Taulby Edmondson

"There are now more Democratic women in Virginia’s House than Republicans — total." - Former VA Del. Sally Hudson (D)

The House GOP caucus, all 36 of them (LOL), is going to be almost all right-wing white guys... bluevirginia.us/2025/11/frid...

Excellent observation

Utah officials unveil site for 1,300-bed homeless campus after long, secretive search • Utah News Dispatch Utah state officials announced a 15.8-acre property they've been eying for a new 1,300-bed homeless campus, near North Salt Lake.

First, they came for the immigrants…

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Can you imagine looking at Tuesday's election results, at the crashing approval rating of this administration and think, yes, we should give up our autonomy and throw marginalized people under the wheels of the segregationists' bus? Can you imagine? Apparently Cornell's leadership could.

Abbreviated review, no public hearings, against the law--sounds familiar.

This is a genocide, in my mind, because this was certainly the intent.

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!

It's disqualifying at this point for anyone, or any organization, to take money from Elon unless they want to be aligned with Nazis. Elon's Hitler Salutes were not accidents or awkward behavior. He is, at this point in time, admitting that he is a Nazi multiple times a week.

The filibuster doesn't promote bipartisanship or meaningful deliberation. It does the opposite. None of this is true.

The dark and darkish purple down in the far west part of the state is mostly coal country.

And nobody learns anything.

it's not complicated: some guys (who, somehow, remain influential and comparatively powerful) are feeling powerless again and are trying to make it anyone else's problem but theirs

Starting the history of the filibuster in 1970 is funny. One, it writes off the 1940s-60s from "it's current form," despite nothing being done about what it can obstruct. Two, the changes in the 70s were terrible; they made it easier for the minority to hold the Senate hostage. Good riddance Golden.

The filibuster doesn't promote bipartisanship or meaningful deliberation. It does the opposite. None of this is true.

A scanned Supreme Court of the United States order, dated November 6, 2025, in the case Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Ashton Orr, et al., No. 25A319. The document discusses an Executive Branch policy requiring passports to display an individual’s biological sex at birth. The highlighted passage reads: “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases.” The Court grants the government’s application for a stay at this preliminary stage, reasoning that the government is likely to succeed on the merits and that the policy does not violate equal protection principles.

SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.

This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Not impeaching and removing every official involved with this remains one of the biggest failures of constitutional governance ever, and there is a direct line from that to where we sit today.

Again, the conflict between the “Hitler wing” and the center of the GOP is like the fights between the Klan and the White Citizens Council.

The councils mostly agreed on substance, they just wanted to distance themselves from the tactics of the Klan’s vulgar commoners.

this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery

absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA

Dems took multiple votes in 2021-2022 on the Freedom to Vote Act, which would ban partisan gerrymandering, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would (re-)ban racial gerrymandering. Republicans blocked them every time.

This is the first speech that isn’t for white people. He reflected the actual population of NYC and didn’t cater to a consultant‘s vision of who is worthy. Yet, he clearly spoke about “kitchen table,” issues. It’s just that he included other people’s kitchens, too.

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

each of them represents one of the five elements: Fire, Metal, Air, Water, and Anti-Trust.

I'm sure we won't get any diner safari coverage in the MSM from deep red Appalachian Virginia swinging left.

Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.

At the risk of sounding petty, calls for Democratic unity going forward are all well and good, but let’s not forget that the reason Cuomo ran against Mamdani in the first place was a last-ditch effort by the New York Democratic Party to ratfuck their duly elected nominee.

Still thinking about Zohran’s full-throated defense of immigration and how long i’ve waited for it. No bullshit about border security or “legal” immigrants but just unabashed support for immigrants. How many people feel so much more seen today? I know I do. 1/

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...