Reposted by Micah Coffeejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026and honestly, losing either statewide race in texas is something close to a strategic defeat. it completely upsets the political map going forward. it would be similar to trump winning new jersey in 2024 (where he came close). 19176479
Reposted by Micah Coffeeroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For a very clear comparison, emulating Magyar would be removing all the MAGA justices and judges from Federal Courts in the first 100 days. That is the scale of democratic chemotherapy we are discussing. 20820159
Reposted by Micah Coffeeroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The US Democrats need to look at their next Presidency as an endless sprint to obliterate MAGA, every day for years. Until the cancer is gone then there should be no time wasted on MAGA tears or conciliation. Only endless justice and rebuilding the democracy. Govern like every day is the last day. 151021249
Reposted by Micah Coffeeroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Magyar government understands if they let up then Fidesz and Orban will regroup like the Brasilian Far Right did and can come right back in. So they have to move with intense endless purpose to cut out the cancer of Orban. Because five years is not much time to reverse it all & clock’s ticking. 8768132
Reposted by Micah CoffeeJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system" @bachynski.bsky.socialinquirer.comA 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decadesAfter measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system. 27510214
Reposted by Micah CoffeeWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICE’s new tactic, witnessed repeatedly at the federal building in MN: when a detained immigrant makes a successful habeas petition, release the immigrant for a few steps outside the building… then tackle and re-arrest them, and claim the habeas petition has been honored and nullified 19745233
Reposted by Micah Coffeejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026the birthright citizenship question is, to me, the clearest evidence that originalism as practiced is just living constitutionalism for right-wing jurists. the originalist answer is the conventional one is the textual one, but that was basically unacceptable to much of the right. 1035055
Reposted by Micah CoffeeMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20262542883
Reposted by Micah Coffeejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25561371143
Reposted by Micah CoffeeWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 01/10/2026the financial story of this midterm broadly is a story of the GOP trying to bury Dems in super PAC money, but the financial story of Texas specifically is a story of the super PACs frantically footing ~the whole bill for the priciest seat on the map because their nominee is allergic to raising money 1126350
Reposted by Micah CoffeeMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That's where I've been for a while. We can't even reach questions about the death penalty itself because we fail essential predicates such as "fair and consistent criminal justice system" and "reliable death penalty verdicts that leave no reasonable doubt" and, as shown tonight, "humane execution." 181343270
Reposted by Micah CoffeeJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The "all anti-Zionism is always and forever antisemitism" people and the "all antisemitism becomes fine if we just say it's anti-Zionism, even if we're ranting about the Talmud" people reinforce one another, even if both sides utterly fail to see it. 12711168
Reposted by Micah CoffeeThe Cook Political Report @cookpolitical.com · 01/10/2026We have moved these two governors races from Likely Republican to Lean Republican: • Texas: Gina Hinojosa (D) vs. Greg Abbott (R) • Florida: David Jolly (D) vs. Byron Donalds (R) 38124
Reposted by Micah Coffeeryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 30/09/2026oh man you know a small paper did good when the NYT reports on their reporting rather than ripping them off without credit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 162126507
Reposted by Micah CoffeeJ.P. Loo @jpl.ac · 01/10/2026Hard to interpret this specific request except as an indication that the judges know their decision is legally flawed and would require them to explicitly overturn well-established Bagatz jurisprudence and they’d prefer a highly discretionary de facto red line (their own judgement).timesofisrael.comHigh Court unanimously urges Abu Shehadeh to end candidacy, says majority backs ban* * * 184
Reposted by Micah CoffeeSam @samd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026everyone is worried that the polls are overstating democrats… but, what if they’re actually overstating republicans because respondents are lying about not supporting Trump in 2024 2150356
Reposted by Micah CoffeeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING WSJ: The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct. A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.wsj.comExclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw DealA revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly. 4971497554
Reposted by Micah Coffeekate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Normal people are getting so sick of these “WOKE IS RUINING GAMING” accounts poisoning all video games discourse that fucking Vincent D’Onofiro is now aware 752055301
Micah Coffee @jewcoffee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump being -15 compared to Dubya *in 2006* is WILD 021
Reposted by Micah CoffeeMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fundamentally Jews being safe in NYC has *nothing inherently to do* with Palestine. Israel's genocide of Palestinians is a contributing factor to the rise in antisemitism, but that could end and there would still be antisemitic violence and harassment. Gotta disentangle them. 325423
Reposted by Micah CoffeeMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026New York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state. Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...newsweek.comMap shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms 8051051011
Reposted by Micah CoffeePolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Texas - 10th House Polling - (Trump +22 District) Senate: 🔴 Paxton: 45% 🔵 Talarico: 42% Governor: 🔴 Abbott: 50%* 🔵 Hinojosa: 42% Change Research / Sept 22, 2026 11676
Reposted by Micah CoffeeEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEW AARP poll of Maine: #MESen Troy Jackson 50% Susan Collins 47% Susan Collins net favorability: -9% 88% of Democrats are motivated to vote 74% of independents 81% of Republicans Trump net approval: -24% drive.google.com/file/d/1Ph0E...drive.google.comAARP ME Deck - 09-28-2026.pdf 210725
Reposted by Micah CoffeeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: A judge has just permanently dismissed the Trump Justice Department's Reflecting Pool indictment against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn. 461627266
Reposted by Micah CoffeeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66365952554
Reposted by Micah CoffeeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/10/2026The “states’ rights” people in the past knew it was bullshit back then too, because slaver states wouldn’t let free states pass laws protecting self-emancipated people within their borders. 4917285
Reposted by Micah CoffeeDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Zero of those people have been killed by e-bikes or e-scooters,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. “Yet here we are at a hearing [on] 21 bills aimed at regulating e-bikes and e-scooters. None are about regulating dangerous driving and only two are about infrastructure.”nyc.streetsblog.orgNYPD's Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Hearing Despite Focus on EnforcementNYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch blew off Wednesday’s City Council hearing about e-bike safety — sending subordinates in her stead. 222151
Reposted by Micah CoffeeSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New AP poll: Trump’s job approval rating falls to 31%, while 69% disapprove. • His approval rating on the economy: 26% • On the cost of living: 17% • On Iran: 28% • Trade negotiations: 38% • AI: 31% • Immigration: 39% • Border security: 48% apnorc.org/wp-content/u... 34380163
Reposted by Micah CoffeeElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman 71076202
Reposted by Micah CoffeeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.ms.nowEric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted. 2722646772
Reposted by Micah CoffeeAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026A federal judge ORDERED the Trump admin to privately show him the memo purporting to justify boat strikes that have killed 234 people in the Caribbean and Pacific. Judge Engelmayer rejected several rationales for withholding the memo from the public and will determine whether to release it. 15640227
Reposted by Micah CoffeeKaren Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026STARES IN CONCUR: “House lawmakers spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money on meals and lodging last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024 — under a reimbursement program that doesn’t require them to provide receipts.”wapo.stHouse members’ expenses surge in program that doesn’t require receiptsTaxpayers spent $6.7 million last year on the program, which reimburses lawmakers for food and lodging expenses in D.C., a Washington Post analysis found. 47323
Reposted by Micah CoffeeDecision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DDHQ POLLING UPDATE: North Carolina Senate 🟦 Roy Cooper: 49.6% 🟥 Michael Whatley: 40.5% No Republican has lost a Senate race in North Carolina since 2008. This race is seen as a must-win for Democrats. The DDHQ Forecast rates #NCSen as Likely Democratic. 15818
Reposted by Micah CoffeeNute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yup, absolutely. I think it’s wrong to treat the Iran War as simply one bad error that happened to the Trump Admin rather than the entirely logical consequence of the way it operates. If it wasn’t Iran, it would almost certainly have been something else 51295186
Reposted by Micah CoffeeZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FWIW, I think a fuckup on this scale in time to wreck them electorally was *almost* inevitable from Day 1, precisely because this is the Special Birthday Boy presidency in which there are almost no limits on Trump's madness and every proposed policy disaster has a real shot at going all the way. 311335194
Reposted by Micah CoffeeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses? JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would 24137971034
Reposted by Micah CoffeeAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They'll do performative outrage for Trump. They're actually outraged at the idea that they aren't so special as to be above the law. They have a genuine class solidarity with Trump insofar as the class they care about is people in high elected office not being subject to the criminal justice system. 112716
Reposted by Micah CoffeeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124774627
Reposted by Micah CoffeeGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US. 18836501
Reposted by Micah Coffeejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026i don’t care how much fancy math you can do, if you take open racism as a sign that someone is epistemologically sound then you are a fucking idiot 776074
Reposted by Micah Coffeehammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026GOP Consultants : what do you mean she just fucking tweeted it out 743516752
Reposted by Micah CoffeeDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump using an Oval Office address to announce a vaporware steel plant for Iowa should demonstrate to everyone how absolutely real Republican panic about Iowa is 521843
Reposted by Micah CoffeeJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc... 2263405831
Reposted by Micah CoffeeKevin Burke @burke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026California Prop 38: - authorizes $4B spending in a way that only one research center in the whole state qualifies - privately funded research center - founder of the research center has donated $22 million to support the ballot prop This is, like, pure corruption calmatters.org/politics/ele...calmatters.orgIs this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire’s LA research center?Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies. 57431
Reposted by Micah CoffeePhil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I really love this chart. I'm guess that the correlation here (.85) is about as big as you would find for any other variable. Also, a less serious scholar than @tesler.bsky.social (namely me) would have made a crude Freudian reference to the slope of the line. 1133189
Reposted by Micah CoffeeCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026very funny that a community and culture that litmus tests itself by answering hypotheticals like "would you sacrifice a million lives to avoid a 0.1% chance of AI eliminating humanity" now has a lot of people adamantly refusing to trade-off sex parties for AI safety 112611
Reposted by Micah CoffeeBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 28/09/2026Me, a nobody on the internet: Strategic ambiguity is a high wire act but it’s better to maintain the kayfabe than it is to change it The President: We’re trying to to sell arms to China The Speaker of the House: Taiwan is independent Me: No, not like that! 335633