Ben Kannenberg
@benkannenberg.bsky.social
He/Him, Aspiring Historian, Eventual Writer, (Usually) Proud DSA Member, Schismatic Catholic.
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LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
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Tonight, 20 Dem senators voted to keep a hemp ban in the final spending package:
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tonight, 20 Dem senators voted to keep a hemp ban in the final spending package:
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
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I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
read the actual bill text and this is quite literally a provision designed solely to impede civil and criminal investigations into United States Senators and their staff. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
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I'm not sure I'd go so far as to assume the eight Democratic senators were opposed to a provision which apparently makes it functionally illegal to sue or investigate them
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I'm not sure I'd go so far as to assume the eight Democratic senators were opposed to a provision which apparently makes it functionally illegal to sue or investigate them
I dont know how you have Shaheen telling you "fuck you, fuck the party, fuck the agenda, here's whats gonna happen: I'm going to get a fifth of our caucus on board with humiliating you, obliterate your credibility to negotiate on behalf of the caucusnand I'll use your own fucking whip to do it, too"
the caucus gets how this is *worse* right? if you're just going around Schumer, what's the point of leadership
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I dont know how you have Shaheen telling you "fuck you, fuck the party, fuck the agenda, here's whats gonna happen: I'm going to get a fifth of our caucus on board with humiliating you, obliterate your credibility to negotiate on behalf of the caucusnand I'll use your own fucking whip to do it, too"
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Watching "Death By Lightning" on Netflix? The man who killed James Garfield lived in Wisconsin as a child, and the delegates from Wisconsin were early adopters in the wild turn of events that got Garfield, unwittingly, the party nomination. www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Watching "Death By Lightning" on Netflix? The man who killed James Garfield lived in Wisconsin as a child, and the delegates from Wisconsin were early adopters in the wild turn of events that got Garfield, unwittingly, the party nomination. www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
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HOW ARE THEY THIS BAD AT MEDIA
Even if this was true, you don't *say* it.
It's just dragging down the whole caucus.
Even if this was true, you don't *say* it.
It's just dragging down the whole caucus.
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
HOW ARE THEY THIS BAD AT MEDIA
Even if this was true, you don't *say* it.
It's just dragging down the whole caucus.
Even if this was true, you don't *say* it.
It's just dragging down the whole caucus.
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Dems calling for Schumer to be replaced:
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Dems calling for Schumer to be replaced:
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
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Mike Levin??
Dems calling for Schumer to be replaced:
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Mike Levin
- Seth Moulton
- Marc Pocan
- Delia Ramirez
- Rashida Tlaib
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Mike Levin??
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Everybody talks as if this is impossible, but all Democrats need is the will to power. Which is to say, the will to admit DC as 250 states so we can rewrite the constitution at will
Abolish the Senate. I am absolutely dead serious.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Everybody talks as if this is impossible, but all Democrats need is the will to power. Which is to say, the will to admit DC as 250 states so we can rewrite the constitution at will
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BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
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LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This isn’t just about the eight Senate Democrats who surrendered. 👇
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This isn’t just about the eight Senate Democrats who surrendered. 👇
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New: Zohran Mamdani's expected to later this morning announce he plans to appoint Dean Fuleihan as his first deputy mayor, per sources.
Fuleihan served in the same role under Bill de Blasio.
Fuleihan served in the same role under Bill de Blasio.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New: Zohran Mamdani's expected to later this morning announce he plans to appoint Dean Fuleihan as his first deputy mayor, per sources.
Fuleihan served in the same role under Bill de Blasio.
Fuleihan served in the same role under Bill de Blasio.
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Justice Gorsuch argues that the Supreme Court should overturn precedent that gives Congress near-absolute power over the internal affairs of tribes. Only Justice Thomas—who typically disagrees with Gorsuch on these issues—joins him. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Justice Gorsuch argues that the Supreme Court should overturn precedent that gives Congress near-absolute power over the internal affairs of tribes. Only Justice Thomas—who typically disagrees with Gorsuch on these issues—joins him. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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The caucus’s deference to one another is the problem not just Schumer. They’re not going to elect a leader who will publicly call them out for hiding behind off-cycle and retiring members.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The caucus’s deference to one another is the problem not just Schumer. They’re not going to elect a leader who will publicly call them out for hiding behind off-cycle and retiring members.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
Even the handful of progressive senators don’t go after their peers in a meaningful way.
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the real move if you want to be the presidential nominee in 2028 is to come out and say who did the vote swapping, air the dirty laundry, and say “our voters deserve better” imo. position yourself as the champion of the dem base against the crooked leadership they hate
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
the real move if you want to be the presidential nominee in 2028 is to come out and say who did the vote swapping, air the dirty laundry, and say “our voters deserve better” imo. position yourself as the champion of the dem base against the crooked leadership they hate
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Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Why would you want to be a proud Dem? Your leaders will tell you the best way to win is by losing, that you’re a naive fool if you want them to stand up for anything, and they’ll brag to each other and the press about how they’re smart enough to ignore you.
You’re joining a team that hates you!
You’re joining a team that hates you!
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A lot of people have observed that the Democrats’ deep unpopularity comes from the fact that absolutely everyone wants to complain about them and nobody wants to defend them.
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A lot of people have observed that the Democrats’ deep unpopularity comes from the fact that absolutely everyone wants to complain about them and nobody wants to defend them.
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
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Dems are very proud of themselves for their “savvy” willingness to tell their base to simmer down and let the experts work. What they don’t seem to understand is the intangible, but very real, damage that does to the enthusiasm of their voters, who feel abandoned. And then the “experts” fail!
The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Dems are very proud of themselves for their “savvy” willingness to tell their base to simmer down and let the experts work. What they don’t seem to understand is the intangible, but very real, damage that does to the enthusiasm of their voters, who feel abandoned. And then the “experts” fail!
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make the reconstruction caucus real
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
make the reconstruction caucus real
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