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Tom Schaller

@schaller67.bsky.social
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UMBC political scientist, NYT bestselling co-author of White Rural Rage, diehard Washington Caps fan, peripatetic. Longtime DC denizen, Albany, NY, native.

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 15h
Outright electoral bribery. Not a peep from the “Obama phones!” conservative media, you watch.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With respect to the brilliant Dunning and Kruger, the phenomenon should be renamed “The GOP Effect”
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
0-26! Great, DD. People shd donate to support their fantastic, vigilant efforts:
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The vice president of the United States is a weirdo, beardo fattie. Just sayin’
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Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Checks four out of six www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.”
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wait 20 years and Harper will be on Supreme Court, of course.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagine if a Dem prez: congratulated Kansas when Chiefs won a Super Bowl, confused Sioux City/Falls, creatively Sharpie’d a hurricane map to hide fact that he can’t tell AL from GA, or marveled at the old timey term “groceries” as if it were from the 19th Century. Mr. Gold Toilet Seat did that.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear Don: Keep saying you’re on the ballot. Keep saying the polls are fake and GOP is winning midterms. Keep saying the economy is the best ever. Keep saying data centers are great. Keep appearing with Elon. Keep saying you’ve won the Iran war and control the Strait of Hormuz. Thanks!
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cue Rachel Dratch and the womp-womp Debbie Downer music: G.O.P. Nominee in Texas Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Looks like a lot of the incompetent, lazy, under qualified “DEI” hires in DC who were chosen solely on account of their race and gender are white dudes working for Republican senators.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💔🕯️No Justice No peace.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, Sen. Schmitt (the bed) will falsely accuse Jack Smith of appearing in the film Hudson Hawk, which if true, actually would be grounds for charging Smith with a variety of felonies.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
really worth watching the whole thing play out...
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Smith was(n’t) at a Hawks game. Ray Epps was at the Capitol on January 6. BClinton and Loretta Lynch were on a tarmac. To Republicans, these are case-closed moments proving *absolute* guilt. But two Russian assets meeting with Don Jr and Jared in Trump Tower in 2016? “Nothing to see here…”
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 29/09/2026
Paid for by the U.S. Government
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Way to go for student journos:
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Follow Jessica if you do not already:
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The law and order party, folks
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brilliant take down of Schmitt, the dumbass
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fun fact: the U.S. House can sue a sitting president with a simple majority vote. If the Democrats retake the chamber, they should do more than just "investigate" Trump's corruption. They should sue him in federal court for the illegal ballroom, Qatari jet, and more.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At least 6 babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump keeps telling his supporters to (a) consider him on the ballot and; (b) that the horrible polls are all fake and Republicans are leading in races that polls say they’re trailing. Keep doing both, dumdum donnie.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every time I see a headline like this I say "Wait, is that a 'One of Last Remaining Competent People Gets Pushed Out' story or a 'Far-Right Nutball Too Crazy Even for Administration Full of Wackos' story?"
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is no "Democratic Party division." There is Ryan Grim, Matt Stoller, and a bunch of apologist dead-enders trying to undermine Jackson for the crime of having decided that Platner was not fit to be the nominee. The Democratic Party is united behind Troy Jackson.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Outraged by the Cornell Seven case? Let’s not forget there are 1,603 documented instances (so far) of that type of behavior or worse committed just by members of GOP, conservative, right wing groups: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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#RightWingSexualPredators
I want to introduce Buck Atkins who is taking over my work here as I am dealing with multiple health issues. I am so glad Buck is taking this on.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MTG knows the GOP playbook inside and out because she spent years helping write the damn thing.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wonder if @patriots.bsky.social fans have noticed darling Drake Maye’s stat line thru Week3: G1: 1 TD, 3 INT, passer rating 54.9 G2: 0 TD, 2 INT, PR 75.6 G3: 0 TD, 2INT, PR 48.6 Total: 1 TD, 6 INT and roughly 60PR. Um, that’s not even Tom Brady’s backup kinda numbers.
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Liam Neeson's Intense 'Good Luck' Call
ALT: Liam Neeson's Intense 'Good Luck' Call
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Technically, empathy is not the opposite of selfishness. It is the opposite of solipsism.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tommy Tuberville, we found the furries, they’re at Mar-a-Lago.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump didn’t confront Putin about putting bounties on American troops and didn’t confront Xi about providing intelligence to Iran to target American troops. Trump doesn’t GAF about our military. #FDT
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a very astute point by Noah. ☝🏽 Trump has zero loyalty to anyone, including a party he never cared about… until, that is, he realized the GOP is so vapid, ignorant, hateful, spineless, and corrupt that he could overtake it merely by offering an over-the-top performance of these very traits.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How much you wanna bet some of the perpetrators turn on the others? There’s no honor and no principle beyond self-preservation among them.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To anyone who argues that there’s no longer white male privilege, I’ve decided my new reply is two words: “Tommy Tuberville” …followed by a demonstrative 🎤 drop
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/09/2026
Reporters stood at the White House gate this morning holding a federal judge’s order that said let them in, & were turned anyway. No explanation. No comment. Just a president ignoring a court like it’s beneath him. This is an unprecedented, fascist assault on free speech. Free the press!
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"House Republicans will continue to hold Hunter Biden’s feet to the fire until we have his testimony...no one – not even the president’s son – is above the law.” - Tom Emmer, 1.17.24 "Don Jr is a private citizen and businessman so this unwarranted attack will go nowhere," Tom Emmer, 9.23.26
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My new piece for @atrupar.com Public Notice—about how Trump cheats and so often gets away with it—is now live. It’s paywalled and hopefully some of you will consider subscribing to PN in support of my work. Thx! open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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“Cheat like hell”
Trump is proof that cheaters often win.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/09/2026
No president has ever gone into a midterm election as unpopular as Trump is today. Not even George W. Bush in 2006. Trump's net approval is twice as low as it was at this point in 2018. blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/no-preside...
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Democrats hit midterm high as Trump approval reaches new low
No president has gone into a midterm election this unpopular. Not even George W. Bush in 2006.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our military on their hands and knees wiping off the red carpet for the Chinese. A perfect metaphor for where we are with Trump. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Axios @axios.com · 24/09/2026
A district judge tossed an election interference lawsuit by President Trump against the Des Moines Register, parent company USA Today Co. (formerly Gannett) and pollster Ann Selzer — rejecting claims that its inaccurate pre-election poll amounted to consumer fraud.
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Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register
The dismissal is an early test of Trump's broader push to use litigation against news organizations over coverage he disputes.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Space Invaders, natch.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wait, what?!
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Playboy @playboy.com · 22/09/2026
Playboy’s Gen Z Sex Survey found that about one-third of men and close to half of women reported not having masturbated a single time in the last three months. It's not about desire. So why avoid self-pleasure?
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One in Three Gen Z Men Hasn't Masturbated in 90 Days
One in three men and nearly half of women haven't masturbated in the last 90 days according to Playboy's Gen Z Sex Survey.
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every GOP nominee in every race this cycle shd be asked a simple question: “Do you think Trump is doing a good job?” Dem nominees shd ask it aloud, forcing state/local media to press GOP candidates to answer when they appear in public. Make GOPers answer—precisely because they don’t want to.
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