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Think tanker, org founder and center-left partisan @cnliberalism @newdemocracy @ppi #COYS

Washington, DC
Joined September 2018
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Both @SenTinaSmith and @SenAmyKlobuchar have been clean energy champions while in the Senate. As both prepare for their futures outside DC, they have the opportunity to add another meaningful plank to their legacy on climate and affordability. Let’s get this done! 🔋⚡️☢️
Today, we're proud to formally endorse @SenatorHeinrich and @SenWhitehouse's Bipartisan American Affordability & Jobs Act (BAAJA). As part of our endorsement, CNL has sent a letter signed by 45 of our United States chapters to the US Senate in support of the legislation.
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NEW AD: Alongside @NewDemocracy, we've launched a six-figure ad campaign in support of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act!
Today, we're proud to formally endorse @SenatorHeinrich and @SenWhitehouse's Bipartisan American Affordability & Jobs Act (BAAJA). As part of our endorsement, CNL has sent a letter signed by 45 of our United States chapters to the US Senate in support of the legislation.
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We were proud to sign onto this letter supporting the BAAJA permitting reform initiative. We can't wait any longer to build the infrastructure that we need to deliver the affordability agenda we just won on.
Today, we're proud to formally endorse @SenatorHeinrich and @SenWhitehouse's Bipartisan American Affordability & Jobs Act (BAAJA). As part of our endorsement, CNL has sent a letter signed by 45 of our United States chapters to the US Senate in support of the legislation.
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Today, we're proud to formally endorse @SenatorHeinrich and @SenWhitehouse's Bipartisan American Affordability & Jobs Act (BAAJA). As part of our endorsement, CNL has sent a letter signed by 45 of our United States chapters to the US Senate in support of the legislation.
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"No new AI regulations are needed" was "literally the most unpopular position [David Shor has] ever seen a mainstream politician endorse" !!!
The GOP had a massive money advantage. I asked @davidshor why it bought the party so few votes. His answer: Campaign donations are helpful. But the freedom to ignore rich weirdos' preferences is priceless. vox.com/politics/509476/midt…
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Totally fine of course if Jeffries is negotiating in good faith and intends on passing a bill that House Democrats get to lend their input to. Not great if he is trying to poison the Senate effort by going public with his grievances – there is no chance Democrats pass permitting reform in 2027 and get it signed by Trump. It is now or never, and we can't wait.
SCOOP: Jeffries spokesperson says Senate permitting bill “falls short,” calls for more House input before they can support it: "[It] falls short in several areas, including the manner in which NEPA reform is undertaken and the failure to adequately protect tribal sovereignty.
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This report and reactions from people I trust (like Jake) are making me physically ill. As far as I can tell, Anthropic's central plan is to continue this acceleration of AI capabilities until we're getting decades of AI capabilities growth in a year. Given our very limited ability to understand or control AI systems, this would be extremely reckless and completely unacceptable, and it should be the single top priority of civil society and the US government to stop them and other companies from doing this.
I've always had substantially longer timelines than my friends at Anthropic — I've been concerned that they're in an echo chamber and believing the hype about their own models too much, and that they're underestimating bottlenecks and unknown unknowns. And there have definitely been specific occasions when they have overstated how much uplift they were getting from their models. Nonetheless, if METR is correct here (and I think they are among the most trustworthy sources on this topic), then my Anthropic friends have been much more right about timelines than me. This report is also some evidence that a software-only singularity is plausible. I now think that we are more than 50% likely to have full blown superintelligence in the next 18 months, absent a slowdown. I need to call my family.
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jd vance as interim president
TRUMP CANCELS PUBLIC APPEARANCES
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California voters electing the most Democratic Congressional delegation in their history while simultaneously voting down the wealth tax proposition
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It’s called Artificial Intelligence again
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🚨 it's official: the House Blue Dog Coalition will double in size to at least 20 members (and counting) BARK BARK BARK 🐶
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Congratulations to our very own @Isaiah4CPS for being elected to the Chicago Board of Education!
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Tonight is a very good night to be a part of @CNLiberalism
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Congrats to Paige Cognetti for flipping Scranton. She was one of CNL’s early bets; and we are delighted to see her be a member of Congress next year
BREAKING: Democrat Paige Cognetti wins U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4834Hl9
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We met with Amish for the first time in 2022. He was one of our first endorsements this cycle and checks we cut: he’s gonna be an excellent congressman, and we’re excited to work with him next year.
Projection: Democrat Amish Shah is the Projected Winner in the #AZ01 election. He will defeat Republican Jay Feely. Democratic Gain #Election2026 #ElectionDay
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We were proud to support Bobby Pulido during this election. Bobby was one of our red to blue candidates; we were proud to endorse him early in the cycle and cut a check to his campaign
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Congrats to longtime @CNLiberalism mutual @RobSandIA on his election as Iowa’s next governor. We’re in the midst of a realignment.
BREAKING: Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa's governor race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4sCJnfI
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Turek follows in a long line of pragmatic Democrats representing Iowa statewide. We were proud to support his campaign early on, and are excited to see what he will do as a Senator.
Decision Desk HQ projects Josh Turek wins the IA US Senate General Election #DecisionMade: 11:16 PM EST Follow live results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/rac…
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Eat shit @MaxMillerOH Donating to @bpforcongress was the best decision we made this cycle.
VoteHub projects Brian Poindexter to win the Ohio U.S. House District 7 election.
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