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Flávio Bolsonaro right now:

So this is what it's like for Bluesky to be busy and exciting.

I still consider Gen x a future liability. *Not all Gen x.

The referendum to confiscate and crush all SUVs in Hamilton County has passed. Everyone will be issued an e-cargo bike in exchange.

Feeling a little teary as I go through the results for the first time since I tapped out last night around 9pm Eastern. We have a lot of work to do, but we are giving ourselves a chance.

Did the national "ban cars" referendum pass?

“…And this is exactly why the Progressives keep on losing the races they lose instead of win. ” @theonion.com

You people didn't appreciate this enough.

Who do we design such complicated roofs? Because we can, thanks to computers and truss manufacturers. That doesn’t mean we should. lloydalter.substack.com/p/why-we-nee...?

Jokes: “Democrats gained 36 points in every county that has a #CheesecakeFactory” - @podsaveamerica.crooked.com Congrats America!

Sesame Street to the rescue with Feist youtu.be/fZ9WiuJPnNA?...

Bay Area looks to gain at least one more trans elected, Avery Arbaugh is likely to join me on Berkeley Rent Board Robyn Kuslits is up 23 votes for Concord City Council D3, this one's too close to call Corry Frydlewicz is 3rd for Emeryville council (2 seats up), long shot but may have a chance🏳️‍⚧️ 1/

Anyway, I'll be sleeping tonight with, as the All American Rejects say, "a big smile on my face."

Going to bed w/a blue tsunami so big that Mississippi Senate race is in play, a left-YIMBY is on track to win in LA, and I'm celebrating renters rights crushing it in Tacoma, transit on track in Seattle, an almost-flipped Seattle city council b/c of the special election and so much more!

BREAKING: The last one I was waiting for — Abdul El-Sayed has WON in Michigan! A remarkably smart and skilled candidate who is going to be devastating in Congress, and who would have won easily were it not for pretty blatant racism/islamophobia. Now I can go to bed. #DemSenate #Midterms

I expect later today, Trump will be receiving a special delivery at White House in response to the results of the midterm election.

Thank you American voters!

Botched is gonna get at least 3 seasons of Mar-a-Lago face reversals out of this. They could do PPV.

Great news! Democrats gain control of the House and the votes are not all counted so the total will grow...

Elon Musk! Vladimir Putin! Mr Exxon! Vlad the Impaler! Evil Lord Zorgakk of Corruptulon IV! Can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating

These new Democratic trifectas—in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Minnesota—are big opportunities to achieve huge policy change.

Brazil, see what you started

The measure to put cars back on the roadway currently occupied by Sunset Dunes Park is losing badly.

drop that body off girl let's get our nails done

It’s been a good night

yub nub motherfuckers

alani Bankhead will never see heaven

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH take your concerns to the bears, Susan.

Senator James Talarico is speaking now in Austin. Damn, he’s good. #Midterms #Texas

With 50% of the vote in, the housing measure in Massachusetts is now leading by 50.8%.

Big night for @transpochoices.bsky.social, @mayor.seattle.gov, the nation, and the world.

An update on the Bay Area's Regional Transit Measure: —Contra Costa: Leading with 56% (128k vs 99k) —San Mateo: Leading with 59% (64k vs 43k) —Santa Clara: Leading with 54% (128k vs 110k) —SF: Leading with 78% (112k vs 33k) —Alameda: Leading with 65% (164k vs 89k) This looks headed for a win!

This has to be a record number of women running and winning, right? At all levels.

In San Francisco, with just the early vote: Measure H, providing funding for Muni, is ahead with 72% of the vote Measure G, which would reopen a highway and close a park on the city's oceanfront, is losing with just 37% of the vote

This is finally the opportunity to secure long-term, stable, and adequate funding for SEPTA, which has faced decades of underfunding.

BREAKING: Susan Collins just conceded! @stephenking.bsky.social must be SO happy! #Maine #Midterms

Also: New Minnesota US Senator Peggy Flanagan has become the first Native American woman elected to the US Senate.

Governors, assemble! 💪

We're still with you no matter how this vote goes.

The second biggest loser tonight was Elon Musk.

Great news! Democrats gain control of the Senate and the votes are not all counted so the total will grow...

Best movie quote of the night

Great news! Democrats gain control of the Senate and the votes are not all counted, so the total will grow...

My summary of the election night so far, from a transportation perspective 🧵 1—The US Congress has flipped to Dems. This should dramatically change the Congress' priorities when it comes to transportation policy. A new surface transportation reauthorization bill is necessary.

Time to call it a night. Allow yourself the time to breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate hard-fought victories. Then the work to protect democracy and build a better country for everyone continues.

I can not WAIT to get to Raleigh in a couple weeks

Jessica Forsythe (Urbanist-endorsed) appears headed to the WA State Senate despite $1 million plus in corporate cash spent against her.

Fox “News,” ladies and gentlemen…

De-DOGE the government, war crimes prosecutions, disband DHS and ICE, Medicare for all, lfg

Nilu Jenks (Urbanist-endorsed) is up 17 points in the D5 Seattle Council race. On course for an easy win.

My tv just are you still watching'd me 😂

Total wishcasting, I know, but I’d like for an investigation of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to be on the table. There’s a lot there as far as their corruption goes.

Here's what we know on the Regional Transit Measure in the Bay Area: —Contra Costa: Leading with 56% (128k vs 99k) —San Mateo: Leading with 60% (63k vs 43k) —Santa Clara: Leading with 54% (128k vs 110k) —Alameda: Waiting... —SF: Waiting...

Things looking good for the Bay Area Regional Transit Measure, RTM, as the first batches of ballots are counted! Santa Clara 53.76% Yes - 46.24% No San Mateo 59.54% Yes - 40.46% No CoCo, Alameda, and SF still yet to report, but Santa Clara winning is a big deal as it's got the most voters

BREAKING: DEMOCRATS TAKE THE UNITED STATES SENATE! #Midterms

In addition to this being the right thing to do and relatively easy politically, if you want these guys to tear each other apart and implicate lord knows how many other Trump cronies as well as the big guy himself, you gotta do it.

it feels like the nation just collectively woke up from a 10 year cult of personality disorder

This is a really good night. #Midterms

LA mayor's race has the first votes counted. Bass and Raman are tight, with Bass now at 50.8%. But this is LA, which means counting is slow and that Raman is very likely to be able to turn this around as more votes come in over the coming days.

Feels good that Americans are finally understanding that the problem is Republicans.

We have the first results in for Pierce County, Washington (Tacoma)'s transit referendum! With 129,000 votes counted, the transit sales tax is currently leading with 57.73% of the vote.

California YIMBY has put together a results tracker for federal, state, and local elections of interest to YIMBYs in California. Check it out! cayimby.org/election-res...

We're getting results in now on Seattle's proposition 1, its transit measure: It's up with 72.59% of the vote with 185,000 votes counted!

Happy Godzilla Day!

Texas now has a Democrat Senator and Governor. Let THAT sink in. #Midterms

America, you turned out. Damn, did you ever. Well done. #Midterms

Early results for the Bay Area regional transit measure in Santa Clara County.

When Scott Perry (PA 10 - R), who put out a bill to defund Amtrak finally loses:

BREAKING: JAMES TALARICO is now projected to WIN THE TEXAS SENATE SEAT, in what is arguably the most IMPACTFUL midterm result (and the biggest FAILURE of Trump and Musk, and their cartoonishly bad puppet candidate!) AND Texas Governor Greg Abbott has CONCEDED to Democrat Gina Hinojosa! Seismic!

Texas, I am so happy for you.

Did the Republicans just Prop 187 the whole country?

So how many new governors of color now? Latino/a, Black, Native. Talk about a repudiation of white nationalism. 👏👏👏

Man, we only get a night like this once every 20 years ... if we're lucky

Oh thank goodness about Becerra 🙏

BTW I'm watching results from the North Seattle party (Nilu Jenks, Gerry Pollet, Javier Valdez, Darya Farivar, probably some others) so say hi if you see me (or hear me screaming about Texas!)

😂 Literally expert level posting by Elyssa here

Good, Vivek can go crawl back under the rock he crawled out from

Colorado's Ballot Issue 7A, which would fund the first phase of Front Range Rail—linking Pueblo with Denver and Fort Collins—is currently ahead with 55% of the vote in the early vote.

Predictable and pathetic.

Where are we hosting the Chudemberg trials

I'd give anything to be the fake gold flake on the interior walls of the White House tonight.

This referendum in Massachusetts is not going in the right direction. With 24% of the vote in, the housing measure is now leading by 52.6%.

So how much money was spent by oligarchs trying to hijack our election results? See, the people have the power to defeat them. We don't have to live by their rules.

280 seats if it wasn’t gerrymandered to hell

With 98% of precincts in, Stark County's transit sales tax referendum remains ahead with 54.7% of the vote. Congrats to Canton on funding its transit system!

“Just pretend I’m on the ballot.” — Trump.

Americans: I always knew you could do it.

YAS Brazos County going blue (it wasn't when I lived there, IIRC). 👏

New York voted YES on 3. That’s very good news for the mayor’s ability to deliver faster buses, safer streets and better public space.

First question for the president tomorrow should be about the reflecting pool.

Pundits are debating whether Dem control of the House will mean legislation addressing affordability, or oversight/accountability for Trump and corrupt Republicans. BOTH OBVIOUSLY. Any garbage about “the nation just wants to move on” without ACCOUNTABILITY will be the final nail in the US coffin.

Why I’m especially interested in this race.

Another update in Massachusetts: With 16% of the vote counted, the state's housing measure is now leading with 55% of the vote. It has been tracking down, but there's a lot still to count.

Are we doing this?

Election day votes are coming in in Lawrence, Kansas. The sales tax for transit is currently leading with 57% of the vote with 60% of precincts reporting.

Good news in Stark County, OH (Canton): With 89% of precincts reporting, the transit sales tax referendum remains ahead, with 55% of the vote so far.

With 72% of precincts reporting, Charlotte's big bond referendums look likely to pass: Housing bond is up with 62% of the vote Transportation bond is up with 64% of the vote