blue wave is fun until a deep blue state (WA) is voting to pass an initiative that bans trans girls from playing school sports and subjects girls to genital checks to verify they arent trans before they are allowed to play.
Abdul El-Sayed has won the U.S. Senate election in Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. (via AP)
He becomes the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
James Talarico has won the U.S. Senate election in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. (via NBC)
He becomes the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas since 1988.