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" Talarico: "We are literally going up against the richest man in the world. This election is a battle between powers that be & powers that ought to be. The powers that be have chosen their candidate. They have bought and paid for Paxton... I want to be a senator for every Texan who can't afford one" "

10/30/2026 1:06:08 AM

♥

10/30/2026 2:36:45 PM

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"Jean-Luc Picard remains the single most compelling vision of progressive politics I am familiar with — secular, rational, compassionate, egalitarian; a believer in progress & abundance but also duty, hard work, and a constant battle for self-improvement and improving the world."

[Edited on October 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM. Reason : double post to quote yglesias. that's the politics I want. TNG. not the brain damage we see today]

10/30/2026 9:42:34 PM

what are some examples of what you think is brain damage?

10/30/2026 11:09:33 PM

Exhibit a is the dem party
Exhibit b is the repub party

At least for me

[Edited on October 30, 2026 at 11:15 PM. Reason : It just happens i feel more closely aligned to dems]

10/30/2026 11:14:58 PM

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/zohran-mamdani-is-brushing-off-the-backlash-against-his-public-grocery-stores

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" If I listen to that commentary every day, I would become afraid of my own shadow,” Mamdani said with a laugh. “And I think, for too long, we have allowed the right to dictate the entirety of the discussion. And we have limited ourselves to a response to a landscape that they have created."

he’s so damn good at this

10/31/2026 3:21:15 PM

10/31/2026 10:27:05 PM

Who gave you access to thegoodlife3's private stash?!

11/1/2026 9:41:07 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/us/politics/ocasio-cortez-dsa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFE.cDYJ.o9JwiFLAje5y&smid=url-share

Article about AOC not being so left so she broadens her appeal to others

[Edited on November 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM. Reason : ^nttawwt lol]

11/1/2026 2:13:04 PM