the biggest takeaway i’m hoping for from today is for people from historically left-leaning states to stop viewing texans, and other southerners, as irredeemable and backwards, writ large. and this didn’t change tonight, or even this year, because we’ve always been here

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Bernie Sanders · Nov 4, 2026 · 4:26 AM UTC

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Bernie Sanders

@BernieSandersNov 4

Democrats will now control the House and Senate and be able to hold Trump accountable. That's great. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, we must do more. We must aggressively fight for working families. No more excuses.

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d ✩₊˚.⋆ · Nov 4, 2026 · 4:05 AM UTC

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d ✩₊˚.⋆@savebyotterNov 4

GREG ABBOTT IS NO LONGER THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS

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Your bitch ex wife · Nov 4, 2026 · 3:49 AM UTC

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Your bitch ex wife@mmorgankayyNov 4

You can show up to work drunk tomorrow if you're in Texas. They just said it on the news

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James Talarico · Nov 4, 2026 · 3:54 AM UTC

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James Talarico

@jamestalaricoNov 4

Texas forever.

Image from James Talarico (@jamestalarico)

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chels · Nov 4, 2026 · 4:02 AM UTC

chels@criggarettesNov 4

TALARICO OH MY FUCKING GOD

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zay · Nov 3, 2026 · 11:06 PM UTC

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zay@zayawayNov 3

Texas is a really big place. It has the evil people it’s known for but it has streets paved with rainbows and people who fight for each others rights too. Almost everyone I’ve ever loved lives in Texas, and they make me better.

zay@zayawayNov 3

I want to say something about Texas but I don’t know how

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k · Nov 4, 2026 · 2:21 AM UTC

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k@mxcanloverNov 4

GOVERNOR GINA HINOJOSA AND SENATOR JAMES TALARICO PUSHHHHH PUSHHHHHH

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ash Ⴟ 𓇶 · Nov 3, 2026 · 4:13 PM UTC

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ash Ⴟ 𓇶@VioletHologramsNov 3

if texas flips blue im smoking an entire pack of american spirits and making out with the closest gay person i can find

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DNA · Nov 2, 2026 · 10:09 PM UTC

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DNA@eternalviernesNov 2

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani · Nov 3, 2026 · 12:44 AM UTC

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani

@NYCMayorNov 3

Vice President JD Vance

@VPNov 2

We got your back, New York!

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Readers added context they thought people might want to know

Several figures here aren’t federal results or NY-specific. The $472B combines US wide pledges: Micron's $250B is nationwide (NY site $100B) Anthropic's $50B covers TX and NY. The 48% murder drop is from NY's state run GIVE program (28 departments, Jan – May 2026). arkolith.com/news/news-micr… therepublic.com/?p=843020 governor.ny.gov/news/safer-str…

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