Eric Aspengren
@ericaspen.bsky.social
Political strategist and data analyst. Organizer at heart.
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and, not to get too grand, but “crowd out instead of cut out” is just good life advice, far from the pantry. works for all kinds of changes we want to make.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
and, not to get too grand, but “crowd out instead of cut out” is just good life advice, far from the pantry. works for all kinds of changes we want to make.
This doesn't make any sense
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This doesn't make any sense
This seems important
Hegseth has removed or sidelined more than two dozen U.S. generals and admirals in 9 months.
Many were pushed out with little explanation, often against top brass recommendations.
Officers linked to former JCC Mark Milley, supportive of DEI programs, or critical of Trump were frequently targeted.
Many were pushed out with little explanation, often against top brass recommendations.
Officers linked to former JCC Mark Milley, supportive of DEI programs, or critical of Trump were frequently targeted.
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This seems important
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Good grief
The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Good grief
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This is fucking bone-chilling
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is fucking bone-chilling
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the average campaign trail player likely knows more political knowledge than the bottom tier MP
Lots of politics nerds would be amazed how little lots of politicians care about political knowledge.
I say this as someone who only just realised this, but I think those of us who spend large portions of our leisure time following/commenting/joking about politics underestimate the big ways that politicians are not more successful versions of ourselves but actually a very different type of person
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
the average campaign trail player likely knows more political knowledge than the bottom tier MP
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here's what you need to know about Jared Golden: he totally failed in the moment. he was not only wrong, he was unconcerned about immigrants, children, the elderly, handicapped people, trans people, etc. Maine can do better.
thenationaldesk.com/news/america...
thenationaldesk.com/news/america...
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
here's what you need to know about Jared Golden: he totally failed in the moment. he was not only wrong, he was unconcerned about immigrants, children, the elderly, handicapped people, trans people, etc. Maine can do better.
thenationaldesk.com/news/america...
thenationaldesk.com/news/america...
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The thing about Mamdani, it’s not that he’s in the top 0.01 percent of extroverts, he’s in the top 0.01 percent of extroverts among politicians.
I’m right in the middle between introversion and extroversion, and simply watching him interact with so many people all the time exhausts me.
I’m right in the middle between introversion and extroversion, and simply watching him interact with so many people all the time exhausts me.
Sweet ride to the polls @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social welcome to the Bunch fam!!!!!
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
#bunchfam #cargobike #omg #nyc
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The thing about Mamdani, it’s not that he’s in the top 0.01 percent of extroverts, he’s in the top 0.01 percent of extroverts among politicians.
I’m right in the middle between introversion and extroversion, and simply watching him interact with so many people all the time exhausts me.
I’m right in the middle between introversion and extroversion, and simply watching him interact with so many people all the time exhausts me.
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Of course, this is precisely why we expect law enforcement to wear badges and uniforms and show identification. Anyone could have foreseen (and many of us did) that this would be a serious side-effect of ICE's insistence on behaving like unaccountable thugs.
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Of course, this is precisely why we expect law enforcement to wear badges and uniforms and show identification. Anyone could have foreseen (and many of us did) that this would be a serious side-effect of ICE's insistence on behaving like unaccountable thugs.
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DOJ and USDA: Yes, your honor, we will comply with your order and make partial SNAP payments out of the contingency fund.
TRUMP: No we won't.
TRUMP: No we won't.
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
DOJ and USDA: Yes, your honor, we will comply with your order and make partial SNAP payments out of the contingency fund.
TRUMP: No we won't.
TRUMP: No we won't.
My thought on the party "moderation" debate leans towards something that always bothers me. Policy positions go from moderate to radical in a relatively short time. Look at tariffs, for example. Gay marriage is another example. How that change happens is complicated.
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My thought on the party "moderation" debate leans towards something that always bothers me. Policy positions go from moderate to radical in a relatively short time. Look at tariffs, for example. Gay marriage is another example. How that change happens is complicated.
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Today in the acclaimed academic Journal “No Duh.”
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today in the acclaimed academic Journal “No Duh.”
Mario Cuomo is rolling in his grave, for a very long list of reasons. We could be so much better.
November 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mario Cuomo is rolling in his grave, for a very long list of reasons. We could be so much better.
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"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
![Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:
“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreickzwdynkak7r4lur6afktglm3gontqsq5r5c7jeewyecyd4dczla@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"go to TikTok. See for yourself."
Good grief I wish I had more time just to do politics analytics.
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Good grief I wish I had more time just to do politics analytics.
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A dishwasher is already a robot that does your dishes
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A dishwasher is already a robot that does your dishes
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”
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“Hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism.”
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
January 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“Hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism.”
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
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Pundits and other elite strategists see politics as an optimization problem, where voters pick their candidates based on which issues they hold. But voters' decisions are not this dependent on issue positions! Group identity, media diet, vibes etc all matter 2 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
The Strategist’s Fallacy in American politics
The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Pundits and other elite strategists see politics as an optimization problem, where voters pick their candidates based on which issues they hold. But voters' decisions are not this dependent on issue positions! Group identity, media diet, vibes etc all matter 2 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
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A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
Beginning Nov. 1, when SNAP benefits are expected to be suspended, Je T’aime Patisserie will offer free breakfast to anyone who presents their EBT card from 7:30-10 a.m.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
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Occasionally the Times just totally nails each part
October 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Occasionally the Times just totally nails each part
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The FBI director is flying his girlfriend around on private government planes while FBI agents go without paychecks and families prepare to go hungry as SNAP benefits are being suspended
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
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All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The FBI director is flying his girlfriend around on private government planes while FBI agents go without paychecks and families prepare to go hungry as SNAP benefits are being suspended
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i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot