're not even cold
Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
It's already demoralizing to be a federal thug, a barely sentient ogre. Nobody likes or respects you. But then you go to work in -19 weather thinking surely today you'll get a break from people yelling at you. But no there they are. They're not even cold
Fish fear him, police want him.
January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Fish fear him, police want him.
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5x funnier than the "how much could a banana cost" joke but 10x more depressing, so it's not worth it
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
5x funnier than the "how much could a banana cost" joke but 10x more depressing, so it's not worth it
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Worth reading:
“His mentor, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said last year that his protégé is a 'movie star' capable of being elected president—but also that he has never asked Newsom what he believes, 'for fear he doesn’t know!'”
gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“His mentor, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said last year that his protégé is a 'movie star' capable of being elected president—but also that he has never asked Newsom what he believes, 'for fear he doesn’t know!'”
gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Front-Runner
California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Worth reading:
“His mentor, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said last year that his protégé is a 'movie star' capable of being elected president—but also that he has never asked Newsom what he believes, 'for fear he doesn’t know!'”
gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
“His mentor, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, said last year that his protégé is a 'movie star' capable of being elected president—but also that he has never asked Newsom what he believes, 'for fear he doesn’t know!'”
gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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70% of all Harris voters in 2024 and 65% of all self identified Democrats believe Israel has committed genocide
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
70% of all Harris voters in 2024 and 65% of all self identified Democrats believe Israel has committed genocide
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
60% of Democrats believe Israel kills children intentionally and whopping 77% overall have a negative view of Israel.
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i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
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SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
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We are so far beyond "show us your papers." They don't want to see the papers. We are now into the "give us the names" stage of the occupation.
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We are so far beyond "show us your papers." They don't want to see the papers. We are now into the "give us the names" stage of the occupation.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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January 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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Here's the full moment of silence including a fan yelling "Go home, ICE"
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Here's the full moment of silence including a fan yelling "Go home, ICE"
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Just realized that Emperor Qin Shi Huang's "Terracotta Army" of clay soldiers he kept in a vault in like 200 BC make him the first Warhammer Guy. he got some disposable income and started painting minis. totally get it
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Woke up, read some Democrats’ statements that begin “Maduro is a brutal tyrant blah blah blah”, going back to bed. So sick of this Dem fetish for trying to thread the needle. IT’S FUCKING ILLEGAL. SAY IT, YOU USELESS FUCKS.
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Woke up, read some Democrats’ statements that begin “Maduro is a brutal tyrant blah blah blah”, going back to bed. So sick of this Dem fetish for trying to thread the needle. IT’S FUCKING ILLEGAL. SAY IT, YOU USELESS FUCKS.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
This is so inexplicably fucked. It's a kill/kidnap operation.
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM
This is so inexplicably fucked. It's a kill/kidnap operation.
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Many of the “never Trump” right are committed to the same project as Trump but are offended by the idea of doing it out in the open without any veneer of egalitarianism or pluralism
My stance with the “never Trump” right remains: These are the people who fucking built Trump. Years of shit in service of Reagan, Bush, Romney, McCain paved the way for Trump. I don’t trust them. They’re rotten. I trust the people who opposed this shit all along.
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Many of the “never Trump” right are committed to the same project as Trump but are offended by the idea of doing it out in the open without any veneer of egalitarianism or pluralism
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“Listen, I hate Hitler! But he had a really good op-ed about school taxes — if we aren’t willing to listen to good points from those with which we disagree, are we even a democracy?”
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Listen, I hate Hitler! But he had a really good op-ed about school taxes — if we aren’t willing to listen to good points from those with which we disagree, are we even a democracy?”
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He didn’t just blurt it out; he said it while clearly thinking it was already in the media zeteo.com/p/did-trump-...
To be sure, Joe Biden had some embarrassing gaffes, and his Atlanta debate performance made clear he wasn't up for a second term
But never once did Biden blurt out the details of a CIA covert op by going on a B-list radio show
Can you imagine the uproar if he had?
But never once did Biden blurt out the details of a CIA covert op by going on a B-list radio show
Can you imagine the uproar if he had?
December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
He didn’t just blurt it out; he said it while clearly thinking it was already in the media zeteo.com/p/did-trump-...
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Oh, we're about to have some real old timey racism now, huh
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Oh, we're about to have some real old timey racism now, huh