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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2h

State and local candidates then become your farm team for statewide and federal offices in 2028+. You might find people who are unusually skilled at campaigning or fundraising or organizing

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 2h

We saw this with the ACA rollout, where a number of states just didn’t care to fill in gaps that the law seemed to assume states would just step in to fill up.

T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2h

The entire country is so vast and diverse that the whole system is architected on subsidiarity.

The federal government simply does not have the infrastructure or people or money to achieve its goals without state and municipal help

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2h

State and local governments. I can't overstate how important it is for Dems to contest every state legislative race, in every district, everywhere

You live in Wyoming in an R+25 district? Run a Dem anyway. In an Alabama R+50? Run a Dem. Electing a dog catcher in MS? Run

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The Fifth Declension @thefifthdeclension.bsky.social · 4d

How best can democracy survive if Democrats can't flip both House and Senate in 2026?

(I know: dumbass unknowable question. Curious to hear you riff on it, though.)

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2h

TL;DR: "everything, everywhere, all at once" needs to be Dem candidate recruitment policy for at least the next two election cycles, and really should be normalized into standard electoral strategy

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 15h

I’ve done some double batches of dough in them and that is also very satisfying. Something about it is just… a pleasing amount of pre-bread.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 15h

I love my collection of cambros so much

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 17h

Gotta work on a linen poncho!

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 20h

Mmm I have to get a better fitting set of chausses because mine look stupid and are nothing but an irritation. But I think they’re actually a bit too small is the bug problem. A nice thick set of wool chausses that are the proper length are probably fine.

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Logan @ Howloween { 𓃥𓃥𓃦 } @animalshapes.bsky.social · Oct 27

Pear Pals 🍐

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 23h

Well I have your lead if you ever need more of it.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 23h

Alas his schedule now runs through the weekend as he seems to be flying to Kuala Lumpur

A screenshot of the president’s schedule on Roll call, showing arrival in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and some events on Sunday

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 1d

Fall on Friday. This morning at Chicago's Promontory Point.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 1d

Aww. He was a good dog. My condolences.

Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 2d

But have you managed to get it to an interesting consistency before getting tired of the grinding? Because the grinding is definitely the worst part.

Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 2d

This took forever because I’m rusty and it took a while to realize I was using some of the limited tools wrong. Well. I got there eventually. Not having punches & drifts in the small sizes I use is part of the problem. Oh well.

This grabs the handles of a Dutch oven. A strap connects a pair.

A piece of metal with two slots punched in it and a split hook end, sitting on a wood stair

The same piece of metal w/ slots punched in and a split hook, viewed from the side, still on a stair.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 2d

Yet another reason that Chicago is just the best big city in the US

Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 2d

Chilly Chicago on Thursday. A walk this morning thru the autumn colors in Lincoln Park.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 2d

Chilly Chicago on Thursday. A walk this morning thru the autumn colors in Lincoln Park.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 2d

Working on a pair of hooks for a pot carrying strap.

An iron in a fire, the end is split hooks

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 3d

Fried some chicken because I’m still working through an insane amount of chicken I got ages ago. And because I had some karaage over the weekend and it’s stuck with me.

Pretty tasty. Wouldn’t want to make a habit of it. Pleased I can wing it.

Also some dumplings made from leftover batter.

A dimpled steel bowl full of fried chicken, which is a nice orangish brown fried color and sprinkled in grated pecorino Romano.

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Crimson @crimsonruari.bsky.social · 3d

This place reminds me, though, that Fucking Rich money goes _really_ far in Chicago and you can get some amazing penthouse condos for like $5-6M downtown or a mansion by the lake up around Evanston.

Or pay $10M for a modern penthouse in a new tower, which I find less charming.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

i would steal a crown from the louvre for this

280 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

i would steal a crown from the louvre for this

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3d

The thing about this guy is it seems like he tends to impulsively leap to decisions without understanding the full meaning or implications behind them and that's not exactly a trait I'm confident will serve him well in the United States Senate.

ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 3d

I thought that quote had to be a joke but no

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Technical appreciator @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 3d

Yeah I like politics

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Technical appreciator @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 4d

As good a time as any to remind you I see the only Rhodesian flag sticker you need

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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 3d

I was in Portland a year ago I can confirm there is no shortage of Maine socialists to pick from whose dumb tattoo they got while drunk is, at worst, a lobster with big tits.

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