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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

#4 👍

Zohran sitting in the corner seat on a subway.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 20d

I’ve seen a lot of coverage over a poll saying Dems are “too focused” on climate change and LGBTQ issue. But voters say the Republican Party is not focused enough on jobs and affordability — issues much more predictive of voting — and far too much on immigration.

open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

Are Democrats "talking too much" about left-wing issues?

The data mostly do not justify the conclusions people are drawing

open.substack.com

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willowqueen.bsky.social @willowqueen.bsky.social · 19h

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 23h

Will Republicans clean house of all these Nazis? Inquiring minds...well, we know the answer. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

NO. It's fundamentally inappropriate for the @dscc.bsky.social to form a fundraising committee with Janet Mills. What happened to staying OUT of the primaries?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 22h

As Democrats peach about "tossing the baton" and "a new generation of leaders," note that Susan Collins herself is five years younger than Janet Mills — who the Democratic establishment is now scrambling behind

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 The DSCC — led by Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Blunt Rochester — has formed a joint fundraising committee with Janet Mills.

Mills, running against Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic Senate primary, would become the oldest freshman (79) ever elected, to a 6-year term.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22h

Janet Mills will be 79 at the start of the next senate term. No matter how popular she was as a governor, this is not what voters are asking for. Chuck Schumer continues to miss the moment.

www.rawstory.com/janet-mills-...

Dem gov jumps into key Senate race — where surging progressive awaits

After weeks of speculation and reports that Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was privately calling on Maine Gov. Janet Mills to enter the race to unseat longtime Republican lawmaker Sus...

www.rawstory.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve gotten no less than FOUR fundraising texts about Janet Mills just today.

Going to donate to @grahamformaine.bsky.social purely out of annoyance.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

Last Sunday, @demiforillinois.bsky.social, @raygunsite.com and I hosted a No Kings protest sign-making party with the best problem:

So many people showed up, we ran out of table space.

This is what community care looks like.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

NEW: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva. www.politico.com/live-updates...

Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

www.politico.com

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I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · 23h

Trump wants to give his buddy Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon.

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willowqueen.bsky.social @willowqueen.bsky.social · 19h

Booker’s mealy mouthed answer to a yes or no important question is disqualifying! He’s not reading the moment and is out of touch with voters. Maybe he should stop talking to donors, consultants and pundits and get out on the streets of New Jersey.

🛑 No on Booker for 2028

I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a simple yes or no question.

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I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a simple yes or no question.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 23h

Don't ask who is going up against Janet Mills, ask who Janet Mills is going up against.

Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · Aug 29

This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor.

Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/1996...

The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins

Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.

newrepublic.com

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willowqueen.bsky.social @willowqueen.bsky.social · 23h

💯‼️ call your senators, especially the ones who are on the DSCC.

➡️ Just called my senators Gillibrand and Schumer to complain about how out of touch they are and how they are committing political malpractice.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

I had planned to stay out of the Maine Senate race for a while and respectfully consider the competing visions of both major candidates.

But I can’t do that now.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

I had planned to stay out of the Maine Senate race for a while and respectfully consider the competing visions of both major candidates.

But I can’t do that now.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23h

Janet Mills has jumped into the Maine Senate race against Susan Collins.

Recent polling we did with @ZenithPolls shows that Graham Platner is best positioned to beat Susan Collins, out-performing Mills by 6 points.

substack.perfectunion.us/p/poll-platn...

Poll: Platner Best Positioned Maine Dem to Defeat Susan Collins

After respondents were shown short biographies for both candidates, Graham Platner leads Sen. Susan Collins by 14 points, while Gov. Janet Mills leads Collins by 8 points.

substack.perfectunion.us

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Tish James is an American hero.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 1d

"I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate, I will not give in, I will not give up."

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks out after being indicted by the Trump DOJ.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 5d

Come for the criticism of Trump, stay for the brutal takedown of Cuomo.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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

"For too long, our leaders have forgotten New Yorkers with disabilities. We have been failed by those with their own agendas, those who care only about holding on to power to remain relevant and serve their own egos." - Quemuel Arroyo

Quemuel Arroyo, in a wheelchair holding a microphone, on stage with "Our Time Has Come" projected behind him.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨About 2 hours ago in Chicago. You see peaceful protestors across the street from armed, angry, geared up Trump enforcers. He wants violence. He is getting none of it. ✊🏼 Power to the People ✊🏼
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