NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy
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1 of 400 NH State Reps (in my case: Merrimack County District 20; i.e. Concord Ward 6). Read my pinned post. he/him. #NHPolitics
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He wrote this in the 80s:
"The solicitation of and voraciousness for images is increasing at an excessive rate."
- The Ecstasy of Communication
- The Ecstasy of Communication
February 18, 2026 at 4:57 AM
He wrote this in the 80s:
This is often the case at the local level, too, but Dems still often have to show up for their events anyways, because they're the only ones putting them on:
The idea that the Chamber of Commerce is "left-wing" is beyond insane. It is completely disconnected from reality. Chamber of Commerce was to the right of Reagan.
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
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February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This is often the case at the local level, too, but Dems still often have to show up for their events anyways, because they're the only ones putting them on:
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The part I hate is that the left doesn't get credit for it, but the hard-right is still trying to undercut it.
They could have just fought us for the profits and the credits and we'd still get clean air, but noooooo
They could have just fought us for the profits and the credits and we'd still get clean air, but noooooo
It's kinda annoying how solar panels were hung around the neck of the left as impractical pie in the sky treehugger shit *right* up until it started outcompeting every other energy source. Then suddenly, instead of going "hey the left was correct about solar" it's no longer a "left" idea!
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The part I hate is that the left doesn't get credit for it, but the hard-right is still trying to undercut it.
They could have just fought us for the profits and the credits and we'd still get clean air, but noooooo
They could have just fought us for the profits and the credits and we'd still get clean air, but noooooo
One thing I have learned from politics is that that @xkcd.com comic about someone being wrong on the internet also applies to real life.
I like to use real life as a sort of internet
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
One thing I have learned from politics is that that @xkcd.com comic about someone being wrong on the internet also applies to real life.
My hot take on Taiwan is that it's really impressive how popular Pikmin Bloom is there. Based on how many postcards I receive, it seems even more popular there than it is in Japan, believe it or not?
My hot take on Taiwan is that I wish we would fully commit to the defense of Taiwan and also that saying that out loud may be an absolute disaster especially with this President.
Also you should visit sometime, it's nice.
Also you should visit sometime, it's nice.
February 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
My hot take on Taiwan is that it's really impressive how popular Pikmin Bloom is there. Based on how many postcards I receive, it seems even more popular there than it is in Japan, believe it or not?
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Buttigieg is doing events with Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander on Thursday. I think those will be in Atkinson, Nashua, and Manchester.
He's speaking at Dartmouth on Friday.
And then he's doing this event in Concord on Saturday:
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
He's speaking at Dartmouth on Friday.
And then he's doing this event in Concord on Saturday:
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
New Hampshire Grassroots Mobilization Event with Pete Buttigieg · Mobilize
Join Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire for a grassroots mobilization event focused on building early momentum for November. This gathering is about bringing supporters together, sharing what’s at stake ...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Buttigieg is doing events with Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander on Thursday. I think those will be in Atkinson, Nashua, and Manchester.
He's speaking at Dartmouth on Friday.
And then he's doing this event in Concord on Saturday:
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
He's speaking at Dartmouth on Friday.
And then he's doing this event in Concord on Saturday:
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
OK, who wants to help me write the bill?
and that's why I support whichever Democratic candidates advocates most strongly for for Universal Basic DDR5
February 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM
OK, who wants to help me write the bill?
Yay Mike Marland is back!
February 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Yay Mike Marland is back!
Merrimack next. #NHPolitics
"Deals near Kansas City, Oklahoma City, SLC, and Byhalia, Missouri, have fallen through...[W]arehouse owners faced protests + mounting pressure. We need every possible limit on what Trump + his loyalists can actually do."
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Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
ICE has the money it needs to turn warehouses into prisons for immigrants. But local pressure stopped one project in its tracks.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Merrimack next. #NHPolitics
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Watch Rep. Wendy Thomas on the Rachel Maddow show speak out about the proposed Merrimack ICE human warehouse: youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?... #NHPolitics
Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision
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February 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Watch Rep. Wendy Thomas on the Rachel Maddow show speak out about the proposed Merrimack ICE human warehouse: youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?... #NHPolitics
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Mamdani is not going to start his mayoral tenure by slashing services for working people to pay for Adams’s mismanagement.
The city is required to balance the budget.
So the state can either raise taxes on the ultra rich—or the city has to look to other tools.
The city is required to balance the budget.
So the state can either raise taxes on the ultra rich—or the city has to look to other tools.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Mamdani is not going to start his mayoral tenure by slashing services for working people to pay for Adams’s mismanagement.
The city is required to balance the budget.
So the state can either raise taxes on the ultra rich—or the city has to look to other tools.
The city is required to balance the budget.
So the state can either raise taxes on the ultra rich—or the city has to look to other tools.
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love to see it
BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
love to see it
رَمَضان مُبارَك
Ramadan Mubarak! Wishing all of our Muslim neighbors and communities a holy, reflective, and peaceful month.
February 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
رَمَضان مُبارَك
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WE ARE GONNA DEFEAT ALL THE MOTHERFUCKERS
BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
WE ARE GONNA DEFEAT ALL THE MOTHERFUCKERS
They're finally fixing one of my big gripes with the "Muted Words" interface on here: github.com/bluesky-soci...
Add Renew menu for expired mute words by mozzius · Pull Request #9883 · bluesky-social/social-app
Summary
When a temporarily muted word expires, shows a "Renew" action inline with the "Expired" text
Tapping "Renew" opens a menu with duration choices: 24 hours, 7 d...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
They're finally fixing one of my big gripes with the "Muted Words" interface on here: github.com/bluesky-soci...
So wait I'm seeing some Ramadan posts today, even though my calendar said it started tomorrow? Anyways, which should I be observing today, Ramadan, Fat Tuesday, or Lunar New Year?
Lots of holidays in the upcoming week or so:
- Tomorrow is a Friday the 13th
- Saturday is Valentine's Day
- Monday is Presidents' Day
- Tuesday is Lunar New Year
- Wednesday is both Ash Wednesday and the first night of Ramadan, marking the second year in a row Ramadan and Lent run concurrently
- Tomorrow is a Friday the 13th
- Saturday is Valentine's Day
- Monday is Presidents' Day
- Tuesday is Lunar New Year
- Wednesday is both Ash Wednesday and the first night of Ramadan, marking the second year in a row Ramadan and Lent run concurrently
February 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
So wait I'm seeing some Ramadan posts today, even though my calendar said it started tomorrow? Anyways, which should I be observing today, Ramadan, Fat Tuesday, or Lunar New Year?
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DHS is using administrative subpoenas to obtain thousands of YOUR records from major companies.
These subpoenas are signed by DHS staff—not a judge—and are being used to target immigrants, advocates, and journalists.
These subpoenas are signed by DHS staff—not a judge—and are being used to target immigrants, advocates, and journalists.
February 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
DHS is using administrative subpoenas to obtain thousands of YOUR records from major companies.
These subpoenas are signed by DHS staff—not a judge—and are being used to target immigrants, advocates, and journalists.
These subpoenas are signed by DHS staff—not a judge—and are being used to target immigrants, advocates, and journalists.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer and civil rights hero. Our country will forever be grateful for his lifelong dedication to fighting for full justice and equality for every American. I send my heartfelt condolences to my colleague Rep. Jonathan Jackson and the entire Jackson family.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. https://to.pbs.org/4rkRgVv
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, leader of Civil Rights Movement for decades, dies at 84
Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson was a trailblazer and civil rights hero. Our country will forever be grateful for his lifelong dedication to fighting for full justice and equality for every American. I send my heartfelt condolences to my colleague Rep. Jonathan Jackson and the entire Jackson family.
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Thank you Senator @shaheen.senate.gov! #nhpolitics @necpoliticsdept.bsky.social
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New England College Awarded $775,000 to Strengthen Community Mental Health Workforce Preparation in New Hampshire
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February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thank you Senator @shaheen.senate.gov! #nhpolitics @necpoliticsdept.bsky.social
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Jesse Jackson's campaigns for president in 1984 and 1988 helped create the image of what the modern Democratic Party seeks to be but rarely seems to achieve: a multiracial coalition of voters dedicated to economic fairness.
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Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Helped Launch Progressive Movement, Dead At 84
Jackson's presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Jesse Jackson's campaigns for president in 1984 and 1988 helped create the image of what the modern Democratic Party seeks to be but rarely seems to achieve: a multiracial coalition of voters dedicated to economic fairness.
www.huffpost.com/entry/jesse-...
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Last year, Republicans made the choice to defund Medicaid while giving ICE a $75 BILLION budget increase.
When Dems take back control, we can and must undo this abomination. Cut ICE’s budget. Fund healthcare. Reverse the House’s GOP cruelty and arrogance.
When Dems take back control, we can and must undo this abomination. Cut ICE’s budget. Fund healthcare. Reverse the House’s GOP cruelty and arrogance.
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Last year, Republicans made the choice to defund Medicaid while giving ICE a $75 BILLION budget increase.
When Dems take back control, we can and must undo this abomination. Cut ICE’s budget. Fund healthcare. Reverse the House’s GOP cruelty and arrogance.
When Dems take back control, we can and must undo this abomination. Cut ICE’s budget. Fund healthcare. Reverse the House’s GOP cruelty and arrogance.
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No detention centers must be the default.
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM
No detention centers must be the default.
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Patients can ask doctors questions and get answers they understand, but AI makes decisions out of sight. HB1406 would prohibit using an AI program to overturn a diagnosis made by a doctor, keeping medical decisions between a doctor and patient, not inside a computer chip. #NHPolitics
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Patients can ask doctors questions and get answers they understand, but AI makes decisions out of sight. HB1406 would prohibit using an AI program to overturn a diagnosis made by a doctor, keeping medical decisions between a doctor and patient, not inside a computer chip. #NHPolitics