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Craig Cheslog

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GenXer against fascism. Talking politics, women’s soccer, WNBA, Manchester United men and women, USWNT, USMNT, Green Bay Packers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Cubs, and Taylor Swift. (he/him/his) My newsletter: https://thelongtwilightstruggle.com/.

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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 8d

My latest: The Democrats need to be more audacious in their opposition to the Trump budget, a belated thank you to Stanislav Petrov (the man who saved the world), and links to other stories I’m following. thelongtwilightstruggle.com/ti/

Dems Must Think Big (#105)

The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter focusing on our long twilight struggle against authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, and the malignant influence of tech broligarchs. I also share links a...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2h

If you're running in a Dem primary for Senate, preemptively endorsing the filibuster is already a red flag.

... but not knowing the filibuster for lower court judges has been gone for more than a decade is even worse, it's indisputable evidence of incompetence.

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2h

Oh this is actually worse, we haven't had a judicial filibuster since 2013 dawg

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2h

“Courage is contagious and it’s spreading all over the country right now.”

@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the growing backlash to Trump’s authoritarian agenda.

We will see you in the streets again on Saturday to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2h

The president of the United States has said *multiole times* that he hates Americans who are democrats. That is a FUCKING HUGE SCANDAL. Nobody will treat it as one.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

OMG! Clearly, a message from radical anarchists who want violence because they hate America!!!

(Republicans are shameless liars addicted to fictional talking points.)

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1h

No, this is how Nazis talk in their own spaces. I don’t know abut this dude, but I never talked about gassing people and raping women when I was hanging out with my pals.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 9h

I know this ship has sailed so far it's halfway around the world at this point, but White House press secretary is not exempt from the Hatch Act. This is not within the legitimate scope of her taxpayer-funded job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

One of many killer zingers he's unleashed tonight.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 3h

There is someone on the debate stage who hates a certain religion and it’s adherence and that is Andrew Cuomo.

He has always been xenophobic towards Muslims. I, in fact, tried personally to get him to visit a mosque during his term in office and he would not.

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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 3h

Oh, this is so pathetic.

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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 3h

This needs to be said any every Democrat going into this weekend. Her comments today must be forcefully condemned.

Is this a one-off, though, or are you ready to lead your colleagues with the understanding that we cannot rely on normal politics to defeat the Trump regime?

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 4h

Karoline Leavitt is a complete disgrace.

Her violent and unhinged rhetoric is going to get someone killed.

These extremists are sick people.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 4h

The reverse Choitner.

conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 7h

amazing opening
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...

You sit, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic political victory. You would be the youngest mayor in a century. You’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor. You’d be its first democratic socialist mayor.

I wouldn’t actually be the first democratic socialist mayor.

Who would it be?

David Dinkins was a member of D.S.A., he identified also as a democratic socialist.

Thank you for the correction.

Very welcome.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 6h

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jdsazimuth.me @jdsazimuth.me · 6h

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

Leaders know when to signal trouble

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Chris Fredda 🩷💜💙 @seeyouinnj.bsky.social · 11h

There already was an “I Hate America” rally. It was on January 6th, 2021. The President spoke at it.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 6h

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 5h

It’s truly incredible how Substack took a good product that was user friendly and just made it a pile of crap. Over the summer they stopped supporting writers when there were CC disputes, many of my readers simply weren’t getting their emails, there is no tech support…

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 5h

Anyway it’s hard and people who are on Substack aren’t evil despite the discourse. Because for so many people it’s the only way to make money. It’s hard and frustrating and leaves so many people without good options. And don’t take your systemic rage out on the creators caught with no good options.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 5h

The ICE agent should have been ashamed by the idea that a knee flex constituted a threat worthy of a misdemeanor assault charge. But these are weak men. They wouldn’t know shame if you slapped it out their mouths.

www.wusa9.com/article/news...

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 10h

"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear."

Imagine what is happening to those deemed "illegal."

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 9h

"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”
-Article 1, Section 8, US Constitution

Not a "norm" violation. A legal and constitutional violation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "President Trump had to tap into tariff revenue to get WIC money out the door for vulnerable women, infants, and children/"

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 9h

Somehow it's only "demonizing half of the country" when Democrats mildly criticize Trump supporters. This just doesn't count

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 9h

imagine laying off a politics reporter based in portland oregon in the year 2025

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 9h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9h

Remember when Hillary Clinton got excoriated for calling Trump supporters “deplorables”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 9h

We’re making fun of her, but it really is beyond the pale at the White House press secretary would say this in public and it would not be a scandal.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Samay Gheewala @samay-gheewala.bsky.social · 8h

Remember when "half of them are deplorable" was a national scandal?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 8h

At any other moment in our history such toxic swell emanating from the mouth of an administration spokesperson would result in their instant dismissal.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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