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Bryan Steil promised to look out for us, but instead, he voted to gut our healthcare and give tax breaks to billionaires. It's time for some new representation in Washington.

Yay! Preorders of the book from @phoenixbooks.biz come with an amazing set of coasters by @mwuerker.bsky.social of modern-day “Founders” like Thurgood Marshall and Frank Kameny. phoenixbooks.biz/book/9781668...

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

Can't stop thinking about that Melissa Mayer interview. I am not a perfect mother but thinking of 3 things that make my kids special is like the easiest thing in the world to do and asking an AI to do it for you is so soulless it makes me wonder how much time she actually spends with her daughter

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

2. Polls show Crowley clinging to a small lead over Tiffany. Crowley, a political moderate, beat democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the primary by just 2,700 votes. So if even a small number of Hong’s most progressive supporters vote against Crowley it could plausibly swing the race to Tiffany.

1. A group formed last week called “Progressive Alliance of Wisconsin” is attacking David Crowley, the state’s Democratic nominee for governor, with hundreds of thousands in attack mailers. A Popular Information investigation has linked the effort to GOP operatives.

YES Brazil Re-Elects Lula, Rejecting Predecessor’s Son www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

I'm honored to have the endorsement of the Wisconsin State Journal. This campaign is about delivering progress for ALL Wisconsinites and we're going to do just that in the Crowley-Godlewski administration. madison.com/opinion/edit...

There has been an extraordinary effort to get low propensity voters to cast ballots this election and it appears to be working. 42% of the voters in Harris County TX yesterday skipped at least one of the last three elections. And you can see that number is growing daily.

10 days until Election Day! This is when the political mail gets WILD. Make sure to submit your mail to paidforby.info: 1. Instantly find out who is really paying for the mailer — and their donors (federal elections only) 2. Get your mailer reviewed by an independent journalist (all elections)

If you early-voted what was your experience like? I just voted at a little library in suburban NY, where the elections are largely meaningless. Line was 15-20 minutes long, at 10 am on a Sunday. Poll worker told me, "We had over 1,200 people yesterday. It wasn't this busy for the general" in 2024

I know that everyone is focused on Trump's attacks in California and Alaska. My team is fighting in court in both places. But understand the fight for free and fair elections is much broader. Elias Law Group is currently litigating 92 voting and election cases in 42 states plus DC.

El-Sayed: "Don't get it twisted. I love America. I'm so grateful I get to raise my 2 daughters here in America. I just love America enough to call on her to be America for all of her kids."

Let's Get to Work, Wisconsin!! 🚌

Three billionaires are funding Tom TIffany’s campaign. They are trying to buy a puppet to be Wisconsin’s governor. We have to stop them. Vote @davidccrowley.bsky.social.

What's causing the DOJ freakout? Maybe it's the early vote Texas early voting is up 74% from 2022 & Kansas has more than doubled And DDF has a dozen+ national law firms ready w/ complaints drafted How ready we are, in this week's publisher's note 👇 -TN

10 Days left to win this race, and we’re knocking every door, talking to folks across the state, and working every moment to deliver a Democratic trifecta on November 3rd!

Some cities it's just not worth fucking with

American books for children better reflect America’s diverse population ccbc.education.wisc.edu/literature-r...

Unleaded gas in the USA has improved children’s health and cognition

I can usually wind up on the right side of history by finding the white supremacists and then choosing the other side hard. For some reason they don’t seem to like trans people or school lunches either.

found out that my mother in law decided she was aggressively pro trans rights literally by going, I don't know anything about this but everyone who is against trans rights is also against free school lunch, the issue I know and care a lot about, so this must be the correct way to feel about this

Join the momentum! @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social is coming to a city near you. Check out his events and make sure you join us in the final days of this election! https://www.crowleyforwi.com/events

References attacks WITHOUT REPEATING CHARGES? This is how you pushback at lies without giving oppo air. Ascribes MOTIVATION, tells us not just what but why Elon is at it? This is how you make your counter claim credible. Uses POISON PARASITE DEFENSE? This is how you get further bang for ad buck.

Forget polls, what counts in this election is votes and the difference in races is MARGIN OF EFFORT (h/t Mike Podhorzer for perfect phrase).

Channel your anxiety into voter engagement - both people in your circle and strangers that orgs can help you reach: Indivisible, Seed the Vote, Swing Left - and state-based grassroots orgs all doing high potential (don't call 'em 'low propensity') voter outreach.

The most immediate thing Alaskans, and Americans across states, can do is make this shit TOO BIG TO RIG. We can't just vote, we gotta do a full scale Revenge of the Voters Republican Repudiation, a Red Wipeout.

All of reactionary centrism boils down to "Don't Make the Argument." anatosaurus.substack.com/p/dont-make-...

I thought he was going to drain the swamp?

This election is putting into sharp relief how the entire GOP strategy is about ensuring as many people as possible can’t vote. At its most basic level, democracy is about voting. Support the party that supports voting. That’s the table stakes of democracy.

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

“...we need more government strategic intervention to actually reduce” the cost of basic needs. She pointed to one of her signature proposals: raising taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents to generate revenue for new public services, top among them free primary healthcare for everyone..."

"The debate, hosted by #Vermont Public, was friendly and did not appear to feature even one tense exchange between the candidates. But with less than two weeks until Election Day, the stakes are high..." "Taxes and healthcare dominated..." per @vtdigger.bsky.social vtdigger.org/2026/10/22/5...

America has always been an argument between a wealthy few, who rule over, enslave, exclude & exploit others & a "we the people" who have dreamed, died, struck & protested to make the promise of "liberty & justice" be for all, no exceptions. The many can take on the money when we unite.

El-Sayed: "People like Vance think America is too small for some of us. I think America is big enough. America has been big enough include people whose families came, were here before anybody else showed up, or who were brought here despite themselves. His view of America is small -- small like him"

We must upend the durable damaging hoax of "makers" & "takers," wherein rich people are made out of awesome & we must never hamper them because they are our wellbeing. The roles are reversed - they take the wealth we create & purchase politicians to do their bidding.

Amazon's Prime Video has released a new trailer for the third season of The Rings of Power, which begins streaming on November 11th. I've generally enjoyed the series, and I'm interested in seeing how this season will turn out. www.andrewliptak.com/lord-of-the-...

A natural gas-fired power plant won’t be built as part of the 180-acre redevelopment of the RFK Stadium Campus, officials said Wednesday. But some community members remain skeptical.

I asked the great @electproject.bsky.social to sum up the early voting thus far. His answer: More than 16 million have voted early, Dems and indys outpacing 2018, Rs lagging. "We’re looking at really modern historic rates of voting," he says. Transcript: newrepublic.com/article/2169...

The choice in this race is clear:

Neil Bush, the brother of former President George W. Bush, says he voted for James Talarico in Texas.

Abdul El-Sayed on JD Vance: "I think America is big enough for all of us. His view of America is small like him. It's about pointing to other people and making the argument that the reason *you* don't have is because of *them.*" El-Sayed came on our pod. It's good: newrepublic.com/article/2168...

“I think America is big enough for all of us. [JD Vance’s] view of America is small. It's small like him.” A lot of money quotes in this @gregsargent.bsky.social interview with @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, but this is the best one in my view.

The exchange between El-Sayed and "Tommy" reinforced for me how much of this political moment centers on the tension between the idea of a pluralistic democracy where power is shared and the vision of a country centrally if not exclusively for white Christians. Gift link:

The White House official accounts are posting Down Syndrome slurs to attack journalists. These people are disgusting and morally depraved.

Really striking stuff from new NYT poll: Dems lead GOP on every major issue, including immigration, and are seen as the party of the working class by a 13-point margin:

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