Mastodawn

#Midterms #primaries updates #GiftArticle link [you *should* be able to access the link till polls close; I probably won’t stay online updating the results]:

So far…

Rep #AndyBarr, a Republican backed by #Trump, easily won a contested #primary for #Senate in #Kentucky, where he will be strongly favored in November to replace the long-serving Senator #MitchMcConnell, who is retiring.

#law #Congress #elections #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/19/us/midterms-georgia-kentucky?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.aA6f.H9CvndCCciBp&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Primary Elections Live Updates: Massie Loses in Kentucky as Other Races Test Trump's Influence

Mr. Massie, a Republican who frequently clashed with President Trump, lost to a Trump-backed challenger. The race was a closely watched test of the president’s power to punish his critics.

The New York Times

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Nonilex 3h ago

So freaking bleak

My News Notifications:

Reuters
#Trump purges another #Republican #critic with #Massie defeat in #Kentucky primary

NYT
Vocal #TrumpCritic Ousted
Rep #ThomasMassie of Kentucky, a prominent #GOP critic of Trump, lost his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.

WaPo
Rep Massie loses GOP primary in Kentucky, latest casualty of Trump's #wrath

#law #Congress #elections #RevengePolitics #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #despotism #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #USpol

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George Liquor, American

@Nonilex Massie isn't just a "Trump critic," he failed to STFU about Epstein. So they took him off the board.

If Massie had just been okay with Trump being at the center of a massive pedophilia trafficking ring, he'd still have his job. Almost every other Republican has already decided it's just fine.