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fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus episode, we have @philipchristman.bsky.social on to talk about his book Why Christians Should Be Leftists www.patreon.com/posts/139047...
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just fogging random people with chemical weapons for fun. of a piece with the Caribbean fisherman turkey shoot
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
just fogging random people with chemical weapons for fun. of a piece with the Caribbean fisherman turkey shoot
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Joyce Carol Oates said Elon lives an empty life and he's like, "Nuh uh. I watch movies AND read nonfiction." Like just taking a full mulligan on the friends and family stuff. Fatality
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Joyce Carol Oates said Elon lives an empty life and he's like, "Nuh uh. I watch movies AND read nonfiction." Like just taking a full mulligan on the friends and family stuff. Fatality
not very convincing www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
You're Wrong About Birth Rates & Aging Populations
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November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
not very convincing www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDn...
it's like a Rod Dreher level of public pathetic-ness bsky.app/profile/lizr...
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
it's like a Rod Dreher level of public pathetic-ness bsky.app/profile/lizr...
stop emailing meeeeeeeeee
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
stop emailing meeeeeeeeee
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Going all shutdown on our homepage right now at prospect.org. Understand what's happening, check it out!
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Going all shutdown on our homepage right now at prospect.org. Understand what's happening, check it out!
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Here's the part that gets me on the shutdown: The section prohibiting Trump from firing workers is great! But it wasn't carried through to stop rescissions & withheld funds.
That Democrats knew how to write a No Kings budget, then only passed a tiny section of it to get Tim Kaine's vote, is galling.
That Democrats knew how to write a No Kings budget, then only passed a tiny section of it to get Tim Kaine's vote, is galling.
The Most Frustrating Thing About the Shutdown Cave - The American Prospect
Senate Democrats actually know how to use their power to counter Donald Trump and ensure that legislative funding gets spent—but this continuing resolution makes it clear they chose not to.
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's the part that gets me on the shutdown: The section prohibiting Trump from firing workers is great! But it wasn't carried through to stop rescissions & withheld funds.
That Democrats knew how to write a No Kings budget, then only passed a tiny section of it to get Tim Kaine's vote, is galling.
That Democrats knew how to write a No Kings budget, then only passed a tiny section of it to get Tim Kaine's vote, is galling.
"In fact, they were acting with the express approval of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and were reporting to him daily." prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
The Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. On Thursday, they told their caucus colleagues they had ten votes to reopen the government—i...
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"In fact, they were acting with the express approval of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and were reporting to him daily." prospect.org/2025/11/08/w...
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creating a fake bag of Gun-flavored Doritos that men can use to hide their books if they feel the urge to look at words
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
creating a fake bag of Gun-flavored Doritos that men can use to hide their books if they feel the urge to look at words
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It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.
To repeat: Maybe electing a life-long criminal to an office where he can pardon other criminals wasn't such a good idea.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s such a bad idea, when one of his crimes was calling forth an insurrection, that he’s actually forbidden from holding the office by a constitutional provision, which a unanimous Supreme Court invented a way to turn off.
it's all fun and games until someone threatens our moderate senators' precious vacation travel
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
it's all fun and games until someone threatens our moderate senators' precious vacation travel
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We have some shutdown stuff coming, but I want to turn your attention to this great piece from Chris Hughes, who has really done the best analysis on what Trump economics is: not industrial policy or right populism or America First. It's rule by deal.
prospect.org/2025/11/10/t...
prospect.org/2025/11/10/t...
Rule by Deal - The American Prospect
Donald Trump engages in ad hoc agreements with individual companies and governments to expand his power. Some observers have described these actions as a new “economic nationalism”—but that term fails...
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We have some shutdown stuff coming, but I want to turn your attention to this great piece from Chris Hughes, who has really done the best analysis on what Trump economics is: not industrial policy or right populism or America First. It's rule by deal.
prospect.org/2025/11/10/t...
prospect.org/2025/11/10/t...
"but I am le tired" ass caucus
weirdly honest messaging from the breakaway mod/institutionalist leaders who blew up the party strategy
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
they're explicitly giving up. "It wasn't working so we quit" that's the message
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"but I am le tired" ass caucus
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Of course, more reckless stigmatisation and endangerment of intersex women because of a few people's transphobic obsessions.
Just a heads up this isn't just about trans women. "Olympic chiefs are also looking at prohibiting athletes with DSD (differences of sex development) from women's events given testosterone advantages."
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Of course, more reckless stigmatisation and endangerment of intersex women because of a few people's transphobic obsessions.
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ME AS A CHILD: i cant wait till im an adult, then i can finally Do Things
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ME AS A CHILD: i cant wait till im an adult, then i can finally Do Things
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
ME AS AN ADULT: the spectre of Things To Do haunts me from sunup to sundown, and beyond
ayfkm
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
ayfkm
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I would respect House Democrats a lot more if they started planning primaries against the Senate Surrender Caucus tbh. like Joe Neguse would wax Hickenlooper 60-40
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I would respect House Democrats a lot more if they started planning primaries against the Senate Surrender Caucus tbh. like Joe Neguse would wax Hickenlooper 60-40
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
he’s right. cut the middlemen out of the equation and put everyone on Medicare
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
he’s right. cut the middlemen out of the equation and put everyone on Medicare
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Somehow Ben Shapiro arrives at the correct conclusion about Twitter before nearly all elected Democrats (even if he doesn't act on that conclusion)
Ben Shapiro tells Megyn Kelly that to avoid vile extremists like Nick Fuentes “the first thing people need to do is turn off X, which is poisoning brains and making people think not true things.” Yet, Shapiro continues to post there, often multiple times a day. youtu.be/tprng5mObQg?...
Ben Shapiro Responds to Tucker Carlson, Plus Sydney Sweeney and Newsom, with Knowles and Klavan
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Somehow Ben Shapiro arrives at the correct conclusion about Twitter before nearly all elected Democrats (even if he doesn't act on that conclusion)
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another under discussed thing is state furloughs of snap case workers. At least in my county they’re the same guys that deal with medicaid/care/ss. i think some states started furloughs last week
one thing about SNAP that I haven’t seen mentioned much is a ton of people also got kicked off this month due to OBBA expanded work regs going into effect
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
another under discussed thing is state furloughs of snap case workers. At least in my county they’re the same guys that deal with medicaid/care/ss. i think some states started furloughs last week
fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we are talking about Zohran and the rest of the blue wave: www.leftanchor.com/e/the-2025-b...
The 2025 Blue Wave - 372 | Left Anchor
Zohran Mamdani won in New York City, and so did Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and even Mississippi. What happened and why? We dig in.
Check out Ryan's articles on Zohran and Chuck S...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we are talking about Zohran and the rest of the blue wave: www.leftanchor.com/e/the-2025-b...