Whatever is the subject of discourse affects the Overton window. Some things should simply be declared well out of it. We’re not considering flat eartherism. That’s not legitimate. No, not sorry. Next.

Our inability to treat nonsense as nonsense is really a large part of how we’ve ended up here. Not everything deserves credulity. Sometimes you raise your eyebrows, say WTF, and move on to issues that actually deserve consideration.

No one should engage in any discourse about whether women should work. Any such utterances should be laughed out of the room. That debate is over. Full stop. No further discussion is necessary. What remains are dominative fantasies & I do not consent. The end.

No one should engage in any discourse about whether women should work. Any such utterances should be laughed out of the room. That debate is over. Full stop. No further discussion is necessary. What remains are dominative fantasies & I do not consent. The end.

Since Trump took office, virtually all CFPB investigations have ground to a halt, including three probes into Andreessen-backed companies, according to the records and the people familiar with the cases. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state. That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators To fine it for running scam ads. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

There seriously needs to be a study about how the everyday life friction of increased grift and enshittification in every aspect of life weighs on people’s institutional trust and what effects they may have on political attitudes and participation.

I feel like we need to walk around in our regalia shouting this from street corners. You think I’m kidding but I am sort of not kidding.

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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.

As the face of the “progressive prosecutor” movement steamrolls to a 3rd term, let me be the millionth person to note that when that movement loses elections it’s billed in national media as a crisis for the left, while the movement’s high points, of which there have been many, are largely ignored.

Mamdani said bring me all the smart and powerful women!

good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx

Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania. The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown. 🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...

Welcome to the nouveau firesides, babes.

They were! The Wide Awakes name comes from a youth organization formed to support Lincoln and other Republicans in the 1860 election.

The Wide Awakes does legitimately sound like one of the movements from the early 19th c. Over here you’ve got your Free Soilers, there are the Conscience Whigs, these are the Shakers and, oh yeah, the Wide Awakes, of course.

Have we not… read a story about how nothing good comes from whispering secrets and desires to magic rings? I just feel like we’ve been over this as a class.

Mmhmm. All of them should be doing this.

Syracuse elects its first Black mayor and second woman, Sharon Owens: ‘This is more than a win’ Sharon Owens was one of several Black women to have a victory on Election Day when she won with 73% of the votes thegrio.com/2025/11/05/s...

“Fatalism around the grim state of the world is often presented as wisdom by Democratic veterans, but it’s just as often an unwillingness to try if it means potentially failing. Which to be clear, is cowardice.”

Despite having different ideologies, all three major candidates—Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, and Zohran Mamdani—were laser-focused on how Donald Trump has damaged Americans' lives and how they'd fix things. And all 3 also rejected establishment Democrats' advice to abandon trans people.

The great @naomiaklein.bsky.social with tremendous words of wisdom about the glories of the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social campaign and why talking to our neighbors helps fight fascism. Also about the need to KEEP ORGANIZING. Let's keep doing this, friends!

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Not the D&D dungeon master in Iowa! 🤣

Congratulations to Kaohly Her, who was elected last night as the first woman and first Hmong American mayor of St. Paul, MN!! (This is a HUGE upset victory!)

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Democrats just ran the table, winning the marquee races -- NJ and VA sweeps, NYC mayor, CA prop, PA Supreme Court -- and lower-profile races in red and purple states across the nation. If the media you're reading or watching paints this as anything but a massive win, stop reading or watching them.

People still matter. Good morning.

Waiting for all the breathless coverage about the all the people of color shifting blue in this election, since the shift to Trump a year ago was treated like a colossal re-ordering of the electorate that signaled the end of wokeness and progressive politics.

I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

Local news reporting that *checks notes* raising wages reduces crime? And many people are willing to pay higher taxes for universal healthcare? I live in Oklahoma. This is HUGE.

I don’t think this was about the Democratic Party. It was about Democratic voters.

The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

The money 💰 must go here. This is it. It’s the ballgame. Not just for partisan politics. Or movement politics. For democracy itself.

I’m going to basically spend all morning laughing like a maniac. I have BEEN saying! Rebuilding civic infrastructure is EVERYTHING.

The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

LOCAL ELECTION RESULT: Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board. For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.

He’s like one of those anime characters that keeps transforming into a more powerful form.

We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

RESULT: Soren Stevenson is elected to the Minneapolis City Council in the Eighth Ward. Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.

holy shit.

This man said, “y’all forgot what *oration* was like.“ Whew buddy. I tell you what.

so it turns out that fascism is unpopular

You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Everyone is hope scrolling now