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Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie

@PolNinjaTrekkie

He/Him. Loves LEGO, Ninjago and Star Trek; political. Newman Fellowship recipient. Former @BazelonCenter intern, PTP Fellow; views expressed here are my own.

 Michigan, USA
Joined July 2018
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Thomas the Political NinjaTrekkie retweeted
Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) profile picture
Craig Mauger@CraigDMauger9h
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.
Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) profile pictureCraig Mauger@CraigDMauger9h
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…
Benson's transition team picks of DTE, MEDC leaders stir controversy

Benson's transition team picks of DTE, MEDC leaders stir controversy

On the campaign trail, the governor-elect criticized the influence of utilities. Then she picked a DTE board member for her transition team.

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Scromiting into the void@smokeynj12317h
These lazy fucks get like 6 months of vacation a year. Schedule your fucking tax-payer funded procedures during your time off, asshole.
Rep. Lou Correa (@RepLouCorrea) profile pictureRep. Lou Correa
@RepLouCorreaNov 10
My statement on missing votes.
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Jackson Lewis (@JacksonForUtah) profile picture
Jackson Lewis@JacksonForUtah16h
This is the mentality that lead Biden to run for a second term. We flipped 9 seats in *spite* of Chuck Schumer’s leadership.
NewsNewsNews (@RealCrookedNews) profile pictureNewsNewsNews
@RealCrookedNewsNov 10
Sen. Gallego on Sen. Schumer: "When the manager takes you to the World Series, you give him another contract."
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Heidi (@HeidiOCanada) profile picture
Heidi@HeidiOCanada18h
Why did YOU NOT show up to cast YOUR ballot???
Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) profile pictureNancy Pelosi
@SpeakerPelosiNov 3
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
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jasper nathaniel
@infinite_jaz18h
What is the purpose of a senator-elect doing politics?
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) profile pictureMatthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias19h
What is the purpose of this commentary? We just had an election. Nine seats flipped. Only one of the seat-flippers embraced this idea in the campaign. Why the determination to make people mad at the people who just won?
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Louis Riel
@theGhostOfRiel21h
Guess who just missed the vote to impeach Pete?
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Klaust@politigaymer21h
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**
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Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) profile picture
Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan18h
Of course one of them is Haley Stevens! Well done again with that endorsement, Chuck Schumer!
Adam Mockler (@adammocklerr) profile pictureAdam Mockler
@adammocklerr21h
The 11 Democrats who didn’t vote on Hegseth’s impeachment:
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K. (@IbaraEleven) profile picture
K.
@IbaraEleven21h
Hegseth’s impeachment was blocked by 7 votes in the House. 11 democrats were allowed to miss the vote. We’re supposed to accept this leadership from Jeffries?
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders22h
The Democratic Party needs a new and bold direction. I will not support Chuck Schumer’s reelection as Democratic leader.
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union person@CantEverDieNov 10
imagine being stuck with haley stevens if she won her primary, dear god she’s just another republican
Reese Gorman (@reesejgorman) profile pictureReese Gorman
@reesejgormanNov 10
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.
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Paul Lisbon 🌻@PYLisbonNov 9
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.
Riley Rogerson (@riley_rogerson) profile pictureRiley Rogerson
@riley_rogersonNov 9
👀 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…
Haley Stevens’ Washington office is deserted

Haley Stevens’ Washington office is deserted

It’s unclear if the Michigan Democrat will return to work after endorsing the Republican Senate nominee.

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Jimmy Media (@JimmyJMedia) profile picture
Jimmy Media
@JimmyJMediaNov 9
🚨 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.'"
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jord & 🇵🇸@jrdznnNov 10
quite literally turning off the orphan-crushing machine by just flipping a switch
Democrats Deliver (@DemzDeliver) profile pictureDemocrats Deliver
@DemzDeliverNov 9
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa to stop private prisons from detaning children in Texas.
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Sam Robinson@samueljrobNov 10
Replying to @dontsippy
there are things from this day I haven’t shared yet that I will soon
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one dozen rats at a keyboard@PanasonicDX4500Nov 9
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.
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Laura Weiss (@LauraEWeiss16) profile pictureLaura Weiss@LauraEWeiss16Nov 9
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
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eirinpatriot@tohofunyNov 8
Crazy how "no child left behind" is a very nice-sounding name for a policy that is downright evil.
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Chris Jaxon Speaks 🌹
@RealChrisJaxonNov 8
This Midterm cycle, DSA gave Angie Nixon, Chris Rabb, Melat Kiros, Darializa Chevalier, etc. The Dem establishment gave you Haley Stevens.
NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) profile pictureNewsWire
@NewsWire_USNov 8
“You’re Next”: Nearly All-White DSA Crowd Chants Threats at Jeffries—Who Immediately Calls Out Their Lack of Diversity
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Polling USA
@USA_PollingNov 8
Net-Favorables: 🔴Vance: -14% 🔴Johnson: -14% 🔵Jeffries: -18% 🔴Thune: -19% 🔴Trump: -21% 🔵Schumer: -31% YouGov / Nov 6, 2026
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Jamie Brown@liberal_jamieNov 9
We were told not to make waves after Biden won in 2020 and it got us Trump 2.0. We're going to make waves this time.
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