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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 5h

Hi what

Headline: “nature’s labubu: why are gen z unboxing conkers?”

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Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 4h

For those who worry Platner hasn't won a statewide race

List of senators who had never won a statewide race before being elected to the U.S. Senate:

Raphael Warnock
Jon Ossoff
Ed Markey
Angus King
Tammy Baldw...

Wait. Actually the list of senators who DID win a statewide race first is VERY short.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...

CNBC
There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 7h

WBG

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8h

This weekend, three men in Evanston hugged their families goodbye to look for work at Home Depot but were attacked by ICE before they could return home.

Two were abducted, one is petrified of leaving the home.

If you’re able, please help us support our neighbors: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid, organized by Michele Hays

If you are on social media and live near Evanston, IL, you ma… Michele Hays needs your support for Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid

www.gofundme.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 13h

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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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 11h

Gen x er wrote this for sure

Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 11h

I do, get these old fucks into retirement where they belong

Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 13h

if you think Janet Mills, who is the same age as Elizabeth Warren and 7 years younger than Bernie Sanders is disqualified because of age, you must disqualify Lizzie and Bernard from their next Senate races.

Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 11h

I do and I do and I do

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 13h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
HOME / CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA / COMMITTEE DETAILS / HTML VIEWER
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1919061
1. Maine Senate Victory 2026
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Email: compliance@dscc.org;anderson@dscc.org
2. Date: 10/14/2025
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00923177
This committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political
committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate.
Committees Participating in Joint Fundraiser
Joint Fund Participant(s)
1. Mills for Maine,
Committee Id: C00923144
Committee Type: Senate
2. DSCC,
Committee Id: C00042366
Committee Type: Unauthorized
Affiliated Committees/Organizations
NONE
Custodian of Records:
Connor Reilly
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Custodian of Records
Treasurer:
Evan Clary
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone # (202) 224-2447
Designated Agent(s):
Tristan Anderson
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Banks or Depositories
Amalgamated Bank
1825 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Signed: Evan Clary
Date Signed: 10/14/2025
(End FEC FORM 1)

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15h

Janet Mills has announced a run for U.S. Senate. If elected, she would be 85 at the end of her first time.

If you care about democracy, generational renewal, and leadership that actually serves working people—You should want new leadership in Graham Platner.
open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...

79-Year-Old Janet Mills Launches Senate Run—Why We Must Choose Graham Platner Instead

U.S. Marine Veteran Graham Platner (41) represents a new hope and the voice of the American people—it's time to elect him as our next U.S. Senator from Maine

open.substack.com

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 12h

Tidal has way higher quality music too

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Fredo Fabrucci: The Poster's Poster™ @fredo.bsky.social · 14h

Was at a conservative coffee shop and overheard 2 guys in grunt life shirts talking about how Mandani actually has a lot of good ideas

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 1d

Barack Obama had this and used it to defund ACORN

To pass your agenda a Dem will need 60 votes in the Senate & a majority in the house. In every battleground state voters need to show up to give a Dem President the power to deliver without negotiating. If we fail to do that, we cant complain when what's delivered is watered down

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 16h

We cannot let this man win a primary guys, he is such a shit head

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 17h

"“While I strongly support the author’s goal of establishing necessary safeguards for the safe use of AI by minors, (the bill) imposes such broad restrictions on the use of conversational AI tools that it may unintentionally lead to a total ban on the use of these products by minors,” Newsom said."

Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 20h

Jean is hella boring

X-Men Don't Need Britches 💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 23h

What's an opinion about X-Men that'll get you sent to jail? Is Jean really interesting or really boring? Should Logan have stayed dead? Do you think a certain x-mens outfit is positively horrendous even though people seem to love it?

The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the world championships of tag and it's incredible. It's just one guy chasing another guy in a parkour obstacle course ring.

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Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 1d

Oh man I had an action figure of that red guy when I was a kid! Who is that?!

Hard Casual @hardcasual.bsky.social · 1d

Kind of true of the center left as well. "They were tricked. They'll regret their vote. They're being lied to"

No. They delight in cruelty.

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

a foundational belief of the modern right is that there is no such thing as organic disagreement with their policies, it’s all directed from the top down

they just can’t conceive that ordinary people find them horrifying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

a foundational belief of the modern right is that there is no such thing as organic disagreement with their policies, it’s all directed from the top down

they just can’t conceive that ordinary people find them horrifying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d

Today's newsletter is all about this brilliant ad www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...

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