Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Interesting. They really need another “boogeywoman” to replace Nancy and Hillary. She’s young, attractive, and well-spoken so some of them won’t work but they want to damage her as much as possible for any future runs beyond her congressional seat. 000 0
Reposted by Pound CakeRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I launched my newsletter 4 years ago this month after I was let go from the Washington Post. So toward the end of each year, I do a push for paid subscribers to help me continue doing my work. Here's a quick thread on some highlights from the past year . . .radleybalko.substack.comFour years of The Watch: And an appeal for your supportA thank you to the paid subscribers who make my work possible. You should join them! 317756 177
Reposted by Pound CakeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As I said to someone else recently, I eagerly look forward to a time when I never need to think about Rahm or Gavin again. (I get that, as governor of California, that’s not an option right now as to Newsom.) 33890171 890
Reposted by Pound CakeCalMatters @calmatters.org · 11/10/2026Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.cal.newsGavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxesGov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too. 4042000856 2K
Reposted by Pound CakeDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative. 403108832 3.1K
Reposted by Pound CakeJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 150152616571 15.3K
Reposted by Pound CakeChris Warren @christian-s-warren.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You can still read it (for now) on archive.org: h/t @doctecazoid.bsky.social Let's Streisand Effect this! bsky.app/profile/doct...archive.orgInternet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine 212351 123
Reposted by Pound Cakee.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172439722 2.4K
Reposted by Pound CakeMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9734711079 3.5K
Reposted by Pound CakeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2634210055725 21K
Reposted by Pound CakeSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38591642864 9.2K
Reposted by Pound CakeJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17093023066 9.3K
Reposted by Pound CakeRevolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hakeem Jeffries' House commission on AI is stacked with lawmakers who've received huge campaign contributions from Big Tech and AI companies.levernews.comBig AI’s Favorite Democrats Are Writing The Party’s AI PlanHakeem Jeffries’ five-member AI commission is stacked with lawmakers backed by industry super PACs seeking to shape federal policy. 1516581 165
Reposted by Pound CakeBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 211199348 1.2K
Reposted by Pound CakeBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New Poll: Only 9% of Virginia Voters Have Heard “a Lot” About Proposed NextEra Purchase of Dominion Energy (After being informed, voters overwhelmingly (63%-10%) OPPOSE the deal) bluevirginia.us/2026/09/new-...bluevirginia.usNew Poll: Only 9% of Virginia Voters Have Heard "a Lot" About Proposed NextEra Purchase of Dominion Energy - Blue VirginiaYesterday, WHRO reported on a new poll of Virginia voters, focused on energy issues, and including the proposed NextEra acquisition of Dominion Energy. See below for a few highlights and my reactions.... 4249 24
Reposted by Pound CakeBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions. 11838621018 3.9K
Reposted by Pound CakeMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad: 131216589 1.2K
Reposted by Pound CakeSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets. 251294432 1.3K
Reposted by Pound CakeHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/09/2026I'm going to collect reports like this of staunch Republicans running away from Trump in this thread: 1926662 266
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The FBI just happened to notice these donations to Collins in the summer of 2018 when there was an all-out effort to confirm Kavanaugh… 000 0
Reposted by Pound CakeJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634291342 3.4K
Reposted by Pound CakeJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 18/09/2026Again, there is clear evidence a data center moratorium would peel far more votes away from the GOP than the 10-15 (not thousand, literally 10-15 total) who might switch over this same crowd’s demand to betray queer people. It’s malpractice that the party won’t ditch these professional losers. 71300335 1.3K
Reposted by Pound CakeEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026No matter what the Court ruled, Trump and his goons are going to try some fuckery. Don't give them a chance. Drop your ballot off at a drop box, vote early in-person, or vote in-person on Election Day. Do. Not. Give. Trump's. Goons. The. Chance. To. Throw. Out. Your. Vote. 619265 192
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Chris Christie just said Bush was intellectually curious (along with Clinton and Obama) LOL 😂 I guess he felt like he had to throw in a Republican. Maybe he meant HW… 001 1
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 08/09/2026cc: @abigailspanberger.com No reason to give these data centers any kind of incentives. 000 0
Reposted by Pound Cake🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ohio GOP is trying to get the left of Dems on data centers because Brown is tearing Husted a data center-sized asshole. CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN. 24718 47
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Really hope that VA Dems can put someone other than her up for next VA senate vacancy because she’s terrible on this stuff. She will get hit from both sides on these issues if they remain relevant. 000 0
Reposted by Pound CakeKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved” 20491013161 9.1K
Reposted by Pound CakeJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The pitch of the Democratic leadership, Democratic-adjacent pundits like Chait, and Democratic consultant firms touting 'popularism' is that Trump is an existential threat so every Dem must sacrifice to win general elections at all costs. But on this issue, they'd rather lose than sacrifice. 23793145 793
Reposted by Pound CakeDaniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton 7165532896 6.6K
Reposted by Pound CakeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238485773 23.8K
Reposted by Pound CakeGil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/08/2026Every progressive gets chased around about their relationship to Hasan Piker. Has ONE reporter ever asked JD Vance about his embrace of the insane and anti-democratic ideas of Curtis Yarvin? Or about his relationship with democracy-hater Peter Thiel? The imbalance is stark. 683260743 3.3K
Reposted by Pound CakeAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This goes without saying but if you were a prominent dem who Didn’t embrace since at least February or March 2025 the “make him unpopular on Everything you can, don’t just talk about eggs and premiums or w/e” approach, you have the instincts of a goldfish and maybe aren’t qualified for the job 320119 201
Reposted by Pound CakeDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is the nut graf here to me. The MLB needs to be fierce and put on a full-court press here, and they almost certainly won't, which means it will be open season on a sports league which relies on Latin American players to make billions. 221702407 1.7K
Reposted by Pound CakeMichael Steele @michaelsteele.bsky.social · 20/08/2026He should resign. 2524465 244
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot @donscott757.bsky.social @barbarafavola.bsky.social @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social 000 0
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@arlingtonva.us Ours have been so boring for so long… 130 3
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Classic example of media handling of Ds vs Rs: Media: It’s not our job to call out bad Rs or their actions if Ds aren’t doing it D: Calls out Trump for a range of issues Rs: Picks one issue, mischaracterizes it, and cries to the media Media: Accepts Rs framing of issue Wash. Rinse. Repeat. 010 1
Reposted by Pound CakeAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845321588 4.5K
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 16/08/2026@kristenwelker.bsky.social wants to seem tough without being tough. She always leaves an open escape path with her questions. She’s been doing it long enough that it’s either intentional or incompetent. 000 0
Reposted by Pound CakeTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026NEW AD: 14 years ago today, Ken Paxton stole someone's $1,000 pen. Today, Ken Paxton’s pen victim is endorsing James Talarico. 290101092999 10.1K
Reposted by Pound CakeJulie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026BAD: GOP Sen Jim Banks lying about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social’s positions, falsely claiming that El-Sayed called for open borders and abolishing prisons. WORSE: @kristenwelker.bsky.social letting Banks’ lies go uncorrected. I was able to fact check on Google in 2 min. WHERE ARE HER PRODUCERS? 83166002117 6.6K
Reposted by Pound CakeJohn Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Gee, looks like when you panic about political trends and try to keep people from voting, they get mad. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/04/t...texastribune.orgArrests made during Tarrant County meeting on voting site cutsLon Burnam, a former Texas House Democrat, was carried out of the meeting by deputies who told him he was under arrest. 37127 71
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Shame on every Republican that goes along with this including Tillis and Cornyn who led these negotiations. 000 0
Pound Cake @lbcake.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Reminder: Susan Collins was not concerned when she voted to give $70 billion to ICE without guardrails. She also voted against an amendment requiring body cameras. She gets no credit now after someone was killed in her state. 000 0
Reposted by Pound CakeGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Susan Collins, who voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding, is now taking credit for securing new bodycams to distance herself from Trump and ICE. This is how Collins wins in Maine. Dems must go on offense on ICE to thwart this scam. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...newrepublic.comWhat Susan Collins Just Did on Trump and ICE Should Worry All DemsShe voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding. But now she’s taking credit for a new bodycam commitment from ICE. Democrats can’t let her get away with this. 47874291 874
Reposted by Pound CakeMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Unsurprising that a guy who became rich by creating a creep app rating the looks of college girls can’t make sound business decisions 3339 33
