Aaron Homer on Bluesky — July 28, 2026

Democratic Strategy and Georgia Senate Politics

A recurring theme in Aaron's posts was the question of Democratic political strategy. He pushed back on speculation about Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff as a potential presidential candidate, arguing clearly that no Senate seat should be sacrificed for a presidential run — particularly not a competitive Georgia seat. He noted that a special election in a purple state with a highly motivated Republican base would be far from a sure thing, and pointed to historical precedents like Scott Brown's 2010 victory as cautionary reminders that no electoral outcome is guaranteed. He also reposted commentary on the DNC's fundraising struggles, amplifying the argument that the party's image problem with its base — including aggressive donation solicitation — is a major contributing factor.

Republican Misconduct and Political Accountability

Aaron engaged with several stories involving Republican officials and accountability failures. He reposted a ProPublica investigation into a shelved DOJ inquiry — active before the 2024 election — into a Puerto Rican prison gang that coerced inmates into voting for a GOP gubernatorial candidate with drugs, an investigation that evaporated after Trump's election. He also reposted coverage of the Hope Florida scandal, highlighting how Florida AG Ashley Moody allegedly approved $10 million in fraudulently diverted Medicaid funds to a nonprofit benefiting Casey DeSantis. A Talking Points Memo item about an SEC official who refused to confirm Biden's 2020 victory at his confirmation hearing also caught his attention.

Immigration and TPS Terminations

Aaron highlighted the human consequences of the administration's immigration policies, reposting a report that upwards of 200,000 people — many of them Haitian — may have lost their jobs following the termination of Temporary Protected Status. The post included a firsthand account of a Haitian worker being told his legal status no longer existed. He also reposted a piece from Liberal Currents on the American transgender refugee crisis, describing the dual pressures of social harassment and blocked access to gender-affirming care.

Tech, Media, and AI

Aaron reposted alarm over Meta's new AI content partnership with Newsmax, which would give Meta access to Newsmax's reporting and archives to train AI systems. He also engaged with a discussion on AI regulation, amplifying the argument that liability and human sign-off requirements — rather than existential risk frameworks — are the more pragmatic path to preventing AI harms. Separately, he reposted news that Elon Musk's xAI had sued Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, framing a state law against AI-generated content as a First Amendment violation.

Other Topics

Aaron reposted a Guardian report on a US airman stationed in the UK accused of a spree of rapes who avoided UK prosecution, a pattern of US military personnel evading local justice. He also shared a New Republic piece arguing that the Supreme Court's current ideological makeup means Democrats should dramatically lower their expectations for what the next Democratic president can accomplish without court reform. A post on social media's role in accelerating far-right nativist movements globally — describing it as "a particle accelerator" for in-group/out-group dynamics — also got a repost, as did a quip about Harvard potentially becoming the only Ivy League school without a writing center following the closure of its College Writing Center.