@melodicsighs.bsky.social
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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
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I was wrong. Ann Wagner hasn’t tripled her net worth while in Congress. The reality is far worse.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
I was wrong.
Ann Wagner didn’t triple her net worth while in Congress. The reality is far worse.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I was wrong. Ann Wagner hasn’t tripled her net worth while in Congress. The reality is far worse.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
@murray.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @warnock.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
I think the Greenland threat is a troll. I think.
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
But it would sure be nice for some senators and GOP house members to speak up now and make it clear that an attack on a nato ally would lead to removal from office
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Proud to earn the endorsement of @jasonkander.bsky.social
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Proud to earn the endorsement of @jasonkander.bsky.social
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
A combat veteran. Former Missouri Secretary of State. A leader who knows the difference between service and self-promotion.
I’m running to put duty over politics and people over power. Let’s get to work. #mo02
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getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
getting the onion newspaper is worth it alone for the ads
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Whatever Trump is desperately covering up about Epstein, it’s clearly so bad that he thinks it could destroy him
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Whatever Trump is desperately covering up about Epstein, it’s clearly so bad that he thinks it could destroy him
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social explains to @timmiller.bsky.social why he has long been a proponent of eliminating the filibuster.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social explains to @timmiller.bsky.social why he has long been a proponent of eliminating the filibuster.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Caving on the shutdown won’t make you “moderate.” It makes you WEAK! Giving Republicans what they want for NOTHING more than a “promise” of a vote and risking millions of Americans’ healthcare isn’t compromise—it’s surrender and it’s the most RADICAL thing you could do in this moment. 1/
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Caving on the shutdown won’t make you “moderate.” It makes you WEAK! Giving Republicans what they want for NOTHING more than a “promise” of a vote and risking millions of Americans’ healthcare isn’t compromise—it’s surrender and it’s the most RADICAL thing you could do in this moment. 1/
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Sen. Slotkin: “I believe that Trump is ready to bring the full weight of the federal government against Americans he perceives as enemies. Why? Because he has one goal, making sure that he and his ilk never have to give up power.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sen. Slotkin: “I believe that Trump is ready to bring the full weight of the federal government against Americans he perceives as enemies. Why? Because he has one goal, making sure that he and his ilk never have to give up power.”
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Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
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No Kings couldn't have gone better - massive turnout, no violence, and it drove Trump so crazy his response was "Kings are good and I poop on everyone." Best of all was the effect on the millions of participants and everyone watching.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...
No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.
Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.
www.publicnotice.co
October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
No Kings couldn't have gone better - massive turnout, no violence, and it drove Trump so crazy his response was "Kings are good and I poop on everyone." Best of all was the effect on the millions of participants and everyone watching.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...
If Jesus Christ is king, why then are Trump and Vance posting videos of themselves with crowns on?
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
October 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If Jesus Christ is king, why then are Trump and Vance posting videos of themselves with crowns on?
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As terrorists who hate America do.
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As terrorists who hate America do.
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To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
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Protest organizers are also recommending that you don't lean into antifa.
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Protest organizers are also recommending that you don't lean into antifa.
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Mike Johnson is falsely generalizing the “No Kings” protestors as extremists to justify crackdowns. The truth is, they’re patriots.
These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.
These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.
Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."
October 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mike Johnson is falsely generalizing the “No Kings” protestors as extremists to justify crackdowns. The truth is, they’re patriots.
These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.
These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.