Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 5hJack Smith attending the Power to the People concert is the piece of joy we all needed to see today. 32767157
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.social🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 3hBe a man! #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory 622875
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/10/2026"It’s painful, but with my technique, you can read entire sentences without requiring additional stimulus. Confused and irritated? Perfect. Those are crucial parts of the reading experience!" buff.ly/oZe8zx4buff.lyHow to Read Good or Maybe Great“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F... 1319
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialSarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...alternet.orgKennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianosPhotos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week. 14816871001
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My three-year-old was watching the Jack Smith hearings yesterday when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why does the Senator think the nice bearded man was in Atlanta?" And when I told her "Because our Senate is filled with fucking idiots," she started crying. 2187489
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball while answering questions from reporters 5093110602
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.social🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m so doing this from now on LOL 😂 1643939501
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before 152076581438
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news. 1453460740
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.comDog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBIWASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was... 141458186
alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.jewishnews.co.uk/budapest-syn...jewishnews.co.ukBudapest synagogue returns to Jewish life 80 years after the Holocaust - Jewish NewsThe century-old building spent decades as a warehouse after its community was devastated by Nazi deportations 010
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1371303686646
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’m Jewish, from New York City. My relatives were killed in the Holocaust. Netanyahu is a war criminal. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a gem. Bibi is bad for Jews, stokes antisemitism. bsky.app/profile/just... 271214212
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We need to listen to this fellow. His research into the sexuality of minors has been precise and comprehensive. His naked concern on such matters has been long evident. 701001154
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sad. Soft. 2751653
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Latest from ProPublica: "As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims." www.propublica.org/article/debu...propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 3280106
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026Trump winces in pain during the loud military flyover as Xi shows no reaction 7263544854
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 24/09/2026The Navy revealed that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its Middle East deployment. bit.ly/46GErMQ 02117
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The defense contractor who bribed Susan Collins has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins 321315232
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialSteven Lemongello @stevelemongello.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Seven Florida congressional races shifting in the Dems' direction, according to, um: 073
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Mr. Hegseth's critics point to an ongoing military defeat in Iran, hiding the number of dead soldiers, running out of missiles, and an alarming pattern of racism and misogyny. Mr. Hegseth's defenders point to successes like not getting blackout drunk in public and not raping any of his colleagues. 28726137
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialMontgomery County Democratic Party @mctndp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you are just starting to realize that Trump and his cronies in Tennessee fed lied about *everything*, welccome to the light! Our hardworking candidates are putting in the work to bring down costs. Vote for Rep. Ronnie Glynn, Allie Phillips for Change or Garfield Scott for TN 68 on November 3. 311260
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Mark Carney: “I would now like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function. Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy.” 817261255400
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026God bless the Danes for realizing that Donald Trump is so stupid that they can persuade him a deal that's been in place since 1951 is somehow a win for him. The best Don con since the FIFA Peace Prize. Hahahahahahaha. 312019
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialBumblesnuff Crimpysnitch 🇨🇦🏳️⚧️🌻♾️🇬🇱 @bumblesnuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Very strong Kitty-George Bluth energy. 63177
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN 15173072446
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“These are images 🇺🇸 servicembers want you to see…” ABC News reporter Rachel Scott (who Trump recently snapped at) shares images of destruction on 🇺🇸 military bases 811544871
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026Trump disembarks Marine One and is followed into his vehicle by Natalie Harp 2131479285
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026Booker eviscerates Patel: "He's like an 18 year old kid who wants to join a fraternity that he could never be a member of, doing keg stands and chugging with friends. He's an embarrassment. He is a disgrace. This is a mockery and a sham. What's bad are the people enabling him." 40590812445
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A horse is a horse Of course of course Unless you’ve been forced By a horse of course If so of course you can become The bureau’s Mr. Fed 832480487
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026Here is AOC and Mamdani laughing at the solemn 9/11 commemoration. Oh wait… 472132094264
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 11/09/2026James Talarico’s Jimmy Kimmel interview is now on YouTube after it was pulled from ABC amid concerns about FCC rules. Watch the full interview here.bit.lyWatch: Kimmel-Talarico interview goes to YouTubeJames Talarico’s Jimmy Kimmel interview is now on YouTube after it was pulled from ABC amid concerns about FCC rules. Watch the full interview here. 2119
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialCraig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A year after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a Utah university event, the #Florida wildlife agency has now settled free speech lawsuits by three employees who were fired over posts about his death. Cost to taxpayers: $615K www.tallahassee.com/story/news/s...tallahassee.comFlorida pays $615K to state workers fired over Charlie Kirk commentsFlorida wildlife officials will pay a total of $615,000 to three employees fired for social media posts about Charlie Kirk. 43922
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow. 1470192546836
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10/09/2026Posting this for when he inevitably tells you it was bigger than Woodstock. 881616507
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/09/2026For a certain kind of white man, there is no fear more primal than the fear that the people they have abused will gain power and treat them the same way. 574105162146
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialBerin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel 399208434807
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026TV footage shows that Donald Trump spent 9/11 boasting that he now had the tallest building in lower Manhattan. Trump himself says he was at the World Trade Center, lifted out of the rubble by firefighters. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to trust. 171104165
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A crazy article, surprised it hasn’t gotten more attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 25372131
alainleibman.bsky.social @alainleibman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Please don’t spend any money in Florida or support the state in any way because doing so indirectly fosters this kind of thinking. “Art depicting alligator hunters using Black babies to lure the animals into the open was popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.” 000
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026a) the election is in Germany's smallest state and while support for this party nationally is too high, it is nowhere near enough support to form a government at federal level, 740438
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialThe Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 07/09/2026The High Court lambasted the IDF, police and Defense Minister for failing to tackle settler violence in the West Bank, saying such attacks “contravene the fundamental moral values and principles of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state” and violate principles of Judaism. 3136
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Israel completely destroyed Gaza's #water and #wastewater systems and now raw sewage is pouring into the Mediterranean, worsening an algal bloom that has forced the shutdown of 5 of 6 Israeli desalination plants. The unintended water-related consequences of war. www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...haaretz.comEditorial | Water crisis triggered by Gaza's ruin: Israel is paying the price of destructionIsrael's desalination crisis exposes the consequences of destroying Gaza's sewage system, refusing to let it be rebuilt and failing to prepare Israel's own water economy for a worsening climate crisis 10207114
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialPhil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“[Under Obama] Israel approved just three new settlements in the West Bank; since the start of 2023…it has approved one hundred and four.” “In the first seven months of 2026, there were at least one thousand three hundred and eighty settler attacks” www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...newyorker.comNew Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian StateThe breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant. 2104
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 03/09/20261. Rick Steves has spent $2 million of his own money to rescue a single-screen theater in Edmonds, WA. This is part of a multi-million-dollar effort he has made to invest in community properties in order to preserve local institutions and keep them serving the communities they were built for. 268103821889
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialMike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947." 571968818
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Never thought I'd say this, but hurray for MapQuest.wapo.stThanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over againAs of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple’s No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake. 2404
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialLauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web version of its Apple Maps following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake. www.usnews.com/news/world/a...usnews.com 5149
Reposted by @alainleibman.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026* CARNEY SAYS U.S. TERMS IN TRADE TALKS MEANT CANADIAN INDUSTRIES EITHER WOULD BECOME U.S. SUBSIDIARIES OR BE WOUND DOWN * CANADA SAYS WE CAN START HAVING TRADE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U.S. WHEN "AMERICANS STOP DOING MEMES, STOP THROWING SHADE, STOP TRYING TO BE TOUGH AND START BEING SERIOUS" 27175831702
