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Proudly Bisexual 🩷💜💙
Proudly Progressive 👈
Unapologetically Black ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
D(M)V
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Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald J. Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Breaking News: House Democrats released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew of the convicted sex offender's conduct and “spent hours at my house” with a victim.
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Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
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KILMEADE: Schumer says he's voting no. Did you do this outside leadership?
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
KILMEADE: Schumer says he's voting no. Did you do this outside leadership?
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
SHAHEEN: No. We kept leadership informed throughout.
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Angus King: "This initial strategy didn't work. And now we have one. We're gonna have a guaranteed vote on the ACA, and it may not succeed. I grant that. But a reasonable chance -- 10, 20, 30% -- is a lot better than 0% which is where we were."
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Angus King: "This initial strategy didn't work. And now we have one. We're gonna have a guaranteed vote on the ACA, and it may not succeed. I grant that. But a reasonable chance -- 10, 20, 30% -- is a lot better than 0% which is where we were."
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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.
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.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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.
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.
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Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.
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Trump: "We'll never agree to give any substantial money or any money to prisoners, illegals. And I think the Democrats understand that. And it looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending."
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump: "We'll never agree to give any substantial money or any money to prisoners, illegals. And I think the Democrats understand that. And it looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending."
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BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
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Not every justice has yet spoken, but Roberts and Barrett have and they are clearly against Trump's tariffs. That's five votes.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Not every justice has yet spoken, but Roberts and Barrett have and they are clearly against Trump's tariffs. That's five votes.
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Katyal is merciless. He is embarrassing Alito’s fanciful hypos and Alito is getting mad. But Katyal is unfazed and instead going in for the kill. Wow. Well done.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Katyal is merciless. He is embarrassing Alito’s fanciful hypos and Alito is getting mad. But Katyal is unfazed and instead going in for the kill. Wow. Well done.
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i think telling greenblatt to go fuck himself face-to-face would heal me
The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
i think telling greenblatt to go fuck himself face-to-face would heal me
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oh this is cool and unexpected
Lina Khan, as she is announced as being part of Zohran Mamdani’s transition team:
“I think what we saw last night was New Yorkers not just electing a new mayor, but clearly rejecting a politics where outside corporate power and money too often.”
“I think what we saw last night was New Yorkers not just electing a new mayor, but clearly rejecting a politics where outside corporate power and money too often.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
oh this is cool and unexpected
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If I had to guess right now (and it is premature!) I'd say the Supreme Court is going to strike down Trump's tariffs.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If I had to guess right now (and it is premature!) I'd say the Supreme Court is going to strike down Trump's tariffs.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
All three liberals are clearly against the government. Barrett too. Roberts leaning that way. And we haven't even gotten to tax-hater Gorsuch yet.
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cannot wait for this guy to fade into obscurity as a has-been
Q: A lot of Rs, including the Lt Gov, ran on keeping the good times going. Given the Lt Gov lost by 15, Rs are on track to lose more than a dozen House seats, is it possible Virginians don't see your admin the same way you do?
YOUNGKIN: I believe Virginians thoroughly support what we've been doing
YOUNGKIN: I believe Virginians thoroughly support what we've been doing
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
cannot wait for this guy to fade into obscurity as a has-been
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Alicia Johnson (D) and Peter Hubbard (D) have both defeated their Republican incumbent opponents in the special elections for Georgia Public Service Commissioner.
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Alicia Johnson (D) and Peter Hubbard (D) have both defeated their Republican incumbent opponents in the special elections for Georgia Public Service Commissioner.
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Soft prediction, feel free to own me if wrong: by 2029 there’s a Dem in the wh. They will be elected in part on promise to hold the second trump admin accountable for many crimes. Shortly after getting in, median voter public sentiment will turn to “just move on, we’re done with that”
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Soft prediction, feel free to own me if wrong: by 2029 there’s a Dem in the wh. They will be elected in part on promise to hold the second trump admin accountable for many crimes. Shortly after getting in, median voter public sentiment will turn to “just move on, we’re done with that”
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Breaking: Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Breaking: Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue.
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
(Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)
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These jobs!?
BTW bezos had taken in 30 BILLION SINCE FRIDAY!!
BTW bezos had taken in 30 BILLION SINCE FRIDAY!!
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
These jobs!?
BTW bezos had taken in 30 BILLION SINCE FRIDAY!!
BTW bezos had taken in 30 BILLION SINCE FRIDAY!!
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The GOP’s Utah redistricting power-play might be its most egregious yet. Not because the most seats are at stake — only one is at stake in Utah. But because of the lengths it goes to put raw political advantage ahead of respect for the will of voters. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...
This is the Most Brazen GOP Gerrymander Yet
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The GOP’s Utah redistricting power-play might be its most egregious yet. Not because the most seats are at stake — only one is at stake in Utah. But because of the lengths it goes to put raw political advantage ahead of respect for the will of voters. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...
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it is my pleasure to report they are indeed mad as fuck on the other site over being blocked and ignored. keep up the excellent work everyone
October 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
it is my pleasure to report they are indeed mad as fuck on the other site over being blocked and ignored. keep up the excellent work everyone
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‼️ this was a striking moment, to me
Louisiana was basically like 'here come these Black people always asking for more' and Justice Jackson was like, 'that's not what the fuck they're asking for, they're saying: stop discriminating against us'
Louisiana was basically like 'here come these Black people always asking for more' and Justice Jackson was like, 'that's not what the fuck they're asking for, they're saying: stop discriminating against us'
Louisiana: "The plaintiffs came in and said 'we want a second majority-minority district."
KBJ: "NO THEY DID NOT. They said our votes are being dilluted."
Louisiana: "That's the same thing."
KBJ: "No it's not. ... trust me on this."
:)
KBJ: "NO THEY DID NOT. They said our votes are being dilluted."
Louisiana: "That's the same thing."
KBJ: "No it's not. ... trust me on this."
:)
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
‼️ this was a striking moment, to me
Louisiana was basically like 'here come these Black people always asking for more' and Justice Jackson was like, 'that's not what the fuck they're asking for, they're saying: stop discriminating against us'
Louisiana was basically like 'here come these Black people always asking for more' and Justice Jackson was like, 'that's not what the fuck they're asking for, they're saying: stop discriminating against us'
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now the Court is spinning a giant wheel of racist excuses to kill off the Voting Rights Act
idk which one it'll land on, but they all have the same intended result: forcing people of color out of the political process, leaving a government by and for white people
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
idk which one it'll land on, but they all have the same intended result: forcing people of color out of the political process, leaving a government by and for white people
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act
The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
now the Court is spinning a giant wheel of racist excuses to kill off the Voting Rights Act
idk which one it'll land on, but they all have the same intended result: forcing people of color out of the political process, leaving a government by and for white people
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
idk which one it'll land on, but they all have the same intended result: forcing people of color out of the political process, leaving a government by and for white people
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
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The Voting Rights Act has done more than perhaps any other statute to build a multiracial democracy
which is precisely why the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have spent decades casting the law as constitutionally unsound
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
which is precisely why the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have spent decades casting the law as constitutionally unsound
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act
The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Voting Rights Act has done more than perhaps any other statute to build a multiracial democracy
which is precisely why the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have spent decades casting the law as constitutionally unsound
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
which is precisely why the Supreme Court’s conservative justices have spent decades casting the law as constitutionally unsound
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
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my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act
The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
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The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...