My takeaways (thread): 1/ Extremists lost. An extremist Supreme Court motivated millions of women and young people to vote against extremism.
2/ The January 6 commission and @RepKinzinger@RepLizCheney deserve thanks for turning the tide on the red wave by sowing discord among Republicans over their embrace of extremism.
3/ Josh Shapiro @JoshShapiroPA, John Fetterman @JohnFetterman and many other Dems deserve great thanks for being such terrific candidates.
5/ On a personal note, normally in class, I feel compelled to remind students to vote. Not this time. Young voters deserve our thanks for leading the way.
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Thread: I keep thinking about EU foreign affairs minister Josep Borrell's disastrous trip to Moscow. And how he finally concluded that “Russia is drifting towards an authoritarian state and driving away from Europe:” politico.eu/article/eu-for…
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