I'm already frustrated at how much the next Democratic president will be blamed for the problems being caused by the Trump administration's destruction of the federal government.

Good morning from the NY Times cooking email.

Now including Bucks County PA—a Trump district last year. There is an opening to reclaim public schools as a winning issue for Democrats—for Democrats ready to do it.

If your flight is cancelled this weekend remember this: It’s because Trump and Congress want to make your health care more expensive and Democrats won’t give them the votes to do it. That’s it. That’s what the entire shutdown is about.

Queens renter beats Queens slumlord.

WHY aren't politicians telling this to the public? Instead they think they can "get votes" by bashing immigrants. PS It isn't even about "immigrants" it's about race.

What if "popularists" failed to understand popular opinion?

what kind of person finds a delicious home cooked dinner with someone or a family as an attack on their faith. it would be funny if these people didn't run our entire world.

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

ICE-loving sheriff loses his election in Bucks County, PA, to a young progressive candidate. Apparently, people really don't like it when their neighbors get kidnapped and disappear. buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/buck...

america yesterday

a lot of money to be on the margins though betting against stupid people

CONFIRMED: Georgia Democrats have won their first statewide elections for non-federal offices since *2006.* The two Dem challengers, Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard, have ousted two GOP Republican commissioners on the state's utility commission.

a new subway line paid for by a helicopter commuter tax

score one for "the pundits are projecting their own preoccupations onto the electorate"

i guess we will never know if they were ICE or not

apparently, we're learning what you actually shouldn't do in a small town.

I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.

Congratulations to Lieutenant Governor-elect Hashmi on her historic win! We are *SO* close to adding a Democratic trifecta in Trump’s backyard.

This is fantastic! @senatorhashmi.bsky.social will be a great Lt Gov. She's a an accomplished leader and educator and I'm so glad that AFT members worked hard to get out the voter for her.

Test passed.

The highest crimes ever committed by anyone in the nation’s history were committed by the guy who is President

the Pope could do the funniest possible thing to J.D. Vance

I don't think it helps the debate about what Democrats should do to pick an obscure thing that some Democrat somewhere may have said -- like on teaching eighth grade algebra -- and then attribute it to Democrats generally.

Today-Trump and Musk endorsed Cuomo-Cuomo is the candidate of the billionaires. Mamdani is fighting for affordability for all of us-particularly working families. I disagree with ZM on Israel but I want a Mayor who fights for the strugglers & strivers- not for those who are taking away our freedoms

I clicked over last week and saw a Selena Zito byline as an oped writer and I thought to myself well that escalated quickly.

Is this bad? Has @mikesager.net weighed in on this yet? Would they have been better off using the example ssh key from github docs?

CA voters support Prop 50 because they want to stop the erosion of our democracy. Californians deserve a government that fights for better wages, lower costs, and economic opportunity for all. #CAVoteYesProp50 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

As the holiday season approaches, AFT is stepping up to help our communities. Help us #EndHunger by starting a food drive in your area. Scan the QR code for more.

If, as this article states, Marc Rowan is truly directing attacks on educators, that would really be concerning--especially as he seeks to raise money from educator pension funds truthout.org/articles/ant...

There's incredible energy here in NYC. This morning @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social walked across the Brooklyn Bridge at dawn with union members and local leaders. We're ready for a new day in New York.

Like a Monty Python skit

somewhere in my pile of kids clothes I have a mookie betts Boston Red Sox world series champions shirt size 12-18 months that I'm going to try to find and put on a fat 16 month old tomorrow.

My response to @edsecmcmahon.govpeeps.us on twitter

They literally ruin everything they touch

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

They want to impress upon children the power of the state.

I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.

Mrs. Vance 2027 - you say ai is bad but I say, what if CBS gave this couch the sports illustrated super model treatment from 1997 for the Vance campaign. the new Melania.

lol Vance basically says 'if my wife goes to hell that's not my problem' and this is how the MAGA guys play it

Targets “could be struck by air in a matter of days or even hours” without congressional approval, without a clear strategy or even explanation, without any assurance that the drones and Tomahawks aren’t aimed at some new version of “makeup artists with tattoos.”

Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs." Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.

Glad to see some good old-fashioned self-enrichment, it makes me long for the halcyon days of 2017 www.thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-a...

Trump's executive orders are working their work.

Not a word from the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt on Tucker hosting Fuentes. Amazing. I just checked his Twitter feed and plenty on Mamdani and even Norway (!) but not a word about a top conservative podcaster hosting an infamous Holocaust denier. Greenblatt is beyond parody at this point.

found another huge @mikegehrke.bsky.social fan in Iowa! gave him a thumbs up and told him I was such a huge fan of his oppo work.

Always struck by these stories - you see the clicks and engagement in activism spaces as well - it's real - and the media people still lounging on twitter. Getting less and less engagement from more and more anons yelling insults at them.

Yesterday @prospect.org received nearly 6x referral traffic from Bluesky than Twitter. And a growing amount of our traffic is direct.

this is also why my friends, despite the world of AI tools and other stuff you still get handcrafted posts from me with their odd misspellings, lack of proper punctuation, run on sentences and awkward analogies