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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social

- Total restoration of all impounded funds - Total end to (para)military occupation of cities - Total end to illegal IEEPA/Section 232 tariffs - Resignation of everyone involved in the Hegseth Signal chat - Resignation of RFK & restoration of mRNA funding - Etc.

aug 18, 2025, 6:47 pm • 460 124

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social

Dang, great minds....

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aug 18, 2025, 6:50 pm • 46 6 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

a replacement level political scientists (you guys are better than replacement tho) would run the democratic party much much better than Schumer and Jeffries

aug 18, 2025, 6:53 pm • 9 1 • view
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social

I would be a sub replacement politician lol.

aug 18, 2025, 6:56 pm • 4 0 • view
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social

Yeah, Stan beat me to saying this 😂

aug 18, 2025, 6:58 pm • 4 0 • view
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Katie Cannon @katiecannon.bsky.social

A Job Guarantee that pays a sign up bonus of $50,000

aug 18, 2025, 7:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

Oh yeah me too obvs. I meant a strategist telling them what to do. Nobody wants to like hear you give a speech

aug 18, 2025, 6:58 pm • 4 0 • view
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social

I could probably do the speeches and campaigning part OK, but I would die if I had to spend all day in a committee meeting or if I had to wake up early to talk to some weird ass community group. I can't make it seem like I care if I don't.

aug 18, 2025, 7:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

Or me for that matter

aug 18, 2025, 7:10 pm • 2 0 • view
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Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social

Not defending Schumer and Jeffries, but replacement level political scientists can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.

aug 18, 2025, 7:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social

True, but we make decent cocktails 🤔😂

aug 18, 2025, 7:08 pm • 3 0 • view
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Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social

I’ll take your word that you do, but most political scientists think anything with a maraschino cherry is a fancy cocktail.

aug 18, 2025, 7:12 pm • 1 0 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

not the ones i drink with!

aug 18, 2025, 7:16 pm • 2 0 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

[citation needed]

aug 18, 2025, 7:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social

Have you been to a faculty meeting?

aug 18, 2025, 7:12 pm • 3 0 • view
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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com

lol nope -- i have a research only appointment and don't count enough anywhere to be part of faculty meetings

aug 18, 2025, 7:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Texas Krusty @texaskrusty.bsky.social

Bu then they might get blamed for a shutdown of a fascist government, and we certainly can’t have that.

aug 18, 2025, 7:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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JWolf 🇨🇦 @wolf-45.bsky.social

What do you think the odds are that they've even considered this approach?

aug 18, 2025, 6:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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petted-lollard33.bsky.social @petted-lollard33.bsky.social

There are no odds at all. These folks are as divorced from reality as any Tucker Carlson enjoyer.

aug 18, 2025, 7:00 pm • 2 0 • view
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⌜ justin achilli ⌟ @jachilli.bsky.social

This would be what an opposition party would do, while the Democrats are largely collaborators or hand-wringers.

aug 18, 2025, 7:04 pm • 1 1 • view
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Mountain girl @mntgrl.bsky.social

Yes! Will someone tell Schumer?! I don't think he has the guts to actually go through with a shut down. #ShutDown

aug 18, 2025, 8:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Moodles @moodlesmix.bsky.social

End the filibuster Rebuild the Supreme Court End gerrymandering of federal districts Prison for all MAGA criminals Strengthen laws governing the executive branch Legal protections for abortion and undocumented workers

aug 18, 2025, 6:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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Moodles @moodlesmix.bsky.social

forgot statehood for Puerto Rico and DC

aug 18, 2025, 6:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Vman29397 @vman29397.bsky.social

No www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

aug 18, 2025, 10:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Todd Radel @tradel.me

Sure, and unicorns for everyone!

aug 18, 2025, 7:56 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social

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aug 18, 2025, 7:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Todd Radel @tradel.me

Wouldn't that be nice?

aug 18, 2025, 7:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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onigiri now @jtd.bsky.social

so many appropriate demands but would add for consideration: * hands off BLS/census * Epstein, to force it into coverage if nothing else --probably not for this, but I do think there's a margin in the senate and maybe house that would break off if they could do so anonymously

aug 18, 2025, 7:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Tech Broligarch @techbroligarch.bsky.social

- release of the Epstein files.

aug 18, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lucas Osborne @lucastosborne.bsky.social

📌

aug 18, 2025, 7:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Heather M @haethre.bsky.social

Completely reasonable. We have written them laundry lists…why don’t they do their jobs to protect us?

aug 18, 2025, 10:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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DaftPodunk @daftpodunk.bsky.social

Stephen Miller forced back into his coffin and returned to Transylvania

aug 18, 2025, 6:54 pm • 4 0 • view