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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1m

Today is the day the Supreme Court could cement striking down or limiting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

If it is struck down, these are the seats how the congressional map could change based on redistricting alone and a state that would likely lose 2 Democratic seats:

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 38m

I will be reminding you all here every day about this: these are the states holding statewide elections this fall.

Also, your area may have local elections if it is not shown on this list. #VoteBlueEveryElection

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 38m

I will be reminding you all here every day about this: these are the states holding statewide elections this fall.

Also, your area may have local elections if it is not shown on this list. #VoteBlueEveryElection

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 15h

Never pay for ChatGPT.

Matt Round @mattround.com · 16h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 7h

We should stop using the term high functioning autism for all who need less help and instead reserve it only for those who show special talents. This would separate normal functioning from high functioning which removes the ableism of implying autism is "lower functioning" by default if used at all.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 14h

This is the next Matt Gaetz.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 15h

Never pay for ChatGPT.

Matt Round @mattround.com · 16h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 17h

Benedict Donald sucks.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 15h

Me too. I don't see her getting a 15% win because the red areas got redder since Biden won it by that much.

Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 15h

Georgia needs to turn blue for the public service commissioner elections.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=UgvE...

I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video

YouTube video by Hank Green

m.youtube.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 17h

Benedict Donald sucks.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 17h

This is not surprising.

Look at what some of them say online about immigrants in the open.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

www.politico.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 17h

I've said anecdotally that young Republicans have been more "scary" right wing (genuine Neo Nazi type stuff -- to the right of Trump) than their grandparents, and I think this data is showing that.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 17h

This is not surprising.

Look at what some of them say online about immigrants in the open.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Leaked messages from leaders of Young Republican groups obtained by Politico:

They referred to Black people as monkeys and "the watermelon people" and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

www.politico.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 18h

This has to do with the public school system being underfunded across the country.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

www.theatlantic.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 21h

Let me say it again for emphasis: Trump’s lies are beyond insane.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Trump was POTUS on J6.

It was Trump’s FBI.

Biden’s win had not even been certified yet.

Trump’s lies are beyond insane.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 21h

Vermont seems like it would be a solid red state, given how even in the Northeast, places with similar demographics vote Republican by at least 20 points sometimes far more.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 7d

I'm excited to hopefully try to leave the US. It is very uncomfortable living here. It's unaffordable and increasingly "low trust" culture recently.

Believe it or not you don't need parents born in another country to get out.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 23h

This part of the VRA is a big deal.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=bmg_...

Voting Rights Are On The Chopping Block

YouTube video by Leeja Miller

m.youtube.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

I will remind you every day:

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Obama.

We need Californians to run up the score. This is not about gerrymandering California but about a temporary emergency fix for gerrymandering in Texas.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

I am singing a song with a British accent. My mom said it didn’t quite sound British.

Here’s why British accents are so hard: Brits don’t just sound different from Americans. They sound different from each other in a phonetically meaningful way.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLJ...

This is the Teenage Heir to North Korea.

YouTube video by PoliticalFronts

www.youtube.com

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

Which means there is no single British or even English (let alone Scottish) accent.

I'm doing the "You'll Be Back" song by the way.

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Thinking Bluer (he/him/they) @bluefuture.bsky.social · 1d

I am singing a song with a British accent. My mom said it didn’t quite sound British.

Here’s why British accents are so hard: Brits don’t just sound different from Americans. They sound different from each other in a phonetically meaningful way.

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