People call Crockett “progressive,” but the reality is more nuanced: •Support for pro-Israel resolutions + military aid •Crypto industry $$ backing •Little focus on economic populism (antitrust, taxing billionaires, monopoly power) Most of her work has centered on oversight + partisan messaging.

Lots of folks who are pointing out that Talarico "ran on affordability" are missing the point that he also names villains. He's a populist. There's a big difference between: 1. "let's make things more affordable" 2. "let's take on the billionaires and corporations who are making life unaffordable"

In state leg, @jamestalarico.bsky.social fought to: - Lower Rx drug costs - Hold corporations accountable after TX grid collapse - Stop private school voucher schemes - Invest in public education He is unafraid of taking on powerful interests on behalf of Texans. He will make a great senator.

a paxton v. talarico match with gas prices at a high and a new war feels like the best chance for a democratic senator texans have seen in a very long time

Crockett's entire brand is fighting Trump + Rs. That's important to have, but if Democrats are going to win big we've gotta actually have a vision of what we want. Talarico put forward a clear vision of what's wrong, who's at fault + what we can do if we take on massive wealth & corporate power.

"No, James Talarico isn’t at all a throwback to the Blue Dogs of yore: moderate-to-conservative white Democrats who only represented non-white voters by being less objectionable than Republicans. He’s clearly as progressive as Crockett." nymag.com/intelligence...

"[R]ather than capitulating to corporate or party interests, @nidaallam.bsky.social stands for a sort of idealism and strength we sorely lack in government." www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...

Trump didn't have the patience or interest in engaging public opinion to make the case for his illegal, deadly war. Democrats across the board must ensure that this has major political consequences for him. www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...

I want to be able to push a single button that activates "get AI the fuck out of all my apps"

I know things are super terrible, but we do need a soccer reporter to get a quote from FIFA about the actions of their Peace Prize recipient.

The speed with which American voters are turning against data centers is breathtaking. One comparison might be what happened to nuclear after the doublewhammy of "The China Syndrome" debuting days before Three Mile Island, except there's no equivalent in terms of Hollywood or industrial accidents.

Buffalo Police have opened a homicide investigation after Border Patrol agents abandoned a blind refugee miles from his home. If confirmed, Border Patrol will have accounted for 33% of Buffalo's homicides this year.

US Women's Hockey Team: No Trump, we're not going to your fucking State of the Union US Men's Hockey Team: KASH! MY DUDE. Come celebrate with us!!

As Megan Rapinoe once put it: "I'm not going to the fucking White House." Wish we would see more of this from men's teams...

I know everyone likes this line about "it's not right vs left it's top vs bottom" but let me just say: only one party even acts like they give a shit about poor people while the other is actively propping up the most evil billionaires

this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now. the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.

If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

NYC v bad landlords 💪🏼

loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10

FUCK ICE ABOLISH ICE

With the caveat that I am not the world's biggest halftime show connoisseur, I have to say this one is KILLING IT. Culture and history, classical guitar and violin, kiddies and seniors, wedding cake and so much colour! I would pay to see this as a musical, seriously. Calling Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."

They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.

Donate to support the 300+ phenomenal journalists laid off from the Washington Post today: (Also: Fuck Jeff Bezos) www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

new rule: if your website slows down my computer by more than 30%, you automatically lose ownership of the domain

since everyone was asking (no one asked) 1. bring back Bud, fire Doc 2. get the gang back together - keep Giannis, get back Jrue and Kris 3. get Trump-lover and overall disappointment Kuzma off the team

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

I've been through some shitty times in my 20 years as a journalist but today just might take the shit cake

If my caucus is any indication, Democrats in the cities currently occupied by ICE want the whole damn thing abolished actually.

so hooman makes no commitment to actually leaving minneapolis, recommits to mass deportations, threats to arrest anyone impeading. calling the NYT headline: Administration commits to force drawdowns in Minneapolis

these are ridiculous times and everyone could do a bit better being gentle with themselves and with others some things aren't going to be done well, if at all, right now. do the critical things well + be okay with noncritical things waiting or being handed off or even being botched once in a while

this is up to 5,335,376. wow.

Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"

Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad. Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️

headed to rink for the first time in 8 years, this decision was certainly made without any influence of heated rivalry

Along with independent journalist Georgia Fort. Don’t let her be written out of this.

The National Writers Union (@nwu.org) writes that today's arrests "set a disastrous precedent for press freedom in the US, which has already taken a beating due to increasing legal action and physical violence against journalists by state actors, as well as federal funding cuts to public media."

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

Catherine O’Hara was beautiful. She was loud, she was assertive, she took up her space and demanded some of everyone else’s too. She will be so missed.

Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?

i promised i would take a break tonight, but i just wanted to tell you. y’all met that last need so fast. you kept donating after i said the need was met. so i asked friends and they knew a family that already had their boxes packed. a mom and a 10 & 11 year old. we got to tell them to unpack.

Important. There has not been a deescalation.

I just called 311 because there is an impassable portion of North Capitol sidewalks that makes it impossible for folks in wheelchairs to get anywhere. They connected me to 911 to send… police? Why the hell is this the solution @mayorbowser.dc.gov?!

🕯️DC: Join federal workers & the DMV community in honoring the life and legacy of VA nurse Alex Pretti. Happening tonight (1/28) at 5:30pm at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

people are always like “what link do i give to?!” one giant pile of money is actually not a great way to help people. people choosing a variety of places to give helps keep the money moving. no one org gets flooded to the point of breaking. a PTA, the mutual aid venmo, can move $ even faster.

Don't let national headlines fool you. ICE's terror in Minnesota has not slowed. Acting Assistant Chief of the Border Patrol said: “As of this report, Metro Surge is steady-state and expected to continue as planned.”

I just saw an article about "all the athletes speaking out about ICE" and it was literally all men. Please drop in all ladies and nonbinary folks speaking out so I can send a list to some reporters to fix their stories 👀