Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Hundreds of small donors have given to our campaign, including: - School Bus Driver - Forklift operator - Occupational Therapist - Childcare Provider - Hotel Front Desk Attendant - Grocery Cashier 3164
Reposted by Austin AhlmanAustin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I’m in this to beat Mike Flood – and yes, this is personal. We grew up in the same town, but Millionaire Mike’s life was not like mine. I lived in trailer parks. Our whole family spent periods living in my grandmother’s basement. I went to bed hungry 37712
Reposted by Austin AhlmanPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Per Zenith research: The Democrat in this race (a Biden State Department official who coordinated aid to Israel) *loses support* after folks learn more about him. But @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social (who just launched his campaign) not only gains support, he *leads the Republican incumbent.* 821341
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I’m in this to beat Mike Flood – and yes, this is personal. We grew up in the same town, but Millionaire Mike’s life was not like mine. I lived in trailer parks. Our whole family spent periods living in my grandmother’s basement. I went to bed hungry 37712
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I'm Austin Ahlman. Nebraska is my home. This is our fight. You are my people. Let’s take Nebraska back. Takenebraskaback.com 1810031
Reposted by Austin AhlmanPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026A…stunning campaign launch. "My dad got cancer & my mom's employer collapsed. The executives got paid & the workers got screwed. She didn't have the heart to tell us, even when the bank took the house…when she took her own life, the eviction notice was in her pocket." @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social 201002317
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 18/08/2025New from me: an interesting tale from Iowa, where anti-establishment populist and serial electoral overperformer JD Scholten is dropping his bid for Senate to back the DSCC pick, relative newcomer Josh Turek. theintercept.com/2025/08/18/j...theintercept.comAmid DSCC Pressure, Democratic Populist J.D. Scholten Exits Iowa Senate RaceScholten, who is among a small coterie of progressive to outperform Kamala Harris in deep red states, will endorse Josh Turek on Monday. 130
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 12/06/2025it’s kind of funny just how cooked the party is. using diversity loopholes to throw out the election of someone who said we should do something about the olds, while any semblance of a popular economic agenda gets muscled aside by a warmed over neoliberal astroturf project 1134
Reposted by Austin AhlmanThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 06/06/2025"Corporate support was a cynical marketing ploy to tap into the perceived disposable income of LGBTQ+ Americans," writes @austinahlman.bsky.social. 58616
Reposted by Austin AhlmanOpen Markets Institute @openmarkets.bsky.social · 28/05/2025NEW: 🚢⚓️ Our transportation policy analyst Arnav Rao has a big, new report out today on why U.S. maritime power declined - and how to effectively revive it. Read the report & his corresponding piece in @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...theatlantic.comHow America Lost Control of the SeasThanks to decades of misguided policy choices, the U.S. has an astonishing lack of maritime capacity. 142
Reposted by Austin AhlmanMax von Thun @maxvonthun.bsky.social · 26/05/2025I have an article in the @financialtimes.com today highlighting cloud computing's systemic role in our economies and societies, and the grave dangers of concentrating this critical infrastructure in the hands of a few monopolistic U.S. tech giants. www.ft.com/content/5c93...ft.comCloud computing is too important to be left to the Big ThreeUnlike traditional utilities, Amazon, Microsoft and Google operate with minimal transparency 24810
Reposted by Austin AhlmanKarina Montoya @pressgirlk.bsky.social · 29/04/2025It's week 2 of #googlesearch remedies trial. I'll miss the DOJ resting its case this morning but will be back for Google's first witness: Heather Adkins, Google VP of Cybersecurity (part of the session might be closed). 🗞️In the meantime, my recap of week 1: www.techpolicy.press/analyzing-we...techpolicy.pressAnalyzing Week One of Google Search's Antitrust Remedies Trial | TechPolicy.PressKarina Monotoya analyzes the first week of the Google Search antitrust remedies trial. 042
Reposted by Austin AhlmanCenter for Media & Digital Governance @cmdgtech.bsky.social · 18/04/2025CJL reporter @austinahlman.bsky.social explains why yesterday's ruling against Google's monopoly over digital advertising is a major win for journalism. READ: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/18/c...washingtonmonthly.comCourt Ruling Against Google Ad-Tech Monopoly Is a Victory for Journalism | Washington MonthlyAntitrust advocates rejoice at the second decision against the $1.8 trillion behemoth in less than a year. 0207
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I think it is reasonable for the leader of the United Auto Workers to support a tax on foreign car imports 150
Reposted by Austin Ahlmanmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Don't love the informal convention that writers on staff at a publication cannot criticize other writers there. Give me a magazine full of writers who all openly hate each other and spit at each other in the hallway 925121
Reposted by Austin AhlmanKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row, yet insists it "has turned a corner in its understanding of the depth and breadth of its challenges" and that "momentum is on our side" to eventually pass one. 40855120
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 16/11/2024need a couple people to drop obscenities and unhinged rants in my mentions once or twice a day for the next few weeks to help ease me into the new platform 0262
Austin Ahlman @ahlmanfornebraska.bsky.social · 16/11/2024so who do I follow on this site to make it feel less like a nonprofit happy hour? 9181