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floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 2h

Does money win elections? Not in Ward 10. Chughtai won at a cost of $9.75 per vote.

Meanwhile Millard spent just over $42 per vote to lose heartily. (That’s looking like more per vote than Cuomo, who’s probably under $40!)

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 2h

[Narrator: they lost 13 seats]

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Edward @arkayne242.bsky.social · 2h

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bokross.bsky.social @bokross.bsky.social · 3h

A Tale in Three Tweets:

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"Frankenstein" is the monster's name, Victor is MY name @victorperfecto.bsky.social · 2h

Scene from The Simpsons: an older man in a suit and tie stands in front of a chain link fence with a "OUT OF BUSINESS" sign. He says, captioned, "Well, that's the end of me."

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Antifa Super Horse @ The Clidoris @cabalittle.bsky.social · 4h

Bluesky rn

The Dimitri finds out meme, which is a two panel vertical meme of a guy being interviewed by a lady. The caption reads "The club is bumping, the ladies look good, the alcohol is flowing." The second caption reads "There is much pain in the world, but not in this room."

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Davin Pavlas @davin.bsky.social · 2h

fuck him up, socrates!!!

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 2h

@aoc.bsky.social says of Mamdani victory: "A lot of people...are willing to talk about party unity when it serves them, but not party unity when it serves everybody."

"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 3h

Just to remind ppl that zohran campaigned as unapologetically pro-Palestine so stop saying it’s an untenable position

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 2h

The GOP has destigmatized all the political no-nos. There can be no more gentlemen’s agreements.

I want to see Hegseth sent to The Hague. I want to see Stephen Miller’s wife investigated for, idk, wire fraud. Find something.

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Jake Nelson @jakenelson.bsky.social · 2h

Ugh I work at 6 so my alarm goes off in 4.5 hours but I want to keep scrolling

Jake Nelson @jakenelson.bsky.social · 2h

Oh the video of that is better

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 2h

Cuomo gave a fairly graceless concession speech, and Mamdani rips his skin off:

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo the best in private life. But let tonight be the last time I mention his name."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3h

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

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Pack2010 @pack2010.bsky.social · 4h

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 2h

RESULT: Soren Stevenson is elected to the Minneapolis City Council in the Eighth Ward.

Stevenson lost an eye during a 2020 BLM protest after he was shot by police with a foam projectile.

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Jake Nelson @jakenelson.bsky.social · 2h

Seized is a weird way to say retained the 1-seat majority that's been threatened by resignations and deaths, but it's still good news

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Democrats have seized the majority in the Minnesota Senate!

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 3h

Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads

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Jake Nelson @jakenelson.bsky.social · 3h

Come onnnn man, clean sweep

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 3h

By my admittedly rushed math, it seems like Fateh needs about 71% of the Davis/Jazz vote to break his way. Seems tough, but not impossible

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 3h

Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.

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Jake Nelson @jakenelson.bsky.social · 3h

Bloomington MN city council races (nonpartisan), decent people beat the candidates backed by the very worst people

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3h

What we know, 10:20pm

—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3h

What we know, 10:20pm

—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3h

It's possible spending all your time mainlining an algorithmic feed of posts programmed by a drug-addled Nazi who is explicitly trying to influence election outcomes is a poor way to understand reality.

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3h

Man. The big papers setting fire to their entire legacy to cape for the biggest losers in history is hilarious shit. Imagine betting on the wrong horse so much and so often that you might as well be fucking the horse. The legacy media is out of touch with reality and the people of this country.

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Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · 5h

this is objectively hilarious

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