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Truly astonished.
#VoteBlue
Please.
#VoteBlue
Please.
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Coins aren't allowed to depict living people just sayin
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Coins aren't allowed to depict living people just sayin
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I think this is absolutely right. They memorized the lessons of that era — triangulation, bipartisanship, government is somehow shameful — and can’t adapt to the very different world we’re now in.
IMHO, most of the Dem leadership came up through the ranks during the Reagan years and started getting seniority during the 1994 shellacking so a fighting retreat is their standard tactic. They don’t do brinksmanship well.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I think this is absolutely right. They memorized the lessons of that era — triangulation, bipartisanship, government is somehow shameful — and can’t adapt to the very different world we’re now in.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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Yet it's not at all an issue that I'm paying for ICE, Tesla subsidies and Gislaine Maxwell's prison spa.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yet it's not at all an issue that I'm paying for ICE, Tesla subsidies and Gislaine Maxwell's prison spa.
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
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"they think it's the 90s" 🎯
13) I think Dem leadership still suffers from frame drag. They think it's the 90s. Trump is dismantling the powers of Congress. They have to rise to that moment and demand big things.
Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"they think it's the 90s" 🎯
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7. Beam Wellness has raised over $12 million in funding and generates millions in annual sales
It has celebrity endorsers like Baker Mayfield and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Beam did not respond
It has celebrity endorsers like Baker Mayfield and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Beam did not respond
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
7. Beam Wellness has raised over $12 million in funding and generates millions in annual sales
It has celebrity endorsers like Baker Mayfield and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Beam did not respond
It has celebrity endorsers like Baker Mayfield and Patrick Schwarzenegger
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Beam did not respond
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6. Eight Sleep, which sells expensive mattress covers that allow you to control the temperature of your bed, has raised $260 million.
It has celebrity endorsers like Taylor Fritz and Charles Leclerc
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Eight Sleep did not respond
It has celebrity endorsers like Taylor Fritz and Charles Leclerc
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Eight Sleep did not respond
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
6. Eight Sleep, which sells expensive mattress covers that allow you to control the temperature of your bed, has raised $260 million.
It has celebrity endorsers like Taylor Fritz and Charles Leclerc
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Eight Sleep did not respond
It has celebrity endorsers like Taylor Fritz and Charles Leclerc
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Eight Sleep did not respond
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5. Rocket Money is a subsidiary of the Rocket Companies, a $45 billion company
“The high road is not optional; for us, it’s the only choice,” the company boasts
Rocket says “Our inclusive culture is guided by our core values”
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Rocket did not respond
“The high road is not optional; for us, it’s the only choice,” the company boasts
Rocket says “Our inclusive culture is guided by our core values”
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Rocket did not respond
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
5. Rocket Money is a subsidiary of the Rocket Companies, a $45 billion company
“The high road is not optional; for us, it’s the only choice,” the company boasts
Rocket says “Our inclusive culture is guided by our core values”
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Rocket did not respond
“The high road is not optional; for us, it’s the only choice,” the company boasts
Rocket says “Our inclusive culture is guided by our core values”
Asked about its sponsorship of Tucker Carlson, Rocket did not respond
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Heritage president Kevin Roberts is on the board of a nonprofit (SLI) led by Nate Fischer who separately launched a venture in 2023 w/ Raw Egg Nationalist who “has a history of posting swastikas & other Nazi imagery,” which Fischer has called “ironic trolling” rather than “genuine Nazi belief” 1/
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Heritage president Kevin Roberts is on the board of a nonprofit (SLI) led by Nate Fischer who separately launched a venture in 2023 w/ Raw Egg Nationalist who “has a history of posting swastikas & other Nazi imagery,” which Fischer has called “ironic trolling” rather than “genuine Nazi belief” 1/
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I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
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Just on a personal note, reporting this story broke my heart. Of all the unfathomable things Trump has done this year, putting SNAP recipients through this psychological hell tops the list. My endless gratitude to everyone who spoke to me. To all who who are suffering: I'm so sorry.
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just on a personal note, reporting this story broke my heart. Of all the unfathomable things Trump has done this year, putting SNAP recipients through this psychological hell tops the list. My endless gratitude to everyone who spoke to me. To all who who are suffering: I'm so sorry.
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I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...
When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future
When you’ve spent your whole adult life working in and around book publishing you get used to hearing that people don’t read anymore and that the industry is on its last legs. There is always a cri…
lithub.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...
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Brilliant. Should be a model everywhere
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Brilliant. Should be a model everywhere
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It's been 41 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's been 41 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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Apparently he hasn't he heard that those in power are merging church and state.
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Apparently he hasn't he heard that those in power are merging church and state.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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I believe Heritage still trains about 10000 people a month on conservative talking points and has for years. You aren’t arguing with an “Everyman”. You’re likely arguing with a trained chaos agent. (Or a bot.)
Dems seem to ignore that AEI and Heritage are already doing it...
I really am just working from the basic premise of political science that public opinion isn’t just measurable — you can and should CREATE it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I believe Heritage still trains about 10000 people a month on conservative talking points and has for years. You aren’t arguing with an “Everyman”. You’re likely arguing with a trained chaos agent. (Or a bot.)
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It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…