Also worth remembering that after losing a (very shaky) majority in 2008, liberals were in the wilderness for 15 years. But they kept fighting and reclaimed a majority in 2023. Taking the long view is important.
Q.26 Which of the following comes closest to what you think the U.S. policy on financial and military assistance to Israel should be? Total The U.S. should provide unconditional financial and military assistance to Israel............................................ 31 The U.S. should only provide financial and military assistance to Israel if they comply with U.S. law ........... 44 The U.S. should stop providing financial and military assistance to Israel ........................................................ 26
GBAO survey of 800 US Jewish voters for @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social:
– Generic ballot: 67-24 Democrat
– "Support or oppose the U.S. military action against Iran": 60-40 oppose
– Just 31% support "unconditional financial and military assistance to Israel"
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
Oof..6 years later
Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in economics - as a treat, she took on volunteer role helping the WNBA players negotiate for the biggest pay increase a union has ever received - a nearly 400% raise. This is badass. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
Time series chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Across Party Lines Report an Increase in Gas Prices. Description: In the last year, have you experienced a change in prices for the following goods? That is, are you paying more, about the same, or less? — Gas Democrat — Increased, with the highest response reported on Mar 23, 2026 (81%) and the lowest response recorded on Dec 24, 2025 (49%). Independent / Third party — Increased, with the highest response reported on Mar 23, 2026 (81%) and the lowest response recorded on Dec 24, 2025 (33%). Republican — Increased, with the highest response reported on Mar 23, 2026 (75%) and the lowest response recorded on Dec 24, 2025 (29%). 13 surveys of 15,695 U.S. likely voters, conducted January 31, 2025–March 23, 2026.
The percentage of voters saying they’re paying more for gas has surged among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans.
We need to shut down the word "performative" until we can figure out what the hell is going on. Of course adopting symbols of protest and resistance is performative! Performance is a core strategy for mass movements!! That's why the call them demonstrations!!!
Eh I also tell people at running groups in Portland that I refuse to buy anything Nike. It’s fun to see the reactions.
I am happy that Phil knight is probably sad.
Still haven’t gotten over google vindictively taking away spell check when I wanted to turn off Gemini autoresponses last year.
How much attention do you pay to lottery where you have 99.7% odds of not being selected…
Tulane used to celebrate being bowl eligible and “bowl wave” was a thing not that long ago.
Mostly happy the tide at Tulane swung back toward the angry wave from Riptide.
This summer, young Indigenous kayakers made history on the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River since the removal of four dams. But this isn’t just a kayak adventure story.
November 1️⃣8️⃣ College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings
2️⃣4️⃣. Tulane
#CFBPlayoff 🏈🏆
"Everyone knew she was going to make the Republican candidate another Sam Brownback, so they tested to see if it would work to make her Joe Biden,” a Republican strategist... told me. “The pollster called them back and said, ‘Bad news: Sam Brownback is much less popular in Kansas than Joe Biden.’"
NBC News exit polls
VIRGINIA GOV 2021
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Youngkin+11 over McAuliffe
VIRGINIA GOV 2025
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Spanberger+20 over Earle-Sears
Sea change. TBD if it replicates elsewhere.
#nokings
Portland frog brigade
Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."
Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.
“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”
Honestly don't think this wording is going to be as helpful as they think it is...
Always great when the social media break is more stressful than the weighting/survey editing.
This month in war ravaged Portland
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
The privilege of watching an Amanda win before 10 pm >>
@earlamanda.bsky.social's (good) guess: “If you heard that vaccines cause cancer, autism and could potentially kill people, would you favor or oppose the U.S. government forcing every citizen to get vaccinated?”
Due to mass confusion, clarifying again:
Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.
A love letter from me to Kathy and my family—and to you, Wisconsin.
youtu.be/b0_45uWyYA8
Berry season is the best
There’s something crazy about how I had to turn off news notifications because of what non-breaking news related stuff that would get pushed out and now I have to log on to social media to find out about Iran. I can’t be alone.
