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Mathrubhumi English @Mathrubhumi_English mastodon.social

History in the making! Following Democratic victories in the midterm elections, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially declared his bid for Speaker of the House. If elected, he will become the first Black leader to serve as Speaker of the House. english.mathrubhumi.com/news/… #HakeemJeffries #USPolitics #HouseSpeaker #Midterms2026 #USCongress

Sy Hoekstra @SyHoekstra tweesecake.social

So #Trump lost the popular vote in 2016, lost the House and a bunch of governors in 2018, lost the presidency in 2020, won in 2024, and got annihilated everywhere in 2026. It’s not exactly an impressive record. #uspol #uspolitics

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 @blogdiva mastodon.social

so if Sherrod Brown holds and all the incumbents hold, #Democrats will have a majority of the US Senate ― AND THIS IS NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MCCONNELL SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE

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Molly White @molly0xfff hachyderm.io

In South Carolina, the AI industry is making its biggest general-election bet: about $5M behind Republican Darline Graham. $2.5M came from Building the Future, a Leading the Future arm that appeared in October and hasn’t spent on any other federal race. Her opponent calls her “Data Center Darline.”

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South Carolina Senate: Darline Graham (R) vs. Annie Andrews (D) $5.7 million • Lean Republican • From crypto and AI PACs The South Carolina Senate race wasn’t supposed to be competitive. Trump carried the state by 18 points in 2024, and it hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1998.10 But then Lindsey Graham died while in office in July and was replaced by his sister Darline, who was appointed by the governor and has never held elected office. Her apparent lack of qualifications, combined with party divisions and strong Democratic fundraising, has made the race surprisingly competitive, and aggregate polls have recently shown Graham leading by just 1.4 points.11
This is the artificial intelligence sector’s biggest bet on a competitive general election race. American Mission, the Republican arm of the Leading the Future PAC network, may have thought they were backing an easy winner with their first expenditure of around $375,000 to back Lindsey Graham in his primary. But since then, it has added more than $2 million to back Darline Graham in her primary runoff election and general election. In mid-October, Leading the Future brought in reinforcements: Building the Future, a new arm of the network created specifically to support pro-data center candidates, has spent $2.5 million supporting her in the general, its only federal spending so far. Crypto’s Fellowship PAC also spent $550,000 to back Lindsey Graham in the primary, but did not show up with additional funds to back his replacement.
Andrews has used the data center issue and Graham’s AI funding to tar her opponent as “Data Center Darline”. While Andrews has called for moratoriums on new data centers in the state, Graham has opposed them, saying they would give China a chance to get ahead on AI development.12 Graham has received just over $48,000 in candidate-specific contributions from crypto and AI executives, mostly from Andreessen Horowitz, the Winklevoss twins, and Microsoft. Andrews has received no crypto- or AI-associated PAC support, and no candidate-specific contributions from the associated companies I track (or their executives).
Molly White @molly0xfff hachyderm.io

Crypto has also stopped spending big for Democrats in general elections. In 2024 it put $10M apiece behind Slotkin and Gallego. This cycle, no Democrat has drawn more than about $1M, and those are safe incumbents who voted the industry’s way.

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In general elections, the crypto industry has stopped spending big to help Democrats. In 2024, it spent about $10 million apiece helping Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Ruben Gallego win their Senate races. This cycle, its Democratic spending has largely been confined to primaries against other Democrats. Even then, its biggest expenditure in a Democratic primary didn’t help any Democrat in particular: it was $10 million in opposition spending against Juliana Stratton in Illinois’s Senate race. Stratton won anyway, by nearly 8 points. The crypto sector hasn’t spent more than about $1 million helping any Democrat in a general election, and those are mostly rewards to industry allies who will safely win re-election regardless. Its biggest general-election spending supporting Democrats was about $1 million apiece for three incumbents in safe or likely seats: Janelle Bynum (OR-05, Solid D), Steven Horsford (NV-04, Likely D), and Derek Tran (CA-45, Likely D), who all voted for the industry’s top priorities, the Clarity [I110] and Genius Acts [I89].
Molly White @molly0xfff hachyderm.io

But most of the money is backing winners. Crypto and AI PACs spent in 105 contests that were never in doubt, versus 44 competitive ones. The major networks didn’t back a single underdog. This is part of a strategy to buy/reward loyalty and pad the PACs’ win rate.

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Where the money went $249.5 million · 171 contests† Most dollars went to a few battlegrounds. Most contests were safe seats. Two stacked bar charts comparing spending by tracked crypto- and AI-focused super PACs: $249.5 million across 171 contests. The dollars bar is mostly competitive races at $179.9 million (72%). Safe bets got $43.9 million (18%), likely winners $25 million (10%), and underdogs $741,000 (less than 1%). A bracket marks the Ohio Senate special election, which alone accounts for $64.2 million, or 26% of all spending. The races bar is the reverse: safe bets are 105 races (61%), competitive races 44 (26%), likely winners 20 (12%), and underdogs 2 (1%). Safe bets are 61% of contests but 18% of dollars; competitive contests are 26% of contests but 72% of dollars.
petersuber @petersuber fediscience.org

“US’s #RFKJr claims #Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong.”
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Thanks to the #AlJazeera staff for supplying the famous counterexamples RFKJr never heard of.

That’s one approach. Another is to ask why he would even utter a public opinion on this question. Part of the answer is that he was campaigning against #AbdulElSayed, the #ArabAmerican #Democratic nominee for the #Senate from #Michigan. But that can’t be the whole answer. It just raises the next question. Why disparage the cultural contributions of an entire ethnic group in order to criticize one person’s qualifications for the Senate? This goes to the heart of racist thinking, and to the expectation that one is speaking to a racist audience.

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ZER0 BILLIONAIRES @zer0billionaires mastodon.social

Get used to being thirsty.

In 2019, the New York Times highlighted investment opportunities arising from water scarcity, specifically in companies involved in water treatment, testing and distribution.

There’s something revealing about how quickly a looming environmental crisis can be translated into a market opportunity.

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Screenshot of a post by Callie (@Calliethulhu) reading, “Capitalism: but how can we monetize the ecological collapse?” Below is a New York Times post describing future water shortages as a potential investment opportunity.
MiaK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 @MiaMarkTwo syzito.xyz

George Bush declared a “war on terror” 25 years ago yesterday.

Since then, the United States has caused more than 4.5 million deaths through its wars, displaced between 38 and 60 million people, and left more than 7.6 million children starving.

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Molly White @molly0xfff hachyderm.io

The Clarity Act cloture vote has failed by a 49–50 margin; well short of the 60 votes needed. No Democrats crossed over to vote for the bill, and three Republicans voted against.

Senator Collins’ (R-ME) NO vote on Clarity was the most surprising today. She was defending the bill to constituents as recently as last week. My guess is she did not believe the bill had a chance to pass, and was more worried about defending a yes vote as her re-election prospects look slimmer.

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Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns about the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025.I appreciate your taking the time to do so.The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 17, 2025, and a companion bill in the Senate received bipartisan approval from the Senate Banking Committee on May 14, 2026, advancing toward a full Senate vote. Both bills seek to create a regulatory framework for digital commodities, prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain services directly to individuals, and forbid the use of central bank digital currency.Proponents believe that the bills create a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, the rules and regulations of which are currently determined by a series of regulatory actions and court decisions.I recognize the need to provide regulatory clarity with how the digital assets should be treated by regulatory authorities.Any actions taken should be for the benefit of the general public and strengthen the overall health of our regulatory system.Congress first addressed digital assets with the GENIUS Act, passed by the Senate and subsequently signed into law by the President on July 18, 2025. The new law provides clarity on stablecoins, a particular type of digital asset.After the bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act, members of the House and Senate have expresse
Democrats Abroad @democratsabroad mastodon.social

How you return your ballot depends entirely on your home state! 🗺️🗳️
Some states let you submit your voted ballot electronically (by email, online portal, or fax), while others strictly require you to return it by postal mail.
Check the map to see your state’s rules, and make sure your voice is heard this election. Find your state’s specific rules and deadlines at VoteFromAbroad.org!

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A graphic showing a map of the U.S. on a light yellow background. It shows states in 4 colors. The text says “U.S. voters abroad: ballot return method by state. The key below the map indicates blue states as “all may return electronically,” yellow as “all may return by fax,” light pink as “Check state: military or voters in Special Areas may be able to return electronically,” and dark pink as “all must mail ballot.” A black dot is I Alabama which indicates “all may return electronically if requested ballot be sent by email.” The Vote From Abroad dot org logo is at the bottom.

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