He/Him. Loves LEGO, Ninjago and Star Trek; political. Newman Fellowship recipient. Former @BazelonCenter intern, PTP Fellow; views expressed here are my own.
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Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
One of Benson's picks, DTE board member and bank executive Gary Torgow, also supported Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's much-watched U.S. Senate race.
As a candidate, Jocelyn Benson criticized the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the sway of the state's dominant utilities.
As governor-elect, she chose an MEDC official and a DTE board member for her transition team.
Story with @DNBethLeBlanc. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
These lazy fucks get like 6 months of vacation a year. Schedule your fucking tax-payer funded procedures during your time off, asshole.
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
Why did YOU NOT show up to cast YOUR ballot???
Happy Election Day, California! Make your voice heard and cast your ballot.
Find your polling place or a ballot drop box below ⬇️
sos.ca.gov/elections
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
What is the purpose of a senator-elect doing politics?
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I'm so sorry but Hakeem @RepJeffries claiming to be able to deliver accountability over the past week and then LITERALLY FAILING TO HAVE HIS CAUCUS PRESENT TO IMPEACH HEGSETH is **INSANE**
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
Of course one of them is Haley Stevens! Well done again with that endorsement, Chuck Schumer!
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The Democratic Party needs a new and bold direction. I will not support Chuck Schumer’s reelection as Democratic leader.
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
imagine being stuck with haley stevens if she won her primary, dear god she’s just another republican
News: Dem Rep. Haley Stevens, who enraged Democrats by endorsing GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, spent the vote series tonight in the Republican cloakroom, per multiple sources.
This was the first vote series post election.
Multiple reporters from The Sun stopped by her office today and it appeared to be closed.
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
I think a huge part of why what Stevens did feels so destructive, is that she never really had a plan for what came next.
The betrayal aside, her constituents have no one to call when they lose their heat or can’t cover medical costs or just want to visit the capitol. It’s sad.
👀 Haley Stevens' DC office is locked.
POLITICO knocked and called, but no one is answering at the embattled Michigan Democrat's Rayburn office.
w/ @ktullymcmanus
politico.com/live-updates/20…
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🚨 NEW | Angie Nixon, who lost Florida's Senate race by about 3 points, says Chuck Schumer gave her a noncommittal answer when she asked for help:
"When I did speak with Sen. Schumer on the phone, it was basically a 'we will see.'"
Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
there are things from this day I haven’t shared yet that I will soon
Yeah it’s not like Mamdani went viral during a primary debate for teaching a sex pest on how to pronounce and spell his name.
Some people say Kamala and Mamdani are often mispronounced and Buttigieg isn’t because of racism. No. It’s because Pete went out of his way to teach people how to say his name.
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This is the first test of Hakeem Jeffries’s leadership btw:
Will he have the guts to stand up and expel an Islamophobic bigot who endorsed a white nationalist in a Black church?
Anyone else concerned that the answer isn’t “yes, obviously!”
It’s tempting to want to put Stevens fully in the rear view mirror, but it’s important she gets expelled from the caucus for betraying the party.
Anything short of it is a dereliction of duty imo
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TLDR he was scamming everyone and never changed his substantive beliefs, he just didn’t like how open trump was about his bigotry
After 523 days, my time as a Democrat has ended. Thank you Democrats, it’s been an honor to fight alongside you. I explain myself here. Give it a read. Thanks.👇 socialcontractwithjoewalsh.s…
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Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
When Schumer was still in "duck and cover" mode after 2024, Van Hollen flew to El Salvador where Kilmar Ábrego García had been illegally sent to CECOT and did not stop until Trump was forced to follow the law.
This is the kind of voice that should be leading Democrats right now.
NEW: Sen. Chris Van Hollen is now open to a run against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
Van Hollen has "received an outpouring of calls and is now in active listening mode," according to a person familiar w/ his thinking around leadership
"The door is not shut," the person added
Van Hollen is a leading progressive & has said he needs commitments from Schumer before agreeing to support him for another term as leader. The Maryland Democrat has also been eyeing a presidential run
