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The wrap paper bent! But did not Split! You must Acquit

Crosstitch guide image reads “this machine kills fascists” with clipart images of an onion, a sub and a bottle of mustard

Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc

Oh you got this. It’s clear as day! lol

A ‘Mamdani Monitor’?? Zohran RESPONDS to the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt for vowing to “track” his admin for antisemitism.

“I have some doubts in Jonathan's ability to do so honestly, given that he previously said I had not visited any synagogues only to have to correct himself.”

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Americans are going hungry. FIRST DOGE cut essential funding, stretching food programs thin. THEN Republicans slashed SNAP benefits with Trump's Big Ugly Bill. NOW Trump is using the government shutdown to illegally withhold SNAP benefits. Republicans are hurting people. They've done it before, and they're doing it again.

Last night gave us hope for tomorrow, but today, the reality and the reason why we must keep fighting remains the same.

Millions of Americans will go hungry because Trump and Republicans refuse to fund SNAP.

What a complete nutcase Brandon Gil is. Boasberg is (1) a Republican and (2) was the college roommate of Bret Kavanaugh.

Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ

The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team

Details TK

Susan B. Anthony, a founder of the International Council of Women. MPI/Stringer/Getty Images

153 years ago, on the 5th of November 1872, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women voted in the American presidential election. Anthony was later fined 100 dollars and responded :"I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty." She never did. #otd #history🗃️

MAMDANI: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name ...."

Election Update

Prop 50 has officially won in California! Thanks to Democratic Gov Gavin Newsom!

Democrats have won control of the Minnesota Senate!

Democrat Michele Wu won her race as Mayor of Boston!

Maine voters rejected Trump’s call to shorten early voting & require voter ID!

BREAKING: PROP 50 HAS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA

My predictions for Tuesday's elections is a clean sweep for Democrats and democracy:

NJ: Sherrill wins.
VA: Spanberger wins.
NYC: Mamdani wins.
CA: Prop 50 passes.
ME: Q1 fails.
PA: SCOPA Justices are retained.

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.

DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.

His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...

Celebratory graphic of Dorcey Applyrs that reads, "Dorcey Applyrs Elected Mayor of Albany."

HISTORY MADE: Congrats to the next mayor of Albany, @dorceyformayor.bsky.social

She will be the first Black mayor in the city’s history.

Just a total collapse of the GOP nationwide.
Amazing.

Seems like the guy who threw the sandwich at the federal agent is holding his own in the trial today.

I looked at this ballot measure on my Colorado ballot and asked myself, "Do I want to tax the rich?" My answer was "Why yes, I do want to tax the rich so kids don't go hungry."

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

Meanwhile, Maine said fuck you to all that

As Minneapolis Votes, Some Struggle to Keep Police Violence in the Spotlight - Bolts Five years after George Floyd, the mayor and his allies on city council claim credit for vast improvements, but critics keep pressing the case for more discipline and police alternatives.

JUST IN: Soren Stevenson, who lost an eye due to a projectile fired by the police during the BLM protests of 2020 in Minneapolis, has won a seat on city council.

@pascalsabino.bsky.social reported on his candidacy last month in a must-read: boltsmag.org/minneapolis-...

Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.

What we know, 10:20pm

—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—Dems keep PA supreme court
—Larry Krasner & Bragg win
— GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—ME anti-mail vote measure loses

In Win for Democracy in Pennsylvania, Dems Retain Majority on Supreme Court Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have all won another 10-year term in a high-stakes retention election that saw a major GOP push to reshape the state’s highest court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Justice Christine Donohue retains her seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, keeping the court's Democratic majority.

Follow AP for live updates.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Maine voters reject changes to voting in the state, including requiring photo ID and having a shorter early voting period.

Follow AP for live updates.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Maine voters pass a “red flag law” allowing temporary removal of firearms, a response to 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston.

Follow AP for live updates.

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.