Reposted by ABumBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12hThe legal environment our corrupt Supreme Court has created for this man is that he can do no wrong. But the political truth is that he can do no right. He has made himself illegitimate. That he remains in office despite this isn't evidence to the contrary, it's evidence of systemic political rot 41026131
Reposted by ABumMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 12hAnd yet, every single Democratic member of Congress and every progressive organization (except @indivisible.org) still uses X as their primary method of breaking news. The pro-democracy movement really needs to boycott X. 341147264
Reposted by ABumJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 148147966375
Reposted by ABumThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Men, stop telling women you denounce sexual assault and start telling your male friends. 513277745
Reposted by ABumKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is absolutely right, but the key is that Republicans would be the ones to force the issue. Many Democrats just refuse to take the open shot at Musk. He's a ripe, rich target, and an obvious way to dramatize key issues and mobilize key voters, but some of them are still sitting on their hands. 441538304
Reposted by ABumJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026BTW this whole story shows how much meat on the bone there is for a Democrat in 2028 to run against actual waste, fraud and abuse. Trump just shut down all these prosecutions when he won! 116228
ABum @abaum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is disgusting and we need to prosecute a lot of Americans for war crimes… 000
Reposted by ABumJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026691409
Reposted by ABumWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/08/2026No no no you misunderstand: when I said "Women need to feel safe playing women's sports," I meant from an entirely hypothetical trans menace, not me, a random man currently harassing leading female athletes and turning every WNBA game into a political showdown 580285
ABum @abaum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I wish you people in the comments would think how tough it must be on these elites to not get everything done their way for once… must be hard 0181
Reposted by ABumIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 04/08/2026"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds. 6869991347
Reposted by ABumJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Musk is calling for the assassination of a journalist. It's so difficult to comprehend why someone in his position would do such a thing that we naturally give him the benefit of every doubt, but it's crystal clear what he's saying. 441275347
Reposted by ABumjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country” 18190192606
Reposted by ABumMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026being afraid of the DSA is loser shit, sorry. “these progressive ideas are scary!” grow up. 1386489926
Reposted by ABummtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If there's one thing Trump has usefully revealed it's that the gatekeepers in the media who supposedly had so much reverence for Support The Troops and Dead Soldiers etc when those things were being deployed to hurt Democrats were just liars and never cared about this even a little. 201108231
Reposted by ABumGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This video of a woman telling an anti-abortion asshole to, "Shut the fuck up" is exactly what I needed to see on a Monday morning 19195714339
Reposted by ABumEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 18/07/2026At the risk of fanning the flames of this: IW appears to believe that harsh criticism of him personally justifies restricting the academic freedom of everyone. If not, I’d like to hear him say that newly minted academics should be free to say he’s trafficking in bigotry. 26917117
Reposted by ABumBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Spot-on by Kate for the People bluevirginia.us/2026/07/eigh... 3317
Reposted by ABumNPR @npr.org · 16/07/2026Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans. n.pr/4fimkk9n.prOil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growingHigher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans. 1736588
Reposted by ABumAbraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026🚨BREAKING: President Trump’s administration installed overnight a new exhibit at the site of George Washington’s Philadelphia home instead of the memorial to the 9 people kept in bondage at the nation’s first White House. National Park Service dismantled the original slavery exhibit in January. 🎁 🔗share.inquirer.comSlavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s versionThe change at the President's House happened overnight, allowing the government to switch out the displays and shutdown the television screens while avoiding public scrutiny during the takedown. 18491327
Reposted by ABumMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Again, adding a few seats to SCOTUS is now the table ante bare minimum moderate position. More serious positions are also available: - No clerks - No building - No shadow docket - No pay raises - 25 justices - 47 justices - 101 justices - Riding the circuit, preferably on horseback 56723
Reposted by ABumNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/07/2026My time in the Senate will be devoted to ending DEI and affirmative action in the workplace. by Darline Graham Nordone 2052375
Reposted by ABumOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026feels like a real landmark of impunity that major corporations are making federal crimes part of the interview process 5140621060
Reposted by ABumAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11/07/2026We need a War on White Collar Crime 412481492
Reposted by ABumStephen @tgk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready. 6485682730
Reposted by ABumbastard cat 🎃 @canavarisvhenan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026me liking any post i see about lindsey graham being deadstatic.klipy.comBeyoncé Laughs While Using Phone/TabletALT: Beyoncé Laughs While Using Phone/Tablet 3558
ABum @abaum.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Go to California and the folks there are all still talking roads. I swear the SNL bit is much more truth than joke in my experience 010
Reposted by ABumRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 01/07/2026“Imagine the press reaction if any other president in history had spent the country’s 250th anniversary celebrating a bribe from a middle eastern nation while boasting ‘America couldn’t build this’ about an American plane,” I whisper alone to my mannequins as I pound my head into the wall repeatedly 327565
Reposted by ABumpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 02/07/2026"the year is 2026. donald trump is dictator of the USA; reelected just 5 years after killing half a million americans in a pandemic he tried to cover up before launching a failed coup attempt that involved trying to get his veep killed" sometimes i just need to say it out loud, sorry 310621
Reposted by ABumJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 30/06/2026The legal arguments for Trump's birthright citizenship executive order are vapid and embarrassing. Multiple lower court judges legit laughed DOJ lawyers out of the room. The fact that four Supreme Court justices twisted themselves into logical pretzels to buy it is a constitutional emergency.ballsandstrikes.orgThe Constitution Is On Life SupportFour justices are prepared to stuff the Fourteenth Amendment’s promises in the garbage because Mister Trump demands it. 4938051030
Reposted by ABumLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Tesla is *already* out there blaming the driver the day NHTSA, the federal auto safety regulator, says it's doing a special crash investigation here - www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/t... after horrible collision where a Model 3 driver veered off road into a home and killed a grandmother who lived there.cnbc.comTesla faces federal probe after Model 3 slams into Texas home, killing 76-year-oldHarris County authorities said that the driver, Michael Butler, said that he had been using Tesla's partially automated driving systems. 44333120
Reposted by ABumMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Yes, of course, there is coverage of inflation, gas prices, & Trump’s policies. But the constant daily bombardment from media outlets & our most prominent public-facing economists about how It’s All Terrible, everyone is Suffering From Inflation, & it’s all The President’s Fault is just not the same 26317