Ilyse Hogue
Life long strategist and activist. Author, mom and rescue dog nut. Here for the social and political commentary. Formerly batgirl. Bees are magic. Live every week like it’s Shark Week. Defy Tyranny.
- A "pro-January 6th" administration wasn't on the Founders bingo card, but here we are. Listen to Tom and Bill. We have work to do.
- Alt-left pipeline dudes are hilarious, smart and fun to watch. If Dems were smart, they'd support these guys. The alt-right didn't bootstrap themselves into a political force. Turning Point, Prager U et al spent over 100 million signal boosting. speakingwithamericanmen.substack.com/p/the-alt-le...
- Were they in the same hearing?
- Life of a Virgo: writing things on my To Do list after they are done so I can have the satisfaction of crossing them off.
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- Long live the sandwich revolution.
- The crocodile tears from Mike Cernovich are hilarious until you realize he’s putting Heritage on blast for walking back a statement supporting Nazism.
- This is a great piece on an oft overlooked component of Mamdani's campaign -- it gave a generation forged in isolation and anxiety not just hope but a place to belong. More Democrats should adopt this posture regardless of whether they agree with Mamdani's politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
- Read this great take on last night from my partner in united front work @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social.
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- Just heard on the radio that there are so many spotted lantern flies in the sky above DC that they are showing up on the weather radar and if that is not one of the seven signs, it should be. It’s getting real folks.
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- I have butted heads with Charlie Kirk on almost every policy issue, and my heart is hurt by this news. Taking a human life (or trying to) is vile. Political violence is never acceptable. May Charlie Kirk recover wholly and quickly.
- Someone shot Charlie Kirk at a university event www.deseret.com/utah/2025/09...
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- Because there's no bottom to the dystopian world we have entered, there's a deadly kissing disease making its way through our country. www.sciencealert.com/deadly-kissi...
- A truthier Truth Social coming to you for one low, low price….and the grift goes on.
- Filling this under "courts will not save us." Thanks to Rebecca Slaughter for fighting for the rule of law. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
- In a time of weakness, caving and preemptive obeyance, @ejeancarroll.bsky.social's tenacity in fighitng Trump is something to behold. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
- …..and Ernst drops out of the race. Crazy.
- Talked on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social tonight about the Iowa special where Caitlyn Drey broke the GOP supermajority in the State Senate in a Trump + 11 district. Far from an anomaly, it’s the fourth special this year in Iowa when the D candidate over performed by double digits.
- Joy is getting to break down what’s going on in this crazy world with @symonedsanders.bsky.social on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social
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- Hey look, secure messages with end to end encryption coming soon to a bluesky near you! Courtesy of @tessa.germnetwork.com and @germnetwork.com www.404media.co/this-company...
- THIS! This is the problem. @zachwahls.bsky.social transparency about perfectly normal experiences growing up should be treated as a superpower not a danger.
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- This insane military parade is bad enough on the (lack of) merits but it’s making traffic unbearable for people who need to work downtown. People actually live in this town for chrissakes.
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- So much respect.
- The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
- In another episode of Trump's Patronage and Punishment chronicles, yesterday he pardoned a politican in NV who's a loyal supporter for using money allocated to erect a memorial to a fallen police officer to get plastic surgery for herself. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
- It may not feel like a lot but signal boosting and bearing witness is going to be an increasingly important part of our portfolio. The front lines will move and those on them are made safer by the many more watching.
- FBI arrested a sitting Judge this morning for allegedly aiding the avoidance of ICE in her courtroom which a flaming red line that should not be crossed. If you're in the greater Milwaukee area and care about rule of law, head down to bear witness to the hearing happening right now.
- This happened.
- Wow, righties are really mad at Jordan Peterson for suggesting that there's a Woke Right and a Woke Left.
- I love DC bc my kid’s elementary school gets to play the Italian anti fascist anthem Bella Caio on the Millennium stage at the Kennedy Center that the petty tyrant took over. The daily defiance is exhilarating.
- The pronatalists are an often overlooked but very prominent faction in the MAGA coalition. They should not be confused with the Religious Right, who are guided by different values. good piece by @CAKitchener about how they have infiltrated policy under Trump Two: nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/…
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- Doubling down on the man thing.
- It's a great day to Defy Tyranny. Protests in red states, blue states, purple states, even Paris and London. Hands off.
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- People treat Trump’s MAGA coalition as a monolith, but in truth it’s a messy aggregation of various factions in fragile alliance. Listen to Candace Owens go off on Elon Musk. youtube.com/shorts/n6MhV...
- Good break down of WI vote yesterday. Despite Trump and Musk vilifying the judiciary, Republicans were not nearly as fired up as Democrats to tuen out and vote.
- I'm a big Cory Booker fan. I've always worried that the American people can't accept a leader with a heart so big that he wears right on his sleeve. But in the last 24 hours, he's proven that his will and mettle are even stronger than his heart is big. That's a winning combo. Thank you, Cory.
- Voters are not as worried about democrats being "woke" as they are about democrats being weak. Sure, bending to activist excesses can take a toll on the ability to define yourself to regular voters, but the overarching lesson here to to fight for what you stand for. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
- This is how it's done, folks. Let the games begin.
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- Trump picked on the wrong law firm. Paul, Weiss caved but Jenner Block released a statement this morning saying complying with unconstitutional orders is “not in their DNA.” Read the statement. Defy tyranny. www.jennerfirm.com
- Apparently, the 2025 twist on the old adage begins “first, they came for the white shoe law firms…”
- Swimmingly; things are going swimmingly.
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- Radical alt-rightress Candace Owens coming for the girls who have no idea of her extremist past. I wrote about it for @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/shocking-r...
- Good thread on what’s motivating the seemingly erratic behavior of the Administration.
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- Reposted by Ilyse HogueIf you help Judge Crawford win this race, it'll make Republicans much less scared of Elon Musk.
- The unnecessary destruction of Black Lives Matters plaza with our tax dollars is next level. Defunding our schools to pay for this garbage.
