Ravi Mangla
@ravimangla.bsky.social
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Press Secretary @nywfp | Author of The Observant and Understudies
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workingfamilies.org
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON CALLED OUT ON AIR:

'my kids could die if you don't stop playing games with our healthcare'
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dataforprogress.org
By a +19-point margin, voters say that Democrats should only vote for a government funding bill that reverses Republican health care cuts.

www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/oct...
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Agree That Democrats Should Only Vote for a Funding Bill if It Reverses Republican Health Care Cuts.
Description: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Republicans' health care cuts will kick millions off their plans and hike health care premiums by an average of 75% for those who can stay insured. Democrats in Congress should only vote for a government funding bill that reverses Republican health care cuts, even if that means the government shutdown continues.
All likely voters — Agree: 54%, Disagree: 34%
Democrat — Agree: 79%, Disagree: 10%
Independent / Third party — Agree: 50%, Disagree: 34%
Republican — Agree: 30%, Disagree: 58%

October 3–6, 2025 survey of 1,232 U.S. likely voters.
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workingfamilies.org
Trump and the Republicans are choosing to shut down the government and withhold paychecks from federal workers, all so they can take away money for health care and give it to billionaires.
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paulwaldman.bsky.social
1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
atrupar.com
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
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ddayen.bsky.social
The swing-seat race against Rep. David Valadao is off to an odd start.
Establishment Dem Jasmeet Bains received $280k in the state Assembly from corporations that have also given to Valadao.
When populist Randy Villegas pointed that out in an ad, Bains appeared to liken that to "political violence"
Conservative Dem Compares Ad About Her Corporate Donations to ‘Political Violence’
Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains took PAC money from 53 corporations that also donated to the incumbent Republican she’s running against. She said a progressive challenger pointing that out is a form of v...
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ravimangla.bsky.social
ICYMI: @rynnreed.bsky.social compared the RNC's response to their 2012 loss to the Democrats' loss in 2024.
ravimangla.bsky.social
In our most ambitious piece to date, @rynnreed.bsky.social does a deep dive into the RNC's 2012 Growth and Opportunity Project—and asks the question of why the DNC hasn't done a serious audit of their own.

A must-read.

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We Deserve a Party that Takes Us Seriously
What we can learn from the Republicans' loss in the 2012 presidential election
signalbreak.substack.com
ravimangla.bsky.social
Among other things, them 2012 report calls for:

1) Fostering competitive primaries and healthy debate within the party
2) Deep investments in digital and data analytics
3) More rigorous vetting of consultants
4) Serious opposition research

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ravimangla.bsky.social
So they embarked on one of the most ambitious party “audits” ever—surveying tens of thousands of party members, experts, and everyday voters.

They published the findings in a 100-pg report, which laid out a roadmap for taking back power.

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ravimangla.bsky.social
In 2012, Republicans were looking for a way out of the wilderness.

They’d just lost the presidency (again).

Young people, women, and people of color didn’t see themselves in the party.

They feared they might never win another national election.

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villegas4congress.bsky.social
My parents risked everything for a better life. I learned what it means to work hard, to sacrifice, and to push forward even when it meant going without. I’m running for Congress to make sure the families who feed the nation never go without food on our own tables.
ravimangla.bsky.social
FCC Chair Brendan Carr openly admitting on Benny Johnson's show that the Trump administration is cracking down on free media.

"CBS has made some commitments to us that they're going to return to more fact-based journalism"
ravimangla.bsky.social
Colbert pulled off the air for speech.

Kimmel pulled off the air for speech.

Mahmoud Khalil being deported for speech.

Is it fascism yet?
ravimangla.bsky.social
We're seeing from folks like Zohran Mamdani and Bernie and Graham Platner that you don't have to sell out marginalized groups to win over voters. You just have to not be totally full of shit.
ravimangla.bsky.social
Idk. I'm not sure "have less backbone" is the solution to Democrats' problems.
ravimangla.bsky.social
This week at Signal Break, @rynnreed.bsky.social and I wrote about how grief and mourning shape collective memory.
ravimangla.bsky.social
If we're worried about young men being radicalized by the internet now, wait until AI slop and deepfakes devour digital space.
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mauricewfp.bsky.social
Nothing good can come from political violence. It doesn't matter where you stand politically—it's a cancer that needs to be rooted out.
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igd.bsky.social
In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
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