Andy Flach
@andyfromtucson.bsky.social
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Democrats flipped 25 state legislative seats this year—more than a 1/5 of all GOP-held seats that were up for election. Republicans flipped *zero* seats.
@taniel.bsky.social’s year-end statehouse analyses are always must-reads:
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
@taniel.bsky.social’s year-end statehouse analyses are always must-reads:
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the......
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Democrats flipped 25 state legislative seats this year—more than a 1/5 of all GOP-held seats that were up for election. Republicans flipped *zero* seats.
@taniel.bsky.social’s year-end statehouse analyses are always must-reads:
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
@taniel.bsky.social’s year-end statehouse analyses are always must-reads:
boltsmag.org/legislative-...
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Y'all *both* chambers in AZ are on the map to flip to Dem control! Help us win that Dem trifecta here: secure.actblue.com/donate/adlcc...
Donate to Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Y'all *both* chambers in AZ are on the map to flip to Dem control! Help us win that Dem trifecta here: secure.actblue.com/donate/adlcc...
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Tractor maker Deere has warned that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring on American farmers, prompting cash-strapped producers to delay replacing aging equipment. Deere has had to cut production and workers and says it is likely to cut more jobs in 2026. www.ft.com/content/523a...
Donald Trump’s tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
Farming equipment giant is scaling back production at flagship tractor plant in Iowa
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tractor maker Deere has warned that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are backfiring on American farmers, prompting cash-strapped producers to delay replacing aging equipment. Deere has had to cut production and workers and says it is likely to cut more jobs in 2026. www.ft.com/content/523a...
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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If you’re someone who was brought to the States as a child and spent your entire life working to build houses or run a local business, we send masked men to expel you from America.
If you’re a rich scumbag who made millions on shady overseas deals, Trump will eagerly sell you a place in America.
If you’re a rich scumbag who made millions on shady overseas deals, Trump will eagerly sell you a place in America.
An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If you’re someone who was brought to the States as a child and spent your entire life working to build houses or run a local business, we send masked men to expel you from America.
If you’re a rich scumbag who made millions on shady overseas deals, Trump will eagerly sell you a place in America.
If you’re a rich scumbag who made millions on shady overseas deals, Trump will eagerly sell you a place in America.
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Disgusting.
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Disgusting.
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This is such a stunning example of how far we’ve fallen. In his first term, he said this in a private meeting, it was front-page news everywhere, he denied saying it, Republicans criticized him.
Now he repeats it in front of cheering rally crowd, nobody blinks, it’s not even reported in the news.
Now he repeats it in front of cheering rally crowd, nobody blinks, it’s not even reported in the news.
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is such a stunning example of how far we’ve fallen. In his first term, he said this in a private meeting, it was front-page news everywhere, he denied saying it, Republicans criticized him.
Now he repeats it in front of cheering rally crowd, nobody blinks, it’s not even reported in the news.
Now he repeats it in front of cheering rally crowd, nobody blinks, it’s not even reported in the news.
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Hello Mr. President this is your political consultant speaking I am advising you to please keep posting this shit
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hello Mr. President this is your political consultant speaking I am advising you to please keep posting this shit
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I am tired of South Africans who don't understand the values or traditions of this country moving here and wrecking the place.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am tired of South Africans who don't understand the values or traditions of this country moving here and wrecking the place.
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Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
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Trump isn’t some conservative superstar, he’s a barely literate mafioso who couldn’t pass a sixth-grade civics test whose entire administration has consisted of pardoning outright fraudsters, race war rhetoric, and looting the public and private sectors while naming stuff for himself.
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump isn’t some conservative superstar, he’s a barely literate mafioso who couldn’t pass a sixth-grade civics test whose entire administration has consisted of pardoning outright fraudsters, race war rhetoric, and looting the public and private sectors while naming stuff for himself.
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This is what will never stop killing me: we’re destroying the American system and state to hand unprecedented power to THIS GUY, the most manifestly lawless, corrupt, unfit President in history.
The only way to assure individual liberty is to hand unprecedented governmental power to the guy engaged in blatant democratic backsliding
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is what will never stop killing me: we’re destroying the American system and state to hand unprecedented power to THIS GUY, the most manifestly lawless, corrupt, unfit President in history.
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One of the most dramatically underreported aspects of Trump 2.0 is his ultra-corrupt direct interventions in business. Handing companies to his friends, taking chunks of private companies for the sake of doing businesses, granting tariff exemptions as favors. He’s crushing the rules-based economy.
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One of the most dramatically underreported aspects of Trump 2.0 is his ultra-corrupt direct interventions in business. Handing companies to his friends, taking chunks of private companies for the sake of doing businesses, granting tariff exemptions as favors. He’s crushing the rules-based economy.
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This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This is such a special moment for families, when they finally take the oath to become a U.S. citizen. Grabbing people and disappearing them is horrendous, but this - this is especially sickening.
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The Trump Admin game plan has always been to put troops on the street, hope for violence, and use it as an excuse for even more radical measures. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Immigration hawks push for new restrictions in wake of National Guard shooting
Members of Congress and Trump administration officials view the shooting as an opportunity for an aggressive effort to shore up screening of would-be migrants.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Trump Admin game plan has always been to put troops on the street, hope for violence, and use it as an excuse for even more radical measures. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The world needs to know Trump’s US is a country which will watch two stranded men fight for life on a camera feed for an hour, only to dispatch a $100k anti-armor missile to turn their bodies to pulp, and then laughingly describe it as military necessity. Show the world how we’re killing for sport.
December 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The world needs to know Trump’s US is a country which will watch two stranded men fight for life on a camera feed for an hour, only to dispatch a $100k anti-armor missile to turn their bodies to pulp, and then laughingly describe it as military necessity. Show the world how we’re killing for sport.
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Column: Gentrification, eh? The city of Tucson has been trying to build affordable housing on its city-owned lots. But some of the same people trying to fight gentrification and unaffordability also are fighting affordable housing in their neighborhoods.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
Tim Steller's column: Neighbors' mistrust obstructs Tucson's housing hopes
For Star subscribers: On Tucson's west side, conflict emerges as the city tries to get affordable housing built. Neighbors who used to worry about gentrification now complain about affordable housing.
tucson.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Column: Gentrification, eh? The city of Tucson has been trying to build affordable housing on its city-owned lots. But some of the same people trying to fight gentrification and unaffordability also are fighting affordable housing in their neighborhoods.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
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Shame.
Next year, Americans will get free admission to national parks on President Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Shame.
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📣 BREAKING: (exclusive??) Trump CMS posts claimed 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment report: 5.76M, up ~11% y/y so far:
acasignups.net/25/12/05/bre...
acasignups.net/25/12/05/bre...
Breaking: Trump CMS posts claimed 2026 Open Enrollment Snapshot Report: 5.76M QHP selections, *up* ~11% y/y (adjusted) so far
Just before the close of business for the week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the first official 2026 Open Enrollment Period snapshot report: The Centers for Medicare & ...
acasignups.net
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
📣 BREAKING: (exclusive??) Trump CMS posts claimed 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment report: 5.76M, up ~11% y/y so far:
acasignups.net/25/12/05/bre...
acasignups.net/25/12/05/bre...
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"The unfilled roles include meteorologists, technical experts and scientists who work to deliver accurate forecasts and warnings...In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant." Excellent @washingtonpost.com reporting on DOGE wreckage as winter sets in.🎁 wapo.st/48mGeZ1
Winter is coming. Not all weather offices are ready.
Vacancies remain in National Weather Service offices across the country, including in some of the coldest, snowiest parts of the country.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"The unfilled roles include meteorologists, technical experts and scientists who work to deliver accurate forecasts and warnings...In some locations, nearly half of the meteorologist roles were left vacant." Excellent @washingtonpost.com reporting on DOGE wreckage as winter sets in.🎁 wapo.st/48mGeZ1
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Choose an injustice & fight!
Today it was assembling whistles & info cards for witnesses to ICE assaults & kidnappings.
These are ones that were given to me at a Taco Giro in Tucson on Friday. (I’ll pass those out soon) On Saturday we made more for other people.
#StandUpFightBack
Today it was assembling whistles & info cards for witnesses to ICE assaults & kidnappings.
These are ones that were given to me at a Taco Giro in Tucson on Friday. (I’ll pass those out soon) On Saturday we made more for other people.
#StandUpFightBack
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Choose an injustice & fight!
Today it was assembling whistles & info cards for witnesses to ICE assaults & kidnappings.
These are ones that were given to me at a Taco Giro in Tucson on Friday. (I’ll pass those out soon) On Saturday we made more for other people.
#StandUpFightBack
Today it was assembling whistles & info cards for witnesses to ICE assaults & kidnappings.
These are ones that were given to me at a Taco Giro in Tucson on Friday. (I’ll pass those out soon) On Saturday we made more for other people.
#StandUpFightBack