Davia Downey
@downeydavia.bsky.social
I study federalism, local politics & policy in cities post-disaster. I also helped end gerrymandering in MI. I do a lot of yoga. 1st gen Ph.D. RT≠ endorsements. Read my work (gratuitous plug): https://tinyurl.com/ms7b9r6a. Send ur best memes. ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Whenever I see the words “American Values” I always correct to “White American Values” let’s just call these appeals what they actually are, m’kay?
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Whenever I see the words “American Values” I always correct to “White American Values” let’s just call these appeals what they actually are, m’kay?
This guy is such a piece of work. We had so many chances to put this guy behind bars, but here he is, walking free as a bird.
BLOOMBERG REPORTER: “If there’s nothing incriminating in the Epstein files why not…?”
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
TRUMP: “Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.” 😕
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This guy is such a piece of work. We had so many chances to put this guy behind bars, but here he is, walking free as a bird.
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So I say this as a proud academic labor union member who believes deeply in the importance of tenure to the academic mission:
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
So I say this as a proud academic labor union member who believes deeply in the importance of tenure to the academic mission:
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
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After the Supreme Court announced it would consider a case that could eliminate mail-in ballot grace periods, key Republican players immediately jumped at the chance to lay the groundwork for their next target: early, in-person voting.
The GOP Attack on Mail-Ballot Grace Periods Is Also an Attack on Early Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
After the Supreme Court announced it would consider a case that could eliminate mail-in ballot grace periods, key Republican players immediately jumped at the chance to lay the groundwork for their next target: early, in-person voting.
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A sitting congressman paid for a homeless teenager’s braces in exchange for sex
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A sitting congressman paid for a homeless teenager’s braces in exchange for sex
More examples of why Dems will continue to lose unless they grow a pair and actually stand for something.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
More examples of why Dems will continue to lose unless they grow a pair and actually stand for something.
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
“Siri, define milquetoast.”
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“Siri, define milquetoast.”
Can the anti-trans messaging please die a fiery death now? Let people live their lives. How we treat those who are different from us is telling. Politicians need to stop hating so much and channel that energy into fixing this fucking mess.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Can the anti-trans messaging please die a fiery death now? Let people live their lives. How we treat those who are different from us is telling. Politicians need to stop hating so much and channel that energy into fixing this fucking mess.
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Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mamdani, with 97% of the vote in, has more votes than all the other candidates combined
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN BACK! 🗣️🗣️
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN BACK! 🗣️🗣️
Faux News didn’t even put the R by his name. 🤣
Happy about Zohran, disappointed we’ll probably never hear from that red beret guy again
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Faux News didn’t even put the R by his name. 🤣
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A checklist: "The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon."
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An authoritarian...
stifles dissent/speech
persecutes opponents
bypasses legislature
uses military domestically
defies courts
declares false emergencies
vilifies groups
controls info/media
controls universities
creates cult of personality
uses power for profit
manipulates law to stay in power
stifles dissent/speech
persecutes opponents
bypasses legislature
uses military domestically
defies courts
declares false emergencies
vilifies groups
controls info/media
controls universities
creates cult of personality
uses power for profit
manipulates law to stay in power
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A checklist: "The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon."
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It’s amazing that this dude gets paid for ANYTHING.
Mike Johnson on Democrats: "They like to drop the F bomb now for fun, for emphasis, apparently"
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It’s amazing that this dude gets paid for ANYTHING.
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My favorite thing as a writer is when I start ranting about something on Bluesky, get it all out of my system, and then turn it into a real piece of writing.
On that note: hey, it’s me, heckling centrist Dems in the New Republic!
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
On that note: hey, it’s me, heckling centrist Dems in the New Republic!
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My favorite thing as a writer is when I start ranting about something on Bluesky, get it all out of my system, and then turn it into a real piece of writing.
On that note: hey, it’s me, heckling centrist Dems in the New Republic!
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
On that note: hey, it’s me, heckling centrist Dems in the New Republic!
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
“And it’s going to start flowing through to working Americans next year…”
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“And it’s going to start flowing through to working Americans next year…”
Y’ALL! This SHOULD NOT be the guy who should be in charge of international diplomacy, or the economy, or public policy—homie can’t even walk around a room by himself.
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Y’ALL! This SHOULD NOT be the guy who should be in charge of international diplomacy, or the economy, or public policy—homie can’t even walk around a room by himself.
🎯
one of the reasons voters believe the caricatures of the democratic party pushed by republicans is because the democratic party itself believes in the caricatures of the democratic party pushed by republicans
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🎯
Well thank god, I thought it was my 48 year old eyes that can barely see without bifocals. 🫣
Hey folks, we’ve been vindicated.
Looks like it’s confirmed there’s a bug with the iOS keyboard and that’s why we’re making so many more typos lately.
We’re not crazy.
We’re not in cognitive decline. 😂😂😂
Looks like it’s confirmed there’s a bug with the iOS keyboard and that’s why we’re making so many more typos lately.
We’re not crazy.
We’re not in cognitive decline. 😂😂😂
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Well thank god, I thought it was my 48 year old eyes that can barely see without bifocals. 🫣
Some of these people have never set foot in a public policy course, and it shows.
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Some of these people have never set foot in a public policy course, and it shows.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba & the Bahamas were opening shelters and making other emergency preparations as experts warned that Hurricane Melissa could become the strongest storm to make landfall in Jamaica’s recorded history, with a storm surge >8 ft www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba & the Bahamas were opening shelters and making other emergency preparations as experts warned that Hurricane Melissa could become the strongest storm to make landfall in Jamaica’s recorded history, with a storm surge >8 ft www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/w...
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The White House’s remains. Buried under a golf course.
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The White House’s remains. Buried under a golf course.