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This is why we call our representatives. Especially your locals / state. These voters may have made the difference between a Dem house and uncontrolled 🍊💩 in 2027.
RIGHT NOW: Republican Senator Greg Goode, one of the key undecided senators (who actually voted to advance the gerrymander past committee on Tuesday) is giving a speech that makes it pretty clear he's going to vote no.
Says his constituents kept telling him to oppose it.
Says his constituents kept telling him to oppose it.
Happening this afternoon: the Indiana Senate votes on redistricting.
Since mid-decade gerrymandering began over the summer, this is the only actual vote that feels genuinely undecided going into the roll call.
Since mid-decade gerrymandering began over the summer, this is the only actual vote that feels genuinely undecided going into the roll call.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is why we call our representatives. Especially your locals / state. These voters may have made the difference between a Dem house and uncontrolled 🍊💩 in 2027.
If I feel asleep like this during meetings, not me mention frequently, I’d be fired.
When Trump can’t help but nod off during his own damn press briefing, you know there’s something seriously wrong with him.
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If I feel asleep like this during meetings, not me mention frequently, I’d be fired.
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Remember—Billionaire philanthropy is PR
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Remember—Billionaire philanthropy is PR
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
$6.25B is a lot of money. It’s also only 4.1% of the $152B Michael Dell has hoarded. If Dell paid the 37% tax rate on the wealthy he'd pay $56.25B—and still have nearly $100B, more than he'd ever need
Taxation of billionaires > philanthropy from billionaires
I don’t like being a pessimist. But I won’t rule out seeing a Divided States of America in my lifetime when a minority of rulers exercise such manipulative powers to control the majority of the population who reject them at the ballot box. That new red country will have no Drs, educators, or artists
Texas Young Republicans are calling upon TX lawmakers to pass a law allowing Governor Abbott to put blue TX cities into receivership. They say the State Leadership Initiative (SLI)—co-founded by Nate Fischer of New Founding — suggested the idea. New Founding partner Nathan Halberstadt loves it. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I don’t like being a pessimist. But I won’t rule out seeing a Divided States of America in my lifetime when a minority of rulers exercise such manipulative powers to control the majority of the population who reject them at the ballot box. That new red country will have no Drs, educators, or artists
I’d like to thank the universe for taking care of me. Seems like every time I have a spell of regret & sadness that I chose a child free life, I soon get a reminder of why I made that choice. Bad enough I might have to get on a subway with open carry laws. At least I never have to worry for my kid
Earlier today, Pam Bondi announced that the DOJ has asked SCOTUS to strike down state laws banning public carry, adding that a “win” in the case would legalize public carry not only in Hawaii, but also in CA , MD, NJ & NY. (“Public carry" refers to the practice of carrying a firearm in public.) 1/
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I’d like to thank the universe for taking care of me. Seems like every time I have a spell of regret & sadness that I chose a child free life, I soon get a reminder of why I made that choice. Bad enough I might have to get on a subway with open carry laws. At least I never have to worry for my kid
Me and my siblings have had the same German chocolate advent calendar for 38 years. I’ve taken up buying everyone one when our grandma passed. I’ve gone to 8 stores and not one has them this year. “Too expensive to get” Thanks to this administration for ruining a beloved family tradition.
Lutnick: "The president wants the American people to understand how great tariffs are for them"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Me and my siblings have had the same German chocolate advent calendar for 38 years. I’ve taken up buying everyone one when our grandma passed. I’ve gone to 8 stores and not one has them this year. “Too expensive to get” Thanks to this administration for ruining a beloved family tradition.
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Nailed it. The modern age of digital colonizers is in full swing.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nailed it. The modern age of digital colonizers is in full swing.
Oh man is gonna be MAAAAAD. It’s like they forgot to pump grandpa up with his crazy hate juice and now this is just a sad pathetic little grifter who just wants to sell fake gold watches to dumb idiots and sit on his fake thrown in front of his fake friends. He doesn’t give 💩 💩 about policy
Trump on Mamdani: "We had some interesting conversation and some of his ideas are really the same ideas that I have. But a big thing on cost. The new word is 'affordability.' Another word is just 'groceries.' It's sort of an old fashioned word but it's very accurate."
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Oh man is gonna be MAAAAAD. It’s like they forgot to pump grandpa up with his crazy hate juice and now this is just a sad pathetic little grifter who just wants to sell fake gold watches to dumb idiots and sit on his fake thrown in front of his fake friends. He doesn’t give 💩 💩 about policy
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
US Border Patrol has been secretly using a nationwide network of license-plate readers and predictive algorithms to track millions of American drivers, even far from the border, ABC reports.
Anyone the system throws up for “suspicious travel patterns” are questioned, searched or arrested by police.
Anyone the system throws up for “suspicious travel patterns” are questioned, searched or arrested by police.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Stuff like this is why it's impossible to have full "viewpoint diversity" be a content-free goal of our universities. If that means "accepting as valid all views of both major political parties in 🇺🇸 politics in 2025," then we will no longer be serious research institutions.
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“The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
Also, “the moon isn’t made of cheese” isn’t an evidence-based claim because studies haven’t ruled out the possibility it is made of cheese.
Also, “the moon isn’t made of cheese” isn’t an evidence-based claim because studies haven’t ruled out the possibility it is made of cheese.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Stuff like this is why it's impossible to have full "viewpoint diversity" be a content-free goal of our universities. If that means "accepting as valid all views of both major political parties in 🇺🇸 politics in 2025," then we will no longer be serious research institutions.
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Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY
550,000 Workers Lose Status by End of 2025: Potential Impact by State and Industry — Penn Wharton Budget Model
Over 700,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. We estimate that TPS recipients contribute over $36 billion in...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY
It’s remarkable that if the republic survives this period of turmoil, it will be in no small part because of how bad these wannabe fascists are at doing crime.
This opinion makes it very clear that Trump's Justice Department screwed up badly here. Texas could've just drawn a partisan gerrymander and gotten away with it. Instead, the Justice Department (unnecessarily) injected race into it, directing Texas to draw an unconstitutional *racial* gerrymander.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s remarkable that if the republic survives this period of turmoil, it will be in no small part because of how bad these wannabe fascists are at doing crime.
The universe owes us one. And the CA being upheld while the TX map is struck down would be a delightful treat.
Key context from the Texas Tribune: www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The universe owes us one. And the CA being upheld while the TX map is struck down would be a delightful treat.
So. The files have been scrubbed and we are never going to learn to full extent of his vile crimes against these children. Utterly disgusting.
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So. The files have been scrubbed and we are never going to learn to full extent of his vile crimes against these children. Utterly disgusting.
If we are gonna Kevin Bacon this. According to the email cache, I’m now three degrees from Epstein. 😬 It’s wild how this disgusting sex pest criminal pig had connections in every industry and business. What value did he have to society? How can someone so vile leverage so many connections? Gross.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If we are gonna Kevin Bacon this. According to the email cache, I’m now three degrees from Epstein. 😬 It’s wild how this disgusting sex pest criminal pig had connections in every industry and business. What value did he have to society? How can someone so vile leverage so many connections? Gross.
Can anyone kindly explain (or link to a good explanation) what happens after the discharge petition? How soon will documents be public? How can 🍊💩 continue to try and block the release? Can the FBI stall? Are there legal hurdles? #epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Can anyone kindly explain (or link to a good explanation) what happens after the discharge petition? How soon will documents be public? How can 🍊💩 continue to try and block the release? Can the FBI stall? Are there legal hurdles? #epstein
Happy Veterans Day*
To the (w)right kinds of veterans -GOP
To the (w)right kinds of veterans -GOP
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Happy Veterans Day*
To the (w)right kinds of veterans -GOP
To the (w)right kinds of veterans -GOP
I have to agree with a sad truth of this moment: Democrats have to stop shielding Americans from the pain caused by the GOP. Elmo was right. Things need to get worse to get better. But it’s Dems who need to be ready with robust policies to help those most hurt by the GOP’s destruction.
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I have to agree with a sad truth of this moment: Democrats have to stop shielding Americans from the pain caused by the GOP. Elmo was right. Things need to get worse to get better. But it’s Dems who need to be ready with robust policies to help those most hurt by the GOP’s destruction.
And have snap elections and votes of no confidence when the government can’t put together a budget.
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And have snap elections and votes of no confidence when the government can’t put together a budget.
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The laws, the norms, the duct tape. Everything that’s held the Republic together for 250 years. All shredded for this One Special Boy.
It's really incredible how the norm against the deployment of the military against Americans at home has completely degraded. What this man is describing is a flagrant violation of Posse Comitatus.
Rep. Pat Harrigan: "I have asked Josh Stein, our governor, to consider working with President Trump to allow the National Guard to come into Charlotte ... use the National Guard as a force multiplier and they can a lot of load off the Charlotte PD."
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The laws, the norms, the duct tape. Everything that’s held the Republic together for 250 years. All shredded for this One Special Boy.
This is a great 🧵 that helps highlight how we are losing the information battle. Yes media is stacked against us. But we have lots of tools & levers we could use but havent maximized the way the right wing social media machine has. ChristoNationalism isnt popular. They are just loud & dominate feeds
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Why is the right and Christian extremism winning?
This is the Friends & Family voting list from Liberty & Justice for the latest Texas Constitutional amendment vote last Tuesday.
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Why is the right and Christian extremism winning?
This is the Friends & Family voting list from Liberty & Justice for the latest Texas Constitutional amendment vote last Tuesday.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is a great 🧵 that helps highlight how we are losing the information battle. Yes media is stacked against us. But we have lots of tools & levers we could use but havent maximized the way the right wing social media machine has. ChristoNationalism isnt popular. They are just loud & dominate feeds
The stock market is not the economy. This stock market is propped up by an AI bubble that will bust. And even if you take those two things out of the picture…we STILL aren’t doing so hot.
And now they are taking away our Italian pasta and I can’t get my German Christmas chocolates delivered.
And now they are taking away our Italian pasta and I can’t get my German Christmas chocolates delivered.
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The stock market is not the economy. This stock market is propped up by an AI bubble that will bust. And even if you take those two things out of the picture…we STILL aren’t doing so hot.
And now they are taking away our Italian pasta and I can’t get my German Christmas chocolates delivered.
And now they are taking away our Italian pasta and I can’t get my German Christmas chocolates delivered.
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Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
These 5 people could caucus with the Democrats, giving them a majority & firmly opposing the fascism, any time. It might be nice for an enterprising journalist to ask them why they keep not doing this every day as the crimes & corruption continue & John Thune refuses to fulfill his oath of office.
🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Schumer's a coward. Shaheen & co. soiled themselves. Yes, yes to all of it. But why don't Murkowski, Tillis, & company even get asked questions? Why do we have zero expectation of them? Journalists don't even bother trying. We have accepted Murc's Law as a constitutional provision. It's maddening.
Giving her a begrudging agreement. We should stop the Dems caved dialogue and shift focus back to: the GOP was willing to starve you so they can kill ruin your health care coverage.
Shaheen: "All those people who oppose this agreement -- staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere. They need to train their fire on the people who are responsible. That's Trump, Johnson, & the Republicans who have blocked every attempt to get healthcare. We need to be working together."
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Giving her a begrudging agreement. We should stop the Dems caved dialogue and shift focus back to: the GOP was willing to starve you so they can kill ruin your health care coverage.