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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 33m
Undecided Texas voter: I was really impressed with Talarico this evening. I found a more balanced politician. I was surprised at how centrist he was on many of the issues, and I think that has brought me to a deeper understanding. I like that he invited us to sit down and challenge him.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 32m
"It's a very hard needle to thread when your president is unpopular to try and be critical, but also appeal to voters," says GOP strategist Doug Heye. "The difference between 2006 and now... we weren't going to get called out publicly by the president or anybody else." to.pbs.org/4zscswy
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Democratic and GOP strategists on how Trump's unpopularity is shaping the midterms
The latest polling for the upcoming midterms shows a tilt in Democrats' favor. For an inside view of the final weeks of the campaign, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee and Re...
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump did not expect to be invited back into the White House by the voters after a violent mob attacked Congress to overturn the election on his behalf. He's a maniac, sure, but there's no way he thought he'd be back. I say this because that man will never leave the White House again. No way.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 5h
An ad attacking Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson features a quote from a union leader. He tells NBC News he never commented on Jackson's plan and was "shocked" to see the quote.
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Union leader quoted in Maine Senate attack ad sends ‘cease and desist’ to GOP PAC
The ad quotes a union official slamming Democrat Troy Jackson’s healthcare plan. He told NBC News he never commented on Jackson’s plan and was “shocked” to see the quote.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h
We're planning a public execution. We only admit white "refugees" from a former apartheid state. Our domestic security service uses white nationalist messaging. And the president routinely appears to encourage or endorse violence against his opponents & the media. Nothing subtle or complicated here.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 6h
Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h
Thirty years ago, Susan Collins promised Maine voters she’d serve only two terms. Now she’s a multimillionaire asking them for a sixth. Her current net worth is estimated to be roughly $6.8 million. Not bad for a Senate salary of $174,000 per year.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h
The Republican nominee for governor in Ohio decided to include a sex offender in his most recent campaign ad. (And no, it wasn’t Donald Trump.) trib.al/cdpqsIo
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Vivek Ramaswamy Features Sex Offender in Campaign Ad
The Republican nominee for governor in Ohio decided to include a sex offender in his most recent campaign ad. (And no, it wasn’t Donald Trump.)
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 14h
Happy to share the revised version of this paper, especially as we gear up for the election. We draw from comparativists to think about what selective state repression in the US context might look like (here, the arrests of formerly incarcerated folks for voting). It's not great! bit.ly/3Wp2jlY
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14h
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 15h
Which one is it, Mr VP? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
OSSOFF: Mike Collins called for killing immigrants by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters. I'd like to hear if Mike Collins stands by that statement. Do you still believe in the extrajudicial killing of immigrants? MIKE COLLINS: *changes topic*
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/10/2026
Sen. Ossoff: "Congress is full of congressmen's sons who are only in Congress because their daddies were congressmen, just like Mike Collins, who are perfectly happy to send other people's children to die in a war. How is this war a success, Mike?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Ossoff on adding SCOTUS justices: "I don't rule out any judicial reform" (He then pivots back to savaging Collins lol)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"I'm a pro-choice Republican," Minnesota GOP Senate nominee Michele Tafoya claims in a new ad... ...except she's hailed the demise of Roe v. Wade, vowed to confirm conservative judges, routinely backed a 12-week abortion ban and gaslighting anyone, what? www.huffpost.com/entry/michel...
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'I’m A Pro-Choice Republican,' Says Minnesota Senate Nominee Who Backs Abortion Bans
Michele Tafoya, who called herself a “first trimester gal” and hailed Roe v. Wade’s demise, seems to be gaslighting voters on her abortion stance.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
oh boy. Mike Collins is in trouble
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Troy Jackson: "Sen. Collins keeps talking about all the power and authority she has, but she never has it unless it's for one of her donors"
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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats. "You are rude!" #MD01
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“The Maryland Dept of Health has declared a measles outbreak in St. Mary’s, Carroll and Cecil counties, health officials said Monday. The health department said it is investigating 14 confirmed cases among unvaccinated MD residents & that most of the case contacts occurred w/in specific households.”
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Maryland declares measles outbreak in 3 counties
The Maryland Department of Health has declared a measles outbreak in St. Mary’s, Carroll and Cecil counties, health officials said Monday. The health department said it is investigating 14 confirmed c...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Sharing this because NYers who are unenthusiastic about casting a vote for Kathy Hochul need to know that the alternative, Bruce Blakeman, is a genuinely evil piece of shit. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/n...
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Blakeman Launches Graphic Attack on Mamdani in Meeting With Hasidic Jews (Gift Article)
While seeking support from Hasidic leaders, the Republican candidate for governor, Bruce Blakeman, said Mayor Zohran Mamdani would not act if riots hit their community.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
UNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I honestly don’t know how folks in Maine are supposed to afford to heat their homes this winter. Donald Trump and Susan Collins owe them an answer. Their war in Iran is making life even more expensive for people already struggling to get by.
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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards.
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The SS United States is set to be sunk in mid-November
Okaloose County expects to sink the SS United States the second week in November, depending on weather.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes, yes, the authoritarian president is leading a hate-filled rally in which he urges his followers to physically assault protesters but do NOT call any of these people Nazis or you will make David Brooks sad.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In Lord Keynes' 1930 essay on the economic problems of our grandchildren, he makes clear that a billionaires tax will eventually (as in right now) become essential to maintaining and safeguarding democracy because without it the descent into plutocracy will be stark and steep.
fortune.com
Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts | Fortune
In two years levying a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, it's funded bridge repairs, bolstered literacy programs and tackled a transportation deficit.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Democrats are leaning hard into anti-corruption messaging in the final weeks of the campaign as new research suggests that linking corruption to Americans' economic struggles can boost Democrats into the home stretch.
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Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue
Running against corruption is not new. But Democrats have turned the familiar attack into a broader message tied to voters’ economic pain.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
jeffries has released a statement on the omar raid
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 12/10/2026
Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN
1. On October 12, at 1:31 p.m. Eastern, the Washington Post reported that two ads continued airing after the Court issued the Order and into the early hours of
Monday, October 12, on multiple programs, including “60 Minutes,” “ABC World News Tonight,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Ex. A.
2. According to AdImpact data retrieved at 2:45 p.m. Eastern today, Defendants’ ads ran in nearly 400 spots on programs that began airing at 7 p.m. Eastern last
night—that is, after this Court’s order was in effect. Ex. B.
3. Specifically, “Final Battle” ran in 193 spots during “60 Minutes,” which aired on CBS starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
4. And “Maduro” ran in 198 spots during “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which aired on ABC starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🚨GOP NIGHTMARE: Democrats are surging in the battle for the Senate. NC Cooper +8.8 GA Ossoff +8.1 NH Pappas +5.9 MI El-Sayed +3.1 OH Brown +3.1 TX Talarico +3.0 MN Flanagan +2.2 AK Peltola +1.4 ME Jackson +1.0 IA Turek +0.5 But polls don’t vote — PEOPLE DO. No complacency. Turn out. Fight back. 👊
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026
Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“.. In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..” @nytimes.com #MEsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ohio early-voting data point to stronger Democratic showing in Trump counties
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Ohio early-voting data point to stronger Democratic showing in Trump counties | Mezha
Democrats account for a larger share of Ohio’s early voters than at the same point in 2024, including in the state’s most Republican counties. The preliminary figures do not show how voters marked the...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Michigan Democrats have a 6 to 2 majority on the state’s board of education, and are defending both seats in play this year. One of the 2 GOP candidates is Bree Moeggenberg, chair of a Moms for Liberty chapter who has self-published a book titled: “Pronouns. Pronouns. Pronouns. NOT SHMONOUNS.”
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on Trump to "immediately reverse course" on his decision to allow Russian diesel imports, accusing the administration of violating federal law and handing Moscow a financial lifeline as it wages war against Ukraine.
politico.com
Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal
The senators are questioning the legality of the decision, citing Congress’ 2022 ban on Russian energy imports.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BREAKING: A judge has ordered an immediate halt to the taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads, including any slated to run tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
FUN FACT: Trump’s approval on inflation and the cost of living has plummeted to 20% among registered voters, with a whopping 68% expressing disapproval, according to a new FT/Focaldata poll.
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 10/10/2026
Roger Marshall charged his patients 18% annual interest on their unpaid bills. His bakery bill for $678.75 was due six years ago. At 18% interest compounded annually, the total he'd owe would be at least $1,800. Marshall just paid the bakery $1,300—far less than what his patients would owe.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It's amazing to see George Carlin predict our truly shitty current situation here in America, decades ago in his stand-up. The man was a genius and a prophet. Damn, I miss him.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Talarico: I've heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice. People are concerned. He has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Kushner and Witkoff reportedly told Putin he would get $100mn in frozen Russian assets freed up in exchange for a limited ceasefire. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Trump envoys offered Russia release of frozen assets and a Lukoil deal, NYT reports
The New York Times reports US envoys offered Moscow frozen asset release, a Lukoil stake sale and Belarus potash exports for a limited ceasefire.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11/10/2026
Charlie Cook says there's no "blue wave" but a "red undertow." I think he's wrong about this. The Dem Party and candidates are currently more popular across the board than the Republican Party and candidates. And Ds are in better shape than 2018 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-11...
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Charlie Cook says there’s no “blue wave.” I think he’s wrong.
Plus, Democrats are winning the ad war despite the GOP's cash edge. Your weekly political data roundup for October 11, 2026.
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A massive, and massively underrated, threat to a functioning democracy. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
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Threats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear (Gift Article)
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Democrats who don't do everything they can to hold Republicans accountable will be driven out of office by the base. Democrats who don't do everything they can to rein in the reckless power of billionaires will likewise be driven out of office by the base.
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