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Adding: the centrist borg, the consultants, the poll watchers & self-styled "popularists," will be at the head of the line telling Dems to Look Forward & Be Reasonable. Gotta learn to blow them off too

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"If they don't want to be called nazis they should stop doing nazi shit, and the media should ask themselves why heated language bothers them more than nazi shit."

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"The elite moneyed class that the media too often represents may find accountability uncomfortable or discourteous, but the American people demand it and it so we are committed to it." Or more colloquially: "bitch all you want, we're putting some motherfuckers in jail."

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A *few* of them have shown *some* willingness to do this lately. El-Sayed, for instance, will occasionally say "why is the media so obsessed with [silly Piker story or whatever] rather than Americans suffering under tariffs." They need to coordinate & amplify each other on that stuff.

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Doing it would mean *calling out the media* -- identifying these "calm down" narratives, holding them up to the light, explicitly refuting them. If they just get drawn into one mini-argument after another (is *this* little thing worth *this much* time & anger?) they'll be worn down.

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Calling on Dems to have more fight, to take opposition and accountability more seriously, *just is* asking them to develop a thick skin and blow off received wisdom & elite opinion. And we need to be clear-eyed that they have never shown any propensity for this, any willingness to do it, at all.

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Adding: this will be *doubly* true if Dems win big in 2028 and are in a position to impose some accountability. The whole RW media blob, the NYT, the Atlantic, all the Very Serious outlets filled with Very Serious People will be scolding them to calm down, don't dwell on the past, look forward, etc.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

The more combative Dems get, the more of this they will run into. It will be a coordinated wave of elite opinion, scolding them, tamping them down. The fight strategy *only* works if they are willing to bull their way through it, blow it off, mock it. (Their history does not raise one's hopes.)

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And that line will continue until it connects with every single person in this country who is not a straight white male conservative Christian

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 2h

When Dems talk about the Ilhan Omar situation, they need to stop using language that implies that Omar might have done anything wrong. Trump is not "investigating" Omar. They are trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting Congressmember by scrutinizing decades old paperwork from when she was a kid

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Looking forward to the same scrutiny being impartially applied to Elon Musk and Melania Trump, whose immigration documents are much much worse than anything alleged about Omar's father

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

Like, yes, from a formal-voting perspective, Dem hands remained legislatively tied until Jan 1, 2027 (we hope), and executively tied until mid-Jan 2029. But people have rational expectations--there's still some Chicago Econ in me. Threats of actions tomorrow shape behavior today. Use it.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

I would love, absolutely love, at least one prominent contender for the Dem POTUS nomination in 2028 to start threatening this now. "Trump is right that lying on immigration forms is a serious offense. Here are the people my DOJ will investigate on Day 1: Musk, Melania, etc." Put fear in them NOW.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 3h

There’s pretty much no better badge of honor in Minnesota at the moment than “I want to make Trump’s life miserable and he hates me for it.” Of course there’s still some pockets of MAGA white people, but a lot of them have lost their Trumpy enthusiasm. Anti-Trump in MN is a big winner right now!!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3h

A very happy I Forget It's a National Holiday Until I Go to Check My Mail and There's Nothing There Day to you and yours, may you remember before you walk all the way down to the mailbox

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3h

No I'm not doing that thing where I can't do anything because I have a meeting at a particular time one I've been super busy having deeply relevant discussions with the pets and two how dare you

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 3h

“In an effort to save Republicans’ Senate majority, [Musk] gave a total of $158M this summer to the Senate Leadership Fund. … one of the largest political donations in American history, and more than the group’s Democratic rival raised from all of its donors that quarter.” Remedies must be made.

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 3h

Just FYI Jacobin's Larry McMurtry / "MEN reading novels about MEN" article that you're all hate-trafficking was written by Ross Barkan aka the guy who got fired by nymag for at least 67 instances of plagiarism, mere weeks ago:

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 3h

This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

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Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)

The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 5h

As described this makes no sense. If her father committed a crime (highly doubtful) he can’t be prosecuted because (1) it’s past the 10 year statute of limitations and (2) he’s dead. But this could be part of a *civil* effort to denaturalize Omar. That needs judicial approval and will go nowhere.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

After Jan. 6, 2021, many Trump loyalists headed for the exits. But not Russell Vought. He told the president, I’m going to work night and day to get you back in the White House in four years. Then he and others began working on a plan: Project 2025. Listen to our latest "Paper Trail" episode 👇

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Who’s the Shadow President?

Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · October 1 · 36m

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 4h

Me, reading the news: This is fucked up, but even more fucked up than usual.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4h

About fifteen years ago I made the joke that everyone had to decide which tech corporation would own their data: Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, or Google. Now I know I was wrong, they all trade that data like Magic the Gathering cards

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 4h

This is obvious race-baiting, flailing dictator wannabe bullshit. But they still haven’t learned how tough Rep. Omar is. She’s also incredibly popular in her district: won her last election with approx 75% of the vote despite both conservative Democrats and ALL Republicans trying to take her out.

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404 Media @404media.co · 4h

That washer/dryer combo could be used by cops to identify a property.

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Cops can creep on Airbnb

That washer/dryer combo could be used by cops to identify a property.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5h

I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h

Absolutely insane levels of spending by Elon Musk to help Republicans this fall, the New York Times documents. $276 million just since this summer, most of which to help Senate Republicans. Single-handedly destroying records and swamping Dem candidates. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13h

This county, an hour from DC, has one of the biggest races for immigrants’ rights in the nation, imo. Make sure people know about it.

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Matt Chatham @chatham58.bsky.social · 4h

The world’s richest man clearly cares more about his misinformation machine and its bots—not the people who are defending themselves to repel the invaders. That’s a much truer example of ‘going too far’

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 4h

every time the media gets to ask Abdul El-Sayed a question they ask him to answer for something Hasan Piker said because they once did an event together. Yet the media never asks Republican candidates to answer for Elon Musk, the #1 Republican fundraiser this cycle and of all time. It's odd!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

How to track the effects of Trump's mismanagement? Look at a) emergencies and b) big, public-facing agencies. New at Can We Still Govern? @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Ellis Chen break down the data of the mess at IRS. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea...

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Things Really Are Getting Worse at IRS

Data show damage to service quality and taxpayer privacy in a more politicized agency

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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 5h

Fox News is reporting this is a criminal investigation into the immigration paperwork filled out by Ilhan Omar’s late father when she was a child 40 years ago. I actually think this is so nakedly outrageous it will blow back on them. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reports

US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in ‌a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital re...

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 4h

Elon Musk was violating his visa when he started his first business here and very likely obtained his U.S. citizenship through fraud. Where is that investigation?

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 4h

There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!

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it really seems as though they’re about to disappear a congresswoman.

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the muslim hate in this country has become policy, but you don’t get 7,000 think pieces about how that makes american muslims feel.

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why the fuck was a DHS agency doing the search

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