Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/https://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mve3dbx2rk2bMeanwhile, over at Twitter, Elon is just making sh-t up about the Texas Senate race. This was the lead story in my Today's News/trending topics - completely made up narrative about Paxton gaining, Talarico slipping.12 Sep 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve3dbx2rk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mvdmg6nzj22lOhio Republicans proving to be some of the biggest dirtbags in the country. Scandals just keep mounting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/11/ohio-senate-campaign-staffer-used-nazi-soldiers-profile-photo/12 Sep 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdmg6nzj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mvdadznaqc2tThe idiocy is very very strong with Trump. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdadznaqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mvd7gjei7k2gTrump and Hegseth suffer a disastrous defeat in Yemen. Gas prices are rising, interest rates spiking, and Trump's poll numbers are falling, again. New analysis 👇 https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-and-hegseth-suffer-a-disastrous12 Sep 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd7gjei7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mvbor7q6mc26Under his eye..... [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbor7q6mc26https://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mvatxc5pps2zFrom the newsletter: - On this somber day some notes on a path forward through the chaos - Iran has had a very good week and Trump and Hegseth a very, very bad one - Supporting the state parties' election protection program - DeSantis trashes the big bribe 👇 https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/on-this-somber-day-some-notes-on11 Sep 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvatxc5pps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mv76tfufxk22LOLOLOLOL!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76tfufxk22https://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mv734wdtcs2eWow this is big news. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv734wdtcs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mv6ulzxlp22sWhy doesn’t Trump pass his 5k bill right now? Congress is still in. Go for it.10 Sep 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ulzxlp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwdc.bsky.social/post/3mv6rs5ec3s22Amazing candidate....get to know her and let's help her win! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:joadp2oerpu26csiypf25dvv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6rs5ec3s22