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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

NEW: Virginia just passed a law to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, giving it 222 of 270 electoral votes needed to activate. This map and spreadsheet show which states could join to activate it by 2028 depending on the outcome of the 2026 elections docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Electoral College cartogram showing which states are in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and which ones could join in time for it to activate by 2028. Each state is sized and labeled according to its number of electoral votes. The states are spaced out enough to accommodate the changes in size but retain their general shapes and relative positions on the map.

Current members are in solid orange, potential members are in light green, and nonmembers that are unlikely to join are in medium gray. Members have 222 electoral votes, potential states have 68, and the unlikely states have 248. The compact would only activate once states with at least 270 electoral votes have joined.

The seven potential members and their electoral vote are Alaska (3), Arizona (11), Michigan (15), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Pennsylvania (19), and Wisconsin (10). Democrats would need to gain the governor's office and/or legislative chambers to win unified power in these states, as detailed in the spreadsheet linked in this post.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

the strait of hormuz is in a quantum superposition of open and closed that only collapses when you try to take a tanker through yourself and see if you get shot at

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Trump started a pointless and illegal war with Iran, he lost it almost immediately, he crushed America's economy and America's partners while making Iran and our rivals much stronger. He did it for no reason he can articulate. In any decent nation, he'd be forced to resign immediately.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Autocrats typically purge the so-called “power ministries” (law enforcement, investigations, defense) of anyone who might be loyal to the law over the leader and replace them with loyalists who turn these agencies into personal weapons and shields for the regime. We’re watching it happen.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Every political reporter in the country understood that if Republicans won a trifecta, the upshot would be what happened today: huge cuts to healthcare to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Yet they consistently reported the biggest issue at play in the election as "high prices." Why?

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I have both *thoughts* and *feelings* about Trump attacking Harvard. And I want to share them with you.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Senators coming for my job now.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The folks who love calling everything “communist” are apparently pretty cool with the Dear Leader trying to dictate prices.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

One of the crazymaking features of the current political moment is that MAGA keeps trying to retcon ideas that were just an uncontroversial part of our shared American values as of a couple years ago into some wacky left-wing position.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

He’s actually right about this one

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 28/04/2025

The .01% and income inequality. On Prof G Markets: link.chtbl.com/Markets

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/04/2025

this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We are way past impeachment time

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/04/2025

I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release. Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.

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If Bukele doesn't want to meet in D.C., I'll go to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14/04/2025

No one should be above the law, most especially the President. Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional. They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I am lamentably certain that 90% of the reporting on this is going to say something like “some experts disputed the methodology used to calculate foreign tariffs” rather than “Trump made up a bunch of nonsense numbers to justify his policy, and they’re all 10x-20x higher than the real numbers.”

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

They love this “run the government like a business” canard coz it conjures images of efficiency and accountability. The reality is, it’s about increasing profits for the few over the wellbeing of the many. If the government operated the way a business does, the citizenry should rightfully revolt.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

So the Trump administration’s argument is that this dude, not a court, should have the final say on who ends up in an El Salvadoran prison. Does that make you feel safer in America?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I have no patience for this temporizing. People are being summarily shipped off into slavery in central america under the imprimatur of the US government right now. Canada—Canada!—is putting itself on a war footing. We’ve been off the map and in uncharted territory for the last 250 miles.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We’re in for weeks of this on end. One of Musk’s tween haxx0rz stumbles into a complicated system they don’t understand, thinks they’ve discovered something earthshattering the veteran dunces never noticed, relays to Musk who also doesn’t understand, and broadcasts it to millions of followers.

X post in which database is vulnerable to “MASSIFE FRAUD” because numbers aren’t de-duplicated

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We are in the middle of the most profound crisis of American government since the civil war and our idiotic political media can barely see it. Control of the US has been handed to a totally unelected oligarch whose politics are defined by close association with neo-Nazis and conspiracy theorists

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Louise Matsakis @lmatsakis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

SCOOP: One day after Trump's new Chinese tariffs went into effect, Americans say they are being blindsided by notifications from DHL and UPS saying that they owe between $20 to $50 (or more) in import duties www.wired.com/story/tariff...

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US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China

Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.

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WIRED @wired.com · 04/02/2025

EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.

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A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I do not recall a 24 hour or one week news cycle with more disturbing news about the state of the presidency and the US government in it than those of today and the past seven days. January 6 was nothing compared to this. But make no mistake, this too is the gov't being torn apart by a mob of thugs.

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

These are not “settlements” they are “bribes” and should be described accurately. The reporting even explains that CBS executives believe this payment will help avert Trump blocking their merger. Thats a bribe. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...

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Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Serious question: can the president just spend all his time in office suing people and then use the litigation as a "legal" way of accepting bribes via "settlements"?

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NameMC @namemc.com · 27/01/2025

🎉 NameMC’s 10th Anniversary! Join us Sunday the 2nd of February, from 7pm to 9pm GMT+1 to celebrate on our server Blockmania.com! We’ll be taking our annual community and staff team pictures. Expect Free Emerald rank giveaways, free BlockMania Credits, and a few Events during the week.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

maybe instead of everyone trying to pretend that the president is normal and isn’t talking about conquering nato allies, everyone should try reacting as if the president is talking about conquering nato allies

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Kelly @leftleaningloon.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Wish the Dems would understand this. The public opinion research is pretty clear that mass opinion follows the cues of their leaders. It's why every R believes there was mass fraud in 2020.

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Tim Z @timz.me · 23/01/2025

Please stop moving Discord to a new directory every time it updates. It makes Windows forget I want to have it pinned on the system tray. @discord.com

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It would be terrible if someone flooded the snitch email with a million AI slop fake reports every day. I hope no one does that. It would be wrong.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 21/01/2025

it’s becoming increasingly clear the goal of the far right is to defund and buy up every source of reliable information until there is no more objective reality to counter them

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We have a presidential administration that views itself as being at war with half of the country and sees its mission as subjugation. Every act and policy we are seeing fits with that lens.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/01/2025

the very first thing he did was pardon hundreds of people who directly tried to overthrow the government and people are out there talking about “bipartisanship” do your FUCKING jobs

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

everyone who shit their pants about the thought of trump standing trial or serving time, take note: THIS is what actual failing states look like. functional states punish crimes and coups, even when they’re done by elites. it’s sclerotic, broken states that allow them to return to power, unpunished

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