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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 6h

Every day, there is a development that would end the career of any other politician, but which in 2026 is just another day ending in “y.”

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 6h

Oh great, measles here in Allegheny County.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 7h

Also, she’s not even from Ohio and was an adult when she transitioned. www.them.us/detransition...

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Mean Girls: She Doesn't Even Go Here!

ALT: Mean Girls: She Doesn't Even Go Here!

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 8h

Once again: If Dems do well in November, absolutely everyone should interpret it as a definitive statement that the US electorate rejected a disgusting smear campaign against trans people.

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 10h

Susan Collins's antisemitism did not get enough attention. "I don't think it's a coincidence that ProPublica has as some of its funders George Soros, Donald Sussman, and other [pause] left-wing billionaires."

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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 10h

Morello has some great music and he's on the right side of most if not all issues, and yes he's correct that being a California voter makes his individual vote less important. The problem is that he's a dude with a huge platform and he's advocating AGAINST doing the one thing that can stop Trump.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

in a just world someone would stone cold stun these guys into concrete

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 11h

Beyond the obvious horrors of this comment, this callously ignores the reality that rape is not about attraction and sexual gratification, but rather about exerting power and control. And it’s shit like this that reminds me why I didn’t report when at Columbia: medium.com/@miranda.yav...

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Why I Didn’t Report

Heartbreaking. Infuriating. Degrading. Surreal. Galling. Shaming. Powerless.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

Once again, behold the unparalleled parsimony & explanatory power of the Dennis Green Unified Theory Of American Politics

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Dennis Green: They Are Who We Thought They Were

ALT: Dennis Green: They Are Who We Thought They Were

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 12h

The good ol’ revolving door

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 12h

Would love to see him win. Right now I’m putting this race in the category of Make Republicans Spend Money in Iowa Rather Than Ohio, but would be great if it worked out.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 16h

And if our conversation piqued your interest (and we hope it did), give this excellent article a read! read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

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Work Requirements and Medicaid Enrollments: Will States Stanch Erosion? | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19h

The reason you see people falling behind Mamdani, El Sayed and even Newsom (at least his social feed, the real guy is a dud) is because they show signs of fucking life. It’s insane that the Democratic Party of FREAKING BARACK OBAMA thinks that we should just quietly shamble through things

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social

The unplucked goose
US, revenue from corporate-income taxes, $bn
12-month moving total
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Sources: Congressional Budget Office;
Piper Sandler; US Treasury
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Whenever I see a current or former university president in the news for sexual misconduct, I think of this chart from 2015. (ABC seems to have pulled down the original Five Thirty Eight article, but here’s a Feministing blog about it.)

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Chart of the Day: College presidents think rape is only a problem at other schools

According to Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, US college and university presidents demonstrate some very wishful thinking when it comes to sexual assault. While about a third believe that it is preva...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Levin: People then said, “Do you think you can take out a fascist just by voting, just by organizing? You think that’s how this works?” Yes, that’s how this works. If they can do it in Hungary, we can do it here.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

How can you not be romantic about baseball? (My prefs in this game were weakly defined — like the Brewers vibes and have extended family in San Diego — but holy cow, what a game.

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did you know? 📉 Medi-Cal enrollment declined by more than 1M from June 25 ➡️ 26 📉 HR1 work requirements may accelerate this decline Prop. 40 is a one-time Billionaire Tax on 5% of their wealth to fund: ➡️ Health insurance coverage & care for Californians (90% of funds) ➡️ Food & education (10%)

Medi-Cal enrollment over time by age group https://www.chcf.org/medi-cal-enrollment-tracker/

Medi-Cal enrollment trend for full population
https://www.chcf.org/medi-cal-enrollment-tracker/

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The faux-folksiness drives me up the wall

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There isn’t enough Foghorn Leghorn content in the world. Also, did @lastweektonight.com manifest this?

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/10/2026

A cartoon by Rose Anne Prevec.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reminder: Not only is widespread voter fraud a Republican myth, but vote-by-mail is critical to safeguarding the voting rights of those with illnesses and disabilities, who may find waiting in an Election Day line to be physically taxing. These voting laws are key political determinants of health.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"It's important for you all to stay on the same team as Ken Paxton," says the woman who filed for divorce and ended their marriage

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No could possibly have predicted that Trump calling Democrats “sons of bitches” would not be on today’s front page of the NYT, & Jake Tapper would be platforming Kevin Hassett to lie with impunity on the Sunday shows. 🧐🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on. Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026

the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The problem with this entire “talking across difference” approach to politics is that it assumes a shared consensus about democracy that no longer exists b/w the 2 main 🇺🇸 political parties. You don’t need to have lunch with people who don’t believe in free elections, equal rights, & the rule of law.

Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’ll never forget singing “This Land is Your Land” on Central Park West the night before Trump took office in 2017 (then crying as Natalie Merchant sang “Motherland”)… and we had no idea how bad it would get.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 04/10/2026

If only the Constitution gave Congress power over the federal budget instead of the president. Ah well, nevertheless...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oh no the very popular president is going to spread his popularity around and make other Republicans as popular as he is oh no

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Apart from there not being a dosage of 386… It’s low-dose aspirin that is recommended for cardiovascular health. Higher doses are not effective toward that end.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

President of the United States: “I know more about everything than anyone… except maybe one housewife.”

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Good time to remind folks that one of Trump’s nominees to the Supreme Court (Kavanaugh) said U.S. v. Nixon was wrongly decided.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I miss the good old days when the Dodgers would choke postseason.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Two innings into the ALDS and already saw an anti-trans anti-Sherrod Brown ad. *donates yet again to @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social*

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Perfectly in keeping with RFK’s eugenic strategy.

Kennedy has echoed these points in remarks like the ones he made last year, after a six-year-old Mennonite girl died from measles.
"It's very, very difficult for measles to kill a healthy person," he said, adding that "we see a correlation between people who get hurt by measles and people who don't have good nutrition or who don't have a good exercise regimen." Texas officials told The New York Times that the little girl had been healthy before she contracted the disease.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Excellent work by @mirandayaver.bsky.social on NPR today talking about the challenges faced by rural hospitals.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Trump ended enhanced assistance toward Medicare Part D plans and his CMS introduced new burdensome prior authorization to traditional Medicare through WISeR. Arsonists don’t deserve credit for putting out part of the fire they started.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Congrats, Liz! That’s so terrific!

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