Aaron Knight
@farktal.com
Associate Director, Web Services at SUNY ESF; immed. past President & board member of Digital Collegium; Alpha Phi Omega alum volunteer. Geek, cook, and political junkie. @farktal from the bird app. Views are my own. he/him
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If the Biden administration had sent federal agents to do a law enforcement operation 10X milder in a white suburban neighborhood in order to apprehend a serial pedophile and violent domestic abuser who happened to be a white Christian pastor, the MAGA crew would have reduced the country to rubble.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If the Biden administration had sent federal agents to do a law enforcement operation 10X milder in a white suburban neighborhood in order to apprehend a serial pedophile and violent domestic abuser who happened to be a white Christian pastor, the MAGA crew would have reduced the country to rubble.
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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Louder for the clueless in the back!
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Louder for the clueless in the back!
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Ya know, I was annoyed when I voted myself that my county lege seat was unopposed and R... but it was nice to see that the blue wave yesterday flipped our lege for the first time in 50 years, and that *every* seat that *was* contested went blue.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ya know, I was annoyed when I voted myself that my county lege seat was unopposed and R... but it was nice to see that the blue wave yesterday flipped our lege for the first time in 50 years, and that *every* seat that *was* contested went blue.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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A democratic sweep was the perfect way to honor Dick Cheney's death. Well done, everyone. See you tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A democratic sweep was the perfect way to honor Dick Cheney's death. Well done, everyone. See you tomorrow.
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I love that Republicans have used the words woke and tariff so much that they've just lost all meaning. Like your friend who still brings up the same inside joke from high school at every class reunion.
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I love that Republicans have used the words woke and tariff so much that they've just lost all meaning. Like your friend who still brings up the same inside joke from high school at every class reunion.
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What’s bizarre about this is that for my whole life Democrats have BEEN a party that primarily talks about middle-class tax cuts, health care, and helping poor kids.
Yglesias is describing the vast majority of their rhetoric, and saying “If only they could be this, they’ll win.” Evidently not?
Yglesias is describing the vast majority of their rhetoric, and saying “If only they could be this, they’ll win.” Evidently not?
I don't think it helps the debate about what Democrats should do to pick an obscure thing that some Democrat somewhere may have said -- like on teaching eighth grade algebra -- and then attribute it to Democrats generally.
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What’s bizarre about this is that for my whole life Democrats have BEEN a party that primarily talks about middle-class tax cuts, health care, and helping poor kids.
Yglesias is describing the vast majority of their rhetoric, and saying “If only they could be this, they’ll win.” Evidently not?
Yglesias is describing the vast majority of their rhetoric, and saying “If only they could be this, they’ll win.” Evidently not?
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This is largely it. It didn't matter what Dems said or pushed. The GOP? Trump drove the narrative of what the Dems were supposedly "emphasizing", often claiming it was things they never ever supported. Meanwhile things like Project 2025 were often dismissed as Dems being hysterical
This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is largely it. It didn't matter what Dems said or pushed. The GOP? Trump drove the narrative of what the Dems were supposedly "emphasizing", often claiming it was things they never ever supported. Meanwhile things like Project 2025 were often dismissed as Dems being hysterical
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It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.
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The GOP campaigned on "We are better at government than the Democrats"
Enough voters believed them and gave them the keys to the government.
And now its "Its all Democrats' fault that we suck at governing"
Enough voters believed them and gave them the keys to the government.
And now its "Its all Democrats' fault that we suck at governing"
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The GOP campaigned on "We are better at government than the Democrats"
Enough voters believed them and gave them the keys to the government.
And now its "Its all Democrats' fault that we suck at governing"
Enough voters believed them and gave them the keys to the government.
And now its "Its all Democrats' fault that we suck at governing"
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“… Republicans are the ones who hold all the power here. They could choose to partially fund the program. They could choose to work w/the Democrats and end the gov’t shutdown. The fact that they’re hurting their own voters out of sheer stubbornness is despicable.” www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Republicans' refusal to fund SNAP will hurt their own voters most. They don't care. | Opinion
It shouldn't just be on Democrats to have a conscience and compromise on the shutdown. Republicans control all branches of government.
www.usatoday.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“… Republicans are the ones who hold all the power here. They could choose to partially fund the program. They could choose to work w/the Democrats and end the gov’t shutdown. The fact that they’re hurting their own voters out of sheer stubbornness is despicable.” www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Does it matter that the "critics" here are bad-faith fascists and the criticism they are making is laughably false?
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Does it matter that the "critics" here are bad-faith fascists and the criticism they are making is laughably false?
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A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
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It’s crazymaking to watch people nod sagely about findings that are just demonstrably untrue.
What is true, I think, is Dems keep trying to run cautious meat and potatoes races only to be tagged in the public mind with all the social issues their opponents obsess over and they leave unanswered.
What is true, I think, is Dems keep trying to run cautious meat and potatoes races only to be tagged in the public mind with all the social issues their opponents obsess over and they leave unanswered.
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It’s crazymaking to watch people nod sagely about findings that are just demonstrably untrue.
What is true, I think, is Dems keep trying to run cautious meat and potatoes races only to be tagged in the public mind with all the social issues their opponents obsess over and they leave unanswered.
What is true, I think, is Dems keep trying to run cautious meat and potatoes races only to be tagged in the public mind with all the social issues their opponents obsess over and they leave unanswered.
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This is wrong, immoral, unscientific, and an abuse of power, among other things. Lotta talk about what Democrats should run on. How about impeaching RFK Jr.?
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is wrong, immoral, unscientific, and an abuse of power, among other things. Lotta talk about what Democrats should run on. How about impeaching RFK Jr.?
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...
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Texans should sue their government for wasting tax payer money on Twitter conspiracy theories.
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Texans should sue their government for wasting tax payer money on Twitter conspiracy theories.
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The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.