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“How to Monetize Your Own Failures Through the Magic of Bigotry”
As first reported by @msjpauly.bsky.social and @pablo.show, the Harris County GOP gave Riley Gaines $25,000 to speak at the 2025 Lincoln Reagan Dinner with Gov. Greg Abbott. Here's a little more context on that, plus Gaines' relationship with the Texas GOP: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Harris County GOP paid anti-trans activist Riley Gaines $25K to speak
Business is booming for Riley Gaines.
www.chron.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“How to Monetize Your Own Failures Through the Magic of Bigotry”
The most corrupt SCOTUS in the history of the United States
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The most corrupt SCOTUS in the history of the United States
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This administration's playbook is to blame *everything* on immigrants.
It's easy for the base to understand. And it saves members of the administration from having to discover, much less understand, the true causes.
It's easy for the base to understand. And it saves members of the administration from having to discover, much less understand, the true causes.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This administration's playbook is to blame *everything* on immigrants.
It's easy for the base to understand. And it saves members of the administration from having to discover, much less understand, the true causes.
It's easy for the base to understand. And it saves members of the administration from having to discover, much less understand, the true causes.
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Once again, we were way ahead of the curve! As Republicans panic about the #TN07 special that's now about 10 days away—and major Dem groups start spending—we flagged this race as one to watch in mid-August.
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Morning Digest: Why Tennessee Democrats think they can pull a special election upset
One key reason: A GOP gerrymander that might've gotten a bit too greedy
www.the-downballot.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Once again, we were way ahead of the curve! As Republicans panic about the #TN07 special that's now about 10 days away—and major Dem groups start spending—we flagged this race as one to watch in mid-August.
If you want to know about competitive special elections long before they happen, subscribe!
If you want to know about competitive special elections long before they happen, subscribe!
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Democrats are responsible for every intemperate comment from every random anonymous internet communist.
But the Republican president who is at the center of a cult of personality that has consumed the entire GOP can call for mass executions, and somehow this isn’t laid at the feet of Republicans.
But the Republican president who is at the center of a cult of personality that has consumed the entire GOP can call for mass executions, and somehow this isn’t laid at the feet of Republicans.
Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Democrats are responsible for every intemperate comment from every random anonymous internet communist.
But the Republican president who is at the center of a cult of personality that has consumed the entire GOP can call for mass executions, and somehow this isn’t laid at the feet of Republicans.
But the Republican president who is at the center of a cult of personality that has consumed the entire GOP can call for mass executions, and somehow this isn’t laid at the feet of Republicans.
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All social problems are the fault of an unpopular minority group. That always ends well.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
All social problems are the fault of an unpopular minority group. That always ends well.
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the down ballot 🤝 strength in numbers
running the same survey
experiments at the same time
running the same survey
experiments at the same time
This split-sample test confirms what a poll from The Downballot/YouGov Blue found last week: The Dems' best path forward is to make 2026 a referendum on the GOP.
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
the down ballot 🤝 strength in numbers
running the same survey
experiments at the same time
running the same survey
experiments at the same time
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She doesn't even say those dead people were necessarily receiving benefits. It's the same shit Elon Musk tried to pull with Social Security. 3 million people die in the U.S. every year.
She says, "we found almost 200,000 dead people," but doesn't finish the sentence with "...receiving benefits."
She says, "we found almost 200,000 dead people," but doesn't finish the sentence with "...receiving benefits."
Brooke Rollins: "SNAP is a broken program. SNAP is full of corruption. We found 186,000 dead people."
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
She doesn't even say those dead people were necessarily receiving benefits. It's the same shit Elon Musk tried to pull with Social Security. 3 million people die in the U.S. every year.
She says, "we found almost 200,000 dead people," but doesn't finish the sentence with "...receiving benefits."
She says, "we found almost 200,000 dead people," but doesn't finish the sentence with "...receiving benefits."
I supported this guy, and now I can't stand the sight of him.
Please resign. Now.
You're an embarrassment
Please resign. Now.
You're an embarrassment
Then please resign, Fetterman. It's long overdue. Get help, rest, and enjoy life outside of the Beltway.
Your constituents will move on, and hopefully be fully and better served by someone else representing them in the Senate.
📺 bsky.app/profile/just...
Your constituents will move on, and hopefully be fully and better served by someone else representing them in the Senate.
📺 bsky.app/profile/just...
John Fetterman: "Now, I have lost the taste to fight."
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I supported this guy, and now I can't stand the sight of him.
Please resign. Now.
You're an embarrassment
Please resign. Now.
You're an embarrassment
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Business rent is way too high on Mag (not Miracle) Mile so companies are just shuffling around. H&M moved two blocks down the road to save cash.
He's blaming "murder and crime" in one of the safest parts of the city because the real problem is "landlords." Almost like that's the whole gambit.
He's blaming "murder and crime" in one of the safest parts of the city because the real problem is "landlords." Almost like that's the whole gambit.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Business rent is way too high on Mag (not Miracle) Mile so companies are just shuffling around. H&M moved two blocks down the road to save cash.
He's blaming "murder and crime" in one of the safest parts of the city because the real problem is "landlords." Almost like that's the whole gambit.
He's blaming "murder and crime" in one of the safest parts of the city because the real problem is "landlords." Almost like that's the whole gambit.
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Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated
Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
I have ended relationships with coworkers, friends, and family who are MAGA.
It's not because I don't want "hard conversations."
It's because I choose not to interact with people who have values that I abhor. MAGA folks are selfish, racist, stupid or a combination of all 3
And I don't miss them.
It's not because I don't want "hard conversations."
It's because I choose not to interact with people who have values that I abhor. MAGA folks are selfish, racist, stupid or a combination of all 3
And I don't miss them.
THE HARDEST CONVERSATIONS ARE THE ONES DEMOCRACY NEEDS MOST
1 in 5 Americans has ended a relationship with a friend or family member due to political differences. 2 in 3 actively avoid political conversations with coworkers, friends, or family.
Let that sink in.
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
1 in 5 Americans has ended a relationship with a friend or family member due to political differences. 2 in 3 actively avoid political conversations with coworkers, friends, or family.
Let that sink in.
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
The hardest conversations are the ones democracy needs most.
When We Stop Listening, Democracy Starts to Die
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have ended relationships with coworkers, friends, and family who are MAGA.
It's not because I don't want "hard conversations."
It's because I choose not to interact with people who have values that I abhor. MAGA folks are selfish, racist, stupid or a combination of all 3
And I don't miss them.
It's not because I don't want "hard conversations."
It's because I choose not to interact with people who have values that I abhor. MAGA folks are selfish, racist, stupid or a combination of all 3
And I don't miss them.
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One of the really striking things here is that Roberts, at least, used to evince some concern for preserving the legitimacy and reputation of the Court, and that just seems to have gone out the window.
For a longer-form summary and critique of #SCOTUS's behavior in these cases, see:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Supreme Court's (Self-Defeating) Supremacy
<p><span>This essay, prepared for the 2025 volume of <i>The Supreme Court Review</i>, seeks to provide a holistic account of the Supreme Court’s behavior on eme
papers.ssrn.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the really striking things here is that Roberts, at least, used to evince some concern for preserving the legitimacy and reputation of the Court, and that just seems to have gone out the window.
If you take Real Clear Politics seriously for anything, you must reconsider.
They are a hard-core, right-wing propaganda site
They are a hard-core, right-wing propaganda site
If it's true that RealClearPolitics removed their polling average of the VA Attorney General race because it was wrong, that should really be the nail in the coffin for them. It's GOP polling propaganda that hasn't been rigorous or transparent in a long time (www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-pollin...)
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you take Real Clear Politics seriously for anything, you must reconsider.
They are a hard-core, right-wing propaganda site
They are a hard-core, right-wing propaganda site
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Just nasty malicious racist fucks is about the best you can say about these people
Fox News host Charlie Hurt "can't square" why Obama won't support Winsome Earle-Sears, since they're both Black
November 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Just nasty malicious racist fucks is about the best you can say about these people
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
This.
One thousand times this.
One thousand times this.
I wished I didn’t read it, but I know reality must be faced. This👇 ‘both sides’ is killing us. I should be forward thinking after this long, but I can’t help but think if Dems actually defended President Biden through a momentary rough time and highlighted his accomplishments we might not be here.
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This.
One thousand times this.
One thousand times this.
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The Washington Post with a story about how remaking an institution to appeal to the pro-Trump right doesn't help the bottom line.
EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Washington Post with a story about how remaking an institution to appeal to the pro-Trump right doesn't help the bottom line.
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JD Vance promotes such a bad image for white men. In his depiction, they’re delicate snowflakes, terrified of competing with women and people of color for jobs, spooked by cat ladies and cowering in fear at the sound of a foreign language.
It isn’t white-male supremacy. It’s white-male insecurity.
It isn’t white-male supremacy. It’s white-male insecurity.
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
JD Vance promotes such a bad image for white men. In his depiction, they’re delicate snowflakes, terrified of competing with women and people of color for jobs, spooked by cat ladies and cowering in fear at the sound of a foreign language.
It isn’t white-male supremacy. It’s white-male insecurity.
It isn’t white-male supremacy. It’s white-male insecurity.
Mike Jonson's superpower is convincing other people that he is actually a Christian
Give me a break.
Whether millions of Americans go hungry or lose their health care shouldn't be some kind of game in the GOP government shutdown.
Whether millions of Americans go hungry or lose their health care shouldn't be some kind of game in the GOP government shutdown.
BASH: Even Hawley says you should move money around to feed people. Why not consider it?
JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it
JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Mike Jonson's superpower is convincing other people that he is actually a Christian
And this is why I will never, ever re-subscribe to this shitty publication.
I still haven't forgiven them for how horribly they treated President Biden
And now this steaming, hot garbage
I still haven't forgiven them for how horribly they treated President Biden
And now this steaming, hot garbage
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
And this is why I will never, ever re-subscribe to this shitty publication.
I still haven't forgiven them for how horribly they treated President Biden
And now this steaming, hot garbage
I still haven't forgiven them for how horribly they treated President Biden
And now this steaming, hot garbage
Matt Yglesias used to know something about politics, I guess. But I can't remember when that ever was.
And lately, he's about as stupid as it gets
And lately, he's about as stupid as it gets
Mark my words, bet me money, whatever: "higher turnout is bad for Democrats" will suddenly once again become wrong in 2026 and 2028
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Matt Yglesias used to know something about politics, I guess. But I can't remember when that ever was.
And lately, he's about as stupid as it gets
And lately, he's about as stupid as it gets
Julian is one thousand percent correct here
Democrats don't talk about these things, but the right-wing ecosystem makes up events and stories and repeats them over and over with lies saying that is what Democrats are doing.
And because our news media is a failure, this false perception persists
Democrats don't talk about these things, but the right-wing ecosystem makes up events and stories and repeats them over and over with lies saying that is what Democrats are doing.
And because our news media is a failure, this false perception persists
The problem, again, is elected Dems & candidates DON'T actually spend very much time at all talking about these things. Right-wing media does. And Dems ultimately have no control over what right-wing media is going to talk about.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Julian is one thousand percent correct here
Democrats don't talk about these things, but the right-wing ecosystem makes up events and stories and repeats them over and over with lies saying that is what Democrats are doing.
And because our news media is a failure, this false perception persists
Democrats don't talk about these things, but the right-wing ecosystem makes up events and stories and repeats them over and over with lies saying that is what Democrats are doing.
And because our news media is a failure, this false perception persists