zafrada (78)in #ukraine • 6 hours ago • NoneCoverage of the Gallup poll on Ukrainians has been pretty lousy.According to Gallup's own poll, only 27% of Ukrainians are open to territorial concessions to end the war. This…zafrada (78)in #trump • 23 hours ago • NoneVote turnout.One big downside of states taking awhile to count votes is we get narratives about depressed turnout that just aren't…zafrada (78)in #trump • 2 days ago • NoneI think this is the dumbest strategy I have ever heard.And no it is not because I am trying to protect patriarchy but it simply is backwards to what you want to do with a…zafrada (78)in #kash • 3 days ago • NoneKash Patel as the head of the FBI couldn't be any more perfect.He's done so much, but was most influential as he investigated the Russia Gate fraud, and authored "Government…zafrada (78)in #avian • 3 days ago • NoneAvian flu remains low risk despite H5N1 case.Fortunately it doesn't appear the teen infected anyone else. But we don't know the source of their infection. The…zafrada (78)in #house • 5 days ago • NoneAdam Carlson with charts showing how the competitive Senate and House races went this cycle relative to the presidential race.For the most part down ballot Democrats did better than the top of the ticket. So people probably shouldn't…zafrada (78)in #health • 6 days ago • NoneNow up to 52 avian flu cases in the US.Half of them have been among California dairy workers. No human to human transmission has been documented and we…zafrada (78)in #disease • 6 days ago • NoneWho knows how many months remain of good coronavirus data from the CDC?KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant variant in the US, representing 52% of new cases. The new variant XEC is increasing…zafrada (78)in #trump • 8 days ago • NoneNot happy about Mike Huckabee becoming ambassador to Israel.Probably not good for Israel or world peace. Many end times Christians (not all) believe that Armageddon and the…zafrada (78)in #raw • 8 days ago • NoneI'm going to become the Joker.The rich part of this piece is Emily Oster is equivocating on raw milk amidst an avian flu outbreak in dairy cows.…zafrada (78)in #trump • 9 days ago • NoneA Fox News host as Defense Secretary.You gotta be fucking kidding me. A Fox News host as Defense Secretary. Hegseth got Trump to pardon some soldiers who…zafrada (78)in #congress • 11 days ago • NoneWe'll know if this race goes to a runoff this week.Looking that way (a lot of the outstanding vote is blue/Native), so Peltola should close the gap. RCV could be a…zafrada (78)in #ladapo • 12 days ago • NoneJoseph Ladapo could very well be the next HHS Secretary under Trump.Amidst an active measles outbreak, Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo was not telling unvaccinated children to…zafrada (78)in #sci • 13 days ago • NoneScience fiction writers are often called "prophetic" and I understand why but it's not accurate.They aren't predicting the future. They are describing elements of the past and present that other people don't pay…zafrada (78)in #future • 14 days ago • NoneYhe 2028 Senate map.Since I did this with 2026, here is the 2028 Senate map. Not a great map, but in a good year some possible flips. But…zafrada (78)in #trump • 14 days ago • NoneI really can't even fathom all the terrible knock-on effects of Trump's presidency.On public health alone there is so much that will be put at risk globally. If you aren't aware, Republicans have…zafrada (78)in #election • 15 days ago • NoneThis wasn't really a competitive House race, but I'm glad to see Mayra Flores lose again.She briefly held this seat for a few months in 2022 after winning the special election. She lost in the 2022 Midterms…zafrada (78)in #politics • 17 days ago • NoneRegistering my guesses for demo realignment:I don't buy Black voter realignment one bit. Polling cross tabs are showing a ridiculous realignment to Trump. The…zafrada (78)in #black • 18 days ago • NoneBlack Voter Project polling.This recontact polling from the Black Voter Project shows Black voters coming home to Kamala Harris over time as…zafrada (78)in #election • 18 days ago • NoneFinal election forecast check-in.The models have it as a pure toss-up. All 7 battleground states are well within striking distance for either…