Brandon
@brandon714.bsky.social
Hello, everyone. My name is Brandon. I'm a Twitter/X refugee that's happy to be here. I had to get away from that other place. I'm also a Democrat.
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This most difficult part of this exercise was only picking 25.
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
www.meidasplus.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This most difficult part of this exercise was only picking 25.
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@thedlcc.bsky.social works with Democrats in all 50 states to support candidates in competitive districts.
Learn more about the states where we have the best chance in 2026 to protect and expand Democratic power: DLCC.org/TargetMap
Learn more about the states where we have the best chance in 2026 to protect and expand Democratic power: DLCC.org/TargetMap
The DLCC Target Map 2026
The DLCC's 2026 Target Map identifies and defines the election cycle's best opportunities to build Democratic power in the states.
dlcc.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@thedlcc.bsky.social works with Democrats in all 50 states to support candidates in competitive districts.
Learn more about the states where we have the best chance in 2026 to protect and expand Democratic power: DLCC.org/TargetMap
Learn more about the states where we have the best chance in 2026 to protect and expand Democratic power: DLCC.org/TargetMap
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Why I am so hopeful, in a sentence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
December 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why I am so hopeful, in a sentence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
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At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash.
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
December 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
At the start of 2025, some people questioned whether the resistance was dead. They doubted that Trump’s authoritarian agenda would be met with defiance and backlash.
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
You proved them wrong: indivisible.org/groups
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From defending against President Trump's attacks on immigrants’ rights to blocking his attempts to silence free speech and everything in between, we’ve had a busy year.
Together with our supporters, we’re ready to face whatever 2026 has to bring.
Together with our supporters, we’re ready to face whatever 2026 has to bring.
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
From defending against President Trump's attacks on immigrants’ rights to blocking his attempts to silence free speech and everything in between, we’ve had a busy year.
Together with our supporters, we’re ready to face whatever 2026 has to bring.
Together with our supporters, we’re ready to face whatever 2026 has to bring.
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Apparently Bluesky is seeing a spike in new registrations due to a new X feature that allows users to edit publicly posted images via AI, and artists are pissed off.
Good.
For Bluesky to thrive, we need many different communities to use it as their base of social media operations.
Good.
For Bluesky to thrive, we need many different communities to use it as their base of social media operations.
And because @bskycheck.com resets every day at 2am ET, that means it is possible that Bluesky gets 85,000 new signups in a 24-hour period
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Apparently Bluesky is seeing a spike in new registrations due to a new X feature that allows users to edit publicly posted images via AI, and artists are pissed off.
Good.
For Bluesky to thrive, we need many different communities to use it as their base of social media operations.
Good.
For Bluesky to thrive, we need many different communities to use it as their base of social media operations.
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Here are my initial set of ratings for Texas's state legislative elections next year.
In the House, the Dems have to defend several Trump-won/majority-Hispanic seats, but they have some solid pickup opportunities in the suburbs. No Senate seat is competitive for now.
In the House, the Dems have to defend several Trump-won/majority-Hispanic seats, but they have some solid pickup opportunities in the suburbs. No Senate seat is competitive for now.
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Here are my initial set of ratings for Texas's state legislative elections next year.
In the House, the Dems have to defend several Trump-won/majority-Hispanic seats, but they have some solid pickup opportunities in the suburbs. No Senate seat is competitive for now.
In the House, the Dems have to defend several Trump-won/majority-Hispanic seats, but they have some solid pickup opportunities in the suburbs. No Senate seat is competitive for now.
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Taylor Swift’s documentary functions as a master class in next-gen leadership.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Taylor Swift’s documentary functions as a master class in next-gen leadership.
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Here are my first ratings for next year's state legislative elections in North Carolina.
The Democrats are looking to further escape superminority status in the legislature by trying to flip a few seats in the Senate and knock off some conservadems in primaries in the House.
The Democrats are looking to further escape superminority status in the legislature by trying to flip a few seats in the Senate and knock off some conservadems in primaries in the House.
December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Here are my first ratings for next year's state legislative elections in North Carolina.
The Democrats are looking to further escape superminority status in the legislature by trying to flip a few seats in the Senate and knock off some conservadems in primaries in the House.
The Democrats are looking to further escape superminority status in the legislature by trying to flip a few seats in the Senate and knock off some conservadems in primaries in the House.
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Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in “exceptional” circumstances.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Finally a ruling from this Supreme Court that makes clear what all patriotic Americans know:
No Kings.
No Kings.
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For your blocking consideration:
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For your blocking consideration:
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This was a very strange thing for him to lie about
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This was a very strange thing for him to lie about
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We don’t get much good news from the Supreme Court these days, so let’s celebrate when we do.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
Supreme Court rules against Trump in National Guard case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into the state of Illinois over the objections of the gov...
www.npr.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We don’t get much good news from the Supreme Court these days, so let’s celebrate when we do.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
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Yeah, this story is never going to go away for Trump with headlines like these.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/23/t...
www.tmz.com/2025/12/23/t...
President Trump Accused of Rape in Jeffrey Epstein Files
President Trump's name just came up in the Epstein Files in a huge way ... there's an FBI document where someone apparently told authorities Trump and Jeffrey Epstein raped a female.
www.tmz.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yeah, this story is never going to go away for Trump with headlines like these.
www.tmz.com/2025/12/23/t...
www.tmz.com/2025/12/23/t...
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It’s possible that Taylor Swift solved the masculinity crisis but even if she didn’t, the end of this video had me 🥹😭
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s possible that Taylor Swift solved the masculinity crisis but even if she didn’t, the end of this video had me 🥹😭
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It's special election night in South Carolina! We've got a special State House election lined up in #HD88, a Trump+35 seat in suburban Columbia.
Should be an easy Republican hold, but given how this seat became open (look up RJ May), we might see a Dem overperformance.
Should be an easy Republican hold, but given how this seat became open (look up RJ May), we might see a Dem overperformance.
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's special election night in South Carolina! We've got a special State House election lined up in #HD88, a Trump+35 seat in suburban Columbia.
Should be an easy Republican hold, but given how this seat became open (look up RJ May), we might see a Dem overperformance.
Should be an easy Republican hold, but given how this seat became open (look up RJ May), we might see a Dem overperformance.
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Incumbents have every possible advantage. If they can’t *easily* win a primary, they’re not doing a good job and aren’t in touch with voters. www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Incumbents have every possible advantage. If they can’t *easily* win a primary, they’re not doing a good job and aren’t in touch with voters. www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
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A good reminder that the things often labeled as ‘distractions’ can help chip away at Trump’s approval rating, which in turn could hamper GOP efforts in the 2026 elections.
Political death by a thousand cuts.
Political death by a thousand cuts.
So we may have found the single most unpopular thing Trump has done in 2025 - the vainglorious renaming of the Kennedy Center after himself (via Economist/YouGov):
18% approve, 66% disapprove
18% approve, 66% disapprove
December 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A good reminder that the things often labeled as ‘distractions’ can help chip away at Trump’s approval rating, which in turn could hamper GOP efforts in the 2026 elections.
Political death by a thousand cuts.
Political death by a thousand cuts.
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This is a fair and important question. Trump is a criminal, running a criminal syndicate from the Oval Office.
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is a fair and important question. Trump is a criminal, running a criminal syndicate from the Oval Office.
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Wut.
Apparently part of the briefly posted tranche of Epstein documents tonight is a disturbing letter - purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar days before Epstein’s death in 2019 - in which Epstein says ‘Our President also shares our love of nubile young girls’.
Apparently part of the briefly posted tranche of Epstein documents tonight is a disturbing letter - purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar days before Epstein’s death in 2019 - in which Epstein says ‘Our President also shares our love of nubile young girls’.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Wut.
Apparently part of the briefly posted tranche of Epstein documents tonight is a disturbing letter - purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar days before Epstein’s death in 2019 - in which Epstein says ‘Our President also shares our love of nubile young girls’.
Apparently part of the briefly posted tranche of Epstein documents tonight is a disturbing letter - purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar days before Epstein’s death in 2019 - in which Epstein says ‘Our President also shares our love of nubile young girls’.
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Any Democrat looking to win a primary or a general election in 2026 needs to have a robust presence on Bluesky.
They can still communicate via X, too. It doesn’t have to be either/or.
But driving traffic to Bluesky also helps establish this platform as THE hub of Democratic activism.
They can still communicate via X, too. It doesn’t have to be either/or.
But driving traffic to Bluesky also helps establish this platform as THE hub of Democratic activism.
All I want for Christmas is Democrats for start driving their social media traffic to their Bluesky posts, not to Twitter.
Folks are welcome to post on Twitter/X but we should not be driving traffic there. Am amazed this remains a common tactic.
Folks are welcome to post on Twitter/X but we should not be driving traffic there. Am amazed this remains a common tactic.
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Any Democrat looking to win a primary or a general election in 2026 needs to have a robust presence on Bluesky.
They can still communicate via X, too. It doesn’t have to be either/or.
But driving traffic to Bluesky also helps establish this platform as THE hub of Democratic activism.
They can still communicate via X, too. It doesn’t have to be either/or.
But driving traffic to Bluesky also helps establish this platform as THE hub of Democratic activism.
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Someone might want to remind the White House that Colorado has 4 Republican House members…and all 4 could be at risk if a big blue wave develops thanks to intentional cruelty like this.
www.denver7.com/news/local-n...
www.denver7.com/news/local-n...
Trump rejects Colorado’s bid for federal disaster relief after fires, flooding
President Donald Trump late Saturday denied Colorado’s request for disaster relief funding following the Elk and Lee fires and Western Slope flooding this summer.
www.denver7.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Someone might want to remind the White House that Colorado has 4 Republican House members…and all 4 could be at risk if a big blue wave develops thanks to intentional cruelty like this.
www.denver7.com/news/local-n...
www.denver7.com/news/local-n...
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is that good
December 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
is that good
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With blue states likely to lose ECVs and red states likely to gain ECVs in the 2030s, Dems really need to think about ways to widen their path to victory.
If I had a gazillion $$$ I’d spend a chunk of it trying to make a state like Mississippi competitive.
jacksonadvocateonline.com/opinion-the-...
If I had a gazillion $$$ I’d spend a chunk of it trying to make a state like Mississippi competitive.
jacksonadvocateonline.com/opinion-the-...
OPINION: The challenge of changing Mississippi to blue, again – Jackson Advocate
The big news for Democrats and Black Mississippians, following a series of special elections, is that Republicans no longer have 2/3 majority control of
jacksonadvocateonline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
With blue states likely to lose ECVs and red states likely to gain ECVs in the 2030s, Dems really need to think about ways to widen their path to victory.
If I had a gazillion $$$ I’d spend a chunk of it trying to make a state like Mississippi competitive.
jacksonadvocateonline.com/opinion-the-...
If I had a gazillion $$$ I’d spend a chunk of it trying to make a state like Mississippi competitive.
jacksonadvocateonline.com/opinion-the-...
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CECOT is the inhumane El Salvadoran prison that Trump has used for deportations, including that of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
The only question now is whether this is Bari Weiss’ handiwork.
Precisely why I’ve regretfully had to stop watching 60 Minutes.
I simply can no longer trust them.
The only question now is whether this is Bari Weiss’ handiwork.
Precisely why I’ve regretfully had to stop watching 60 Minutes.
I simply can no longer trust them.
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
CECOT is the inhumane El Salvadoran prison that Trump has used for deportations, including that of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
The only question now is whether this is Bari Weiss’ handiwork.
Precisely why I’ve regretfully had to stop watching 60 Minutes.
I simply can no longer trust them.
The only question now is whether this is Bari Weiss’ handiwork.
Precisely why I’ve regretfully had to stop watching 60 Minutes.
I simply can no longer trust them.