Cyril Mychalejko

Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Malcolm Burnley, staff writer @thephilacitizen.bsky.social, broke down the closely watched Bucks County Sheriff's race where Democrat Danny Ceisler beat incumbent Fred Harran by about 10%, or 25,341 votes. The narrative around this race largely centered on Harran's decision to partner with ICE.

Nov. 10, 1898 | The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

On Nov. 10, 1898 a mob of up to 2,000 white supremacists in Wilmington, NC killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses & forced the mayor, police chief & aldermen to resign at gunpoint before installing their own mayor & city council in what became known as the Wilmington Coup.

Bob Harvie to Host Fourth Congressional Campaign Town Hall Event in Doylestown on Wednesday - Bucks County Beacon This grassroots approach is in sharp contrast to incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who has not held a public, in-person town hall in years and even refused to debate his opponent in 2024.

Bob Harvie to Host Fourth Congressional Campaign Town Hall Event in Doylestown on Wednesday | This grassroots approach is in sharp contrast to incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who has not held a public, in-person town hall in years and even refused to debate his opponent in 2024. #PA01

"Betrayal" or "Pathetic"? These 8 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown (Top L-R) Catherine Cortez Masto-Nev, Dick Durbin-Ill, John Fetterman-PA, Maggie Hassan-NH; (Bottom L-R) Tim Kaine-VA, Angus King, I-Maine, Jacky Rosen,-Nev, Jeanne Shaheen-NH (AP Photo)

What Did Sheriff-Elect Danny Ceisler’s Victory and Bucks County Democrats’ Blue Wave on Election Day Teach Us? - Bucks County Beacon Editor Cyril Mychalejko spoke with Malcolm Burnley, staff writer at The Philadelphia Citizen, about Tuesday's Blue Wave and whether Democrats can ride it to more sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm...

What Did Sheriff-Elect Danny Ceisler’s Victory and Bucks County Democrats’ Blue Wave on Election Day Teach Us? | @cmychalejko.bsky.social speaks with Malcolm Burnley, staff writer @thephilacitizen.bsky.social, about Tuesday's Blue Wave and whether Dems can ride it to more sweeping victories in 2026.

Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

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Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The US gov't ripped kids from their homes & brought them to American Indian boarding schools like Carlisle where they cut their hair, forbade them speak their language (beating them or worse if the did) & more. This wasn't just about "assimilation." This was genocide.

Criminals like their models
The SS

People like this should not be trusted with weapons or positions of authority.

Sociopaths.

We have been building a ubiquitous surveillance machine over the past few decades, where tech companies have convinced lawmakers that regulation of data access and use would stifle innovation. Now it’s a turnkey system for authoritarians.

Always Watching: How ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 Threatens Privacy and Civic Participation - Bucks County Beacon ICE is building a public-private surveillance loop that transforms everyday online activity into potential evidence.

Always Watching: How ICE’s Plan to Monitor Social Media 24/7 Threatens Privacy and Civic Participation | ICE is building a public-private surveillance loop that transforms everyday online activity into potential evidence.

Kill the Indian, Save the Man: The US gov't ripped kids from their homes & brought them to American Indian boarding schools like Carlisle where they cut their hair, forbade them speak their language (beating them or worse if the did) & more. This wasn't just about "assimilation." This was genocide.

OPINION: Another Inconvenient Truth for the GOP – Donald Trump Is Mentally Unfit for Office - Bucks County Beacon Bucks County military veteran and retired mental health professional Steve Nolan writes that Trump could be diagnosed with Personality Disorder NOS with Antisocial and Narcissistic traits.

OPINION: Another Inconvenient Truth for the GOP – Donald Trump Is Mentally Unfit for Office | Bucks County military veteran and retired mental health professional Steve Nolan writes that Trump could be diagnosed with Personality Disorder NOS with Antisocial and Narcissistic traits.

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Under the hood of Democrats’ victories Tuesday night was a major advantage with a particular group of voters: Gen Z women, reports @19thnews.org. #Election2025 #BlueWave

The Trump Admin is doing everything possible to keep hungry families from putting food on their tables: "Even as money was going out earlier to states and recipients for skipped payments during the first week of November, the Trump administration had continued to fight fully funding the program."

Roughly $100M in SNAP Benefits Restored to Pennsylvanians, per Governor Shapiro - Bucks County Beacon It’s unclear how payments will be affected by a Supreme Court ruling blocking them late Friday. Even as money was going out earlier to states and recipients for skipped payments during the first week ...

Roughly $100M in SNAP Benefits Restored to Pennsylvanians, per Governor Shapiro | But it’s unclear how payments will be affected by a Supreme Court ruling blocking them late Friday, reports @penncapital-star.com's @wdownard.bsky.social.

Frontrunner for both worst headline of 2025 and more importantly worst take. "'President Fetterman'? The commendable independent Pa. senator"

Frontrunner for both worst headline of 2025, and more importantly the worst take. "'President Fetterman'? The commendable independent Pa. senator" What? Really? #Pennsylvania

The EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution Levels. The Real Emissions Are Far Worse. - Inside Climate News Some big polluters were allowed to estimate their emissions using methods the government knew were often unreliable. The EPA finally required air monitors—but the Trump administration is side-stepping...

The EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution Levels. The Real Emissions Are Far Worse. | At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated, reports @propublica.org. #Pennsylvania

There's a new school board majority in Centennial thanks in part to community outrage over the hiring of a controversial former Central Bucks superintendent.

We voted in the best interest of our students, and not the right-wing 1776 PAC that endorsed the Republican candidates.

Turns out people don't want local police officers deputized as ICE goons.

To borrow a phrase from our reality TV star turned president: “You’re Fired.” That’s the message Bucks County voters gave Sheriff Fred Harran Tuesday night. Harran will also be taking with him out the door his widely detested ICE 287(g) partnership, as Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler ran on ending it.

OPINION: Protecting the Midterm Election Needs to Start Now - Bucks County Beacon Simply voting in next year’s midterms won’t be enough. It’s on us to ensure that the midterm elections are secure and the results are accepted.

Protecting the Midterm Election Needs to Start Now | Simply voting in next year’s midterms won’t be enough. It’s on us to ensure that the midterm elections are secure and the results are accepted, writes @melissaryan.bsky.social.

Stephen Miller Against Voting Rights The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based dis...

The Supreme Court, urged on by well-funded far-right ideologues like Stephen Miller, is set to curtail important provisions of the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to aggressive, racially based disenfranchisement.

Why Is the World’s Largest Fossil Fuel Investor Afraid of Peaceful, Grassroots Environmental Campaigners? - Bucks County Beacon Police were dispatched to Vanguard’s Chester County campus last month to arrest 5 Earth Quaker Action Team advocates.

📰 EQAT volunteer, Richard, writes in the @buckscountybeacon.com about his experience going to Vanguard to ask CEO Salim Ramji to meet with the #VanguardSOS campaign and what happened next. Read all about it: buckscountybeacon.com/2025/10/why-...

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Replacing all the sheriffs in the country with ones that are not right-wing stormtroopers needs to be a major focus for the Democratic Party in 2026.