Reposted by Angry PorcupineJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 18hNew 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 9188803809
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 18hwww.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comDemocrats Have a Bill Maher ProblemEstablishment Democrats obsessing over Hasan Piker’s every move seem to have no issue talking to Maher, despite his decades of open bigotry. 000
Reposted by Angry PorcupineJoel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Incredible hype shot of a hedgehog 11874251
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 20hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | ‘You’ve Lied to Me Enough.’ In Texas, MAGA Voters Are Breaking Ranks. (Gift Article)The Texas Democrat who says the culture wars are over. 000
Reposted by Angry PorcupinePerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comThe Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly TooThe paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today. 421692448
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Interesting trend in the last few days of right-wing accounts complaining about soldiers being overpaid. Not sure what’s driving this, are they making Elon feel insecure or something? 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/n...nytimes.comA Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported. (Gift Article)Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody. 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When they win back the House, Democrats need to make Roger Goodell say under oath why he thinks talking about Hind Rijab is offensive. If they don’t do this Hakeem Jeffries needs to be primariednbcsports.comAzeez Al-Shaair was told to remove name of Palestinian girl from eye black in Week 2After the Texans' Week 1 game against the Bills, the NFL fined linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,941 for having the name "Hind Rajab" on his eye black strips. 001
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How are we supposed to make things better with leaders like this?thebulwark.comSCOOP: Jeffries to Fundraise With Fox News’s Favorite DemocratThin wallets make strange bedfellows. 100
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 010
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You know who’s not owned by private equity? Little Caesar’s. They have sales for 2 x $4.99 pizzas! I feel like they should get more credit for this tbhtheguardian.com‘Don’t spend $20 on an acai bowl’: gen Z are shunning private equity’s restaurant takeoverAs more PE firms invest in food establishments, people are bemoaning the ‘same-ification’ of NYC’s restaurant scene 110
Reposted by Angry Porcupineeliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6868443722
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Interesting which enemies they left off the list 011
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.duffelblog.com/trump-consid...duffelblog.comTrump considers replacing Hegseth with rock or somethingWhite House sources say object would bring “much-needed stability” to Pentagon 292
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pete Hegseth: “Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows? Sounds like DEI.” 100
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have an confession to make. I also have assigned sniper rifles and large amounts of fictional ammunition to random buildings. However, I did this as a five year old playing with Legos, not as the President of the United States 120
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is a good argument. Would not shock me if the preliminary hearing officer finds no probable cause for some offenses and recommends referral to a special court martial for others. defendersofourrepublic.substack.com/p/major-jaso...defendersofourrepublic.substack.comMajor Jason Watson’s Article 32 hearingUpdate #2 001
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I can’t think of what this would look like besides maybe giving F-35 data to China. Israel contributes so little to US national security as a whole it would be difficult for it do anything impactful without taking active steps to harm the US. 111
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Foundation for Defense of Democracies suggests Israel should retaliate against the United States by harming joint national security projects if the US imposes sanctions based on the large number of exhaustively documented war crimes committed by Israelis and the Israeli government. 100
Reposted by Angry PorcupineTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026.@TVietor08: I just want to make sure that listeners know the story of Ken Paxton and a man named Adam Hoffman. Adam Hoffman was an attorney in Waco, Texas. He was arrested in 2022 after being accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. 16479244
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@abigailspanberger.com is it good when politicians from other states come to make cautionary videos that make NOVA sound like a post-apocalyptic hellscape? 110
Reposted by Angry Porcupinejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/09/2026i thought this was very funny 621844199
Reposted by Angry PorcupineAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday 1051106854372
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Gillette Stadium filled with Palestinian flags while Robert Kraft steams in the owners box. A sea of No. 12 Pats jerseys with “Free Palestine” on the back. Would almost make Pats fans tolerable. 010
Reposted by Angry PorcupineTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026James Talarico meeting every Texan at his community event in Houston🤩 331666398
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.texasobserver.org/gina-hinojos...texasobserver.orgWill a Coalition of ‘MAGA Moms’ Rally Behind Gina Hinojosa's Bid for Texas Governor?Some Republicans say they won’t give Governor Greg Abbott a fourth term after what he’s done to the public education system in Texas. 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comA Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 000
Reposted by Angry PorcupineThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/09/2026The crowd erupts in chants of "Shame on you!" as Roger Marshall tries to explain why he sued 700 of his patients, leading to 81 arrests: 1603887981
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If Angie Nixon wins, it is proof a progressive candidate can win a red state where corporate Democrats have failed. If she wins by running on policies corporate Dems won’t support because they offend donors, it will show the way forward for the Democratic Party. 010
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...nytimes.comAngie Nixon, Candidate for Senate, Takes Florida by Storm (Gift Article)The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years. 022
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Stop defending anyone with Biden in their name 110
Reposted by Angry PorcupineJasper Nathaniel @infinitejaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I’m really grateful to @podsaveamerica.crooked.com for bringing me on to share the unfiltered story of Israel’s project of ethnic cleansing the West Bank. youtu.be/7x53nC2n6msyoutu.beRepublicans REJECT Trump's Invitation To ConventionYouTube video by Pod Save America 2142
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump and Hegseth want this guy to be the Secretary of the Army. Strangulation as a form of domestic violence is not just criminal, it is the most statistically significant factor in predicting whether someone will commit homicide.nbcnews.comAbuse allegations against Sean Parnell threaten to upend GOP Senate primary in PennsylvaniaThe timing of a court case involving serious accusations against the Trump-backed candidate is particularly frustrating for a GOP eager to take advantage of fresh opportunities. 111
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The mainstream Hegseth/Trump analysis is willfully blind if it doesn’t address the fact that Hegseth would order the military to kill Americans to keep Trump in power and his potential replacements likely would not. That’s why Trump is unlikely to get rid of Hegseth unless he has no choice. 110
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...lawfaremedia.orgThe Boat Strikes Aren’t Part of a War. They’re Murder.By debating war powers and war crimes, Congress is missing the simpler, graver truth: The president is directing summary executions. 111
Reposted by Angry PorcupineAngry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 03/01/2026WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in liveshistoryisaweapon.comWar Is A Racket 001
Reposted by Angry PorcupineAngry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark should stop punching people in the face and pay more in taxes 001
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If I, a random person on the internet thought this was obvious before the war even started, that makes the failure to plan even more egregiousmilitarytimes.comThe devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warningOpinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes. 010
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I agree with most of this assessment although I think it underplays how obvious and vulnerable Bahrain was as a target. Also how incompetent the failure to plan for its loss wasmilitarytimes.comThe devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warningOpinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes. 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 You received a gift article from Haaretz. 'Choose Equality, Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of 2026 Israeli Election - Israel Political News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.com'Choose hope': Natalie Portman backs Arab-Jewish party ahead of Israeli electionAt a fundraiser for A Place for Us All, Portman praised the new Jewish-Arab slate as 'one of the most courageous and exciting developments in Israel-Palestine in recent years,' adding that the establi... 010
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The war with Iran is definitely the most rapid strategic defeat in US history. Afghanistan and Vietnam took 20 years before it was obvious we lost. Hegseth and Trump lost this one in 6 months.nytimes.comSix Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear (Gift Article)Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people. 011
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If Jared Moskowtiz was a black woman who didn’t support Israel you can bet certain people would be howling about the fact that he has no relevant foreing policy experience on the Middle East. He’s a two-term Congressman who worked for Desantis, no exactly a paragon of competence.nytimes.comProgressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House PanelOutrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel. 100
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026@terminallance.com the most Terminal Lance to ever Lance Corporal 010
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For those of you who have not been Marines, this is how a Lance Corporal tells the Secretary of Defense to go fuck himself. 130
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Gregory Meeks is the Susan Collins of the Iran war. He always seems to find just enough Democratic votes to keep it going no matter how many Republicans vote against it. @benrhodes.bsky.social @meeks.house.gov 000
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The logical conclusion here is that Hakeem Jeffries supports sending America’s sons and daughters to fight in Iran so they can die under Pete Hegsth’s incompetent leadership. There’s no other reason to appoint the most rabid Iran war supporter in Congress to the senior position on the Middle Eastcommondreams.org'Political Malpractice': Israel Hawk Moskowitz Picked for Key House Mideast Post | Common Dreams"How much damage will Democratic leaders cause to their own brand and party for AIPAC money?" asked one critic. 162
Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 25/08/2026@neeratanden.bsky.social I just listened to you tell Astead Herndon Democratic voters don’t care about Israel, they care about stopping war in Iran. Do you think this is a good way to send that message?axios.comHouse Democrats' pro-Israel wing gains power on panel overseeing foreign policy"I'll be in a position to help steer U.S. policy on Israel," said Rep. Jared Moskowitz. 000