BlueSoulGA

BlueSoulGA

@simsink.bsky.social

Blue Soul in a red state. Recovering newspaper editor. Editing is my superpower. Foo Fighters fan. Not 20 and not done.

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Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

Americans are not people long on patience so when it comes to affordability ending the war and the tariffs will go a long way to lower costs. But when Democrats take Congress there has to be a plan to reign in these corporations that are artificially inflating prices.

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NEW: At least 18 voting centers in Alaska Native communities have not opened despite early voting having already started in the state last week. “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” one state senator wrote to the Alaska elections chief.

democracydocket.comAlaska Natives’ early voting hampered by unlawful closuresAt least 18 early voting sites in Alaska Native communities have yet to open, which is hampering turnout among a historically disenfranchised population.

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Trump is straight up saying during speeches that he wants white people coming to the country but not black. I don’t know what else people need to see.

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This is for all Black voters in Michigan! A vote for Mike Roger over Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will GUARANTEE a right wing Supreme Court for the next 50 years. DO NOT leave that race blank. We MUST vote for Abdul al-Sayed. Share and repost!

This can’t be good.

Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social

BREAKING: SpaceX, $SPCX, is seeking access to at least 80,000 US cell tower sites as it prepares to launch a nationwide wireless carrier, per Bloomberg

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Major news this morning. Louise Lucas, a chief antagonist of Trump and Virginia Republicans (and one of the most vocal proponents of gerrymandering the state earlier this year) is criminally charged by the feds over her marijuana business:

nbcnews.comVirginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas charged in public corruption caseThe 82-year-old surrendered to authorities to face charges Thursday, the Justice Department said. She was charged along with a half-dozen others.

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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

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if Zohran Mamdani used the word "Shylock" the ADL would have called in a nuclear strike on New York City by now

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

The ADL finally chimes in… with one very short post: "The term 'Shylock' is rooted in a longstanding antisemitic stereotype. Regardless of intent, its use can reinforce harmful tropes about Jews and normalize language that has long been used to target the Jewish community."

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Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas. He wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator. He’s trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, we’ll deliver a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.

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Georgia deserves a Governor who stands up for them and not the special interests. I know that @keishaforga.bsky.social will deliver for the people of Georgia by safeguarding voting rights, expanding health care, funding public education and lowering your cost of living. Vote for Keisha Bottoms!

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Shooting at a car to stop a shoplifter is not justified. Even if no one was harmed, let alone shooting to death a 1 year-old baby.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

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This may be the most outrageous, disgusting, offensive thing Trump has ever said. If not, it is tied for the honor. Russia has been fine on Ukraine. It makes me want to puke.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine."

How is this even remotely okay? How?

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com

⚡️️What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says. "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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The whole reason the video went viral was explicitly because it was not even remotely "heated" and Abdul immediately provided a calm lesson on the Constitution and the problems of bigotry. And this is how CNN frames it? WTF?

CNN@cnn.com

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement, during a heated exchange at a town hall. https://cnn.it/4s7r1TL

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Videos show North Carolina A&T students marching about 45 minutes to vote after losing their campus early-voting site. Ahead of the March primaries, A&T students made a similar walk. Texas Southern students did, too. More on HBCU students’ push for voting access, including a permanent site at A&T.

capitalbnews.orgHBCU Students Walk Miles to the Polls After Campus Sites Are CutBlack college students in North Carolina and Texas continue to engage students to be more civically active.

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Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.

“It offered a lesson for Democrats: In such an era, it is politically risky for a candidate, even one too ill to campaign, to disappear for nine days.” Are they serious with this? Does the New York Times even have editors?

nytimes.comRepublicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in OhioThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef...

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There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.

It shouldn't be quiet. It should be the loudest story every damn day.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk, the world’s only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/elon...

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Republicans spent four months in court trying to stop Gwinnett County voters from handing a completed ballot to a sworn election worker. Judge Warren Davis threw the case out. Their own lawyer had to admit they added a word that is not in the statute.

dworkinsubstack.comOssoff Put Trump’s Puppet On Trial On Live TV. The Verdict Was Brutal.Also: the voter purge a federal judge just shut down, the one word the GOP added when quoting Georgia law, and the tape Trump’s man in Texas wishes didn’t exist

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I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...

apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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No one elected this man. No majority consented to his influence. No democracy should permit any individual to wield this much power.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Elon Musk has given Republican campaigns $650 million – MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS – in the last few years. He's not doing it to make Americans more free. He's doing it to make Americans his serfs.

Clearly Darline Graham of South Carolina thinks “co-sponsoring” is some kind of magic wand. A bill could have a gazillion co-sponsors.

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📬 ICYMI: Republicans are pressing ahead with their effort to block a pro-voting policy in Georgia — just days before early voting begins. The RNC wants to restrict how voters turn in their mail-in ballots. And they want to do it in a county that is a major Democratic stronghold ⬇️

democracydocket.comRNC renews bid to restrict mail ballot returns in major Georgia countyRepublicans are pressing ahead with their effort to block the pro-voting policy just five days before early voting begins.

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this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

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In 1868 Louisiana elected first Black congressman. He was never seated In 1875 Louisiana elected second Black congressman. He served just one term It took 114 years for Louisiana to elect another Black member of Congress And now Roberts Court wants to wipe out Black representation across South

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True-Party Affiliation will be on the ballot this November. Truer: Republicans passed a discriminatory law to remove party affiliation for county races in only 5 Metro counties in 2028. Truest: We need to elect a Gov Bottoms and flip the GA State House and undo this mess!