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I'm glad Curtis has no chance of winning but maybe we should put him in charge of NYC's cats (and by extension, rats)
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d
Between Sliwa and Brad Lander probably the best thing you can do as a public figure right now (even if you’re odious! like Curtis!) is lose gracefully being exactly who you are. People are desperate for dignity to make a comeback and they’ll reward you later.
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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lakotalander.bsky.social
Unpaid government workers are being fed by World Central Kitchen…let that sink in just how dire things are.
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Jamaica and the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Melissa have been largely dropped from the news agenda.

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'No help, no food, no water': Hurricane-hit Jamaican towns wait for aid
Days after Hurricane Melissa hit, communities are isolated with little food, no water, and no idea of when normalcy will return.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Meanwhile, in Jamaica....American tourists are helping with the cleanup...
wutangforchildren.bsky.social WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9d
Love to see it….tourists that are stuck in Jamaica are helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Melissa 💪
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Love to see it….tourists that are stuck in Jamaica are helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Melissa 💪
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Test passed.
Virginia Governor’s Race Is Major Test for Democrats - The American Prospect
Democrat Abigail Spanberger appears poised for a win, but the outcome of the attorney general’s race could complicate the direction the state heads in. Can Spanberger carry the other Democrats on the ...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Election impacts on project, to be sure. Some backstory:
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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A look back....
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Spanberger "as certain as the sun" to win Va. Gov. race, says @chaznuttycombe.bsky.social, who successfully predicted all 140 House and Senate races in 2023. Here's part of our chat on #TheFinal5:
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Election forecaster: Spanberger "as certain as the sun" to win Va. Gov. race
Election forecaster Chaz Nuttycombe, executive director of State Navigate, told The Final 5 that his projections suggest Democrat Abigail Spanberger is a near lock to win Virginia’s governor’s race, w...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The democratic candidate for Attorney General in light blue Virginia appears on track for a win, but the race could represent a turning point in the state’s political direction. From @gurleygg.bsky.social:
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Virginia Governor’s Race Is Major Test for Democrats - The American Prospect
Democrat Abigail Spanberger appears poised for a win, but the outcome of the attorney general’s race could complicate the direction the state heads in. Can Spanberger carry the other Democrats on the ticket with her?
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November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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ddayen.bsky.social
Election Day is tomorrow & @prospect.org is your source for the most critical races. Here's our lineup:
Harold Meyerson on the urban-to-rural ideological continuum that runs left to right, how it takes a range of Democrats to win in a range of political terrains, & how some Dems don't get that.
The 2025 Election’s Hudson River Divide - The American Prospect
Through the campaigns of Zohran Mamdani and Mikie Sherrill, we can see a path that tenuously unites both social democrats and moderates. Future Democratic electoral successes will rest on a foundation...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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@gurleygg.bsky.social on the governor's race in Virginia, and whether Abigail Spanberger will have coattails to carry the rest of the ticket:
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Virginia Governor’s Race Is Major Test for Democrats - The American Prospect
Democrat Abigail Spanberger appears poised for a win, but the outcome of the attorney general’s race could complicate the direction the state heads in. Can Spanberger carry the other Democrats on the ...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger seems ready to win the Virginia Governor's race—but the attorney general's race might throw a wrench in the Democrats plans to shift the state more blue. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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Virginia Governor’s Race Is Major Test for Democrats - The American Prospect
Democrat Abigail Spanberger appears poised for a win, but the outcome of the attorney general’s race could complicate the direction the state heads in. Can Spanberger carry the other Democrats on the ticket with her?
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November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Graham Platner has covered up the tattoo and moved on but the controversies have taken on a life of their own. Some backstory:
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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pdjeliclark.bsky.social
Happy Halloween
Halloween gravestone reading “I Did My Own Research” in a yard with two skeleton arms sticking out of the grass.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Things are heating up in Maine with a Senate race on the ballot in eight months. Incumbent Susan Collins remains “forever unconcerned” while Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner both have a chance to win the primary. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race - The American Prospect
Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat alongside oyster farmer Graham Platner
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October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The Trump administration has threatened to terminate the Gateway Program that’s working to repair a 115-year-old rail tunnel in NYC. Trump blames DEI policies and the government shutdown for why he is taking aim at this project. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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Another Rail Headache for New York and New Jersey, Courtesy of Trump - The American Prospect
The Gateway Program aims to bring the New York metro section of the nation’s rail infrastructure into the 21st century, but President Trump has threatened to terminate the project, blaming "DEI" and the government shutdown.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Ed Markey in MA and Janet Mills in Maine are going to win the "That could be ME they're trying to push out" older voters. Will younger Democratic primary voters think differently?

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Congressman Moulton will challenge Markey for US Senate seat | Dorchester Reporter
For the second election cycle in a row, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey will face a challenge from a younger Democrat in the state's Congressional delegation. Congressman Seth Moulton of Salem announced Wednesday...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
gurleygg.bsky.social
Federalist 51: “A healthy balance of power between the state and federal government,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in 1788, “reduces the risk of tyranny and abuse from either front.”

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Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors
A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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philiprocco.bsky.social
The point: pre-existing repertoires/habits can only go so far. On that point I was struck by something that Saladin Ambar said in his interview for
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's piece on governors: "Life never fully ceases...new institutions, new alliances, are made..." /end prospect.org/politics/202...
Governors Plunged Into Constitutional Crisis
State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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ddayen.bsky.social
The ruling blocking National Guard troops from Illinois was prefaced by a host of current and former governors denouncing the deployment, including two current Republicans. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports:
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Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors
A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Governors won a temporary victory against Trump’s illegal troop deployments. “The Founders would never believe…that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution,” a federal judge wrote. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/p7Prpj9
Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors
A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Trump’s insistence on gutting FEMA is leaving states with excessive loss of life and financial burdens for disaster relief they simply cannot bear. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:
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FEMA’s Years of Living Dangerously
The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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“The greatest fear of our founding fathers was Donald Trump.” As Congress sits idle, Democratic governors are fighting back against Trump’s attempts to take power from the states. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/gM3X8Ns
Governors Plunged Into Constitutional Crisis
State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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bwianair.bsky.social
And who wants to see a thunderstorm from above?
October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM