Ben Jammin
@hbgold87.bsky.social
Left of US mainstream, right of Berkeley mainstream… Paul Krugman has been my intellectual hero since HS… We need more nuance and critical thinking, but that includes recognizing when some things (like US elections) are binary… I miss pre Elon Twitter
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All the votes are in for the race in the 13th Congressional District in CA
Dem Adam Gray is ahead by 187 votes over GOP Rep. John Duarte.
Unless there is a recount, Gray will become the next congressman by just 187 votes.
This is the last Congressional race to be decided in the country.
Dem Adam Gray is ahead by 187 votes over GOP Rep. John Duarte.
Unless there is a recount, Gray will become the next congressman by just 187 votes.
This is the last Congressional race to be decided in the country.
December 4, 2024 at 1:26 AM
All the votes are in for the race in the 13th Congressional District in CA
Dem Adam Gray is ahead by 187 votes over GOP Rep. John Duarte.
Unless there is a recount, Gray will become the next congressman by just 187 votes.
This is the last Congressional race to be decided in the country.
Dem Adam Gray is ahead by 187 votes over GOP Rep. John Duarte.
Unless there is a recount, Gray will become the next congressman by just 187 votes.
This is the last Congressional race to be decided in the country.
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BREAKING: Adam Gray has just netted even more votes in what was expected to be the final ballot drop in California's 13th Congressional District, extending his lead to 187 votes.
It looks to be over folks. Democrat Adam Gray will likely be your next Congressman-elect!
It looks to be over folks. Democrat Adam Gray will likely be your next Congressman-elect!
December 4, 2024 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Adam Gray has just netted even more votes in what was expected to be the final ballot drop in California's 13th Congressional District, extending his lead to 187 votes.
It looks to be over folks. Democrat Adam Gray will likely be your next Congressman-elect!
It looks to be over folks. Democrat Adam Gray will likely be your next Congressman-elect!
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A judge in Dane County, Wisconsin overturned the state's conservative-backed law (championed by Scott Walker) that banned most collective bargaining among public employees.
Judge Jacob Frost said part of the law "violates the right to equal protection of the laws." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Judge Jacob Frost said part of the law "violates the right to equal protection of the laws." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Act 10 overturned by Dane County judge. Walker-era law decimated public employee unions
The effort to overturn Act 10 began in November 2023 when several unions representing public employees filed the lawsuit, citing a "dire situation" in workplaces with issues including low pay, staffin...
www.jsonline.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:40 PM
A judge in Dane County, Wisconsin overturned the state's conservative-backed law (championed by Scott Walker) that banned most collective bargaining among public employees.
Judge Jacob Frost said part of the law "violates the right to equal protection of the laws." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Judge Jacob Frost said part of the law "violates the right to equal protection of the laws." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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I wish the media spent half as long on the fact that Donald Trump pardoned Charles Kushner only to appoint him an ambassador as they did bashing President Biden for the Hunter pardon.
December 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I wish the media spent half as long on the fact that Donald Trump pardoned Charles Kushner only to appoint him an ambassador as they did bashing President Biden for the Hunter pardon.
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As I report, Kash Patel's hit list includes prominent Republicans and shows his take on a so-called Deep State doesn't make sense.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
As I report, Kash Patel's hit list includes prominent Republicans and shows his take on a so-called Deep State doesn't make sense.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"“Pete said he no longer believed in God and family values. He claimed he no longer wanted to seek the limelight. He said, and this quote is as clear as day, ‘I’m a fucked up individual.’”
The Storybook Start—and Bitter End—of Pete Hegseth’s First Marriage
The defense secretary nominee’s first marriage, which sources say met a contentious end after he admitted to multiple infidelities, holds a key place in his ambition-fueled rise.
www.vanityfair.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:34 PM
"“Pete said he no longer believed in God and family values. He claimed he no longer wanted to seek the limelight. He said, and this quote is as clear as day, ‘I’m a fucked up individual.’”
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Since she started her anti-Trans wave of bigotry, Nancy Mace has gained around 260,000 followers on her two Twitter accounts.
In January, we’ll find out how much money she’s raised due to being so cruel and harsh towards innocent people.
In January, we’ll find out how much money she’s raised due to being so cruel and harsh towards innocent people.
November 26, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Since she started her anti-Trans wave of bigotry, Nancy Mace has gained around 260,000 followers on her two Twitter accounts.
In January, we’ll find out how much money she’s raised due to being so cruel and harsh towards innocent people.
In January, we’ll find out how much money she’s raised due to being so cruel and harsh towards innocent people.
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A lot of blame going around for Trump escaping criminal accountability. But let’s be real: John Roberts & conservatives on the Supreme Court own this. They intentionally protected Trump: ignoring the facts, twisting the law and — for the first time in history — making an American president above it.
November 25, 2024 at 10:50 PM
A lot of blame going around for Trump escaping criminal accountability. But let’s be real: John Roberts & conservatives on the Supreme Court own this. They intentionally protected Trump: ignoring the facts, twisting the law and — for the first time in history — making an American president above it.
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I think Bondi will be confirmed but she provides the perfect vehicle to expose her and Trump:
1) Foreclosure fraud
2) Payoff re Trump U
3) Impeachment 1
4) Big Lie
5) Qatar and other influence peddling
I'm missing a few.
Anyway, a good vehicle to make it clear what the Republican party is.
1) Foreclosure fraud
2) Payoff re Trump U
3) Impeachment 1
4) Big Lie
5) Qatar and other influence peddling
I'm missing a few.
Anyway, a good vehicle to make it clear what the Republican party is.
November 22, 2024 at 11:18 AM
I think Bondi will be confirmed but she provides the perfect vehicle to expose her and Trump:
1) Foreclosure fraud
2) Payoff re Trump U
3) Impeachment 1
4) Big Lie
5) Qatar and other influence peddling
I'm missing a few.
Anyway, a good vehicle to make it clear what the Republican party is.
1) Foreclosure fraud
2) Payoff re Trump U
3) Impeachment 1
4) Big Lie
5) Qatar and other influence peddling
I'm missing a few.
Anyway, a good vehicle to make it clear what the Republican party is.
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Not a mandate.
I don't care how many times they say it, he didn't even win a majority of the popular vote & barely more than his opponent. A win, sure. But a narrow one.
This bluster is meant to bowl over opposition, but the reality is that they have a thin margin that they'll inevitably lose.
I don't care how many times they say it, he didn't even win a majority of the popular vote & barely more than his opponent. A win, sure. But a narrow one.
This bluster is meant to bowl over opposition, but the reality is that they have a thin margin that they'll inevitably lose.
Tom Homan: "If I gotta send twice as many officers to LA because we're not getting any assistance, then that's what we're going to do. We got a mandate. President Trump is serious about this. I'm serious about it. This is gonna happen with or without you."
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Not a mandate.
I don't care how many times they say it, he didn't even win a majority of the popular vote & barely more than his opponent. A win, sure. But a narrow one.
This bluster is meant to bowl over opposition, but the reality is that they have a thin margin that they'll inevitably lose.
I don't care how many times they say it, he didn't even win a majority of the popular vote & barely more than his opponent. A win, sure. But a narrow one.
This bluster is meant to bowl over opposition, but the reality is that they have a thin margin that they'll inevitably lose.
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Correct
Honestly the way “the media” is tut-tutting about Bluesky must mean everyone on here is doing something right.
November 23, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Correct
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When Donald Trump was on the verge of losing the 2020 election, Pam Bondi jumped in a car.
On Nov. 4, 2020, the day after Election Day, the former Florida attorney general and Rudy Giuliani raced from Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania so they could help fire the ..
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
On Nov. 4, 2020, the day after Election Day, the former Florida attorney general and Rudy Giuliani raced from Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania so they could help fire the ..
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
Pam Bondi has been quietly by Donald Trump’s side this whole time
When Donald Trump has faced threats to his political career, Pam Bondi has been there to defend him.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM
When Donald Trump was on the verge of losing the 2020 election, Pam Bondi jumped in a car.
On Nov. 4, 2020, the day after Election Day, the former Florida attorney general and Rudy Giuliani raced from Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania so they could help fire the ..
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
On Nov. 4, 2020, the day after Election Day, the former Florida attorney general and Rudy Giuliani raced from Washington, D.C. to Pennsylvania so they could help fire the ..
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
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Pam Bondi is bought and paid for by Qatar.
November 22, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Pam Bondi is bought and paid for by Qatar.
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One man admitted he voted for Trump without knowing it was Obamacare that allowed his mother with stage 4 cancer to get treatment.
This is what happens when misinformation wins out over facts.
This is what happens when misinformation wins out over facts.
November 20, 2024 at 10:43 PM
One man admitted he voted for Trump without knowing it was Obamacare that allowed his mother with stage 4 cancer to get treatment.
This is what happens when misinformation wins out over facts.
This is what happens when misinformation wins out over facts.
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The Matt Gaetz sex trafficking investigation was actually opened by well known resistance lib Bill Barr
November 19, 2024 at 6:58 PM
The Matt Gaetz sex trafficking investigation was actually opened by well known resistance lib Bill Barr
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NEWS
Linda McMahon, who served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump admin, is slated to be nominated by President-elect Trump as Secretary of Education.
McMahon, who was formerly the CEO of WWE, served on the Connecticut Board of Education for one year.
Linda McMahon, who served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump admin, is slated to be nominated by President-elect Trump as Secretary of Education.
McMahon, who was formerly the CEO of WWE, served on the Connecticut Board of Education for one year.
November 19, 2024 at 11:02 PM
NEWS
Linda McMahon, who served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump admin, is slated to be nominated by President-elect Trump as Secretary of Education.
McMahon, who was formerly the CEO of WWE, served on the Connecticut Board of Education for one year.
Linda McMahon, who served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump admin, is slated to be nominated by President-elect Trump as Secretary of Education.
McMahon, who was formerly the CEO of WWE, served on the Connecticut Board of Education for one year.
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The head of the Mossad and IDF representative to hostage talks Nitzan Allon have requested a wider mandate in hostage negotiations. They told Netanyahu without it, there was no chance of a deal. Netanyahu said no. The hostages have been forsaken.
November 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The head of the Mossad and IDF representative to hostage talks Nitzan Allon have requested a wider mandate in hostage negotiations. They told Netanyahu without it, there was no chance of a deal. Netanyahu said no. The hostages have been forsaken.
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Appointing idiots and criminals to the Administration isn’t a “shock to the establishment!” It’s a fuck you to America. Not everything is about DC footsie games.
November 19, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Appointing idiots and criminals to the Administration isn’t a “shock to the establishment!” It’s a fuck you to America. Not everything is about DC footsie games.
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NBC News confirms: Pete Hegseth paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.
Hegseth's attorney says Hegseth paid the woman in 2023 but maintains the woman lied. @MSNBC
Hegseth's attorney says Hegseth paid the woman in 2023 but maintains the woman lied. @MSNBC
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM
NBC News confirms: Pete Hegseth paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.
Hegseth's attorney says Hegseth paid the woman in 2023 but maintains the woman lied. @MSNBC
Hegseth's attorney says Hegseth paid the woman in 2023 but maintains the woman lied. @MSNBC
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Some people say you can tell the First Amendment is the most important because they put it first. But in 1789, Congress proposed our First Amendment as the Third Amendment. And today's 27th Amendment was proposed as the Second Amendment. Go figure.
archives.gov/founding-doc...
archives.gov/founding-doc...
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Some people say you can tell the First Amendment is the most important because they put it first. But in 1789, Congress proposed our First Amendment as the Third Amendment. And today's 27th Amendment was proposed as the Second Amendment. Go figure.
archives.gov/founding-doc...
archives.gov/founding-doc...
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NEWS
President-elect Trump says he intends to designate FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC.
President-elect Trump says he intends to designate FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC.
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM
NEWS
President-elect Trump says he intends to designate FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC.
President-elect Trump says he intends to designate FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC.
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With the gag order lifted and court documents available, we have clear evidence of how Netanyahu's office leaked classified documents to try and make the government look good after its policies led to the collapse of hostage release talks.
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM
With the gag order lifted and court documents available, we have clear evidence of how Netanyahu's office leaked classified documents to try and make the government look good after its policies led to the collapse of hostage release talks.