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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 12h

If I could get all the egghead Democrat politico pundit advisory class to understand one thing, it would be this thing.

James A. Robichaux @jamesrobichaux.bsky.social · 13h

Right, and @anatosaurus.bsky.social, whom everyone should follow, has a great essay recently that covers that topic.

Democratic Party strategists treat public opinion as if it is calcified, whereas Republican Party strategists understand that it is SHAPED.

www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...

Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight

“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead.

www.weekendreading.net

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 1d

I want stories 😂

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 2d

Rich people took ownership and made unilateral bad decisions.

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 2d

He openly campaigned and promised to do everything he's currently doing. These fools projected their own ignorance into the ignorance of Trump. Now they're like "WHAT.?,!?!"

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 4d

Jess is a good follow

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 5d

Transmisogyny

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 5d

Jay seems immature and reactionary. A good communications specialist is worth a shot. Not a guarantee but worth a shot.

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 5d

My kids LOVE your work, so thank you.

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 5d

Real robots have dicks

รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 6d

i genuinely think these ppl are unwell.

Libs of Tik Tok @libsoftiktok
IT GETS WORSE...

Transformers Earthspark, a show for CHILDREN on @Netflix, also promotes the use of made-up pronouns like "they/them."

Parents, this is what your children are watching.

CANCEL NETFLIX

Graham Linehan @Glinner
Done
[attached is a screenshot confirming graham has cancelled his netflix]

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 6d

What the f*ck npr

Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 6d

Make Jack go back to fun. immediately

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 6d

hello I wrote you a poem

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 6d

Imagine being CEO of an entire-ass social media platform and spending some of your time trolling marginalized people on your own app under your own name with your own waffles.

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 6d

Plz stop with the "let's become twitter" thing.

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 6d

I think they're saying a ton of cis people can't handle the complexity of human identity

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 7d

Yup. RIP CBS

Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 8d

Stunts are all they really have. But stunts have huge impact.

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 8d

Had a great conversation with @blairhodges.bsky.social for his Relationscapes podcast about my new book, art, internet harassment, fighting back, and the importance of women’s rage. You can hear it now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! bit.ly/relationscap...

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 8d

It was wonderful talking with you!

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 8d

Trump bragging about trying to create his own private military to deploy against cities with Democrat majorities.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 8d

"You might not want to sit down and read a five-paragraph essay about the Comstock Act, but if I can give it to you with pictures, it’s different."

Thrilled to be joined by @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social on my latest episode. Listen: bit.ly/relationscap...

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Blair Hodges @blairhodges.bsky.social · 8d

Spirit Halloween stock rising

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 8d

The right has figured out that it can cause harm, destroy things, even defy the law, and its actions will not be straightforwardly reported, because it the truth feels too partisan. And it has responded by increasing its willingness to break rules and hurt people

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