Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My personal "woke" view is that I hold men to standards; those men knew what they were doing and knew it was wrong. Everyone coming up with excuses for it also knows it's wrong but they either (a) cowardly want to avoid dealing with it or (b) want it to be debatable so they can do it with impunity. 1026846
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thinking back to a year ago, when Ezra Klein did a podcast with Ross Douthat & said that to be competitive Democrats should run anti-abortion candidates in Ohio & Kansas. 34944160
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9hThis article (and Slade's book) are fan fiction. Trumpism isn't a break from Reaganism, it's the intended result, a gov't by, for, and of corruption, lawlessness, racism, and misogyny. That's why Reaganites with power—Thomas, Alito, Kennedy, McConnell—worked hard to empower and entrench Trumpism. 18592153
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10h"We don't want to turn into a banana republic, so we won't try to rein in corporations" is the kind of thing you say if you don't know what makes a banana republic a banana republic, and instead want to be a banana republic where the bananas are data centers. 121396334
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 11hResearchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALan.prOver 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwideResearchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. 601662978
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9hAs I suggest in this pod discussion, if someone told me a decade ago that the two 2026 Senate races that Dems would be running away with would both be in the South (Georgia and North Carolina), I would have thought it's utterly nuts 415923
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is very true. A huge theme in a lot of recent coverage that AI is a bit like Saving Private Ryan. Everybody's gotta step up and adopt AI to get it across the goal line. 35645110
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thanks to Polis 946558
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026America is short-sighted and always looking for instant gratification. High speed trains take many years of planning and money, money that could be given to wars and political donors in competing industries. 7584
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026High speed passenger rail is common around the globe, from major countries like Japan, France and China, all the way to emerging economies like Morocco. The United States is a glaring exception, with no passenger trains that meet the global definition of high speed. cnn.it/4711NwI 448113
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW 63176852233
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Justice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito saysDespite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits. 69971861991
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Our war with Iran was *never* about them having a nuclear weapon. That has always been a lie. And how do we know this? North Korea has *lots* of nuclear weapons. And instead of bombing them, Trump is always singing the praises of its leader and how much he likes Trump. We are being conned. 891209369
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And by "violating banking laws" CBS News means former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert molested boys he coached for wrestling in high school, boys as young as 14. To-may-to/to-mah-to! 1572233716
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026Q: Your approval rating with Latino voters has dropped down to 27% TRUMP: You're fake news. You're CNN. My poll numbers are great. All you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing. 5372814652
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Hell's VIP Section is currently full. Please make other arrangements. 2273308650
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .apnews.comSoldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed themSome U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them. 44285793521
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone. 1153361693
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAnthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Found the perfect screengrab to use the next time someone tries to tell me I’m missing out on important discourse by not using Elon Musk’s mircoblog site 105062701
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialsteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026lol 411071172
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 23hthe tech industry is about to invent books 558206814035
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 21hAbolish ICE. 503879726
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I am so beyond fucking tired of the insane levels of deference and plausible deniability news media orgs--esp legacy ones like the NYT--afford Trump and the absolute intellectual rot and cravenness that it represents among the ownership & leadership of those orgs 653397
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I don't think the Republican Party can "go back to normal" but if it did, that just means being a vehicle for undermining government and concentrating wealth, enveloped in a bunch of dishonest obfuscatory slop. Why yearn for something to return to the exact thing that fostered it 351969245
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026NEW: On September 23rd, Cook Political Report shifted the Kansas senate race from "likely republican" to "lean republican." Today, they changed it to "toss up." www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...cookpolitical.comA Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift LeftFour weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a... 1043698959
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hTroy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 241102812373
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comThe Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly TooThe paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today. 431680445
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We can’t just move past what SCOTUS has permitted this Administration to do to people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years and even decades. 7796269
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 06/10/2026turns out GM was right, Americans piss and moan that there aren’t any cheap EVs but they will not buy them if you make one www.motortrend.com/news/2027-ch...motortrend.comOwners of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt May Be in Rare CompanyGM may build only about 35,000 examples of the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt before ending production, making America’s most affordable EV also a somewhat rare one-year-only model. 174804101
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23hwe gotta scrap the entirety of DHS and start from scratch, with leadership we trust. the department is an insane clusterfuck anyway, you can sell it as an rationalization measure 1035453
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cook Political report changes ratings: #KSSen from Lean R to Toss-up #NCSen from Lean D to Likely D #NHSen from Toss-up to Lean D Kansas is in play www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...cookpolitical.comA Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift LeftFour weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a... 815335
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My hottest take is that South Carolina Senate is more competitive than Florida Senate. 19754
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You could not write it better: Leo Messi is exiting the international stage tonight as the GOAT of Argentina and a national hero on the level of Maradona. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving as persona non grata. One retires a king, the other, a jester. www.espn.com/soccer/story...espn.comCristiano Ronaldo won't return to Portugal team while Jesus remains coach - sourcesPortugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has issued an ultimatum, saying he will not return to the national team while Jorge Jesus is the coach, sources have told ESPN. 4477
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026¡DIOS MIO! Hispanic support in Texas #TXSen James Talarico 61% Ken Paxton 34% #TXGov Gina Hinojosa 58% Greg Abbott 37% d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/tt...d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net 38217
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Harvey Kronberg, one of the most respected journalists in Texas, says Talarico's campaign against Paxton bears resemblance to George W. Bush's campaign against Ann Richards. quorumreport.com/quorum_repor...quorumreport.comQuorum Report: Kronberg says Talarico campaign is reminiscent of the rise of George W. Bush against Ann Richards The possibility of presidential year-level turnout coupled with potentially higher voter intensity than 2018 has statewide GOP officeholders up against the 2264
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The big one here is Hamilton in Kansas in the lead. 512717
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026COOK POLITICAL: “.. We now estimate Democrats will pick up between two and six seats -- squarely within the range of four seats they need.” @cookpolitical.com www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen... 42705180
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If cook is saying this it’s bad 1727544
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper. Congress can, in fact, say the court got the Constitution wrong, on such questions as: - Should there only be 9 Wizards in Robes, or 47, or 100, or 250? - Should the Wizards have a building? Clerks? Docket control? - Should they ride the circuit? On horses? 1041388
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm not sure if @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social have issued a statement on this yet, but they should publicly announce that if Russ Vought tries to fuck with the election in any way they will fire him out of a cannon when they take power. 1162121595
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 19268431072
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 21hSchrödinger’s whiteness 549651
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23h*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 5921751587
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21hIt‘s utterly unconvincing when Susan Collins tries to pretend her vote for Kavanaugh wasn’t a betrayal of women’s right to bodily autonomy. 281132245
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialAndrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 21hThis is almost exactly what I say to my students. I don't have any use for your essays! You have use for your essays! 942063
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 21hThis. This is important. They’re hoping fear will hold us back because they don’t have the numbers. But it will make us stronger. It will bring people out. 22718174
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 21h“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936. Image: Universal History Archive/Getty Images. 6785211
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialRude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/10/2026i think we have to consider the possibility that Trumpism as implemented in v2.0 effectively did a CA prop 187 self own, but nationwide this time 1236130
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialRude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/10/2026Early voting turnout in Virginia is jaw dropping stuff among Latino voters. Across all other demographics, numbers are well ahead of 2022 at the same point but Hispanic/Latino turnout is 50% higher than it was in 2024-- a presidential election year! 18700118
Reposted by @egwenessneer.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026"hispanic turnout massively jumps and republican support collapses among hispanics" was a pretty big one two punch and we're looking at that nationally 821711