Jeff
@themiddlewest.bsky.social
NE -> East Coast. Progressive politics and college football. Nebraska forever.
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i've had a couple of whiskeys so either i'm going to have more and get into details or have more and avoid details but
the GOP and GOP-aligned groups continue to flail in local/state elections that they have openly invested in, deeply, and when they win by inches it's a huge sign of actual loss
the GOP and GOP-aligned groups continue to flail in local/state elections that they have openly invested in, deeply, and when they win by inches it's a huge sign of actual loss
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
i've had a couple of whiskeys so either i'm going to have more and get into details or have more and avoid details but
the GOP and GOP-aligned groups continue to flail in local/state elections that they have openly invested in, deeply, and when they win by inches it's a huge sign of actual loss
the GOP and GOP-aligned groups continue to flail in local/state elections that they have openly invested in, deeply, and when they win by inches it's a huge sign of actual loss
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Hi. If you are a Democrat taking anything else out of tonight’s results in TN other than it’s a big hopeful sign and we should all be working our asses off to recruit in all of the House seats we can then I have no time for you. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Hi. If you are a Democrat taking anything else out of tonight’s results in TN other than it’s a big hopeful sign and we should all be working our asses off to recruit in all of the House seats we can then I have no time for you. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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This sort of swing, extrapolated, along with the others we’re seeing, turns into about 250 Democrat House seats. Maybe a little less.
What?
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This sort of swing, extrapolated, along with the others we’re seeing, turns into about 250 Democrat House seats. Maybe a little less.
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It's done for the time being. But this should terrify Republicans. This is in the deep-red parts of Tennessee. This puts New York seats in place and some Republicans in North Carolina should be worried.
⚡️Projections starting to come in calling it for Van Epps 🤖 , despite a huge, very respectable overperformance from Aftyn Behn that speaks volumes about the stiff, angry winds Republicans face the coming midterms. #TN7
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It's done for the time being. But this should terrify Republicans. This is in the deep-red parts of Tennessee. This puts New York seats in place and some Republicans in North Carolina should be worried.
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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Republicans should be winning districts like this without batting an eye. They had to call in Trump, Fox News, all of it. The beast is bleeding.
If Dems are competitive in a ruby red district in Tennessee and the response is anything but damn this Trump shit is unpopular I don’t know what to tell you
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Republicans should be winning districts like this without batting an eye. They had to call in Trump, Fox News, all of it. The beast is bleeding.
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John Boehner just texted Mike Johnson "The Smokes and Merlot are under the desk, pal."
look however shitty your day has been or however bad your night is going just take comfort in knowing you’re not mike johnson
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
John Boehner just texted Mike Johnson "The Smokes and Merlot are under the desk, pal."
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That the GOP had to spend *this* much and it's *this* close? Coooooked.
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That the GOP had to spend *this* much and it's *this* close? Coooooked.
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To give you an idea of how ridiculous the gerrymandering in Nashville is, here’s our district. They diluted a third of Nashville into a rural area about 50 times as large that extends north to the Kentucky border and about a third of the length of the state to the east.
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
To give you an idea of how ridiculous the gerrymandering in Nashville is, here’s our district. They diluted a third of Nashville into a rural area about 50 times as large that extends north to the Kentucky border and about a third of the length of the state to the east.
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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Woke 2 means putting Brett Kavanaugh through an impeachment trial for writing the Kavanaugh stop concurrence
Shocking footage out of Minneapolis emerges as activists on the ground report ICE is pulling people out of their cars simply because they look Somali:
Jordan Uhl on Instagram: "ICE is reportedly increasing its presence in Minneapolis/St. Paul to target Somali communities."
The Trump administration's plan to increase ICE's presence in Minneapolis and St. Paul has sparked concerns among local leaders and residents. Critics argue it amounts to racial profiling, violating d...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Woke 2 means putting Brett Kavanaugh through an impeachment trial for writing the Kavanaugh stop concurrence
Penn State’s coaching search looming very much like Nebraska’s after it fired Solich
We’ve been in the wilderness for the 22 years since then
We’ve been in the wilderness for the 22 years since then
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Penn State’s coaching search looming very much like Nebraska’s after it fired Solich
We’ve been in the wilderness for the 22 years since then
We’ve been in the wilderness for the 22 years since then
The fact that this is even competitive is a huge positive sign for Democrats
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The fact that this is even competitive is a huge positive sign for Democrats
Every dollar they have is a dollar stolen from working people
These are the 10 richest people in the world right now.
The Top 10 Richest People In The World | December 2025
There’s a new No. 2 on Forbes’ ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Every dollar they have is a dollar stolen from working people
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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“My plagiarism machine broke so now I have to google how to wipe my ass.”
ChatGPT experiences widespread issues as users flock to social media for answers
ChatGPT experiences widespread issues as users flock to social media for answers
ChatGPT users rushed to social media Tuesday afternoon to voice frustrations and concerns about issues plaguing the popular large language model service. According to a status update provided by Op…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“My plagiarism machine broke so now I have to google how to wipe my ass.”
“Biden falls asleep in cabinet meeting” would have been in the headlines for two weeks
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Biden falls asleep in cabinet meeting” would have been in the headlines for two weeks
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It really isn’t said enough how much these people straight up hate America. People should say this a lot more frequently. They simply don’t like the good parts of modern American life.
"Sources in the Trump administration have previously told Zeteo that officials will at times intentionally use popular music from vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal and provide further amplification of their pervasive culture war,"
NEWS: The Trump-Vance White House is attacking Sabrina Carpenter.
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
In a new statement, the White House — led by Trump, a liable sexual abuser mired in scandal for ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — suggests Carpenter is "stupid" and is defending pedophiles and rapists.
@swin24.bsky.social reports:
December 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It really isn’t said enough how much these people straight up hate America. People should say this a lot more frequently. They simply don’t like the good parts of modern American life.
Lol I’ve hard my current car for 10.5 years, my car before that for 12
QOTD: What car did you own for the shortest period of time? I had this Saab for eight months before it went kaput.
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Lol I’ve hard my current car for 10.5 years, my car before that for 12
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Yea a “win” is not just a win tonight in TN07, if Behn gets within 10pts the wheels are coming off
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yea a “win” is not just a win tonight in TN07, if Behn gets within 10pts the wheels are coming off
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Radical abolitionist John Brown was executed on this day in 1859 for trying to spark a revolution to free millions held in bondage.
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Radical abolitionist John Brown was executed on this day in 1859 for trying to spark a revolution to free millions held in bondage.
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
A massive failure of the press corps not to ask, “Why aren’t you paying attention to the issues of the day? You never seem to know about current events - doesn’t that hinder your legislative work?”
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A massive failure of the press corps not to ask, “Why aren’t you paying attention to the issues of the day? You never seem to know about current events - doesn’t that hinder your legislative work?”
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Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Step 1: Defund a public good because you don't want to pay the taxes
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
Step 2: Shift payment burden to students
Step 3: Make the value of education a right-wing talking post
Step 4: Success
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"