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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15h

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.

The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.

Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 11h

Cuomo is desperate for Mamdani to win. Pulling out all the stops.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 1d

It's a small thing - but every extra minute they spend on one detention is one less minute they get to spend on another detention. In many areas Ice and DHS have moved to trying to be much more stealthy, I'm imagining in part cause it's hard to hit your numbers when every detention draws a crowd.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 1d

Once again showing his economic acumen and proving that his tariff moves are policy based driven by his clearly stated goals to re-shore...

petulant outrage?

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armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 1d

More from the scene

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 1d

And hate Trump atm. Like... "objectively reality aside, his slim plurality before this happened show why it had to happen!"

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 1d

At some point some of us might start to conclude that a segment of opinion writers in our media ecosystem are not, actually, honest or consistent in their opinions, but just might be, shockingly, partisan hacks.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 1d

Moving "sharply left" at the moment, I'm afraid, is code for "still trying to protect racial minorities', immigrants', LGBTQ+, disabled, women's and other marginalized folks' rights"

That seems to be the most potent catch-all of what "too left" means to folks today.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 2d

ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.

"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.

"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.

Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social

Federal Judge Orders Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Into Court

The judge’s order came less than 24 hours after Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino fired tear gas at a crowd during an aggressive raid in Little Village.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

Quick prop 50 update as of 10/23 fwiw
~4 mill of 23.25 m ballots logged (~17%)
Select return rate & D county reg% (my math)
SD 23% (42% D)
ContraC 22% (54%D)
SF 19% (63%D)
Orange 18.5% (37%D)
Alameda 18% (60%D)
R'side 17% (40%D)
Vent 15% (44%D)
StClara 15% (51%D)
Fresno 13% (39%D)
LA 12.5% (53%D)

Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

Next door neighbor has been overrun by RW trolls for a long while now. Lots of non-locals on there, so take it with a grain of salt. That said, there are certainly a few MAGA areas of LA county. It's a big old county.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

100%. Meant everything I wrote as a compliment. From all I've every seen Murphy rarely grandstands or chicken-littles - just gives clear, accurate, forthright arguments and justifications and has a clear, clean grasp of logic. I'm a big fan but also a bit sad he doesn't garner more attention

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

In fact, this should motivate everyone with envelope sitting on kitchen table to drop it at the drop box today. Dropped mine last week, got confirmation it had arrived within days. Prop 50 is already near 20% return rate. Estimated total turnout is ~50%. Big push and we could get to half soon.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

A complete aside, but Murphy flies too far under the radar in my estimation. He is really sharp and focused and gets the issues very clearly nearly every time.

Just a solid, refreshingly bland, legislator.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

Guess this means we won the great fentanyl war with Canada, eh?

Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

It's also incredibly silly (and part of our dumb horse-race media culture) to try to make sweeping conclusions to such a limited polling response. What to glean about Mamdani from this poll? "Lots of folks in sample group aren't very aware of him and it's probably a stretch to conclude much atm"

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

This is really bad, but in CA at least, we can try to render this less effective by getting everyone we know to return ballots via ballot drop box (or mail) ASAP.

Obviously there's huge issues for the midterms and this is unequivocally bad, but we can, at least in the short-term, blunt the effect.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

Every headline, social post and story about this direct attack on Democrats in Democratic districts in Democratic states needs to be crystal clear that this is an unwarranted, unprecedented attack on voting by Donald Trump and his weaponized DOJ.

At this time, the Department will monitor the following jurisdictions:

Passaic County, New Jersey
Kern County, California
Riverside County, California
Fresno County, California
Orange County, California
Los Angeles County, California

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

Additionally, if these companies can afford this, they can afford *at least* that amount in increased taxes to be used for the common good according to the process enshrined by the founders.

It's so blatantly corrupt, and so many Americans are so used to blatant corruption they are 100% unfazed.

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

It's always been "capitalism, free markets and competition for thee, subsidies and favorable legal landscape for me" - but bribing is so much more straightforward, direct and efficient,

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Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

The concern is palpable.

Scott Kraft @scottkraft.bsky.social · 2d

100%. And a significant number don't mind a pay-to-play/back-scratching government culture. They figure they can thrive in that scenario and all expect to the *winning* oligarch.

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 3d

Loved ones search for missing Cal State Fullerton student

Loved ones are searching for a Southern California student who has been missing for over a week. Nicholas Adunagow was reported missing on Oct. 20, according to the Cal State Fullerton Police Depar…

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