@relentlessyapp.bsky.social
Domestic LBJ 👍🏽. Wars are bad. YIMBY 👍🏽. I root for a train wreck in every winnable GOP primary. Long suffering San Diego Chargers fan ⚡. Pakistan Cricket fan.
Pinned
Senate Democrats up in 2026:
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
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40 Days and 40 Nights:
*Moses to deliver the Ten Commandments
*Temptation of Christ
*Great Flood / Noah
*Reach deal to end shutdown
*Moses to deliver the Ten Commandments
*Temptation of Christ
*Great Flood / Noah
*Reach deal to end shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
40 Days and 40 Nights:
*Moses to deliver the Ten Commandments
*Temptation of Christ
*Great Flood / Noah
*Reach deal to end shutdown
*Moses to deliver the Ten Commandments
*Temptation of Christ
*Great Flood / Noah
*Reach deal to end shutdown
More from the beltway media consensus bubble.
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More from the beltway media consensus bubble.
She'll get it, absolutely.
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
She'll get it, absolutely.
"Of the twenty-three modern mayors of New York, only one (1) has gone on to hold any kind of elective office—and that was over a hundred years ago."
Zohran Mamdani would have to break all kinds of precedent and make history if he is a successful mayor.
Zohran Mamdani would have to break all kinds of precedent and make history if he is a successful mayor.
Today we're trying to get to the bottom of a deceptively simply question: How many mayors of New York City have gone on to hold any other kind of elected office?
The answer may surprise you!
The answer may surprise you!
Exploring the Past Precedents of the Political Futures of New York Mayors
It’s been a few days now since the historic victory of Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral election, defeating Andrew Cuomo for the second time and winning over a million votes in a mayoral ele…
nathangoldwag.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Of the twenty-three modern mayors of New York, only one (1) has gone on to hold any kind of elective office—and that was over a hundred years ago."
Zohran Mamdani would have to break all kinds of precedent and make history if he is a successful mayor.
Zohran Mamdani would have to break all kinds of precedent and make history if he is a successful mayor.
We're in month 11 of the Trump administration. Nobody remembers Joe Biden. The government will reopen this week
The Trump folks own this mess at the FAA. We're two weeks away from Thanksgiving week.
The Trump folks own this mess at the FAA. We're two weeks away from Thanksgiving week.
FAA PROHIBITS MOST PRIVATE JETS AT 12 MAJOR AIRPORTS AMID SHUTDOWN’S AIR TRAFFIC STAFFING PROBLEMS – CNBC
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We're in month 11 of the Trump administration. Nobody remembers Joe Biden. The government will reopen this week
The Trump folks own this mess at the FAA. We're two weeks away from Thanksgiving week.
The Trump folks own this mess at the FAA. We're two weeks away from Thanksgiving week.
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"The soldiers who agreed to talk confirmed the IDF’s routine use of human shields, contradicting official denials, and gave details of Israeli troops opening fire unprovoked on civilians racing to reach food handouts..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"The soldiers who agreed to talk confirmed the IDF’s routine use of human shields, contradicting official denials, and gave details of Israeli troops opening fire unprovoked on civilians racing to reach food handouts..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The reason why people don't want to empower the moderate wing of the party like Simon Bazelon and others like want is because they repeatedly capitulate like this.
In the Democratic Party, being moderate is all about capitulating and preventing the voters from feeling the wrath of GOP policies.
In the Democratic Party, being moderate is all about capitulating and preventing the voters from feeling the wrath of GOP policies.
weirdly honest messaging from the breakaway mod/institutionalist leaders who blew up the party strategy
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The reason why people don't want to empower the moderate wing of the party like Simon Bazelon and others like want is because they repeatedly capitulate like this.
In the Democratic Party, being moderate is all about capitulating and preventing the voters from feeling the wrath of GOP policies.
In the Democratic Party, being moderate is all about capitulating and preventing the voters from feeling the wrath of GOP policies.
Senate Democrats up in 2026:
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Senate Democrats up in 2026:
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
- Hickenlooper, CO - PRIMARY
- Coons, DE - PRIMARY
- Durbin, IL - OPEN
- Markey, MA - PRIMARY
- Peters, MI - OPEN
- Smith, MN - OPEN
- Shaheen, NH - OPEN
- Booker, NJ - PRIMARY
- Lujan, NM - PRIMARY
- Merkley, OR - PRIMARY
- Reed, RI - PRIMARY
- Warner, VA - PRIMARY
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
Voting no but giving it the vehicle to pass is pure hackery. Schumer still wants to run for reelection.
*SCHUMER SAYS HE IS VOTING 'NO' ON GOP BILL
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Voting no but giving it the vehicle to pass is pure hackery. Schumer still wants to run for reelection.
Primary all of these hacks and every person who votes for this horrendous compromise.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Primary all of these hacks and every person who votes for this horrendous compromise.
The Washington media perspective is void of any principles outside of surrendering.
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Washington media perspective is void of any principles outside of surrendering.
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This speaks to the same dynamics that Mark Warner has expressed:
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This speaks to the same dynamics that Mark Warner has expressed:
My God. 😱
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My God. 😱
What a moment in time. It's not like we weren't warned in 2015 and 2016 but here we are.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What a moment in time. It's not like we weren't warned in 2015 and 2016 but here we are.
This thread.
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This thread.
Muh liberal nomies don't like voter ID.
Maine rejected a ballot measure that’d have restricted mail voting and imposed voter ID.
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy - Bolts
From felony disenfranchisement and mail-voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
boltsmag.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Muh liberal nomies don't like voter ID.
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An Afghan man who has been detained for nearly four months, despite being charged with no crime, will remain behind bars indefinitely after his asylum case was delayed once again.
If he’s deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
If he’s deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
ICE indefinitely holds man facing no charges in high-stakes asylum case
If he’s deported to Afghanistan, he expects the Taliban to kill him. The Trump administration says he remains under a “National Security” investigation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An Afghan man who has been detained for nearly four months, despite being charged with no crime, will remain behind bars indefinitely after his asylum case was delayed once again.
If he’s deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
If he’s deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
This 🧵
Has New York Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs resigned over Mamdani yet? I hope he hasn't, so that he can instead resign over *improving Republican margins over Trump 2024 in an anti-Republican wave election*. Trump won Nassau by just 4%—now look at this bloodbath
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This 🧵
Next year has the potential to be D + double digits.
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Next year has the potential to be D + double digits.
Things are going great.
CNN: "A brand new report is out showing layoff announcements hit their highest level for October in over 20 years. It's painting a picture of a job market that is really hurting. US-based employers announced 150,074 job cuts in October, more than any October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Things are going great.