Upstate Dem

Upstate Dem

@upstatedem.bsky.social

“Good Government” Democrat. Proud FDR-LBJ liberal. Former Hill staffer, writer, public affairs pro, JD. Francophile. Dog lover. History buff (WW I, medieval, France, US). Deeply, madly in love.

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Upstate Dem
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This just the first state. Trial balloon. Next maybe Maine: change in D candidates created confusion. Justice Dept. Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race Results if Republican Loses www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comTrump Officials Seek Block on Alaska Senate Race Results if the Republican Dan Sullivan LosesThe Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
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@upstatedem.bsky.social

The gray Eisenhower bldg and the gray Treasury Dept frame the white White House. Paint one white and Trump will want to paint the other white. This BS is endless apnews.com/article/eise... Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says

apnews.comPainting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report saysA draft environmental assessment finds that President Donald Trump's plan to paint a 19th-century landmark office building next to the White House could harm its historic character.
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@upstatedem.bsky.social

THIS IS THE POINT: “millions of our neighbors are wondering whether they will be safe on our streets, in our schools, at their work sites.” ICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York Neighborhood www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...

nytimes.comICE Agent Shoots Man During Arrest Attempt in New York NeighborhoodThe man was in a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat when he was shot and wounded, the authorities said. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Trump administration was “terrorizing our city.”

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.

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@upstatedem.bsky.social

A handful of Republican senators could shut this down in a nano second. That they won’t puts the onus on them and Trump. D.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

nytimes.comD.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election RecordsThe department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud.

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Steve Vladeck
@stevevladeck.bsky.social

#BREAKING: Over *no* public dissents, #SCOTUS *stays* the federal district court’s TRO in the Missouri redistricting case, effectively restoring the Missouri Supreme Court ruling from last week (and the 2022 map that it requires the state to use in November).

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Fact many people are learning that CJ Roberts is chair of the Smithsonian’s board demonstrates what a pitiful, spineless twat he is. Not one word in defense of Bunch or the Institution’s independence. Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...

nytimes.comSmithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Is ResigningIn the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.
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@upstatedem.bsky.social

The “fuck your feelings” MAGA crowd hypocritically launch massive, destructive, intrusive criminal investigations solely on the basis of feelings, not facts. This is abuse of power. Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/h...

nytimes.comInside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus ScientistsAs Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
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Times, don’t play into the White House strategy. It’s not just Harvard that stands to lose. Other more reachable institutions for low-income applicants will be harmed. Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...

nytimes.comTrump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority StudentsThe Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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@upstatedem.bsky.social

If you want to know what the Bezos-Thiel-Musk bro-tocracy thinks about policy issues, read the Washington Post editorial board editorials. It actually believes the conservative majority consistently applies standing rules.

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@upstatedem.bsky.social

Where’s Laura Loomer when you need her? Labor Sec nominee caught dangling green cards, free school meals, unemployment benefirs to Chinese investors open.substack.com/pub/populari...

open.substack.comTrump Labor Secretary nominee pitched access to “America’s comprehensive welfare” to Chinese nationalsKeith Sonderling traveled to China to encourage investment in a Florida real estate development. Prospects were promised a green card and access government benefits.

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Bradley P. Moss
@bradmossesq.bsky.social

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

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@upstatedem.bsky.social

Fed Chair Warsh must defend the Fed’s independence and tell Trump to back off. Otherwise, he leads a compromised Fed, comprised of legally vulnerable members who risk ouster if they offend Trump. Fed governor Cook issues a defense against Trump’s attempted ouster. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...

nytimes.comLisa Cook Hits Back at Trump’s Latest Attempt to Oust Her as Fed GovernorLisa D. Cook hit back at President Trump’s allegations that she had committed mortgage fraud.
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So a cold-blooded killer will walk freely on the streets of Texas. Around women and children, free to drive, get drunk, visit schools, attend packed football games What could possibly go wrong? Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...

nytimes.comJudge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE AgentThe two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.
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@upstatedem.bsky.social

Chaos is the coin of Trump’s realm

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social

#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Dem. appointees, #SCOTUS has *granted* the Trump administration’s request to freeze a district court injunction that had blocked the mail-in ballots executive order. But Trump’s EO remains blocked by a different injunction in a different case—at least for now:

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@upstatedem.bsky.social

Years of diplomacy and sacrifice of treasury and lives went into establishing and building these bases. The actions of one moronic malignant madman and they’re gone. MAGA IS DESTROYING THIS COUNTRY AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ARE LETTING HIM.

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Iran War on a Nutshell. US is pressuring Canada to drop tariffs and restrictions Canada put in place in retaliation to Trump’s launching a tariff war. Where have we heard that before? It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/w...

nytimes.comIt’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid Trump’s New TariffsCanada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?
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Let’s get this straight. The mighty US of S, the “hottest” nation in the world, the swinger of the biggest dick across five oceans, is relying on a foreign nation to supply its ships. Biden would have been crucified. Navy Carrier’s Problems… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...

nytimes.comNavy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in WarDiego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.