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"There were 13 races for statewide office on the ballot—in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Democratic candidates swept all 13." @taniel.bsky.social has consistently had the best Election analysis this year- better than any pundits on mainstream media. He's my new go-to.

It is absolutely insane that any POTUS - nevermind a maniacal narcissist like Trump - has the authority to raise and lower prices at a whim. Dems need to run on explicitly taking all tarrif policy away from the Executive Branch & requiring that Congress approve all emergency declarations.

One of the GOP's sweatier Epstein defenses has been "if they had good stuff they'd have used it when Biden was president." But the growing awareness that Garland spiked anything that could look political explains this!

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile was a documentary.

Hey @celticsnba.bsky.social . Those city connect jerseys are awful. Not only are they ugly, but the lack of green is blasphemous. Dump 'em.

Donald Trump is so stupid that he's not only letting China walk all over us economically & diplomatically, but he also made Gavin Newsom the highest-ranking US official at the 2nd biggest summit of the year, giving him a global stage upon which to look like a world leader (& presidential).

Wait. You mean if you make it more expensive to bring people to the US for jobs that there aren't enough Americans to fill then companies will just invest in their native countries and hire them there instead? Who could have ever predicted such a thing?!

Getting pretty excited for the PWHL season to start! (Though the "Torrent" name is *not* growing on me.)

This reads like someone describing their dream journal after overdosing on NyQuil and Fox News.

If (gids willing) a Dem wins in 2028 they should immediately relocate all current ICE agents to an outpost on the northern Alaska-Canada border. It'd be worse than firing them.

Guys, don't sleep on all of the local races that happened last week. @boltsmag.org is all over it!

Favorite random reddit comment of the day: "Truly wild how Covid broke so many rich people's brains, while we were all like, 'Well, guess I'll get into puzzles.'"

oh no starbucks's biggest sales day of the year is this week... 😏

Woman Trying To Find Nonpolitical Way To Say Her Cleaner Was Deported https://theonion.com/woman-trying-to-find-nonpolitical-way-to-say-her-cleaner-was-deported/

If there's one thing I would like everyone over 25 to know, it's that way more of the government is run by the people who just decided to show up to meetings than you realize. Attend a couple city commission meetings yourself, and they lose a lot of the mystique.

instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."

After Madame Webb & Christy, if Sweeney does one more of these movies that bomb so spectacularly that people just *have* to watch it then @therazzies.bsky.social might need to create a Lifetime Achievement Razzie and name it after her.

Your occasional reminder that Trump ran on lowering prices.

JFC. Casino Royale was a reboot of the Bond franchise. In that film Daniel Craig's 007 was a rookie who's biggest problem was that he was too rough-and-tumble for the job. That was the whole point. Like in that movie w/Judy Dench just keep Ralph Fiennes as M as a familiar face and that's it. Ugh.

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

Patience! *thwatchah!* election-results-01.kingcounty.gov/results.pdf

Looking forward to the forthcoming expose on all of the nefarious goings on at her book club (imported white wine!), as well as the investigation into her fellow "biker gang" members who terrorize people walking on the unter-urban trail.

Katie Wilson Leads Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell by 91 Votes We're in hand-recount territory. publicola.com/2025/11/10/k...

For those watching the Seattle mayoral election, which could be headed for a hand recount: In 2015, when the campaign for City Council District 1 was subject to a recount, the results didn't change by a single vote. your.kingcounty.gov/elections/20...

I can feel the glee in this headline all the way from 2022. 😂

Hey #Seattle! Just 3 more days until our Baristas' strike deadline. Get your alternate coffee plans ready in case those picket lines appear at the end of the week.

When Phantom Menace came out you couldn't reserve seats online yet. I had to team up w/some fellow nerds to wait in a 12-hour line 1 week before the movie opened just to buy tix. Then, another all-day line to get good seats on opening day. George Lucas broke my heart that day.

If they're still making movies in 15-20 years there will be multiple Oscar noms for playing "remorseful / reflective former ICE agent who knows how Complicated history is"

Dems are always running on Healthcare, but I'm not sure how you convince voters that you'll fight for Healthcare when you've demonstrated that you're not willing to fight for Healthcare.

Your occasional reminder that Trump ran on lowering prices.

Hey Seattle voters. The mayor's race may come down to a slim margin of votes, so check TODAY to make sure your signature was validated and ballot was counted. There are easy steps to correct things if your ballot was rejected: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

This is fascism.

SNAP is a political football, but making sure the USA ate used to be a national security issue: "up to a quarter of draftees called up via the Selective Service Act of 1940 were malnourished and unfit to serve" Today, we can't even see feeding people as being in the national interest.

By this definition, all medical insurance companies are fraudulent pyramid schemes. Welcome to The Resistance, Dr. Marshall.

They demand prayer in schools but forbid prayer outside of detention facilities

This is why I don't join political parties. I have absolutely zero loyalty to them. They owe ME their allegiance, not the other way around.

Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

EXPERTS: American “Democrat” party widely considered feckless.

On the (barely) bright side, the House will have to return to session and there will be a vote to release the Epstein files.

Probably the best take I've seen so far.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the #Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra at the Triple Door tonight. Huzzah!

Absolutely love the brevity of this.

A 🧵 that goes way beyond what that national pundits are talking about. If I listen to a podcast and don't hear about the se down ballot wins I immediately disregard that show as being out of touch. Seriously: We need to look beyond the NYC mayoral & NJ +VA gov races for insights.

The GOP claim that Democrats are responsible for the shutdown keeps being undermined by Trump, who is demanding they unilaterally end it by abolishing the filibuster. Trump says Republicans are being killed and he’s not wrong. They control the federal government.

Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry. It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going! bsky.app/profile/cram...

The "Department of Government Efficiency" eliminated the most efficient thing the federal government has come up with in decades. All so a few billionaire donors can make more money.

The protesters in Chicago have been amazing. “They come in like thugs and expect us to give them a hug and a kiss?... They’re doing it on purpose — to put on a show for their supporters and to test us. They want to provoke the community. Don’t fall for the bait.”