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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 2d

The Dems have won the popular vote in presidential elections six times since 1992 by roughly 5.5%(1992), 8.5%,(1996) .5%(2000), 7.3%(2008), 4%(2012), 2%(2016),and 4.5%(2020).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 4d

Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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The Scorpio King 🏳️‍🌈 🦂👑 @arcoar.bsky.social · 6d

The vice president of the United States is openly arguing that the races should be separate. What is there to even say anymore?

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”

It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 8d

America... boy, I dunno.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

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Lennie Brisco County Jr @mburchett.bsky.social · 15d

this is really gross. Sports gambling is ruining everything.

Screenshot of Google's win probability notification on my home screen for the Rockets thunder game

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · 17d

5 broadcasts
4 days
3 sports
2 venues
1 great crew

We just finished a marathon run of ESPN+ broadcasts at Portland State, and I’m really proud of our crew (and myself) for pulling this off. Were they perfect? No. Did we have technical problems? Yes. Is this LinkedIn? No, but 🤷‍♂️

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · 21d

D’angelo is one of the rare celebrity deaths that really hurts. He was so naturally gifted at making beautiful art. This is one of my favorite love songs of all time.

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D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Really Love (Audio)

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 25d

What the world needs now is “Mambo No. 6”

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Oct 2

I DJed under the name Max Power for years because of that episode.

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Sep 29

I spent some of my day off working on this, which I think sort of slaps. Enjoy!
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Nothing Compares 2 U, Kids - Sineád O'Connor vs MGMT Mashup

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · Sep 26

We are not authoritarian fascists. And if you say you are, we will come after you and charge you with crimes.

Tweet from Stephen Miller saying that Governor Gavin Newsom's language "incites violence and terrorism" after Newsom says that ICE arresting people is "authoritarian actions by an authoritarian government"

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · Sep 21

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

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The Scorpio King 🏳️‍🌈 🦂👑 @arcoar.bsky.social · Sep 19

And it doesn’t just threaten peaceful, within-the-system attempts at change. All efforts to fight fascism are harder when the speech environment is so heavily controlled.

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The Scorpio King 🏳️‍🌈 🦂👑 @arcoar.bsky.social · Sep 19

Of course the individual impact of someone being deported to a concentration camp is worse than a millionaire losing a tv show. But the latter makes it seem like nothing will be able to stop the former from happening.

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The Scorpio King 🏳️‍🌈 🦂👑 @arcoar.bsky.social · Sep 19

People mocking the idea that Kimmel was the last straw don’t seem to get what’s upsetting about it. If the govt can instantly silence even the most powerful (or measured) critics, democratic recourse for every other injustice—ICE, anti-trans bigotry, murder on the high seas—is basically dead.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Sep 10

There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.

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👻 SHUDDER Blues 🎃 @frownt.bsky.social · Sep 4

It's cool that we have entered the phase of America where government, business, medicine, and even science are led by scammers doing crimes. The best you can do is try to figure how not to be ruined by all the scams. Also a lot of stupid people believe the scams are good and want them.

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Aug 31

Marlon Wayans remains the coolest Wayans, and there are a lot of cool Wayanses.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · Aug 27

There can’t be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 26

turns out maybe the american constitutional system wasn’t designed around an elected dictator

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Aug 9

Saddest of all, he never did get those Duke boys.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 6

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.

AI filmmaking and storytelling is punk rock. It’s hip hop. It’s counterculture. It’s a new type of creativity. It’s a new medium. It’s hated by the mainstream film and art establishment. It resists ideology. It ignores gate keeping. It’s uncomfortable. It’s scary. It’s viral. It’s accessible. It’s refreshing. It’s welcoming. It’s here.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Aug 4

America can, should, must, and will blow up the moon

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Aug 3

I made a mix of what I was listening to 20 years ago in college. Check it out:

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Early 00's Hip Hop Mix - Inspired by Lyrics Born

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Nick Voll @nickvoll.bsky.social · Jul 25

The main lesson in Hulk Hogan’s death is this: live your life in such a way that people don’t celebrate when you die.