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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Not at all the point of this post, but I do feel like it's criminal that I was today years old before knowing that there's a BlueSky account with the handle Why Sharks Matter.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My fondest memory of Lindsey Graham was when he mistakenly wandering into the NARAL taco breakfast before the 2017 Women's March. The look on his face was priceless. We didn't agree on much at all, but he was a good sport and we both liked those tacos.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Glyphosates poison people and drive sperm rates down. So why is Trump backing more production of them while SCOTUS shields them from damages to hundreds of thousands who got cancer? I wrote about political fallout of last week's decision for @thebulwark.com

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

SCOTUS handed Monsanto a victory today and screwed a bunch of Trump supporters in the process: farmers, MAHA mom's, and young men. Trump didn't have to side with the big corporation, he chose to. These folks won't forget come November. via @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cour...

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Trump Court Deals Blow to Sperm-Obsessed MAHA Crowd

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell was a victory for Roundup. It could become a political loss for the president.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

An apology and correction was issued. I posted in my replies to the original. Everyone makes mistakes. It's unusual to own them that quickly. Courier is a class act.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Few organizations in the world could take the kind of fire Media Matters has since 2023 and not only survive, but win legal victories that benefit all. For another org to use misinformation to raise funds for themselves is questionable at best and certainly not how we win against fascists.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Watching originalists over at the X bird site lose their minds because Jill Lepore's book on popular constitutionalism won a Pulitzer is a surprise delight.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Outside money by Dem leadership pouring into Iowa to defeat hometown hero @zachwahls.bsky.social is political malfeasance in a primary where-even if you prefer the other guy (I don't)-Zach is widely known to be a great leader. We have a whole Chamber to win. Get it together. This is why we lose.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

SCOTUS issues pause on lower court ban on mail order abortion pills. I don't think anyone in the GOP is interested in refocusing attention on abortion--an issue they resoudingly lose on--so close to midterms they are widely predicted to lose anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...

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Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail

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Allegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The TPM team is heading to Austin for a special event w/our friends @texasobserver.org Join us on 4/8 for a live taping of our flagship podcast with @kateriga.bsky.social and @joshtpm.bsky.social plus a chat with @byjustinmiller.bsky.social Get your tix here: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

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An Evening with TPM & Texas Observer

The Josh Marshall Podcast featuring Kate Riga heads to Austin, Texas to check in with our friends at Texas Observer.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Amazing. Brigadier General Shawn Harris over performing in the reddest district of Georgia. Advances to runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I’m a Texan and much of my family is still there. Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico represent the best of our state, and I am so proud of the future pathways they offer Texans and our nation. No matter what happens today, Texas Democrats have shown the country what leadership looks like.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

You know you’re in the south when you enter your hotel room in the winter and the AC is on full blast.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Whoever came up with this SNL bit as a way to address the whole hockey mess that Trump created is brilliant: youtu.be/iU7xOTUq3Qs?...

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Connor Storrie Monologue - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Trump claims Iran has been “destroyed” and “obliterated” in one day but also that the bombing is “pinpoint.” And as if regime change were not an ambitious enough objective now says the goal is peace “throughout… the world.” This kind of wild talk does not inspire confidence, to put it mildly.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Beautiful meditation to start a Saturday.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Anthropic as our superhero was not on my 2026 Bingo card but here we are and welcome aboard.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I believe the technical term for this is batshit crazy.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is how you do it. Impressive statement from Anthropocene laying out the stakes why they won’t cede to the demands of Hegseth. Well done. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A "pro-January 6th" administration wasn't on the Founders bingo card, but here we are. Listen to Tom and Bill. We have work to do.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Alt-left pipeline dudes are hilarious, smart and fun to watch. If Dems were smart, they'd support these guys. The alt-right didn't bootstrap themselves into a political force. Turning Point, Prager U et al spent over 100 million signal boosting. speakingwithamericanmen.substack.com/p/the-alt-le...

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The Alt Left Pipeline Is A Genuine Grassroots Movement of Online Lefty Gym Bros

But It Could Use Institutional Support

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Were they in the same hearing?

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Life of a Virgo: writing things on my To Do list after they are done so I can have the satisfaction of crossing them off.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Long live the sandwich revolution.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The crocodile tears from Mike Cernovich are hilarious until you realize he’s putting Heritage on blast for walking back a statement supporting Nazism.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This is a great piece on an oft overlooked component of Mamdani's campaign -- it gave a generation forged in isolation and anxiety not just hope but a place to belong. More Democrats should adopt this posture regardless of whether they agree with Mamdani's politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

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A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Read this great take on last night from my partner in united front work @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I'm on the board of Demand Justice, so I'm not an objective source on this. But... I like this. :) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

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A Liberal Group Returns to Push Democrats to Oppose Trump

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Just heard on the radio that there are so many spotted lantern flies in the sky above DC that they are showing up on the weather radar and if that is not one of the seven signs, it should be. It’s getting real folks.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

When do we get a retraction from The Wall Street Journal for erroneously claiming the assassination was related to trans people? When do we get apologies from every journalist who spread that disinformation?

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I have butted heads with Charlie Kirk on almost every policy issue, and my heart is hurt by this news. Taking a human life (or trying to) is vile. Political violence is never acceptable. May Charlie Kirk recover wholly and quickly.

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The Weeknight on MS NOW @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The House Oversight Committee has just released new documents from Epstein’s estate. Former president of NARAL @ilyseh.bsky.social and former Joe Walsh 2020 campaign manager Lucy Caldwell join The Weeknight to discuss why Trump’s Epstein troubles are far from over. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv8q...

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Trump’s alleged letter and drawing from Epstein ‘birthday book’ released

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

A truthier Truth Social coming to you for one low, low price….and the grift goes on.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

In a time of weakness, caving and preemptive obeyance, @ejeancarroll.bsky.social's tenacity in fighitng Trump is something to behold. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...

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Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

…..and Ernst drops out of the race. Crazy.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Talked on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social tonight about the Iowa special where Caitlyn Drey broke the GOP supermajority in the State Senate in a Trump + 11 district. Far from an anomaly, it’s the fourth special this year in Iowa when the D candidate over performed by double digits.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Joy is getting to break down what’s going on in this crazy world with @symonedsanders.bsky.social on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Wow: this decision in favor of Media Matters includes all sorts of key details concerning the Trump admin’s coordinated assault on the First Amendment. For example: Steven Miller “seemingly” ordered Attorneys General in Missouri and Texas to go after MM. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

THIS! This is the problem. @zachwahls.bsky.social transparency about perfectly normal experiences growing up should be treated as a superpower not a danger.

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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

“Democrats can’t win these folks over if they’re not speaking the language that young men are speaking,” says @ilyseh.bsky.social. “Most people I talked to, Democratic operatives, have never heard of Red Pill Fitness, which is just huge online.”

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Democrats set out to study young men. Here are their findings.

A widely mocked project to get under the hood about why Democrats are losing young men has sobering results.

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Ilyse Hogue @ilyseh.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This insane military parade is bad enough on the (lack of) merits but it’s making traffic unbearable for people who need to work downtown. People actually live in this town for chrissakes.

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Michael Smerconish @smerconish.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Michael welcomes Ilyse Hogue ( @ilyseh.bsky.social ) co-founder of the Speaking with American Men (SAM) Project, which aims to help the Democratic Party win back young male voters who are no longer aligning themselves with the party. Listen to the #podcast here 🎧➡️ loom.ly/7l3hQnE

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