Will W
Will W
@wweldon.bsky.social
international relations/democracy/Ukraine - formerly worked in the political risk field.
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In Wisconsin, "[t]he simulations ... suggest that [a 6-2 Republican advantage] is exactly what one should expect from a party-blind map." This is why we're challenging the plan on ANTI-COMPETITIVE grounds. The same simulations strongly support that distinct claim. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Also we’re a very distinct Jewish community from most of American Jewry. We are actually East Europe, really Eurasian, culturally as much as Jewish. How many US Ashkenazi will eat syrniki or pelemeni.
Also, like, it’s very clear that Zohran is referring to multiple aspects of a broadly Eastern European neighborhood of Brighton Beach, some of which are not necessarily Jewish coded (like Syrniki) this is so embarrassing for ADL
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AK's had more notice but CA is more worrying. Equally insane and delusional as litigation, but CA tells us something: It doesn't have any close races so it's not about flipping a seat or two. There's only one reason to target CA: it has enough House seats to cover the margin of any Dem majority.
“The Department of Justice is putting its formidable thumb on next week’s elections in a way that seems clearly intended to call into question the legitimacy of any result that is especially unfavorable to Republicans—before those results have even come in.” Me on DOJ’s California and Alaska suits:
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Good morning with good news: Solar & batteries cut 2026 summer wholesale prices by 51% in California & by 42% in Texas, compared to 2021! CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B. Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX. seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky
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Sometimes democracy needs someone who does not forgive and forget
In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.
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Replying to @rafiews.com
There is blatant voter suppression happening right now in Brazil: flights cancelled and buses suspended to Northeastern capitals where Lula holds the majority, polling stations changed to thousands of kms away last-minute, voters in London told they need to go to Edinburgh… This is criminal.
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bring back shame
NEW on @zeteo.com — Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his bus tour across Ohio in the closing days of the election. “We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.” From @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social:
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boy do i have the charts for you source (me): cameroncorduroy.substack.com/p/fixing-the...
Kind of nauseating to think of how much money is left on the table by wildly underfunding the IRS
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Lula's comeback fight in Brasil has been driven by a Carnaval-like atmosphere with people partying in the street. My look at how the happiness of these rallies is driving Lula's comeback fight paydayreport.com/watch-lulas-...
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In the coming century, there will be very few people who have seen a coral reef or a glacier.
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This is both extremely scary and thought provoking. Musk is now funding 1/3 of the whole Republican campaign. One man vs entire richest country in history. All the while, this half a billion is the same as 90USD for mediam American. Its peanuts for him. Make him pay!
NEW: Elon Musk gave his super PAC $76 million in just two weeks of October, and more than half of its new candidate spending went to one race: the Texas Senate fight against James Talarico. He’s now given more than $445 million this cycle, far more than he spent electing Trump.
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has mmfa or someone like that compiled a comparison of airtime and front page headlines given to hunter biden vs jared kushner, given that kushner's alleged corruption is about 1000x larger, you would expect it to receive more coverage than Hunter's, right?
This is one of the most holy sh*t stories I’ve ever read in my life. www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...
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Replying to @corrina.sheshed.rocks
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Replying to @johnsmillie42.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/216965/... 198. Trump is politicizing the civil service by denying promotions in the State Department to those who didn't vote for him or donated to Democrats.
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utter disgrace for the United States, shameful beyond words. witkoff and other trumpists are so limited in their understanding of the world that they can't comprehend how embarrassing this is for them and the United States.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”
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A plurality voted Trump in 2024 after he: -Vowed to make Ukraine surrender -Said the problem in Gaza was Israel holding back too much And earlier: -Pardoned war criminals -Argued the mistake in Iraq was not enough war crimes or resource theft -Praised China for Tiananmen Square This was a choice
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”
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Billionaires throw a fit at the idea of an annual wealth tax... but literally everyone else already pays one via property taxes (either directly as a homeowner or secondarily as a renter). The only reason securities aren't taxed the same is because that's where the rich keep most of their wealth.
“The borrowing let Ellison keep his stock and avoid locking in taxable gains, and highlighted how billionaires often employ a strategy called ‘buy, borrow and die’ to retain their wealth without selling assets.”
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this is like a reverse "daisy." an ad so reprehensible that it detonates the candidate's campaign. tiffinohio.net/posts/acton-...
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My immediate gut visceral response to anything out of this administration's mouth is "Throw yourself off a cliff."
Trump: "If you call somebody from that part of the world 'Mohammed,' you're about 65% sure to get it right. So if you have any problem with names, just call the guy Mohammed, you'll probably be right."
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In case you needed any more evidence that Carville is a Republican