Mathias Lee

Could have made a diff if he didn't wait till end of term. 🙄 p.s. you can't take credit for an EO on your way out the door

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov

I just signed an executive order to support faster, cheaper, and easier public transit across California. I'm directing state agencies to prioritize key local transit projects by enforcing clear deadlines, modernizing arrival data and payments, and expanding employee benefits.

24 June

OMG, the former chair of the DNC telling us voters to eat cake

Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social

If you hate the party, spend your days attacking it, and have contempt for the people who make it possible, then see above.

12 June

Really enjoying the World Cup Wish @alexilalas.bsky.social would stop making himself the center of attention. 🙄

9 June

Maine primary Tuesday, what I 👀 Platner wins primary Mills gets votes, still on ballot Interview “Mills voters” claiming they can’t vote Platner Start false “Platner can’t win Mills voters” narrative @grahamformaine.bsky.social 👍LFG

bsky.appbsky.app

3 June

citing prediction markets is not journalism citing prediction markets is not journalism citing prediction markets is not journalism citing prediction markets is not journalism

bbc.comHasan Piker and Cenk Uygur blocked from entering UK by Home OfficeThe US citizens and left-wing content creators with huge online followings were due to speak at the SXSW London festival and Oxford this week.

2 June

This is chilling. “Banned for criticizing Israel” www.bbc.com/news/article...

youtu.beAustin Ahlman Launches Insurgent Independent Campaign in NebraskaYouTube video by Ahlman for Nebraska

16 May

firing on all cylinders 👏 youtu.be/rYE10gacxiE

24 Apr

Viva España!

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Trump on PM Sanchez: "Spain has nothing we need... we're going to cut all trade with Spain. We don't want to have anything to do with Spain." He responded: "No matter what, Spain is standing on the right side of the history. I will always defend the International law and uphold peace"

apple.newsOpinion | Alan Dershowitz: Why I’m Becoming a Republican — The Wall Street JournalI first registered as a Democrat in 1959. The party’s hostility to Israel is too much.

21 Apr

This a 420 joke, right? apple.news/Adh1WcAGjSMu...

14 Apr

Great crowd and questions at the @saikatforcongress.bsky.social mixer in Bayview. Shout out to Gumbo Social for hosting. Yum, gumbo!

2 Apr

Watching establishment Dems go after Hasan Piker because the Israeli lobbies tell them is wild.

1 Apr

escalating AI casualties

30 Mar

I will gladly pay any reporter $100 if they ask Big Baby on the record why he won't use DOGE savings to fund his war.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Republicans are now considering cutting health care for Americans in order to divert $200 billion for Trump's Iran war. This would kick 300,000 Americans off their health insurance.

emersoncollegepolling.comMaine 2026 Poll: Platner Leads Gov. Mills, Democrats Lead Sen. Collins in Maine - Emerson PollingThe first Emerson College Polling survey of the 2026 U.S. Senate election finds oyster farmer…Full Release & Results

26 Mar

@grahamformaine.bsky.social's message is landing. Two dinosaurs in negative territory. Gotta love it!

Poll Tracker 📊@polltracker.bsky.social

Maine Senate poll Graham Platner 48% Susan Collins 41% Janet Mills 46% Susan Collins 43% Favorables (net) Susan Collins (-19) Janet Mills (-14) Graham Platner (+4) emersoncollegepolling.com/maine-2026-p...

26 Mar

one could say that 80% of billionaires are anti-democracy

Rutger Bregman@rutgerbregman.com

80% of billionaire political spending goes to one party. Guess which one.

25 Mar

This @saikatforcongress.bsky.social button is like truth serum. I've had many positive interactions since it landed on my pack. Excellent news and shows the message is landing!

24 Mar

Empty words from Gavin, again. Gavin can't be the cuck for his tech billionaire buddies and be a serious advocate for climate work. Until he addresses dirty data center proliferation, he's just a babbler.

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov

Just met with European Commission Executive VP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu about our urgent climate work, consumer affordability, and energy security. By deploying home-grown clean energy, we're racing toward carbon neutrality and helping counter turbulence from international energy sources.

18 Mar

Thiel's face creams have rotted his brain. These billionaires also believe the human species are expendable.

Rutger Bregman@rutgerbregman.com

Peter Thiel literally wrote that freedom and democracy are not 'compatible' and that regulating Big Tech is the work of the 'anti-Christ'. Stop treating this as metaphor. When billionaires tell you they want to end democracy, take them seriously.

16 Mar

Wouldn't it be nice if one of our elected officials in DC proposed a bill making clear there will be no AI bailout? Nip this 💩 in the bud now! #NoAIBailout

12 Mar

did Gillibrand run this past her Israeli/AIPAC bosses?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Gillibrand: "I have very significant and deep concerns about the American people's security. This war has not made us safer."

11 Mar

alt text has many gems 😆

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump's face today looks downright radioactive (Win McNamee/Getty)

publicnotice.coDOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suitTrump gets donations, you get surcharges.

11 Mar

Campaigning on breaking up Ticketmaster and LiveNation is a winning issue. Few Dems are taking this on when the public is screaming for this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

New in PN: DOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suit "Thanks to the Trump administration’s corruption, a mafia-like monopoly survives, and Americans will continue to pay exorbitant fees to see live music. *Trump take ticket* … along with everything else."

11 Mar

The US used Palantir to obliterate this school and children.

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

Trump doesn’t want the American people to know our tax dollars paid for the bombs that obliterated an Iranian elementary school. One parent could only identify their 11-year-old daughter by her backpack.

punchbowl.newsTrump mulls Noem firingNews: President Donald Trump has quietly asked Hill Republicans if he should fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the latest sign of her tenuous standing inside the West Wing, according to mu...

5 Mar

I don't think Big Baby is mad at ICE Barbie for her ad blitz. Angry cause she didn't run her potential Prez big past him first.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

NEW: Trump has quietly asked Hill Republicans if he should fire Kristi Noem. Even Mike Johnson speculated about the potential for a change at the top of DHS during a recent Republican leadership retreat.

statescoop.comNew York considers bill that would ban chatbots from giving legal, medical advice | StateScoopA bill under consideration in New York would provide a private right of action, allowing people to file lawsuits against chatbot owners who violate the law.

5 Mar

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More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

A New York bill would ban AI from answering questions related to several licensed professions like medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, and more. The companies would be liable if the chatbots give “substantive responses” in these areas.

4 Mar

Did you hear about the US oligarch offering planes to assist with evacuation free of charge? Neither did I....

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

$250k to get out of Dubai. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/23e0...

2 Mar

Who decided that Israel is the 51st state that dictates US policy?

25 Feb

My SOTU last night. Met many current/former Mainers. Graham is truly inspiring and a heckuva nice guy. You can do this @grahamformaine.bsky.social!

20 Feb

Some R seats could easily turn blue in 2026. Booker, Coons and Warner could (should) also be replaced. Maximize this rare opportunity to check and adjust.

forbes.comDirect File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For FreeThe IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but some tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options that are still available.

13 Feb

filing your taxes should be easy, free, and SECURE this tax tax is taxing! www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

13 Feb

I could watch this all day long! Thank you @ag.state.mn.us!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

here's video of the Keith Ellison smirk that triggered Ron Johnson

abcnews.comNorway investigates former prime minister over Epstein tiesNorway has opened an aggravated corruption investigation into former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland

12 Feb

Trump, the DOJ, and the FBI cannot alter the findings of another country's investigation. As these investigations go forward, it only makes the cover-up more obvious.

John Collins@logicallyjc.bsky.social

Former Norwegian Prime Minister and ex-Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, is currently the subject of an official investigation related to his past contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Maybe US prosecutors could take some notes. abcnews.com/Internationa...

11 Feb

~57 years since Stonewall, the fight continues. They never stop and neither can we. Organize and resist! 🏳️‍🌈✊

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

“A total assault on our rights.” 🏳️‍🌈 @tnequality.bsky.social director Chris Sanders speaks out against the latest Tennessee Republican slate of hate — as they yet again target the community with a series of ugly bills

👇 power to the people ✊

David Hogg@davidhogg.bsky.social

Our candidates are outraising sitting members of Congress, all without taking a DIME of corporate money. The incumbents we are challenging shouldn’t be nervous; they should be terrified. Help us keep the people-powered momentum going: leaderswedeserve.com/2026-candida...

👇 more of this calling out aipac as the scourge they are

Andrew Solender@andrewsolender.bsky.social

NEW: Former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes to progressive rival Analilia Mejia in the NJ-11 Democratic primary. “I look forward to supporting her in the April general election,” he says.

Might as well be AI generated. Neither AI nor Coons can show true emotion.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Sen. Coons to Lutnick: You said casually, 'well, I looked at my name and how it appeared in the files, as does everyone.' No. Everyone isn't worried about their names being in the Epstein files.

Where is the list of all these dangerous criminals? Is it only viewable via a SCIF on a remote island?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"Let's celebrate the people who are raping your children!" -- Lisa McClain began today's House Republican news conference with an epic crashout

Ask? The best Schumer can do is ask? We've seen ICE transformed into DTs personal army. Why not ask our military leaders how they feel about a competing military force?

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov

Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable. We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow. Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.

Trotting out a has been to peddle a product isn't a good look. For the product and the spokesperson. Matt Damon preached for crypto, regrets that choice!

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

I keep thinking about that Matthew Broderick ad for AI that presented it as something that could do your work for you and let you take a day off. Yeah, man, be sure to tell your boss that AI can do all your work for you, that'll probably lead to lots and lots of time off.

9 Feb

Who gave this 🤡 permission to fuck up OUR moon? 🌝 Is there not one person who can tell him NO? What if he also fucks up our tides?

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Elon Musk has completely failed to deliver on his Mars promises, his DOGE promises, and his full self-driving promises. So now he's making another promise he won't deliver on: "a self-growing city on the moon."

6 Feb

ICYMI, Coons is all over the airwaves, test driving yet another failed presidential run. Who tells him he is good at this?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"That's just not true, as you well know" -- Sen. Chris Coons is a bit taken aback after CNBC's Joe Kernen pushes the great replacement theory during an interview

6 Feb

The EU and Britain should block Meta and Twitter. Both are security risks to their sovereignty. There is no global law saying all US tech is by default allowed in any country.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

European countries are going to have to recognize the reality that over the next 3 years the US govt is going to operate like Russia - engaging in systematic efforts to tamper in their elections to elect far-right parties & candidates. It will be worse if Vance becomes president.

5 Feb

What is Bessent's drag name? Gurl can't even land a good one liner.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

VAN HOLLEN: You suggested Alex Pretti was culpable for his own killing because he had a gun he was licensed to carry. Would you like to retract that statement? BESSENT: I would not. Would you like to express remorse over the death of Ashli Babbitt here in the Capitol?

calmatters.orgOpinion | Union leaders warn Newsom their campaign support hinges on his AI stanceWill Gov. Gavin Newsom, who's expected to run for president, seek to satisfy Silicon Valley and risk angering organized labor?

5 Feb

I've witnessed Newsom's rise in politics firsthand. Gavin always plays both sides. But in the end, he always has the back of his wealthy friends and contacts. Good that they are getting him on the record now. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

yahoo.comMusk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ after Spain announces sweeping social media crackdownSpain's PM Pedro Sánchez unveiled plans to hold social media executives criminally liable, sparking Elon Musk's profane "tyrant" response on X platform.

4 Feb

This is the way for us in the US Demand that our elected officials break up these social media monopolies and implement tough regulations. This is an issue with extremely high approval across the political spectrum. Hats off to Spain! www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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2 Feb

I thought "Project 2029" was a joke. I mean, who in their right mind would be so unimaginative and repurpose a maga name. Well, they are serious. 🙄 At the Dem convention a comedy skit was devoted to Project 2025, what are these people thinking? www.project2029.me

30 Jan

Meanwhile, back at the "I'm just a bitter ole queen" telethon

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Lindsey Graham: "You jammed me. Speaker Johnson, I won't forget this."

youtu.beExclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFOYouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

29 Jan

Highly recommend this episode of PTFO. Tech billionaires really think they're above the law. Democracy, to them, is also a minor roadblock.

Pablo Torre@pablo.show

Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti. An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from." The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...

29 Jan

This is Melania interviewing for a job. Hubby on the decline, have to support yourself somehow.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BARTIROMO: I want to talk about some of your great achievements in the WH. How is this term different? MELANIA TRUMP: I'm very action orientated, & the first year we had great success in my office. We started with the Take it Down Act. BARTIROMO: You also did a Zoom with schools across the country