David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 9hHas anybody talked about this? Now that pollsters are relying on "likely" voters the Democratic margin has shrunk. Recent Texas poll has Talarico +2 with likely, and +7 with registered voters. That's big. Others similar. So do they just think the young and minorities won't vote? Or what? Realistic? 010
Reposted by David LewisAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181976696
Reposted by David LewisAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks! 231141062285
Reposted by David LewisRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60676472277
Reposted by David LewisBen D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This KFF headline really gets directly to what's happening todaykffhealthnews.orgUS Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health NewsThe Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ... 27444
Reposted by David LewisDante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Story time. My wife's post here reminds me of one of my favorite stories from my time on the Hill, of which there are many. I was in Comms for a Dem member, and the Caucus would put on a weekly talking points seminar for comms staffers. More often than not, these were run by Third Way. 822266
Reposted by David LewisKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think we have enough data to show if you're arresting elderly human rights lawyers you are not the good guys in this story. 9989191
Reposted by David LewisOur Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Constitution requires a Supreme Court but does not specify how many justices it should have Congress decides that 841550340
Reposted by David LewisThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat 121923260
Reposted by David LewisSuper Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Remorseful Republicans: I didn't vote for *this* Me: 513629
Reposted by David LewisAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 539159924460
David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This was criminal of Trump. And look what it has led to. A disastrous war. 000
Reposted by David LewisDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I hope you typed that slowly so that maybe he can understand. 2285
Reposted by David LewisArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026Feedback from healthcare providers in response to the AI pilot program has been scathing, with one calling it “a disgrace to the human race” and reporting that they saw patients crying in pain as they waited for care.arstechnica.comTrump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experimentVendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible." 36488322
Reposted by David LewisAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Could we finish bumblefucking our way through the war in Iran before we start one with Cuba? Thanks 59971041998
Reposted by David LewisThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026CARTOON OF THE DAY… 407127125446
Reposted by David LewisKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 25/09/2026Zelensky rejected another appeal from Trump to meet Putin in Moscow, Bloomberg reports. "People familiar with the Ukrainian president’s position said Trump raising the issue upset him." Asked later when he would go to Moscow, Zelensky replied: “On a fucking missile.”bloomberg.comTrump Asked Zelenskyy to Meet Putin in Moscow for Peace TalksPresident Donald Trump this week again encouraged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to travel to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin, despite repeated past refusals, as the US looks to reignite Ukraine-Russia peace ... 3028280
Reposted by David LewisTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Voters: "We want lower prices and the war to end!" GOP: "How about we take away your health coverage instead?" 391428488
Reposted by David LewisKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tonight’s state dinner guests at the White House with President Xi include: • Chief Justice John Roberts, • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett • Jesse Barrett, Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse 26921731041
Reposted by David LewisEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The NYT reported that at least $1 billion in dark money is flooding the midterm elections — and that estimate is probably low. The untraceable money comes from billionaires, corporations & special interests who want to keep their agendas & involvement secret. Cartoon by @cartoonkahuna.bsky.social 21710
Reposted by David LewisPeter Principle @peterprinciple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"How were we supposed to know that a model we designed to hack computer systems would decide that the easiest way to get information was to hack computer systems?" 1186
Reposted by David LewisTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119451416
David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I think that this election is more like 1980 than any other comparison (2006 or 2018). The Dems lost 12 Senators because of Iran. Looks like this year the GOP could lose as many as 10 because of Iran. In both cases voters were, and are now, just fed up with the incumbents. 000
Reposted by David Lewisjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026one thing i'm curious about is what republicans do if november is truly catastrophic. like, if we wake up and democrats have flipped iowa and kansas and florida and republican candidates have lost to independents in nebraska and montana. how do they react to trump?bloomberg.comTrump’s Grip on GOP Slips as Midterm Election Anxiety Sets InAs Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republicans were breaking from the president back in Washington. 2812697262
Reposted by David LewisJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Then walk out. Talk is cheap 721927378
Reposted by David LewisHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 19/09/2026I'd like to remind everyone of the principled courage of the Pentagon press, which walked out of the building their beat relies on rather than sign a loyalty oath. One of them was a dear friend for whom it was a giant sacrifice and I'm so proud of him. The White House press isn't in the same league. 5773206
Reposted by David LewisMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026He's so stupid *and* fascist that he thinks "repressive" is a compliment. 29146641101
Reposted by David LewisBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Other news organizations should leave the White House. They can of course still cover the administration--almost none of their coverage depends on being there physically. But they shouldn't stay there, raising their hands dutifully in the briefing room, as if it's business as usual. 1372614555
Reposted by David LewisHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 746276698831
Reposted by David Lewisjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress? 430103771920
Reposted by David LewisDougBlueWahoo 🦋💙✌️🌈🌊 @dougbluewahoo2.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump is a vile, vengeful, sadist, working against the American people. Note what he wishes to destroy: 1021714654
Reposted by David Lewisemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The weird thing abt the Bo French scandal is while people lambaste his gutter racism, they DON'T point out his attack on UT was basically a demand that less qualified white people be admitted over Latinos and Asians -- a demand for affirmative action for white people. 14481122
Reposted by David LewisElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A lot of Dems could take a lesson from this and openly acknowledge that their opponents are bigots. The resistance (mostly from establishment centrists) to stating plainly what's happening instead of using weasel words for the sake of civility is what makes voters think we're spineless. 633038637
David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Dems should hit Trump on the Kennedy Center fiasco HARD. Make it JFK versus Trump. Gallup found (2023) that JFK's retrospective approval rate was 90%. Don't dis JFK! 000
Reposted by David LewisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026I know I am not the median voter. But when I watch Trump performances like the one we just endured in North Carolina, I can't escape the feeling that our problems go much deeper than "affordability" and we're whistling past the graveyard if we reduce our politics to that issue. 32268871057
Reposted by David LewisFabian Nicieza @fabiannicieza.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Can you imagine if White House correspondents had the courage to support each other the way the opening acts on Sheeran's tour are supporting Macklemore...? 91231191
Reposted by David LewisAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 16/09/2026i love how people talk about the "crypto industry" 3442
David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Times-Siena poll, previously relatively favorable to Trump, is crushing today. 9, or 11, point Dem lead on whom folks will vote for. Not a single policy issue on which Trump leads. Best they can say forTrump, still at 38% favorability. Disastrous for GOP. 000
Reposted by David LewisDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026For these guys, it was never about illegal immigration, it was never about cultural assimilation. You can be born in America, drinking beer as you cheer on the Longhorns, but its not enough if you are not white. 48787213
Reposted by David LewisResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Cartoonist: Slyngstad 22392342729
Reposted by David LewisWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/09/2026www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...metrotimes.comMike Rogers opposed 9/11 responder health care not twice, but nine times - Detroit Metro TimesNewly uncovered record shows Mike Rogers repeatedly opposed efforts to establish, advance, or fund medical care for people sickened after the Sept. 11 attacks. 25872453419
David Lewis @davidlewis61.bsky.social · 13/09/2026All I know about this is how it was in NYC itself. Some islamaphobia, of course. But so much saying to anybody, "Are you OK?," "Hope you didn't lose anyone." And frequent random acts of kindness. Just caring about absolute strangers. So much the way people usually think NYC isn't. 000