Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1hTalarico on how his diabetes diagnosis moved him to tackle Big Pharma: "When I got elected to the State House, I brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass the first-ever cap on insulin copays in our state's history. We took it from $684 to $25 per prescription." 111134
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialOld Hound @oldhoundderby.bsky.social · 59mI think they’re going to have be more aggressive attacking Russian energy if the US stops sharing intelligence to coordinate their defensive response. Make Trump choke on his diesel deal and have Elon futilely piss away $276 million on the GOP and then be subpoenaed to appear before Congress. 1263
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 10hIt’s either absolutely psychotic or absolutely sociopathic to do so but thank you for reminding us of this fundamental existential fact of human life—we are the only living beings we know of who can knowingly choose to kill ourselves, or indeed, to kill ourselves in an act of family annihilation 121
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 10hThere is an antidote to the poison & we get a chance to take it in just over 2 weeks! How fucking lucky! But you’re right—you can grab the one vial in existence with the antidote off the shelf & smash it on the ground, you can “go scorched Earth” & make sure the poison takes all our lives! 232
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Most of the anger this is & will generate on Bluesky is being directed at the Democratic Party which I get. But we can’t lose sight of who is ultimately responsible for this—the Trump admin—& what they’re doing: Threatening to take *all* healthcare away from ~2 million people in each state 58126
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 9hEvergreen? Our team has been studying election rumors for a few cycles now. We have a "threat framework" for quickly assessing whether an emerging rumor is likely to go viral. We initially published this in 2022, but we're still using it to guide our work: www.niemanlab.org/2022/10/elec...niemanlab.orgWhat makes an election rumor go viral? Look at these 10 factorsA guide for journalists and news organizations assessing voting- and election-related rumors in the weeks leading up to the 2022 midterms. 14020
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialDerek T. @iamderekturbo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Having other plans (2/2) 832546
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialIan Pathwell (BLFC) @ianpathwell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I need -ALL- of you to look into this and respond to the response form within. While the vast majority from NA and EU are against AI, many Japanese users see no problem with it and there's a real threat of their responses overtaking ours. We need to make it painfully obvious we don't want it 13530
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialCount Trashula @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026How ‘bout we prove these dipshits wrong 20769331
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialCount Trashula @trashmobminis.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The seats in our nearby theaters are selling out fast, but maybe that’s just because it’s a Portland thang? 3592
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This. 100%. If you absolutely need to doom spiral right this second: log off. You’re fully entitled to feel how you feel, but skeeting “We’re so fucked” thrice daily like a Gregorian chant helps nothing and no one, including yourself. And decent odds those strangers you’re arguing with are bots. 1582206
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialCeleste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Dem comms staff: Please check your Meta security. RIGHT NOW. There's some kind of bug, and I was somehow given access back to a page for an elected official for a job I left in 2021. (I created the page originally, so I'm assuming that's how that happened?) But this official has - 2273140
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Also a regular reminder that the public are fickle and the job of a moral party is to lead not follow 81116189
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialAdam Sessler 🇺🇦 @adamsessler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I blew some folks mind at dinner last night when I told them (and they checked) that Mississippi was in play 011
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.social🏳️⚧️ Fiona The Eepiest Kobold 🏳️⚧️ @scalieshutterbug.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🎵 JUST A SMALL TOWN 'BOLD, LIVIN' IN A LONELY WORLD! SHE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, GOIN' ANYWHERE! 🎵 2254
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.social🏳️⚧️ Fiona The Eepiest Kobold 🏳️⚧️ @scalieshutterbug.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Hihi @nora.zone ! How yip is your day? 😄 141
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialAdam Sessler 🇺🇦 @adamsessler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026So The Wife and I are still furious about the final episode of the Carrie series. I rarely get this impassioned about something I didn’t like but this one is stuck in my butt. Need someone to discuss with. 231
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKimlinh Tran @kimlinhtran.com · 12/10/2026Practiced by taking pictures of LEAVES~ 1112
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialDarryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 12/10/2026I did the math and this is the last month I have the money to pay my bills. I could use every bit of help I can get to survive November. 091154
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialLarry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The United States came into existence because people chose allegiance to principle over a person (King George). It’s in danger because people are choosing allegiance to a person over principle. 0186
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/10/2026Notably, this is the first year our neighbors have put up a sign asking for venmo donations, with the explanation "electricity is expensive." 4513
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMaria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“WE WILL BURN THEIR REFINERIES.” 561963438
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.social👻 Saavik ‘Spooky Season’ Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Let me stipulate that Meta should not be doing this, it’s bigoted & bullshit. But. WHY DID EVERY BUSINESS SWITCH TO HAVING ONLY AN FB/IG ACCT INSTEAD OF A WEBSITE?!? You can use an acct to POINT to a website but SO MANY businesses just abandoned having 1 & Meta can EASILY hold them hostage!!! 1014562
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Let's stop using anodyne labels like "the immigration debate" or "controversy over migrants" and start referring to things accurately. "Expelling children who, by law, are entitled to remain in the country" or "imprisoning toddlers in concentration camps" or "pogrom" 7483189
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One thing that Trumpism has made clear over and over again is that the global far right understands itself to be in a ideological alliance the helps itself across borders, and the center and left largely do not. 12614128
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialgwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.comHow Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay barAt least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business. 411808763
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialSteel A Jeeg @dogbarkingbees.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I know I spilled the beans months before they wanted it public, but man... fuck this. Private equity is killing the boutique labels that saved this industry and that ISN'T a coincidence. It's a targeted killing. 6501287
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality. 5040781278
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 05/10/2026Anyway, here's 12 *OTHER* statewide Democrats who need a financial boost! Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/state...secure.actblue.comChip in!Show your support with a contribution. 413344
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. 7954282376
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️ 2219041693
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I wrote for free about how the army of highly-placed cranks and loyalists Trump martialed for the 2020 election seems pretty quiet so far. If you're full of dread that Trump is one tweet away from martial law, I hope you read this and exhale. www.patreon.com/MikeRothschi...patreon.comThe Cranks are Cranking | Mike RothschildWith a month until the 2026 midterms, the conspiracy theorist industrial complex is working overtime to seed confusion and lay the groundwor 33910
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialOlivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is what I'm talking about when I bring up that genAI bots are making it impossible for an open web to actually exist. It becomes expensive, a pain, and domain providers like cloudflare are profiting off both the people making bots and the people who don't have the tech skills to fight them off 81582677
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 04/10/2026Not gonna lie, I pretty badly need more work to get me through the rest of October. I'm down to only one show I'm captioning this season, which is not enough to pay the bills and rent. Once we hit November I will more than be in the clear, but I have to make it that far first. Let's work together! 168101
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialomgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣 14677601297
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There’s an entire genre of music that can be summarized as “Get me the hell out of this factory town.” 414834
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's Oct 3. The midterms are a month away, but early voting has already begun in some states. Mail-in ballots will start circulating soon. Some of the usual suspects are already pushing the same "rigged election" rumors we've all heard before. This year, you can play along at home. bingo.cip.uw.edubingo.cip.uw.edu"Rigged Election" BingoSpot the tropes before they spread. Recognize the common story elements behind election rumors — can you get BINGO? 817486
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 02/10/2026UNBELIEVABLE. This asshole is a COUNTY CLERK & the GOP nominee for MI SECRETARY OF STATE, and he just posted a video telling voters to "CIRCLE" names on the ballot. IN MICHIGAN YOU DO *NOT* "CIRCLE" ANYTHING. You *FILL IN* the oval/box next to the candidate's name. x.com/tonyforlini1...x.comAnthony G. Forlini (@tonyforlini1) on XWe need you 😎 76136
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.northsky.social · 01/10/2026if you hang these somewhere prominent, like where it can be easily seen by everyone/it can "see" everything, it will bring luck and also keep evil shit at bay. evil shit does not like being seen or looked at the bright colors ensure evil shit WILL be forced to notice it lol 165
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.northsky.social · 01/10/2026i'm good on rent for the time being (sorry i have to keep saying that lol), but these bats are still adorable as fuck and some still need homes! got the pink, orange, lime green, and teal bats left in my shop, along with some more "natural" colored ones as well lol 173
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.northsky.social · 02/10/2026of all the places i would never ever have imagined getting bought by property managers, it's the places where they don't have to pay taxes and probably owned the land themselves at SOME point. like -why- would this happen 151
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialKategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬 @kategodart.northsky.social · 02/10/2026i didn't realize that churches could get bought out by property management companies, but apparently that's been happening lately. that seems... like a bad sign? 1124
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026History won't ask what you posted. It'll count who showed up. Be in the count: check your registration, make your voting plan, and bring two people with you. When we vote, we win. #LetsGetVoteReady 27712392
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialThe Golden Bolt @thegoldenbolt.com · 02/10/2026I'm not linking it, but I've learned of an AI slopcoded Ratchet & Clank 1-3 decompilation project, that: * Lists my videos in their credits??? * Scraped the entirety of the R&C modding Discord w/o consent, leading to that server being locked down. Let me plainly state: Fuck you. 8830227
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month. 171627409
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than everhuffpost.comThe African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed HistoryThe museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor. 212572667
Reposted by @aazzuy2.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303169725035