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The Rooster @rooster.info · 02/10/2026

"I do think they're going to lose Ohio," Erickson said in a clip shared by independent journalist Aaron Rupar. "The polling in Ohio for the GOP is pretty bleak." … "You have the Max Miller situation that is actually dragging down the ticket.” www.rawstory.com/erick-ericks...

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GOP mainstay has 'bleak' prediction for party's odds in red state: 'They're going to lose'

Conservative commentator Erick Erickson says Republicans are probably going to lose Ohio, a state Donald Trump carried easily three times."I do think they're going to lose Ohio," Erickson said in a cl...

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SEN. SCHMITT: You deny seeing Bon Jovi at State Farm Arena that night in Atlanta? You just perjured yourself. JACK SMITH: I don’t even like- SEN. KLOBUCHAR: There was a Bon Iver thing that night in Eau Claire. SMITH: That’s right, Amy. I saw you there. KLOBUCHAR: Living room deal. It was nice.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

MAGA has dumped a lot of absurdity on us, but I don't think they'll ever top "Health and Human Services Secretary who believes diseases are fake"

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026

Because the behavior of the parties is not symmetrical. If we genuinely brought back shaming of shitty, cruel, deceptive behavior, the shame would overwhelmingly fall on the right, and the whole elite political & media system has shown again & again that it values symmetry over decency.

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Algorithms killed the spectrum of emotional valences. Everything now is set to 10. Bring back the eyeroll, the exasperated sigh, the hand wave, the shoulder shrug. Some stuff is just mildly annoying or blandly dumb. You don’t need to blow every emotional outburst on the mundane.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 21/08/2026

This is not a secretary or assistant for the local flooring company... when Trump's account posted ‘bomb the shit out of them’ that was Natalie's fingers that typed that

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Natalie Harp is one of the most powerful people alive. I'm not joking or exaggerating. Controlling what information the US president gets and publicly communicating on behalf of the president give someone significant influence over policy of the world's most powerful country, all the way up to war.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

President Pedophile J. Badonkadonk

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

You’ve spent six years trying to do this. You literally placed my city under siege and it never budged, but you did lose your DHS secretary and your stormtrooper-in-chief. Don’t you remember? You’re never going to win this issue, you old fool.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

First, this whole story is completely crazy. Trump wants to redesign already in production new class of aircraft carriers so they look more like the ones from WW2. Let's put a pin that absolute insanity. But there's an aspect of this that if anything this .. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.com

Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences

The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2026

Prediction markets are not predictive and should not be covered as news

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TODAY: WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR NOMINEE ODDS:

🟦 Francesca Hong: 95%
🟦 David Crowley: 5%

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨 WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and a limit to mail ballots TRUMP: Let me just say stranger things have happened. I'll leave it at that

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026

Is any high-profile media outlet going to run a story contrasting how Platner was treated by the Democratic Party (run out on rails) with how Max Miller is being treated by the GOP (protected, supported) and drawing the obvious conclusions?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026

Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump has lost this war. America is weaker, Iran is stronger, the price to reopen the strait increases by the day, the supposed 'deal' that's on the table right now would pay Iran $100 billion a year in order to reopen the strait ... what a victory for Iran."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026

I would say the same thing to the left's endless armies of factional warriors, who spend most of their waking hours attacking other people in the left coalition. The fascists are on the loose. They are tearing everything down. They must be stopped. Fucking focus.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026

Not to beat up on Douthat even more, but I'll just say: it has never, in all of post-war American history, been more crystal clear exactly who your enemy should be. Never. If it's not obvious to you, you are morally & intellectually defective.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This whole piece by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is a must-read, but this part rings especially true. If you're a centrist worried about the future of the party, maybe focus your $15 million freakout on shoring up black voting in the South instead of pushing milquetoast moderates in deep blue NYC?

Black organizers in the South expected a Democratic cavalry after the Voting Rights Act was gutted by the Supreme Court. Instead, they feel abandoned. They look at conservative groups like Heritage Action and Turning Point USA and wonder what they could do with that kind of support.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Some charts on what an incredible failure Trump's economic policies have been. Tariffs, war, mass deportation, the big ugly bill have resulted in much slower job growth. 1/

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/08/2026

"Trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David, where he demanded answers from Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options ... "Hegseth defended himself and blamed his deputy for the shortages ... "

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Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns

At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/08/2026

Takes like this are very tempting but IMO go too far. The polling miss last night was historically exactly average for a primary — no evidence polls have gotten worse recently. And remember 2022 had the most accurate House and Senate polls in history! bsky.app/profile/gell...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. Moreno says Rep. Max Miller should not serve in House after abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter.

As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce.
It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent two-year-old girl is caught in the middle. Our priority has always been protecting our daughter and our granddaughter. Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private but Max Miller's increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible.
As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.
If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives. I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake. I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does.
I ran for office because I wanted to make a difference for the country that gave me every opportunity to succeed, and to leave this nation better for my children and grandchildren. That sacrifice has been especially hard on my wife Bridget, whose big heart and steady support have never wavered. I owe it to her, to Emily, and to my granddaughter to speak the truth now.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/08/2026

Okay, let it

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 31/07/2026

My main takeaway was that trying to scientifically define biologically distinct competition categories of “women” and “men” is always going to be a nightmare and deeply harmful because human sex is complicated and people cannot (and should not) be forcibly categorized through sex testing.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 31/07/2026

Vivek Ramaswamy tells a crowd of young Libertarians in Ohio "The truth of the matter is, people in my generation have already made it. We're gonna be fine." He is then booed off of the stage

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And if you're thinking "Dang that is a lot of drama for some dang bloomin' onion appetizers" Yeah! Absolutely! That's agriculture, man. Nobody needs to die for sweet potatoes. And yet here we are.

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

ME: (sigh) I know I'm complaining. YOU: (sarcastically) Oh, should I call the Whambulance? ME: Oh! Yes, please! YOU: (confused, calls Whambulance) WHAMBULANCE: (speeds toward us, lights flashing, blasting Wham hits) US: (sudden joyful dance party) ME: (shouting) Thank you! I feel much better!

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams amounts to a stinging rebuke of Trump's lawsuit — characterizing it as an exercise in self-dealing in which he sued an entity that is effectively under his control.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Wilson: I guarantee you there are 10 reporters in D.C. right now who know exactly what Mitch McConnell’s medical status is. They’re not reporting it. If I’m Beshear, brother, just declare the election. And if they want to prove that Mitch McConnell is alive and well, go do it.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

He never deleted it.

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ceej @ceej.online · 12/07/2026

No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum

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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

where have all the captions gone?

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic Party says it will hold a convention to replace Graham Platner if he drops out of the US Senate race.

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 08/07/2026

Suffering in and of itself is not spiritual ... lack in and of itself is not spiritual meagerness in and of itself is not spiritual you don't even get to spirituality until you are resourced to be able to choose

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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We’ve entered the period of the evening when I can’t tell whether the “it’s all over now” vagueposts are about Platner, the USMNT or McConnell.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This game is a lesson in not accepting a dark lord’s gift

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Jenna Beacom @jfbeacom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In case anyone else was wondering what the process is if Platner does in fact drop out! (Some reporting that he will, but this doesn't seem official yet.) Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...

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Who Might Replace Platner if He Drops Out? Here’s What Could Happen.

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