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no propaganda can really stand up to letting an israeli open their mouth

This is 100% true, just as the press spent ZERO time on the attempted mass assassination of the entirety of democratic leadership through pipe bombs just a few years ago. It’s literally never even discussed! A MAGA terrorist tried to kill all of the leading dems!

people: mamdani is going to turn NYC into a theocracy!!!! SCOTUS: it's ok if ur religion thinks being gay is evil and don't want ur kids to read about it in school

I wish there were more left voices in Colorado govt bc social housing cuts through a lot of these arguments. “We don’t control the market” vs “We’re players in the market adding supply” — public development empowers localities to build various kinds of housing where they want.

enabling this savagery abroad has enabled and emboldened the savagery at home. the message being sent most consistently today is that there are no limits to what you can get away with

"Israeli soldiers in Gaza told Haaretz that the army has deliberately fired at Palestinians near aid distribution sites..." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

it really is wild the extent to which elite liberals have just collectively lost their minds in defense of israel. they can think of nothing else

what the fuck is going on

"Vote blue no matter who" friend got visibly uncomfortable when he wondered why Dems aren't supporting Mamdani & I responded, "Wow it's like establishment Dems have as much of a vested interest as conservatives to squash candidates who promise real change in a way that takes power from the wealthy."

Trivializing the Holocaust to this extent seems like a form of Holocaust denialism ... absolutely disgusting

something i’ve come to believe is that the story of why america broke bad is not one of want and deprivation but rather of luxury and decadence.

This is a totally rational observation, he’s going to have a hell of a time with entrenched, mind-bogglingly corrupt institutions like the NYPD Rather than an indictment of Mamdani, I say this as a warning to New Yorkers to stay heavily engaged. He can’t solve anything without the community’s help

as a jew, i feel relieved and vindicated that cynical fearmongering about israel did not win this election for a sex creep and grandma killer, a win which would have been declared ‘on my behalf’ and which i and most of my fellow jews did not want

I think there’s a decent argument Zohran’s win is the biggest socialists have ever won in American history. Socialists have never governed a city anywhere near the size of New York. It doesn’t just feel good. It’s a generational opportunity to build social democracy—and show that it works.

I will knock doors, give what $ I can, help secure endorsements, use every connection I have to help a Hickenlooper challenger. And I know I’m not alone.

Doug Co should keep rejecting the Republican crap, they are racist bigots who will drag down anyone foolish enough to stick with them. Got my whole family down there to vote in a June off year election, the normies are pissed!

- focused like a laser on cost of living issues - spoke with “problematic” podcasters - refused to language police when media elites asked him to It’s really funny that Mamdani ran the perfect centrist campaign as a Democratic Socialist

the worst people are very upset this morning and i think that’s wonderful

crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their consultants

"What they fear is not an antisemitic mayor, but one who will symbolize the ongoing collapse of pro-Israel hegemony in the Democratic Party, and perhaps in U.S. politics more generally." Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor.

NY Post headline: “CUO-NO!”

Crow, Neguse, Petersen. Coloradans, boo them! I’m not the biggest DeGette Stan but I’m grateful she meets the minimum bar on many critical issues.

Good morning! Joe Biden’s chief Middle East advisor wants you to know Trump has brought us to “the best place we can be.” (And the White House wants you to know he said that.)

Every morning, a new story about how many Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops while looking for food. But we’re supposed to believe Iran is the big bad.

Spectacular topic, spectacular headline, spectacular byline, transcendent art direction

“The concert, hosted by Senator John Hickenlooper…” Hickenlooper is one of the most pro-Trump democrats in the senate, voting with him far above average, and he had the gall to stage this empty stunt as a *protest* against Trump? It’s just insulting. A raised middle finger is more honest.

Colbert's racist questioning of Mamdani gives Good Liberals more permission to treat their own Islamophobia as natural

Genuinely surprised the Washington Post released this lol it unambiguously makes Israel look evil

In court today, a senior state official testifying on behalf of Gov. Jared Polis said he wasn’t aware of any evidence that an ICE subpoena Polis decided to comply with is related to a criminal investigation, as Polis has maintained, & he wasn’t aware of any efforts Polis’ office had made to check.

the dem establishment attempting to purge every pro palestine politician from the party while the actual voter base is now majority pro-palestine is going to wreck party unity and cohesion if we let them keep doing this.

Boosters keep insisting that LLMs are not really energy hogs… but these data centers keep growing and they’re all powered dirty — and regular people nearby are stuck with the immediate consequences while we wait for the planet to catastrophically warm. It feels pretty malicious to me?

Wow: ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens

A tiny apartheid state of 7 million people is terrorizing a region of hundreds of millions while committing genocide please tell me how this isn't Bond villain shit

It’s obviously not everyone, but it’s just as obvious that there is an anti-Muslim contingent in the Democratic party.

Commentary: Even though Colorado is ostensibly a “blue” state, many supporters of the Colorado charter school industry are solidly on board with President Donald Trump’s agenda for public education.

The response to Zohran Mamdani's campaign reminds me of the stories I've heard from ambitious, optimistic Millennials (esp. BIPOC) whose ideas are repeatedly shot down by managers, are told they don't have enough experience to be leaders, and are constantly subjected to microaggressions and racism.

This whole, "sexual assault and harassment is bad when Trump does it, but ok when our side does it," is sending a really clear message that the old guard of Democratic leadership only cares about women when it's politically advantageous. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

leftists are consistently labeled as out of touch extremists, but there isn’t a single prominent left position this unpopular

As military action and the threat of war spreads, this new paper by @akjorgenson.bsky.social and colleagues provides detailed analyses of the climate effects of military expansion and war with data from 104 nations. Read the whole paper here: academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore. Make it make sense.