It’s not too early to ask why Mallory McMorrow’s campaign failed to live up to its initial, lofty expectations. There’s no single, definitive answer, but here are a few theories. The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social:

Bang. Recall that Zelensky was a television comedian before becoming president of Ukraine.

Kash Patel’s FBI is showing up at election officials’ HOMES in Wisconsin. Not offices. Homes. After seizing ballots in Georgia, Arizona & Michigan. This isn’t “election integrity.” It’s intimidation straight out of an authoritarian playbook. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A31o0ahxoR5i...

DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring. n.pr/4nOx8KP

Good read

Ossoff on his Republican opponents: "They're pro-war, they're pro-tariffs, they're pro-cutting healthcare. Let's find out where they stand on the crooked ballroom and the insurrectionist slush fund."

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Just to give a heads up, our last hearing is in 3 days and the trial is in 11 days so I’m going to be posting our legal fees more. Very sorry if it’s annoying but we need your help to not only win but also survive past this unjust prosecution. Thank you for understanding. tinyurl.com/katandre

I wonder how many private real estate, banking, and trump trademark deals were made.

"What is the difference between this and theft? Why not just go into Fort Knox, take the gold and give it out?" Andrew Weissmann and Tim Miller discuss Trump's ludicrous taxpayer-funded slush fund for allies who were "targeted by the Biden administration."

Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios has been released! She should never have been locked away by ICE. As an emergency and trauma doctor, she served patients in South Texas with dedication. I am grateful that she will be reunited with her 5 year-old daughter Milena and husband.

The CA gubernatorial candidates are being asked about the billionaire tax. Katie Porter OPPOSES the billionaire tax saying it’s not good policy because it’s a one-time tax. 1.5M Californians signed the petition to get the billionaire tax on the ballot. 1/

Then there’s that pesky gas tax the drone on about removing. Hey! Who doesn’t like faulty bridges and potholes?

Buttiigieg: "Look, when you are this deep into your second year, if your reflex is to still be trying to blame the previous administration, it really shows that you are out of ideas, out of solutions, and unwilling to take ownership of your own choices."

Curious, that 🤔

This is the reason the stock market is completely disconnected from the real economy.

Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.  In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

"With his bloodthirsty utterances, his fierce loyalty to Trump and his appalling inability to manage this huge moment in world history, Hegseth is every bit the disaster that anybody sensible could have seen coming," writes @sulliview.bsky.social.

Two weeks you say? 😆

😵‍💫😂 www.newsweek.com/viktor-orban...

Can we trade in Jefferies for a @rokhanna.bsky.social immediately ?

🔥 @rokhanna.bsky.social to Democratic leadership: “Get out. Let a new generation lead. You’ve been ineffective. The base doesn’t like you. The base wants fighters.”

THIS SUMS IT UP AS WELL AS ANYONE CAN:

Why does the American tax system favor the wealthy? And how did it get this way? I chatted with Jon Stewart about this back in 2012. Sadly it's only gotten worse since then. We must keep up the fight to fix the system.

This is absolutely fantastic. ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social

Any chance that the address to the nation tonight, is an April Fool’s prank? Emphasis on “Fool” #breakingnews #politics

Fake Pews.

"We teeter on the edge of a worldwide recession and widespread hunger. Yet we are being led in this war by a fantasist who does not assimilate reality."

Via @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social youtu.be/kn8412EJMqc?...

Rev Black (the priest ICE shot in the head) also pitched turning these camps into community spaces or multilingual schools and childcare facilities. One day we will not only reverse every hate-filled policy of our country, but we will turn the sites of their evil into monuments to community.

Mere months into 2026, just 50 American billionaires have already pumped a jaw-dropping $433 MILLION into the midterm elections — the overwhelming majority of which has benefitted Republicans. Citizens United is corrupting our system every day.

Women are more than vessels for children! We are thinkers, leaders, fighters, creators! Our worth is not defined by motherhood! It's defined by who we choose to be! Women are not here to fit just one role! We are resilient! We are powerful! We are Women! #SheShed

I think this is worth a listen/view for understanding the trap of escalation in Iran. #WITHPod www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OW4...

As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.

Students have more power than politicians want to admit. Your rent is here. Your tuition is here. Your vote should be here too. TOMORROW is election day, don’t sit this one out!

The United States is contemplating threatening to kill people with HIV in another country as leverage to get that country's minerals. We have become a sick nation, just as depraved and disgusting as its leader.

The ratings of the Democratic Party would immediately skyrocket if Jeffries was replaced with Ro Khanna and then replace Schumer with Senator Chris Murphy. Get rid of these corporate shills!!

The Middle East - Told Slant via @ethanchorin.bsky.social #middleeast #news ethanchorin.substack.com/p/ah-thats-w...

Via @bostonsmalls.bsky.social #politics youtu.be/nqD73Pv5Y6Y?...

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Funny side note is San Francisco is the host of the Super Bowl, but the stadium is in Santa Clara 44 miles away 🧐

Noice 😵‍💫

"These videos of JD Vance getting booed belong to all of us. We are the world, and we all deserve to see JD Vance getting booed. But in the meantime, I decided I'd do this for you guys. Just a little weekend treat." @timmiller.bsky.social:

Billionaires asking for working folks to buy tickets to support billionaires? When Trump could just buy the whole thing out himself? I can’t make it make sense😵‍💫