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Texas Democrats im begging you to pick talarico
Texas - Senate Polling:
🔴Cornyn v. 🔵Talarico - 🔴 Cornyn +3
🔴Cornyn v. 🔵Crockett - 🔴 Cornyn +7
🔴 Paxton v. 🔵 Talarico - 🔵 Talarico +3
🔴 Paxton v. 🔵 Crockett - 🔴 Paxton +1
(Internal Republican Senate Polling)
🔴Cornyn v. 🔵Talarico - 🔴 Cornyn +3
🔴Cornyn v. 🔵Crockett - 🔴 Cornyn +7
🔴 Paxton v. 🔵 Talarico - 🔵 Talarico +3
🔴 Paxton v. 🔵 Crockett - 🔴 Paxton +1
(Internal Republican Senate Polling)
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Texas Democrats im begging you to pick talarico
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Fun fact for Torontonians: the TTC purchased Birmingham’s (AL) streetcars. They arrived with signs about the policies Rosa Parks later fought against on the succeeding buses, but the TTC removed these discrimination signs as part of standard overhaul for Canadian service, where all are equal.
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Great video by Classy Whale on Rosa Parks for Transit Equity Day! youtu.be/uBbAsIDx2Ug?...
Can You Ride Rosa Parks' Bus Route Today?
YouTube video by Classy Whale
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Fun fact for Torontonians: the TTC purchased Birmingham’s (AL) streetcars. They arrived with signs about the policies Rosa Parks later fought against on the succeeding buses, but the TTC removed these discrimination signs as part of standard overhaul for Canadian service, where all are equal.
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On a straightforward left-right spectrum, Sky is probably the 95th percentile for left. If we're gonna treat them like a Nazi, your position is going to be extremely totalitarian when you have to deal with the public as a whole
it's extremely funny (in a cosmic sense) how that guy was like "yes marchini & stancil need to fear for their lives, I am completely serious", just in general, but particularly given apparently that's not a bannable offense on bluesky dot app.
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
more permissive mod policy than kiwifarms on here
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
On a straightforward left-right spectrum, Sky is probably the 95th percentile for left. If we're gonna treat them like a Nazi, your position is going to be extremely totalitarian when you have to deal with the public as a whole
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as soon as you become a political correspondent in America they take you into a little room in the White House and hit you on the head with a mallet until you lose the ability to retain long-term memories.
After Trump tells NBC News he could maybe use a "softer touch" on immigration, we immediately get the "different tone" narrative from CNN.
Brianna Keilar: "A change of tone for the president. Softer touch."
David Chalian: "He acknowledged learning something that this requires a softer touch."
Brianna Keilar: "A change of tone for the president. Softer touch."
David Chalian: "He acknowledged learning something that this requires a softer touch."
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
as soon as you become a political correspondent in America they take you into a little room in the White House and hit you on the head with a mallet until you lose the ability to retain long-term memories.
Middle School social studies teachers in shambles. Sad!
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Middle School social studies teachers in shambles. Sad!
It’s cheaper to park illegally in a nearby neighborhood and take the parking ticket.
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: FIFA is selling parking passes at 2026 World Cup games in Los Angeles for $250 or $300 per matchday and per spot — more than the price of some actual match tickets.
World Cup parking for $300? FIFA selling spots at L.A. games for more than tickets
There's plenty of focus on the price of 2026 World Cup match tickets, but simply driving to the stadium will come at significant cost, too
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It’s cheaper to park illegally in a nearby neighborhood and take the parking ticket.
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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in which ... I summarise me and @himself.bsky.social 's paper for the @britishacademy.bsky.social on the global dollar system, suggesting that it explains the fascination with the digital Euro (a set of EU payment rails that's independent of the US and can't be acquired). www.ft.com/content/5b9a...
The juice, the squeeze and the digital euro
Finally, a question for the answer to a question nobody asked
www.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
in which ... I summarise me and @himself.bsky.social 's paper for the @britishacademy.bsky.social on the global dollar system, suggesting that it explains the fascination with the digital Euro (a set of EU payment rails that's independent of the US and can't be acquired). www.ft.com/content/5b9a...
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United is essentially a long haul airline only right now, as it brings its systems back online after a tech “upgrade.”
So weird to see absolutely nothing over the continent for one of the world’s largest airlines.
So weird to see absolutely nothing over the continent for one of the world’s largest airlines.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
United is essentially a long haul airline only right now, as it brings its systems back online after a tech “upgrade.”
So weird to see absolutely nothing over the continent for one of the world’s largest airlines.
So weird to see absolutely nothing over the continent for one of the world’s largest airlines.
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I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
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"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
www.pbump.net/o/this-is-wh...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 AM
"power holds no value unless it is exercised"
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Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But:
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But:
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.
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Trump supporters are claiming that whistles should be “considered a violent weapon,” that their use constitutes “interference” with immigration enforcement operations or even “assault.”
In other words—the rapid response networks are working. The whistles are working.
Let no one tell you otherwise.
In other words—the rapid response networks are working. The whistles are working.
Let no one tell you otherwise.
Right-wing media figures are furious at activists for using whistles during ICE activity
Right-wing media figures are lashing out at community members in Minnesota for using whistles to alert others of federal immigration enforcement in the area, asserting that whistles should be “conside...
www.mediamatters.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Trump supporters are claiming that whistles should be “considered a violent weapon,” that their use constitutes “interference” with immigration enforcement operations or even “assault.”
In other words—the rapid response networks are working. The whistles are working.
Let no one tell you otherwise.
In other words—the rapid response networks are working. The whistles are working.
Let no one tell you otherwise.
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I think it's good that Dems fought on the issue and weakening an opponent's strength is a reason to fight on salient issues that are bad for you beyond moral purpose. But it's still quite important to recognize the electorate has much more right wing views on immigration than Dems do.
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I think it's good that Dems fought on the issue and weakening an opponent's strength is a reason to fight on salient issues that are bad for you beyond moral purpose. But it's still quite important to recognize the electorate has much more right wing views on immigration than Dems do.
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Relatedly the Republican Party still has a trust advantage on the issue of immigration over the Democratic Party. Voters don't like the visible cruelty and the secret police but it's not translated into a Dem advantage on the issue.
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Relatedly the Republican Party still has a trust advantage on the issue of immigration over the Democratic Party. Voters don't like the visible cruelty and the secret police but it's not translated into a Dem advantage on the issue.
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Hello. I’m a former firefighter. If you make me come put out your protest dumpster fire, you force me to work in visible opposition to a movement I’m aligned with.
Don’t make me do that please. Just stick to whistles and signs and cameras.
Thank you
Don’t make me do that please. Just stick to whistles and signs and cameras.
Thank you
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Hello. I’m a former firefighter. If you make me come put out your protest dumpster fire, you force me to work in visible opposition to a movement I’m aligned with.
Don’t make me do that please. Just stick to whistles and signs and cameras.
Thank you
Don’t make me do that please. Just stick to whistles and signs and cameras.
Thank you
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Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Whoever figures out how to sterilize milk will be so famous they’ll probably name the process after them.
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Woke was never the issue but I do think that NPIC-speak where you talk like 1/3rd half-remembered humanities seminar, 1/3rd therapy tiktok, and 1/3rd fake AAVE that a TON of nonprofit advocates and media people did in the 2010’s was grating and probably did hurt the left on the margin.
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Woke was never the issue but I do think that NPIC-speak where you talk like 1/3rd half-remembered humanities seminar, 1/3rd therapy tiktok, and 1/3rd fake AAVE that a TON of nonprofit advocates and media people did in the 2010’s was grating and probably did hurt the left on the margin.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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Literal My Cousin Vinny moment lol
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Literal My Cousin Vinny moment lol
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"Would you want the number of immigration agents that have been sent to Minnesota in your own state?"
No: 54%
Yes: 32%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
No: 54%
Yes: 32%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 AM
"Would you want the number of immigration agents that have been sent to Minnesota in your own state?"
No: 54%
Yes: 32%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
No: 54%
Yes: 32%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
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“Rather, except for the money (a major caveat, to be sure), the two plans fit like hand and glove”
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play
Free bus advocates acknowledge the existence of tradeoffs challenge (impossible)
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/03/o...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion: Transit Watchword Should Be Synergy, Not Scarcity - Streetsblog New York City
Two fantastic transit ideas — fast and free buses, and a 17-percent expansion of subway mileage — are being set up as adversaries. But they're complementary.
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“Rather, except for the money (a major caveat, to be sure), the two plans fit like hand and glove”
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play
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Public transport needs priority.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Public transport needs priority.
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Is will stancil going to win the 2026 Nobel peace prize? Many are asking.
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Is will stancil going to win the 2026 Nobel peace prize? Many are asking.