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Andi McNew

@andimc888.bsky.social
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San Diego Politics. www.ecvictory.com Founder of San Diego for Pete. Avowed urbanist who lives in BFE. Personal account. Veteran. Nerd. Cincy sports 4evah! #TeamPete

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Donald Trump is generally more interested in crowd sizes than I am. Still, I couldn’t help but notice that our event yesterday for Shawn Harris was a bit larger than when Trump visited this same district a few weeks ago.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking. Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It wasn’t even close.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Congratulations, Governor!
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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
After reports of increased detentions at the ICE offices in downtown San Diego leading to overcrowded conditions in the basement holding cells of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building, Reps. Juan Vargas and Scott Peters showed up Monday morning to inspect the facilities. ICE turned them away.
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ICE blocks Reps Vargas and Peters from visiting San Diego basement holding cells
The two members of Congress said they went to the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego after reports of overcrowding and increased detentions. Written by Kate Morrissey, Vid...
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Heh, @kpbssandiego.bsky.social managed to capture my best side, I guess! 😅 www.kpbs.org/news/politic...
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How San Diego Democrats are using Prop 50 to reach new voters
Democratic party activists say the red district targeted by the special election already has more liberal-leaning voters than even the residents in the area might think.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The reactions to this on this platform show why it's hard to take this place seriously. This is a terrible look. I work in CA politics. This is how she is. No Executive experience. No Sacramento experience (it's a different beast). No friends in CA state government. She'd be a disaster.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There's a word for what Trump and his allies are trying to do with this gerrymandering plan...
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Crooked Media @crooked.com · 17/09/2025
In this house we defend Pete Buttigieg!
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
OK FINE, I'll resubscribe
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Today's jobs report shows 24,000 factory jobs lost in the past three months. Trump’s first term brought a manufacturing recession. Now his reckless tariffs are making Americans worse off, again.
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The job market is showing signs of weakness as Trump's tariffs take effect
U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday, as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for May and June were also revised sharply ...
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Can anyone tell me how this is an unreasonable take? “Your approach starts with compassion — compassion for transgender people, compassion for families, especially young people who are going through this, and also empathy for people who are not sure what all of this means for them,”
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes. Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I am being negatively polarized from “mostly fine, few dumb ideas, would probably have ranked him third” to a rabid pro-Zohran partisan by how fucking vile this shit is.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I know this is supposed to be satire but if you attend one community planning group meeting, you'll learn that it most definitely is not
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
America's Finest City? More like America's Forgotten City. We're used to it, but it's definitely frustrating. This race has national implications...we're the largest border county in the country, you'd think with all the focus on immigration, people would pay attention!
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
well that's a relief
results for the San Diego Board of Supervisors District 1 special election showing Paloma Aguirre at 53% in the unofficial results
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
this is a massive election for the future of san diego county (3.1M residents!) and has gotten very little national attention. honestly not that much local attention either!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Did you know that control of the board of San Diego County is on the line on Tuesday? The board is split 2-2, and a Dem and Republican are fighting for the fifth spot in a few days. One reason this matters: immigration policy and ties with ICE.
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The Six Elections to Watch This July - Bolts
We’re only days removed from the political earthquake in New York City’s mayoral race, but the election calendar matches on: There are many fewer contests on the ballot in July... Read More
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Feel like a good idea for the centrist faction, WelcomeFEST folks would be to recruit and support talented, young, dynamic outsiders who share their worldview.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Gonna say it again: it’s not good for *anyone* on either side to try and turn local US races into referendums on Israel-Palestine.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
If you're going out protesting I have one piece of advice beyond the standard safety tips: Bring a towel. If you're gassed, you're gonna need it, trust me.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Leaving no power on the table means running Democrats for the tens of thousands of local seats up for election in 2026. How do you think Republicans built power? Yeah, by running for those seats unopposed because they aren't "sexy" enough for us. Stop focusing only on Congress!
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
National Dems talking about rural issues is my love language
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Now is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress who promised not to cut Medicaid. Or to your conservative friends who don't think we should be exploding the debt. Because today, Donald Trump met with Republicans on Capitol Hill, trying to pass a bill that would do both.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 17/05/2025
when the tribunal asks me if i am now or ever have been an abundance liberal i'll just say "no, i am a supply-side progressive"
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Cassocks are red Conclaves are dope Wake up babe we got a
laura loomer tweet: WOKE MARXIST POPE
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"The new pope has a twitter account" is an anachronism that my brain just can't handle
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Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
NEW: Two Democrats walk into the lion’s den—only one tames it. Newsom grinned at Charlie Kirk’s hate like a golden retriever asking for a belly rub. Buttigieg held his ground and didn’t flinch. This isn’t just media strategy—it’s moral clarity. 📖 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...
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Pete vs. Gavin: How Two Democrats Enter the Lion’s Den—and Only One Tames It
Buttigieg challenges the manosphere without compromise. Newsom smiles through bigotry. The difference isn’t just style—it’s strategy
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises. But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up. It's up to us to demand something better.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
once again reminding people that "swing voters" are mostly not centrists they are "get mad at the president because i disapprove of the supermarket rearranging the aisles again" voters
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
sometimes the assumption is "low info" voters are like, people who aren't following budget reconciliation negotiations. Half of Americans can't name a single supreme court justice. "Low info" voters are the ones who think the NFL Commissioner is a cabinet appointment.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It's really hard to overstate how hugely favored conservatives were up until two months ago. Here's the graph of Canadian polling between March 2023 and March 2025. (Reminder: blue is conservative.) Those are months and months of 20+ point leads for Tories.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
<< This dual citizen is so fucking happy tonight. Thank you, Canada!
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Listening to Pete Buttigieg on Flagrant, and it occurred to me that he gets it while Gavin Newsom sadly doesn’t. You don’t make a podcast then force your Democratic audiences to listen to Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk. You go on manosphere podcasts to have their audiences listen to your ideas.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
That's my president, and it's high time I start saying it again
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
So, I did a thing. We’re talking local!
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Laughing at the masses who thought they'd release the game today. If y'all think Bethesda is going to drop one of the most anticipated things in gaming on a random Monday in April without spending months hyping it up first, y'all must live under rocks.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Full Ginsburg alert!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
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Andi McNew @andimc888.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
One perk of being involved in local politics is the chance to meet actual real life heroes. Thanks for visiting San Diego, @mcbride.house.gov
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
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Jakob McWhinney @jakobmcwhinney.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
here are the elephants at the @sandiegozoo.bsky.social safari park reacting to the earthquake just outside #sandiego. you can see them forming an “alert circle,” as Emily helpfully informed us, during which the adults can be seen "instinctively circling the younger elephants to protect them."
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