Lydia Claire Kirkland

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

And the name of my bakery will be “Tart Reform.”

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

@shaunvlog_ Don’t miss the pecan waffle!

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

Heat Abundance™

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

Enough with this ~high of 80 but it will feel like 95.~ If you're so sure that it'll feel like 95, the biggest number that I want to read on your app should say: 95. I don't care to know the number that the temperature technically is but which I am not expected to feel.

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

And just like that, she never ate a poppyseed muffin again.

[USDA Forest Service @forestservice]

Ticks can be as small as a poppy seed. There are five ticks in this photo. Can you spot them? Learn more about protecting yourself from ticks when enjoying your national forests and grasslands: https://t.co/k1W5HuH4MX.

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if winning isn’t your first priority, it doesn’t much matter what your second priority is. Unilateral disarmament always has been, and remains, foolish.

[Sally Goldenberg @SallyGold]

“I’d rather lose than win using dark money, go back on my own values and my promises to the electorate,” @juliej_won tells @madfernandez616 on this piece about super PAC spending in this years congressional primaries:

https://t.co/gcKPS3aCzR

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

Is Brandon Johnson the mayor of Hammond, Indiana too? Weird.

[A ❺❺❺ I @dlai_]

My Mayors Brandon Johnson
My Bagel's not very good
My beach Concrete
Bears 0-17

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

@MarcACaputo @JRFergusonMiami @Johnubacon Marc Caputo Book Club™?

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

If you learn to count your votes on time, you won’t have to send tweets like this.

[David Dayen @ddayen]

This is particularly true because the blue shift is going to be more pronounced this year than any other. Matters for races across the state (Mai Vang in CA07, the current Dem lockout in CA06, Villegas holding his lead in CA22). Lots of counting left to go here.

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

P.S. Republicans (mostly) don’t do this. One more way Democrats choose to unilaterally disarm themselves.

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

There are many reasons for this covered here, but one I think doesn’t get enough attention is: the candidates - and the voters! - do this to themselves when they create purity tests for campaign contributions.

[Alex Roarty @Alex_Roarty]

The amount of money — much it funded anonymously — surging into Democratic primaries continues to be one of the biggest political stories of 2026.

Democrats said there’s a perfect storm of reasons for the deluge. https://t.co/fv78yHzPA3

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

This is how we do it…

[Three Year Letterman @3YearLetterman]

My dream America 250 lineup

1. Kris Kross
2. Montel Jordan
3. LFO
4. Snow
5. Ashlee Simpson
6. Billy Ray Cyrus
7. Chumbawamba
8. Sir Mix-A-Lot
9. Sisqo
10. MC Hammer

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

I make no apologies for being a Miller Lite fan - the perfect beer for baseball, summer, football, and anything else you can think of.

[Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper]

Miller Lite is the thinking man’s beverage of choice

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

Ditto

[Rhode Island Democratic Party @RIDemParty]

"Ken and his team are laser-focused on taking back Congress in November and the White House in 2028. Let’s keep fighting the good fight beside Ken and our partners at the DNC."

Read Chair @BerettaLiz's full statement:

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

You have to ask yourself whether the party chair of…checks notes… *Massachusetts* is really the voice of reason on Democrat competence.

[Steve Kerrigan @stevekerrigan]

Ken Martin ran for DNC Chair with a focus on strengthening organizing efforts at every level and winning elections so more Americans have a fair shot at achieving the American Dream. And he’s doing just that.

Ken believes the country is being harmed by Donald Trump and sees elections, local, state and national races, as an effective way to push back against the Trump Administration and create lasting change.

Since Ken took the helm, Democrats have secured important victories in governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, expanded legislative gains nationwide, and exceeded expectations in special elections from Georgia to Wisconsin to Texas. Those wins have included critical statehouse races in Virginia, key judicial elections that help protect fair voting processes, and flipped legislative seats, including one near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago stronghold.

Ken’s approach is centered on delivering measurable results and staying focused on what matters most. At a time when families are dealing with high gas prices, rising mortgage rates, and increasing grocery costs, he believes Democrats must remain committed to winning control of Congress this November and building momentum toward historic victories in 2028. @kenmartin73 @DNC @MassDems

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

This is a classic that gets replayed every football season in my house! 🤣

[NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners @NCAABuzzerBters]

I’ll NEVER forget Coach O’s tremendous Hummer ad 😆😆

[Jared Moskowitz @JaredEMoskowitz]

It’s happening again. The warning signs are all there. We need good people to speak out. At some point it will be too late.

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

“The U.S. Government needs to kill Jews.”

Congressman Jared Moskowitz, who represents Florida’s 23rd district, is receiving disturbing antisemitic messages.

Note that for the caller, there is no difference between Jews, Jewry, Judaism, Israel, and Zionism.

Hate against Israel is a thin disguise for antisemitism. He’s just saying it out loud.

[Rachel Nichols @Rachel__Nichols]

This is a tremendous read - you’re going to find yourself sucked in (no matter whether if you’re interested in the Warriors or not). The brilliant Wright Thompson does it again: https://t.co/VsY2ueZ2Vo

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

So much for that Turkey Trot…

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

say goodbye to your family before Thanksgiving

the most deadly serious Thanksgiving slate I’ve ever seen this is ridiculous

🔥🔥🔥

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

@dodgersjordan @Timodc I don’t think it’s helpful to pretend that the conflict began with the creation of the Israeli state, or that it’s fundamentally a boundary dispute.

[Lydia Claire Kirkland @swampette]

EXTREMELY grateful for the much needed rain this morning.

NOT grateful for a utility that, 10 years after the failures of Hermine, still can’t handle a mild spring storm. @CityofTLH