Ken Downey Jr.
@kdowneyjr.bsky.social
Writer • Editor 📝
MLA, Harvard ‘23; BA, Rutgers ‘18 👨🏻🎓
Married the love of my life, 10/12/2024 💕
Views/Opinions are explicitly my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
MLA, Harvard ‘23; BA, Rutgers ‘18 👨🏻🎓
Married the love of my life, 10/12/2024 💕
Views/Opinions are explicitly my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
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Aldi is offering Thanksgiving meal fixins that will feed 10 (YMMV) for $40. Please share with those who may find it helpful this year: www.aldi.us/products/tha...
Feast for 10
www.aldi.us
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Aldi is offering Thanksgiving meal fixins that will feed 10 (YMMV) for $40. Please share with those who may find it helpful this year: www.aldi.us/products/tha...
This genuinely might be one of the best political speeches I have ever watched, and I’ve seen Obama speak live
Mamdani's speech will be broadcast live here. No idea when it'll start, but probably soonish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnM_...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This genuinely might be one of the best political speeches I have ever watched, and I’ve seen Obama speak live
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Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
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I’m genuinely just sitting in the office in shock. We won everything. Young voters turned out in force for Dems.
We’ve never been so back.
We’ve never been so back.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I’m genuinely just sitting in the office in shock. We won everything. Young voters turned out in force for Dems.
We’ve never been so back.
We’ve never been so back.
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Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.
A New York Mets fan will soon run the largest city in the world #LGM
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A New York Mets fan will soon run the largest city in the world #LGM
Glad to see my home state overwhelmingly reject MAGA (again). Looking forward to seeing what Governor Sherrill can accomplish in office 💙
New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill is your next governor, according to the Associated Press, calling the race at 9:24 p.m.
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
For ongoing analysis and results, including NJ’s 80 Assembly races, head to NJSpotlightNews.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Glad to see my home state overwhelmingly reject MAGA (again). Looking forward to seeing what Governor Sherrill can accomplish in office 💙
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I get a real chuckle out of Republicans saying year after year they are coming up with a health care plan, but never actually showing us what it is.
Republicans gutted Medicaid. Now they want to gut the ACA too. That’s their health care plan.
Republicans gutted Medicaid. Now they want to gut the ACA too. That’s their health care plan.
October 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I get a real chuckle out of Republicans saying year after year they are coming up with a health care plan, but never actually showing us what it is.
Republicans gutted Medicaid. Now they want to gut the ACA too. That’s their health care plan.
Republicans gutted Medicaid. Now they want to gut the ACA too. That’s their health care plan.
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Former NHL player Ryan Kesler has been charged in Michigan with two counts of criminal sexual conduct. Here are more details on the case.
Ex-NHL player Ryan Kesler faces criminal sexual conduct charges related to 16-year-old
Former NHL player Ryan Kesler has been charged in Michigan with two counts of criminal sexual conduct. Here are more details on the case.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Former NHL player Ryan Kesler has been charged in Michigan with two counts of criminal sexual conduct. Here are more details on the case.
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Trump just mass murdered another 14 fisherman in the Pacific, bringing the total murdered count to at least 41, & Netanyahu is once again violating ceasefire, heavily bombing Gaza, extending genocide.
And the audacity of anyone to question whether Trump deserves a Nobel Peace prize. The Audacity. 🙄
And the audacity of anyone to question whether Trump deserves a Nobel Peace prize. The Audacity. 🙄
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump just mass murdered another 14 fisherman in the Pacific, bringing the total murdered count to at least 41, & Netanyahu is once again violating ceasefire, heavily bombing Gaza, extending genocide.
And the audacity of anyone to question whether Trump deserves a Nobel Peace prize. The Audacity. 🙄
And the audacity of anyone to question whether Trump deserves a Nobel Peace prize. The Audacity. 🙄
Just finished @kwamembalia.bsky.social ‘s latest and loved it! Hope to see more from him in the future @msiglain.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just finished @kwamembalia.bsky.social ‘s latest and loved it! Hope to see more from him in the future @msiglain.bsky.social
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Obama wore tan suit republicans wanted to impeach him, Trump literally demolished the White House and GOP goes silent.
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Obama wore tan suit republicans wanted to impeach him, Trump literally demolished the White House and GOP goes silent.
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Yeah. So The White House
is designated a National Historic Landmark.
That means:
It’s formally recognized as having exceptional national historical significance.
Any substantial changes, demolitions, or new construction affecting it are tightly restricted.
It’s not his house! WTF.
is designated a National Historic Landmark.
That means:
It’s formally recognized as having exceptional national historical significance.
Any substantial changes, demolitions, or new construction affecting it are tightly restricted.
It’s not his house! WTF.
October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yeah. So The White House
is designated a National Historic Landmark.
That means:
It’s formally recognized as having exceptional national historical significance.
Any substantial changes, demolitions, or new construction affecting it are tightly restricted.
It’s not his house! WTF.
is designated a National Historic Landmark.
That means:
It’s formally recognized as having exceptional national historical significance.
Any substantial changes, demolitions, or new construction affecting it are tightly restricted.
It’s not his house! WTF.
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ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
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shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
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This is definitely one of those things that people would’ve called you hysterical for predicting a year ago.
Trump is going to destroy the East Room of the White House without even asking Congress and build a ballroom with funds from private companies that are seeking favors? Settle down, lib.
Trump is going to destroy the East Room of the White House without even asking Congress and build a ballroom with funds from private companies that are seeking favors? Settle down, lib.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is definitely one of those things that people would’ve called you hysterical for predicting a year ago.
Trump is going to destroy the East Room of the White House without even asking Congress and build a ballroom with funds from private companies that are seeking favors? Settle down, lib.
Trump is going to destroy the East Room of the White House without even asking Congress and build a ballroom with funds from private companies that are seeking favors? Settle down, lib.
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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"He's 17. He has taken on the unlikely role of protector, often patrolling his neighborhood daily starting around 5 a.m.
"I may not be no cop or none of that, but I be taking care of the community."
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
"I may not be no cop or none of that, but I be taking care of the community."
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
As tensions rise in Chicago, volunteers patrol neighborhoods to oppose ICE and help migrants escape
Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois.
www.npr.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"He's 17. He has taken on the unlikely role of protector, often patrolling his neighborhood daily starting around 5 a.m.
"I may not be no cop or none of that, but I be taking care of the community."
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
"I may not be no cop or none of that, but I be taking care of the community."
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Roberts readying that shadow docket like Alfred filling upthe Batmobile
#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Roberts readying that shadow docket like Alfred filling upthe Batmobile
Quite literally the only thing @booker.senate.gov can do to earn any shred of respect back that I once had for him…
Wow…well this certainly feels like a moment.
Congressman Seth Moulton says he is returning AIPAC’s donations and refusing any support from them.
Moulton is running for Senate in Massachusetts against Ed Markey.
Congressman Seth Moulton says he is returning AIPAC’s donations and refusing any support from them.
Moulton is running for Senate in Massachusetts against Ed Markey.
October 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Quite literally the only thing @booker.senate.gov can do to earn any shred of respect back that I once had for him…
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Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.
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Toni Morrison: "“Fascism talks ideology, but it is really just marketing—marketing for power. It is recognizable by its need to purge, by the strategies it uses to purge, and by its terror of truly democratic agendas."
The skeleton key to unlock the Trump administration is to understand that everything it does is for the sake of posting. It wants to get likes and shares. And it is specifically captured by a neo-Nazi, fascist audience that wants images of torture, violence, and murder, especially of minorities.
October 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Toni Morrison: "“Fascism talks ideology, but it is really just marketing—marketing for power. It is recognizable by its need to purge, by the strategies it uses to purge, and by its terror of truly democratic agendas."