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Day 2 South Carolina early voting results. Voting is still more than double what we say at this point in 2022.

Average Trump scandal: many people dead after uncontroversial government program illegally cut by doge for nonexistent savings Average mamdani scandal: he’s playing BASKETBALL with his FRIENDS

I agree with this in broad strokes, but the underlying connective tissue here is more of a character problem: this administration is simply bad at authoritarianism. Their policy judgment and execution has been ham-handed and incompetent because *they* are ham-handed and incompetent

This chart is insane. This shows Russia's casualties over time compared to Russia's territorial gains in Ukraine over the last five years. No sane or rational person would say continuing the war to try and take more of Ukraine's territory is worth the casualties.

If I'd had my way, you'd be paying even more for gas. Genius!

I think what it has taken people a long time to realize is that the fascist idiot screaming on a street corner and the New York Times columnist are not independent phenomena but rather different endpoints of the same media ecosystem, which Capital operates diffusely as a messaging system.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/u...

The far right has already tapped into people's insecurities and perceptions of threat. In response, the left has become a conservative defender of the status quo. There is no scenario of the future that includes radical change and is positive and progressive. But people desire exactly that.

This county has some of the highest early voting turnout of the cycle in South Carolina.

Can't wait until this dude finally shuts the fuck up.

What's especially funny about Matty's take is that the events in Minnesota can be seen as the straw that broke the back of Trump and MAGA. It may have been the most consequential thing.

Once again York (Charlotte), Berkeley (Charleston), and Greenville absolutely crushing on turnout.

Day 4 early voting in South Carolina.

The Fab Rashomon

County level results. There's interesting ones here are York (suburban Charlotte), Greenville, and Berkeley (suburban Charleston), as well as the relatively strong black belt performance.

It is rarely highlighted, but Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did in March 2022. Having occupied roughly 27% of Ukraine at its peak, Moscow's control has dropped below 20%. It is a monumental strategic failure

This place is a bit of a ghost town lately

And yet there are many more people voting in these areas than during the last midterm.

I wish more voters could see the big picture. If we could stop obsessing on day to day tweet wording we might see it. When Dems hold power, more people get healthcare coverage. When GOP holds power the number goes the other way. Very simple.

People who think it's bad to fix things for people shouldn't be involved in public life. Go join a think tank or something.

Halliementum

When you go to the polls (early, I hope!) remember that Republicans are paying Russia to help Iran kill American soldiers in the Middle East. Vote accordingly.

Stenographers of the rich.

‘One senior Ukrainian official and two Ukrainian military officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, say Hegseth is holding up supplies of Patriot missiles, which Ukraine relies on to intercept ballistic missiles.’ kyivindependent.com/its-signific...

The people in the comments are absolutely deranged

More evidence South Carolina is changing very rapidly

What the fuck. This traitor has to go.

Impressed with the density along the piedmont.

Most conservative part of the state? Not anymore.

Rico Suave

I love it when journalists act as if Trump has strategies and coherent thoughts.

This dude has actual shit for brains. Just a complete fucking moron.

What if an entire country had two full years to look itself in the eye and internalize the idea that they'd elected the King Of The Rapists to steal money out of their wallets, murder their neighbors, and shit in their food. Is it theoretically possible such an event would effect opinion polls