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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to.

Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something.
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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing youtu.be/ko70cExuzZM

Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not anti-AI, per se. I'm against billionaires having a race to control AI which they hope to use as a replacement for human thinking and labor. And I'm against them burning the planet to the ground to do it. So, yeah, I guess I'm pretty much anti-AI.

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 5d

A little taste of our event this week in DC!

Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 5d

Our inaugural #Persuasion2025 DC event has drawn praise and stirred up opinions across DC. We partnered with the ad testing platform Swayable and invited a spectrum of voices to join us for a day of new thinking and finding a path forward. A 🧵, and stay tuned for clips and session video.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 5d

INCREDIBLE! ❤️‍🔥 It's only been 5 days & we've already hit multiple milestones. None of this would be possible without those who donated, volunteered, & shared our message. This movement is yours! Now, let's keep building!

RSVP for our kickoff call Monday: linktr.ee/ruwaforgeorgia

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 5d

Go Ruwa!

Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 5d

Love this recap, thank you @climatebrad.hillheat.com!

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6d

whoa @grahamformaine.bsky.social @repcasar.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov @katmabu.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org @waytowinus.bsky.social @jenancona.bsky.social @swayable.bsky.social @torygavito.bsky.social @bhavik.bsky.social so wow much civics

Democracy's Big Tent Revival

Persuasion 2025, a Democratic confab in the shadow of Michael Sandel

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 9d

"This is batshit crazy."
God bless @nicollewallace.bsky.social.

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shaunnathomas.bsky.social @shaunnathomas.bsky.social · 8d

At a conference about how we- the left- take more seriously our responsibility to broaden the tent and level up our approach to persuasion. Hosted by @waytowinus.bsky.social and @swayable.bsky.social and the brainchild of @jenancona.bsky.social
Sharing my takeaways live…

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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 10d

Klein has an absolutely *wild* misunderstanding of baseline public opinion on trans issues. Rs can weaponize people's prejudices, for sure, but it is not remotely a generally salient issue and there's reams of data to support this. Bad group chat/bad info environment problem.

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 12d

There's a new name popping up in the latest release of #epstein documents. We don't know if Elon went to the island, but it's getting clearer and clearer that this dude has a weirdly high tolerance for people who abuse kids #teslatakedown #epsteinlist

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 12d

Just fantastical bullshit from Klein. The Democratic party went from Obama bragging about deporting the most immigrants ever to Biden building vast sections of Trump's wall, to Dems spending most of 2024 bragging about the super-harsh immigration bill they tried to pass that Trump tanked.

Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 12d

Ezra Klein explains why he is against the “oppositional” approach of Dems. One example he gives is blatantly false: immigration.

But more important: Klein shows how folks like him almost always casually throw vulnerable people under the bus in the name of “practicality.”

What happens is Trump then wins, which is taken as truly shocking, and the Democratic Party begins to take on the opposite positions of Trump in many ways. Trump is the most anti-immigrant President of our lifetime— not just in his desire to build a wall but emotionally anti-immigrant. The Democratic Party becomes much more pro-immigrant. If you're going to build a wall, we're going to debate legalizing, decriminalizing, illegal border crossing.

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 13d

Unreal to watch this.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 13d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 13d

I'm overbooked on brackets this fall but this looks so fun!

IdahoLark @idaholark.bsky.social · 13d

Don't forget to vote! Fat Bear Week matches 5 & 6.: explore.org/fat-bear-wee...

Fat Bear Week 2025

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Harry Enten: "The more RFK Jr is trying to implement his policies, the further down his net approval rating goes. And at this particular point, 21 points underwater is not a place you want to be."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13d

Just went and looked around X a bit. Really difficult to capture just how f'ing dire it is. My feed over there is about half headlines about open fascism on the right ... and about half people scolding the Dems to be nicer to their opponents.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 13d

oh something's really up x.com/DanLamothe/s...

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In the Oval Office, President @realDonaldTrump
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just downplayed the significance of this meeting, despite the unusual size and scope of it.

“I think it’s odd that you guys have made it into such a big story,” Vance said.
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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm in the ranks.
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MEIDAS Meteorologist @ruman79.bsky.social · 13d

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 13d

and voters see it that way too — the party in control is always blamed for shutdowns

Democrats @democrats.org · 13d

Rep. Clark: When you control the White House, the Senate, and the House, whether or not the government shuts down is solely a Republican decision.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 13d

this was the worst thing about Trump 1.0, every week felt like a year

I cannot fucking believe people wanted to go back to this

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13d

Tylenol causes autism and a broken escalator is a terrorist attack.

It is only Thursday.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13d

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 13d

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13d

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 15d

We won. Decisively. Here's how we did it, and how we can apply what we've learned in the next fights. www.altrightdelete.news/p/jimmy-has-...

Jimmy has friends everywhere

We beat the Trump Regime. Here’s how.

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 14d

A monologue worth watching. Kimmel’s speech is clear and rooted in values, and makes a case for freedom of speech in a way that is sorely needed in this moment. It is also moving to watch him fight back tears at times, good modeling for non-toxic masculinity.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 15d

Nearly 7 million views for ABC's official YouTube video of Kimmel's 28-minute monologue overnight. It is already the most-viewed Kimmel clip of the year on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Jenifer Fernandez Ancona @jenancona.bsky.social · 14d

The onus is on all of us to reject the fantasy of civility in favor of repair. This country is broken, but that need not be permanent.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy

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