David Shorr
@davidshorr.bsky.social
Former local elected. AdvocacyCraft Consulting™ Evaluator. Battles We Pick podcast host. Recovering ForPol maven. Vice-chair @WisDems Enviro Caucus. #ADHD He/Him. Parent of a They/Them #FearTheDeer
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Playing with a corked bat, eh. I'm very disappointed in you.
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Playing with a corked bat, eh. I'm very disappointed in you.
Shorter SCOTUS: Parental rights, but only for parents of cis gender kids.
June 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Shorter SCOTUS: Parental rights, but only for parents of cis gender kids.
Must-read from @jonathanchait via @TheAtlantic. Deftly dismanles the GOP utter horseshit claims about Medicaid and Trump's budget bill. 👇🏻
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.
www.theatlantic.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Must-read from @jonathanchait via @TheAtlantic. Deftly dismanles the GOP utter horseshit claims about Medicaid and Trump's budget bill. 👇🏻
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Reminder: "Deport US citizens" is an oxymoron. It's not a thing. At all. You don't deport citizens from the country of which they are citizens.
April 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reminder: "Deport US citizens" is an oxymoron. It's not a thing. At all. You don't deport citizens from the country of which they are citizens.
The Dow may be down, but the Finding-Out Index is through the roof.
April 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Dow may be down, but the Finding-Out Index is through the roof.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me now that I'm y'now.
April 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Will you still need me, will you still feed me now that I'm y'now.
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Turns out that having business types come in and "run government run more like a business" just means wealthy people grabbing power to line their own pockets. Who knew?
March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Turns out that having business types come in and "run government run more like a business" just means wealthy people grabbing power to line their own pockets. Who knew?
Turns out that having business types come in and "run government run more like a business" just means wealthy people grabbing power to line their own pockets. Who knew?
March 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Turns out that having business types come in and "run government run more like a business" just means wealthy people grabbing power to line their own pockets. Who knew?
When I think about who bears the blame for this shitstorm, I keep coming back to Trump and the Republicans as the answer.
Can't quite figure the logic of blaming Democrats.
Can't quite figure the logic of blaming Democrats.
March 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
When I think about who bears the blame for this shitstorm, I keep coming back to Trump and the Republicans as the answer.
Can't quite figure the logic of blaming Democrats.
Can't quite figure the logic of blaming Democrats.
The Dow may be down, but the Finding-Out Index is skyrocketing.
March 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Dow may be down, but the Finding-Out Index is skyrocketing.
Area Greatest Negotiator Uses Go-To Strategy of Trying to Hector Other Party Into Betraying Their National Interests and Citizenry
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Area Greatest Negotiator Uses Go-To Strategy of Trying to Hector Other Party Into Betraying Their National Interests and Citizenry
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Living out my fantasy of being a David Dye mini-me, I made a YouTube of my recent interview w Grippa Laybourne. Grippa is the ringleader of @thehempolics.bsky.social, a new fave band of mine who've just released the final installment of their Kiss, Cuddle & Torture trilogy. youtu.be/6oHBjzzewSM?...
Hempolics producer Grippa Laybourne interview on 90FM Connecting Flights
YouTube video by david shorr
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February 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Living out my fantasy of being a David Dye mini-me, I made a YouTube of my recent interview w Grippa Laybourne. Grippa is the ringleader of @thehempolics.bsky.social, a new fave band of mine who've just released the final installment of their Kiss, Cuddle & Torture trilogy. youtu.be/6oHBjzzewSM?...
Hempolics producer Grippa Laybourne interview on 90FM Connecting Flights
YouTube video by david shorr
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Living out my fantasy of being a David Dye mini-me, I made a YouTube of my recent interview w Grippa Laybourne. Grippa is the ringleader of @thehempolics.bsky.social, a new fave band of mine who've just released the final installment of their Kiss, Cuddle & Torture trilogy. youtu.be/6oHBjzzewSM?...
How typical for a billionaire to punish the workforce while not touching corporate contractors.
February 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How typical for a billionaire to punish the workforce while not touching corporate contractors.
Hey remind me, who won the Cold War?
February 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Hey remind me, who won the Cold War?
Turns out that "Break things, move fast" involves a lot of breaking things.
February 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Turns out that "Break things, move fast" involves a lot of breaking things.
Not a lot of subtlety in the Trump 2.0 criming.
February 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Not a lot of subtlety in the Trump 2.0 criming.
Allow me to translate. He's saying 'No, Ukraine should take whatever Putin dishes out.'
REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
February 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Allow me to translate. He's saying 'No, Ukraine should take whatever Putin dishes out.'
Re: Adams charges dropped.
There's a through-line -- going back to SCOTUS McDonnell v. United States decision -- of defining corruption down. Basically refusing to believe quid pro quo and abuse of power when it's staring you in the face.
There's a through-line -- going back to SCOTUS McDonnell v. United States decision -- of defining corruption down. Basically refusing to believe quid pro quo and abuse of power when it's staring you in the face.
February 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Re: Adams charges dropped.
There's a through-line -- going back to SCOTUS McDonnell v. United States decision -- of defining corruption down. Basically refusing to believe quid pro quo and abuse of power when it's staring you in the face.
There's a through-line -- going back to SCOTUS McDonnell v. United States decision -- of defining corruption down. Basically refusing to believe quid pro quo and abuse of power when it's staring you in the face.
Tired: Roe v. Wade is super-precedent.
Wired: Marbury v. Madison was wrongly decided.
Wired: Marbury v. Madison was wrongly decided.
February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tired: Roe v. Wade is super-precedent.
Wired: Marbury v. Madison was wrongly decided.
Wired: Marbury v. Madison was wrongly decided.
Obviously pardons for Trump's goon squad and billionaires picking apart the federal budget are really going to help lower costs for ordinary Americans
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Obviously pardons for Trump's goon squad and billionaires picking apart the federal budget are really going to help lower costs for ordinary Americans
One down, 1,460 to go.
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One down, 1,460 to go.
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Great new Battles We Pick podcast episode with civic strategist Caitie Whelan, who talks about her work to level the playing field between public interest advocates and special interest lobbyists:
www.buzzsprout.com/2190035/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2190035/epis...
Civic Strategist Caitie Whelan on "Giving folks the tools to make public policy for the people" - The Battles We Pick
Civic strategist Caitie Whelan's professional mission is to level the playing field of public policy. As she puts it on her website, "If regular folks don’t know how to have a voice in policymaking, l...
www.buzzsprout.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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