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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As a local school board member what I want *desperately* is a Dem Congress that gives us massive school construction support -- we've got 100-year-old elementary schools that will take us over a decade to truly repair without that help.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"God I hope we don't squander this"

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We want you to tax the rich and strengthen the middle class.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This gives momentum to retaking Congress and the White House. But I fear Democrats will immediately shift into complacency when they do -- or focus on 'resistance' symbolism rather than substantial change. You want a majority that lasts? Fix the middle class.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Then consider age: Biden's mental decline was obvious, but could be ignored because at least the advisors were competent (if not unimaginative). Trump is now falling asleep left and right, and his advisors are, Rubio excepted, *worse* than him.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So of course people turned on him, because the "fundamentals" mean jack to regular people. Now Trump is doing the same, but worse, except this time it *really is his fault*. And only hardcore partisans will argue this is worth it; MAGA has always been a small faction anyway.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump is acting like an inverse Biden, only way less disciplined. Let's start at the top with the economy: Biden kept saying inflation was temporary (it was), that the fundamentals were strong (they were), and that they just needed time (they did). But Biden did almost nothing on the wealth gap.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔴 Iran International, citing domestic media reports: The sound of explosions has been heard in Chabahar and Bandar Abbas.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

BY THE WAY, we're opening up a new middle school in Clifton Heights *on time*, the first major infrastructure upgrade for that borough in decades. Huge win for Delco and the Philly burbs.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Meanwhile if we *are* going to do Dark Woke, or Woke 2, we need to be a lot smarter than college activist-style rhetoric. There is so much to redress with the Trump 2 era, and we will not have much time to do it; two years, *maybe*, and probably just one.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The last night takeaways from WI aren't huge: turns out Hong wasn't seen as electable, and in the Midwest that matters. Woke 1 was often crazy, and the Midwest base is wary of rewarding that era. Me personally? I like economic but not cultural populism. Let's hope Casey delivers.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

ACCORDING TO IRAN'S SUPREME NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY MOHSEN REZAI, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL STAY CLOSED UNLESS THE U.S. ALTERS ITS CONDUCT AND MEETS TEHRAN'S CONDITIONS - SOURCES

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I'm a proportional representation guy. But since I have zero allies on the right I work in the system that exists.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

First one to do it in mid cycle with an elected presidential felon yes.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Maybe Texas/Trump shouldn't have started this.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This is obviously a huge structural deal -- GOP can cheat and gerrymander and Democrats can't. Democrats have to get better at changing their own state rules to counter what the GOP has been doing for decades.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Me, over the weekend: "The one key takeaway for Democrats right now: In every state where the filing deadline has not passed, make sure to get someone on the ballot in Every. Single. Contest." goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/10-midterm...

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

*ISRAEL SAYS AGREES TO DIRECT TALKS WITH LEBANON

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Geniuely curious where all the Gaza war voices have gone; anyone seen evidence of them re-directing now towards Iran?

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The man has never been thoroughly checked (besides 2020) for uncertainty; this is what happens when we forget about accountability.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Thanks and glad to hear it! Let's also keep an eye on what Trump says tomorrow -- and if he finally pins down firm war goals for us to timetable.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I see the Left is big mad they can't get a protest the size of No Kings.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

QATAR'S INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS STRATEGIC WATER RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR FOUR MONTHS, FOOD SECURITY RESERVES FOR 18 MONTHS

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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Basically all of the bad economic news this term is because the president deliberately decided to do something moronic. He is much more personally responsible for this than most presidents are for the downturns in their administration.

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Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

My Republican colleagues should vote YES on the war powers resolution tomorrow! Anonymous quotes like these won't stop this reckless war of choice:

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This is not to defend the Islamic Republic's human rights record or strategic orientation. But as Americans abandon the role of world police, we must get better at hard-nosed geopolitics. If Israel wants to war with Iran, then it must pay for it, and leave us and the Gulf Arabs out of it.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

For Democrats, there are two true things the party must assert: first, this was a dumb war, and second, Israel's interests are not our own. It's not just a values gap, its an core interest gap. We have real challenges in Europe and Asia, and Israel will not be there for us there.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

So it is very safe to say this was Israel's urgency, and Trump has always, always, always aligned with Israel's urgency. Everyone who believed Trump would be more critical of Israel has demonstrated they are deeply gullible, and were not paying attention at all in his first term.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If Netanyahu was going to secure his ultimate legacy -- expanding in Palestine and defeating its militants -- he had to also hit Iran. The nuclear program was secondary; it has always played on America's WMD paranoia. The missiles and proxies, those were real threats.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Israel couldn't, especially not Netanyahu, because Iran is the last powerful champion of the militant Palestinian cause. After Oct. 7, he had the right ingredients for war: a hawkish public, a symphathetic, largely Boomer-run USG, and then, as Assad fell and Hezbollah lay low, a strategic window.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We could tolerate Iran's nuclear program -- which was not in danger of being weaponized anytime soon -- as well as its missiles and proxies, which were mostly aimed at Israel. There was no urgency, and no opportunity, and worse, no real means to force Iran to change its foreign policies.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Alrighty, my partisan post about Iran, which belongs over here rather than X. This will be a thread, since it has multiple parts. First, this is a dumb war; not just from a Democratic position, but from an American one.

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Authorities in Dubai confirm that sounds heard in various areas across the city were the result of air defence interception operations. The relevant Dubai teams continue to closely monitor the situation and are taking all necessary measures to ensure public safety.-Dubai Media Office

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

This is not our war. Left or right, liberal or conservative, there is no spin to justify this except that Trump is embarrassed by his failed Iran policy over the past decade.

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Appears wave is over, hit the wall for today. Thanks for everyone’s time today. I’m going to rack out for a bit, but I’ll be back in the morning to keep passing updates. We’re still likely looking at days to weeks of this, and hopefully the end state is a free Iran.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Someone needs to tell Democratic leadership that war with Iran is not just a bad idea, but the public wants them to stop it.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

ICE raids around our schools are throwing attendance levels into chaos and making it impossible to guarantee education for all our kids. ICE's clear unprofessionalism means they must be Congressionally barred from operating near such places. www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jer...

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"We were all scared," says child who ran as ICE operation unfolded near New Jersey school bus stop

Dylan, who is a U.S. citizen, told CBS News the day seemed normal — until he heard his classmates suddenly start shouting "ICE."

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Another thing -- trans folks are incredibly rare, and have virtually no mainstream media prescence to humanize them (famous, well-liked actor, anchor, etc). In other words, it's not important to most people, and they knee-jerk their takes based on vague understandings rather than direct experience

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

where are we at with getting ICE away from schools in the DHS shutdown?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

NY FED: Consumers pay 90% of tariffs. CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs. www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Free speech something something

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began. However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The whole COVID-era "Keep the schools open" crowd seems VERY quiet when ICE raids cause student walkouts and mass absenteeism.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

In my position as a board member, this is the scope of what I see as our writ to protect our community; as an elected Democrat, I see no legitimacy in ICE, and want to see Congress go further, turning deportation powers back to Border Patrol and rolling ICE up.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Last night, I joined the the Upper Darby School Board voted 8-0 calling on Congress to restore the protections of sensitive locations, like schools, from ICE raids. It isn't enough to trust DHS to go back to the status quo; schools must be safe from ICE. go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Boar...

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We're working on a resolution at Upper Darby School Board calling for Congress to ban ICE at schools and other sensitive places. If you've got good contacts to share this message, please let me know! We do not have much time to signal how important this is to our communities.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Upper Darby school board is pushing for a resolution to demand Congress legislate ICE can't come to our schools. Our students carried out a large, peaceful protest yesterday -- with admin backing. ICE raids are hurting attendence, spreading fear, and distracting schools. 6abc.com/post/upper-d...

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Upper Darby High School students walk out to protest ICE enforcement

Hundreds of students at Upper Darby High School walked out Thursday afternoon to protest ICE and support students from immigrant families.

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Ryan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This is incredibly short-sighted, btw -- the MENA team was great and provided insights you couldn't find anywhere else.

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