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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 7h

Between this discovery and the upcoming release of EUV, I might be getting back into Paradox Grand Strategy in a big way.

Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 7h

So when was somebody going to tell me you can now play landless nobles in Crusader Kings 3? And now all of Asia is an option?

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 11h

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 11h

It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 9h

Hi actual Californian here, who’s covered Newsom for years. His record on trans people sucks. Happy to clear that up for you.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 10h

Yep, it’s a concentration camp.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 10h

This looks like a concentration camp.

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.

Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 11h

Substantively engaging with an (ill-informed!) questioner’s gotchas about your ongoing federal case would be the real disqualifier here.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 12h

Today's winner of the "Please STFU" Award is Kat Abughazaleh.

She was right to hang up! Don't talk about the facts of your federal indictment on a podcast! Or anywhere except your lawyer's office!

Sincerely,

Every Lawyer, Literally All Of Us, Heed Our Counsel And Shut The Fuck Up

Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh Walked Off My Interview — Here’s What Happened

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 12h

This is NOT a "Katie Porter moment." Any attorney worth their salt will tell a client NOT to comment in detail about pending litigation, ESPECIALLY when it's criminal. Being angry that someone won't endanger their freedom for your interview is fucked up. And frankly, she handled it quite gracefully.

Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social · 14h

I just had a Katie Porter moment with congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The interview lasted 3 minutes.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 11h

It’s a sign of the times that the people who funded the WelcomePAC report that’s telling Democrats they are “out of touch” with ordinary Americans are mostly billionaires, hedge fund managers, VCs, and corporate execs.

A horizontal bar chart titled “WelcomePAC Funding Sources” showing $11.29M in total funding from FEC data. The largest share comes from “Billionaires & Heirs” at $6.01M, represented by a long purple bar. Next is “Hedge Funds/VC/Private Equity” at $2.50M, also in purple. “Corporate Executives” show $0.30M and “Corporate Entity” $0.25M, each with very small purple bars. “Americans Together” is listed at $1.02M with an orange bar, and “Other” is $1.22M with a gray bar. The graphic emphasizes that most funding—over half—comes from billionaires and heirs, with additional significant contributions from finance and private equity. Source: Federal Election Commission.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

it's the unitary executive, the tribune of the people, the all-powerful sovereign, the sun and the moon. it can bomb fishermen and deport citizens. but it cannot, it turns out, free up money to pay for SNAP—there are laws, after all.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 11h

When does this album drop?

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 11h

In case you, like Tara Palmeri, need a reminder

When a journalist asks you to discuss the specific evidence against you in a federal indictment you should:

youtu.be/nWEpW6KOZDs?...

NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!

YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12h

call me crazy but i think inviting someone under federal indictment to an interview, peppering them with questions about the indictment that you know they can’t answer until you cause them to leave, then calling it a “Katie Porter moment” is not good journalism

Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social · 14h

I just had a Katie Porter moment with congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The interview lasted 3 minutes.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 12h

Ask better questions then.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 12h

This is just embarrassing. Have some fucking dignity, Jesus.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 12h

People trying to game the Constitution like it’s a genie offering wishes.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13h

Let the campaigning begin.

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California Federation of Labor Unions @californialabor.bsky.social · 12h

Example No. 512 of Trump's War on Workers:
The federal government has been shutdown for nearly a month, and soon 40 million Americans will lose their SNAP benefits. What is Trump focused on? His gold-plated, billionaire-funded White House ballroom. His own spokeswoman called it his "main priority."

Example No. 512 of Trump's War on Workers:
Soon, 40 million Americans will lose their SNAP benefits. Meanwhile, Trump's main priority is his billionaire-funded White House ballroom.

Image shows a gold-plated monstrosity of a ballroom.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13h

With respect, Tara, no one in their right mind who was just federally indicted would discuss the factual details of their case.

Donald Trump does that kind of thing because he is Donald Trump. That resulted in a criminal conviction and a civil fraud loss at trial, as well as gag orders.

Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social · 14h

I just had a Katie Porter moment with congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The interview lasted 3 minutes.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 13h

wow you're telling me kat is smart enough to not discuss ongoing criminal litigation

Tara Palmeri @tarapalmeri.bsky.social · 14h

I just had a Katie Porter moment with congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh. The interview lasted 3 minutes.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 13h

Meanwhile, everyone I know is sick of Jake Tapper being "forced down their throats."

New York Post @nypost.com · 19h

CNN’s Jake Tapper says Gen Z will be ‘a lot more conservative’ after schools forced lefty politics ‘down their throats’

The lefty host of "The Lead with Jake Tapper" warned that Democrats are failing to win over Americans aged about 13 to 28.

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Andrew Sheeler @andrewsheeler.bsky.social · 13h

Prop 50 is existential, folks. #YesOnProp50

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 13h

If California voters fail to pass Prop 50, the GOP could steal enough House seats to pass a nationwide abortion ban after 20 weeks, overriding state laws. Don't expect the Senate filibuster to save us—they might nuke it to end the shutdown
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/abor... @democracydocket.com

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Finally, in California, residents will consider Proposition 50, the redistricting measure designed to counteract GOP efforts to steal the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms. Control of the House is important to block further attacks on reproductive freedom. After President Donald Trump pressured Texas Republicans to redraw their congressional map to favor the GOP, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a referendum on letting the legislature temporarily redraw congressional maps. (The task is usually left to an independent commission.) More Republican-led states are following Texas’ lead, and if Democrats don’t fight fire with fire, the House could have the votes to pass a national abortion ban after 20 weeks, or even earlier. In addition, friendlier districts could shield members of Congress from accountability for passing a bill “defunding” abortion providers that Trump signed on July 4.

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A House with more comfortable margins for the GOP could pass another “defund,” possibly for more than just one year as in the current law. Planned Parenthood warned that kicking its affiliates out of Medicaid could lead to 200 clinics closing across the country, many in states where abortion is still legal. Planned Parenthood has called this federal funding exclusion a “backdoor abortion ban” because the procedure would still be legal on paper but much less accessible. That’s why Planned Parenthood Action Fund, local affiliate advocacy groups, and Reproductive Freedom For All are pulling out the stops for Prop. 50.

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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 13h

It’s been 30 days. This government shutdown is the second longest in U.S. history.
Take a wild guess who the president was during the longest shutdown ever?
Yep, same guy.