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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 2h

Generally, when a party is trying to appeal to a new cohort of voters, they don’t send masked men to publicly kidnap and disappear thousands of members of that cohort.

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 3h

Latinos in VA also moved hard back to the left from last year

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4h

One thing that I love about last night is watching the NYT pout and refuse to acknowledge the seismic activity that is Mamdani's victory.

Cry harder.

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4h

Go woke, win elections

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 12h

Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 14h

Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has won a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

With 92% of the vote in as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, DuPree led Republican Anna Rush in the special election for Mississippi Senate District 45 by a 71%-29%.

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County

Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 14h

This would make affordable housing easier

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 14h

I mean, Staten Island is objectively the least-impressive borough, so...

Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · 15h

this is objectively hilarious

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 16h

Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: A Tennessee appeals court ruled that the evidence didn’t prove Russell Maze's innocence, even though the medical examiner whose testimony helped convict Maze had recanted and concluded Maze’s son died of natural causes, not abuse.

By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony

Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.

Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force

A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 2d

Every Bengals fan rn

a cartoon character says you raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir

ALT: a cartoon character says you raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

Really have tbh

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

Having worked with people on SNAP (and TANF), I wholeheartedly concur. Please go get f&*$ed!

Liz W Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 3d

Unless you’ve been on SNAP or had to be a cashier in a grocery store while someone discovers the insane restrictions placed on SNAP food choices, I simply think you should shut the hell up about food access.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing!

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4d

The abandoned Imperial Theater in Cincinnati

Outdoor picture of Imperial Theater sign in Cincinnati

Interior of theater seats, with stage in background

Picture of abandoned theater balcony and ground floor

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4d

Touring the abandoned Jackson Brewery

An old brewery at night, with people shining flashlights at it

A grate covering leading to a lagering cellar

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 4d

Dark but accurate

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 4d

oh my God.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. Yes let’s see those files. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 6d

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As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' — NPR

Sudan’s army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 7d

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 7d

The reason FDR knew the feds had to take the lead on relieving the Great Depression is because he knew that charities couldn't do it all

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

FOOD BANK DIRECTOR: “For every meal a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides 9. There’s no way we can meet that gap. We were not built to do this.”

(@TNDemocrats are imploring @GovBillLee to fund SNAP with the billions in reserves as other states are, but he refuses)

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7d

We wanted to understand what a Zohran Mamdani administration would mean for New York. So we talked to a Kentucky woman who once tied for 5th place in a swim race with a transgender woman and got really mad that she didn't get to hold the trophy.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.

The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage

A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

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