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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ
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"A very accessible, very interesting, non-bombastic political scientist." -Jonah Goldberg
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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 2h
What are you kidding? The first episode of "Death by Lightning" is the 1880 Republican Convention? How does this not have a porn warning?

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 4h
I am well familiar with the research on how our partisan leanings color how we perceive new political information. But I'm quite confident I would have found this Oval Office garish and disgusting under any president.

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 4h
It looks stupid now

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 4h
Hickenlooper already has a primary challenger, Karen Breslin. I'm not saying I like her odds... www.breslinforcolorado.com
Karen Breslin for Colorado | Join the Movement for Change
Learn about Karen Breslin's campaign for U.S. Senate in Colorado, focusing on government accountability, economic fairness, and environmental protection.
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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 4h
Well I can see why Senate Democrats caved to this guy

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 4h
I'm curious how he defines "hold fiercely accountable."
whitehouse.senate.gov Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov ยท 8h
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 6h
I've got a real treat for y'all tomorrow. Denver 9News' Kyle Clark will be joining me for a live conversation on Tusk. That's 11/11 at noon MST / 2 EST. Kyle is an awesome and thoughtful journalist and we're going to discuss how the media have been changing. Hope you'll join in!
Live interview with Kyle Clark!
Join me Tuesday at 12pm MST
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Reposted by Seth Masket, David Darmofal

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com ยท 7h
Trump: "We had a guy named Buttigieg. Boot-edge-edge they say is the best way. Just say two 'edges' like off the edge of a cliff โ€” which is where they were taking us, by the way."

Reposted by Ann Bartow, Seth Masket

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov ยท 8h
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 11h
โ€œThanos promised us a vote on his kill half the population policy.โ€

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 12h
[Avengers reverse the Snap and have all their heroes and all of Wakanda's army arrayed against Thanos]
Cap: "Okay *now* we surrender"

Reposted by David R. Miller

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 14h
Trump: No one stands up to Trump.
Senate Dems: No one stands up to Trump.

Bipartisanship at last!
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com ยท 15h
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 15h
Although you know what Dick Daley would have done if 100K of his supporters depended on a federal subsidy and a Dem MC on the North Shore voted to end that?

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Smith, Alan Richardson , and 1 more

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social ยท 15h
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.

"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Rebecca Tushnet , and 6 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com ยท 15h
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"

Reposted by Steven French, Seth Masket, Daxton R. Stewart , and 1 more

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Ian Potter @ianzpotter.bsky.social ยท 18h
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.

Reposted by Ken Caldeira, Jacob Montgomery, Alan Richardson , and 7 more

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The Onion @theonion.com ยท 1d
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
These Senate Dems are all "Now we can roll up our sleeves and begin the hard work of sitting down with our colleagues and having a real dialogue about doing the business that the people sent us here to do with common sense solutions to the problems that everyday Americans..." shut up shut up shut up

Reposted by Efrรฉn O. Pรฉrez, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
The 2026 primaries could be the bloodbath Dem incumbents largely avoided in 2018

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
I've got a rare treat for y'all this Tuesday: I'll be interviewing 9News Denver's Kyle Clark on a Substack Live session! (@kylec.bsky.social) I hope you can you join in. It'll be 11/11 at noon MST. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
jfc
jfallows.bsky.social James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social ยท 1d
Agree.

Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."

This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.

Reposted by Steve Peers, Gernot Wagner, David R. Miller , and 2 more

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social ยท 1d
Agree.

Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."

This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi , and 1 more

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social ยท 1d
Fight donโ€™t fold.

Reposted by Efrรฉn O. Pรฉrez, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
Bartels did a study 20+ years ago looking at how much a member of Congress' record coincided with their constituents' views, broken down by income. MCs are a lot more responsive to their wealthier constituents. Think about whom SNAP and flight delays affect. www.russellsage.org/sites/defaul...

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
All of this is confirming my belief that Republicans never learn from a loss and Democrats never learn from a win
davelevitan.bsky.social Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social ยท 1d
โ€œPeople are blaming republicans for food prices and flight cancellations and health insurance costs and are furious about gilded ballrooms and Gatsby parties and the president is falling asleep on tv and is the most deeply unpopular president in history, time to caveโ€ is a hell of an argument

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
When you're too much of a squish for Ritchie Torres
mississippifreepress.org Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org ยท 1d
The proposal is โ€œnot a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.

"Itโ€™s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.โ€
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Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
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Reposted by Robert Black, Seth Masket

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org ยท 1d
The proposal is โ€œnot a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.

"Itโ€™s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.โ€
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Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 1d
Yes all this
jonathanbernstein.bsky.social Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social ยท 1d
Okay I'll try a premature thread.

So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Seth Masket, Stuart Shapiro

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social ยท 1d
Okay I'll try a premature thread.

So first of all, *the details matter*. We know they didn't get their full demands, but we don't have the full deal, and once more, the details matter. Dems may have won real concessions or not. We don't know yet.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, McKenzie Wark, Seth Masket , and 2 more

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social ยท 1d
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??