@todayagain.bsky.social
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if democrats want to retain any amount of integrity they need to immediately vote out chuck schumer as party minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
if democrats want to retain any amount of integrity they need to immediately vote out chuck schumer as party minority leader
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Guy with a sandwich: “Fuck you armed agent of the state.”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Guy with a sandwich: “Fuck you armed agent of the state.”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
Ivy League: “I will eat my poop and thank you for it because I’m scared of a Fox News personality cosplaying as a lawyer”
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Opening the government with no concessions from GOP merely to alleviate airline cancellations - when Congress has been dragging its feet for years on chronic FAA staffing issues - is a lame ass choice.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Opening the government with no concessions from GOP merely to alleviate airline cancellations - when Congress has been dragging its feet for years on chronic FAA staffing issues - is a lame ass choice.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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I really think that Dems should demand firing RFK Jr. as a condition to fund the government
his negative value over replacement cabinet member is undoubtedly the highest in the administration
his negative value over replacement cabinet member is undoubtedly the highest in the administration
September 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I really think that Dems should demand firing RFK Jr. as a condition to fund the government
his negative value over replacement cabinet member is undoubtedly the highest in the administration
his negative value over replacement cabinet member is undoubtedly the highest in the administration
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Interesting @aselrod.bsky.social point about Trump's efforts to erase the history of slavery: It comes at a time when the American people's historical awareness has actually been on the rise, and it's *this* that must be rolled back at all costs:
www.liberalcurrents.com/maga-is-revi...
www.liberalcurrents.com/maga-is-revi...
MAGA Is Revising the Past to Create the Future They Want
They are aiming to build the future they want by rewriting history.
www.liberalcurrents.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Interesting @aselrod.bsky.social point about Trump's efforts to erase the history of slavery: It comes at a time when the American people's historical awareness has actually been on the rise, and it's *this* that must be rolled back at all costs:
www.liberalcurrents.com/maga-is-revi...
www.liberalcurrents.com/maga-is-revi...
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Out from the Disney Vault!
September 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Out from the Disney Vault!
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"Charlie Kirk staked out anti-democracy positions on all of those, but Ezra Klein pretends he didn’t. :
“A democratic society needs people in Ezra Klein’s position to treat Charlie Kirk’s anti-democracy stances as disqualifying, rather than pretend they’re just another policy opinion…”
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social w/an excellent critique of Kirk hagiography
www.arcdigital.media/p/ezra-klein...
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social w/an excellent critique of Kirk hagiography
www.arcdigital.media/p/ezra-klein...
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump
The prominent liberal pundit made up a fake version of Charlie Kirk to praise, laundering his reputation the way a lot of mainstream media launders MAGA
www.arcdigital.media
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"Charlie Kirk staked out anti-democracy positions on all of those, but Ezra Klein pretends he didn’t. :
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When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.
It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
September 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.
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Here are some tweets from Charlie Kirk over just the last few days. They are an impressive mix of hatred towards: Blacks, immigrants, women, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, academics.
September 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Here are some tweets from Charlie Kirk over just the last few days. They are an impressive mix of hatred towards: Blacks, immigrants, women, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, academics.
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If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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Again, political violence has no place in this country.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Again, political violence has no place in this country.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
I probably don’t agree with Charlie Kirk on a damn thing, but that doesn’t matter - he’s a husband and a father.
This is despicable and can’t become our new normal.
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Was talking to someone from another state yesterday who couldn’t believe it but yes, Ohio law not only requires public school buses to transport kids to private schools, it actually *prioritizes* public bussing for private school students over public school students. Total insanity.
Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
by Julie Carr Smyth
apnews.com/article/scho...
by Julie Carr Smyth
apnews.com/article/scho...
Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
A scramble is underway in Ohio over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big yellow school bus.
apnews.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Was talking to someone from another state yesterday who couldn’t believe it but yes, Ohio law not only requires public school buses to transport kids to private schools, it actually *prioritizes* public bussing for private school students over public school students. Total insanity.
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This happened during Trump's first term, but I believe under Pete Hegseth we are about to enter a new golden age of the SEALs being told "your mission, should you choose to accept it: take these amphetamines, fall out of a helicopter, and drown."
bringing a gigantic first-strike weapon into shallow North Korean waters at night, risking the lives of literally everyone on the planet because you sent 8 roided morons on an eavesdropping mission that couldn't fail without risking the end of human civilization
September 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This happened during Trump's first term, but I believe under Pete Hegseth we are about to enter a new golden age of the SEALs being told "your mission, should you choose to accept it: take these amphetamines, fall out of a helicopter, and drown."
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40% of Missourians vote for Democrats, and this is the Congressional map the Republicans are pushing for.
August 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
40% of Missourians vote for Democrats, and this is the Congressional map the Republicans are pushing for.
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I wonder why Trump imposed secondary tariffs only on India for buying Russian oil while not caring about all the other countries who buy Russian oil?
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I wonder why Trump imposed secondary tariffs only on India for buying Russian oil while not caring about all the other countries who buy Russian oil?
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A thing that will 100% happen next election are longform media pieces about struggling rural voters who feel abandoned by those elitist Democrats, wherein neither the reporter or any of the subjects mention the fact Trump ended all federal aid to their district and shut down their only hospital.
Why can't urban libs show more compassion and understanding toward rural conservatives who worship a fascist demagogue because he promises to inflict suffering on people like us
August 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A thing that will 100% happen next election are longform media pieces about struggling rural voters who feel abandoned by those elitist Democrats, wherein neither the reporter or any of the subjects mention the fact Trump ended all federal aid to their district and shut down their only hospital.
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Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
YouTube’s Deal With the Devil
Google once declared OAN too toxic for its platform—now Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan are breathing new life into the conspiracy network as they negotiate a high-stakes agreement with Rupert Murdoch's ...
www.status.news
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
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A reminder that, among Republicans, only Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr.
Susan Collins voted to confirm.
Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm.
Former physician Bill Cassidy advanced him out of committee and voted to confirm and lied to defend him.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Susan Collins voted to confirm.
Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm.
Former physician Bill Cassidy advanced him out of committee and voted to confirm and lied to defend him.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A reminder that, among Republicans, only Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr.
Susan Collins voted to confirm.
Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm.
Former physician Bill Cassidy advanced him out of committee and voted to confirm and lied to defend him.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Susan Collins voted to confirm.
Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm.
Former physician Bill Cassidy advanced him out of committee and voted to confirm and lied to defend him.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
August 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
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I actually agree that Democrats should refrain from using most of these. And they already do! When was the last time a Senator said 'heteronormative'?
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
Scoop: Third Way is circulating a memo, shared first with @playbookdc, featuring a new blacklist of words Dems shouldn’t use.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I actually agree that Democrats should refrain from using most of these. And they already do! When was the last time a Senator said 'heteronormative'?
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
The bigger problem is that orgs like Third Way are reinforcing this false, right-wing narrative. Dems can't stop doing something they're not doing!
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one question to ask the editorial board is whether there is a minimum bar for what constitutes "american democracy." if most people in most states are gerrymandered out of effective political representation, is that democracy?
August 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
one question to ask the editorial board is whether there is a minimum bar for what constitutes "american democracy." if most people in most states are gerrymandered out of effective political representation, is that democracy?