The Republican Party hosting a supremely nationalist rally featuring speakers who denigrate their fellow countrymen is so remarkably on brand. Anyone who is surprised has not been paying attention.

Harris for America.

Fully on board the Nico Estévez train. Very gracious to spend his time (his idea!) with supporters last night at Q2 Stadium, and truly impressed by the amount of time he spent just talking to people and talking photos.

If there isn’t symbolism in TxDOT putting a bunch of planters on top of a parking deck and moving around some dirt as actual citizens of Austin - who have consistently opposed this debacle- protest five stories below, I don’t know what is.

Lotta socialism tonight in Austin’s Most Walkable Neighborhood™️

Everything about this is dumb.

Five(!) Ted Cruz ads in the first half of a Texas Tech football game suggests the esteemed senator from Cancun is worried. Lubbock County went for Cruz by 30 points in ‘18 and the nearest blue county was 4.5 hours away.

FIGHT RAIDERS FIGHT

In the span of about five minutes: - Poll dropped showing Harris is up in Iowa - Tahj Brooks scored to give Tech the upset win over previously undefeated Iowa State - It started to rain in Austin for the first time in two months Need Nate Silver to give me the odds on that.

The Best MLS Team Ever Seen According To Matt Doyle is out at the first hurdle.

Hector Herrera’s inner monologue:

This weekend’s #MLSCupPlayoffs results by Matt Doyle Tier: Tier 1: 0-3 (CLB eliminated) Tier 2: 1-0 Tier 3: 1-4 (HOU, RSL eliminated) Tier 4: 3-0 Tier 5: 3-1 (COL eliminated) Since it’s not obvious, Tier 1 is what is marked as the higher tier.

Get ready to learn suburban Georgia and Pennsylvania counties again, America. It’s election eve!

Gameday in America. Do it for democracy.

It is increasingly hard to rectify *what* the American people vote for with *who* they vote for.

It’s okay to not be okay today. Really. The American left’s cautious optimism that this country was capable of choosing hope over fear was completely smashed last night, and that’s painful. Today, look out for one another. Tomorrow, figure out how to get back in the fight.

Bernie Sanders has not won an election outside the state of Vermont in his entire career and it shows. Travis County alone had ~250k more voters than the state of Vermont this cycle.

legalize tortillas.

A bi-yearly reminder that Briscoe Cain is a terrible legislator and Republicans do not actually give a shit about local control if they’re not the ones in control.