Alcolm Weiss @alcolmweiss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Well! I have had my fill of news and friendship for the day. Goodnight. 140
Reposted by Alcolm WeissErik Angner @erikangner.com · 05/09/2026"Learning from other people's mistakes!? I don't even learn from my own!" theonion.com/historians-p...theonion.comHistorians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big DecisionsWASHINGTON—With the United States facing a daunting array of problems at home and abroad, leading historians courteously reminded the nation Thursday that when making tough choices, it never hurts to ... 17325
Reposted by Alcolm WeissBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“A series of impeachments would destabilize the Trump administration…This works best if Trump himself is not impeached. Democrats can claim they’re merely going after government corruption by underlings, not fighting the will of the great and good American people.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comImpeach Them. All of Them.Hegseth is only the beginning. 1002142491
Reposted by Alcolm WeissBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"My sense [is] that Democrats can win west of the Mississippi. Not just in Iowa and Texas. I wonder if the blue wave couldn’t also wash over to the Great Plains, to Kansas and Nebraska and South Dakota...Wave years, plus good candidates, can do surprising things." www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-smoke...thebulwark.comBill Smokes the Hopium Pipe in the Land of CornHow much ground can Dems gain west of the Mississippi? 3058675
Reposted by Alcolm WeissPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Oh this is interesting! Climate scientist @leahstokes.bsky.social shows that candidates who talk about climate change *get a bump in preference from voters*. "Common knowledge" is that climate is a losing issue, but this survey shows the opposite is true: voters care. mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...mailchi.mpClimate action comes in waves 8344109
Reposted by Alcolm WeissDorsa Amir @dorsaamir.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is a real photo from 1913. It hasn’t been colorized. It was made using a technique called the Autochrome Lumière which captured true color using microscopic dyed starch grains as color filters, decades before color film existed. Pretty incredible, no? More below 👇 515838
Reposted by Alcolm WeissReason Magazine @reason.com · 15/09/2026An inspection of the now-closed detention camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and an "unprecedented" use of small metal cells to confine detainees.reason.com'Alligator Alcatraz' held detainees in small metal cages, Inspector General report findsAn inspection of the now-closed camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and 'unprecedented' use of small cells to confine detainees. 0116
Reposted by Alcolm WeissReason Magazine @reason.com · 17/09/2026Trump says he supports the cameras simply because law enforcement does, no matter that they can be misused or abused.reason.comTrump backs Flock cameras, continuing his long-time support for unchecked police powerTrump says he supports the cameras simply because law enforcement does, no matter that they can be misused or abused. 4126
Reposted by Alcolm WeissProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026NEW: The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can proceed as planned.propublica.orgWhat to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 MidtermsThe Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can p... 18505176
Reposted by Alcolm WeissProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgHow Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the RichWall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes. 22551281
Reposted by Alcolm WeissJonathan Rosenblum @jsrosenblum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is *exactly* the kind of policy one would enact if they were controlled by an adversarial foreign government. Want America to lose the race for the future? Here's a great idea for you! 0127
Reposted by Alcolm WeissTomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026from afternoon conversation with colleague in Math, talk turns to AI: "we're having faculty meetings and they're telling us all 'it's urgent that...'. I've spent my professional life in the math department, do you have any idea how unused I am to the phrase 'it's urgent'?" 0485
Reposted by Alcolm WeissSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My 1st article for National Geographic is out now. It is on Cleopatra’s & Antony’s surviving children after their parents’ deaths—especially Cleopatra Selene. Thanks to Jane Draycott (and her book, Cleopatra’s Daughter) & @candidamoss.bsky.social for their help. And @bresnick.bsky.social for edits.nationalgeographic.comWhat Happened to Cleopatra’s Children With Marc Antony?Her twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene were made prisoners. But they still had a big role to play in Roman history. 1131494
Reposted by Alcolm WeissNicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Of course the first amendment allows us to tell public officials that they are acting, like Nazis, in a way that might haunt them with shame. Sheesh.arstechnica.comIt’s OK to tell ICE their actions will haunt them, judge rules in speech fightMan wins fight to block ICE threat over off-the-cuff angry email. 1103
Reposted by Alcolm WeissNicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Up is down department: “Any allegation that D.H.S. and its components are attempting to ‘squash’ free speech is categorically false.” And I’m proud to be on the advisory board of the only wholly principled free speech group in the USA: FIRE.nytimes.comMan Who Criticized ICE Was Protected by First Amendment, Judge SaysFederal agents showed up at the Rochester, N.Y., home of a man who had sent a caustic email to an immigration official and threatened him with prosecution. 072
Reposted by Alcolm WeissNicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Up is down department. “She added that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has “repeatedly stated that MMR vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles infection.””washingtonpost.comSen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.” 033
Reposted by Alcolm WeissNicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This person is a moron. His damage to our country is astonishing. 2257
Reposted by Alcolm WeissKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders. Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public: youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...youtu.be🚨AG Blanche SCRAMBLES as SCATHING NEW Filing In MY Epstein Lawsuit BLOWS UP His Defense!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 45084323172
Reposted by Alcolm WeissKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are. 1402330329274
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 16/09/2026Attorneys for Rep. Beatty want an emergency hearing about the Kennedy Center’s closure in “apparent violation of the Court’s order” — and they want a “high-level decisionmaker” at the Center to be required to attend. Doc: buff.ly/Ju8TZSm Background buff.ly/cwQv8g2 301108273
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU 4821356351
Reposted by Alcolm WeissJoy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 12/09/202625 years later: the lies, the lost civil liberties, the sickness from the pile, and of course, the Islamophobia. We break it all down, and add a bonus, hilarious moment at Trumpapalooza www.youtube.com/live/qSy3JJp...youtube.com9/11 - 25 Years Later: What We’ve Lost | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show 1232662
Reposted by Alcolm WeissRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Gas prices will never go down to what they were. I repeat: Gas prices will not go down. No matter what. Neither will tariff items like televisions or cars or a hell of a lot of other things. Never. Not happening. Vote accordingly. 881276241
Reposted by Alcolm WeissTerrance Ward, III @teewarthree.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Little bit of honoring Tom Delonge, Travis, Mark. Wished I'd been more cognizant during those early years, but alas I was still pooping in the crib. go.bsky.app/LQZT7Nj 1125
Reposted by Alcolm WeissLegal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Popok on Trump's stranglehold on the Kennedy Center: He just had the Kennedy Center board of trustees, all handpicked by him, except for a few, he just had them vote to close the Kennedy Center, although he's willing to reopen it. Here's the ransom part, if his name is put on it. 47021
Reposted by Alcolm WeissMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026Mike Johnson just sent the House home early until after the midterms. Thomas Massie predicted this weeks ago. Johnson mocked him for it. Now Massie is responding.podcasts.apple.comGOP Shuts Down Congress as It All Hits…Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · September 17 · 20m 571539424
Reposted by Alcolm WeissDina Sayegh Doll @askdinadoll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Whether it’s the Kennedy Center, the Arch or Ballroom, Trump is trying to buy a legacy because even he admits “nobody will do it once I’m gone.” @cnn.com @meidastouch.com 5045279
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAllison Clayboe @allisonclayboe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A routine protects. A well‑kept routine protects you from the volatility other people create. #livingclean 23314
Reposted by Alcolm Weiss🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴 @raquelreveals.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Maybe I was being dramatic? Just a conspiracy theory of mine? 02514
Reposted by Alcolm Weiss🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴 @raquelreveals.bsky.social · 14/09/2026With renewed incredulity and suspicion remembering when: Clinton pressured Netanyahu to withdraw from the West Bank. And stop expanding settlements. Then Bibi left town. 👀And the very next day the Monica Lewinsky story broke.👀 #Panama #Epstein #Trump #Clinton #Wexner #Gates #Gaza #Genocide 35034
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAspen Caldwaller 🐈🐶🐎🧑🏻🎨✝️🌎 @aspen-caldwaller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The new shelter‑funding report is a reminder that animal welfare collapses with lean budgets. #Animals 043
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAspen Caldwaller 🐈🐶🐎🧑🏻🎨✝️🌎 @aspen-caldwaller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Women’s leadership data reveals the gap is still wide. More work to do. #Resist 063
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAspen Caldwaller 🐈🐶🐎🧑🏻🎨✝️🌎 @aspen-caldwaller.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This is finished. May or may not do another. I included one or two "honorary women." go.bsky.app/DNgPNfj 129347
Reposted by Alcolm WeissAmber Lynn Delashaw (Aldy) 💙🌈🫂 @amberlynndelashaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"You're just being sensitive, grow up." --Battle Cry of the Narcissist 810938
Reposted by Alcolm WeissGerald Townsend @gtownjr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026In all seriousness, humility is a cornerstone value. To even speak of it, or suggest I might have some, probably means I need more. Do kindnesses randomly and anonymously. go.bsky.app/ESkRP1u 258952
Reposted by Alcolm WeissGrettel Shaw-Evans @grettel-shawevans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The archetypal creepy old man. Goes to massage parlors because all women catch that "nasty bedroom habits" energy he emits. 0207
Reposted by Alcolm WeissOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/09/2026I don’t know where to begin here, but I assume this is targeting the uninformed and easily impressed. Sad. 5527344
Reposted by Alcolm Weiss🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴 @raquelreveals.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Did this age well? 34936
Reposted by Alcolm WeissRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I think if we just picked out a random inmate in a local county jail for disorderly intoxication, after doing a lengthy stint in a dual diagnosis facility for taking shrooms and running naked through a playground, to be president they would do a better job overall. 1302428370
Reposted by Alcolm WeissRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Come on this is ridiculous. 138883471980
Reposted by Alcolm WeissRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today in Politics, Bulletin 460. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 460. 9/15/26… Two big hearings on Capitol Hill today as FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was in the House. 30650170
Reposted by Alcolm WeissTy Taylor @ty-taylor89.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If it will hurt the party, he will be happy to do so. 1206
Reposted by Alcolm WeissJim Oswalt @jamesoswalt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“We’ve improved the experience” means so much! Feature removed Added an ad, called it innovation Now you have to download an app Now you have 8-factor authentication We sold your data to 385 of our partners #tech 37229
Reposted by Alcolm WeissArthur Adams @arthuradamsz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hannibal walked so Dexter could run? #eattherich go.bsky.app/6g7iovE 116731
Reposted by Alcolm WeissFranklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A nation that forgets its history ends up negotiating with its own mistakes. I am open to being fact checked. 2173
Reposted by Alcolm WeissFranklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One notices how often public debate confuses urgency with importance. The loudest matter is rarely the most consequential, yet it receives the attention simply because it demands it. A steadier civic culture would reverse the order. An old man clings to dreams. #civics 48524