Reposted by lithoHyde T. Voltyge @hydevoltyge.bsky.social · 10hHappy eight month anniversary to the last poll for US Senate in Texas being released in which Ken Paxton had a lead over James Talarico with sampling in both English and Spanish. A truly impressive milestone if I do say so myself 1291
Reposted by lithoActual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 10hCaroline Fuckson Shucksmith England and Wales, Census, 1911 1597
Reposted by lithoWorld’s Biggest Stagflation Truther @corncobanalysis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Someone made an Oregon political simulation and it accurately depicts the state as completely ungovernable andrewdamitio.github.io/oregon_polit...andrewdamitio.github.ioStatecraft: OregonYou have been elected governor of Oregon. Budgets, laws, appointments, coalitions and elections: eight years to leave the state better than you found it. 4308
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 29/09/2026being funny is an underrated strength that some Democrats think is uncouth for some reason and most Democrats have absolutely no idea how to do even if they wanted to 918514
Reposted by lithorev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026there's a thing in moderate democratic politics where it is considered fundamentally illegitimate to deliver results to your own voters; instead, you must propose a better way to implement your adversaries' entire ideological program 421606275
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God, the inadvisability of this ad is insane. this is doubling down on the fact that you are a specific kind of hateful evil that most middle-class-and-above people do not even have to contemplate the existence of 1750265
Reposted by lithoNovember Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026stealing my own posts from Twitter but it made me laugh 771096
Reposted by lithoTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 26/09/2026This video pleasantly surprised me in the best way possible. I saw the title and thumbnail and was gearing up to go all "say the line, Talia" about the topic---and then halfway through the video itself pivoted to discussing the modern trans panic and the "science isn't settled" bleating!youtube.comHow Conservatives Manufacture Scientific DebateYouTube video by Dr. Fatima 321230
Reposted by lithoashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Andy Beshear forever, man 514468626
Reposted by lithoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/09/2026The worst part about twitter is there are a number of people who think they have to be active there who are left-leaning but have had their brains absolutely cooked by the site. You can't inundate yourself in exposure to that stuff without it having an impact on you. 691812257
Reposted by lithoMike Locksey vs a Head of Lettuce @convolutedname.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Donald Trump, Electoral Juggernaut" has never existed and is basically a mirage created by perception of polling and how votes are counted. 372457
Reposted by lithoashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026in a survey of likely voters in Texas from October 9-13, 2018, Trump’s approval: 49% approve 48% disapprove 3% don’t know (NET +1) estimated Trump approval in Texas, currently: (NET -19 to -22) 37814
Reposted by lithothe abbot of unreason (a returned archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nate Cohn was fully vindicated, it was the worst night of my life 1833721
Reposted by lithoTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 26/09/2026This is the author of "Irreversible Damage" so you're not going to get anything resembling a reasonable opinion that reflects reality out of her. 9866109
Reposted by lithoAriel @arielmp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026so many people’s brains have turned to mush with a clear belief in “anti-zionism is antisemitism, and also that’s the only cause of anti-semitism.” I remember the good ol days when everyone’s correct instinct that the most likely perpetrators of antisemitism were white supremacists 0495
Reposted by lithoHyde T. Voltyge @hydevoltyge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Most normal Trafalgar crosstabs: 271
Reposted by lithoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins 804141948
Reposted by lithoneuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"if you're evil, you're at least competent" said in the most mirror affirmation tone possible while looking like the victim of an experimental nanotech accident. We are ruled by dweebs. 051
Reposted by lithoDan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I have one weird trick for solving this but it requires everyone being a little less racist 133260
Reposted by lithomaria_from_ga @mariafromga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m torn bc on one hand, I get what Rachel who is Episcopalian partly means: we shouldn’t treat politics as a substitute for religion, as Christian Nationalism shows, OTOH, secular church is just a community center and even w/ vibrant religious communities, political orgs use to function like this! 2298
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I am not here to defend the initial embrace of Gabbard and in fact I think the left *should* have seen her conservative turn coming all along, but yeah the overarching lesson that ties Gabbard and Fetterman and Swalwell and Platner together is Jesus Christ Vet Your People More 2506
Reposted by lithoNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's worth saying that the actual definition of women being insisted upon by these people in relation to, for example, Caster Semenya or Imane Khelif is one that would have been completely unintelligible to the vast majority of people throughout history. 341501182
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 25/09/2026the left still gets shit about Tulsi Gabbard after she 1) ran hard right in the 2020 D pres primary 2) got chased out of the House that year by a joint effort btwn the left and establishment 3) looked directly into the camera and said "I am now a conservative Republican who works for Donald Trump" 425122
Reposted by lithoDj @djsoke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Made this graphically both for the cumulative and the day-5 only vote Def a visible dem TO advantage relative to 2025 (we're missing some data from yesterday, including 3 of the best-performing dem localities: [circled] CVille WBurg Albemarle) 1241
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 25/09/2026strong contender for nastiest ad of the cycle 313615
Reposted by lithoWaschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 25/09/2026gosh I sure hope Republicans aren't defending a bunch of other medium-red Canadian border districts 2655
Reposted by lithoThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever theonion.comDog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBIWASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was... 282469369
Reposted by lithoashley (ravens 2-1) 🌹 @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026so I was curious about how NYT’s Senate polls looked in 2018, which was the last blue wave environment they only did a handful, in October. here are the results: Texas: Cruz+8 Florida: Nelson+4 Nevada: Heller+2 Arizona: McSally+2 Tennessee: Blackburn+14 1596
Reposted by lithoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026The Congressional Equality Caucus has released the following statement in response to our story indicating they will not back candidates who "scapegoat transgender people." Kaptur does not appear as of this morning on their endorsed list. Several who took the same vote as her still do, sadly. 261054225
Reposted by lithoAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What I can tell happened here is that Jennifer was against same-sex marriage for so long that even though the GOP is uploading trans mania into that slot, her brain is still running that old script, so she's getting these concepts confused. 115018
Reposted by lithoSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026i don't care if they meow if they can fly the goddamn plane 1132016
Reposted by lithoSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026senator, how will this lower prices 6365585
Reposted by lithoMicah @rincewind.run · 24/09/2026"they're coming for birth control" is not alarmism, that is absolutely next on the agenda I have my doubts on how successful it'll be but they're going to make a real go of it 303186901
Reposted by lithoAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026IMO it’s clear from Richard Hanania’s own words that he believes that rape, both statutory and violent, is the right of a certain kind of man. Elite men It’s appalling that this man is given a drop of ink or a second of interview time in our media. My latest: www.liberalcurrents.com/richard-hana...liberalcurrents.comRichard Hanania Doesn't Even Try to Hide His Male SupremacismHanania is a reminder of the dangers of rehabilitating extremist intellectuals. 14735171
Reposted by lithoBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Okay Obama needs to film an ad where he looks dead center at the camera that says “Susan Collins is a Republican and voted for Brett Kavanaugh. If you re-elect her John Thune, a Republican, stays majority Leader” 1036348
Reposted by lithoThe Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Dr. DooDiddle theonion.com/dr-doodiddle 491456304
Reposted by lithoSenator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I just want to remind everyone that there is absolutely no ethical or constitutional requirement that any of the people in this focus group be allowed to vote. 3583
Reposted by lithopleonasm @pleonasmical.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A new NYT focus group is out, and it's bound to be full of the same morons that are present in every NYT focus group, but because I love making fun of the median voter I'm going to be posting my thoughts on itnytimes.comOpinion | Paxton, Talarico and the Senate Race in Texas: 12 Voters DiscussThe group discusses the economy, the president and the U.S. Senate race in Texas. 1630558
Reposted by lithoSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026well, to be fair they're not listening to the court on immigration now too, though they decided to do both at the same time 1348
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