People call Crockett “progressive,” but the reality is more nuanced:
•Support for pro-Israel resolutions + military aid
•Crypto industry $$ backing
•Little focus on economic populism (antitrust, taxing billionaires, monopoly power)
Most of her work has centered on oversight + partisan messaging.
He's not just vaguely talking about ~affordability~, he's saying here are the people and corporations jacking up prices and making it more and more difficult to live your life, let's take on corporate power to improve the lives of Americans
Lots of folks who are pointing out that Talarico "ran on affordability" are missing the point that he also names villains. He's a populist.
There's a big difference between:
1. "let's make things more affordable"
2. "let's take on the billionaires and corporations who are making life unaffordable"
In state leg, @jamestalarico.bsky.social fought to:
- Lower Rx drug costs
- Hold corporations accountable after TX grid collapse
- Stop private school voucher schemes
- Invest in public education
He is unafraid of taking on powerful interests on behalf of Texans. He will make a great senator.
a paxton v. talarico match with gas prices at a high and a new war feels like the best chance for a democratic senator texans have seen in a very long time
Crockett's entire brand is fighting Trump + Rs. That's important to have, but if Democrats are going to win big we've gotta actually have a vision of what we want.
Talarico put forward a clear vision of what's wrong, who's at fault + what we can do if we take on massive wealth & corporate power.
"No, James Talarico isn’t at all a throwback to the Blue Dogs of yore: moderate-to-conservative white Democrats who only represented non-white voters by being less objectionable than Republicans. He’s clearly as progressive as Crockett." nymag.com/intelligence...
"[R]ather than capitulating to corporate or party interests, @nidaallam.bsky.social stands for a sort of idealism and strength we sorely lack in government."
www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...
Trump didn't have the patience or interest in engaging public opinion to make the case for his illegal, deadly war. Democrats across the board must ensure that this has major political consequences for him.
www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
I want to be able to push a single button that activates "get AI the fuck out of all my apps"
I know things are super terrible, but we do need a soccer reporter to get a quote from FIFA about the actions of their Peace Prize recipient.
The speed with which American voters are turning against data centers is breathtaking.
One comparison might be what happened to nuclear after the doublewhammy of "The China Syndrome" debuting days before Three Mile Island, except there's no equivalent in terms of Hollywood or industrial accidents.
Buffalo Police have opened a homicide investigation after Border Patrol agents abandoned a blind refugee miles from his home.
If confirmed, Border Patrol will have accounted for 33% of Buffalo's homicides this year.
US Women's Hockey Team: No Trump, we're not going to your fucking State of the Union
US Men's Hockey Team: KASH! MY DUDE. Come celebrate with us!!
As Megan Rapinoe once put it: "I'm not going to the fucking White House."
Wish we would see more of this from men's teams...
I know everyone likes this line about "it's not right vs left it's top vs bottom" but let me just say: only one party even acts like they give a shit about poor people while the other is actively propping up the most evil billionaires
this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
NYC v bad landlords 💪🏼
loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10
FUCK ICE ABOLISH ICE
With the caveat that I am not the world's biggest halftime show connoisseur, I have to say this one is KILLING IT. Culture and history, classical guitar and violin, kiddies and seniors, wedding cake and so much colour! I would pay to see this as a musical, seriously. Calling Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
Donate to support the 300+ phenomenal journalists laid off from the Washington Post today:
(Also: Fuck Jeff Bezos) www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
new rule: if your website slows down my computer by more than 30%, you automatically lose ownership of the domain
since everyone was asking (no one asked)
1. bring back Bud, fire Doc
2. get the gang back together - keep Giannis, get back Jrue and Kris
3. get Trump-lover and overall disappointment Kuzma off the team
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
