BlueWaveSurfer
@dr-zap.bsky.social
Writing professor 📝 Ski instructor ⛷️ Part-time surf bum 🏄♂️ Language enthusiast 🌏 Kansan by birth 🌾 Utahan by choice 🏔️Believer in democracy🗽
Since there’s no chance this district goes red, the real race is going to be the Democratic primary.
Riebe becomes first Utah Dem in for 2026
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Since there’s no chance this district goes red, the real race is going to be the Democratic primary.
“Lets have masked gunmen with no badges or name tags grab women and children and throw them into unmarked vans. What could possibly go wrong?”
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“Lets have masked gunmen with no badges or name tags grab women and children and throw them into unmarked vans. What could possibly go wrong?”
I lived in Prince William County for several years. It was Republican back then. Harris carried it by 18 last year; Spanberger just won it by 34. This is an absolute bloodbath tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I lived in Prince William County for several years. It was Republican back then. Harris carried it by 18 last year; Spanberger just won it by 34. This is an absolute bloodbath tonight.
Been waiting all year for this swell to arrive. Waxing my board to 🏄♂️ the 🔵🌊 when it crashes ashore this evening. Hoping there’s no red tide to kill the vibes.
Early turnout reports and anecdote suggest high turnout in Northern Virginia
Not super surprising given voters usually show up here
But we’ll see if voters in red rural counties are able to keep up
Government shutdown not talked about much, but might be factor here
Not super surprising given voters usually show up here
But we’ll see if voters in red rural counties are able to keep up
Government shutdown not talked about much, but might be factor here
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Been waiting all year for this swell to arrive. Waxing my board to 🏄♂️ the 🔵🌊 when it crashes ashore this evening. Hoping there’s no red tide to kill the vibes.
Trump literally just endorsed Cuomo over Sliwa, his fellow Republican. That should tell you everything you need to know.
Mamdani scares Trump, and that’s as good enough a reason as any to vote for him.
Mamdani scares Trump, and that’s as good enough a reason as any to vote for him.
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump literally just endorsed Cuomo over Sliwa, his fellow Republican. That should tell you everything you need to know.
Mamdani scares Trump, and that’s as good enough a reason as any to vote for him.
Mamdani scares Trump, and that’s as good enough a reason as any to vote for him.
That sure didn’t take long. Her lead over Platner is 5 points, but “[w]hen voters are informed of the scandal, Mills’ lead balloons to 30 percentage points.”
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
In Crucial 2026 Senate Battleground, Mills Holds the Edge, New SoCal Strategies Poll Finds
The incumbent governor leads Graham Platner by 5 points in the Democratic Senate Primary
substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
That sure didn’t take long. Her lead over Platner is 5 points, but “[w]hen voters are informed of the scandal, Mills’ lead balloons to 30 percentage points.”
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
If the Dem wins by 40ish, that’d be in line with what’s happened in special elections elsewhere.
If it’s significantly less than that, then maybe some kind of a Kirk effect?
If it’s significantly less than that, then maybe some kind of a Kirk effect?
It is special election night in Minnesota. Specifically, it's in #HD34B in the Brooklyn Park area.
This Harris+26 seat became open when Democratic State Rep Melissa Hortman was assassinated back in June. It should be an easy Democratic win, though one heavily tinged with grief.
This Harris+26 seat became open when Democratic State Rep Melissa Hortman was assassinated back in June. It should be an easy Democratic win, though one heavily tinged with grief.
September 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If the Dem wins by 40ish, that’d be in line with what’s happened in special elections elsewhere.
If it’s significantly less than that, then maybe some kind of a Kirk effect?
If it’s significantly less than that, then maybe some kind of a Kirk effect?
Win!! They chose to go kicking and screaming, but we got it. Go redraw the maps, bitches. www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
Utah Supreme Court rejects legislature's request to halt redistricting process
The Utah Supreme Court has rejected the legislature's request to halt a judge's order demanding a new redistricting process.
In a unanimous order issued without hearing
www.fox13now.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Win!! They chose to go kicking and screaming, but we got it. Go redraw the maps, bitches. www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
Me: “The special elections are pointing to a blue wave in 2026.”
Friend: “We’ll be full fasc by then.”
Me: “Okay, Doomer.”
Friend: “We’ll be full fasc by then.”
Me: “Okay, Doomer.”
September 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Me: “The special elections are pointing to a blue wave in 2026.”
Friend: “We’ll be full fasc by then.”
Me: “Okay, Doomer.”
Friend: “We’ll be full fasc by then.”
Me: “Okay, Doomer.”
I already suspected Cassidy was evil, but the pineapple on pizza just solidifies what a monster he is.
I almost feel like why bother... nothing is ever gonna change with these people.
Get. Rid. Of. Them!
Get. Rid. Of. Them!
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I already suspected Cassidy was evil, but the pineapple on pizza just solidifies what a monster he is.
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Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
July 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
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This is incredible that Joe Walsh knows more ball than Dean Phillips
July 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is incredible that Joe Walsh knows more ball than Dean Phillips
I feel like the Nates have run out of excuses as to why we “shouldn’t read much into this.”
Final results in the South Carolina #HD50 (Harris+5) special election:
Keishan Scott (D)- 70.6%
William Oden (R)- 29.4%
A 36-point overperformance from 2024 in a majority-Black district that's been trending away from the Dems in recent years.
Keishan Scott (D)- 70.6%
William Oden (R)- 29.4%
A 36-point overperformance from 2024 in a majority-Black district that's been trending away from the Dems in recent years.
June 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I feel like the Nates have run out of excuses as to why we “shouldn’t read much into this.”
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i keep thinking about how after the debate the NYT had every single story on its webpage be about Biden's age. The press can make an issue stick if they want
I feel like “President of the United States suggests he would deport American citizens to prisons in El Salvador” should be fairly big news
REPORTER: You mentioned you're open to deporting individuals that aren't foreign aliens but aren't criminal to El Salvador. Does that include US citizens?
TRUMP: If they are criminals and hit people with baseball bats, if they rape 87 year old women, yeah. Yeah. That includes them. I'm all for it.
TRUMP: If they are criminals and hit people with baseball bats, if they rape 87 year old women, yeah. Yeah. That includes them. I'm all for it.
April 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
i keep thinking about how after the debate the NYT had every single story on its webpage be about Biden's age. The press can make an issue stick if they want
We don’t know if this ends like the Holocaust, but does that even matter? Something unjust is happening, and your choice to speak out against injustice — even if it only stops at one person — says everything about you. Do you believe human rights apply to all humans?
First they came for the innocent man deported to a Salvadoran gulag on an “administrative error” they falsely claim they’re powerless to reverse, flouting court orders even from the Supreme Court — and I spoke out, because I know how the damn poem ends.
April 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We don’t know if this ends like the Holocaust, but does that even matter? Something unjust is happening, and your choice to speak out against injustice — even if it only stops at one person — says everything about you. Do you believe human rights apply to all humans?
I think people also need a reminder that the GOP’s drubbing in the 2018 midterms came despite a roaring economy. If Trump is unpopular AND the economy sucks…
April 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I think people also need a reminder that the GOP’s drubbing in the 2018 midterms came despite a roaring economy. If Trump is unpopular AND the economy sucks…
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Boat derangement syndrome
April 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Boat derangement syndrome
There are two immutable sexes. Also, I am banning the words “female” and “women.” 🤡
Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There are two immutable sexes. Also, I am banning the words “female” and “women.” 🤡
After Covid, I don’t have the mental energy to argue with antivaxxers on why they need to protect themselves and their children, let alone try to explain what herd immunity is.
I think natural consequences, however tragic, are the only way forward here, and I have to force myself not to care.
I think natural consequences, however tragic, are the only way forward here, and I have to force myself not to care.
Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
February 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
After Covid, I don’t have the mental energy to argue with antivaxxers on why they need to protect themselves and their children, let alone try to explain what herd immunity is.
I think natural consequences, however tragic, are the only way forward here, and I have to force myself not to care.
I think natural consequences, however tragic, are the only way forward here, and I have to force myself not to care.
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Admittedly, this is "stollen" but I don't know who did it, and it deserves to be shared.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Admittedly, this is "stollen" but I don't know who did it, and it deserves to be shared.
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Would encourage everyone to follow @blakegendebien.bsky.social. He's running for the special election in NY's 21st district, to replace Elise Stefanik.
This is our very best chance to make the House even more difficult for the GOP. I'm donating a few dollars to Blake today. Who will join me?
This is our very best chance to make the House even more difficult for the GOP. I'm donating a few dollars to Blake today. Who will join me?
Meet Blake - Blake Gendebien for Congress
I’m a husband, father of three boys, second-generation dairy farmer, small business owner, and Vice Chair of the Cooperative Board of Agri-Mark.
blakegendebienforcongress.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Would encourage everyone to follow @blakegendebien.bsky.social. He's running for the special election in NY's 21st district, to replace Elise Stefanik.
This is our very best chance to make the House even more difficult for the GOP. I'm donating a few dollars to Blake today. Who will join me?
This is our very best chance to make the House even more difficult for the GOP. I'm donating a few dollars to Blake today. Who will join me?
Their silence is deafening
February 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Their silence is deafening
