Why Today?

Why Today?

@winteroak.bsky.social

Ancient Sociologist/Paralegal/Teacher Recalcitrant Writer Historical artist/glass/potter Small town girl living in a lonely 🌎 >THIS IS MY POLITICAL site< for surviving the destruction of us PLEASE SEE > ciele.bsky.social < for #danmei #cdrama #bl etc

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Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlueπŸ—³οΈ #RejectMAGA πŸ‘Ž

Hey can someone let #ConnorStorrie know @ this? In #Lubbock #Texas??! #HeatedRivalry #txlege #Talarico #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social

Lubbock County voted for President Trump by 40 points. Tonight 4,000 people showed up at our rally. Texans are ready for change.

" #Dallas {taxpayers} paid $800,000.00 to host the Republican Midterm Convention..." and has yet to be reimbursed #Texas #txlege #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

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The US government poured all its resources into fabricating evidence that day laborer Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a criminal (all because he embarrassed the despot) even as it now rolls out the red carpet for an actual criminal who happens to be an ally of Trump

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

β€œAs I reported hours ago, FlΓ‘vio Bolsonaro has arrived safely in United States. The mastermind behind this operation is U.S. Secretary of State @SecRubio . From the United States, free and safe, FlΓ‘vio will lead the opposition against Lula.” - Simon Levy … WTF???? 1/

Excellent question (which tbh we know he did, but the question is ~what was it~?)! #Texas #txlege #Hinojosa #GregAbbott #VoteEarly #VoteEarly @teslatakedown.com

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Shows you how cheaply Ken Paxton could be bought compared to Abbott. His bribe was a kitchen remodel for his girlfriend.

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Well done, John Roberts. Well done.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” State Department says it will give US visas to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate FlΓ‘vio Bolsonaro and his family.

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

POLITICO: ".. The documents show representatives from Google, OpenAI, Meta, Amazon Web Services and Nvidia were 'confirmed' to meet with Abbott’s team, joined by Texas’ head electricity regulator .. to discuss building out the state’s power grid." @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

#ThatWasElon #Texas #txlege #Talarico #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

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It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

"The president's personal holdings in oil and gas are now worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, compared with $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025, according to a new report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee" #VoteEarly #VoteBlue #Texas #txlege #Talarico

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This is why Trump just said at his rally that he doesn’t care about high gas prices because people who own stakes in the oil and gas industry are getting rich.

Awwwwww maaaaaaaaan What a life! What a wonderful man!

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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Samantha Brennan@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

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Replying to @rafiews.com

Some ground rules that have helped us: - Go outside your bubble, try new social media channels - Don’t underestimate the power of WhatsApp (although less so in the U.S.) - Post on the Instagram grid, not just stories - Watch every Instagram video until the end before sharing - IGNORE THEM

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Replying to @rafiews.com

After the first round elections, Congressman AndrΓ© Janones created a WhatsApp channel titled β€œLula’s Army.” It ballooned to 10 million people following his commands on how to behave online to counteract Meta’s far-right-favouring algorithms. The right knows how to use socials. We must learn, too.

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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Outstanding advice from #Brazil >a thread<!! "DO NOT ENGAGE w far right online. Don't share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them." Pass it on, y'all #Texas #txlege #Talarico #Hinojosa #Houston #htown #Dallas #SanAntonio #FortWorth #Austin #dfw #atx #atx #Tyler #CorpusChristi #Galveston

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

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Just Jack@just-jack-1.bsky.social

If Brazil can reject Trump, the Broligarchs and right-wing authoritarianism, so can we.

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From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

As a side note, I sure have loved the soundtracks for #Talarico and #Hinojosa's videos!! They just sound like #Texas #txlege #TurnTxBlue #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Let's do this, Texas!

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I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.

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Hoodlum πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Because Rafael Cruz is universally loathed: Here he is getting brutally booed by the Austin crowd at the F1 podium. USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Listen to that harmony.... ......right before the cheers ❀️

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

For two years, student-led protests have raged against Aleksandar VučiΔ‡ and his corrupt government in Serbia. Today, in parliamentary elections, he was toppled. One of the most sustained protest movements in recent European history has succeeded. Resistance works.

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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

Oh so a country *can* choose not to make the same mistake twice

Ahem.... "Even #Texas is going to be a fight....." ......."Good" {you know the meme - insert it here 🀣} #txlege #Talarico #Hinojosa #TurnTxBlue #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

Inject this into my veins. Go vote. Bring friends. The GOP is terrified, and they should be.

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The great Oleksandra Matviichuk is absolutely right to draw attention to the horrible humanitarian crisis in Oleshky. All Putin, Witkoff, and Kushner can do is invert and traduce the meaning of β€œhumanitarianism,” in the best traditions of Russian propaganda.

Oleksandra Matviichuk@avalaina.bsky.social

I have read dozens of outraged posts because the US special envoy Witkoff called Putin a "humanist." But no one is writing about the fact that the American negotiators are simply not doing their job. Let me explain.

.........she's not wrong.......

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

No, they were middle-aged men wearing powdered wigs, elaborately embroidered hostess jackets, silk hose, and shoes with enormous buckles and substantial heels. In other words, our Constitution was written and signed by drag queens.

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Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

If you’re thinking of buying an Audi, don’t forget that an Audi executive appeared at a Trump rally this weekend to try to boost an American dictatorship. Make your car-buying decision accordingly.

"42% of the voters in #HarrisCounty #Texas yesterday skipped at least one of the last three elections." πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ #Houston #htown #HTown #SpaceCity #VoteEarly #VoteBlue #Talarico #Hinojosa

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

There has been an extraordinary effort to get low propensity voters to cast ballots this election and it appears to be working. 42% of the voters in Harris County TX yesterday skipped at least one of the last three elections. And you can see that number is growing daily.

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Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

newsfromthestates.comColorado priest from Uganda released after 13 months in ICE detention in AuroraAfter 13 months in an Aurora immigrant detention center, where he became reliant on a wheelchair as his health deteriorated, a Ugandan priest who has lived in Colorado for more than 25 years was relea...

Absolutely true πŸ‘‡πŸΌ Plus: I've been fighting over 5 years to get dental (& vision) for my son on Medicaid Waiver Now needs a wisdom teeth extraction w nerve damage + obstructed airway Only 2 maxillofacial surgeons take UH 🌟+ in #Houston #Texas NEITHER will take it for this surgery #MedicaidForAll

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

The only Planned Parenthood in the UP closed in 2025. Medicare for All means access to medical care for all, in every corner of the country.

#Texas #txlege #VoteEarly #VoteBlue #FICE

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com

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Writers Guild speaks out about tech platforms squashing the @alexgibneyfilm doc about Elon Musk: β€œA small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration threatens democratic discourse.”

#Houston #Texas #HTown #SpaceCity #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Outspokenℒ️@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their β€œI Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

He's right, again, you know Dad is telling us to step up & grow up

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Obama argues that we won’t fix our political problems unless we rediscover our moral compass first

Get it, fellow #Houston #Texas Houstonians!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£ #Talarico #txlege #HarrisCounty #VoteEarly #VoteBlue

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Nailed it! #BlueWaveIn10Days

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It’s never been more clear that racism is a scam perpetrated by wealthy elites to convince working people to blame someone other than the wealthy elite.