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Trevor Southerland

@tmsoutherland.bsky.social
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Democratic Campaign Operative. Flipped the Virginia House in 2019 & the Pennsylvania House in 2022. Opinions my own, except those that are shared by others.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
People are falling for the DSA vs Establishment trap again. Didn’t we learn our lesson in 2016 and 2024? It’s the establishment’s job to build a coalition that can win EVERYWHERE. In some places, that means ultra-progressive. In others, it means establishment. The tent is big enough for all of us.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
one thing you can't stop seeing once you notice it is how the pundits the mainstream media platform actively punish any dem who lands on effective messaging
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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monarch of ashes @cephalopod.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
they called Obama a communist in 2008 and here we are, 18 years later having learned nothing, still shitting our pants over being called communists stop giving a shit what the right wing freaks are going to say about you and gain some principles to stand by
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Mike Rogers does the bidding of corporate special interests, supports all of Trump's price-hiking policies, and constantly dismisses Michiganders' concerns about rising costs. We are laser-focused on defeating him again this November - and @AbdulElSayed.bsky.social will get the job done.
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Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Board packet: "This is too much to read." Executive summary: "Still too much to read." Dashboard: "I don't understand all these numbers." Red/Yellow/Green lights: "Are three lights too many?" Thumbs up/down: "I fear we're missing the nuance."
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Since Dems took over the PA State House with a 102-101 majority in 2023 we have had 17 special elections for vacant seats. Our nomination process is simple: the local Democratic committees meet and recommend; state party executive committee ratifies their choice. And we have not lost one seat.
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Thinking of all those England fans who woke up to their ten til alarm just now to realize kickoff has been moved back an hour.
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It's crazy how we have both the World Cup and America 250 this year and almost no one cares about them because the administration has wholly sucked the joy out of even momentous national events
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Everyone is focused on the drama in the Ken Martin interview on Pod Save America... but a lot people are missing the part where Ken and the DNC are doing something meaningful: funding the state parties.
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Funding for State Parties and Down-Ballot Campaigns | Trevor Southerland
Everyone is focused on the drama in the Ken Martin interview on Pod Save America... but a lot people are missing the part where Ken and the DNC are doing something meaningful: funding the state partie...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
THANK YOU David Letterman & Stephen Colbert for a lifetime of smart satire, laughs, speaking truth to power & sending us to bed with a smile on our collective faces. You will be missed. 🙏 #EndOfAnEra
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Well done and thank you, Virginia! #FightBack
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Dan Saffer @odannyboy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
It's really something to be living through the worst President, the worst Supreme Court, and the worst Congress all at once
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Marcus Simon @marcussimon.com · 10/04/2026
Elections matter. Since 2020, I’ve been working to ban dangerous, untraceable ghost guns here in Va. After 6 years & 6 attempts, I’m thrilled to report that Gov Spanberger has signed HB40 into law making it a crime to buy, sell, manufacture, or possess a ghost gun in the Commonwealth.
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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Remember this when the folks running our country say they gotta cut more from Medicare/Medicaid, SNAP, or give out more tax breaks to billionaires.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
If the stakes weren't so high and the human toll wasn't so awful, it would be genuinely very funny how little of a shit Trump gives about any part of his job that isn't renovations or rigging elections. The most obviously checked out dude in history.
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Kathy Durham for Congress @kathydurhamnv.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I’m a HS civics teacher, union rep, former city councilor, and proud rural Democrat running for Congress to restore democracy & put people over profit. Join us and together we’ll flip #NV02 blue!
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Don’t you think he looks tired?
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Nevada's 2nd Congressional District wouldn't normally be on the radar as a potential flip, but in 2026 it's an open seat with the Trump slump for Republicans -- and we've got a rural teacher, union rep and former city councilor ready to step up and hold the Epstein Class accountable!
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 30/03/2026
I’m scolding everyone for having their focus on the wrong thing. Hasan saying he won’t vote for Newsom in 28 is pointless. Rahm touring the country is just as useless. The house is on fire and people are arguing about what color to paint the kitchen. Let’s win 2026 first, then argue about 2028.
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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Friends, pull up a chair and let’s talk about what happened to Florida *after* legislative term limits were instituted. It’s all bad.
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Kathy Durham for Congress @kathydurhamnv.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This is what our lives are reduced to when we give tax cuts to the wealthy billionaires and the Epstein class. When we operate under a Gilded Age economic system and have a “president” who drags us into an illegal war. I’m running to put people over corporations and to stand up for the Rule of Law
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Can someone ask Pam Bondi how the Dow is doing?
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The last 10 days of April 21 Virginia redistricting referendum will be critical Most satellite voting locations don’t open until the first Saturday of early voting: April 11 Dems will really need to crank out the early votes during that window Shorter time frame than last year
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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
She talked about the Dow hitting 50,000 in the way a baseball fan talks about a pitcher having a perfect game through 6 innings. One's hubris can provide the ultimate jinx.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 17/03/2026
I don’t understand how “the DNC has two years to find a candidate that XYZ, or I won’t vote for them” makes any sense. The DNC doesn’t find a candidate. It doesn’t choose a candidate. Voters do.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
It feels pretty intentional and homophobic that the Gay of Hormuz has been totally ignored.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/03/2026
Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account 

Original tweet from @EndWokeness - “less than 25 years apart”
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar  at city hall

Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - “the enemy is inside the gates.”
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 09/03/2026
boy in retrospect, really shouldn’t have elected the worst person in the entire country president. that, it appears, was less than wise
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“This message is brought to you tonight by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is solely responsible for its content.”
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 25/02/2026
Pour one out for the poor comms staffers who need to pay enough attention to this shit to respond and fact check
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 25/02/2026
I have to say, the lack of energy in that room is something - even the Republicans. This is the worst SOTU speech to date. So clear how disconnected Trump is from reality. November is going to be a wipeout for Republicans.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 25/02/2026
NOTE: If you hear the N-word during tonight's State of the Union, it's either because someone in the audience has Tourette's or the president is speaking
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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
An irritating feature of the modern era is the tendency to operate in extremes and absolutes. Nuance and logic are often lost in pursuit of a definitive answer, even if one does not exist.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/02/2026
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It's a good year to run for office (and in most places, it's not too late to get on the ballot.) www.runforwhat.net
Why it matters: The numbers are startling. In race after race, Democrats are outpacing their 2024 performance by double digits, a clear sign of a yawning enthusiasm gap.

By the numbers: Democrats have outperformed former Vice President Harris' 2024 numbers by an average of 10.5 percentage points in the 20 state legislative districts that've held special elections this year.

Democratic candidates outperformed Harris by even more — an average of 13.9 points — in the 67 state House and Senate races last year, according to The Downballot, a site that tracks state-level and congressional campaigns.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
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The States Project @statesprojectus.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Take a deep breath & keep flipping state legislatures.
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Analilia Mejia for New Jersey @analiliafornj.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I’m Analilia Mejia and I approve this message.
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Trevor Southerland @tmsoutherland.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This quote jumped off the page for me: “One of the things that we’ve learned in the world of social media is that the truth is a rare and not very highly valued commodity… You don’t need evidence to make a claim online, and increasingly, people don’t even care.” www.linkedin.com/posts/trevor...
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Affordability or tax hikes? Spanberger agenda caught in political crossfire • Virginia Mercury | Trevor Southerland
This quote jumped off the page for me: “One of the things that we’ve learned in the world of social media is that the truth is a rare and not very highly valued commodity… You don’t need evidence to ...
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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Honestly can’t tell if it’s a bit at this point
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Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“Republicans argue Virginia has no say in federal actions.” Never again let these fools get away with saying they are the party of “small government” or “local control.”
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VAPLAN @vaplan.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
MAGA Del Griffin on House floor admits that the GOP/Trump economy is failing: "We are facing at some point a recession." First time I've heard that acknowledgment.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
VERY busy day in the VA General Assembly; looking forward to the Dems' "trifecta" passing/signing 100s of bills that Youngkin vetoed - and more! bluevirginia.us/2026/01/tues...
Today's VA General Assembly schedule screenshot #1

https://lis.virginia.gov/scheduleToday's VA General Assembly schedule screenshot #2

https://lis.virginia.gov/scheduleToday's VA General Assembly schedule screenshot #3

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James Abrenio @jamesabrenio.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
How many school shootings did we witness as the 2A lost there shit as we tried to stop it. But now, possessing a firearm while filming is a death sentence. Unfucking believable.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America. At least until tomorrow.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If you're thinking about running for office in 2026, filing deadlines are starting to hit. Look up what you might run for and get on the ballot ASAP - it's not too late! runforwhat.net
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VAPLAN @vaplan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Beautiful emotional speech by @delciaprice85.bsky.social saying sweet goodbyes to Del Sickles and @candimundonking.bsky.social who are both moving on to serve in the Spanberger administration. Sometimes you forget how much of a family these legislators are to one another.
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VAPLAN @vaplan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
@ssurovell.bsky.social says when VA voters approved a Redistricting Commission 6 years ago, they didn't anticipate a "Hyper-partisan fascist ideologue asking state legislatures around the country to redesign their districts to maximize his political power."
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