Mark 🏳️🌈
@mark55.bsky.social
Gay nerd who knows too much about electoral politics. Giants and Mets fan. Desperately seeking chicken parm.
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I don’t really see the point but I will be there.
'V for Vendetta' TV series is in the works at HBO and DC
James Gunn will exec produce
(via Variety)
James Gunn will exec produce
(via Variety)
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I don’t really see the point but I will be there.
I mean whatever. As long as she didn’t go for the congressional seat.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I mean whatever. As long as she didn’t go for the congressional seat.
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again, if chuck schumer wants to energize Ds for the fight ahead, the absolute best thing he could do is resign.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
again, if chuck schumer wants to energize Ds for the fight ahead, the absolute best thing he could do is resign.
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One thing that's clear about Zohran Mamdani's time as mayor, that many Millennial POC will especially understand, is how he'll be held to an entirely different standard. His successes will be written off or dismissed and his mistakes will be blown up by critics and the press. It's going to get ugly.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One thing that's clear about Zohran Mamdani's time as mayor, that many Millennial POC will especially understand, is how he'll be held to an entirely different standard. His successes will be written off or dismissed and his mistakes will be blown up by critics and the press. It's going to get ugly.
One of the better representatives NJ has had.
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, who is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, announces she won't seek reelection. Watson Coleman, who is 80, leaves behind a seat that, per calculations by The Downballot, favored Kamala Harris 61-37. www.the-downballot.com/p/the-downba...
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One of the better representatives NJ has had.
Tim Kaine you need to go away.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Tim Kaine you need to go away.
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People are mad at Democrats over on Threads. Do you understand? THREADS.
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
People are mad at Democrats over on Threads. Do you understand? THREADS.
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
Angus King will retire and live out the rest of his life comfortably with no complaints. But hey at least he should us inspiring centrist leadership in action before he fucked off forever.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Angus King will retire and live out the rest of his life comfortably with no complaints. But hey at least he should us inspiring centrist leadership in action before he fucked off forever.
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Girlfriend To Stay Underneath Blanket For Next 5 Months https://theonion.com/girlfriend-to-stay-underneath-blanket-for-next-5-months-1819575780/
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Girlfriend To Stay Underneath Blanket For Next 5 Months https://theonion.com/girlfriend-to-stay-underneath-blanket-for-next-5-months-1819575780/
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This is the message of the type of undecided voter who gets selected to ask questions at town hall presidential debates, the message of people who are totally disengaged from political reality. The message of people who think the movie Dave is realistic.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is the message of the type of undecided voter who gets selected to ask questions at town hall presidential debates, the message of people who are totally disengaged from political reality. The message of people who think the movie Dave is realistic.
Arby’s is always on some shit. But this is interesting.
Arby’s Homestyle Pot Roast Sandwich (2003-2003): Slow-cooked pot roast in gravy, with thick-cut cheddar cheese and a "kickin' ranch sauce", served on a crusty baguette roll.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Arby’s is always on some shit. But this is interesting.
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They were never gonna issue certiorari to Kim Davis’s case. The hoopla over it was driven by engagement farmers like Brian Tyler Cohen vaguely rage baiting with tweets saying shit like “officially considering the case.” This was Davis’s 100 yard Hail Mary.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
They were never gonna issue certiorari to Kim Davis’s case. The hoopla over it was driven by engagement farmers like Brian Tyler Cohen vaguely rage baiting with tweets saying shit like “officially considering the case.” This was Davis’s 100 yard Hail Mary.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Roger Marshall is an actual physician btw, makes this all the more amazing
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Roger Marshall is an actual physician btw, makes this all the more amazing
Shaheen’s own daughter (who is running for Congress) coming out against the deal her mom just cut really gives the whole fucking thing away doesn’t it?
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Shaheen’s own daughter (who is running for Congress) coming out against the deal her mom just cut really gives the whole fucking thing away doesn’t it?
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Whoa they invented a word for when you’re a weird loser nobody wants to work with?
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Whoa they invented a word for when you’re a weird loser nobody wants to work with?
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Newsom is a bad person and I’ll leave that bubble empty before I vote for him, but if he spends all day on tv tomorrow calling Schumer a coward and it normalizes the call to primary him among lowish information democrats, godspeed.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Newsom is a bad person and I’ll leave that bubble empty before I vote for him, but if he spends all day on tv tomorrow calling Schumer a coward and it normalizes the call to primary him among lowish information democrats, godspeed.
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I mean, that's clearly a lie.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I mean, that's clearly a lie.
Getting kicked off my parents insurance shortly after healthcare premiums are gonna double 🥳
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Getting kicked off my parents insurance shortly after healthcare premiums are gonna double 🥳
Even Ro Khanna is scoring off this. You know how bad that is?
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Even Ro Khanna is scoring off this. You know how bad that is?
Go home.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Go home.
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
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10 Senate Dems, most of whom won’t even run for re-election, decided tonight to destroy the unity and momentum we had from Tuesdays wins.
We can and very likely still will win in November but this was incredibly selfish
We can and very likely still will win in November but this was incredibly selfish
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
10 Senate Dems, most of whom won’t even run for re-election, decided tonight to destroy the unity and momentum we had from Tuesdays wins.
We can and very likely still will win in November but this was incredibly selfish
We can and very likely still will win in November but this was incredibly selfish