⚡️The Kremlin has officially incorporated the occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported on Nov. 6.

I received this, from a dear postcarding friend, a month ago. I re-read it tonight when stress has me awakened. Sharing it here. “…How do you get through? Sometimes you don’t survive whole, you just survive in part. But the grandeur of life is that attempt. It’s not about that solution.

Woot! Woot! Congratulations from NJ7.

"The message New Jersey has sent is clear. Democracy is alive and well in America. Voters still embrace good candidates who speak to their concerns. There is a limit to what they will tolerate from Trump." Tom Malinowski on Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill.

Meanwhile, at the Department of Labor:

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

I know an American turkey that has cost us trillions. 🤷‍♀️

In this house we respect wine moms and their service to our country

Anyway 2026 is inevitably going to be framed as “whoa are Dems lefty or centrist” when really the answer is just “yes.”

Finally as the excellent Paul here points out, they all talked a lot about affordability! bsky.app/profile/ange...

And look. Look. Mamdani is talented and charismatic and also it is just way way way way easier for a guy to be the Cool Candidate. (TO WIT: open.substack.com/pub/danielle...)

These two ladies are respectively from the intel and military communities. And those backgrounds set those ladies up to be the no nonsense tough ladies in their races. They were part of the draw. It gives them just a hint of small c conservative creed with certain voters.

Ok these candidates were all being themselves and that is great and also ladies are just more tightly constrained than men. Would Spanberger have gotten as far if she had rapped about her grandma? (To be clear there’s nothing WRONG with rapping about Grandma at ALL but I’m just saying.)

3) Hi. It’s me Danielle. I’m here to talk to you about gender.

2b) you could say all three had the same strategy, which was “running the campaign that works in your jurisdiction.”

2) I’m sorry but this guy is running in a massive urban area, with lots of young people and also I dunno cities are always the hyperblue dots on the US map so hmmmm ok hold on I can’t figure out why his wily “being a lefty” tactic worked

1) “whoa mamdani defeated the centrist dem in NYC while the centrist ladies won in VA and NJ” is the line a certain wildly popular news podcast is taking this AM … and I mean that centrist dem in NYC has been accused of (a) sexual misconduct and also (b) undercounting covid nursing home deaths

Ok “mamdani and spanberger/sherrill took two wildly different paths to winning” is not the take, people. Really. Not everything is a left vs. center battle for the soul of the party. Come with me. 1/

Let's kick the GOP's ass next year. secure.actblue.com/donate/votho...

Good morning #NJ State Assembly 49 D 19 R 6 not yet called

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This is your reminder to make your voice heard at the polls — no matter how you say it. Our future's at stake, NJ, and I'm ready to lower costs and pave a better path forward.

WE THE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! We will vote, and will continue our efforts afterwards. If you’re in NJ7, I hope to see you get involved. @hunterdonbridge.bsky.social Find a visibility brigade near you nationwide visibilitybrigade.org.

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New Jersey, I’m ready for this fight.

Here we go - ELECTION DAY! Our chance to elect a governor who will stand up for the people of New Jersey - and not be a stand-in for Trump. VOTE for Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey! #MikieSherrill #voteblue

When the Judgment Day comes civilization will have an alibi, "I never took a human life, I only sold the fellow the gun to take it with." -Will Rogers, humorist (4 Nov 1879-1935)

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future. Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.

Election Day NJ is TOMORROW! Don't miss your chance to decide whether our next governor is a competent leader or a "100% MAGA" Trump follower. We need a governor who stands up for the people of NJ, not a stand-in for Trump. VOTE for Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey! #MikieSherrill #voteblue

Many of us chose to support @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to thousands of motorists instead of attending the Newark rally. I think we made the right choice. @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @hunterdonbridge.bsky.social

Could someone please ask him why there weren't legal impediments to funding SNAP in Trump 1.0?

He’s a clueless liar.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions "Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Any recommendations on what to replace “JFC” with? That 60 minutes interview recap has used most of my expletive vocabulary.

"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."

"Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'" In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:

This is what it's all about.

We emptied ours into MAGA

1 dead and 1 injured in shooting in Phoenix, Arizona.

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