Samantha
@sdecomines.bsky.social
Inclusive democracy. Houstonian at heart. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Americans can take the heat - we've been putting up with fascist cosplayers all year. This is more of the same.
But can Republicans withstand the backfire when Americans make themselves heard about disrupted holiday plans?
Unlikely.
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But can Republicans withstand the backfire when Americans make themselves heard about disrupted holiday plans?
Unlikely.
apnews.com/article/than...
Thanksgiving air traffic could 'slow to a trickle' if shutdown persists, transport secretary says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that U.S. air traffic could slow significantly if the federal government shutdown continues into the Thanksgiving travel season.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Americans can take the heat - we've been putting up with fascist cosplayers all year. This is more of the same.
But can Republicans withstand the backfire when Americans make themselves heard about disrupted holiday plans?
Unlikely.
apnews.com/article/than...
But can Republicans withstand the backfire when Americans make themselves heard about disrupted holiday plans?
Unlikely.
apnews.com/article/than...
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BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
I have endless disdain for the entire trump and adjacent mob family
Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner despite widespread public opposition and legal hurdles.
https://to.pbs.org/3LOrj0I
https://to.pbs.org/3LOrj0I
Serbia passes bill enabling Jared Kushner to build luxury compound despite opposition
Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kush...
www.pbs.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I have endless disdain for the entire trump and adjacent mob family
Channeling observations made in the lead up to Trump's inauguration by people much smarter than me: "We're going to see the full breadth of our democracy."
Feels right on target following the first round of general elections following Trump's power grab
Feels right on target following the first round of general elections following Trump's power grab
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Channeling observations made in the lead up to Trump's inauguration by people much smarter than me: "We're going to see the full breadth of our democracy."
Feels right on target following the first round of general elections following Trump's power grab
Feels right on target following the first round of general elections following Trump's power grab
Amazing news!!!!! Congratulations Mayor @ericadeuso.bsky.social and Downingtown, PA!
Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania.
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Amazing news!!!!! Congratulations Mayor @ericadeuso.bsky.social and Downingtown, PA!
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Is it time to call it a referendum on the president yet?
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Is it time to call it a referendum on the president yet?
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Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
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Which is the weaker party now?
The one whose legs trembled but never bent a knee to this authoritarian?
Or the one that demonstrated fealty to a fault to their own president, who ultimately blamed them (correctly) for dragging out the shutdown?
Americans know better
Which is the weaker party now?
The one whose legs trembled but never bent a knee to this authoritarian?
Or the one that demonstrated fealty to a fault to their own president, who ultimately blamed them (correctly) for dragging out the shutdown?
Americans know better
Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
apnews.com/article/gove...
Which is the weaker party now?
The one whose legs trembled but never bent a knee to this authoritarian?
Or the one that demonstrated fealty to a fault to their own president, who ultimately blamed them (correctly) for dragging out the shutdown?
Americans know better
Which is the weaker party now?
The one whose legs trembled but never bent a knee to this authoritarian?
Or the one that demonstrated fealty to a fault to their own president, who ultimately blamed them (correctly) for dragging out the shutdown?
Americans know better
This will be the envy of the world, even China. It may not be as fast as some bullet trains in Asia, but it will connect people across borders, languages, economies, and cultures. It will bridge gaps. It will quite literally become part of the democratic infrastructure of Europe
By 2040, your train journeys will be transformed:
📍 Copenhagen – Berlin: from 7hr to 4hr
📍 Paris – Rome: from 10hr50 to 8hr45
📍 Sofia – Athens: from 13hr40 to 6hr
📍 Vienna – Ljubljana: from 6hr05 to 4hr30
🔗 link.europa.eu/hDyYBG
📍 Copenhagen – Berlin: from 7hr to 4hr
📍 Paris – Rome: from 10hr50 to 8hr45
📍 Sofia – Athens: from 13hr40 to 6hr
📍 Vienna – Ljubljana: from 6hr05 to 4hr30
🔗 link.europa.eu/hDyYBG
High-speed rail plan
Connecting Europe, shortening travel time.
link.europa.eu
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This will be the envy of the world, even China. It may not be as fast as some bullet trains in Asia, but it will connect people across borders, languages, economies, and cultures. It will bridge gaps. It will quite literally become part of the democratic infrastructure of Europe
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As I predicted, California flexed its power, definitively.
And it shouldn't stop now: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And it shouldn't stop now: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
As I predicted, California flexed its power, definitively.
And it shouldn't stop now: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And it shouldn't stop now: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Damn! Love the sparky quip
Mamdani: After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Damn! Love the sparky quip
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Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Democrats’ Patriotic Vanguard
A small group of lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds prefigured Harris’s overtly patriotic campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Abby Spanberger will now be governor of Virginia, Mikie Sherrill governor of NJ. I wrote about both of them, and their friend group, last year
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
Such a great line
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Such a great line
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TODAY is #ElectionDay! Here are the key races YOU should be watching:
🗳️PA Supreme Court
🗳️ME Ballot Measure
🗳️CA Prop 50
🗳️VA Gov/AG/House
🗳️NJ Gov
🧵Here’s everything you need to know about why these elections could be especially consequential to our democracy👇
🗳️PA Supreme Court
🗳️ME Ballot Measure
🗳️CA Prop 50
🗳️VA Gov/AG/House
🗳️NJ Gov
🧵Here’s everything you need to know about why these elections could be especially consequential to our democracy👇
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
TODAY is #ElectionDay! Here are the key races YOU should be watching:
🗳️PA Supreme Court
🗳️ME Ballot Measure
🗳️CA Prop 50
🗳️VA Gov/AG/House
🗳️NJ Gov
🧵Here’s everything you need to know about why these elections could be especially consequential to our democracy👇
🗳️PA Supreme Court
🗳️ME Ballot Measure
🗳️CA Prop 50
🗳️VA Gov/AG/House
🗳️NJ Gov
🧵Here’s everything you need to know about why these elections could be especially consequential to our democracy👇
There's always a caveat with Trump's Republican party. Because simply governing in a way that advantages all americans does not personally benefit them.
Good news: The Trump administration has agreed to partially fund SNAP benefits.
Bad news: They refused to use additional sources of funding that could provide full payments to SNAP beneficiaries in November.
Bad news: They refused to use additional sources of funding that could provide full payments to SNAP beneficiaries in November.
Trump admin agrees to partially fund SNAP
But the administration refuses to use additional funding that could allow for full payments, as widespread economic uncertainty and hunger spread.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There's always a caveat with Trump's Republican party. Because simply governing in a way that advantages all americans does not personally benefit them.
Don't let Republican thugs spin the narrative; the only reason SNAP will continue to be partially funded through the gov shutdown is because Democrats took swift and appropriate action
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Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Don't let Republican thugs spin the narrative; the only reason SNAP will continue to be partially funded through the gov shutdown is because Democrats took swift and appropriate action
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If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.
November 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.
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Only about a third of the Trump interview aired on "60 Minutes." CBS has published the transcript of the complete interview here —> www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
www.cbsnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Only about a third of the Trump interview aired on "60 Minutes." CBS has published the transcript of the complete interview here —> www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
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TODAY is the last day of in-person early voting for the 2025 General Election!
Head to Vote.NJ.Gov to find your county’s early voting poll locations – open today until 6:00 p.m.
www.nj.gov/state/electi...
Head to Vote.NJ.Gov to find your county’s early voting poll locations – open today until 6:00 p.m.
www.nj.gov/state/electi...
www.nj.gov
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
TODAY is the last day of in-person early voting for the 2025 General Election!
Head to Vote.NJ.Gov to find your county’s early voting poll locations – open today until 6:00 p.m.
www.nj.gov/state/electi...
Head to Vote.NJ.Gov to find your county’s early voting poll locations – open today until 6:00 p.m.
www.nj.gov/state/electi...
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Louisiana Republicans enacted a new law that will delay next year’s elections ahead of a looming SCOTUS decision that could upend the state’s congressional map — a move voting rights advocates argue is a pre-emptive strike against potential redistricting requirements.
https://bit.ly/4ntC71t
https://bit.ly/4ntC71t
Louisiana GOP Delays Elections as It Looks Set to Wipe Out Black-Majority Districts
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Louisiana Republicans enacted a new law that will delay next year’s elections ahead of a looming SCOTUS decision that could upend the state’s congressional map — a move voting rights advocates argue is a pre-emptive strike against potential redistricting requirements.
https://bit.ly/4ntC71t
https://bit.ly/4ntC71t
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
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Gov. JB Pritzker handed out candy in Chicago during a Little Village trunk-or-treat event to allay fears kids might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods. trib.al/aVxggUy
Gov. Pritzker makes a Halloween stop in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood
The governor passed out candy to children to allay fears trick-or-treating children might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Gov. JB Pritzker handed out candy in Chicago during a Little Village trunk-or-treat event to allay fears kids might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods. trib.al/aVxggUy
Posterity will treat Joe Biden better than most Americans did towards the end of his term.
He never turned his back on the American people.
That should have been enough for voters to decide who would be a better leader for this country in a race between Biden and Trump.
He never turned his back on the American people.
That should have been enough for voters to decide who would be a better leader for this country in a race between Biden and Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Posterity will treat Joe Biden better than most Americans did towards the end of his term.
He never turned his back on the American people.
That should have been enough for voters to decide who would be a better leader for this country in a race between Biden and Trump.
He never turned his back on the American people.
That should have been enough for voters to decide who would be a better leader for this country in a race between Biden and Trump.