I know everyone was shocked in the midterms last time, but honestly y'all it is Trumpy AF in the Hudson Valley, and I'm very proud we held my home district of NY-18 and were able to flip a couple back as well, given (gesticulates wildly) all this.

IF we have a free and fair normal election in 28. One where Democrats are credibly allowed to potentially win instead of a sham “Vance wins 89% of the vote” thing… then guess what, Trump WAS NOT a unique threat, he was just an old, racist, asshole with delusions of grandeur.

To help make a shit-ton of money for your buddy who owns AccuWeather because those Communists over in NOAA whose excellent work is paid for by federal taxes give everyone access to the data they generate for free.

So why don't Democrats take up this idea of improving user experience as a core value? Government processes from the citizen side are obtuse and antiquated. Modernize technology, have an actual data strategy. Delivering better is not especially ideological but is a core value.

The best comparison I can make to my feeling in the moment is how I felt walking my dogs in Brooklyn before Sandy came. You know the storm's coming, you know pretty precisely when it'll arrive, you have a decent idea who will get hurt the worst but don't know how bad it'll be.

One thing happening here in the Hudson Valley is smoke from wildfires due to insanely dry conditions. Dude tried to strike up a conversation with me today about how crazy it is. I took in his "Hang Dr Fauci" shirt, his red hat, shrugged, said, "Welcome to the 21st century."

Student I was counting on to nod throughout the lecture stopped nodding

I think Carlos Odio's analysis of Hispanic voters in terms of who's where "in line" is useful everywhere. It helps explain how those with a definite idea of who's first in line can raise support from those who they think shouldn't be by focusing on who's last.

As the mom of a trans kid, I’d ask that you think about the fact that when you blame support for trans people for the loss of the election - instead of the hate fomented by the $143 million spent on anti-trans ads - you endanger the safety of a whole bunch of innocent people.

More to the point, you voted for them to rule *me*, which is why I have less than zero sympathy for anything Trump and his goons may do to you.

Related: Strict Scrutiny Podcast has done an amazing job in their coverage of San Francisco v EPA of showing how environmental regulation can be perverted to become a scheme to protect polluters. Expect Zeldin to pursue this transformation aggressively.

Rubio at State is actually kind of funny. Check out what was done to that department in Trump I. The damage took Biden years to undo. Putting Rubio in charge of something he's maybe about to kneecap is perfect.

BTW, same username over on the similar app with a color in its name....

I kind of love the idea of Trump appointing his way out of a GOP House majority for a substantial portion of his hundred days.

"PDB" now stands for "Putin's Daily Briefing."

The Other Place is a lot more fun than here, just saying.

The bulk of this interview is actually an incoherent shitshow, but it crystallizes here to explain that the dominant politics of farmers and ranchers is one of self-loathing.

How people choose to retain what they can of their dignity in the face of unabashed cruelty and injustice is personal and not something I'll quarrel with. In the face of what's coming, we'll need to stay focused on where the blame truly lies.