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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Clarksdale is known as the birthplace of the blues, and legend has it the crossroads is where bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul for his talent. Today, Mississippi is at a crossroads of its own.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The deeper history of literally everything can be assumed to have been like this, can it not?

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Sailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The statistics has always been more white people on welfare than Black folks nationwide. Reagan rode this racism to fame.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For generations, Republicans have refused to call the Democratic Party party by its proper name - insisting "there's nothing democratic about the Democrat Party". Simultaneously insisting "this is a republic, not a democracy".

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WH Press Pool Reports @whpresspool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also spotted Dennis Rodman, wearing sparkly black pants. (2/5)

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was shocked (though I shouldn't have been) to learn, upon listening to Tuesday's public safety committee meeting today, that SPD chief Sayles explicitly said former chief Barnes delayed the Bite of Seattle press conference to be briefed, given that every headline said it was Mayor Wilson.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Seattle #Seahawks secret weapon: ~~COMPLIMENTARY FOOTBALL~~ LB: "Hey, great move! Almost had me there!" RB: "Solid tackle, bro! Anything less and I'm gone!" LB: "You da best." RB: "No, you da best." Coach: "Nice, guys, let's run that again!"

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Morning drains inexpressibly into lunchtime, or Christmastime. Overhead the geese are migrating, just as they were the last time you looked. You wash the dishes, turn around, and it is summer again, or some other time, or time to go.” RIP, Annie Dillard

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Seattle’s new OC looks like a roadie who eats cigarettes for breakfast and says less than 100 words a day. I trust him with my life.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adversity ... deal with it! Go Hawks!

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Nobody thought they could make a SuperBowl run last year. A lot of ball-knowers apparently don't think they actually won one. What's ahead? A #Seahawks pre-season 🧵. 1/9

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Sailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are moving my daughter and asking for help due to Domestic Violence. I will be adding the rest of the funds myself to facilitate her move. Any amount and sharing will be appreciated. Thank you. gofund.me/6eba6ca16

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My apologies: I was MISTAKEN re a 2026 #MSSen RUNOFF. It's decided Nov 3 by PLURALITY vote. A Dec 1 runoff applies to state Supreme Ct, Appeals, Chancery, Circuit, & County Ct Judges, School Boards ... but NOT the Colom/Pinkins/Hyde-Smith US Senate contest. Hat tip to @the-downballot.com.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Many opinions today re the Michigan Senate contest. I will put a stake in the ground here: The race has not yet declared* itself, and both contestant hold unexpired, unexercised options. *in the coaching argot of Seahawks HC Mike MacDonald.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

USA had a longstanding competitive advantage in that corruption wasn't much accepted - individual or institutional, public service or private enterprise. Trump's renormalization of norms changed that. You name it, "everybody does it". You're *not*? Sucker. Loser. You're not getting your share.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Don't court controversy if you're not willing to marry her.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

www.langstonseattle.org/seattle-blac... www.seattletimes.com/life/culture... Fri/Sat/Sun: Boots Riley. Captain Zero. Stuntboy. Haptic healing. "Nerdlesque" burlesque. Cosplay. Old histories => new stories. Games, fantasy jams, indoor/outdoor. Digital privacy. Sci-fi, ai-fi, magics new/old.

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Seattle Black Nerd Festival - LANGSTON Seattle

Our nerd festival brings a cosmic portal of joy, growth, connection, and unapologetic nerding out over books, games, films, anime, and more.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"catastrophic flooding channeled water at 65 miles per hour (105 kph) through the Upper Grand Coulee and over this 400-foot (120 m) rock face at the end of the last glaciation ... This sudden flood put parts of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon under hundreds of feet of water."

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Dry Falls - Wikipedia

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.

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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 25/08/2026

There’s a reason I have Colom listed as 2nd tier rather than 3rd. Donate today. secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Proposed NFL rule change for 2027-28:

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"Well, that was some weird shit." - George W. Bush, to Hillary Clinton, after Donald Trump's first inaugural address in 2016 I keep thinking about line for the past 10 years.

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John Frellington @johndavidfraley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Overton Window Experiment: why can't we have 101 Supreme Court Justices? The Republicans who survive 2026 & 2028 should be relieved President Democrat is only proposing expansion to 13. We started with six Justices in 1790 & the nation's population has increased *almost one hundredfold* since then.

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Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

In one of the cruelest jokes in the entire system, you have a right to bring an attorney to these reviews--but just to watch. Your attorney can't participate in any way. These have made for some of the most frustrating moments in 20 years of deportation defense.

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Semafor @semafor.com · 12/08/2026

Francesca Hong’s defeat in Wisconsin shows how the left is evolving further away from social justice movements of 2020, argues David Weigel. Read more of his full view: www.semafor.com/article/08/1...

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I personally think the police chief should move to the region, and all previous police chiefs from out of town have done so. I also think lunging at a reporter asking a reasonable question could be a fireable offense in itself. But there were lots of other issues with Barnes, as I've covered:

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Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Where He Lived - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett Mainstream media outlets and many Seattle City Councilmembers have expressed outrage over Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision…

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(Un)Dead Carl 🎃 @deadcarl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

there’s actually a lot of historical precedent for leadership not liking how a war is going but just kind of dithering Doesn’t tend to go well for those people

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Blue-Eyed Samurai @blue-eyedsamurai01.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The culture war playbook funded by national conservative groups & wealthy donors against Scott Colom follows a specific, poll-tested national strategy. In a red-hwavy state like Mississippi, wealthy Republican super PACs use themes as "firewalls" to override local economic anxieties...

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Patzers talk %'s while professionals count heads. In a MI midterm, AES must secure his 741K* D Primary votes & the other 788K D Primary votes AND win over 7-800K additional General Election voters still up for grabs. Who, where, how ... and who do you piss off on the way? *[MI SoS data]

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Tri-City Herald: "challengers fall short in bid to knock out Baumgartner" [as if that was the Primary game]. But ~120K votes against is 40K short of a (midterm) General Election win, and Conroy scored ~35K of these in 2024, if they turn out. But WA-05 is tough turf.

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Election: Eastern WA challengers fall short in bid to knock out Baumgartner

Six Democrats and five independents hoped to take the seat from the first term congressman.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In a bit of a surprise, impossibly-red WA-05 incumbent Rep. Michael Baumgartner has under 50% of the top-two primary total, as the only Republican on the ballot. Early in the count, and premature in the analysis, but may be one to watch.

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Sixty-two years ago today, the FBI uncovered the bodies of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman & Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County. We honor their courage by refusing to take that freedom for granted & recognizing our responsibility to protect our right to vote & ensure every voice is heard.

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 03/08/2026

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

chart showing 280k pr specialists to 40k 'news analysts, reporters, and journalists'

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

re WA wildfires (& future events everywhere): check out Severe Weather USA - a new service, apparently youtube only, excellent reports & advisories on Spokane & related fires. Integrates official, professional, community-sourced updates, footage, forecasts. youtube.com/@SevereWeatherUSA

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Welcome to Severe Weather USA. Your trusted source for breaking weather alerts and forecast updates across the United States. We cover tornadoes, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, flash floods, winte...

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Perimeters? Outskirts. As in HST, always on the outskirts of ... whatever: "This is It, I thought. This is how it happens — slamming into a pile of rocks at 100 miles an hour, a sudden brutal death in a fast red car on a moonless night in a rainstorm somewhere on the sleazy outskirts of Elko."

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

MI will be the D's costliest Senate primary ever. (TX set the R's record this year.) With knives out between D's, the seat will flip. (Same story among TX R's.) I'm hoping for a bigger wave on a some other beach.

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The Most Expensive Democratic Primary Ever

Mother Jones: "Next Tuesday’s contest in Michigan between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens holds a dubious distinction: No Democratic congressional primary in history has ever attracted so much s...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/07/2026

“And he was also fresh off this Venezuela effort to capture Nicolas Maduro earlier this year. That also made him believe we can do these things. I’m not saying that’s a rational belief, but I am saying that was his belief.” the dodgeball of prophecy fucking sucks, man

Post from me on Feb 20, before the Iran war

I am becoming increasingly convinced that the absolute worst case result for the Venezuela strike is the one we got: complete tactical success

they think they’re invincible now and it’s going to go so poorly for everyone

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Deep dig into an aspect of Israel's role in US policy & politics, under the influence of certain powerful US religious interests. 27-post 🧵 ahead:

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Well this is a nightmare

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Good eye, Jim. Looks like the institutional analog of a multi-victim shooting involving rival factions in a crowded civil space.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I surfaced gingerly from some days of IRL emotional meat-grinder to find the Sky wracked by a mysterious turbulence. Have learned little since, except that (for reasons unknown) Will & Kat both block me. Perhaps a blessing. Tire slashing? A shitty form of political expression. 1/2

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Stephen Purvis @stephenpurvisfilms.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Time ‘4’ Change -> @scolom.bsky.social Should Be Mississippi’s New Senator... youtu.be/8r_5xyM9OX8?...

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Mississippi Matters

YouTube video by Scott Colom

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We now know with certainty that Kevin Warsh wants, above all, to please Trump. But we also know the bond markets aren't buying it.

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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to keep Congress's stock-trading loophole alive. That's a payday, not public service.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Twin chasms of error loom at either end of the economic reasoning spectrum. Fanatic marxists & fanatic marketists view all subject matter (food, housing, transportation, energy, education, science, entertainment, etc) as fundamentally alike and deserving like treatment.

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WE TRIED TO WARN YOU @cogenteur.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Seattle Bite shooting victims are 2 fatal, 4 stable incl a 2yo, 1 serious.

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