Emily Crockett
@emilycrockett.bsky.social
Writer/editor, opera singer/voice artist, mom/mama. Editing @mikepod.bsky.social at weekendreading.net. Former: Staff writer at Vox and Rewire, senior editor at The American Independent, others.
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one of my favorite Mainers, @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social, has thoughts about Susan Collins over at instagram:
"As someone born and raised in Maine through college, this is SHAMEFUL..."
www.instagram.com/p/DePCyBQRwH...
"As someone born and raised in Maine through college, this is SHAMEFUL..."
www.instagram.com/p/DePCyBQRwH...
October 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
one of my favorite Mainers, @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social, has thoughts about Susan Collins over at instagram:
"As someone born and raised in Maine through college, this is SHAMEFUL..."
www.instagram.com/p/DePCyBQRwH...
"As someone born and raised in Maine through college, this is SHAMEFUL..."
www.instagram.com/p/DePCyBQRwH...
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there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
In the last 24 hours, Elon added $5,423,645.66. New totals include:
$13,131,789.48 vs @jamestalarico.bsky.social
$6,308,848.86 vs @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social
$5,117,111.82 vs @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
$1,991,872.98 vs @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social
$1,176,301.42 vs @troyjackson207.bsky.social
$13,131,789.48 vs @jamestalarico.bsky.social
$6,308,848.86 vs @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social
$5,117,111.82 vs @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
$1,991,872.98 vs @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social
$1,176,301.42 vs @troyjackson207.bsky.social
October 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Something I've found completely galling from wide sections of the left is that Ken Martin is doing exactly what they have long advocated for at the DNC--democratization, decentralization, robust local investments--but they don't actually care because they think it's more fun to just crap on things.
October 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Something I've found completely galling from wide sections of the left is that Ken Martin is doing exactly what they have long advocated for at the DNC--democratization, decentralization, robust local investments--but they don't actually care because they think it's more fun to just crap on things.
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The limits of the what now
A GOP schism over the Texas candidate Bo French’s social-media post reveals the limits of the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
bit.ly
October 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The limits of the what now
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Wonder how Usha Vance and JD’s inlaws feel about all of this.
Btw shout out to Ezra Klein for giving Rufo a sit down interview giving him credence in the world of media elites.
You know … politics done the right way.
Btw shout out to Ezra Klein for giving Rufo a sit down interview giving him credence in the world of media elites.
You know … politics done the right way.
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved.
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Wonder how Usha Vance and JD’s inlaws feel about all of this.
Btw shout out to Ezra Klein for giving Rufo a sit down interview giving him credence in the world of media elites.
You know … politics done the right way.
Btw shout out to Ezra Klein for giving Rufo a sit down interview giving him credence in the world of media elites.
You know … politics done the right way.
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Somehow these people who do not call themselves democrats are not painted as "wreckers sailing under the democratic banner to transform the party"
Ya know, the same treatment DSA gets, despite having "democratic" in the name
Can't imagine why this is...
Ya know, the same treatment DSA gets, despite having "democratic" in the name
Can't imagine why this is...
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Somehow these people who do not call themselves democrats are not painted as "wreckers sailing under the democratic banner to transform the party"
Ya know, the same treatment DSA gets, despite having "democratic" in the name
Can't imagine why this is...
Ya know, the same treatment DSA gets, despite having "democratic" in the name
Can't imagine why this is...
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I reached out to Manhattan Institute, where Rufo derives so much of his legitimacy as a "senior fellow," to see if it has any comment about him pushing "The Indian Question."
No response, will let ya know if that changes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
No response, will let ya know if that changes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I reached out to Manhattan Institute, where Rufo derives so much of his legitimacy as a "senior fellow," to see if it has any comment about him pushing "The Indian Question."
No response, will let ya know if that changes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
No response, will let ya know if that changes talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Rufo gets to position himself as "respectable." Polite sit-down interview w/ Ezra Klein. Celebrated by Substack as one of platform's "best" writers. Senior fellow at Manhattan Institute.
His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Rufo gets to position himself as "respectable." Polite sit-down interview w/ Ezra Klein. Celebrated by Substack as one of platform's "best" writers. Senior fellow at Manhattan Institute.
His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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An 18-year term limit and an ethics code … I’m trying to imagine what the mission brief for this court-reform plan was: “nothing, but make it sexy”?
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
An 18-year term limit and an ethics code … I’m trying to imagine what the mission brief for this court-reform plan was: “nothing, but make it sexy”?
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I prefer the incremental solution that can be implemented through bare-majority legislation (240 Supreme Court justices) to Third Way's radical plan, which requires fully amending the Constitution (term limits)
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I prefer the incremental solution that can be implemented through bare-majority legislation (240 Supreme Court justices) to Third Way's radical plan, which requires fully amending the Constitution (term limits)
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Just to be clear, with legislation you can pack the Court or radically restructure it. You /cannot/ set a term limit in contravention of the plain Constitutional text, and anyone suggesting that is not to be listened to, because they’re either incompetent or trying to quiet-kill reform.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Just to be clear, with legislation you can pack the Court or radically restructure it. You /cannot/ set a term limit in contravention of the plain Constitutional text, and anyone suggesting that is not to be listened to, because they’re either incompetent or trying to quiet-kill reform.
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Let me say, once again, that Third Way is funded by billionaires, many of them openly right wing. So why in the fuck would we let them keep pretending they have any good faith interest in real democratic progress? They are fucking you from the inside. Stop taking their calls.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Let me say, once again, that Third Way is funded by billionaires, many of them openly right wing. So why in the fuck would we let them keep pretending they have any good faith interest in real democratic progress? They are fucking you from the inside. Stop taking their calls.
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Lanae Erickson is the senior VP of social policy & education at @thirdway.bsky.social but has no actual policy credentials. She has a law degree but has only really worked at third way & a small org where she “investigated the backgrounds of federal judicial nominees on civil and human rights”
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Lanae Erickson is the senior VP of social policy & education at @thirdway.bsky.social but has no actual policy credentials. She has a law degree but has only really worked at third way & a small org where she “investigated the backgrounds of federal judicial nominees on civil and human rights”
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Again: I am genuinely fascinated with a particular type of liberals—many of whom live amongst us on here—who earnestly believes the only path to overtly leftist policies like Court Reform will happen through the continuous support of Reasonable Centrists™️ who quite overtly reject all of this.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Again: I am genuinely fascinated with a particular type of liberals—many of whom live amongst us on here—who earnestly believes the only path to overtly leftist policies like Court Reform will happen through the continuous support of Reasonable Centrists™️ who quite overtly reject all of this.
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see thread here for another example of why i keep pushing the idea that the dems in washington know better than us is just fallacious garbage.
they have no idea what they are doing and we have to bully them from the outside.
they have no idea what they are doing and we have to bully them from the outside.
Story time. My wife's post here reminds me of one of my favorite stories from my time on the Hill, of which there are many. I was in Comms for a Dem member, and the Caucus would put on a weekly talking points seminar for comms staffers. More often than not, these were run by Third Way.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
see thread here for another example of why i keep pushing the idea that the dems in washington know better than us is just fallacious garbage.
they have no idea what they are doing and we have to bully them from the outside.
they have no idea what they are doing and we have to bully them from the outside.
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You must internalize Oliver's point:
1) there are no "adults in charge" of the Democratic House comms machine
2) what you actually have is a consultantocracy telling a bunch of 20-somethings who started as interns what to think and say
3) I was 33 with comms experience. That made me a rarity.
1) there are no "adults in charge" of the Democratic House comms machine
2) what you actually have is a consultantocracy telling a bunch of 20-somethings who started as interns what to think and say
3) I was 33 with comms experience. That made me a rarity.
liberals want to think: it cant really be this unfocused, unplanned and chaotic
and im here to tell you that not only is it all that, its worse than it appears
and im here to tell you that not only is it all that, its worse than it appears
October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
You must internalize Oliver's point:
1) there are no "adults in charge" of the Democratic House comms machine
2) what you actually have is a consultantocracy telling a bunch of 20-somethings who started as interns what to think and say
3) I was 33 with comms experience. That made me a rarity.
1) there are no "adults in charge" of the Democratic House comms machine
2) what you actually have is a consultantocracy telling a bunch of 20-somethings who started as interns what to think and say
3) I was 33 with comms experience. That made me a rarity.
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Third Way is what it is - it’s billionaire funded troll operation (to annoy progressives & get media hits in elite DC press) - I say this as someone who got started in DC as a DLC intern.
In any event remember as @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social noted ▶️ all options for scotus reforms are on the table.
In any event remember as @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social noted ▶️ all options for scotus reforms are on the table.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Third Way is what it is - it’s billionaire funded troll operation (to annoy progressives & get media hits in elite DC press) - I say this as someone who got started in DC as a DLC intern.
In any event remember as @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social noted ▶️ all options for scotus reforms are on the table.
In any event remember as @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social noted ▶️ all options for scotus reforms are on the table.
👇👇👇
If your proposal for reform requires a constitutional amendment, or Republican votes, your intention is to block reform.
October 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
👇👇👇
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Once again progressives get no credit for being right first. Because that is just the way our system works. bsky.app/profile/jame...
The powerful but unacknowledged role that Democratic centrists play is exercising ultimate veto authority over what political rewards and punishments are doled out. This is why conservatives are rarely held accountable for being wrong, and progressives rarely receive credit for being right.
October 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Once again progressives get no credit for being right first. Because that is just the way our system works. bsky.app/profile/jame...
My God. If cringe could cringe...
Oh my god look at Third Way's Lenae Erickson's (the source of this) bio on their website. Imagine writing this way in 2026 as an adult.
October 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
My God. If cringe could cringe...
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same org whose leader declared "war" on progressive Dems to NYT on Aug 6, right after El-Sayed won the primary. They have no constituency but DC media loves them cause they attack other Dems:
“We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” said Jonathan Cowan, the president of Third Way
“We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” said Jonathan Cowan, the president of Third Way
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
same org whose leader declared "war" on progressive Dems to NYT on Aug 6, right after El-Sayed won the primary. They have no constituency but DC media loves them cause they attack other Dems:
“We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” said Jonathan Cowan, the president of Third Way
“We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” said Jonathan Cowan, the president of Third Way
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IIRC, the Third Way crowd was criticizing progressives for calling for Supreme Court reform like a year ago. I accept their apology.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
IIRC, the Third Way crowd was criticizing progressives for calling for Supreme Court reform like a year ago. I accept their apology.
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Hi @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social Do the thoughts, concerns, and opinions of your voters factor in here or are you only listening this failed billionaire "think tank?"
Inquiring voters would like to know.
Inquiring voters would like to know.
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Hi @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social Do the thoughts, concerns, and opinions of your voters factor in here or are you only listening this failed billionaire "think tank?"
Inquiring voters would like to know.
Inquiring voters would like to know.
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What is the constituency for Third Way?
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
What is the constituency for Third Way?
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You see, Bill Clinton won a three-way contest back in 1992 and ever since then the Democrats are forced to be right wing. We didn't make the rules!
Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party?
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
October 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
You see, Bill Clinton won a three-way contest back in 1992 and ever since then the Democrats are forced to be right wing. We didn't make the rules!