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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 6h

Make them take the votes and be against all these things

David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 7h

I think all these things can be true. That the entire package was important and popular. That the filibuster made it impossible from the start. That putting them together provided cover for Rs who wouldn’t have backed anyway. That breaking it up and trying again might have been smart politically.

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning, Los Angeles! Hope you might join me at 7 this evening at the great @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena to talk ANTIDEMOCRATIC, gerrymandering, the Supreme Court. Also, why do I live on the east coast and not here? www.eventbrite.com/e/david-dale...

David Daley discusses & signs Antidemocratic

The author and journalist presents his new book Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections

www.eventbrite.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

I have said this before, and I’ll say it again here: We are at most a few years away from the mainstream media becoming controlled top to bottom, with a few very exceptions, by ultrarich conservatives and their hirelings. trib.al/ARRddzG

The Washington Post Has Become Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought

It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 4d

"Things have changed in the South"

Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 4d

Where federal observers really need to be

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: 12 Mississippi polling places have moved and 4 have been closed ahead of the Nov. 4 legislative special elections, an MFP investigation finds.

Counties also have incorrect addresses in the state system for 11 polling places, risking sending some voters to the wrong location.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 6d

YES

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 6d

And more from me on this topic @theunpopulist.net :

Want to End the Gerrymandering Wars? Embrace Proportional Representation

Trump has triggered a particularly fierce round, but the logic of war is inherent in a winner-take-all system

www.theunpopulist.net

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 6d

A good overview of the ways that Republicans have anti-democratically seized power by gerrymandering congressional districts and putting anti-American revolutionaries on the Supreme Court (Roberts et al). Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social @davedaley.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/U-z60SV...

American Conversations: David Daley

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 6d

Elie Mystal--Justice correspondent for The Nation-- spoke to me about the corrupt GOP Supreme Court. Elie explained the court gives Trump what he wants as an act of self-preservation. He noted without SCOTUS reform, we will never be able to move this nation forward. youtu.be/qsTzICW1tZQ?...

Elie Mystal: GOP Supreme Court gives Trump what he wants as an act of self-preservation

YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 6d

YouTube as well!

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 6d

Live on FB with the magnificent @hcrichardson.bsky.social at 11. Please join us!

American Conversations: David Daley

Other event by Heather Cox Richardson on Friday, October 31 2025

www.facebook.com

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Nicole Sandler @nicolesandler.bsky.social · 7d

It's our final moving day & walkthru with the landlord. So 1 more 'best of'. Since tomorrow is Halloween, it's a scary one w @davedaley.bsky.social of Ratf**ked fame. Listen any time @ nicolesandler.com/10-30-25 @ nicolesandler.substack.com, or watch the original airing youtu.be/ptHzeI8ellE

RatF**king a la D'ump & Other Atrocities on the Nicole Sandler Show 8-12-25

YouTube video by Nicole Sandler

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 7d

With co-star @naomiaklein.bsky.social

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to make a guest appearance on The Morning Show

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 8d

Los Angeles! Let's talk ANTIDEMOCRATIC. It has been too long. Join me at Vroman's next Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7. Event details are here.

www.eventbrite.com/e/david-dale...

David Daley discusses & signs Antidemocratic

The author and journalist presents his new book Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections

www.eventbrite.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9d

auntifa

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 10d

lmao

My Post headline

Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 was actually his dad’s cousin.

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 9d

"Trump literally thinks he can do anything he wants because the Supreme Court has yet to show him otherwise."

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9d

Supreme Court is hearing oral argument next week in the Trump tariffs case because, sure, why not, it's not like the Court has given Trump any reason to think laws apply to him

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/tarif...

Trump Will Always Ask the Supreme Court For More

The conservative justices have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to reshape executive power to fit their favorite president’s agenda.

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 11d

89 Topps bookmark for the win

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 11d

Message me your address and I’ll send you the new paperback of ANTIDEMOCRATIC

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 15d

Quinnipiac has the generic congressional ballot at D+9.

poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

Who Is More Responsible For The Government Shutdown? Voters Blame Republicans Slightly More Than Democrats, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Numbers Spike On Handling Of Israel - H...

"The GOP takes the harder hit for the grinding government shutdown while the Democrats, despite a miserable approval rating, get the nod on which party should control the House," said Quinnipiac Unive...

poll.qu.edu

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 18d

also, we call it Robertsmandering now

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander

The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.

www.thenation.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 18d

Gerrymandering isn't just about the net gain for one party or the other - though that's crucial.

By reducing competition, mid-decade redistricting makes it easier to interfere with the 2026 election.

My deep dive, with examples in Texas, California, and Ohio: samwang.substack.com/p/gerrymande...

Gerrymandering's domino effects

Narrowing the field of competition opens new vulnerabilities to attack

samwang.substack.com

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 20d

Stop blaming poor Elbridge Gerry. He didn't do this.
John Roberts did. We should name it after him.

It's Robertsmandering now.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander

The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.

www.thenation.com

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 20d

This isn’t gerrymandering any more. It’s Robertsmandering.

Time to rename it and identify who is really to blame. Not a governor from 200 years ago. This chief justice.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander

The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.

www.thenation.com

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David Daley @davedaley.bsky.social · 21d

Back at you! Who else can geek out over Mobile v Bolden...

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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG @thebradblog.bsky.social · 21d

'Roberts-Mandering': Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: Today's #BradCast

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social of Univ. of KY; @davedaley.bsky.social of FairVote...

FULL STORY, LISTEN: bradblog.com?p=15533

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