Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Was browsing the Eisenhower Library site this morning trying to find a quote I remembered. President Eisenhower, WW2 military hero: “In my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war… none has yet explained how war prevents war.” 18745269
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialDebby33 ❌ 👑 @debby33.bsky.social · 06/03/2026These talking points ⤵️ are a trap As soon as you start to argue, you are operating within their narrative frame - you cannot win The correct response "Even the Heritage Foundation admits that voter fraud is virtually non-existent The system we have now works Voter registration works" 032
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The surgeon general nominee can’t get people to stop asking her about vaccines Because she is an anti-vaxxer www.politico.com/news/2026/03...politico.comThe surgeon general nominee can’t get people to stop asking her about vaccinesCasey Means alarmed immunization advocates at her confirmation hearing, but some opponents don’t trust her either. 1128
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026> @samsteindc.bsky.social 672414914
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Oof. Multiple THAAD radar systems have reportedly been destroyed by Iran. That’s bad. I’ve also seen some surprise that Russia is providing Iran with targeting data for US forces, but that was expected. We’ve been providing Ukraine with targeting data for 4 years. www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/m...cnn.comRadar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan and UAE, satellite images show | CNNNew satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones... 1242245730
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 06/03/2026Of course they are 881381439
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialLuke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses reportVideos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor. 9461242428
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialMilitary Times @militarytimes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike in Kuwait killed her and five others.militarytimes.comUS troops who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and soldiersSgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike in Kuwait killed her and five others. 1211554656
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war. 266121702632
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Our true and final enemy is finally revealed 3667
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/03/2026When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...ms.nowKash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in IranThe FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury. 11323031009
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/03/2026“.. Depart now via commercial means ..” (via State Dept) 100551264
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Optics. @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-... 14147971793
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 01/03/2026🧵 Providing some context on the current situation: This past Friday, February 27, 2026, Oman’s Foreign Minister joined Face the Nation to share a critical update on the ongoing negotiations at that time. ⬇️ 29741
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Just want to note that 3am in Washington is like 11:30am in Tehran. The American people are the ones he snuck up on in the dead of night to conduct this illegal attack, not the purported enemy. 624069999
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Still up on the official White House website: www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202... 5332271109
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This guy (a Pentagon official) has tweeted about Anthropic no less than 7 times over the past 2 hours. 114803265
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialRaffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...supremecourt.gov 11532321071
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?nytimes.comNetflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover 17913873616414
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAngus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 27/02/2026She's concluding by apologizing to her customers for having to cancel scheduled work—"because I'm going to parliament," by promising to stand for them, and by giving a shout-out to a little girl she met on the campaign trail. She's wonderful, and she's barely keeping it together. Pure joy. 212916
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialKelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Well this seems bad! If only someone had thought to make a movie warning about this very thing. You know, in the 80's. Starring Ferris Bueller. 2419
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialSenate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 24/02/2026A whistleblower just disclosed that FBI experts were delayed by AT LEAST A DAY in deploying to investigate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Why? There was an FBI plane and pilot shortage… because Kash Patel was using them for personal flights. 13152151821
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026Leonnig: "The whistleblower says in Dec. 2025, when there was a mass shooting at Brown U, Kash was on his FBI director jet in FL & there was only one other available jet, but Patel ordered it to be put on standby for another team. That meant an evidence review team had to drive through the night..." 7426241082
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Checkmate, libs 12451109
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.socialmotherjones.comNew details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offenderThe commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein. 26361213058
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026About $1.7 billion flowed from two accounts at Binance, whose founder was pardoned by Trump, to Iranian entities with links to terrorist groups, a possible violation of global sanctions, investigators discovered. David Yaffe-Bellany @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/t...nytimes.comBinance Employees Find $1.7 Billion in Crypto Was Sent to Iranian Entities 23491280
abross.bsky.social @abross.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Well at least the Dow is above 50,000 as Bondi and rump have been bragging … oh wait, scratch that. 100
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Trump, July 19: "All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service." Witkoff, Sunday: "They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material." 17637201367
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Trump spent the last 8 months saying that "the nuclear threat of Iran was totally obliterated" by Operation Midnight Hammer which "set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come." Were they lying then or are they lying now? 1121118408
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialMatthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Bunch:”It’s our challenge as the neighbors and allies of our nation’s immigrant communities to make sure those black marks on a page are never turned into the suffering of actual humans.” 1186
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/02/2026“.. Brazil will enjoy the biggest reduction in average tariff rates — falling by 13.6 percentage points — followed by China .. “.. Long-standing US allies including the UK, the EU and Japan will suffer the largest hit ..” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/a126... 28369158
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 20/02/2026NEW: Tom Homan declared last week the ICE surge in Minnesota was over + the drawdown of federal agents would carry on through this week. But ICE is still all over. “It certainly hasn’t stopped,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told me. "People are very much on edge." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...huffpost.comICE’s Campaign Of Terror Is Not Over, Says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob FreyTrump’s surge of federal agents is trending down but “certainly hasn't stopped and ... people are very much on edge,” he said. 11509308
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialPatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Trump on the arrest of Prince Andrew: “I think it's a shame. I think it's very sad. I think it's so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad. To me, it’s a very sad thing.” 6621450
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 19/02/2026So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty. 30111073092
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialBrad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 19/02/2026The WSJ reports that the Trump administration has massed "significant" air power in striking distance of Iran, but hasn't yet decided what the purpose of an attack would be. www.wsj.com/world/middle... 90425160
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A terrific event here in Minneapolis last night. Lively and fun. And moving, given what Minnesotans have endured for the last couple of months. And inspiring, as they've shown us that we can prevail. 945248
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/02/2026The grandson of the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is calling out Hershey for "quietly replacing" the candy's chocolate and peanut butter ingredientscbsnews.comGrandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor accuses Hershey of "quietly replacing" ingredientsBrad Reese claims Hershey is cutting costs by relying on cheaper ingredients, risking the Reese's brand. 1401651491
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialJohn Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Trump’s EPA & Lee Zeldin are letting power plants emit more hazardous air pollutants that cause or contribute to cancer (lung, nasal, sinus); irreversible neurological damage, lower IQ, behavioral problems & learning deficits in children; cardiovascular, kidney, & reproductive dysfunction … 1/ 163
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialBob Burgess @bobburgess.bsky.social · 18/02/2026JP SPINETTO: "The strategic logic is hard to escape: If Washington is serious about decoupling from China, reindustrializing its economy, bolstering national security and securing critical inputs, Mexico is not the problem — it’s a key part of the solution." 614137
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Jesse Jackson dead at 84 0182
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17/02/2026“False herring” is stupid, but the most dishonest & manipulative word here is “now.” As if this is some novelty. But warrants for entering homes, like cops who show their faces & badges, is how we’ve done things for 250 years. The radical novelty is suggesting we STOP doing these things. 61330355
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialMicah Berman @micahberman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I fear this is being treated as background noise rather than the 5 alarm emergency it is. Absolutely terrifying. Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...nytimes.comKennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren 8188100
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialI support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026One of the contradictions of our time is the belief that work is good for the soul and also that we should just have robots do it. 1386
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/02/2026It’s been that kind of week. @wsj.com @financialtimes.com @bloomberg.com @nbcnews.com 481164463
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This is all made up. Just a total fabrication top to bottom. 1141867368
Reposted by @abross.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/02/2026“.. the tariffs didn’t stop China’s export machine; they just reorganized it, while expanding Beijing’s global influence along the way.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 22480173
