Reposted by gurleyggRenée Graham 🏳️🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 2hThis is why a lot of people weren't mad at Will Smith. 1257
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We're going to be getting competing rulings on Missouri's congressional midterm map until approximately 2039. It's likely the Supreme Court will just end this, but it's an own-goal for Missouri's lawmakers, writes @gurleygg.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/09/25/a...prospect.orgAfter Missouri, Mid-Decade Redistricting May Die a Natural Death - The American ProspectRepublican gerrymandering in the state might be too shameless even for the Supreme Court. 1309
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Kansas State Sen. Cindy Holscher talked with me about her run for governor & the politics of data centers & stadiums. When the subject is KS politics, the convo usually comes back to former Gov. Sam Brownback & his "experiment." prospect.org/2026/09/21/b...prospect.orgThe Brownback Brushback in Kansas - The American ProspectData centers and a stadium deal have set the table for a contentious governor’s race in Kansas, a state that has yet to recover fully from its disastrous mid-aughts tax-cutting “experiment.” 001
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Cindy Holscher may hold the governor's mansion for Dems in Kansas. She's doing it by running against the Chiefs stadium deal, data center development, & Sam Brownback's disastrous tax cut, the legacy of which may net Dems a 3rd straight term in the Sunflower State. From @gurleygg.bsky.social.prospect.orgThe Brownback Brushback in Kansas - The American ProspectData centers and a stadium deal have set the table for a contentious governor’s race in Kansas, a state that has yet to recover fully from its disastrous mid-aughts tax-cutting “experiment.” 1118858
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Read it and weep: “The evidence provided in this research naturally raises certain monitoring concerns, as if we find inter-agent exchanges unintelligible, that may mean that we can’t be sure about what the agents have actually done.”theguardian.comAI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargonExperts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversight 041
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The MANGOS...chose subterfuge and now their collective credibility is shot. Irritated by AI slop...chatbots, and wary of surveillance regimes, Americans are beginning to understand the price of failing to erect guardrails. Coming home to roost at data centers... prospect.org/2026/09/11/o...prospect.orgData Center of Attention - The American ProspectCandidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech. 010
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's not over until the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals sings and perhaps not even then.... 011
Reposted by gurleygggurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Canada’s gambit is that Americans have had just about enough of life in the memeverse, and that they’ll soon find out how important Canada is..... prospect.org/2026/09/08/c...prospect.orgCanada Strikes Back - The American ProspectOttawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy. 064
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My latest on the politics of data centers and the gathering storm: Data centers are now a stand-in for Americans’ broader discomfort with the AI revolution—and you can now add fears about AI super-intelligence to the list.prospect.orgData Center of Attention - The American ProspectCandidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech. 000
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The saga in Missouri, where Brett Kavanaugh of all people has slapped down Republican maps twice in three days, is a harbinger of how the midterms will be fought from courthouse to courthouse. @gurleygg.bsky.social explains. prospect.org/2026/09/10/m...prospect.orgHow Many Judges Does It Take to Sort Out Missouri? - The American ProspectThe legal miasma promises to set the tone for the rest of the country’s midterm legal dramas. 14421
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's one of the biggest stories of the election: the bipartisan revulsion at data center deployment playing out everywhere. @gurleygg.bsky.social looks at how the backlash is playing out in gubernatorial and state-level elections, from Alabama to Nevada to Kentucky to Ohio.prospect.orgData Center of Attention - The American ProspectCandidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech. 4249
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Canada’s gambit is that Americans have had just about enough of life in the memeverse, and that they’ll soon find out how important Canada is..... prospect.org/2026/09/08/c...prospect.orgCanada Strikes Back - The American ProspectOttawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy. 064
Reposted by gurleygggurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As the temperature of the trade war rises from simmering to boiling, the situation has devolved into...body-shaming insults, Al slop, and meme generation that would wear out a middle-school principal, much less the leader of a sovereign nation prospect.org/2026/09/08/c...prospect.orgCanada Strikes Back - The American ProspectOttawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy. 001
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As the temperature of the trade war rises from simmering to boiling, the situation has devolved into...body-shaming insults, Al slop, and meme generation that would wear out a middle-school principal, much less the leader of a sovereign nation prospect.org/2026/09/08/c...prospect.orgCanada Strikes Back - The American ProspectOttawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy. 001
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Canada's new tariffs take effect today. Here's @gurleygg.bsky.social on how this trade war is hammering Republicans across the country. prospect.org/2026/09/08/c...prospect.orgCanada Strikes Back - The American ProspectOttawa paid a price to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Now the bet is that retaliatory tariffs plus the midterms force Americans to end meme-driven trade policy. 13014
Reposted by gurleyggEntertainment Weekly @ew.com · 26/08/2026Jane Fonda shared a long, touching message about ‘9 to 5’ costar Dolly Parton, hours after news broke of the Queen of Country’s death.bit.lyJane Fonda pays tribute to late ‘9 to 5’ costar Dolly Parton: ‘She was the voluptuous embodiment of empathy’Jane Fonda shared a long, touching message about ‘9 to 5’ costar Dolly Parton, hours after news broke of the Queen of Country’s death. 03311
Reposted by gurleygg🇨🇦👠OhHellNoCanada👠🇨🇦 @ohhellnocanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Canadian Dolly Parton Fact Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has benefited hundreds of communities across Canada, delivering over 5 million free books. Key Canadian communities covered are First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Communities. Over 52% of all books that are mailed go to indigenous children👍❤️ 211433315
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Many state leaders would back way off on any topic if voters delivered an 80-20 beatdown at the polls. In Missouri, they said instead...bring it... My latest on direct democracy backsliding: prospect.org/2026/08/18/n...prospect.orgNow You Vote; but Maybe You Won’t in Backsliding Missouri - The American ProspectRepublican state leaders are working frantically to skim off as much of voters’ democratic powers as they can this election season. 010
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Missouri Republicans wanted to make it harder for voters to set policies at the ballot. The voters thunderously said no. So the Secretary of State instead is trying to keep votes off the ballot in the first place. From @gurleygg.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/08/18/n...prospect.orgNow You Vote; but Maybe You Won’t in Backsliding Missouri - The American ProspectRepublican state leaders are working frantically to skim off as much of voters’ democratic powers as they can this election season. 03417
Reposted by gurleyggBOO-foe @timbaffoe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026On Pope Hat Night, White Sox blew a 4-1 lead late and then got closed out in extras by a pitcher named Pagán. 428266
Reposted by gurleyggRevolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026No state can handle disasters alone. "Devolution is a bad idea likely to exacerbate existing injustices," said our @kennystancil.bsky.social. "It probably means slashing school budgets and taking funding away from other essential public services." Great reporting from @gurleygg.bsky.social. 174
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Knew some Mainer would step up to say exactly this about the Platner fiasco—Over to Chellie Pingree (D-ME): “My #1 request is, could everybody just leave us alone in ME...high-paid consultants, all the people who want to make money off of us, who want to treat us like a petri dish—just stay away...facebook.com 110
Reposted by gurleyggRobert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026@gurleygg.bsky.social sizes up the possible Platner replacements: prospect.org/2026/07/09/t...prospect.orgMaine’s Three Likely Replacements for Graham Platner - The American ProspectTroy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, and Nirav Shah all bring different qualities to a showdown with Susan Collins. 112
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Many candidates are seeking the nomination in Maine, but the most viable are the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-place finishers in last month's gubernatorial primary. @gurleygg.bsky.social is an experienced Maine watcher and interviewed Troy Jackson as far back as 2016. She looks at the candidates:prospect.orgMaine’s Three Likely Replacements for Graham Platner - The American ProspectTroy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, and Nirav Shah all bring different qualities to a showdown with Susan Collins. 03013
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Whether any of these candidates or some sleeper pick can stand up to the ruthless gentility of the Susan Collins machine is the quandary that the Maine Democratic Party leaders must quickly figure out.prospect.orgMaine’s Three Likely Replacements for Graham Platner - The American ProspectTroy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, and Nirav Shah all bring different qualities to a showdown with Susan Collins. 121
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026After the 2024 Democratic primaryless pres debacle, holding an emergency primary would be smart. Let Nirav Shah, fmr Maine CDC, Troy Jackson, Sen Pres; Shenna Bellows, Sec of State ,and Angus King III go at it...but but but logistical nightmare. OTOH, Shah got the most votes in RCV, so path clear? 131
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Checkmate.That's it. Per the DSCC: “Graham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a new candidate...DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot. www.dscc.org/article/dscc... 030
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Maine Democratic leaders are calling for Graham Platner to withdraw from Senate race. "We respect the women who made the hard decision to come forward. Speaking up is costly." Deadline for withdrawals is 7/13. If he does withdrawal, replacement likely to be one of the gubernatorial candidates. 020
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026And....QTS, the data center developer left standing in the Digital Gateway case, has dropped its appeal to the VA Supreme Court last week. This after the VA Lege slapped an energy consumption tax on the sector. My latest on the backstory on the legislature's move: prospect.org/2026/07/06/d...prospect.orgData Centers Win-Lose in Virginia - The American ProspectIn an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents. 010
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Virginia maintained its tax exemptions for data centers while imposing an electricity consumption tax, a compromise that has pleased almost nobody. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports. prospect.org/2026/07/06/d...prospect.orgData Centers Win-Lose in Virginia - The American ProspectIn an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents. 05026
Reposted by gurleyggThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 06/07/2026Virginia lawmakers are hyperconscious of tax revenues provided by the sector. Those lawmakers will soon find out that their data-centers-produce-revenues mindset comes with electoral consequences.buff.lyData Centers Win-Lose in Virginia - The American ProspectIn an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents. 095
Reposted by gurleyggPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" 67660582137
Reposted by gurleyggDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I must not read Axios. Axios is the mind-killer. Axios is the little-death that brings total obliteration. 111415
Reposted by gurleyggEric Casey @ericcasey.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Second Chance Animal Shelter in East Brookfield has at least 16 cats and kittens that need a new home, after their owner was unexpectedly placed in assisted living. www.secondchanceanimals.org. 064
Reposted by gurleyggRobert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026@gurleygg.bsky.social does know how to read the room: "The mixed messages coming out of the state capital led voters to wonder about the value of a Mills candidacy long before Platner showed up to dazzle Mainers unaccustomed to high-voltage candidates." 021
Reposted by gurleyggThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/07/2026Early Tuesday, a dangerous heat dome was taking shape over the Tennessee Valley, one that will expand, intensify and find itself located over the Mid-Atlantic by the end of the week. Here are three key stats to know about the building heat and humidity:washingtonpost.comThree stats to know about the dangerous heat dome taking hold in the U.S.More than 60 percent of Americans will experience extreme heat and humidity in the days ahead. 31413
Reposted by gurleyggRobert David Sullivan @robertdsullivan.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Psst! "something as simple as failing to adhere to regulations about posting a public notice can upend an entire project." @gurleygg.bsky.social at The American Prospect: prospect.org/2026/06/02/j...prospect.orgTake This Data Center and Shove It - The American ProspectAmericans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance. 002
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026NEW: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fmr. Gov. Rick Snyder plan to cut the ribbon on the Gordie Howe Intl Bridge this Friday. Will traffic follow? Unclear-- Some backstory in my latest: prospect.org/2026/06/08/g...prospect.orgCanada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It. - The American ProspectWill the trade war leave a new bridge just sitting over an international waterway? 052
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026It's not infrastructure week. In fact, there's a whole bridge to Canada that's not being used because of a petty dispute with Trump, which has ballooned into a leverage play around the US-Mexico-Canada agreement. Good report from @gurleygg.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/06/08/g...prospect.orgCanada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It. - The American ProspectWill the trade war leave a new bridge just sitting over an international waterway? 110752
gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was brilliant & intense. This 2015 convo-before I moved to DC-remains one of my most challenging and memorable interviews/sparing matches with any political figure. His memorial service was held on Monday in Boston. RIP Rep. Frank. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/to-...commonwealthbeacon.orgTo be FrankBARNEY FRANK IS passing time with a newspaper crossword puzzle before our interview. When I arrive at the West Newton video studio where he does live 010
Reposted by gurleyggStar Tribune Going Out @stribgoingout.startribune.com · 07/06/2026Downtown Minneapolis was full of purple and Prince fans yesterday ☔️ 🎥: Alex Kormann + @stribrooks.bsky.social 1597
Reposted by gurleyggAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 06/06/2026A Prince sing along on what would have been his 68th birthday. 💜startribune.comMinneapolis hosts a birthday sing-along for PrinceThere’s still time to brush up on the lyrics to “Little Red Corvette.” 214218
Reposted by gurleyggDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Let's go crazy celebrating Prince on his birthday www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comLet’s go crazy celebrating Prince on his birthdayCelebrate musical legend Prince on what would have been his 68th birthday. 48442
Reposted by gurleyggSusan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Prince in mid air, London, 1986 Photo by Michael Putland 2566502746
Reposted by gurleyggDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Great piece from @gurleygg.bsky.social about the dramatic reversal in approval for data centers in Virginia, the world leader in the facilities. Now neighborhood groups are opposing new locations, lawmakers want to review tax breaks, and promises of jobs don't hold up. prospect.org/2026/06/02/j...prospect.orgTake This Data Center and Shove It - The American ProspectAmericans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance. 611256
