Consultant Class: “We can get the Charity, Pilgrimage, and Declaration of Faith part to work, but you’ll lose the entirety of Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River Delta if you make them give up drinking, pork, and make them commit to the actual fasting part of Ramadan….”
The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
Maddow: The very charismatic incumbent mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has defeated JD Vance’s half brother.
whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win
2 0 2 5 Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor Va. Gov. County Margin Shift from 2024 pres. T Votes Loudoun Spanberger +29 * 12 pts. 164,366 Prince William Spanberger +34 × 16 pts. 161,419 Portsmouth Spanberger +47 * 8.1 pts. 29,956 Washington Earle-Sears +49 * 4.5 pts. 20,927 Louisa Earle-Sears +20 * 6.5 pts. 18,719 Orange Earle-Sears +15 * 9.3 pts. 17,127 Powhatan Earle-Sears +40 * 4.4 pts. 16,957 Pulaski Earle-Sears +38 * 7.1 pts. 12,466 Dinwiddie Earle-Sears +17 ~ 6.3 pts. 11,974 Harrisonburg Spanberger +41 × 15 pts. 11,753 Manassas Spanberger +30 * 16 pts. 11,514 Carroll Earle-Sears +57 ~ 6.1 pts. 11,277 Wise Earle-Sears +59 ~ 4.6 pts. 10,962 Fairfax City Spanberger +45 * 11 pts. 10,232 Fredericksburg Spanberger +43 * 11 pts. 10,191 Salem Earle-Sears +12 6.9 pts. 9,374 King William Earle-Sears +34 * 7.1 pts. 8,999 Russell Earle-Sears +63 * 4.9 pts. 8,860
Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
Screenshot of @Karenattiah.bsky.social post “Yall. We are fucked” with @infinitescream.bsky.social post of “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH” beneath it.
My timeline agrees with you
I think we're all prone to overreact to things like this; being the ranking minority member of a House cmte is, after all, relevant but not exactly earthshaking. Despite that, it's hard to look at the death grip these ancient failures have on the party and read it differently than this.
100% the correct answer.
I used to kill turtles by stomping on their shells, then I would fling them at my enemies. If I was feeling feisty, I would just throw balls of fire at them. I was 8 years old.
Ok but have you heard @thereiruinedit.bsky.social? The mashups are top-tier chaos.
“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
Democrats to marginalized people between elections: Sorry we can't protect you because we need to court the "working class" aka white cishet men
Democrats to marginalized people during elections: it's your fault we lost, enjoy Trump's camps, I hope you're deported
Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon says Israel’s government is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in northern Gaza and has accused PM Netanyahu of leading Israel to “ruin”.
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Can someone explain how my kids figured this out when one of them gets in trouble?
The Trump ordeal has made one thing clear.
Too many of our checks and balances rely on norms, traditions and the honor code.
It works when those elected into power are people of honor and integrity who respect our norms and traditions.
Elect a lifelong criminal and it all goes sideways.
Yep. And I keep reminding myself and others that in our previously very red Dupage county Kamala won by 13pts. In my suburb in Dupage County, she won by 18pts. MAGA is a minority in our immediate and broader community. They have no mandate.
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
The Biden admin has lied to congress about what it knew, that Israel was in fact blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza. Two separate government bodies told them.
I repeat, in very clear terms: the Biden admin knew that Israel was starving children and lied about it.
www.propublica.org/article/gaza...
Maybe. But it’s an opportunity to out transgender women as “biological men” which is equally disgusting.
The same people who DEMANDED to see Kamala Harris’s McDonald’s paystub and Barack Obama’s birth certificate are HIDING evidence of Matt Gaetz’s sex crimes.
Well damn. Is trump playing 4D chess this entire time?
Lifelong Chicagoan here. The first snow is always magical.
Come talk to me in mid February and I might be singing a different tune 😄
Durbin!!! Proud of my senator. Tammy Duckworth, where are you???
Yep. It’s all performative.
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I’m an actuary and worked closely with PBMs. The issue isn’t just PBMs though, it’s the entire industry that’s broken, including manufacturers and wholesalers. Cost is not transparent at all, at every step of the process. AWP and WAC and rebates and plan benefit design and formularies…all of it.
Love it here!
