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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

You have perhaps missed the core takeaway of my "fucking bite me" statement.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

*Platner

See, this is why I stay the hell out of Maine except for when my friends force me to go there for *reasons*

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

Anyway, here's @thenation.com profile of Graham Planter.

And yes, it is true to point out that I was politically incorrect to say that the sitting governor is *primary-ing* him. But, in a more true way, fucking bite me, y'all know what I meant.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Graham Platner Is the Real Deal

The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

www.thenation.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

Anyway, here's @thenation.com profile of Graham Planter.

And yes, it is true to point out that I was politically incorrect to say that the sitting governor is *primary-ing* him. But, in a more true way, fucking bite me, y'all know what I meant.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Graham Platner Is the Real Deal

The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

www.thenation.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

I think Mills is great.
I also think she’s 77 years old.

I think my mom is great too. I also think that, at 75, she probably shouldn’t run for “person who walks the dog” against me, 47.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

The whites are literally arguing it's literally *unconstitutional* if they're not OVERREPRESNTED in Congress.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3h

I'm sure it's very hard for you as a white man to see your people so oppressed in this nation.

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 3h

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3h

Nice. :)

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3h

Taking a swipe at the white gamer bros who support the Republican party is an interesting choice.

But, while we're here, Medicaid is intened for people who CAN'T AFFORD PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE. What you do, or don't do, SHOULDN'T MATTER when it comes to getting health care.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Mike Johnson says Medicaid is "intended for vulnerable populations, the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women, and not young able-bodied men without dependents who are playing video games."

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4h

This is a good point

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 6h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 4h

Possibly the funniest thing in here is Jones’ lawyers describing The Onion as his “ideological nemesis.”

Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 4h

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

nbcnews.to

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3d

This is the 3rd time in five years I’ve tried to get a rental car out of the Atlanta airport, and the 3rd time I’ve seriously considered just getting back on the plane and going home.

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Ben Glassmire @benglassmire.bsky.social · 4d

If you boiled ASU down into a single person it would be Cam Skattebo

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 4d

We've gone full frat bro with Fitzpatrick & Skattebo

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

You should read @joanwalsh.bsky.social on the utter vindictiveness of the Tish James indictment

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low

The New York attorney general has led the legal fight against Trump, and now he has mobilized the Justice Department to go after her.

www.thenation.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

In my newsletter this week, I call bulls*** on Ubisoft’s decision to cancel a game because killing Klansmen is now frowned upon in this establishment.
Uhh, also the plot to bomb the Supreme Court and the vindictive stupidity of the James indictment.

But mainly freaking Ubisoft

The Plot That Could Have Deranged America

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal explores everything from the foiled plot against Supreme Court justices to the ongoing plot to foil mail-in voting.

www.thenation.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

Hahaha. First laugh of the day and it’s 6:30. :(

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

Me: I need to order a bottle of rum
My mom: You still have half a bottle downstairs.
Me: I know. That's not gonna be enough.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

This man literally had a better case than the one filed against Tish James. And this man... did NOT have a good case.

Vulture @vulture.com · 4d

Will he finally accept that it’s OVO-ver? A federal judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation and harassment lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Drake could potentially appeal the ruling.

Drake’s Lawsuit Over ‘Not Like Us’ Has Been Dismissed

Will he finally accept that it’s OVO-ver? A federal judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation and harassment lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Drake could potentially appeal the ruling.

www.vulture.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

If my "it's bullshit" isn't convincing enough, here's a good @lawfaremedia.org piece explaining... it's bullshit

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Next Up: Letitia James

It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 4d

I look forward to watching Tish James humiliate him once again.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 4d

BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia

State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.

www.cityandstateny.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

That got dark quickly.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

Be nice if any single national Democrat promised to hold these fuckwads accountable for malicious prosecution should the wheel ever turn around.

But, whatever. Everybody who opposes Trump will just have to weather this bullshit.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

Oh look, more bullshit from the Trump DOJ.

Someday, these people need to be held accountable for malicious prosecution. But it won't be this day.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BREAKING: A federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on one count of fraud Thursday, ABC News reports. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

In Latest Political Prosecution, Trump’s DOJ Indicts New York AG Letitia James