I am very tired of the stupid-savvy 'oh you think politicians were honest before Donald Trump' take, like yes there has in fact been a qualitative change in the way modern american politics have been conducted that is largely attributable to him, and is bad.

Klarity

Look, several things can be true at the same time: - VASCT decision wasn’t required but isn’t crazy (and should have been pre-vote) - The surrounding context is grotesquely unfair - SCOTUS is more to blame than reform efforts - Voters can overcome the bias if they’re motivated Nuance is hard!

Democrats are going to take the House. The margin may be smaller. It's a kick in the teeth but you have to go out and win elections, not ride waves.

reminds me of the moment in Andor where Mon Mothma is like “The Empire is going to crack down on people!” after Aldhani and Luthen is basically like yes that’s the point

I will cause lifelong damage to my liver that night, even if it’s a 1 seat lead

virginia voters should call their delegates and senators and demand that they ignore this illegitimate ruling

Tennessee can pass a 9-0 map in two days eliminating the state's only majority Black district but a referendum approved by 3 million voters in Virginia is nullified by the courts. Total double standard

As Levitt alludes in the next tweet, patriotic Hungarians just overcame much worse gerrymandering to win a supermajority over a far more entrenched autocrat.

A state that redraws its legislative maps before every election to maximize advantage for the incumbent party is not a democracy or a republic and in any case obviously violates the guarantee clause, among many others. No country does this. No country ever thought of doing this. It is a total farce.

would love some good news every now and then, or maybe I should just log off for a bit

so many people blamed this on out of towners, which there were a LOT of on Kirkwood that night, but the fact that it was a B-town resident vastly disproves so many of the weird right wing talking points online

really worried about my Sturgill Simpson concert in October. The reddit is nothing but fans pissed off about prices and empty seats.

almost all the votes in Indiana involved less than 10,000 people in a state of 7 MM donny blew millions to win tiny elections to protect his tiny ego

okay ACTUAL last thing: Indiana dems need to wake TF up. There’s no unified voice, barely enough candidates across the state, and plenty of opportunities to make us a little more purple. Instead it’s the same old bit about voting in GOP primaries because our candidates aren’t good enough

Last thing I’ll say about Indiana politics: I live in Indy but work in Putnam County, and red places I drive through have had zero, and I mean zero, political signage up since last June. Last time I saw a MAGA hat in the state was last Indy 500. BUT…

1-0 in US congressional primary candidates that I’ve volunteered for

the narrative in the DC's elite political newsletter like POLITICO and AXIOS will be all about Trump's influnece/grip on the MAGAfied Republican Party. But look closely at Indiana numbers tonight. All Republican MoCs have been struggling. This is about a massive anti incumbent fervor in 2026.

a lot of attention on my state tonight and yes, a lot of it for bad reasons, but I cannot tell you the amount of ads that popped up everywhere calling people like Greg Walker communists and there was nothing in return…

Destiny Wells had some actual good points about Carson needing to be more vocal, but George Hornedo was a clown who did nothing beyond putting up an annoying amount of signage

helpful for those keeping track at home that redistricting still lost by more than five votes in the senate

these are the best Pacers uniforms ever, and also the intro to the best basketball documentary of all time

man, every republican ad is JOHN MAGAMAN LIVES TO GUZZLE DONALD TRUMPS GLIZZY. VOTE FOR TRUMPS SPECIAL BOY

imagining historical coaches having this much of a social media presence… BEAR BRYANT: *posting clips from the Bama Rush* WOODY HAYES: *calling his assistants woke for having pant pockets* JOHN HEISMAN: *literally his entire feed would be clips from his Shakespearean plays, no FB whatsoever*

price of success in this day and age, unfortunately

hate to break it to my Indiana Football fans but you may want to turn off your social media on May 11th…

Wemby: “I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions.” This is amazing.

me when I go home to Bloomington

dawg it was already $4.19 to fill up this morning. I guess I’m WFH for the indefinite future

I can't believe this. @normcharlatan.bsky.social you're a Minnesota Legend, my man.

feels like things are escalating all over the place again

‘22 IUFB made me want to take up several addictions, gambling was not one of them

They didn't even get the good shit. Anyway, everyone involved in the boat murders should face capital trial, with an impartial judge and an impartial jury. And lose. And this asshole wannabe assassin (who thankfully failed to kill anyone) belongs in a cell for a long, long time.

Luke Fickell's Wisconsin #Badgers are record-breakers, baby! - 22-year bowl game streak? ENDED - 47-year streak of at least one player selected in the NFL Draft? ENDED How could athletic director Chris McIntosh jump ship during such historic times in Madison?????????

a kid I coached just got drafted to the NFL. feeling pretty good ngl

Thinking about the Iran war, my mind comes back to the early Buford scene in Gettysburg (1993), "a hard, set, stony quality to it, as if tomorrow has already happened...knowing it'll fail, but you can not stop it..." At least I only have to watch, not take part. 1/ youtu.be/KOgQqFqL5y8?...

Donated in honor of the Dual God of Fernando Mendoza and Curt Cignetti: With peace and love for my fellow humans and the burning desire to win and beat everyone else. Go Hoosiers #charitybundibowl @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social

“Why do we feel a paralyzing sense of dread all the time?” I type into my Paralyzing Sense of Dread Machine that lives in my pocket.

FREE THE NAMESAKE OF MY FIRSTBORN FROM THE GRASP OF O’HARE

WEAK ON CRIME

INDIANA FOOTBALL WON A NATTY

the pope is weak on crime is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve ever read because the only way you can have that thought is if your brain is melted ice cream

Gettysburg way too low on this list