@connoremcoffey.bsky.social
Beleaguered Mets fan living in Knoxville, TN
11 worthwhile min of the indispensable Sherrilyn Ifill with @chrislhayes.bsky.social re: the disastrous consequences of SCOTUS lighting the VRA on fire (again).
“The Supreme Court has done it again. They’ve once again intervened to pull us back towards the policies of Jim Crow,” @chrislhayes.bsky.social says of the ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act. Civil rights scholar Sherrilyn Ifill weighs in.
Hayes RIPS Supreme Court ruling: Back towards 'policies of Jim Crow'
YouTube video by MS NOW
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April 30, 2026 at 3:29 AM
11 worthwhile min of the indispensable Sherrilyn Ifill with @chrislhayes.bsky.social re: the disastrous consequences of SCOTUS lighting the VRA on fire (again).
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Can't stop singing this to the theme of the Muppet Show
April 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Can't stop singing this to the theme of the Muppet Show
First question posed by the WH press corps & I’m already nauseous. Watching these fools in tuxedos & cocktail dresses prostitute themselves is just further evidence of their decadence, mindless complicity & utter uselessness as our country decays.
April 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM
First question posed by the WH press corps & I’m already nauseous. Watching these fools in tuxedos & cocktail dresses prostitute themselves is just further evidence of their decadence, mindless complicity & utter uselessness as our country decays.
Finally found the perfect response.
You all started it and we fucking finished it.
Ted Cruz (@tedcruz)
A brazen abuse of power & an insult to democracy.
47% of VA voted Trump. They will now get just 9% of the seats.
52% of VA voters voted Harris. Now they get 91% of the seats.
(By comparison, in TX, 56% voted Trump; GOP gets 79% of the seats.)
xcancel.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Finally found the perfect response.
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"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
data4democracy.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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None of this demands rebuttal or defense, obviously…but @repauchincloss.bsky.social frames it perfectly - even if he felt under threat (dubious), no one watching the footage (objectively) could accept that the agent who murdered Renee Good had no other option.
Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
None of this demands rebuttal or defense, obviously…but @repauchincloss.bsky.social frames it perfectly - even if he felt under threat (dubious), no one watching the footage (objectively) could accept that the agent who murdered Renee Good had no other option.
Seems suboptimal.
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Seems suboptimal.
Not bad for a mid January rainy day in East TN! @indivisibleknox.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Not bad for a mid January rainy day in East TN! @indivisibleknox.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov for God's sake, if we can't respond - simply, forcefully - to deeply dangerous & flagrantly illegal conduct by POTUS...then we do not deserve to lead anything or anyone.
Thank you to @adamsmith.house.gov for your clarity.
Thank you to @adamsmith.house.gov for your clarity.
Rep Adam Smith, highest ranking Dem on Armed Services Committee: The consultants keep telling me to talk about kitchen-table issues, but the rule of law is being utterly destroyed in America by Donald Trump.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov for God's sake, if we can't respond - simply, forcefully - to deeply dangerous & flagrantly illegal conduct by POTUS...then we do not deserve to lead anything or anyone.
Thank you to @adamsmith.house.gov for your clarity.
Thank you to @adamsmith.house.gov for your clarity.
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At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Am always exceedingly proud of my kids, but tonight feel especially proud that they’ll share an alma mater (Webb School, Knoxville) with @aftynbehn.bsky.social - who ran a hell of a race tonight in #TN7 & gave so many of us a real reason to feel hopeful for TN’s future.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Am always exceedingly proud of my kids, but tonight feel especially proud that they’ll share an alma mater (Webb School, Knoxville) with @aftynbehn.bsky.social - who ran a hell of a race tonight in #TN7 & gave so many of us a real reason to feel hopeful for TN’s future.
@mets.com baseball is a business, of course; players come & go, things happen. But certain departures sting a little more than others.
We’re gonna miss you, Brandon - thank you for everything.
We’re gonna miss you, Brandon - thank you for everything.
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
@mets.com baseball is a business, of course; players come & go, things happen. But certain departures sting a little more than others.
We’re gonna miss you, Brandon - thank you for everything.
We’re gonna miss you, Brandon - thank you for everything.
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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There are many more of us than there are of them.
We must never forget this, no matter how dark things may (correctly) seem.
We must never forget this, no matter how dark things may (correctly) seem.
Feels like, between ..
1. “No Kings” rally
2. Benioff apologizing
3. Young Republicans getting suspended
4. Universities rejecting White House “contracts”
.. authoritarianism got something of a margin call this week.
1. “No Kings” rally
2. Benioff apologizing
3. Young Republicans getting suspended
4. Universities rejecting White House “contracts”
.. authoritarianism got something of a margin call this week.
October 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
There are many more of us than there are of them.
We must never forget this, no matter how dark things may (correctly) seem.
We must never forget this, no matter how dark things may (correctly) seem.
He is much weaker & more vulnerable than you think, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov
HOLD THE LINE!!!
HOLD THE LINE!!!
October 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
He is much weaker & more vulnerable than you think, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov
HOLD THE LINE!!!
HOLD THE LINE!!!
She means you, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov
It is the job of the Democratic party to sell and defend the policies that most Democratic voters want, not to present a candidate slate that is palatable to moderate Republicans who might switch if they hate their own candidate enough.
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
She means you, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Kirk was a racist who thought black people shouldn’t be pilots. He thought women should be subservient to men. He hated MLK and the Civil Rights Act. He didn’t care about political violence against Paul Pelosi and Democrats. All his own words. You can deplore the shooting without honoring the man.
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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No one deserves to meet his eternal reward this way - but imagine, just for a sec, if a comparably influential progressive media figure were tragically shot & killed.
Now imagine the right wing & Republicans being held to the same moral standards in their responses.
Nope - I couldn’t either.
Now imagine the right wing & Republicans being held to the same moral standards in their responses.
Nope - I couldn’t either.
Guy who declared war on Chicago shocked by violent political rhetoric. And the mainstream media is going to carry all of their water.
September 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
No one deserves to meet his eternal reward this way - but imagine, just for a sec, if a comparably influential progressive media figure were tragically shot & killed.
Now imagine the right wing & Republicans being held to the same moral standards in their responses.
Nope - I couldn’t either.
Now imagine the right wing & Republicans being held to the same moral standards in their responses.
Nope - I couldn’t either.
Hey, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - with all due respect, it is time to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - he is the nominee of *your* party, overwhelmingly supported by *your* district’s own voters.
Strongly recommend getting on the train before it’s really too late - folks will remember.
Strongly recommend getting on the train before it’s really too late - folks will remember.
September 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hey, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social - with all due respect, it is time to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - he is the nominee of *your* party, overwhelmingly supported by *your* district’s own voters.
Strongly recommend getting on the train before it’s really too late - folks will remember.
Strongly recommend getting on the train before it’s really too late - folks will remember.
Are you listening @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov ???????
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Are you listening @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov ???????
"Their insistence on owning guns, with very few restrictions, means that mass shootings—including in schools and churches—will always be part of American life."
Fundamental question from @jvl.bsky.social -
"Why won’t people just acknowledge that this is a tradeoff they’re willing to make?"
Fundamental question from @jvl.bsky.social -
"Why won’t people just acknowledge that this is a tradeoff they’re willing to make?"
This might be the angriest I’ve ever been in print.
Kash Patel tweeting about his pullup workout instead of doing the job of counterterrorism kind of broke me. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-th...
Kash Patel tweeting about his pullup workout instead of doing the job of counterterrorism kind of broke me. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-th...
August 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Their insistence on owning guns, with very few restrictions, means that mass shootings—including in schools and churches—will always be part of American life."
Fundamental question from @jvl.bsky.social -
"Why won’t people just acknowledge that this is a tradeoff they’re willing to make?"
Fundamental question from @jvl.bsky.social -
"Why won’t people just acknowledge that this is a tradeoff they’re willing to make?"
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Words/phrases Democrats should never use:
* bipartisan
* my Republican friends
* real, valid, legitimate, serious, important (to describe issue raised by Republicans)
* yea (when voting on Republican bills)
* distraction (to describe bad thing Republicans did)
* woke (in derogatory sense)
* bipartisan
* my Republican friends
* real, valid, legitimate, serious, important (to describe issue raised by Republicans)
* yea (when voting on Republican bills)
* distraction (to describe bad thing Republicans did)
* woke (in derogatory sense)
August 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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@danpfeiffer.bsky.social offers a helpful, reflective perspective on the Dems' language debate...and as is often the case, it's much more of a both/and, vs. either/or.
cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-obsess...
cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-obsess...
The Obsession Over Woke Language Misses the Point
The focus on certain words is a way to avoid much tougher questions.
www.messageboxnews.com
August 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@danpfeiffer.bsky.social offers a helpful, reflective perspective on the Dems' language debate...and as is often the case, it's much more of a both/and, vs. either/or.
cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-obsess...
cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social
www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-obsess...