Not pragmatic in the centrist sense

Good question! I was wondering that, too. I think the way it works is the ACDC election happens sometime after the Primary? Kate seems to have attracted a wide range of support, at any rate.

You know now, right?

it is hard to think of another political figure in my lifetime I have turned on harder than Hillary Clinton. I am exactly the right flavor of Middle Aged White Lady to have been DEEPLY emotionally invested in her way back when, but every time she opens her mouth now I’m like “holy shit lady 🤯”

magic money machine go boom?

Selling the Poor on Spending Like They’re Rich - The American Prospect How plutonomy, premiumization, and social media squeeze the middle class.

Excited to show you this feature from @emmarjanssen.bsky.social on why plutocracy is a driver of the affordability crisis. It manifests in a number of different ways: 🧵
prospect.org/2025/12/01/p...

The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...

TOMORROW

—Dems hope for an upset in Tennessee,
—Dems also trying to flip cities in the Atlanta suburbs,
—DSA vs Dem establishment battles for Atlanta offices
—McGreevey comeback bid
—broader ideological battles within Dem factions in Jersey City

all in my Bolts guide

He played golf on four of the past six days. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...

This is ridiculous. It was the first TRUMP admin which developed the cases against President Hernandez. His brother Tony Hernandez was indicted in 2018 and convicted in 2019, and key ally Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was indicted in 2020.

Both were later sentenced to life in prison!

Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.

After Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row last year, the Trump administration is retaliating by sending them to the supermax. Prisoners are locked in cells smaller than a parking space 22-24 hours a day.

One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.

My latest:

The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, from... Read More

Housing affordability isn’t exclusive to New York City’s mayoral race: In nearby Jersey City and Hoboken, voters are choosing their next mayors in contests where candidates have differed on the issue.

Brian Goldstone appears on a PBS News Weekend, speaking from a room lined with bookshelves. A lower-third caption reads: “BRIAN GOLDSTONE — Journalist and Author, ‘There Is No Place for Us.’”

"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."

I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.

Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.

MEDICARE FOR ALL IS POPULAR: “A new poll finds 65% of voters support a Medicare for All system. That includes 78% of Democrats, 71% of independents, and 49% of Republicans.”

Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNow

jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...

Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t. The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.

‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...

Waiting to find out what the corruption angle is here or if it's just because biden's DEA was the one who got him

Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.

GOP and Independent support dropping: news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...

Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens

"We followed everything we were supposed to do"

Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Summer was just on Pod Save the other day! I have it on my list of things to listen to.

Every single one of the house reps who showed up in that illegal orders video voted for that pointless "socialism bad" resolution several days later. At that point, they had likely all been receiving threats and they still chose to appease the right. Fascinating.

The Democratic Party’s Pursuit of Decorum Last week, Zohran Mamdani’s visit to the White House broke more than a few brains. Some on the left were concerned he was pulling a…

Last week’s political circus around Mamdani’s White House visit spiraled into something much bigger — from bizarre bipartisan “anti-socialism” posturing to bomb threats, investigations, and a whole lot of performative courage from people who refuse to actually show any.

medium.com/@jessicagrac...

An orange kitten and a reddish-brown dog lie near each other among fluffy blankets on a bed.

An orange kitten explores her newly rediscovered toroidal tunnel bed.

Migraine day today. Here are some pictures of the kids. Sorry for not having funny comment, my brain isn’t working.

Judge Says Feds Illegally Ended Protections for Abused Immigrant Youth The ruling allows young immigrants who have suffered abuse and neglect to apply for protections from deportation — at least for now.

More on SIJS (and the recent judge’s order) from @nysfocus.bsky.social:

nysfocus.com/2025/11/20/t...

Where have I heard talk like that before? Oh yeah, every other US invasion in history.

Trump’s health care plan in flux amid GOP backlash

I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.

Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑

Citizens Bank: Stop Funding Cruelty · Indivisible Join Indivisible Regent Square in a peaceful protest outside Citizens Bank in Swissvale! Citizens Bank, through Citizens Financial Group, has long financed private prison operators like The GEO Group...

Join us on Saturday, November 22nd at 10:00AM. Citizens Bank: Stop Funding Cruelty!
@maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org
mobilize.us/s/G5CJlK

A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers - Inside Climate News Recent election results and evidence from states show misgivings about the growth of AI and the ramifications for energy costs and the environment.

Recent election results and evidence from states show misgivings about the growth of AI and the ramifications for energy costs and the environment. @ProtectPT insideclimatenews.or...

I like this pope

I think this clip is the key to understanding why Trump acted the way he did with Mamdani. His world revolves around TV ratings.

"I tell you, the press has eaten this thing up."