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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 3h

Big thank you from a fellow immigrant!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 4h

We needed this! Wins across the board for Dems! Tonight I dare to hope that we can successfully establish a broad coalition against authoritarianism and oligarchy because we have finally realized that we are all in this together.

ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 6h

This!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

On the ballot today:

-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50

This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 16h

Yesterday on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social.

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be cheering him on tomorrow! 🥳

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Locked in with @arimelber.bsky.social.

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 1d

bensheehan * 4h
GERRYMANDERING UPDATE: North Carolina has added a Republican district. So has Missouri.

Texas, as you may have heard, has added five.
That's 7 new Republican seats in the House for the 2026 midterms.

Other states (Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois) are getting involved (Ohio may add two Republican districts). But California has the chance, tomorrow, to add FIVE new Democratic seats (to counterbalance Texas).

That's what's at stake with Prop 50.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

I've been a part of government shutdowns before. But this one isn't like anything I've ever seen. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BOF2Fz_rO-U

Why This Is Not a Normal Government Shutdown

Robert Reich

www.youtube.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

100% agree with Prof. Reich! Just to name one excellent point: “You [Dems] have the power to ban Super PAC donations in your own primaries. You must do that. Now.” Exactly. Talk is cheap, we need some action, people! substack.com/home/post/p-...

What the Democrats Must Do. Now!

Friends,

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you and I am concerned about the too. My biggest takeaway from Klein's essay was the importance of listening to people again (which means agreement on some things, vast disagreement on others) and finding common ground to get things done.

ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

“[This] treaty marks the beginning of a new era, one where First Peoples’ 60,000 years of knowledge and culture is respected and celebrated. It’s an opportunity for all Victorians to acknowledge our shared history, heal and move forward together.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives

www.theguardian.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

Along these lines... "You don't agree with me on every issue? So what, we're gonna work together and come up with the best plan that we can!" (to highlight just one of many crucial points): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... (it's gifted)

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’

www.nytimes.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

"You don't agree with me on every issue? So what, we're gonna work together and come up with the best plan that we can!" (to highlight just one of many crucial points): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... (it's gifted)

Opinion | Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’

www.nytimes.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

Here you go: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

Opinion | This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism

www.nytimes.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

Got all excited that @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social shared my repost (with comment) about his essay until I realized that it has a huge typo in it! Just like the democrats, I've got things to learn...😅

ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, I'll check it out!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy."

If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

An increasingly segmented society has exacerbated Americans’ pessimism, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)…told Politico.

“We have a crisis of connection and meaning in this country, and Trump is a symptom, not the cause, of that crisis,” he said.

Dems say the American Dream is dead. A lot of Trump voters agree.

The POLITICO Poll found more Americans say the country’s best times are behind than ahead.

www.politico.com

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 2d

I read this, listened to it, then read it again. I very much hope that people are receptive to this message. I have not read a better case for what is needed to win elections again. I know that will take make conversations but this essay is an excellent place to start.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 3d

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

Opinion | This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 4d

US electricity bills increased by 11% in Trump’s second term, data shows

New analysis prompts letter to Trump from Elizabeth Warren: ‘Your administration has no answers for families hit by high energy costs’

www.theguardian.com

ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 4d

Two things: This is great for the Netherlands and EU & VOTING MATTERS!

Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 4d

Breaking: it's now official, the pro-EU D66 party came first in the Dutch election. Their best result ever.

The National Press Agency has just announced the final vote count. It’s a narrow victory with D66 just 15,155 votes ahead of the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders.

The most pro-EU party just won big in the Dutch election

D66 had a surprise surge, tripling their seats in yesterday's Netherlands election—and its openly gay leader Rob Jetten is set to become prime minister.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 4d

Fighting cynicism and disengagement requires bold leadership. Jon and VP @kamalaharris.com talk about how leaders can seize this opportunity to present bold new ideas.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.

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ikml.bsky.social @ikml.bsky.social · 4d

Mayor Eric Adams recently said "New York can't be like Europe, folks". In this post I dig a little into what being "like Europe" might look like from a health and social well-being perspective: substack.com/@phip/p-1774...

"New York can't be like Europe, folks"

and that would be bad because....?

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