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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 6h

“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light.”

Congratulations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 6h

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 14h

Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?

Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 1d

Live your life in such a way that no one writes a book about you or your employer called Servants of the Damned, is my advice

Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's not *only* about Jones Day, but it is the focus

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously the clerkships give the game away, but if people are curious what Jones Day is like I highly recommend the aptly titled Servants of the Damned

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Jones Day partner, double-Gorsuch and Scalia clerk … on his way to the Ninth Circuit.

He will be replacing Judge Ikuta, a GWB nominee, if confirmed.

Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 1d

By a vote of 51-46, the Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Eric Chunyee Tung to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.

This was a party-line vote. Not voting: Senators Booker, Cotton & Tillis.

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, vote for Mamdani not Cuomo or Sliwa!

Mamdani supports NYC’s successful “Green New Deal” law, Local Law 97.

Cuomo tried to gut it as Governor and Sliwa also opposes it.

Both are bought by the landlord lobby, which hates the law.

Vote Mamdani!

www.skylight.nyc/articles/res...

What the candidates for mayor have to say about New York’s… | Skylight

Local Law 97 has been up for discussion at the past few mayoral debates. Who we elect on November 4 will decide the policy's fate.

www.skylight.nyc

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 1d

I have nothing to really say to this except that if we really go through with some kind of attempt at regime change it will be a disaster and a horror

How the US is preparing a Caribbean staging ground near Venezuela

The US military is upgrading a Cold War base in the Caribbean it abandoned 20 years ago. Experts say it’s a step towards sustained operations in the region.

www.reuters.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.

Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 1d

Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post

Wash post on Mamdani: The young politician wa born into a life of wealth and privilege, and from tht perch he adopted a worldview centered around destroying the economic system that made his adopted country thrive.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

If you're going to rely on "strong assurances" from Republicans then you're stupid and weak and you should resign.

There is only one path to getting Democratic assistance with anything: the House reopens, swears in Adelita Grijalva, then passes an acceptable budget.

thehill.com/homenews/sen...

At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances from the GOP before voting to reopen the government.

The eight Democrats, who include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Jon Ossoff (Ga.), the latter a top Republican target in 2026, will need to feel comfortable with whatever is offered by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), and they may need to hear from President Trump himself, sources told The Hill.

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 1d

I honestly think there's no amount of empirical evidence that will dislodge this narrative for some people. "Dems are too left" analysis cannot fail it can only be failed

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 5d

The sister-in-law of a very dear, lifelong friend has been detained by ICE in NY. Pro bono resources are beyond capacity. The family is trying to raise money for legal expenses. I know it's tough out there for everyone but even if you can't give if you could please RT it would be greatly appreciated

Donate to Help Carolina Reunite with Her Family, organized by Jacqueline Wyman

My name is Jacqueline Wyman and I am the sister in law of Yenny Carolina Arbole… Jacqueline Wyman needs your support for Help Carolina Reunite with Her Family

www.gofundme.com

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 3d

Music in this District Taco just whipsawed from Dragula to Folsom Prison Blues

Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 4d

There's no way that you don't have something like the Imperial Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1 at the very least

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 4d

Rewatching Andor with my girlfriend and they really need to make a spinoff series focusing on the part of the Bureau of Standards that sets building code and energy efficiency requirements

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely contemptible human being

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 4d

Nancy Mace what’s up girl?

Insane scoop from @jakelahut.writes.news

www.wired.com/story/nancy-...

Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report

At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.

www.wired.com

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Halloween, y'all

Spirit Halloween Theme Song

YouTube video by Nick Lutsko

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d

I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.

We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.

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Joe Vukovich @coolhandvuk.bsky.social · 5d

The sister-in-law of a very dear, lifelong friend has been detained by ICE in NY. Pro bono resources are beyond capacity. The family is trying to raise money for legal expenses. I know it's tough out there for everyone but even if you can't give if you could please RT it would be greatly appreciated

Donate to Help Carolina Reunite with Her Family, organized by Jacqueline Wyman

My name is Jacqueline Wyman and I am the sister in law of Yenny Carolina Arbole… Jacqueline Wyman needs your support for Help Carolina Reunite with Her Family

www.gofundme.com

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Shayne Mathis @metalshayne.bsky.social · 5d

There's no one more out of touch with Democrat voters than centrist Democrats. We just had 7 million people across the country demanding Donald Trump be thrown in prison for constantly committing crimes and Rahm's like "the masses of liberal voters are yearning for first time home buyer credits."

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

Look at this shit. "We need someone with a positive vision! That's why I'm proposing minor technocratic tweaks and a bizarre, performative non-policy"

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

An analysis of “nearly 1,000 AI-enabled medical devices, or AIMDs, approved by the FDA found an alarming trend: Devices from publicly traded companies are far more likely to be recalled, and many hit the market without being tested on real people.”

Investor pressure may be driving risky AI medical device launches

Study finds an association between publicly traded companies and recalls of AI-based medical tools

hub.jhu.edu

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d

"The newly launched DC Resource Bridge (DCRB)...connects eligible D.C. residents to free or low-cost legal services to help with family law cases, issues with public benefits, financial issues, and cases in the D.C. Court of Appeals" @streetsensedc.bsky.social

streetsensemedia.org/article/a-ne...

A new hotline is working to make it easier to find cheap legal help in D.C.

The newly launched D.C. Resource Bridge streamlines the search for legal assistance by creating a hotline at 202-933-HELP (4357).

streetsensemedia.org

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5d

Staying on X means locking yourself in a brainwashing machine that lets you think having a Nazi tattoo is acceptable and normal. Meanwhile, in the real world:

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 7d

A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

@tressiemcphd.bsky.social is unmatched. Read her latest piece—and everything else she writes.

A screenshot of a block of text with a black background and white serif font. The text reads:

“I don’t particularly care about the symbols people use to signal their membership in a group. Maybe you do need a terrifying tattoo to be a real Marine. And maybe sometimes that terrifying tattoo might resemble Nazi iconography. If you are willing to accept that from a distance, as many Democrats say they are, a person may not be able to tell the real symbol of hate from its doppelgänger, that is for you to live with.

But, I do care about the political trade-offs we will ask people to make in the name of pragmatism. If the Democratic future requires us to exchange our discomfort with casual Nazism to advance a political agenda, I am not interested. Maybe other voters are — some polling suggests that young voters still support Platner. And maybe Platner will find a way to redeem himself. No one owes him that chance, but there is still a way forward. It’s called doing the work.

But don’t tell me that excusing that tattoo is good politics. It is the exact same politics that the right is selling, in a different outfit.”

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