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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 24m

it's sort of astounding the democratic party isn't really expanding into this territory either. i can't tell if they're intentionally delegating to less political orgs, or it's just a lack of resources/effort/interest, or what

sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 42m

especially when you consider that it'll be easy to point these people at polling booths.

Nire Bryce @nirebryce.breadthcharge.net · 5h

I think people keep misinterpreting the no kings protests as like the final step of what that milieu is doing instead of being a constant signal of the number of people willing to throw away 3 hours of their weekend to attend some speeches.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1h

It’s probably the Democrats’ fault, in his lifetime they’ve only enacted Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA. They didn’t even bother to put universal healthcare into their platform until 1972, the man was already nearly an adult by then!

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 46m

the real number is probably somewhat between the two, but closer to 2.2 than to 19.3 i think

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 48m

seriously this is the only way you get an Austin winemom elected statewide in Texas. it's not happening otherwise, she's not exactly the second coming of Ann Richards

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 48m

because they are intimidated

sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 49m

Governor Gina Hinojosa

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1h

... i'm sorry, trump is 20pts under water IN TEXAS? www.economist.com/interactive/...

economist map showing turmp's net approval in texas is -19.3%

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 49m

-19% in texas is a MASSIVE outlier, to my understanding

sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 50m

hate to be a buzzkill but if Jeffries doesn't lose a primary (far from guaranteed!) I can't see the caucus booting him. most of that noncommittal center bloc will just vote for whoever the leader is.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 6h

because blue states do not fund the federal government. their citizens do. states have no causal power to defend the government whereas the government has the causal power to debit your account and send you to prison.

Jon @jonp214.bsky.social · 7h

I’m seriously asking, yet again, if the federal government literally no longer abides by a separation of powers because Congress just doesn’t give a fuck anymore and instead Trump just dispenses money himself then WHY should blue states be funding any of this?

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 51m

there is not a lever blue state governments can pull to turn off the tap.

this demonstrates a misunderstanding of how taxes work at like, a really base level.

Federal taxes are collected *directly* by the federal government. by the IRS.

Jon @jonp214.bsky.social · 7h

I’m seriously asking, yet again, if the federal government literally no longer abides by a separation of powers because Congress just doesn’t give a fuck anymore and instead Trump just dispenses money himself then WHY should blue states be funding any of this?

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 52m

well yes that's my point

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

protests can and should also exist in service of a cause *against a democratic president*! and like 60% of our coalition hated that because it was about Palestine!

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2h

You need both! You always need both! Protests and winning elections are each necessary but not sufficient! Why is this hard!

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 6d

sure does feel like this city writ large is rising to meet this horrible moment

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

i'd rather be online and connected then like, under a fucking rock. no one actually wants that

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

IT'S A BIT (MOSTLY)

sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

indulge me on this lunacy for a bit, i'm trying to spark the lib out mode

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 3h

Mayor Pete's future?

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

@ctxplz.bsky.social

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

i thought that you could send images in DMs now??

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

..... wait, what?

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Shimmersoft @shimmersoft.bsky.social · 2h

well. this explains a lot.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 4h

every once and a while talia jane [hi, ik you namesearch from an alt] starts some discourse again and I feel the need to remind everyone she wrote an article [trying to] explaining away her mom trying to cover up a spree killing. www.cracked.com/personal-exp...

"My mom was so desperate for friendship with these people that she agreed to be in a pornographic film, took Ecstasy, took her 10-year-old daughter with her to create an alibi for their unspecified (at the time) crimes, and even agreed to help them hide the murder weapon."

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

indulge me on this lunacy for a bit, i'm trying to spark the lib out mode

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sasha (hochul state of mind) @silverknyaz.bsky.social · 2h

also got overshadowed by the largest economic and societal crisis in like, 80 years.

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 2h

this is the difference between 2020 and 1965 in a single skeet

Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 4h

Before the civil rights act was signed it was a great question how effective the civil rights movement was going to be, too. Difficult to predict the future but we're much better off that people tried so hard to do the right thing to the best of their ability.

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