JUST IN: Democrats have flipped a Trump+9 seat in the New Hampshire House, per reporter Kevin Landrigan.
Republicans outspent Dems by a considerable margin.
This is now the 10th special election flip for Ds in Trump's second term, versus zero for the GOP. sos.tn.gov/elections/20...
JUST IN: Democrats flip a seat in the New Hampshire state House.
Dem Bobbi Boudman has won today’s special election, NHJournal reports.
(Boudman was the Dem nominee in 2024 & lost by 14%; Trump won here by 9%.)
This is Dems’ third legislative flip so far this year, after Texas and Arkansas.
(Guardian) — Iran has spurned two messages from Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, seeking a ceasefire as its leaders sense it is not losing the war and the US president is at the minimum feeling the political pressure.
@theguardian.com
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Whoa. This is big. "The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Yeah possibly that’s all it is. Like I said, apropos of nothing.
Homeland Security @DHSgov Democrats must end this DHS shutdown NOW.
it is not normal for official government social media channels to behave like arms of the Republican Party
Sounds right
Apropos of nothing, TIL…
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
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Tarrio is, quite literally, a pardoned terrorist.
This is literally a movie about a kid dealing with losing his parents.
BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.
This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.
(🎥 Vahid Online)
There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.
He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.
@covie93.bsky.social
Was great talking with @jlemonsk.bsky.social
about the role influencers play in modern social impact and political communications.
We started @peoplefirsthq.bsky.social more than seven years ago as the only influencer agency focused on Democratic campaigns and causes.
youtu.be/8URpoFSHpfE
Check out the full ep on YouTube, wherever you stream podcasts or at HelloMergeTag . com.
joshklemons.com/hmt-ryan-davis/
Platforms love serialization. And it creates a way to consistently tell stories about the campaign’s values and work — without needing the candidate in every piece of content.
Lots more in the episode about influencer strategy, micro-creators, and why “going viral” shouldn’t actually be the goal.
Second: serialized content that isn’t about the candidate.
Instead of forcing busy candidates into content schedules, campaigns should experiment with docu-style or issue-based series that follow staff, organizers, or community members.
First: Nextdoor.
Because it’s entirely location-based, it can be a powerful place for hyperlocal issue conversations — especially for down-ballot races or local advocacy campaigns trying to reach people in a specific community.
I just dropped a really fun ep of Hello Merge Tag with Ryan Davis, Founder and CEO of People First one of the largest social impact influencer agencies in the US, and the author of The Month in Digital, and he completely changed how I’m thinking about both.
Two campaign platforms we probably aren’t talking about enough: Nextdoor and… serialized content.
The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.
Posted by the Kurdistan social media page.
Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.
feels like a minute since i have pointed out that donald trump has pardoned more child sex offenders than every other president of the united states combined
It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.
He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.
Seriously.
Bye bye Kristi Noem. See you at the truth and reconciliation trials.
Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.
It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for.
Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.
