The Pete Effect

When I saw Pete’s post come in yesterday, I gasped. Then I thought, wait is this a fundraising scheme? Then I remembered that for the 7 years I’ve been supporting him, he has never once sensationalized anything. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the most trustworthy politician out there. Please read💙

@nerdypursuit.bsky.social Hey! I think today would be a great day to circulate the best bites of Pete talking about court expansion. He’s so articulate about it. Pretty sure you have it catalogued somewhere?

What a day!

Buttigieg: We sit in a in a country that's got the wrong number of people on the Supreme Court, possibly the wrong number of representatives in the House of Representatives. And by the way, when you consider the disenfranchisement of the people of DC, we have the wrong number of states in the US

Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress. It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.

Who knows what the President meant when he said he loves the inflation - but it's clear that inflation keeps getting worse, while he stays focused on anything but the cost of living.

Pete Buttigieg Discusses Need for Major Structural Reform, Live from Chicago youtu.be/806TEpAy1xE?...

YES. WOW!! Thank you, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social advocating for ADDING SEATS to the Supreme Court because term limits don't go far enough. THIS is what will get my vote in 2028. No good law passed will survive this rogue Supreme Court.

Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

Pete has been championing Electoral college reform and expansion of the Supreme Court for years. His ideas are smart, practical, and most importantly, well-communicated. We need this man our next government—and should do all we can to elevate his voice. #ThePeteEffect

He never disappoints. You may need a tissue…. #ThePeteEffect

LIVE! Community Conversation between Mayor @randallwoodfin.bsky.social and Secretary @petebuttigieg.bsky.social youtu.be/Zf4N0U2RzQk

I am calling for all journalists and pundits who have hits scheduled on @msnownews.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social to demand that MSNOW stop running ICE spots on their shows or you won’t appear. You can’t come on and speak truth and then be undercut by their corporate greed. Unacceptable!

We are not powerless… Pete Buttigieg reminds us: “The ground is shifting because all of us have been doing the work to shift it…”

Question: Which politicians inspire you? For me, it’s Pete Buttigieg. His intelligence and ability to connect with voters is extraordinary. Not to mention his executive skills and the respect he’s earned from our allies. We’re not inspired by much these days, but “that guy makes me feel better.”

Let’s start talking about how we recover from all this. Pete has always supported expanding the court, and here, lays out a plan to get money out of politics. He makes me feel sane. #PeteButtigieg #ThePeteEffect

On Greenland… #PeteButtigieg #ThePeteEffect

No one explains or soothes better than Pete. No one. Here’s a message I had to split for time. #1: Healthcare Subsidies #2: Greenland #PeteButtigieg #ThePeteEffect

Happy 44th, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social! Thank you for your leadership, and your unwavering commitment to public service! Hope you have a wonderful day with your beautiful family! 🎂 #HappyBirthdayPete #HBDPete

Let’s start thinking about who has the skills to sort out this country. They need: ✅Intelligence ✅Compassion ✅Ability to form complete sentences ✅Proven administrative excellence ✅National/international respect ✅Kickass oratory skills ✅Military experience ✅Ability to stultify Fox & Friends

Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a lengthy letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, refusing to testify in Congress.

Pete on the Venezuela matter…

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social “When your government is lying to you about how it went about killing an American citizen … that is a failure of leadership at the highest level.”

1/2 🧵Tell an authoritarian how much you hate him, and he gets a surge of energy, and comes at you even stronger. Publicly ridicule him...and laugh at him, it's like you wield a magical power. Humiliation destabilizes authoritarians by stripping status...without triggering fear.

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."

I’m happy to see so many folks reposting @petebuttigieg.bsky.social ‘s appearance on Chris Hayes’s show. If anyone knows Indiana politics, it’s Pete (and his former campaign mgr. Mike Schmuhl). Pete was on to Trump from the jump, as he says here in 2019. One of my favorite clips:

#ThePeteEffect @petebuttigieg.bsky.social #TeamPete

Pete out there lifting up other candidates like he does… Man I miss him.

When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.

Republicans deliberately delayed the most damaging effects of their so-called “big, beautiful bill” until after the midterms, hoping to avoid accountability for how they are hurting people. But much of the damage is already happening.

What happens next is up to all of us - leaders and ordinary citizens alike. In responding to this horrific violence, the most important categories aren't left and right, they are about helping versus hurting. We should heed and amplify the voices who are helping.

I made a video to celebrate #PeteButtigieg and I believe Newsom trolling like a teen girl does nothing to make the middle class feel hopeful. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social brings hope through sophisticated problem-solving and empathy. He is my candidate. youtu.be/tO2AAkvGR0Q?...

Present mood

Pete breaks down the Epstein files… #ThePeteEffect #TeamPete #PeteButtigieg

Man knows how to give a speech… #TeamPete #PeteButtigieg #ThePeteEffect

More than ever, Americans must remain grounded in the founding principles of our republic. I'm proud to be among those from across the political spectrum supporting the @weholdtruths.bsky.social to remind us of the values we hold in common, and to help make the Constitution accessible to everyone.

HAPPENING NOW: Pete Buttigieg speaks to Jon Tester on the Grounded Podccast Tester: “You are probably the best spokesman for Democrats in the country right now…” open.substack.com/live-stream/... #TeamPete #ThePeteEffect

You guys! 6.6k people signed on to hear this. People are paying attention! Final thoughts by Buttigieg: “My party has a lot of work to do…” #TeamPete #ThePeteEffect

Barber and Buttigieg break down the BBB… You can barely see Pete’s face behind all the ❤️❤️❤️ Live on Substack now! #TeamPete #ThePeteEffect

No one is better at explaining things than @petebuttigieg.bsky.social. Wishing you all a wonderful and MEANINGFUL Juneteenth! 🖤

Hey @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov and @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, why aren’t the people who illegally threw our United States Senator to the ground getting charged with assault? I don’t understand.

I learned so much from Renee Ferguson. She made countless lives better through her brilliant investigative journalism—as well as her mentorship of young people looking to make a difference.

Oh, Joni…

@theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Omg! I’m sure these are all fine people, but they do not a braintrust make. Please switch up this show immediately before they completely destroy your ratings and our trust in your network.

GO. MOW. YOUR. MOM. Please report my murder!

This has to stop. Has to.

Pride on the Horizon… For all who celebrate, we see you, we love you, and we honor everything you bring to our lives and families and government 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #TeamPete #Pride