Mainer in DC. Host “State of the States” on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Husband of @carlosonhousing.bsky.social. Dog dad to Oliver Wannabe wildliferhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3murjnxalis2lOn @siriusxmprog.bsky.social State of the States, PA Senate Democrats need 3 seats for majority & trifecta!: @mpinsley.bsky.social, SD-16 Bucks/Lehigh votemarkpinsley.com @christhomaspa.bsky.social SD-24 Berks/Montgomery christhomas.vote Eileen Hartnett Albillar, SD-6 Bucks www.eileenforpa.com05 Sep 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3murjnxalis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3mupuuafvd22c"Three Vietnam War veterans on Friday asked a federal judge to prevent work from starting on President Donald Trump’s planned arch, warning that the administration is seeking to outrace federal courts on the project." wapo.st/4xLjOeo https://wapo.st/4xLjOeo04 Sep 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupuuafvd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3mupu6zsyek2dHappy Labor Day! Gallup this week: "Nearly half of Americans (47%) want labor unions in the U.S. to have more influence than they do today, a record high in the past quarter century and roughly double the 23% who want unions to have less influence" https://news.gallup.com/poll/713936/record-high-unions-influence.aspx04 Sep 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupu6zsyek2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3muplqhowik2y@gelliottmorris.com: "Trump’s electoral problem — and a big problem for the Republicans this November — is not merely that voters dislike the president’s policies, but increasingly see him as distracted from the country’s most pressing problems. And they’re right" https://open.substack.com/pub/gelliottmorris/p/2026-09-04-trump-wrong-priorities?r=cxpc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email04 Sep 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3muplqhowik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3muplnn3r2k25If Musk was spending money against my candidate while trying to block a Minnesota law to prevent exploitation of women and children, abetted by Trump's Epstein-protecting AG, I'd probably make a big deal out of it: Musk’s company loses fight on ‘nudification’ ban https://open.substack.com/pub/allrisenews/p/musk-loses-fight-nudification-xai?r=cxpc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web04 Sep 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3muplnn3r2k25https://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3mupebfw5e22qwild, nasty storm in DC last night. Oddly didn't get NWS alert til we were in the thick of it Trees and wires down everywhere. Some neighbors lost power & internet But, just walked by some national guard troops who were talking among themselves cause not like there's anything they could help with04 Sep 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupebfw5e22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3mupdzthymc2qVery astute analysis from @msignorile.bsky.social (and you all know how I feel about Maine's senior Senator): Susan Collins is desperately concerned The mask is slipping as the Maine senator reveals her fears—and how far she’ll go to cling to power https://open.substack.com/pub/signorile/p/susan-collins-is-desperately-concerned?r=cxpc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web04 Sep 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupdzthymc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joesudbay.bsky.social/post/3mup74edtbk26From @snipy.bsky.social Justice for ICE’s victims requires truth and reconciliation That means "we need to hold people accountable and assess exactly what level of culpability they have and to shape a future that ensures this doesn’t happen again" https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/operation-metro-surge-truth-council?r=cxpc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web04 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:pifytwer7zg7psy7rfdb3gii/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup74edtbk26