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Rachel Bitecofer

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National political analyst/strategist. Author of Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts, co host of This is America on The Cycle on Substack 👇🦆🏈 I watch the news so you don’t have to. https://thecycle.substack.com/

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · Dec 10

If you want to know why we lost in 2024 look no further than our failure to run a negative campaign focused on Trump’s dangerous plans for America.

Learn more and please share 👇
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Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game

Hit 'em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game, by Rachel Bitecofer with Aaron Murphy. A radica, urgent plan for how the Democratic Party and its supporters can...

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1h

🚨🚨 political violence alert!!! 👇👇👇

Unearthed audio of Virginia GOP candidate Winsome Earle-Sears on abortion:

"Murder is murder, and one day it's gonna be your turn"

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

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What Russ Vought Is Doing Right Now:

Project 2025 Architect is Spending his Shutdown Destroying Your Government

With half of Project 2025 implemented, what is its architect turned Director of OMB coming for over the shutdown?

Find out (free) and then RP! open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

What Russ Vought Is Doing Right Now:

Project 2025 Architect is Spending his Shutdown Destroying Your Government

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 23h

Country legend Zach Bryan has released a song that puts country over his own bank account.

The backlash from country fans will be massive- they’ll force him off country radio like they did to the Dixie Chicks but he doesn’t need radio access anymore

American hero 🇺🇸

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 22h

Google Dixie chicks not ready to make nice doc

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

What Russ Vought Is Doing Right Now:

Project 2025 Architect is Spending his Shutdown Destroying Your Government

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

This is America
Episode 27: The F-Word

This week, why we shouldn’t be afraid of using the other F-word: fascism, especially as the Right shatters political norms, turns citizens into public enemies, and politicizes the military.
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This is America

Episode 27: The F-Word

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m super jazzed that @amymcgrath.bsky.social is going to run for the OPEN senate seat in Kentucky and that we’ll still have a strong candidate for this race!!!

McConnells record is so bad even KY Rs hate him.

McGrath says you’re not done fighting, and neither is she.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 2d

If you remove Stephen Miller and we’ll force Jay Jones out.

Deal???

You go first, you moral crusaders

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 2d

NC circuit court judge who blocked DOJ from getting the state’s voting data has had her house out in the middle of nowhere burn down.

Her family was home and had to jump from windows.

Don’t wait for investigation: do what maga does: make assumptions and cast a wide net

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 2d

Nicely done

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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 2d

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 2d

🧵Violence for Me, But Not for Thee

Stephen Miller is a master of violent rhetoric

WhenMiller speaks, he speaks from inside the machine. And lately, he’s been preaching something that sounds less like democracy and more like violent vengeance. open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

Violence for Me, But Not for Thee

White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller is a master of violent rhetoric

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 3d

This is from Stephen Millers cousin and this is also why as a quasi-expert on the Holocaust I give Miller 0 quarter for being Jewish.

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been a Duck fan for over 20 years.

I did my PhD at UGA and went to some of their games and so I personally know how much this will hurt them.

Which is why I’m posting it

Bc I’m an asshole

(also it shows that seemingly impossible things can happen)

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

You are so disingenuous that I’m going to give you the honor of blocking you. You have to be next level insufferable to get that. Even my maga trolls don’t make it. You’re finally a winner!!!

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

And cuffed them!!!

Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

Well let me clear it up.

1 as I predicted they had an evil shutdown plan to consolidate power to Trump

But 2 that shit might be so extreme, comatosed Americans might notice.

And 3. I learned that
along with issue ownership ( Google that) of the economy, the Rs also own the shutdown brand

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

Witness: they brought out all the kids zip tied together

ICE’s response to her?

Fuck the kids.

That’s pro-lifeAF

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 5d

3 days into the shutdown, @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social is better able to see where we are and where we're headed open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

Russ Vought must have been one weird ass kid:

Project 2025 architect 'dreamed of purging our government since puberty'

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 6d

Bitch, I a had a baby and no healthcare for 8 years still I was 28. I went to a community college. I’m m not sure who in the fuck you think you’re talking too but I was fighting for Obamacare while you were in diapers

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 6d

I never did 🙄 Fuck off

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 8d

Trump threatens to fire more federal workers:

"We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible"

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 8d

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Trump told the generals to get on board treating the American people as enemies or get purged.

Hegseth eliminates the separate physical fitness requirements for women- that will destroy women in the military and says he’s bringing back hazing.

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