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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

“Anti-Trump politics is affordability politics, and affordability politics is anti-Trump politics.“

@gregsargent.bsky.social cutting through the punditry nonsense about anti-Trump politics being cringy resistance. It’s about the real material and social damage his policies bring.

Trump Humiliation Worsens as Fresh Info Reveals Scale of GOP Losses

The results showed that Democrats don’t have to choose between attacking Trump and highlighting the economy. In fact, they are often inseparable.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2d

Zohran has now gotten more votes, in New York City alone, than 49 members of the U.S. Senate did when they get elected; It's likely that, when the final tally is complete, he'll have gotten more votes than half of all Senators currently in office. *This* is what power and purpose looks like.

Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2d

Ten things I took away from one remarkable, history-making moment. Turn the volume up. www.anildash.com/2025/11/05/t...

Turn the volume up. - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

www.anildash.com

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 2d

So cool!! 🤩

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.

They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.

The margins? 62% to 38% in both.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 2d

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Disturbing news out of Auburn University, where the admin is pressuring professors to sign a statement saying they're complying with an "anti-DEI" law and TPUSA is holding a rally and trying to record classes.

I hear faculty are terrified to sign, worried this is a pretense for mass firings.

Auburn University requires faculty to review courses to comply with anti-DEI law

Auburn's provost office posted a web site on how to comply with state and federal DEI mandates on Oct. 31.

www.al.com

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s focus on fossil fuel is setting America up to lose the industries of the future—even jeopardizing our national security. CAP's Leo Banks & Kalina Gibson explain: https://dcjournal.com/trump-hands-china-clean-manufacturing-dominance-on-a-silver-platter/

Trump Hands China Clean Manufacturing Dominance on a Silver Platter – DC Journal - InsideSources

When President Trump sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week, the

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Doghouse Reilly @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d

I’m going to keep mentioning how heavily people leaned on the “actually, poor Black people don’t go to elite schools, we need more investment at the community level” argument when affirmative action was before the court, and how fucking silent they are now.

Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 2d

Pell Grant Cuts Linked To Drop In Black Student Enrollment Rates
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Pell Grant Cuts Linked To Drop In Black Student Enrollment Rates

Inconsistent Pell Grant funding and state budget cuts contribute to a nearly half-million decline in Black student enrollment at U.S. colleges over the past decade.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

This doesn't seem to have quite broken through into the shutdown discourse yet (unlike say SNAP). But as temperatures drop it's going to become a serious issue apnews.com/article/gove...

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social · 4d

Kavanaugh owes this woman coffee and some constitutional rights.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.
As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 4d

“‘We have allowed employment to become more &more precarious, even as we have created a system in which the only way to fully access benefits is to fully participate,’ says @sarahdamaske.bsky.social …
+health insur, SNAP, unemployment insur &Social Security are tied to work &having a work history”🧪🛟

Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

Great to chat with Lindsay Ellis for the @wsj.com about my new research on Quiet Quitting and work in the post-pandemic era for her piece, " American's Long Love/Hate Relationship with Work." www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

My thoughts about the sizable cultural shift surrounding work in 🧵 below:

Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work

From the Protestant work ethic to “rage quitting,” American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature.

www.wsj.com

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

This shift was found in a wide range of workers, including folks with professional jobs that require advanced degrees, suggesting a sea change in how Americans are thinking about work.

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

Whether or not employees directly experienced one of the above ruptures, most of the folks I talked to cited at least one of the ruptures as behind their reasoning when they described their employment as "Just a Job." (Which is the working title of my book proposal...)

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

1. Mass layoffs at the start of the pandemic.

2. Requirements for "essential" workers to work despite a lack of clear safety protocols/equipment.

3. Return to in-person work orders that came after folks had shifted to remote work and found it improved their work-life balance.

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

Based on the 70+ interviews I've collected so far, it is clear that the pandemic led to a cultural shift in how workers view their employment.

This shift is tied to 3 significant pandemic-era ruptures between employees and employers:

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Sarah Damaske @sarahdamaske.bsky.social · 4d

Great to chat with Lindsay Ellis for the @wsj.com about my new research on Quiet Quitting and work in the post-pandemic era for her piece, " American's Long Love/Hate Relationship with Work." www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

My thoughts about the sizable cultural shift surrounding work in 🧵 below:

Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work

From the Protestant work ethic to “rage quitting,” American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature.

www.wsj.com

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 4d

A purported ally threatening diplomats and their families with personal consequences if they maintain the positions they’ve been instructed to take is very deeply shocking, extremely hostile, and undermines the norms by which non-violent resolution of international disagreements are possible.

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...

US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules

Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

www.politico.eu

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4d

Today's "One First" dives into the question #SCOTUS is now asking in the Illinois National Guard case—and why "regular forces" *does* mean only the military; why the Trump administration should therefore *lose*; and why that *won't* necessarily provide a justification to invoke the Insurrection Act:

187. "Regular Forces" and the Insurrection Act

The supplemental briefing order in the Illinois National Guard case provides an obvious way for the Court to block President Trump's deployments to date—and a fair concern about what could come next.

www.stevevladeck.com

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d

It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:

1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 4d

If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.

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Dorothy Canzano Beach @dorothy4climate.bsky.social · 5d

“The human enterprise is driving ecological overshoot. Population, livestock, meat consumption, and gross domestic product are all at record highs, with an additional approximately 1.3 million humans and 0.5 million ruminants added weekly.”
Highlights and mitigation pointers.

Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 5d

The 2025 State of the Climate Report is out and as a MUST READ before COP30 gets underway. Check out these first 2 sentences: "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet’s vital signs are flashing red. "
doi.org/10.1093/bios...

The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink

We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer

doi.org

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 13d

Today is Day 24 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:

1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.

2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.

3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 13d

Trump’s priority is building a new White House ballroom.

Not you. Not your grocery bill. Not your healthcare.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15d

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

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Jess Hardie @jesshardie.bsky.social · 12d

This is so important. A lot of Dem strategists hold antiquated views of what it means to be working class and it does not help their cause.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

right. given the numbers, “how to win back the working class” should be as much about care and service workers as hard hats. and yet.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13d

People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13d

(from the inbox) Less than an hour later this morning, just before 10:30 at Roscoe and Harding, feds again released gas as they were driving away, unobstructed, from a relatively small number of neighbors.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12d

Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.

An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)

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