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David Darmofal

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Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis. Speaking in a personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Texas 25th Congressional District Primary Election Results

Dione Sims won the Democratic nomination for the 25th congressional district in Texas yesterday. Ms. Sims is the granddaughter of Ms. Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

05.03.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

$90 billion. $90 billion. Think about all the progress Trump has cost us. All the jobs. All because he has no understanding of economics.

05.03.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am excited to share a new project from my organization, Democracy Rising Collaborative. We have launched a toolkit to empower lawyers and other civic leaders across the country to stand up for the Rule of Law. theruleoflawyers.org

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05.03.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He demanded that she send him nude pictures and bullied her into a relationship. This is called sexual harassment. It was not β€œan affair”. RESIGN NOW.

05.03.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1916    πŸ” 498    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 12
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Harvard sidesteps Hegseth’s ban on military students The school will allow troops accepted into its academic programs to defer enrollment for four years after Pentagon leaders barred studies there.

Harvard, which Trump, Vance, & Hegseth are trying to block from working with the military, is allowing troops accepted into its programs to defer enrollment for four years, until after the authoritarian Trump-Vance administration is out of office.

05.03.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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990WBOB: Your News. Our Way. 990WBOB is an all-encompassing media platform based in Providence, Rhode Island. Alternative always, and boring never.

Doing live radio makes me very happy - tonight I'm joining Kevin DeJesus on www.990wbob.com

05.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

05.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4129    πŸ” 1241    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 58
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Bruce Froemming, a Durable, No-Nonsense Umpire, Dies at 86

Bruce Froemming, the former MLB umpire, has died.

05.03.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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John P. Hammond, Pioneer in 1960s Blues Renaissance, Dies at 83

John P. Hammond, the blues musician whose father was the famed producer John Hammond, and who befriended Bob Dylan and encouraged him to have The Hawks (which later became The Band) as his backup band, has died.

05.03.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately - TΓΌrkiye Today Iraq's entire national power grid has collapsed in a total blackout as the country reels from the widening US-Israeli military campaign against Iran

Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately
www.turkiyetoday.com/region/iraq-...

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It's a war again bsky.app/profile/atru...

05.03.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

If I were on vacation, and I desperately need one, I certainly wouldn't be trash-talking about how I'd looked at Trivago.

05.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tony Gonzales admits sexual relationship with former staff member who killed herself The Texas lawmaker, who faces a primary runoff in May to hold his seat, said in a radio interview that he’s not to blame for her death.

Republican Representative Tony Gonzales admits sexual relationship with former staff member who killed herself

05.03.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah Republican Burgess Owens announces he’ll retire at the end of this term The former NFL player’s decision to leave Congress at the end of the current term will help House Republicans maintain their fragile majority.

And...we have another Republican retirement.

05.03.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oklahoma legislature advances bill that would remove tenure at OU, public universities The Oklahoma legislature advanced a bill Tuesday that would remove the possibility of tenure for OU faculty, limit contract agreements to five years and require each state institute for higher

Tenure protects faculty’s right to teach & students’ right to learn. It's integral to the pursuit of knowledge and research, and to free speech and expression. Scrapping tenure silences educators & stymies medical research. @AFT.org & @AAUP.org are fighting this www.oudaily.com/news/oklahom...

05.03.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Bodnar would have the benefit of having been President of an R1 university, which might be helpful in the Senate at a time when higher ed and research universities are under such threat from Trump & Vance.

05.03.2026 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NC Voters Oust Politically Unfaithful Officials Anderson Clayton shares the spoils of North Carolina's primary election

NC Voters Oust Politically Unfaithful Officials... Anderson Clayton is a BADASS open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

05.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Based on my 5 minutes of Googling & never having set foot in Montana, it looks like the nominal favorite on the Democratic side is Reilly Neill, but Seth Bodnar, the Independent & former U of Montana President being backed by Tester, may be the stronger non-Republican against Alme.

05.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sabatos Crystal Ball moves Montana Senate to Likely Republican from Safe Republican

05.03.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vance Says He Never Apologized to Cardinal Dolan. Dolan Says He Did Dolan told EWTN that Vance admitted his attacks on bishops were β€œout of line” and β€œnot true.” Vance tells the Washington Post he said something very different.

JD Vance is now calling Cardinal Dolan β€” Trump's favorite cardinal β€” a liar.

Dolan said Vance apologized for accusing Catholic bishops of profiting off immigration.

Vance told the Washington Post it never happened.

05.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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@sanders.senate.gov brought us John Fetterman, the only Democrat who voted against the War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s war today. Maybe don’t listen to Sanders on who to support in the Maine Senate election.

05.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Nida Allam has conceded to Rep. Valerie Foushee.

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Pope Leo received Cardinal Cupich, along with His Eminence Nathanael, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago. In private audience today.

04.03.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Steve Daines is an abhorrent, repugnant human being who fist bumped Ted Cruz when health benefits for service members exposed to toxic burn puts were blocked. Good riddance to Steve Daines. The Senate will be a better place without him in it.

05.03.2026 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Idaho is latest red state to reject DOJ voter roll grab The refusal places Idaho alongside a growing number of red states pushing back against the department’s campaign.

Idaho β€” a deeply Republican state β€” has become the latest to refuse the Trump Justice Department’s demand for unredacted statewide voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar has launched an independent campaign to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in November.

Also, and I’m not advocating for him!, Democrats may do the Independent thing they did in Nebraska with this high-profile candidate Tester’s talked about possibly supporting.

05.03.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

FWIW here’s who’s running in the Democratic primary; I don’t know anything about any of them:

05.03.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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The @nytimes.com’s website right now is a great example of how awful their political coverage is. A lot of coverage of Talarico w/ the question of can he win. No matter how much you like Talarico, objectively, empirically, @roycoopernc.bsky.social has a far better chance of winning.

05.03.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alme is such a fitting name for a Republican candidate who was part of an unforeseen switcheroo right at the filing deadline.

05.03.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple reporters are saying that Montana Sen. Steve Daines will NOT seek reelection.

The state's candidate filing deadline was *tonight*, and it's already passed. Not clear whether the GOP has a serious alternative in the race. x.com/JSAmbarian/s...

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