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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 46m

Predictably—and absolutely infuriating—will come the resistance from the Democratic establishment. They tried their damndest to rehabilitate Cuomo, and like all right-wingers beholden to corporate power, they will do everything they can to kneecap the Mamdani administration.

What’s in Store for Mamdani Isn’t Pretty, But the Alternative is Worse

In my column this past Friday, " Democratic Bigwigs versus Their Own Voters, Mamdani, and the Future ," I expanded on a couple of side comme...

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 1h

The @democrats.org would rather Nazis get elected than anyone even a smidgeon to left of center. And we need to be clear-eyed: Mamdani is a Democratic Socialist, not an ACTUAL socialist. He's barely left of center. When he starts calling for the abolition of private property, then we can talk.

Zohran Mamdani's biggest threat is not Donald Trump, it's the Democratic old guard | Emma Brockes

The New York mayor-elect sells a political message further to the left than any American politician has dared to in recent memory, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 1h

Do not be gaslit into mourning for Cheney because he was "principled". He wasn't. He was a fascist who enabled unlimited Presidential power and is responsible for, at a minimum, 10s of thousands of innocent deaths and the illegal torture of thousands more. May he and Kissinger forever burn in hell.

Dick Cheney Changed American Politics Forever. And Not for the Better.

The former vice president, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, opened the door for Trump to walk through.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

It is too early to call the Mamdani administration a disappointment?

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 1d

Should be any day now. Once he’s gone and all his billionaire scum leave—as they promised to do—we can take back our country.

Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 1d

“We have to get over it” can only be used when referencing the murder of schoolchildren.

Man Arrested By Charlie Kirk Fan/Sheriff For Directly Quoting Donald Trump

We know there’s a concerted effort to punish anyone who dares to show anything but complete, unqualified reverence for Charlie Kirk’s corpse. The man who made millions by denigrating an…

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 2d

"The only thing that matters now is where a piece of content came from, who posted it, what the context is and whether it's been verified by a trustworthy source. The question is when (or if) we're all going to wrap our heads around that fact."

The number one sign you're watching an AI video

Your social media feed is being taken over by AI video slop. But for now, there's still one big red flag that can help you spot the fakes.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.

by Ezra Klein

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 2d

Good news, everyone!

Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies | CNN Politics

Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, accordin...

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 3d

The Democratic establishment's ugly reaction to Zohran Mamdani reveals an unpleasant truth.

They would rather lose elections than change.

The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.

www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...

Zohran Mamdani knows how to win

Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 2d

The problem is that the SCOTUS hates 8th graders. They should already be working in a factory or on the farm by then.

An Eighth Grader Could Figure Out the Supreme Court Tariffs Case

On Wednesday, the justices will hear oral arguments over the president’s move to impose sweeping tariffs on virtually all imported goods.

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 3d

Let's make this happen.

nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 4d

Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely not a cult.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 3d

“Certainly there are some people in the Democratic party who want to maintain the status quo. They would rather go down with the Titanic so long as they have first-class seats.”

We have GOP fascists because their only political opposition actively courts the same oligarch and corporate masters.

A year after Trump won, why won’t Democrats change their playbook? | Norman Solomon

The corporate-friendly party refuses to learn the lessons of the past decade. When will it implement a truly humane agenda?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4d

Don't worry, it'll get much, *much* worse

We're only in the top of the second inning of the collapse of the United States

Just remember that some things are unforgivable, and that includes voting for Donald Trump after all knew he was a felon, rapist, con man, pathological liar and insurrectionist

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 3d

Get your priorities straight, MAGA.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 4d

“Don’t get lost in the facts.”

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone who supports the GOP is a garbage human being. Change my mind.

Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 4d

Count me among the haters.

Mamdani Is Winning Because Democrats Hate Their Party’s Leaders

Former Obama adviser Patrick Gaspard is aiding Zohran Mamdani’s campaign and sees many similarities in their political rises.

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 4d

Nobody ever thinks the leopards will eat their faces. All these Trump voters need to go find their bootstraps.

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Dr. Allison Wiltz @allyfromnola.bsky.social · 6d

America got to this disastrous point by disregarding the rights and liberties of Black people. That hate opened the gate

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 6d

The slippery slope to socialism.

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Damon Butler @damondaemon.bsky.social · 6d

Your necessary reminder that you are a Marxist regardless of whether you believe it or want to be one.