Matt Ping
@psuping.bsky.social
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Texas Dems:
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Texas Dems:
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
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NEW: While the Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for next year’s midterms comes as a devastating blow for minority voters in Texas, it could also make it harder for the GOP and the DOJ to block California’s voter-approved Prop 50 map.
SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Gerrymander Could Be Good News for California’s New Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: While the Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas use its mid-decade gerrymander for next year’s midterms comes as a devastating blow for minority voters in Texas, it could also make it harder for the GOP and the DOJ to block California’s voter-approved Prop 50 map.
I feel like this is the point @radiofreetom.bsky.social keeps making. And it’s the right one. We can hold him accountable here
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I feel like this is the point @radiofreetom.bsky.social keeps making. And it’s the right one. We can hold him accountable here
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Outstanding piece by @davidjroth.bsky.social on the conservative perpetual grievance machine.
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Outstanding piece by @davidjroth.bsky.social on the conservative perpetual grievance machine.
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Saying “I don’t need to see this in a theater because it’s not a big blockbuster” totally misses the point of why going to a theater matters. But don’t take my word for it: take the Pope’s! www.thebulwark.com/p/pope-leo-a...
Pope Leo and Theaters as Cathedrals
The power of Christ compels you (to go to the movies).
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Saying “I don’t need to see this in a theater because it’s not a big blockbuster” totally misses the point of why going to a theater matters. But don’t take my word for it: take the Pope’s! www.thebulwark.com/p/pope-leo-a...
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Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
Hugging Face CEO says we're in an 'LLM bubble,' not an 'AI bubble' | TechCrunch
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Hugging Face co-founder and CEO Clem Delangue says all the attention is on LLMs, but smaller, specialized models will make sense in many use cases going forward.
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My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
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This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Here’s the link to go get your $20 credit for YouTubeTV if you haven’t dropped the platform yet.
We are not Disney or YouTubeTV, and yelling at us about it won’t do anything, but if it’ll make you feel better, engagement is the life blood of the internet.
We are not Disney or YouTubeTV, and yelling at us about it won’t do anything, but if it’ll make you feel better, engagement is the life blood of the internet.
Heads up: YouTube TV is giving a $20 credit to subscribers over the Disney/ESPN mess, but you have to actually go into the settings to claim it.
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
This is not a spam tweet, the settings page link is here: tv.youtube.com/settings/ser...
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Here’s the link to go get your $20 credit for YouTubeTV if you haven’t dropped the platform yet.
We are not Disney or YouTubeTV, and yelling at us about it won’t do anything, but if it’ll make you feel better, engagement is the life blood of the internet.
We are not Disney or YouTubeTV, and yelling at us about it won’t do anything, but if it’ll make you feel better, engagement is the life blood of the internet.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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April 26, 1942: The Reichstag holds its last session, unanimously passing a decree making the Führer "Supreme Judge of the German People." Any last privileges of the parliament were removed as Hitler became final decision-maker in all matters, including life and death over every German citizen.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
April 26, 1942: The Reichstag holds its last session, unanimously passing a decree making the Führer "Supreme Judge of the German People." Any last privileges of the parliament were removed as Hitler became final decision-maker in all matters, including life and death over every German citizen.
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🚨USPS mail carrier terrorized by ICE. A federal worker carrying mail over his shoulder suspected of being an “illegal immigrant? The worst of the worst?” No. He was existing while black. 1/2
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨USPS mail carrier terrorized by ICE. A federal worker carrying mail over his shoulder suspected of being an “illegal immigrant? The worst of the worst?” No. He was existing while black. 1/2
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All of the pilfering, vandalism, and outright death caused by DOGE cuts, and all of the thefts from the future by illegally stopping research grants, didn't save a penny, Trump spent the money and more on corruption and incompetent ICE goons.
Total federal spending is up +7% in 2025 over 2024 year-to-date to Oct 20.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
All of the pilfering, vandalism, and outright death caused by DOGE cuts, and all of the thefts from the future by illegally stopping research grants, didn't save a penny, Trump spent the money and more on corruption and incompetent ICE goons.
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The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had proof, they’d face a court, not a drone.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had proof, they’d face a court, not a drone.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
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That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.
Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.
Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.
Shame.
Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.
Shame.
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.
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We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?
Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?
Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?
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Folks, if ICE shot a pastor in the head with a pepper ball on camera, what do you think they do to people behind closed doors?
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Folks, if ICE shot a pastor in the head with a pepper ball on camera, what do you think they do to people behind closed doors?
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If this sounds alarmist, it's because the facts are alarming. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If this sounds alarmist, it's because the facts are alarming. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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I don’t count on this from any local law enforcement, but I appreciate what he did here. “There’s only a few of them it won’t be messy.” That ICE officer is talking about running down human beings.
October 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I don’t count on this from any local law enforcement, but I appreciate what he did here. “There’s only a few of them it won’t be messy.” That ICE officer is talking about running down human beings.
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Illinois just joined the legal fight to keep Trump from sending red states National Guards into blue states. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Once you start looking for evidence that soft secession might happen you see it everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Once you start looking for evidence that soft secession might happen you see it everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Illinois just joined the legal fight to keep Trump from sending red states National Guards into blue states. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Once you start looking for evidence that soft secession might happen you see it everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Once you start looking for evidence that soft secession might happen you see it everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ATTN: PA VOTERS
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
ATTN: PA VOTERS
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
🚨IMPORTANT🚨
VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht
‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.
‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.
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In my 30 years as a #StarTrek researcher, this will forever be one of my coolest finds: This screenshot from #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" shows both 24th/25th century Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard ⬅️ and 20th/21st century thespian Sir Patrick Stewart ➡️ on screen at the same time. How, you ask? 🧵 1/6
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In my 30 years as a #StarTrek researcher, this will forever be one of my coolest finds: This screenshot from #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" shows both 24th/25th century Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard ⬅️ and 20th/21st century thespian Sir Patrick Stewart ➡️ on screen at the same time. How, you ask? 🧵 1/6