Matthew
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🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈. Thirty-four.📍IE. Yellow Dog Democrat. #TeamPete. Disaster Nerd and Eurovision lover.
🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈. Thirty-four.📍IE. Yellow Dog Democrat. #TeamPete. Disaster Nerd and Eurovision lover.
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Cuomo needs to give up the act and put an R next to his name
Andrew Cuomo pleaded with Republicans on Friday to abandon Curtis Sliwa, their nominee for mayor of New York City, and said it would be nearly impossible to win if he did not drop out. Sliwa said he was not going anywhere.
Cuomo Ramps Up Attacks on Sliwa as He Hunts for Republican Votes
The morning after the first mayoral debate of the general election, Andrew M. Cuomo said it would be nearly impossible to win if Curtis Sliwa did not drop out. Mr. Sliwa said he was not going anywhere.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Cuomo needs to give up the act and put an R next to his name
THIS! RCV would allow for less infighting and more coalition building, so that there is less animosity.
The tone of this primary was completely different than it would have been without Ranked Choice voting.
We cannot go back to First Past the Post for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. We need a system that not only allows for, but encourages collaboration.
We cannot go back to First Past the Post for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary. We need a system that not only allows for, but encourages collaboration.
Ranked choice voting results are in for the NYC mayor primary.
Zohran Mamdani gets past the 50% threshold after just the 3rd round and gets to 56% over Cuomo's 44%.
enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/026916_1...
Zohran Mamdani gets past the 50% threshold after just the 3rd round and gets to 56% over Cuomo's 44%.
enr.boenyc.gov/rcv/026916_1...
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
THIS! RCV would allow for less infighting and more coalition building, so that there is less animosity.
It always sounds like fear-mongering until it actually happens. Trump is completely fucking over our country, and it’s gonna taken years to undo the damage he and other Republicans are going to do to our economy.
Very striking how every right-wing conspiracy freakout was just a prophecy of what they planned on eventually doing - whether it was Jade Helm or FEMA camps, the moment they had the opportunity to make these imaginary monstrosities they came up with come to life, they did
July 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It always sounds like fear-mongering until it actually happens. Trump is completely fucking over our country, and it’s gonna taken years to undo the damage he and other Republicans are going to do to our economy.
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The Senate bill would cut Medicaid "far more aggressively" than the House bill: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Senate G.O.P. Releases Domestic Policy Bill With Deeper Cuts to Medicaid
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Senate bill would cut Medicaid "far more aggressively" than the House bill: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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There’s evil. There’s pure evil. And then there’s this.
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
There’s evil. There’s pure evil. And then there’s this.
Shocking that one of Trump’s political decisions is going to fuck over mom and pop stores.
May 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Shocking that one of Trump’s political decisions is going to fuck over mom and pop stores.
lol but why
U.S. border agents will force Canadians to undergo facial recognition checks
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
www.blogto.com/travel/2025/...
U.S. border agents will force Canadians to undergo facial recognition checks
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed plans to use facial biometrics at its land borders, and they will affect Canadians.
In an emai…
www.blogto.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
lol but why
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Pete Buttigieg's return to Iowa was obviously, first and foremost, about Pete Buttigieg. But it also spotlighted a party at an interesting, opportunity-filled crossroads.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-butti...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-butti...
Buttigieg Returns to Iowa—With Beard and Baggage
He’s no longer the mayor from out of nowhere. He’s an ex-cabinet official now. But with that resume comes some burdens.
www.thebulwark.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pete Buttigieg's return to Iowa was obviously, first and foremost, about Pete Buttigieg. But it also spotlighted a party at an interesting, opportunity-filled crossroads.
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-butti...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-butti...
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Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a 2028 presidential run.
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
Buttigieg suggests he’d 'assess' a presidential run as he visits Iowa
He vaulted onto the national stage in 2020 out of South Bend, Indiana. This time, his calculus looks different.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a 2028 presidential run.
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
While visiting Iowa, he said in a live interview that he'd consider “what I bring to the table.”
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Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff
May 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff
Need Pete to run in 2028. He is what actually brings me a modicum of hope for the future. #TeamPete
Incredible crowd and conversation at the VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
May 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Need Pete to run in 2028. He is what actually brings me a modicum of hope for the future. #TeamPete
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Incredible crowd and conversation at the VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
May 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Incredible crowd and conversation at the VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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It’s the Canadian elections tomorrow!
And no election night is wasted with me, so I’m looking forward to following. (And hope you’ll follow along.) Some polls out east will close starting at 6:30pm ET (8:30 local time), but bulk of poll closures will be much later, after 930pm ET.
And no election night is wasted with me, so I’m looking forward to following. (And hope you’ll follow along.) Some polls out east will close starting at 6:30pm ET (8:30 local time), but bulk of poll closures will be much later, after 930pm ET.
April 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It’s the Canadian elections tomorrow!
And no election night is wasted with me, so I’m looking forward to following. (And hope you’ll follow along.) Some polls out east will close starting at 6:30pm ET (8:30 local time), but bulk of poll closures will be much later, after 930pm ET.
And no election night is wasted with me, so I’m looking forward to following. (And hope you’ll follow along.) Some polls out east will close starting at 6:30pm ET (8:30 local time), but bulk of poll closures will be much later, after 930pm ET.
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Breaking News: A conclave to elect the next pope will start on May 7, the Vatican said. Cardinal-electors will meet to vote for Pope Francis’ successor.
Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says
Over 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Breaking News: A conclave to elect the next pope will start on May 7, the Vatican said. Cardinal-electors will meet to vote for Pope Francis’ successor.
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I didn’t know this: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
April 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I didn’t know this: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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ok but this would work on me
Justin looks like the kind of divorced dad who stops you in the grocery store aisle to ask if you know in which aisle he could find your phone number before complimenting you on your eyes
March 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
ok but this would work on me
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oooooh now i gotta watch
miriana’s video for serving (formerly known as kant) #eurovision
March 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
oooooh now i gotta watch
Same here. I understand the reasoning behind it, and I wouldn’t mind it normally from Democrats. However, we have to resist the need to keep Republicans from their worst impulses. Let Americans feel what they voted for.
The thing that pisses me off the most about Schumer is that I totally understand his position on this vote. It makes sense & I might support it in normal times.
March 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Same here. I understand the reasoning behind it, and I wouldn’t mind it normally from Democrats. However, we have to resist the need to keep Republicans from their worst impulses. Let Americans feel what they voted for.