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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 3h

if they ever have kids anyway.

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 3h

though yeah the 2028 nominee is almost certain to be a governor. we just don't know which one

sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 4h

some will rise, most will fall

Pritzker is clearly leading the pack in some ways, even setting 2028 and just demonstrating that governors have power!

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 4h

I think annointing Pritzker as the best 2028 option in 2025 is equally as foolish as assigning particular malice to him. All the governors are going to be tested eventually.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 4h

This framing is calculated precisely to make me angry, and, well, it's fuckin working.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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wembley @bananashirt.bsky.social · 4h

hell yeah to this. stop turning my escape from sports into sports! i didn't come here to do math!

www.pajiba.com/film_reviews...

Fandom’s Obsession With Winning Has Made Pop Culture Boring

Stop focusing on Rotten Tomatoes scores and Spotify streams, and just enjoy the art!

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 4h

some will rise, most will fall

Pritzker is clearly leading the pack in some ways, even setting 2028 and just demonstrating that governors have power!

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 4h

I think annointing Pritzker as the best 2028 option in 2025 is equally as foolish as assigning particular malice to him. All the governors are going to be tested eventually.

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 4h

more people should just go to therapy, simple as

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

RESULT: New Orleans has a new mayor. Helena Moreno, a Democrat known as a progressive member of the city council, easily won today’s mayoral race and cleared the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. She’ll replace the retiring Democratic Mayor, Cantrell.

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 4h

do the british just have a fetish for making things crimes

David Sligar @davidsligar.bsky.social · 4h

Attlee taught Labour to walk, now he watches on as they fly

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Democrats @democrats.org · 17h

You are loved, celebrated, and supported regardless of where you are on your journey.

Graphic that reads, 'Proudly celebrating National Coming Out Day.'

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 8h

this really should be like the lukewarmest of takes. Tell me how communist Vietnam is today ffs. The embargo was kept purely for domestic political considerations. There is no serious democratic or humanist value justifying it and likely never was.

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 9h

hot take: removing the embargo immediately is more likely to lead to democratic regime change in Cuba than keeping it in place

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Boo-is @louisevans.bsky.social · 11h

step 1: say Melissa Hortman's name
step 2: take her name out your fucking mouth

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 11h

it's also possible they didn't test the primary

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 11h

it probably shows the same thing the other results do: Platner has a lot of room to grow

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 11h

Doesn't matter not a Democrat

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 1d

portland frog protestor with that “If only you knew how bad things really are.” 4chan post below it

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Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 1d

Some reporter should bring this up in a question asked as obnoxiously as possible to try and make him blow a gasket

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

also a sign of how far trump has checked out-there is zero chance in the old days he would countenance anyone else taking credit, even in a slip of the tongue

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 11h

are you fucking shitting me

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 11h

we are seeing the consensus for court reform come into being in real time

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 14h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 1d

why?

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 1d

Platner's deficiencies are fixable - Mills is a known quantity and it's harder to change opinions already formed

she'd probably beat Collins still but it would be a harder race

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sasha @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 1d

I had seen some of this before it was posted here, glad to see Wood and Kleban eating shit lol

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Matti has a Boo-ty 👻 @mrbtx.bsky.social · 1d

Starting to think the shitposters on Bsky don't actually interact with reality

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

The Democratic Attorneys General Association established a Legal Defense Fund for exactly this moment: when its members — including AG Tish James—are targeted by the Trump administration for political prosecution.

Donate here.

Donate to DAGA's Legal Defense Fund

The Democratic Attorneys General Association has launched a defense fund to help defend Democratic attorneys general and their staff who are targeted for political retribution by the Trump administrat...

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