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Green Mountain Bhoys @greenmountainbhoys.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Haaland, 115" sorry I thought of this and now you have to see it too

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Such a cool building and space. I got to visit a couple of years ago and was quite inspired.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I still don't really understand why fusion voting is worth the squeeze? It doesn't solve the spoiler problem, right? So I vote for a Democrat on the WFP line, but I still vote for a Democrat because I have to. I just wonder if it's worth the energy compared to PR or even single-winner RCV.

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This poll from Cook is bonkers. A *huge* plurality of voters (43% overall, 61% of Ds) want Dems to focus on changing the political system overall vs. just opposing (21%, 36% of Ds) or working with Trump (35%, 3% of Ds).

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Jason Davis @davisjason.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hot take: Some soccer fan billionaire eating a few million dollars a year to support local soccer coverage across America would have a much bigger impact on the future of the sport than subsidizing the salary of a fancy USMNT manager

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Quite proud of the work I did over summer with Colin Cole and @equitabledemocracy.bsky.social on a podcast. Trailer is up! We see what lessons we can learn about electoral systems from Australia and try to apply to the U.S. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH9p...

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The Future of Our Former Democracy Season 3 Trailer

YouTube video by Future of Our Former Democracy

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here's David Ellison's statement on his successful Paramount-WBD. Thanks Newsom "for his support throughout this process." State AGs were on track to kill the the merger with litigation and delay. Is Newsom giving up on the presidency and instead pursuing a post-gov career as Friend of Oligarchs?

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Next week, League of California Cities will vote on a reactionary resolution put forward by a few cities to support development of a constitutional amendment to overturn much of the state legislature's authority on housing. El Cerrito City Council unanimously voted to oppose. 🧵

1. A RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
CALLING FOR A WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT OR OTHER FORM OF INITIATIVE TO ENSURE FINAL LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER
HOUSING AND LAND USE DECISIONS
Source: City of Murrieta
Concurrence of five or more cities/city officials
Cities/city officials: City of Banning; City of Calimesa; City of Canyon Lake; City of Moreno
Valley; City of Norco; City of Torrance; Crystal Ruiz, Mayor, City of San Jacinto; Jessica
Alexander, Mayor, City of Temecula
Referred to: Housing, Community, and Economic Development Policy Committee
WHEREAS, California cities have historically been responsible for adopting general
plans and zoning regulations, reviewing housing development proposals, and providing or
coordinating the streets, water, wastewater, public safety, parks, transportation, and other
infrastructure and services necessary to support responsible, environmentally sound, and
well-planned residential growth; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities is dedicated to protecting and expanding
local control for municipalities across the state to ensure their orderly growth and
development; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities recognizes that local zoning is a primary
function of cities and an essential component of home rule, and that a city’s general plan...
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the General Assembly of the League of California Cities, assembled during the Annual Conference in Anaheim, California, on
September 25, 2026, that the League of California Cities support the development and
advancement of a state constitutional amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballotbased
strategies that restore and strengthen local authority over housing and land use
matters within municipal boundaries, including general plans, housing elements, zoning,
density, design and development standards, project siting, and the approval or denial of
housing development applications; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any constitutional amendment or alternative strategy
should preserve the State’s authority to establish broad statewide housing goals and
enforce constitutional and civil rights, fair housing requirements, building and life-safety
standards, and generally applicable environmental protections, while protecting cities
from state actions that compel, through funding conditions or state law, the approval of
housing developments that are inconsistent with locally adopted requirements; override
local zoning or density standards; or invalidate locally adopted housing or land use
decisions when a city has planned in good faith to accommodate its regional housing
needs allocation and maintains adequate capacity for housing at all income levels; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the League of California Cities consider establishing a
statewide working group or other appropriate committee(s) to evaluate and develop a
proposed constitutional amendment or other legislative, policy, or ballot-based strategies
to restore and strengthen local authority over housing and land use matters including but
limited to: conducting appropriate legal, fiscal, and policy analyses; engaging cities and
other stakeholders; and building a statewide coalition of proponent supporters in
preparation for; the November 2030 General Election, or within another reasonable time
frame as determined by the working group.

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One in 10 Americans were forcibly moved to a new district in the gerrymandering wars. And it’s only going to get worse. @apnews.com story about our report on gerrymandering whiplash and why proportional representation is the only way out. @protectdemocracy.org apnews.com/article/redi...

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm so sorry, it sounds like you've been good friends to each other.

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Sacramento River District @riverdistrict.net · 18/09/2026

The Alchemist Public Market is coming along quickly!

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The next reconstruction: - Expand the House to 700 Seats - Use MMP to create a multi-party system with PR - Use RCV for US Senate elections - End the filibuster + add DC - Limit the power of the Supreme Court - Expand the court to 13 Justices - Term limits and ethics rules for the court

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Appreciate what you're saying about the differences in elections and political systems btw the two. But I don't think it's misleading at all to say they have the same basic voting system. Political scientists pretty consistently divide election systems into WTA vs proportionsal systems.

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Mark Paul @markpaul.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Jim Boren nails it here. I worked with C.K. & Jim McClatchy for 2 decades on the editorial board. They put the public interest & journalism ahead of money. These Chatham guys are barbarians with the nerve to beg for donations while screwing their communities & workers. gvwire.com/2026/09/12/m...

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McClatchy Newspapers Hedge Fund Owners Have Forfeited Right to the McClatchy Name

Former Fresno Bee Executive Editor Jim Boren opines that the hedge fund owner of McClatchy Newspapers puts profits ahead of journalism.

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Daphna Renan @daphnarenan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Supremacy is out today! Join @nikobowie.bsky.social and me for a virtual book talk with the great @adamserwer.bsky.social tonight at 7 pm EST.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Fucking Sacramento. Guy this morning behind me on his loud ass Harley, in the bicycle lane, so he could get around traffic. I stopped and asked wtf and he told me get out of the way. I refused to move and told him to get the fuck out of the bike land and he said "you should be a better person." No.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Labor’s leverage within the Democratic coalition has steadily eroded since the New Deal era: unions can threaten to withhold campaign contributions or volunteer efforts, but cannot support a party that better represents their interests, because no such party can viably emerge."

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I sure hope that becomes clear to everybody as soon as possible.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If we nominate Newsom we will get destroyed and we will deserve it.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We have our own version of the AfD. Thanks to our election system, they control the entire federal government, they're kidnapping people and putting them in concentration camps, sending armies into opposition-controlled cities and shooting people in the streets.

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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This Labor Day I’m thinking about the presidential platform Eugene V. Debs ran on in 1912: - votes for women - proportional representation - overturn judicial supremacy - DC/territorial suffrage - make the Constitution easier to amend teachingamericanhistory.org/document/the...

Political Demands
1. The absolute freedom of press, speech and assemblage.
2. The adoption of a graduated income tax, the increase of the rates of the present corporation tax and the extension of inheritance taxes, graduated in proportion to the value of the estate and to nearness of kin-the proceeds of these taxes to be employed in the socialization of industry.
3. The abolition of the monopoly ownership of patents and the substitution of collective ownership, with direct rewards to inventors by premiums or royalties.
4. Unrestricted and equal suffrage for men and women.
5. The adoption of the initiative, referendum and recall and of proportional representation, nationally as well as locally.
6. The abolition of the Senate and of the veto power of the President.
7. The election of the President and the Vice-President by direct vote of the people.
8. The abolition of the power usurped by the Supreme Court of the United States to pass upon the constitutionality of the legislation enacted by Congress. National laws to be repealed only by act of Congress or by a referendum vote of the whole people.
9. The abolition of the present restrictions upon the amendment of the constitution, so that instrument may be made amendable by a majority of the voters in the country.
10. The granting of the right of suffrage in the District of Columbia with representation in Congress and a democratic form of municipal government for purely
local affairs.
11. The extension of democratic government to all United
States territory.

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DJ Giant Robot @djgiantrobot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Since it's Chrissie Hynde's birthday today, you need to hear this incredible version of Nick Drake's River Man. Damn. #musicsky

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Chrissie Hynde - River Man (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Chrissie Hynde

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Jen Dresden @jrdresden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I was happy to join the Older/Wiser Podcast to talk about how reforms like fusion voting and proportional representation could help our politics get unstuck. Check it out! www.thenextmove.org/p/does-ameri...

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Does America Need a New Election System?

The case for proportional representation.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Look, did Gavin Newsom do anything of note nor lead meaningful change in any of California's biggest problem areas in eight years as governor? No. But is going to be the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 2028? Also no.

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

While Newsom talks a good talk on addressing climate change, he’s been committing climate arson by defunding transit, biking, and walking programs for years. @damientypes.bsky.social does an excellent job here summarizing how our Governor has prioritized highways over transit again and again.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ugh, sorry. I hope you feel better soon!

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God @thegodshow.com · 25/08/2026

Dear Humanity, I sincerely apologize for taking the wrong person again. I will be going on a listening tour to hear from the community and promise to do better in the future. Thank you, God

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Late night Hail Mary: does anybody have a link to or a PDF of the San Jose Mercury News series "Hidden Billions: The Draining of the Philippines" from back in the day 1985? help

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

You're in good company, I assumed the same at first. It seems like so many of the things that don't work in our democracy ARE engraved in the Constitution and seem impossible to change.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Wouldn't actually require a Constitutional amdmt. In '67 Congress made a law requiring single-member house districts. They can change the statute back & require seats to be allocated proportionally. That's what the Fair Representation Act does. States can do PR too, see @prorepcoalition.bsky.social

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This was so good until the nonsense about "base hits" like RCV and open primaries. Those have their place. They are not steps toward proportional representation. Don't confuse people!

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Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My campaign promise is that every time a biker or pedestrian gets hit by a car, a bollard is placed there. Streets are impassable now? Oh no, i guess the drivers should have been more careful 🤷‍♀️

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Ruth Greenwood @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I've spent my career fighting gerrymandering through litigation, advocacy, and public education. I even lost huge in the Supreme Court. After Callais, I'm convinced the tools are nearly gone. The problem is structural. My case for proportional representation, in @GlobeOpinion: protdem.org/45XQYuL

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Gerrymandering won. It’s time to change the rules. - The Boston Globe

The Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation.

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 13/08/2026

@ruthgreenwood.bsky.social is 1 of 500+ scholars urging Congress to adopt proportional representation. After a career fighting gerrymandering, her conclusion is clear: it’s time for systemic change. We’re proud to back her & fellow scholars in their push for change. Her latest for @bostonglobe.com

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Gerrymandering won. It’s time to change the rules. - The Boston Globe

The Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Why is anyone paying Dan Walters to write about high speed rail? This is mostly recapping Joe Mathews (actually informative) column and tacking on Walters' disapproving. "It is yet another chapter in a seemingly endless political melodrama." No reporting, nothing added, no point at all in reading.

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just heard Double U on the radio, in Sacramento. I don't know if that's ever happened to me. That's why I support low power FM @kutzfm.org !

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Pope Pho V @cosmoq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

That Parliament building is so cool. I was totally inspired by my visit a couple of years ago.

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FairVote @fairvote.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A new poll from @fixourhouse.bsky.social & @newamerica.org finds voters support proportional representation by a 2-to-1 margin. Support was high for GOP, Dem, & independent voters. PR & multi-member districts would end gerrymandering & give everyone a voice in Congress. www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

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Voters are sick of the 2-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes

A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.

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