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I love this so much what the hell

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Great work from @404media.co tracing the the multi-pronged attack on culture: book bans, slopification, and the sabotage of libraries, universities, and schools. www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...

I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries

A few men rush to help him as he faints and Bobby Kennedy scurries in the opposite direction

The message that the economic crisis is not the fault of immigrants, not the fault of neighborhoods, not the fault of whatever “Other” Donald Trump comes up with today, but the fault of the very rich taking all the resources of society—that seems to work.

Kodak was deeply involved in the Manhattan Project wat

Here are @jael.bsky.social and parkermolloy.com talking about Capitol Hill, @ekkoastral.bsky.social, and media. A phenomenal, insightful talk

Had Trump been on the ballot Republicans would likely have done *worse*, not better, on Tuesday. The talking heads know this, they've seen the polls

Centrism prevents the rise of a real left that will tax wealth fairly. They haven't got a better plan: they mean to *prevent* So, predictable talk of their 'big tent' after Mamdani's victory, no thanks, I want a real left, not a fake Ezra Klein business-friendly Third Way TED-talking nonsense left

I know how they got to that point. Because we’re a few steps behind, living through the “getting to that point” right now in the UK.

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

Platner fighting voter ID in Maine, fine, I am way more interested in the like four staffers who've left his campaign in a week.

is this real life this is too burlesque, too absurd for like Terry Southern

I'll have the chocolate mousse in a wee flowerpot please

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For decades establishment Dems have moved heaven and earth to prevent progressives from winning primaries (and elections!) but the centrist line remains the same. This exchange is buried downthread someplace but it is kind of amazing

I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.

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INTERVIEWER: Any comment on Zohran Mamdani's victory and what it says about immigrants and trans rights? LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York

This is the logic the establishment will use to try to dismiss Mamdani's victory, though. Its scale, its composition, signal a real sea change for Democrats. Very important to make absolutely certain that progressives get a real shot from here on out

I am enjoying all this sooooooo much. It's like a long luxurious bath for your mind and heart after an interminable, unpleasant journey

Your courage and fortitude were instrumental in this exhilarating outcome, thank you.

Everyone in congress can now plainly see from NYC to Georgia to Mississippi that their personal fortunes will prosper by choosing to impeach Trump

dang

Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM

I knew that Mamdani had it; he had the people and did the work, and has been the clearest and most lucid in rejecting the untenable current state of things. But the vile, bigoted shit against him was so constant, and I am conditioned to that working better than I want. This feels like an exorcism.

It's not only Cuomo who got trounced here, it is Third Way and Ezra Klein, Bari Weiss, No Labels, David Brooks and Bret Stephens, the Lincoln Project, the whole great hulking mass of horrible politics knowers

it's been a really bad long shitty time for people who care about victims of rape and sexual abuse, and those who've suffered it. drubbing someone who perpetrated it gleefully and believed he was entitled to power despite it is part of this.

p.s. the maestro of headlines dazzles yet again

since all my dreams are coming true I fully expect to learn first thing tomorrow that james carville has retired

From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything. Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.

Is a 62 point lead a lot? because I’m concerned that massive wins of this sort will cause Democrats to learn the wrong lesson that standing up for principles and people and getting votes is more politically successful than spending 50 years trying to make a family of imaginary bigots like you.

Yet another breathtakingly wonderful gift on an already many-splendored night. Many Gah

Ekko Astral's Jael Holzman with the media perspective that democratic societies need to get with right away. A piercing and valuable talk between her and @parkermolloy.com

Only the death of Dick Cheney could dislodge this scandal from the top of the News Feeds

So late to this but wow. Is this the best post I have ever seen and on multiple levels? quite possibly

"To most NYC voters, Mamdani is known for his smile, his charisma, and his wish to make the city a more affordable place." WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him. NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots. WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.

Trying to smash NASA and put SpaceX in charge. Where is the freaking Congress.

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

omg this was a fun talk, for me Thanks @29sunset.com !

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?

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New Yorkers, thank you for this gift Love to see all these charlatans, liars and thieves cast ignominiously aside in favor of a regular guy offering to try to get practical help for regular people.

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