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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Worth watching: South Carolina Dems are starting to roll out ads featuring GOPers endorsing Dem Annie Andrews. On our pod, Jalisa Washington-Price, who runs a PAC, says a $2 million ad buy is set to feature a former GOP lawmaker from a deep red county: newrepublic.com/article/2163...

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Guys, “she is in favor of Transgender for Everyone,” is objectively hilarious. It doesn’t even make any sense. Y’all can be mad over the slur, sure, but also, laugh a little. Signed, a woman who has spent 6+ years fighting for trans rights in South Carolina

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell says ex-deputy attorney general Sally Yates will lead review of university's handling of sex assault claims.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don’t threaten me with a good time

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As someone who personally knows @drannieandrews.com , I have to admit that I laughed out loud, hard, reading this.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/10/2026

We basically don't have any broadly-respected polls of the South Carolina Senate race, but the polls we do have (with one exception) suggest a race that could be…weirdly close for South Carolina? South Carolina last elected a Democratic senator in 1998. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Polls conducted in the last month showing Graham, the Republican, leading by 1 or 2 points in South Carolina.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why would he be? Birds of a feather

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the best news we could’ve asked for.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been named the special prosecutor by Gov. Kathy Hochul to investigate the Cornell 7. In other words: they are FUCKED fucked.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Last night was my 5th time speaking at JCLCC. It is truly one of my favorite advocacy opportunities each year. Not only do you get to speak with lawmakers & agency leaders about issues personally impacting your kids, you get to hear about tons of community resources you may have otherwise missed.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Talk about “cruel and unusual punishment.” What in the world…

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Emergency court filing from Pike's lawyers seeking to "halt and stay" the botched execution tonight in Tennessee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

EMERGENCY MOTION TO HALT AND STAY EXECUTION
The Tennessee Department of Correction began the execution of Petitioner
Christa Gail Pike at approximately 8:00 p.m. CDT. According to counsel witnessing the execution:
1. Both syringes of pentobarbital have been administered.
2. Ms. Pike has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat and is
audibly snoring.
3. Curtains have gone down twice.
4. It took counsel approximately 7 minutes to be connected via phone.
Accordingly, the Petitioner requests and order immediately staying her execution
and ordering immediate medical care.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Respectfully, the fact that I can get spam calls at 9pm should be illegal. As if getting a half dozen during the work day and on weekends isn’t bad enough.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thinking about that Senate staffer who was absolutely fired on the spot after today’s hearing snafu. Someone has never packed their bags faster, I’m sure.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

For those keeping score at home, the United States is now without an Army Secretary, Army Deputy Secretary, and Senate-confirmed Army Chief of Staff -- all in the midst of an ongoing War with Iran that everyone in D.C. has quietly conceded Trump already lost.

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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 26/08/2026

The field is set and I’m ready to bring this election home.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And that’s why Trump came to host a rally there this week 🙃

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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More people voting in the SC Primary runoff than voted in the SC Primary for US Sen (R).

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Joe Paulson @joepaulson2.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A third of the votes in, Graham has a comfortable lead. #SouthCarolina

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In the words of Justin Bieber: never say never. @drannieandrews.com is the real deal.

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Meg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton's publicist says she died at a Nashville hospital after a brief battle with cancer.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We throw terms “icon” and “legend” way too casually these days. But the way just about every type of human is gutted over this loss says more than I ever could. Be a Dolly.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Live your life so that even the worst on earth can’t help but sing your praises.

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Kathleen Alves @katalves18c.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dollyland employees, both part time and full time, receive 100% of tuition covered. Healthcare, medical, vision, retirement benefits, childcare. A saint that walked among us. Every other wealthy person should be ashamed of themselves if they don't live up to Dolly standards.

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Travandboo @travandboo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Her website is crashing from donations. If that isn’t the most beautiful thing, I don’t know.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Will @drannieandrews.com face “term limits” Ralph Norman who is older than Lindsey Graham? Or “there are 50M people in South Carolina; I know nothing about national security, that was my brother’s thing” Darline Graham? 10 weeks before the election & we still don’t know.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I also do not believe him. But that’s probably just my wishful thinking 😉

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is the right answer, nay, only answer, for an incumbent senator who is up for reelection in 3 months and needs to keep his seat in a swing state if we have any hope of flipping the senate.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/08/2026

US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.

US choropleth map showing percentage change in MMR or overall vaccination rates since before the pandemic, by county. Decreases are shown in pink, increases in green.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Like for goodness sake, there’s so much that IS broken that could be repaired through policy. Heaven forbid we solve ACTUAL problems.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A “well visit” to get a flu shot qualifies for a copay. A “regularly scheduled visit” such as an annual physical where my child gets up to date on shots, is free. As you can imagine, parents don’t get unlimited PTO to take their kids to get shots. Maybe don’t fix things that aren’t broken.

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Want to put money on how many of those appointments will be covered by insurance?

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026

Here’s a map of states that have said they will disregard federal guidance on vaccines and instead follow recommendations issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

map of states that have said they will disregard federal guidance on vaccines and instead follow recommendations issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Let me tell you who absolutely won’t put up with that: Gen Z.

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

so as usual, it's not transgender women causing problems in women's sports -- it's cis men.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

While everyone was asleep, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50–49 vote.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

He is also one of the most genuinely good humans I’ve met!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake just endorsed Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia. "Character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution."

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Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’

The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I can't possibly imagine a stupider venue for pushing their right-wing bullshit than at a WNBA game

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ABC News 4 - WCIV @abcnews4.com · 30/07/2026

Rep. Jermaine Johnson announced Thursday morning that former chairman of the Charleston County Democratic Party Sam Skardon will be joining Johnson on the ticket as the candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Read more: bit.ly/3U4f4kL

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The confirmation vote for Trump's Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche has been postponed because there are not enough votes to confirm him. Blanche has failed to secure Republican votes by refusing to guarantee that Trump's $1.8B slush fund deal is dead and restrict Trump's IRS immunity.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/07/2026

Oh wow. Glad to see this.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

💩 everywhere (he was trying to make an analogy of “cutting the fat from the budget” and thought this was a good idea. His own party grew frustrated with him for vetoing their budget). And then there’s LG’s sister who is still relatively unknown with no platform. This will go to a runoff on 8/25.

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Emily Mayer @emilymayersc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Currently the congressman for CD5 (York county area) and lost the gubernatorial primary. Sanford is our former governor and congressman (CD1, lowcountry) who went missing for “hiking the Appalachian trail” (aka having an affair), also known for bringing pigs into the statehouse lobby who (2/3)

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