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Murshed Zaheed
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Stratcomms ▶️ @pacificastrategies.bsky.social | Priors include: Sen. Harry Reid; Rep. Louise Slaughter; Common Cause; CREDO Mobile | Live & breathe UCLA & Manchester United w/ a hearty side of 49ers. #GoBruins #GGMU #FTTB | Repost or like =/= endorsement.
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VA Democrats are on top of it.

Sounds like Mikie Sherrill and NJ Dems are thinking about it. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

MD, NY, and IL and all other blue states not named CA should be moving heaven and earth to make this happen to save our democracy.
"New Jersey has ‘to be open’ to mid-decade redistricting, Sherrill adviser says New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has said that she is open to the prospect of mid-decade redistricting as other states push to redraw maps."
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Please don’t ruin the day’s vibe Manchester United. 🙏🏼 #mufc
A beach in California this am.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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In other words despite all the talk about their incompetent leader, Senate Democrats like @booker.senate.gov has no desire to change the status quo and @chrismurphyct.bsky.social won’t offer anything more than strong words in his social media content. www.semafor.com/article/12/0...
“Dems punt Schumer debate past midterms Chuck Schumer Tom Brenner/Reuters Senate Democrats have no interest in litigating Chuck Schumer’s leadership of their caucus until after the midterms, even as outside groups stoke criticism of the New York Democrat, Semafor’s Burgess Everett reports. Though Democrats understand the frustrations within their base due to divisions over how to fight Trump, a lot of Democrats say a debate over their leader is a distraction from the task at hand. “I just think it’s focused on the wrong thing. I mean, we are 11 months away from a midterm where we can literally take back control of the Senate,” said Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. Progressives have floated Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., as a potential leader, and groups have approached Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about taking on a leadership fight. Both have demurred — though each wants their party to fight a lot harder.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Thought there would be couple of others on this list but … it is what it is. 🎶
My Spotify “wrapped” top artists for 2025 1. Decemberists 2. Wilco 3. Death Cab for Cutie 4. Taylor Swift 5. The Shins
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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gotta enjoy the good stuff when you see them 🍿🍿🍿 www.axios.com/newsletters/...
"2. 😡 Widespread GOP revolt The public criticisms are starting to pile up against Speaker Johnson: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a member of Johnson's own leadership team, publicly attacked him this week, telling The Wall Street Journal that Johnson is "a political novice" and predicting that "the majority of Republicans would vote for new leadership." A group of House conservatives derailed Johnson's legislative agenda for the week, withholding support for name, likeness and image legislation. GOP leadership aims to bring the bill up tomorrow, but conservatives are dug in. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) moved yesterday to file her discharge petition on banning members of Congress from trading individual stock, and it's already picking up a wide swath of GOP support. Between the lines: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who is already forgoing a reelection bid to run for governor, plans to speak with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) next week, sources familiar with the matter told Axios."
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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They sound worried … www.politico.com/live-updates...
“Speaker Mike Johnson held onto a much-needed red seat in Tennessee last night — but fellow Republicans say this isn’t cause for celebration. Johnson’s leadership’s team was bracing for a tighter-than-comfortable race in the special election to succeed former Rep. Mark Green, Meredith Lee Hill writes in. But the single-digit margin of victory for Matt Van Epps was still a hard pill to swallow after national Republicans pulled out all the stops to rescue their candidate on the final days of the campaign, with the speaker himself traveling to the district to make a final pitch. “It was too close,” said one House GOP leadership aide. The surprisingly-tight race between Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn “is a sign that 2026 is going to be a bitch of an election cycle,” one House Republican told Meredith. “Republicans can survive if we play team and the Trump administration officials play smart. Neither is certain.””
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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REMINDER - for those offering pre-emptive hot takes to get their own narrative out re tired discourse w/in DC elites - from the Republicans themselves re #TN07 👇🏼 www.politico.com/live-updates...
POLITICO screenshot "“If our victory margin is single digits, the conference may come unhinged,” one senior House Republican said. A loss would be catastrophic and the conference would “explode,” the Republican added."
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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"a stock photo of Josep Maria García, drummer in the Spain-based band Primogénito Lopez for the meme: "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point"
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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they are going to need more sharpies I guess.
Trump displays a modified hurricane projection map while delivering updates on Hurricane Dorian during a news conference inside the Oval Office in his first term.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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"House Democrats are introducing a discharge petition for an up-or-down vote on a three-year extension of the ACA credits."

Smart move from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to go on offense w/ 3 yr extension. More of this please. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
"ON THE HILL: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wrote in a new Dear Colleague letter this morning that House Democrats are introducing a discharge petition for an up-or-down vote on a three-year extension of the ACA credits. Meanwhile, Republicans’ challenge to find a path forward to address the cliff is echoing a pattern from Trump’s first term, WaPo’s Dan Diamond and colleagues write, when the GOP promised but didn’t deliver a unified answer on health care. “Those stumbles haunted GOP leaders as they suffered election defeats in 2018 and 2020, and Democrats are preparing to run a similar health care playbook next year.”"
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I love this photo. De Ligt, Zirkzee & Mount have been through a lot of adversity since their arrival in Carrington & it gives me joy to see them find joy as the Reds keep moving.

It’s the kind of story that feels important to me for the time we are in. Story of resilience. #mufc #ggmu #utfr ❤️🤍🖤
Manchester United’s De Ligt, Zirkzee celebrate with Mount after MM7’s game winning strike to give United a come from behind win at Selhurst Park in South London. The Reds hadn’t won in Selhurst Park since 2020.
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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FINALLY - a 4 am wake up call that was worth it. #mufc
Joshua Zirkzee celebrating a United goal. Mason Mount celebrating a United goal.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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All the teams are here. They will always here. #MUFC #49ers #SFGiants
Christmas tree or ornaments for Manchester United, San Francisco 49ers, and SF Giants.
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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👀 put this up about 15 mins ago - trying out something new - decorating the tree during some football game. #GoBruins #BeatSC
UCLA Christmas ornament.
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Just watching a James Madison football game this afternoon bc I have always been into the Dukes. #GoBruins
James Madison football game on espnu w a shot of their head coach. ESPNU sharing Bob Chesney’a resume.
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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“I’ve got the aisle seat bro.”
Pope is holding a baseball bat in the plane.
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
TL Cleanser ▶️ the deed is done. 🙏🏼
Thanksgiving 2025 meal.
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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TL Cleanser ▶️ 🎵 Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. 🎵
Somewhere near in the pan handle in the City by the Bay.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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TL Cleanser ▶️ Post lunch Pelican views.
Pelicans hanging in a California bay.
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Humpty Dumpty falls again. #FireCronin #ucla
UCLA’s volatile mediocre coach Mick Cronin falls like Humpty Dumpty again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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“It also doesn’t hurt that it’s a crescent moon for the next few days, enhancing the stealth capabilities of U.S. forces. Lower light works in the favor of nighttime attacks and the moon’s expansion may scramble plans.”

This is all a “Jack Ryan” script for them. 🙃

www.politico.com/newsletters/...
“It also doesn’t hurt that it’s a crescent moon for the next few days, enhancing the stealth capabilities of U.S. forces. Lower light works in the favor of nighttime attacks and the moon’s expansion may scramble plans. Per JAMES STORY, who served as U.S. ambassador to Venezuela and head of the Venezuelan Affairs Unit at the U.S. embassy in Colombia during the first Trump and Biden administrations, said opting not to strike would at this point boost Maduro’s standing and make it much harder to dislodge him in the future. “It certainly will strengthen his hand,” Story told NatSec Daily. “He will have been seen as staring down the U.S. government and winning.” Maduro is likely to be emboldened while the opposition will be demoralized and fractured, he added.”
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
murshedz.bsky.social
On Thanksgiving eve - are the folks at POLITICO - appear to be getting antsy for war vs Venezuela?

Are these guys eager for bloodshed like the media were Bush-Cheney leading us into Iraq?
Politico National Security Daily blasts out its newsletter w subject line: “What’s Trump’s window to strike Venezuela?”
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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“An earlier hit.” - ok, NYT.

Why are they like this? #fttb
NYT blurb “N.F.L.: The 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings threw two punches at the Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig after San Francisco’s 20-9 win on Monday night. Jennings said he was responding to an earlier hit from Moehrig.”
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Let’s gooooooooo @mattortega.com!!!!!

From @davidnir.com’s @the-downballot.com ↘️ 👀
“CA-14 Rep. Eric Swalwell’s decision to run for governor of California means that, for the first time in over a century, no incumbent will be running for the seat he now holds. Several of Swalwell’s fellow East Bay Democrats are now looking at pursuing this extremely rare opportunity to get to Congress without needing to defeat a sitting representative. Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert was among them, telling the San Francisco Chronicle’s Joe Garofoli just ahead of Swalwell’s announcement that he wasn’t ruling out running for the 14th Congressional District. Garofoli additionally reports that state Sen. Aisha Wahab, who would be the first Afghan American member of Congress, is considering. Wahab campaigned for the 14th in 2019 when Swalwell launched his brief presidential campaign, but she dropped out after the congressman decided to seek reelection. Veteran Democratic operative Matt Ortega also expressed interest in running right after Swalwell began his new effort. Ortega, who was Hillary Clinton’s digital director for her 2016 presidential campaign, wrote on Bluesky, “The country is faced with a lawless and corrupt administration that threatens our rights, our health care, and our ability to provide for our families. As a student of history, I want to be able to look back and say I did everything I could and so I am giving serious consideration to run in #CA14.” It’s possible that two Democrats will advance out of the June 2 top-two primary for this constituency, which includes the communities of Fremont and Hayward. Kamala Harris would have carried the revamped version of the 14th District by a 65-31 spread last year. Next year’s race, though, will mark the first time since Warren Harding’s presidency that an incumbent isn’t seeking reelection here.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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👀 NEW CBS poll: Seven in 10 Americans (including over half of Republicans!) say they would oppose the US taking military action inside Venezuela.

These numbers couldn’t be more emphatic against Trump and Rubio’a dumb and dangerous adventure around Venezuela:

www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-ve...
CBS “Three in four Americans also say Trump would need congressional approval before taking military action in Venezuela, including just over half of Republicans.”
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM