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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 14h

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

Response from Sam Lau, Spokesperson, @hrc.org, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization:

"Yes, Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears, that is indeed discrimination. Vote for Abigail Spanberger."

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 13h

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 13h

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 13h

An exchange in tonight's VA Gov debate:

AS: My opponent has previously said that she does not think gay couples should be allowed to marry.

WES: That’s not discrimination!

AS: She said that she is, quote-unquote, morally opposed to same-sex marriage.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (1/2)

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 15h

hell to the YEAH

Death by Lightning | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 17h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 20h

Good @davidsirota.com piece. Dem challenges:

1) Dems have super PACs and dark money; won't disarm so it's easy for low-info voters to say "they're the same."

2) Those voters don't know how CF works. See: RFK Jr insisting that Sanders donors who worked for pharma = he is owned by pharma companies.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 20h

"For Democrats, this particular moment of cartoonish graft presents a huge opportunity to unify around an anti-corruption platform.…Their agenda must meet the moment and include game-changing initiatives that let voters know they recognize corruption is pervasive."
www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...

How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats

It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 20h

A 2024 detail I keep thinking about... the Trump campaign saw a growing problem where voters thought he'd be obsessed with revenge if he got back into office. They fixed this w a Fox town hall (campaign got Qs in advance) where he said of course he wouldn't do that. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/u...

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 21h

You do see "wow, it's good to see a sensible editorial from the liberal WashPost" posts out there but the posters don't say they're subscribing!

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 22h

[Chuck Schumer voice] For every subscriber we lose in Fairfax County, we'll pick up two in Galt's Gulch.

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 1d

Couldn’t be happier that the Nobel has gone to Laszlo Krasznahorkai. Back in 2012 I tried to astroturf a movement claiming him as the Next Big Thjng but it didn’t take off because he’s too difficult www.theguardian.com/books/2012/j...

Why is New York's literary crowd suddenly in thrall to Hungarian fiction? | Hari Kunzru

Hari Kunzru: The highly educated aspiring writers of New York are looking beyond the English-speaking world for their reading fixes. It must be a sign of the times

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 2d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

The replies on the editorial include many versions of “thanks for finally convincing me to cancel.”

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/t0dsDJFJ1jk?...

Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby - 9/25/1984 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

YouTube video by Lou Reed on MV

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Newark, Delaware

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Daniella Diaz @daniellamicaela.bsky.social · 1d

The reelection campaign of Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., is nearly broke as she faces a slate of Democratic primary challengers and questions about her political future.

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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Reelection Campaign Is Nearly Broke as Challenges Mount

The Democratic congresswoman, who has represented D.C. since 1991, is facing internal pressure to retire.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed it's a very odd moment to take a "we could use fewer federal workers anyway" editorial line in the DMV

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

I only watched out after seeing the very good documentary about its tortured making, "Overnight." Movie is awful!

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Easy for me to say (I'm on a train and not at presser) but - Johnson never says whether he wants to repeal the 1986 law that requires this.

Trump is using Your Tax Dollars right now on They/Them (non-citizens who go to the emergency room)!

Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 1d

Like, for instance, this lie:

Does Johnson believe it? Of course not. Do MAGA people? Again no, but they know it's more polite than "let beaners die in the street," and they expect it to confuse and silence other people.

Literally NO ONE actually believes these lies.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

O'Neal is pushing "The Post into video podcasting, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to launch a show hosted by Megan McArdle next month and a flagship program in January. The marquee show, I’m told, will be helmed by O’Neal himself."

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

Another young-versus-old Dem primary; Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, one of the members expelled from job (then re-elected) for protesting, will challenge Rep. Steve Cohen, who’s represented Memphis for 19 years.

www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

Tennessee’s Justin Pearson launches primary challenge to Rep. Steve Cohen

The 30-year-old state legislator is getting help from David Hogg and the progressive Justice Democrats.

www.semafor.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"I have to say that if I was able to create tens of billions of dollars of stock market value just by announcing deals, and then capture a lot of that value for myself, I would do that, and to the exclusion of most other activities."

OpenAI Is Good at Deals

OpenAI/AMD, Antifraud Co., M&A scoops, World Cup tickets, Gary Gensler’s cell phone and Citadel Insecurities.

www.bloomberg.com

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2d

Remembered how the director of "The Boondock Saints" also had a flop band, renamed The Boondock Saints to capitalize on the movie.

Wondered if it was on YouTube. It was. Wondered if it sucked. Did it ever! www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9bN...

05 Metal Soul - The Boondock Saints - Release the Hounds (2000)

YouTube video by David Tapper

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