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Feminist, Christian, Grandmother, Liberal, Democrat. She/Her/Y’all. I mostly read social media for information. Don’t do a lot of posting, do like and re-post and sometimes reply. Grew up in MS, lived in ME, now in NH.
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Well, Steve Witkoff is a well-known expert in battle damage assessment, so I guess it's case closed.

for those of you who weren’t in New York it’s really hard to understate just how awful Cuomo’s campaign was. He didn’t go to candidate forums. He was nowhere to be seen in the city. He said he had no regrets and refused to apologize for his countless scandals. He had it coming. Good riddance bozo

Get ready Atlanta. We can’t let New York show us up!

Bless @bradlander.bsky.social. What a mensch.

Clinton, Clyburn, Summers, Palantir, Bloomberg, NYT, Wall St, AIPAC...all tried their best. The entire establishment went full racist and Islamophobic in the end. Still Mamdani won. Biggest F U to the Democratic Establishment and 1% since AOC win. Wow.

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

Can’t prevent me from entering the United States for this if I’m already here This is amazing 🤣😂🤣

And here comes the media to lie to you because they know you’ll get mad at Democrats and let Republicans skate, again. A vote to table is not a vote to kill. It is a vote to SAVE THE MEASURE for when they have the votes to actually pass it. Stop letting these MAGA bastards spin you so easily.

Six months ago, the US economy was stable. NATO was united. Our personal data was secure. And our military bases weren’t under attack. Maybe Jake Tapper could write a book about that.

Emil Bove told his people to Fuck the Court when it came to turning the planes around heading for El Salvador. Tomorrow he will be in congress trying to get a job as a Judge. First, he should be disbarred and secondly, he should be prosecuted.

The idea that carrying a meme on your phone could factor into your treatment at the border is a sign of how authoritarian things have gotten, here. And the fact that the image is not a threat, makes it all the more chilling. People used to joke that autocracies fear humor and now it’s true.👇

Men who think they can get away with sexually abusing women can EAT SHIT

It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.

Here's your periodic reminder that political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.

If Mamdani wins and he’s half as politically astute and reasonable as he seems, within six months all the liberals will adore him and the left will regard him as a betrayer, a la AOC

AOC's win and Mamdani's win are going to be seen as historic gamechangers for the Democratic Party and establishment.

Maybe we can stop trying to elect sexual predators simply because their names are familiar to voters?

L.A. TACO has confirmed through its sources that ICE is currently at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital. UCPD is not cooperating and prevented ICE from entering. ICE is standing by in the lobby. 🧵

Can't wait for the worst Atlantic column of all time from the guy with partial credit for two wars

Jesus Christ.

🤨 we are under siege by incompetent immoral idiots

Matt Gaetz Caught Texting His Mom About How He's 'Guiding' Trump

The Democratic party establishment that lost us the White House, the House, The Senate, 27 Governor races and the Supreme Court went all in for Andrew Cuomo. And it appears they lost again. Time for regime change for the Democratic Party.

One of the headlines of today is Mitch McConnell’s response to concerns about voter fallout on Medicaid cuts: voters will “get over it.” He’s a cold, vile ass, but that’s not new. The question is whether he’s right. And the answer depends on us. (Thread) www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconn...

andrew cuomo is emblematic of everything people despise about the democratic party and zohran is everything people want in politics, he represents hope for a better world

Congratulations to the much better candidate!

If you are kidnapping your citizens with no due process to take away their freedom and trying to silence media, law firms, and universities for exercising free speech, you don't get to call yourself "Leader of the Free World."

"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

When you've lost Big Balls...

As a liberal (not socialist or centrist), I just want to congratulate all the DSA folks who’ve waited so long for a night like this. I probably would have ranked Lander #1, but anyone who’s inspiring people to fight for a better future and mobilizing to resist fascism is my ally. United we stand.

8.258 million. Over 150 countries represented. Over 300 languages. That’s the most real America can get.

Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation

BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo officially CONCEDES the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to Zohran Mamdani

MUST SEE: Congresswoman Schrier nails conspiracy theorist and unfortunate HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., on the value of vaccines—and it’s glorious. Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.

cuomo's arc is so funny because he had to resign as governor. it's like if after steve jobs was ousted he interviewed to work at a genius bar and they said no

The other consequence of Mamdani’s win tonight is that now we must begin to have the uncomfortable conversation about whether “endorsements” from the Democrat old guard matter as much.

MAMDANI! I wonder… Will the Democratic establishment LEARN A GODDAMNED THING from this NYC mayoral primary upset? Or will they simply blame it on Cuomo & decline to look at their own role in it? Don’t bet on the former. SO MANY convenient excuses here. Why bother with introspection?

Pentagon Ran a Decoy Strike on Iran Because Trump Couldn't Be Trusted to Keep Quiet open.substack.com/pub/iamgabes...