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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 4h

if Oklahoma can beat Texas, the Dems can get a veto proof majority in both houses and impeach and remove every one GLORY BE HORNS DOWN

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Update: i am still holding firm against pleated pants, and I saw a headline the other day predicting the imminent return of skinny jeans. I think i may make it unscathed through the giant pants era. til the next one. The pants trends roll in like the tides these days.

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Thefit Firefit: Oversized Pants Style

ALT: Thefit Firefit: Oversized Pants Style

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)

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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death

“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

2nd—i know you won’t believe this but coming from a fmr anti abortion voter who has been persuaded to change my position —some are misogynists but many sincerely believe the unborn are fully human. If you grant the complexity of the issue & demonstrate bans don’t help, you can reach some.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

First of all, It’s not a matter of changing positions, it’s a matter of changing how you message those positions. Abdul El Sayed does a great job with this voter: youtu.be/akhBpxN_TV0?...

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Pro-life student asks Abdul El-Sayed why he should vote for him

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There are some short term strategies that can be tried, but the real key is equipping the 20% of non-MAGA white evangelicals to vocally and courageously communicate a pro-democracy message on the foundations of white evangelicals' own way of thinking and believing.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Are they pretty immovable? Yes. Because their voting behavior is rooted in their longstanding, mainstream theological framework. But I don't think we are getting out of this authoritarian moment with at least trying to reach them.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This piece was inspired by @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @robertpjones.bsky.social new books and argues for a messaging strategy tailored specifically to white evangelicals, probably the most influential bloc in our politics and 1/3 of Trump's coalition. www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...

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You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism

White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.

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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it." Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social bit.ly/4y4hKgF

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You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism

White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My @liberalcurrents.com column is moving to Tuesdays, so you can expect my next piece tomorrow. Also, starting next week, I’ll be dedicating the column to a weekly look at individual house races where I think Dems can make stretch gains in November. I’ll do that until Election Day.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...

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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents

I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge. On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”

As the Trump-GOP position worsens, political theorist explains why Trump-MAGA’s corrupt and depraved misrule has created space for a new, values-based liberal-Democratic politics to emerge.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Even the truck driver who hit him, who is broken up over it and who recognizes the injustice done to Pierre, blames “the whole system” instead of just Donald Trump and his regime. 🤦‍♀️ www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026

🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For my latest, I wrote about some of the modern addictions shaping American life, from social media to celebrity to sports betting. Read at @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...

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Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater

Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.

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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...

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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos

Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026

@pennbarker.bsky.social reacts to Pete Hegseth overhauling the school curriculum for DOD schools: “We are in the middle of a war…And the fact that the Secretary of Defense is focused on censorship of the DOD schools…This is not the job of the Secretary of Defense.”

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Psychosis is working your ass off on a proposal for another book after making like 50 cents/hour and receiving very little recognition for your last book and the new book is so ambitious that that if it gets picked up you will be comitted to years of hard work for again almost no money or acclaim

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Serayah Sings 'I'm Not Well' (Rbel)

ALT: Serayah Sings 'I'm Not Well' (Rbel)

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From the NYT piece. Insane. Honestly there are red states with better laws.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There have been less than 50 trans people in college sports (men and women) in all of history. There tens of thousands of women sexually assaulted on college campuses EVERY YEAR. But you’ll never see that in a campaign ad.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You probably aren’t…. super intelligent either

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

That is why I get out of bed every morning. The only reason. Then I get back and bed and drink it. While I am doing that, other reasons to live (usually) begin to take shape.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My daughter's new school, Swarthmore College!

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

OMG THERES A FURRY CRISIS IN THE MILITARY?!

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Are the pilots actually wearing the furry costume while flying the plane? Can a furry costume even fit in a cockpit? Has there ever been an aircraft accident caused by a furry pilot? Has there ever been a dumber US Senator than Tommy Tuberville? So many questions.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you are bruce and meeting me on October 3, please let me know bc Ive got nothing here

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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com, cofounder of www.liberalcurrents.com, to discuss defending liberalism as an ideology in the modern world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aH...

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Liberal Currents with Adam Gurri

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You don't get to call "nut-picking" when the nuts are headlining and funding your flagship conferences. Those nuts are your leaders.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Omg this whole piece is like a glass of fine wine

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How long is it gonna be before trump claims he is an assassinated president who resurrected

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Well it looks like fall may actually be here. Good cold front arriving tonight. If the cheeseburger would also hit before the global apocalypse, life would be pretty swell. My money is on the apocalypse though. The good news is we won't be able to hear his voice when we are all dead.

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Snoopy's Happy Fall Moment

ALT: Snoopy's Happy Fall Moment

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is what evangelical leaders should also be telling him...but they aren't...

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