Gladstone in DC

Gladstone in DC

@district.blue

Endless sea of marigolds

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Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

This is why the Khan has the juice.

Governor JB Pritzker@govpritzker.illinois.gov

Donald Trump and his administration are telling you that you’re on your own during a hurricane, tornado, fire, or flood. Know that Illinois will keep fighting to make sure you’re protected when disaster strikes.

politi.coFEMA tells states to handle disasters on their ownThe Trump administration plans to cut disaster aid in as few as six months and shift responsibility to states, FEMA's administrator said in remarks obtained by POLITICO.
Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

My retirement plan is: 1. Hit the lottery 2. Start a dirigible drone company 3. Have fun Did you know that drones can't record audio because of the prop noise? But dirigible drones (LTA) can! #blimpingainteasy

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com

It genuinely does suck and is *bad* that it feels like there’s almost nowhere to go for people who 1. Want to work on robotics (like drones) and 2. Don’t want to build weapons.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

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.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

Replying to @taniel.bsky.social

This thread comes to a close... ... as we now have a final result. Let the records show that, with 92% of the vote countywide, Lula is up 3.3%. (Can he end up doubling his 2022 margin?)

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

The thing here is that a lot of racists are white people. And I am often disappointed to discover when I *do* know someone racist. It is kind of a gut punch. A much worse version of discovering someone is "into" astrology or MLM. (Plenty of white folks into those too!)

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Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

As someone born in the commonwealth of Virginia when folks say "wait where are racists?" I think "what magical place are you from?"

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

Almost all of the folks mentioned on the thread are good as well especially: NIN TV on the Radio Johnny Cash Nirvana Folks who aren't on the thread but should be? Tracy Chapman Dolly Tori Amos Willie Nelson (feeling some gender involved...)

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John Moe
@johnmoe.bsky.social

The whole world no longer smells like cigarettes.

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

I agree with Matt here. I also guess that this particular Bsky thread is not going to get *him* to change his mind. The larger point: that *most* Americans became aghast at ICE only *after* they murdered two white American citizens - doesn't mean elites shouldn't have been anti ICE from the start

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social

Of course people change views on issues!

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Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

super unpopular because Americans, in general, like immigrants. Most immigrants are *more* law abiding than existing Americans! Most immigrants work *harder* than existing Americans! Most immigrants *also* don't want murderers/rapists in their communities! This is the heart of the polling issue:

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

If you ask Americans whether "good" immigrants belong here or "bad" immigrants should be deported then they tend to say YES. The right-wing portraying all immigrants as EVIL blew up as soon as it ran into reality pretty swiftly.

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

I agree with Matt here. I also guess that this particular Bsky thread is not going to get *him* to change his mind. The larger point: that *most* Americans became aghast at ICE only *after* they murdered two white American citizens - doesn't mean elites shouldn't have been anti ICE from the start

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social

Of course people change views on issues!

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

despite "border security" being an "unpopular" issue. Americans have always been pro-immigrant because almost all of us are here because of immigration. Unlike many of Trump's other positions - the Stephen Miller wing of the White House always thought being anti-immigrant *was popular*!

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

When Trump descended the staircase talking about Mexican rapists and murderers he defined the terms of the debate: getting rid of evil scummy dudes. The people who voted for him wanted to get rid of evil people - when it turned out Trump wanted to get rid of all brown people - the position became

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
@froomkin.bsky.social

Total respect for NBC's Monica Alba, who asked Trump exactly the question he needs to answer. By refusing to answer, and attacking her, he has effectively told the world that no, sexual abuse allegations do no mean a thing to him. Imagine if she wasn't there. We'd be the poorer for it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

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Adam Bonica
@adambonica.bsky.social

Once mass spam texts were made legal, younger donors vanished, leaving a grassroots fundraising machine that subsists on squeezing vulnerable seniors, some of whom give hundreds of times a day. It’s a horrific model. Consultants get generationally wealthy, and the party hollows out its future.

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

I only play the tiny version but I love the course and the clubhouse and the entire collection of DC residents enjoying a nice day there:

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com

East Potomac costs $42 to play and hosts thousands of people each year. A lot of the players are beginners. A lot of them don't have that much money. A lot of them are black. This is the course Donald Trump has decided shouldn't exist, and in the past, he's been fairly explicit about why not

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

If he came to Charm City the reaction would be better. #ravensflock #ravens

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social

JD Vance greeting Bengals players and most are ignoring him lol

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

Public school enrollment was declining in West Virginia even before its voucher program was established. But things have only gotten worse. Since 2019, 70 public schools have closed in the state, and up to 20 more schools are in jeopardy. w/ @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social

propublica.orgHe Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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Benjamin L. Carp 🎏
@bencarp.bsky.social

In their design of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786), Jefferson and Madison declined to make Christian belief a requirement to hold office, and explicitly said that if a Muslim could get elected, there should be no barrier to their holding office.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

the second el-sayed chose to treat tommy as an equal and not a nuisance, tommy was cooked

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

The original version of "roadside picnic" in russian actually describes this box in detail near the end:

Gaius (from Tribunate)@gaius.bsky.social

Saw this on the shelf at Target and it’s like a portal to an utterly unknowable parallel world. As if i was peering into the dimension from Stalker

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Raffi Melkonian
@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

I know I'm a broken record on this, but one part of what is going on is that people have literally no idea what the US immigration system actually is; effectively, that there are no pathways into the country legally for someone who wants to wait in line.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

New Marist poll of Texas finds 61% say undocumented immigrants should stay in US if meet certain requirements. Only 35% say they should leave. A majority of noncollege white men (Trump base) says stay. Supports my case (see piece/thread below) that Trump opened way for new pro-immigrant consensus

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Revolutionary War 250
@revwar250.bsky.social

14 OCTOBER 1776, WILLIAMSBURG: Thomas Jefferson introduces to the Virginia House of Delegates his bill for abolishing entailment of inheritances, a legal method of ensuring that property cannot be sold, only inherited by legal heirs, thus creating a hereditary aristocracy.

Gladstone in DC
@district.blue

Annoyingly this is going to live rent free in my head for several decades now. Can't. Unsee. It.

Rebecca Watson@skepchick.org

I'm sorry but that's just what it's called from now on. I will never stop. My husband is going to lose his fucking mind the first time I casually drop it, I cannot wait

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Chris Sommerfeldt
@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have reached a deal to abolish NYC's horse carriage industry — a critical breakthrough in a decadeslong, politically fraught effort to ban the tourist attraction. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani and City Council strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industryThe deal marks a major breakthrough in a long-running effort to outlaw the industry. It is also likely to inflame Mamdani’s relationship with a powerful local union.

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Mina Kimes
@minakimes.bsky.social

I posted a joke the other day about how my kid wanted a Mickey song that didn't exist, and a bunch of people were like "just AI to make it." I understand needing to please a toddler, but man--that's just not how I want him to think about music at all. It's not a vending machine.

union person@junlper.beer

this is the ultimate end point of capitalism, ai will completely atomize everyone and there will be zero shared experiences. there will be no culture, only pure consumption. this must be resisted

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Mere
@thatmerecat.bsky.social

Lol the robe is going so much better than the cake in that Netflix game where Derrick and Lamar were like "I'm not eating that"