Aaron ❌👑
@curious-aaron.bsky.social
Scientist, anatomist, designer, & lifelong learner. Proudly opposed to fascism ✊🏻. Gay 🏳️🌈. Plant-based for my health, the animals, and the planet 🌱. 🏡 Portland, OR. https://youtu.be/CrWx_e1wuZQ
Love the comments on this. Can we please have a true progressive candidate for governor in the next election?
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Love the comments on this. Can we please have a true progressive candidate for governor in the next election?
A KY state senate seat district that Dems won by 10% in 2020 and by 5% in 2024 was just won by a Dem yesterday by a *47%* margin.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
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December 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A KY state senate seat district that Dems won by 10% in 2020 and by 5% in 2024 was just won by a Dem yesterday by a *47%* margin.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Interesting to look back at this post from Sep 2025 given the recent TN house seat election.
Average swing toward Dems for 2025 relative to 2024 presidential is now 13 pts (down from 16 in Sep).
TN election was same as current avg, 13 pt swing from 2024. Love that this spreadsheet stays updated!
Average swing toward Dems for 2025 relative to 2024 presidential is now 13 pts (down from 16 in Sep).
TN election was same as current avg, 13 pt swing from 2024. Love that this spreadsheet stays updated!
result in VA-11 special election tonight is a 16 percentage point swing to Democrats vs 2024 — right in line with the average swing in all specials held in 2025 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
docs.google.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Interesting to look back at this post from Sep 2025 given the recent TN house seat election.
Average swing toward Dems for 2025 relative to 2024 presidential is now 13 pts (down from 16 in Sep).
TN election was same as current avg, 13 pt swing from 2024. Love that this spreadsheet stays updated!
Average swing toward Dems for 2025 relative to 2024 presidential is now 13 pts (down from 16 in Sep).
TN election was same as current avg, 13 pt swing from 2024. Love that this spreadsheet stays updated!
"Home price explosions like this are not normal, they’re a result of years of reckless monetary policies.
The solution to this affordability...is not lower mortgage rates, but unwinding the home price explosion."
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/29/m...
The solution to this affordability...is not lower mortgage rates, but unwinding the home price explosion."
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/29/m...
Mortgage Rates Are Not Too High. What’s too High Are Home Prices that Exploded by 40-70% in 2 Years, Creating the “Affordability Crisis” | Wolf Street
wolfstreet.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"Home price explosions like this are not normal, they’re a result of years of reckless monetary policies.
The solution to this affordability...is not lower mortgage rates, but unwinding the home price explosion."
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/29/m...
The solution to this affordability...is not lower mortgage rates, but unwinding the home price explosion."
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/29/m...
"Once the honeymoon is over, presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Once the honeymoon is over, presidents tend to lose popularity quickly. But no recent president has fallen so low so quickly as Donald Trump."
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Just canceled our paid Spotify subscription and are switching to Apple Music (higher quality sound anyway 😊).
We will not support a company that runs ads for ICE or that supports ICE in any way.
#CancelSpotify
We will not support a company that runs ads for ICE or that supports ICE in any way.
#CancelSpotify
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Just canceled our paid Spotify subscription and are switching to Apple Music (higher quality sound anyway 😊).
We will not support a company that runs ads for ICE or that supports ICE in any way.
#CancelSpotify
We will not support a company that runs ads for ICE or that supports ICE in any way.
#CancelSpotify
Trump is VERY unpopular
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump is VERY unpopular
Kim Don Un won't be satisfied until he turns the White House into Mar-a-Lardo North
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kim Don Un won't be satisfied until he turns the White House into Mar-a-Lardo North
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
State and city police arresting and charging *anyone* who breaks state laws seems like a no-brainer to me.
Since when do federal agents have immunity from state laws? Can you imagine giving a whole class of people carte blanche to break state laws?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Since when do federal agents have immunity from state laws? Can you imagine giving a whole class of people carte blanche to break state laws?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
State and city police arresting and charging *anyone* who breaks state laws seems like a no-brainer to me.
Since when do federal agents have immunity from state laws? Can you imagine giving a whole class of people carte blanche to break state laws?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Since when do federal agents have immunity from state laws? Can you imagine giving a whole class of people carte blanche to break state laws?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
So if the govt shutdown continues, eventually many federal workers working wo pay will call in sick in large numbers, esp air travel workers. That wld effectively shut down air travel in the US.
Cld that be an ideal time to start a general strike?
#generalstrike
Cld that be an ideal time to start a general strike?
#generalstrike
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
So if the govt shutdown continues, eventually many federal workers working wo pay will call in sick in large numbers, esp air travel workers. That wld effectively shut down air travel in the US.
Cld that be an ideal time to start a general strike?
#generalstrike
Cld that be an ideal time to start a general strike?
#generalstrike
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Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
Beautiful, peaceful, and HUGE #nokings protest in Providence yesterday. We marched from the Statehouse through the city and back to the Statehouse. The "river" of people marching was so long it formed a complete loop miles long. Rhode Island SHOWED UP in defense of our democracy.
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Beautiful, peaceful, and HUGE #nokings protest in Providence yesterday. We marched from the Statehouse through the city and back to the Statehouse. The "river" of people marching was so long it formed a complete loop miles long. Rhode Island SHOWED UP in defense of our democracy.
Beautiful video showing #nokings protests around the country, from big cities to small towns. I am filled with hope.
There are more of us than there are of them. Thank you for a truly historic day of peaceful protests across America. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Beautiful video showing #nokings protests around the country, from big cities to small towns. I am filled with hope.
Just looking at this map of #NoKings events for this Saturday gives me hope. There are SO many events. Can't wait to march with my friends and neighbors.
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Just looking at this map of #NoKings events for this Saturday gives me hope. There are SO many events. Can't wait to march with my friends and neighbors.
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
Hope
Important: The share of counties hosting at least one anti-Trump protest has risen markedly during his second term, surpassing spikes observed during his first term. And the current protest movement has reached deeper into Trump country than during the first Trump administration.
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
wagingnonviolence.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hope
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Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
Good :)
No Kings has Republicans in Disarray
@cheetah.bsky.social latest Press Pass @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...
@cheetah.bsky.social latest Press Pass @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...
‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray
Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.
www.thebulwark.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Good :)
I love this new development and it fits. Progressivism has always been better at humor (e.g., Colbert, Fallon, SNL, Daily Show, ...) because humor must have at its core sincerity, truth, irony, and vulnerability - all of which are anathema to MAGAism. We are stronger when we embrace our strengths!
@lauren-egan.bsky.social: "As the country careens into a succession of crises brought about by the hand of Donald Trump, it’s semi-shocking to see Democrats resort to humor as a primary form of pushback."
Mock him. @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/can-democr...
Mock him. @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/can-democr...
Can Democrats Mock Trump Into Defeat?
As the president embraces strongman politics, Democrats are increasingly trying to make him seem little.
www.thebulwark.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I love this new development and it fits. Progressivism has always been better at humor (e.g., Colbert, Fallon, SNL, Daily Show, ...) because humor must have at its core sincerity, truth, irony, and vulnerability - all of which are anathema to MAGAism. We are stronger when we embrace our strengths!
"You have to unite people with empathy and love and community and shared values as a force against the hate."
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‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle
‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle
His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"You have to unite people with empathy and love and community and shared values as a force against the hate."
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We must all be witnesses in this moment. This is a criminal regime breaking the law, harming people, and instilling terror. There must be consequences for these people to make sure this never happens again. We know nothing will happen at the federal level rn- can the state prosecute?
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
October 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We must all be witnesses in this moment. This is a criminal regime breaking the law, harming people, and instilling terror. There must be consequences for these people to make sure this never happens again. We know nothing will happen at the federal level rn- can the state prosecute?
Wow, Republicans must be terrified of releasing the Epstein Files. What are they hiding?
Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Wow, Republicans must be terrified of releasing the Epstein Files. What are they hiding?
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.