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Volunteer for Eugene McCarthy, 1968. Few posts, occasional replies. Oregon.
#RankedChoiceVoting
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eric gonzalez juenke
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I tell students they are growing up during the death throes of the Archie Bunker era, a long period of reactionary backlash to the end of Jim Crow. You can see it in these survey data and the ages of who sits in Congress. Older folks (like me) are fighting the same battles they grew up with.
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here's Trump saying in 2019 he hasn't spoken with Epstein in "fifteen years". with today's email release, we know this is not true. (bonus, Trump mentions Secretary Acosta)
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User Clip: Trump says he had a falling out with Jeffrey Epstein
Details: nypost.com/2019/07/09/trump-barred-jeffrey-epstein-from-mar-a-lago-over-sex-assault-court-docs
https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/user-clip-trump-says-he-had-a-falling-out-with-jeffrey-epstein/4974218
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham
29 days ago
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Epstein Document Search
https://splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app/
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John Bistline
29 days ago
The U.S. is on track for another record year for clean electricity in 2025: 59 GW additions, which is 92% of new builds. Solar leads again, and storage nearly doubles. The grid is changing fast.
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Sahil Kapur
about 1 month ago
Arguing against extending ACA funds, GOP senators are circulating charts showing insurer profits rising since the enhanced subsidy began. Bernie
@sanders.senate.gov
appears fascinated to learn that they consider this a problem, saying they should then cosponsor his Medicare For All bill.
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Alex Baumhardt
about 1 month ago
In a rare move, one of the monopoly electric utilities operating in Oregon is asking state regulators for permission to lower residential customer rates in 2026. The reduction, though small at less than 1%, is the result of Idaho Powerâs break with coal:
oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/a...
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An Oregon utilityâs break with coal brings customer savings âą Oregon Capital Chronicle
While the Trump administration pursues a coal revival, a utility in Oregon is saving money by giving up on the fossil fuel.
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/04/an-oregon-utilitys-breakup-with-coal-brings-customer-savings/
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Jonathan Bernstein
about 1 month ago
In the battle between "Partisan polarization means presidential approval is now locked into a narrow range" vs. "Nah"...no winner yet, but it's been a good week for Team How Low Can He Go.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News
about 1 month ago
Congress canât expense things, begins feeling the heat in shutdown âThe charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,â the staffer said. âSo thatâs a problem.â
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Congressional offices grapple with frozen charge cards, lapsed subscriptions as shutdown drags on
'Some of your more junior staff are probably going to be feeling the heat'
https://www.24sight.news/p/congressional-offices-grapple-with
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Katie Harbath
about 2 months ago
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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Jim Small
about 2 months ago
Lawsuits from AZ AG Mayes and Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva are imminent, my sources say. They are most likely to be filed tomorrow, but could happen by the end of today.
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William Shakespeare
about 2 months ago
Come on then, and remove him.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
about 2 months ago
reposting with alt-text Zero arrests by NYPD is actually astounding to me
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I've been following this threat of legal action, and I like AG Mayes. She says "times up", but in the whole interview does not say anything specific that will be done. We'll have to wait to see. PS, she did use the phrase: "taxation without representation" (!)
#Grijalva
#AZ07
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about 2 months ago
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Ned Resnikoff
about 2 months ago
Part of the utility for huge protests like No Kings is that they undermine the fundamental basis of Trump's power, which is elite consent. If universities, private companies, government officials, etc. think they could get caught up by a popular backlash they're less likely to comply w/ the regime.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
about 2 months ago
Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone. And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.
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Philip Bump
about 2 months ago
broooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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per Arizona Sec of State "Election officials ... have until October 09, 2025 to canvass the results. The Secretary of State will canvass all results by October 14, 2025." as soon as tomorrow morning Rep
#Grijalva
can demand to be seated in US House.
#218th
#Epstein
#AZ7
azsos.gov/elections/vote
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Vote | Arizona Secretary of State
https://azsos.gov/elections/vote
about 2 months ago
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Gabe OrtĂz
2 months ago
âThis is a man whoâs suffering dementia,â said
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
. âThis is a man who has something stuck in his head ⊠He doesnât read. He doesnât know anything thatâs up to date. Itâs just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.â
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Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to âdementiaâ and obsessive fixations
Democratic governorâs comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trumpâs deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/gov-jb-pritzker-says-president-trump-deploying-troops-to-chicago-due-to-dementia-and-obsessive-fixations/
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Adam Klasfeld
2 months ago
This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder: * There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress. Doc
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jonathan Bernstein
2 months ago
And courts clarify disputes when it's unclear exactly what laws and the constitution mean. No one is "in charge" in any absolute sense. This is all Intro to US Politics stuff; abandoning it means abandoning the Constitution and adopting some other system of government.
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The Oregonian
2 months ago
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
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Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/federal-agents-knock-down-elderly-couple-during-portland-protest.html
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Jess Piper
2 months ago
Head into farm country right now and show me a sign that says Farmers for TrumpâŠ
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Rank MI Vote
2 months ago
At Brickworld Grand Rapids, one of our volunteers explained Ranked Choice Voting with Legos â and the kid got it instantly. RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us:
rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote
#RCV
#FairElections
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Taniel
2 months ago
NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so itâs time to launch my cheat sheet of whatâs on the ballot this fall! I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures. Explore, share, save:
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus Californiaâs redistricting measure. But thereâs so much else... Read M...
https://boltsmag.org/2025-general-election/
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Ryan Marino, MD
2 months ago
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesnât work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
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G Elliott Morris
2 months ago
Trump's approval rating is back under 42% in our average
www.gelliottmorris.com/data
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FairVote
2 months ago
Proportional representation would give voters more choice, end gerrymandering, and ensure all Americans have a voice. Learn more about how a bill called the
#FairRepAct
would bring proportional representation to Congressđ
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Improving redistricting with proportional representation - FairVote
The Fair Representation Act would improve redistricting by implementing multi-member districts and ranked choice voting for the U.S. House.
https://fairvote.org/improving-redistricting-with-proportional-representation/
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Tammy Duckworth
3 months ago
Los Angeles. D.C. Memphis. Portland. Our troops didn't sign up to intimidate their fellow Americans and be pawns in Trump's political theater. Shame on Republicans for being complicit in this abuse of our military.
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Greg Giroux
3 months ago
US Rep.-elect James Walkinshaw (D-VA) will be sworn in today at about 4:20 pm Washington time, per Speaker Mike Johnson's office.
#VA11
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The Downballot
3 months ago
A ton of effort goes into tracking special elections on our Big Board, so we're always grateful when people cite us by name and link us. This dataâespecially the presidential results, which we calculate by handâdoesn't grow on trees! Ds now running 15.7 pts ahead of 2024. In 2017-18, it was D+10.6.
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The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JGk1r1VXnxBrAIVHz1C5HTB5jxCO6Zw4QNPivdhyWHw/
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Angus Johnston
3 months ago
Treating Cuomo as a lackey who has already been dispensed with and Trump as the final boss of the campaign is a perfect framing. Because if Adams DOES drop out, it'll be because (1) Cuomo is dangerously weak and (2) Trump is scared of Mamdani.
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jen sometimes aph đ»
4 months ago
HAPPENING NOW: CDC staff members are greeted by supporters as they stage a walkout at their headquarters in Atlanta in protest against the damage being done to the agency by conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. ht:
@marcofoster.bsky.social
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Paul Noth
4 months ago
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Gabe OrtĂz
4 months ago
âIf you hurt my people, nothing will stop me â not time or political circumstance â from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.â
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Justin Wolfers
4 months ago
Corrupting economic statistics will change our economic reality. Here's how: Tariffs raise prices. Social Security is indexed to inflation. If Trump tells a partisan BLS head to downplay inflation, seniors' social security checks won't keep up. Rigged stats = stolen benefits.
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Gabe OrtĂz
4 months ago
Housekeeper Susana Pacheco said she âno longer races against the clock to clean an unmanageable number of hotel suites, and sheâs spending more quality time with her children because of the better pay and guaranteed days off. âNow with the union, we have a voice,â she said.
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Jason Kander
5 months ago
You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
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if Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) is your congressperson, call him to state how you feel about this bill
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Silent Movie GIFs
5 months ago
Mary Pickford had some great cinematography in her movies, like this shot from My Best Girl (1927)
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Dems gonna do it! (if this report is to be believed, and if Dems really do follow through)
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Democrats will force out-loud reading of 940-page megabill
It's expected to take 15 hours. Republicans did the same to Democrats in 2021.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/megabill-reading-out-loud-00431381
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Do it!
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well-written analysis with hope for the future... *if* we care to listen to people. the gift link works, although I had to log in first
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Steve Benen
6 months ago
As Trump clings to his âpaid insurrectionistsâ line, thereâs an unsettling subtext: For Trump, Americans who disagree with him are effectively an impossibility that can only be explained through corrupt schemes and illicit payments.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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âPaid insurrectionistsâ: Amid unrest in L.A, Trump returns to an unsettling old favorite
For nearly a decade, the president has accused those protesting against him of being âpaid protesters.â Itâs a ridiculous claim rooted in a scary subtext.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/paid-insurrectionists-unrest-l-trump-returns-unsettling-old-favorite-rcna212142
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MS NOW
6 months ago
NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Muskâs supercomputer in Memphis
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NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Muskâs supercomputer in Memphis
The civil rights group alleges that the projectâs pollution could be harmful to nearby residents.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/naacp-memphis-musk-xai-colossus-rcna208589
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Jonathan Cohn
7 months ago
"If you found something like 1,000 current or former agency actionsâa reasonable number considering all the work executive branch agencies doâyou would probably have enough to keep the Senate debating and voting on CRA resolutions through the duration of this Congress."
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Senate Democrats Have Been Handed a Tool to Stop the Big Beautiful Bill
Thanks to a Republican vote to stop California from setting its own auto emissions, Democrats can challenge virtually any Trump administration action, and eat up time on the Senate floor.
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-28-senate-democrats-stop-big-beautiful-bill/
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Nancy LeTourneau
7 months ago
Something I'm not seeing mentioned in today's reports about the Qatari plane is that Trump has said that when his term ends it will be handed over to his foundation. The millions being spent on retro-fitting it as AF1 will be down the drain and taxpayers will still be on the hook for a new AF1.
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Simon Rosenberg
7 months ago
At some point we are going to move from "laws were broken" to naming those who broke the laws and demand they be brought to justice. DOGE is a criminal gang, and should be treated as such.
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Led By Donkeys
7 months ago
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - â WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Sherrilyn Ifill
7 months ago
This is nuts! Seriously nuts.
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