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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 3h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 43m

2012 is when Republicans developed the unbreakable intuition that they were entitled to win elections notwithstanding what the voters said.

Dan in Kansas City @daninkc.bsky.social · 5h

The media smeared Mitt Romney as Hitler. Then Republicans thought, well we might as well run Hitler.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 44m

a lot of these blowhard pundits from the op-edigarchy who think they are the thought leaders of the party will never make a fraction of the impact of a Facebook group of white women in their 60s throwing fundraising teas to move the needle on abortion access at the grassroots level

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 48m

my Aunt Kathleen, who passed away last February, was a lifelong Crafts Person and a Catholic fundraiser party hostess practically from the cradle. for the last decade she precision-targeted that energy toward pro-choice women Democrats in small-town NC. she was worth 100 dirtbag online leftbros

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 48m

my Aunt Kathleen, who passed away last February, was a lifelong Crafts Person and a Catholic fundraiser party hostess practically from the cradle. for the last decade she precision-targeted that energy toward pro-choice women Democrats in small-town NC. she was worth 100 dirtbag online leftbros

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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 44m

Well yeah he has to say this or else answer to the son with whom he has a porn accountability compact

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 48m

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 47m

The thing about young republicans is they grow up into old republicans

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1h

One of many alarmed reports from the 1963 Young Republicans convention where John Birchers seemed to be in ascendancy.

Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, July 7, 1963
'MOB RULE' TACTICS CITED
YGOP Convention
Shocked Ex-Leader
By MERCER CROSS
Minneapolls Tribune Staff Writer
Leonard Nadasdy said Sat-
rushes at the podium to take
urday he is "still in a state
the gavel away from me."
of shock"
because
of the
"There
Young Repub-
the floor!" Were fistfights on
lican
Nation-
At one point the national
al Federation
anthem had to be played to
convention
in
make the delegates sit down.
San Francisco,
and police were summoned to
Calif.
keep order.
"The whole
Radicals distributed scurri-
thing has been
lous printed matter attacking
very
disillu-
Nadasdy.
sioning. for
McDevitt's hotel room was
me,"
said the
immediate
Nadasdy•
broken into
and campaign
past president of the 500,000-
literature, two typewriters
member federation.
and some
briefcases: were
elected. to suc-
ceed Nadasdy for the two -years was Donald Lu;
Washington, D.C.,
who campaigned as
porter of Sen. Barry Goldwa-er R-Ariz., for president. beleated was Charles.Me Devitt, 30, Boise, Idaho, who took no stand on a GOP presidential candidate. McDevitt had the unantmous support of the 15-member Minnesota
McDevitt had the edge go: ing into the YGOP conven-tion, said Nadasdy,
32,
General Mills public rélations san who lives in Plymouth.
But, he said, Lukens' supporters
"used the old Communist technique of causing a lot of dissension and a lot of furor, at which they were eminently successful."
THEIR PURPOSE, said Na-
dasdy,
"was to completely
ensnarl the convention and confuse everyone.
All this
was accompanied by scream-oing and hollering."'
At the center of the confu-
sion
were members of the John Birch Society and the radical right, Nadasdy said.
Two years ago the Minnesotan was elected chairman as a member of the Young Republicans'
moderate fac-
tion. As convention chairman this year, he said:
Right-wing delegates shouted at him to "go back to Russia."
"They made a couple of
• "Tve never seen such violence at a Young Republican affair," s…

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Wizard Hazel @rudbeckiahirta.bsky.social · 14d

David Smith really is hell-bent on making the Banner the paper of record in Baltimore, isn’t he

Baltimore Brew @baltimorebrew.bsky.social · 14d

[email protected]
journalists face a gag order imposed by owner David Smith. “They’re trying to scare the union into silence,” says a @baltsunguild.bsky.social
leader, addressing the negotiating tactics used by the newspaper’s management. tinyurl.com/dbwhxwt8

Baltimore Sun Guild journalists face a gag order imposed by owner David Smith | Baltimore Brew

“They’re trying to scare the union into silence,” says a Guild leader, addressing the negotiating tactics used by the newspaper’s management.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1h

doing this while the WH threatens to nuke money in blue states is uh choice

Politico @politico.com · 5h

Senate GOP leaders are looking to pressure Dems to advance a three-bill package to fund a handful of federal agencies during the shutdown, per sources with direct knowledge of the plans.

Senate GOP will try to advance 3-bill 'minibus' during shutdown

Republicans are attempting the effort as a way to pressure Democrats.

www.politico.com

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holden m. accountable @noahs.bsky.social · 1h

most secure man in the world

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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joyeux noel @aiyaruk.bsky.social · 1h

the weird thing about misogyny is that you're probably going to be more successful being a patsy for the conservatives than you will ever be earnestly advocating for the left, and it's for the same reason

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1h

Dasha and Anna 'left the left' a decade ago

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1h

this is about RED SCARE?? lmao

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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economymedicine.bsky.social @economymedicine.bsky.social · 1h

The only acceptable deal for Democrats needs to result in Vought in jail and penniless if he does impoundment again

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2h

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

"If you're a Democrat - even just like a mainstream Democrat - your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism," said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. "Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?"

"I don't think the Democrats want to shut down either," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. "Their concern right now, and it's a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we're not going to spend them there?"

Julie Tsirkin @news_jul •1h
MURKOWSKI blames Russ Vought for making it harder to negotiate shutdown end:
"The appropriations process is being run over, and that, to me, is absolutely unacceptable."
She understands why Democrats don't trust them given Vought's rescissions and layoffs.
"Why would you?"

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

for context for you little piggies who don't click links, 30-year-old progressive state Rep. Justin Pearson, expelled and then reelected for his protest on the House floor against gun violence, launched against Cohen last week with strong fundraising and early commitments from progressive groups

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

ever since 2008, established local politicians have been kicking off campaigns against Steve Cohen by saying insane shit that scares donors, then going on to lose by sixty-plus in the face of a unified front behind Cohen that they helped create by being weird and off-putting, it's kind of impressive

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

Cohen gets held up as a unique talent as the lone white representative of a Black-majority CD and while there's a grain of truth to that I think it's mostly that in twenty years he has never gone head-to-head with a Black primary opponent who was both serious and not a hateful lunatic

Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 12h

this week in Primary School: a congressman convicted of $750,000 in campaign finance fraud seeks a return, Ilhan Omar wades into the Minneapolis mayoral race, and progressives land a top recruit against Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen—as another formidable progressive eyes Hakeem Jeffries's Brooklyn seat

Issue 19

Issue 19 October 14, 2025 DC-AL (correction) Last week, I incorrectly listed DC Shadow Rep. Oye Owolewa as a candidate for DC’s lone nonvoting delegate seat in the House of Representatives (n...

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

briefly worried earlier today that Platner's campaign was too online because it was using AIPAC as a boogeyman in fundraising appeals, then I saw a no-nonsense PTA mom filleting Cory Booker over AIPAC and changed my mind

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

"Look, I'm one of a handful of people that don't take corporate PAC money."

"What about AIPAC money? You take AIPAC money, don't you?"

"A minuscule percentage of my resources come from..."

"I read it's like $800,000...."

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wilp @youaretraffic.bsky.social · 1h

Kathy Hochul died November 8, 2024 and was replaced surreptitiously by her doppelgänger Kathy Wokel

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1h

I am hearing she may have been dragging Stefanik, not Lawler. Apologies to Elise for the erasure lmao.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1h

I just watched this whole clip and oh my god Kathy??? The way she also takes the opportunity to boost Zohran and drag Mike Lawler????

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

"Look, I'm one of a handful of people that don't take corporate PAC money."

"What about AIPAC money? You take AIPAC money, don't you?"

"A minuscule percentage of my resources come from..."

"I read it's like $800,000...."

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 1h

most terrified man in DC has to be Ryan Lizza lol

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