Matt Edens
            
            @scruffycities.bsky.social
          
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          Downtown dweller. True crime writer. Transplanted Tennessean.
      
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      Everybody's talking about Dem strategy, so here's something to add to the mix. 
I start with this premise: The best and most reliable indicator of whether someone will vote red or blue is the density of the place they live. More dense, more likely to be blue, & vice versa.
  I start with this premise: The best and most reliable indicator of whether someone will vote red or blue is the density of the place they live. More dense, more likely to be blue, & vice versa.
      Gotta hand it to the NIMBYs on this one www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
    
      
          To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning
          
        
          
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      Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."
    
        
      Every small victory should be felt in a big way.
This woman's story should be shared nationally. It was a crime to detain her after being victimized for so long.
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          This woman's story should be shared nationally. It was a crime to detain her after being victimized for so long.
www.thebanner.com/western-mary...
Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after five months in ICE custody
          Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...
        
          
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