Sawyer Hackett

Sawyer Hackett

@sawyerhackett.bsky.social

Democratic strategist and consultant. Obama alumni. Senior Advisor - Sec. Julián Castro. Find me on Bluesky/IG/TikTok/Youtube.

9,823 Followers 365 Following 455 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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Trump Explodes in Wild 2026 Panic as Texas Senate Results Rattle GOP As Republicans openly fret about Texas after Democrat James Talarico’s primary victory, a Dem operative who knows the state boils down what finally winning this Senate seat would truly require.

"In the predominantly Latino counties of Texas, turnout was both high and strongly in favor of James Talarico. [He] showed that he can compete in those communities."

On the pod @sawyerhackett.bsky.social is great on Texas Latino vote and why Talarico appeals to them:
newrepublic.com/article/2073...

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Trump — the so called ‘Peace President’ — has now bombed 7 countries in less than a year.

(PASTA POMODORO—recipe on my Substack)

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A blind refugee has been found dead after being abandoned by Border Patrol miles away from home

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Trump illegally taxed us $200 billion.

Big corporations may be refunded—you won't see a dime.

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The Supreme Court is trying to save Trump from himself.

It won’t work.

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Mamdani is not going to start his mayoral tenure by slashing services for working people to pay for Adams’s mismanagement.

The city is required to balance the budget.

So the state can either raise taxes on the ultra rich—or the city has to look to other tools.

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Minneapolis didn’t just resist Trump—they torched the right’s entire worldview.

(BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH - recipe on my Substack)

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Sic Semper Tyrannis

Virginia has a chance to live up to its motto and block Trump from rigging the midterms.

Check out @fairelectionsva.bsky.social to help Virginia protect democracy.

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“When they go low, we go high” has always been misunderstood.

Today is a good example.

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The Epstein scandal isn’t a “both sides” issue.

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The DOJ is botching the Epstein files because they’re too busy trying to steal an election for Trump

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You won't find a single Trump fan defending this—because they can’t.

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Who cares if Kristi Noem is fired? We can’t let up until every ICE agent is off the streets.

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Trump’s entire immigration agenda is built on a foundation of LIES

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Alex Pretti wasn’t a “domestic terrorist.” He was a hero—being slandered by authoritarians.

CHILI recipe on my Substack

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Introducing Trump’s latest grift: a “Board of Peace” controlled by him

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“I wish immigrants would come here legally”

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It’s been one year of Trump.

Give me 2 minutes to explain why it’s been such a catastrophic failure.

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ICE’s image has collapsed—and so is Trump’s authoritarian project

(BLUEBERRY PIE — recipe on my Substack!)

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It’s absurd that members of Congress can trade stocks.

But here’s a fun fact: if you added up ALL the money Congress made trading stocks last year—it’s 14% of what Trump has profited off the presidency so far.

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This is NOT a congressional stock trading bill. Don’t fall for Republicans’ charade.

Thank you to @aoc.bsky.social for calling them out.

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ICE funding is in limbo in Congress as another government shutdown looms.

We have leverage to rein in DHS.

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ICE lies—about everything

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Trump’s attack on the Federal Reserve may be his dumbest authoritarian power grab yet

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No, Trump won't invade Greenland.

But he may destroy the world order trying to get it.

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Meet the architect of Trump’s imperial warmongering

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There is no “regime change” in Venezuela

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Trump ended 2025 with a fake peace prize.

He's kicking off 2026 with a regime change war in Venezuela—over oil.

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Trumpism FAILED in 2025 (Yorkshire Puddings)

FULL RECIPE ON MY SUBSTACK!

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The Epstein Files are the biggest cover-up in presidential history.

Here’s where we go from here.

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