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“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
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Progressive reformers tend to be very good at political organizing and groundswell. But their disdain (often warranted) of patronage-style politics often makes it difficult for them to be connected to the larger communities they need to serve.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani Must Not Give Good Intentions a Bad Name
John Lindsay expanded welfare, civil rights, and public spending—yet left New Yorkers politically disarmed. Zohran Mamdani should learn the lessons of his mayoralty.
www.thenation.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Progressive reformers tend to be very good at political organizing and groundswell. But their disdain (often warranted) of patronage-style politics often makes it difficult for them to be connected to the larger communities they need to serve.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
This is the legacy of Ryan Grim, as now he is off in a corner od the internet putting out vile and wild conspiracy antisemitic conspiracy theories thst nobody is actually paying any enough attention to call him out
After receiving a commendation for exceptional services to the Russian state from President Putin, Biden accuser Tara Reade—seen here in her luxury Moscow condo—has now become a citizen of the Russian Federation... молодец!
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This is the legacy of Ryan Grim, as now he is off in a corner od the internet putting out vile and wild conspiracy antisemitic conspiracy theories thst nobody is actually paying any enough attention to call him out
Not terrifying whatsoever
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Not terrifying whatsoever
Yeah this take is devoid of any real insight into the behavior of dc people. These are my people, they wont "unlearn" how to go to one specific theatre venue...
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yeah this take is devoid of any real insight into the behavior of dc people. These are my people, they wont "unlearn" how to go to one specific theatre venue...
I still think Newsom likely is the nominee and bsky is just gonna have to cope
Double Prediction:
Gavin Newsom will be the first Democratic presidential candidate to announce his campaign and it will be in January of 2027. He will immediately shoot up to the top of the polls. He also likely wins Nevada.
Gavin Newsom will be the first Democratic presidential candidate to announce his campaign and it will be in January of 2027. He will immediately shoot up to the top of the polls. He also likely wins Nevada.
December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I still think Newsom likely is the nominee and bsky is just gonna have to cope
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Review: When you get interested in the “how” of things, you become conscious that they might have been done differently — and might yet be. This “how” question is why Kerry James Marshall is contemporary art’s most important living painter.
Review | To see America’s greatest living painter, you’ll have to cross the pond
A Kerry James Marshall retrospective traveling across Europe reveals the extraordinary power of his art.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Review: When you get interested in the “how” of things, you become conscious that they might have been done differently — and might yet be. This “how” question is why Kerry James Marshall is contemporary art’s most important living painter.
What, exactly, constitutes a "fake opinion" anyways?
This is as easy a test of your belief in the American system as is conceivable: Should this be an acceptable argument from a president?
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What, exactly, constitutes a "fake opinion" anyways?
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
An unpopular opinion. I think from a politics perspective the dems are doing fine actually.
At a certain point when you are in the absolute minority and you believe the other side is plain wrong, all you can do is give the other side enough rope to hang themselves with
At a certain point when you are in the absolute minority and you believe the other side is plain wrong, all you can do is give the other side enough rope to hang themselves with
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
An unpopular opinion. I think from a politics perspective the dems are doing fine actually.
At a certain point when you are in the absolute minority and you believe the other side is plain wrong, all you can do is give the other side enough rope to hang themselves with
At a certain point when you are in the absolute minority and you believe the other side is plain wrong, all you can do is give the other side enough rope to hang themselves with
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Fabrizio Ward poll | 12/15-12/17 RV
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 45%
🟥Republican 38%
Undecided 17%
(Republican affiliated pollster)
buildingamericasfuture.com/wp-content/u...
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 45%
🟥Republican 38%
Undecided 17%
(Republican affiliated pollster)
buildingamericasfuture.com/wp-content/u...
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fabrizio Ward poll | 12/15-12/17 RV
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 45%
🟥Republican 38%
Undecided 17%
(Republican affiliated pollster)
buildingamericasfuture.com/wp-content/u...
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 45%
🟥Republican 38%
Undecided 17%
(Republican affiliated pollster)
buildingamericasfuture.com/wp-content/u...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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AtlasIntel poll | 12/15-12/19
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
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President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
—
President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AtlasIntel poll | 12/15-12/19
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
—
President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
—
President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
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STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
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FWIW, for all the talk about AIPAC's contributions to elected officials, its real power is similar to the NRA's: It's ability to mobilize its most devoted members to give members of Congress an earful. Its spending in campaigns and primaries is a relatively new development.
December 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
FWIW, for all the talk about AIPAC's contributions to elected officials, its real power is similar to the NRA's: It's ability to mobilize its most devoted members to give members of Congress an earful. Its spending in campaigns and primaries is a relatively new development.
The #Trump administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that sign language interpreters are included at #WhiteHouse events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image. #disabilities #accessibility
White House Says ASL Interpreters 'Intrude' On Trump's Ability To Control His Image
The administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that interpreters are included at White House events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image.
www.disabilityscoop.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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It may be easy to dismiss Justin Olson's comments that people with disabilities shouldn't get married as right-wing claptrap. But the American government discourages it because if people with disabilities get married, they risk losing their SSI benefits.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump nominee admits he delivered sermon saying disabled people shouldn’t get married
The toughest line of questioning during the Senate hearing for nominee Justin R. Olson came from Trump’s own party
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It may be easy to dismiss Justin Olson's comments that people with disabilities shouldn't get married as right-wing claptrap. But the American government discourages it because if people with disabilities get married, they risk losing their SSI benefits.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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BREAKING: Inflation spikes 2.7 percent in the past 12 months despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’
-Developing story and will be updated
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-Developing story and will be updated
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Inflation spikes 2.7 percent despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’
Prices on numerous goods spike as the labor market continues to be sluggish
www.independent.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
BREAKING: Inflation spikes 2.7 percent in the past 12 months despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’
-Developing story and will be updated
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
-Developing story and will be updated
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
dems did better in the shutdown that anyone else has done maybe ever as not in power, theyve moved their strongest issue front & center
There are some on this app that had tingling desires to use the shutdown to try to blow up the whole thing which would have failed and backfired over the holidays
There are some on this app that had tingling desires to use the shutdown to try to blow up the whole thing which would have failed and backfired over the holidays
It’s hard to believe, but Democrats basically won the shutdown. They got enough Republicans in the House side to go with them. And even if it doesn’t pass the Senate, it will now be THE issue in 2026
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
dems did better in the shutdown that anyone else has done maybe ever as not in power, theyve moved their strongest issue front & center
There are some on this app that had tingling desires to use the shutdown to try to blow up the whole thing which would have failed and backfired over the holidays
There are some on this app that had tingling desires to use the shutdown to try to blow up the whole thing which would have failed and backfired over the holidays
An issue ive moved greatly on -- its long past time to cast Traitorous leaders from our institutions of democracy, especially depictions of Robert E. Lee that dont even reflect who he was as a commander and are instead revisionist fetishes of failed white supremacist generals (Early, Bragg)
Good. Robert E. Lee was a traitor who raised his sword against the government the U.S. Capitol represents.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
An issue ive moved greatly on -- its long past time to cast Traitorous leaders from our institutions of democracy, especially depictions of Robert E. Lee that dont even reflect who he was as a commander and are instead revisionist fetishes of failed white supremacist generals (Early, Bragg)
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Exclusive: Trails maintained by the U.S. Forest Service are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety, after the Trump administration cut staff, according to an internal report obtained by The Post.
Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’
A report obtained by The Post says the U.S. Forest Service’s trails are deteriorating rapidly due to staff cuts under the Trump administration, posing risks to visitors.
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Exclusive: Trails maintained by the U.S. Forest Service are being “abandoned” and deteriorating rapidly, threatening visitor safety, after the Trump administration cut staff, according to an internal report obtained by The Post.
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My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link:
‘The More I’m Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am’
Anti-Jewish prejudice isn’t a partisan divide—it’s a generational one.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link: