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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 6m

10 cheddar bay red lobster biscuits were part of tonight’s dinner. And despite only constituting 33% of this household, I consumed 50% of said biscuits. 🦞

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 1h

there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no

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Waschesalon Grammy Campaign Manager @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 1h

I do genuinely love how Hamilton's campaign is like 50% "Jesus said care for the poor. Roger Marshall said steal from the poor"

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 54m

Tad late for dinner but, damn, he’s cookin’ again!

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 1h

These two teams are also on polar opposite ends of the ABS challenge success scale this season! Could contribute to the hubris.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 2h

Folks! Lemme paint an easy picture for y’all as to why the rage you feel against billionaires, no matter how fiery, isn’t fiery enough: •Tom Tiffany (R) is running for WI Gov. •Tom Tiffany (R) “raised” $26m in 2 months. •Because the WIGOP gave him $24m. •Because 3 billionaires gave the WIGOP $27m.

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Talkin' Baseball @talkinbaseballbot.bsky.social · 2h

Munetaka Murakami champagne celebration interviews are must-see TV

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 2h

I just caught up and I hate everything. 💔

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 15h

tfw you realize she’s lying because the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance is that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the ammonium thioglycolate

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 15h

Mornin’, folks! I hope Jack Smith, Amy Klobuchar, Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Atlanta Hawks all have a good day.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me explaining to my sleep score that west coast baseball is worth staying up for so long as the C*bs lose:

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think we’ve all made this one at a Republican.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Best moments of the Schmitt/Smith/Klobuchar exchange, ranked: 5. Klobuchar: "We have the Gophers." 4. Klobuchar: "You got the teams wrong, sir." 3. Smith: "It's possible I flew through the Atlanta airport." 2. Klobuchar: "Hmm." 1. Schmitt: "I don't think you know that we have this stuff."

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Starting October 1, the Republican reconciliation law slashes federal $ for SNAP administration, leaving states & counties with huge gaps to fill: "We understand the implications of property tax increases—we’re trying to keep them low without cutting services and that is becoming nearly impossible."

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JJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well that was a fun one. 3 more today like that please.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Late-inning heroics? That’s postseason baseball!

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, oh my

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If Bluesky truly is for sports, then Eric Schmitt deserves to be ENDLESSLY MOCKED for this online. 🤣

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.

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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Student journalists consistently showing more courage and ability to meet the moment than anyone in positions of power.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ain’t even gonna lie…I stared at the OP for a long time this morning because I was a little grossed out by the buzzwords that seemed to flirt with the RFK, Jr. types. Then, I did what everyone should do instead of face-value commentary: I read through the actual policies. And this sh*t is solid.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can we underscore that diversity is America’s strength, indeed it makes America stronger?

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two new generic ballot polls out early this morning at D+15 and D+16? Hold onto your hats, y’all, the winds are picking up in Kansas!

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 29/09/2026

Don't sleep on Montana's state Supreme Court race. Moderates have long held the balance of power on the seven-member body, but Dan Wilson, who is running with the state GOP's ardent support, would strengthen conservatives should he beat Amy Eddy, who is emphasizing nonpartisanship.

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Morning Digest: Conservatives want to erode the top obstacle to total GOP control in Montana

A key Supreme Court race—and a plan to protect judicial independence—are both on the ballot

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This would SLAP as a scene in some remake of Christmas Vacation. 🎄

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RandBall’s Stu @randballsstu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

He looks like he’s trying to solve a murder in a town where candy grows on trees

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

See, when y’all let me stay up past my bedtime I do things like take the online anytime test for ESPN Jeopardy!

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There tends to be a lot of chatter about how *the left* shifts the overton window when Jim Clyburn openly-and-nonchalantly advocates for SCOTUS expansion; we should also talk more about how the window shift on *the right* was just downward—so as to include the vilest mélange of filth imaginable.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🤓 And for those interested, this will be a state-focused poll (as opposed to that most recent, D+13, national MU survey we all saw last week lol):

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Knowing there’s a full day’s slate of postseason baseball tomorrow: 🙂 Knowing I don’t have to stress because the Brewers have a first-round bye: 😍😍 Knowing that I’ll stress anyway because I’m gonna pull for or against somebody, what, like, I’d just “not” be invested?: 🤩🤩🤩

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The regular season came and went, but the moments will last forever ⚾️❤️

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really.

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(Wes)tern democracy👨🏻🗳️🌐 @midwestache.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

OSSOFF ENDORSED BY GEORGIA PEANUT COMMISSION CHAIR!!! 🥜

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 28/09/2026

Fort Worth's Tarrant County was long a bastion for Texas Republicans up and down the ballot. Alisa Simmons has the chance to become its first Democratic leader since 1986 in a contest that could impact her party's statewide fortunes.