Steve Singiser
@stevensingiser.bsky.social
Occasional gadfly at The Downballot. Father, Husband, Brother, Son, Teacher, Coach. In roughly that order (first four might change depending upon who is pissing me off that day).
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Somehow, we're already celebrating The Downballot's first anniversary today! It's been *quite* the year, and our fiercely loyal readers have made it all possible.
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Morning Digest: The Downballot rings in its first anniversary today!
We're celebrating with a special 25% off sale for our readers
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August 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Somehow, we're already celebrating The Downballot's first anniversary today! It's been *quite* the year, and our fiercely loyal readers have made it all possible.
We're also marking the occasion with a special 25% off sale! If you haven't upgraded yet, check out all the perks you'll unlock →→
We're also marking the occasion with a special 25% off sale! If you haven't upgraded yet, check out all the perks you'll unlock →→
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The media lost its MIND when Obama tried to make some small changes to the press pool system. Now Trump is quite openly rendering it into a North Korea-esque state-media system and ... has a single journalist or outlet stood up to protest?
an interesting side note to this oval office thing:
August 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The media lost its MIND when Obama tried to make some small changes to the press pool system. Now Trump is quite openly rendering it into a North Korea-esque state-media system and ... has a single journalist or outlet stood up to protest?
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Dane County Judge Susan Crawford has defeated former state Attorney General Brad Schimel in Tuesday's pivotal election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, ensuring that liberals will retain the majority they first won two years ago.
Liberals keep grip on Wisconsin Supreme Court despite Musk onslaught
Susan Crawford's win ensures a 4-3 majority for at least three years
www.the-downballot.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Dane County Judge Susan Crawford has defeated former state Attorney General Brad Schimel in Tuesday's pivotal election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, ensuring that liberals will retain the majority they first won two years ago.
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HOW IT HAPPENED: James Andrew Malone, the mayor of a town of 5,000, ran on education, abortion rights, and opposing Elon Musk—in a district that had *never* voted Democratic.
Until tonight.
Our complete write-through of his astonishing special election win in Lancaster County →
Until tonight.
Our complete write-through of his astonishing special election win in Lancaster County →
Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker
No Democrat had ever won this ancestrally Republican seat, but it's now the second Democratic pickup of the year.
www.the-downballot.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
HOW IT HAPPENED: James Andrew Malone, the mayor of a town of 5,000, ran on education, abortion rights, and opposing Elon Musk—in a district that had *never* voted Democratic.
Until tonight.
Our complete write-through of his astonishing special election win in Lancaster County →
Until tonight.
Our complete write-through of his astonishing special election win in Lancaster County →
This is especially true because it flies in the face of the roughly 39 million fundraising texts and emails I've received since 1/20.
Every one tells me they need my money to "fight Trump."
Every one tells me they need my money to "fight Trump."
March 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is especially true because it flies in the face of the roughly 39 million fundraising texts and emails I've received since 1/20.
Every one tells me they need my money to "fight Trump."
Every one tells me they need my money to "fight Trump."
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First fucking thing they teach you as a law student in Contracts is that a contract made under duress is not valid, and this here fancy-ass law firm is like, “Sign us up!”
New: Trump rescinds order targeting the law firm Paul Weiss after it agreed to “dedicate the equivalent of $40m in pro bono legal services over the course of President Trump’s term to support the admin’s initiatives” AND “acknowledged the wrongdoing of Mark Pomerantz”
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
First fucking thing they teach you as a law student in Contracts is that a contract made under duress is not valid, and this here fancy-ass law firm is like, “Sign us up!”
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These are the members of the Senate Democratic caucus who just voted to pass the GOP's Trump-backed budget bill, along with the year that they next go before voters—including primary voters.
March 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
These are the members of the Senate Democratic caucus who just voted to pass the GOP's Trump-backed budget bill, along with the year that they next go before voters—including primary voters.
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If it’s illegal, then they weren’t fired.
(To be clear: I do not take issue with the QT at all, I’m grateful that she shared this news. But workers affected by these illegal actions should go to court, stat.)
(To be clear: I do not take issue with the QT at all, I’m grateful that she shared this news. But workers affected by these illegal actions should go to court, stat.)
600+ USAID employees were just fired (at 10pm on Sunday night).
To all of you: I'm so, so sorry. It's horrifying and utterly illegal and you do not deserve this.
To all of you: I'm so, so sorry. It's horrifying and utterly illegal and you do not deserve this.
February 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
If it’s illegal, then they weren’t fired.
(To be clear: I do not take issue with the QT at all, I’m grateful that she shared this news. But workers affected by these illegal actions should go to court, stat.)
(To be clear: I do not take issue with the QT at all, I’m grateful that she shared this news. But workers affected by these illegal actions should go to court, stat.)
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They are just pouring water out of a reservoir for no goddamn reason other than Trump thinks that there's a magic valve that was stopping California from fighting wildfires.
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
They are just pouring water out of a reservoir for no goddamn reason other than Trump thinks that there's a magic valve that was stopping California from fighting wildfires.
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In writing about Trump in the first term I kept coming back to the idea of trying to talk a drunk driver out of the keys. It's maybe not the best metaphor, although it's not wrong. Anyway he is most definitely not just driving but doing 75 in a 35 now. Feels like there are fewer options now.
For a photo op & a bragging media post, Trump minions at the USACoE have thrown away millions of gals of #water farmers were relying on for later this year. This water will not be captured, will not be useful for cities or farms or firefighting. It is now lost.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
In writing about Trump in the first term I kept coming back to the idea of trying to talk a drunk driver out of the keys. It's maybe not the best metaphor, although it's not wrong. Anyway he is most definitely not just driving but doing 75 in a 35 now. Feels like there are fewer options now.
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The throughline that I keep returning to is:
-they collectively decided that Musk’s takeover of Twitter went *great*.
-so they’ve taking that same approach to the entire federal bureaucracy.
-instead of server crashes and error messages, medicaid breaks and a plane full of kids crashes.
-they collectively decided that Musk’s takeover of Twitter went *great*.
-so they’ve taking that same approach to the entire federal bureaucracy.
-instead of server crashes and error messages, medicaid breaks and a plane full of kids crashes.
REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
DUFFY: *walks away*
(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The throughline that I keep returning to is:
-they collectively decided that Musk’s takeover of Twitter went *great*.
-so they’ve taking that same approach to the entire federal bureaucracy.
-instead of server crashes and error messages, medicaid breaks and a plane full of kids crashes.
-they collectively decided that Musk’s takeover of Twitter went *great*.
-so they’ve taking that same approach to the entire federal bureaucracy.
-instead of server crashes and error messages, medicaid breaks and a plane full of kids crashes.
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RFK Jr even getting a hearing for this job is failed state shit
January 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
RFK Jr even getting a hearing for this job is failed state shit
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Gosh I’m stunned.
Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.
Among the deportees who arrived back home Tuesday in Colombia were two pregnant women and more than 20 children.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Gosh I’m stunned.
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Brutal exchange between RFK Jr. and Sen. Bennet:
Bennet: Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?
Kennedy: I probably did say that.
Bennet: Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?
Kennedy: I probably did say that.
January 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Brutal exchange between RFK Jr. and Sen. Bennet:
Bennet: Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?
Kennedy: I probably did say that.
Bennet: Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?
Kennedy: I probably did say that.
Why, why, oh holy fuck WHY does the American MAGA right insist on using the least masculine dudes on earth to be their voices for masculinity?
For fucks sake, Matt Walsh could get his ass kicked by a middle schooler.
For fucks sake, Matt Walsh could get his ass kicked by a middle schooler.
I've got nothing nice to say about Nancy Mace here, but Matt Walsh says the military and related institutions have "very good reason to be uniquely masculine and exclusively male."
He can suck my dick.
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
He can suck my dick.
www.mediamatters.org/matt-walsh/m...
Matt Walsh says Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is a "DEI graduate" of The Citadel
www.mediamatters.org
January 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why, why, oh holy fuck WHY does the American MAGA right insist on using the least masculine dudes on earth to be their voices for masculinity?
For fucks sake, Matt Walsh could get his ass kicked by a middle schooler.
For fucks sake, Matt Walsh could get his ass kicked by a middle schooler.
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Seems like some mistakes were made along the path that brought us here, I'm saying.
Among the last acts in his first term was a coup against the Constitution, and he's spent the first week of his second picking up where he left off — rejecting settled constitutional law _and_ settling scores with the people tasked with investigating his coup attempt.
Retribution Journal: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
January 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Seems like some mistakes were made along the path that brought us here, I'm saying.
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Our guest this week on The Downballot podcast is PA Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (@lgaustindavis.bsky.social), who's also the new chair of the @demlgs.org. We dive deep into the importance of the LG job and Davis' efforts to elect more Democrats like him. Listen here!
PA's Austin Davis on electing more LG's like him
Listen now | And Virginia Democrats advance amendments to protect abortion, marriage, and voting rights
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January 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our guest this week on The Downballot podcast is PA Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (@lgaustindavis.bsky.social), who's also the new chair of the @demlgs.org. We dive deep into the importance of the LG job and Davis' efforts to elect more Democrats like him. Listen here!
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The sanewashing and corruption washing and Nazi washing define why legacy media will not survive this era.
Ahead of Inauguration Day, CNN chief Mark Thompson convened his top anchors for a meeting in which he provided guidance about how he wanted the affair covered.
Among the things Thompson signaled he didn't want to see: A focus on Trump's scandalous past.
Details: www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Among the things Thompson signaled he didn't want to see: A focus on Trump's scandalous past.
Details: www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Thompson's Trump Talk
CNN chief Mark Thompson convened his top journalists for a meeting ahead of Inauguration Day and made it clear about the type of coverage he wanted to see.
www.status.news
January 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The sanewashing and corruption washing and Nazi washing define why legacy media will not survive this era.
What an adorbs and funny way for Trump to say that Stephen Miller is a white supremacist.
That he has empowered.
Huh. Odd, that.
That he has empowered.
Huh. Odd, that.
"Mr. Trump said that if it was up to [Stephen] Miller there would be only 100 million people in this country, and they would all look like Mr. Miller, according to a person with knowledge of the comment. Karoline Leavitt, Mr. Trump’s spokeswoman, denied the account."
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever
Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda in his first term. Now he is back with fewer internal rivals and even more influence with the president.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What an adorbs and funny way for Trump to say that Stephen Miller is a white supremacist.
That he has empowered.
Huh. Odd, that.
That he has empowered.
Huh. Odd, that.
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Burning down the pentagon is a weird goal for the guy who runs the pentagon
Rep. Ronny Jackson on Hegseth: "They fear him because he's gonna go in there and burn the place down."
January 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Burning down the pentagon is a weird goal for the guy who runs the pentagon
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Sober is the new Woke
Fox News anchor John Roberts with his first takeaway from the Hegseth hearing:
"What secretary of defense does not have a bottle of bourbon or whiskey in his office?!"
"What secretary of defense does not have a bottle of bourbon or whiskey in his office?!"
January 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Sober is the new Woke
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It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.
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There are still some votes to be counted, but right now, NoVA Dems are running slightly ahead of Harris while a Republican in a safe red seat is running well behind Trump in tonight's special elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
There are still some votes to be counted, but right now, NoVA Dems are running slightly ahead of Harris while a Republican in a safe red seat is running well behind Trump in tonight's special elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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When speech online is just endless cacophony and only the oligarchs have agency and opinions that matter to affect the political process, the freedom of speech these so called beneficent overlords granted us is shown for what it is, a fool's freedom.
January 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
When speech online is just endless cacophony and only the oligarchs have agency and opinions that matter to affect the political process, the freedom of speech these so called beneficent overlords granted us is shown for what it is, a fool's freedom.
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Meta is not "bending the knee." They're seizing an opportunity.
January 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Meta is not "bending the knee." They're seizing an opportunity.