I love a good online debate as much as the next person on social media, but there are so many races we need to win. A few thoughts on how to stay win in November: substack.com/home/post/p-...

A death certificate shows an Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of ICE, one day after he was detained.

I’m not a Maine voter or expert, but I am fascinated by the fact that I keep seeing folks online talking about potential Platner replacements and skipping over the guy who placed second in the Gov primary. Why is that?

Today is another good day to remind people that if your state elects its supreme court, you need to be engaged in those elections. And in North Carolina, it's CRITICAL that we re-elect Anita Earls. earls4justice.com

The Supreme Court today addressed one of the most pressing threats to the nation today: banning this high school sophomore from playing school sports with her friends 🫡🫠🙃

Y'all. Bless their hearts.

Earlier this month, I used priority mail to send a birthday card and a document from NC to VT. It took 10 days. We may not be able to get mail in a timely manner, but votes should still count if people voted when they were supposed to. Glad the Supreme Court agrees.

There's so much that causes legitimate outrage, but a reminder that when we post just our outrage and they post positive, if false, content on what they're doing, we are sending a message to voters that we don't have our own agenda, our own beliefs (beyond not being them) or our own accomplishments.

"we do six Watergates before lunch every day"

The Dobbs anniversary is a good reminder that our rights are determined by who we elect, and that's especially true at the state level. Pick a state legislative race or two and lean in.

Good news update for folks who need it: Dems are turning out in elections this year. We've flipped 30 GOP state leg seats this cycle, Repubs have flipped none. The biggest advantage they have is money, and we can overcome that by focusing on the right races. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Today on The Daily Blast, @gregsargent.bsky.social talks to @creynoldsnc.bsky.social about how Trump’s travails are translating into new pickup opportunities in surprising places and parses a new poll showing Democrats up 10 in the generic House matchup. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump is a whopping 50 points underwater on inflation in many polls, per new CNN analysis. No other president has come close. Another poll finds Dems +15 among indys in battle for House. On the pod, @creynoldsnc.bsky.social is great on how Dems are expanding the map: newrepublic.com/article/2117...

Graham Platner 🧵

Trump, always with his finger on the pulse of what voters care about, is spending time in his event right now talking about the arch he wants to build. Republican candidates must be thrilled.

Happy Pride! Even as our protections are being challenged and our stories censored, I want every person in the LGBTQ+ community to find an opportunity to celebrate their courage and strength this June.

A true fact about Trump's stock trading- I ran the numbers and Trump traded up to ~$700 million in stock in Q1 of 2026. All 535 Members of Congress made a total of ~$635 million worth of trades in 2025. So Trump bought and sold more stock in 3 months than all of Congress put together did last year

NC friends—anyone know an Aussie rescue? Or want to foster or adopt a sweet pup?

sure gas is headed to $8/gallon but at least cornell got rid of their gender studies classes. or at least i think they did, i haven’t checked and if im being honest i wouldnt really know if they had or hadnt because it doesnt affect me but it makes $8/gallon gas all worth it

This ranks up there with Trump’s “600 percent decrease” in RX drug costs in the new math from this administration.

Watching @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social and Kim Pope Adams talk about what VA women have gotten done at the @emilyslist.bsky.social gala and ready to elect more women like these across the country. So inspiring.

The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room holds the Trump DOJ's partially redacted Epstein Files. I was invited to visit before its public debut & the impact of seeing 3,437 volumes of evidence of the greatest stain on American history was enraging. youtu.be/MVni0xUU-j4?...

Just a North Carolina Democrat noting that punditry and influencing tends to reward big sweeping statements and themes that fit a chosen narrative rather than the idea that each candidate and each race are different and should be judged on their own.

We are not being lead by serious people*. *Trump, Rubio et al.

I really wish more pundits saw the wide spectrum of views between expecting "perfection" in candidates and being concerned about past views or current positions. This is especially true when someone doesn't have a record in office.

If you believe something is wrong, then your take on it shouldn’t change if someone you like does it. Glad to see prominent Dems rescinding their Swalwell endorsements. And while I’m glad we are hearing the victims out, thinking of every survivor after having to hear these traumatic stories.

Science is good. We should fund it.

I have voted twice to advance articles of impeachment. We cannot wait. Congress must convene immediately and begin proceedings to remove this man from office for the safety of our nation, Americans, and the world.

Sickeningly evil. Donald Trump must be impeached.  When will it be enough for my Republican colleagues to grow spines and remove him from office?

This is the bare minimum of what every member of Congress should be saying about Trump's threats, but glad some of them are saying it now. Now if only they would remember that Congress actually has some power to rein the president in.

if you invented public libraries today, every opinion page in the country would be arguing for means tested subsidized Amazon Prime memberships

Reflecting this Passover about what it means to “love the stranger” and how much it matters that we live up to that value in this moment of intense anxiety and pain for immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. 💙

If Biden delivered such a rambling, slurring performance, people would solemnly demand that he resign and never run for office again

At least one family member has pushed back on the "every family member" said to finish the job story Trump just told. It's particularly shameful to use grieving families to sell a war when it's not what they "all" said. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Yup, this was definitely worth network time during prime time... How do the networks keep letting the White House play them like this?

Trump’s hand-picked EEOC Chair, Andrea Lucas, is hunting businesses, universities, & individuals as her mission to weaponize the agency on behalf of white, Christian men. I analyze the first EEOC lawsuit brought against a corporate DEI program & why it's a huge red flag. youtu.be/TrzRw83Km74?...

Happy Trans Day of Visibility to all!

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

Anyone who talked to me during the 2020 presidential primary has heard this rant before, but since Democratic "insiders" are back on their bullshit, I'm back on mine. Stop using electability as a weapon. substack.com/home/post/p-...

For those counting at home, Democrats have flipped 29 state leg seats since Trump was re-elected. Republicans have flipped none. This midterms we have a chance to do big things, if we run good candidates and do the work. And then we can do big things in office. www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/p...

Republican Senator notes that Trump demanded "no deals with Democrats" to allow TSA workers to get paid. Thank Trump for your time in a TSA line. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

If I were Secretary of Transportation, I would spend every waking moment recruiting air-traffic controllers, increasing their pay and benefits, getting them in-house massage therapists, forcing airlines to stop increasing flight traffic. Sean Duffy, however:

No. You called it a war. You launched it from your Department of War. And the American people know exactly whose war it is.

A fun fact I just learned is that UNC is on the wrong side of the record biggest comebacks in the first and final games of the NCAA men’s tournaments.

BREAKING: 49 Senate Republicans just VOTED DOWN our simple bill to pay TSA workers. Republicans have now blocked TSA pay SEVEN times. It’s a slap in the face to the men and women who have been working without a paycheck for weeks.

1. "Two dolls." 2. "Chicken, tortilla, and one other item." 3. "One less trip to Starbucks."

It’s amazing how quickly Black women have been targeted by these laws and doubly so how little this factors into the analysis around the sexual and gender politics of this movement.

Do they think these Bessent interviews are going well?

Being part of Trump's orbit means you can't do something we teach in kindergarten: if you get something wrong, you say you're sorry.

Two things can be true, IL primary edition: 1) We can celebrate Stratton's win, her candidacy and the history she will make serving with Sens. Alsobrooks and Blunt Rochester. and 2) We can be sad that we have to celebrate the history of three Black women serving at the same time....