Reposted by Adam ParkerDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Here's a chart showing who funds basic research in the US. It's easy to tell that private funding cannot make up for significant cuts to government funding. 721390
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 1hThis is straight from the authoritarian playbook. Cut services that strengthen democracy then promote one’s “largesse.” The “gift” from the boss implies only he can solve the problem (that he purposefully created in the first place). 000
Reposted by Adam ParkerTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAutopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the backThe report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest. 7522851234
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Confusion” here implies Schmitt was acting in good faith. Obviously, he was not. 001
Reposted by Adam ParkerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Is Chuck Grassley an economic illiterate? Perhaps. But he certainly thinks you are. 43512
Reposted by Adam ParkerMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You can’t write about every other country’s far right party like this, & then continue to not call the Republican Party a far right party & write about them as if they’re the 🇩🇪 Christian Democrats or 🇬🇧 Tories. It’s both factually wrong & bad journalism. And yet, it keeps happening every day. 422347
Reposted by Adam ParkerMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Trump, keen to do business with dictators rather than democratic nations. 5936290
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ukraine is targeting Russian refineries; the Houthis are blowing up pipelines… Maybe the good thing about both the Iran and Ukraine wars is that they will hasten the transition from fossil fuels to sustainable (localized) energy solutions. 000
Reposted by Adam ParkerAdam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Because it’s all about the cult of personality and the power of the individual. It’s a betrayal of democratic values and an act of desperation. The Arc du Triomphe, btw, does not honor Napoleon; it pays tribute to those who fought and died in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. 3/3 012
Reposted by Adam ParkerAdam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026…an “honorary arch” as the archaeologists call it — a vanity project led by the emperor that memorializes the emperor. THAT kind or arch signifies an empire’s decline. Why? 2/3 111
Reposted by Adam ParkerAdam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Also, to be clear, this is not technically a “triumphal arch” and should not be referred to as one, especially in the media. A triumphal arch is built to honor *someone else* — a great general, say, or an army — after a meaningful military victory. What Trump wants to build, instead, is… 1/3 111
Reposted by Adam ParkerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Just like with the ballroom, another scam by Trump to turn this into a “military complex” to prevent the courts from intervening by using “national security” as his excuse for vanity projects. 75048331402
Reposted by Adam ParkerJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 20/09/20261) Every damn things he's built without Congressional authorization gets demolished on the first day. 2) Christ, he's like a 7-year old. "Oh yeah? Well MY arch is going to be a FORTRESS with GUNS and DRONES and LASERS, you'll be able to CONTROL THE WHOLE CITY from there." 681996365
Reposted by Adam ParkerBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026cost was never a consideration 5344141
Reposted by Adam ParkerGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The dumbest asshole in the country and the President need to be two different people moving forward 18195031813
Reposted by Adam ParkerMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Trump administration launched the war in Iran to distract from their refusal to release the Epstein Files. Now, they're sending Congress home so they can't impeach the Secretary of Defense for fucking up the war in Iran. This regime is a trash-fire ouroboros. 622160
Reposted by Adam ParkerBrent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The war on Iran has cost consumers more than $100 billion in fuel costs. www.wsj.com/business/ene...wsj.comAmericans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran WarHigher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere. 710552
Reposted by Adam ParkerPaul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?bbc.co.ukThe Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract showsThe Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows. 21893072833
Reposted by Adam ParkerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump is taking in billions of dollars and completely circumventing the US Treasury and budgeting process. It's a five alarm fire. But you won't find any discussion of this in US corporate media. 38345
Reposted by Adam ParkerDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year. Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.cbo.govEstimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against IranCBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects. 7361157
Reposted by Adam ParkerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Brendan Loper, The New Yorker 04216
Reposted by Adam ParkerAaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Incredible headline here (among other things)theguardian.comTexas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to communityDisbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply 13060501426
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The way AI is used by fascist politicians is enough reason to ban it. Although, the way AI turns young brains to mush is another reason. And the way AI can go rogue is another reason. And the way AI degrades artistic talent is another reason. 1/2 100
Reposted by Adam ParkerTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 13/09/2026If you’re wondering why #KSSen might be in play, look no further than this clip of Democrat Adam Hamilton at his Kansas State Fair debate against Roger Marshall yesterday. @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social is quite the effective communicator, offering a Wizard of Oz analogy that everyone can understand. 69651
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Mark the day. This is the moment Trump and the GOP openly decided on global chaos and mass extinction. Yes, the Republicans already were encouraging the dissolution of organized human activity on Earth, but this is an unambiguous declaration of intent. These people are murderous, plain and simple. 000
Reposted by Adam ParkerAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724913398
Reposted by Adam ParkerJ. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Is this "ceasefire," going to continue until every Gazan is murderedtheguardian.comPregnant woman among more than 10 killed in Israeli attacks on GazaWoman’s family says she died of injuries after being shot in the head while sitting inside a tent near Khan Younis 03311
Reposted by Adam ParkerJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you actually believed in democracy, you’d admit that—sometimes—you lose elections. You’d admit that when a majority of “them” vote against you, you lose. “We won’t let them win.” That’s corruption and tyranny. At least he’s honest, I suppose. 451170254
Reposted by Adam ParkerNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026No matter what you think of AfD, it’s weird for the US president to publicly comment on a subnational election in Germany, and cheer for a party getting a plurality. The specifics—neo-Nazis, transnational fascist solidarity—make it extra bad. But it’s not normal, and shows where his priorities lie. 2239989
Reposted by Adam ParkerDavid 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 Adam ParkerTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026'Make Germany Great Again' Kinda gives away the game, doesn't it 881416345
Reposted by Adam ParkerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ed Milibank's statement in parliament on UK-Israeli relations, measured, reasoned and well delivered. www.facebook.com/edmiliband/v...facebook.com107K views · 4.3K reactions | Watch my parliamentary statement on Israel and Palestine in full 👇 | Ed MilibandWatch my parliamentary statement on Israel and Palestine in full 👇 0177
Reposted by Adam ParkerReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 08/09/2026NYT House Style is demonic tbh and its absolutely tone setting for the rest of the industry 529443
Reposted by Adam ParkerRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026“Every fraction of a degree of warming avoided means lives saved” is going to remain a true statement for the rest of our lives 020577
Reposted by Adam ParkerNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We already knew Egyptian intelligence warned Israel ahead of Oct. 7 and the Netanyahu govt dismissed it. Now we learn UAE leader MBZ warned Bibi directly that Hamas was about to try something big. He dismissed that too. One of the worst security failures in history. And followed by so much awful.haaretz.comNetanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefsIn September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin... 621539546
Reposted by Adam ParkerSavingGraces @tamarasclan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We must stop this insanity. Republicans won’t do it. Stop electing them. Or die. 1351543780
Reposted by Adam ParkerPatrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026At or near the top of the list of crimes that people in this Administration should be prosecuted for. 10651200
Reposted by Adam ParkerPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026John C. Calhoun wasn't a conservative; he was a radical. Stephen Miller isn't a conservative; he's a radical. "Tradition" isn't a real thing that once existed and we can go back to, or something worth conserving, but an imaginary place that they'll destroy the current world to create. 212417360
Reposted by Adam ParkerPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Realizing the extent to which this is true wildly changed my opinions about how to deal with Trumpism, since they're never going to be satisfied unless they're actively dominating everyone else. You can't give them some concessions and go back to the status quo: they're reactionary revolutionaries. 5151711314
Reposted by Adam ParkerAndrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A reminder as people hit the road for Labor Day weekend. 281371530
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hold on, let’s contemplate this for a minute: So the Israelis drop a bomb or fire a missile from an airplane flying in the sky into a refugee camp knowing (it’s impossible not to know) that some, perhaps many, refugees will be killed or maimed. Refugees. 1/3 100
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Very Hitlerish www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/a...nytimes.comAmbassador Who Removed Kehinde Wiley Work Described It as a Lesbian PicnicTrump officials recently removed a painting from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic without explaining why. An interview by Ambassador Leah Campos shed some light. 010
Adam Parker @aparkerwriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Food inflation is a-hurtin’. I pretty much only buy food at the supermarket that’s on sale, and I’m about to give (gasp) Aldi a try. apnews.com/article/groc...apnews.comAmericans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 yearsLiving through the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century has many Americans changing their eating and food shopping habits. 000
Reposted by Adam ParkerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Since a key administration strategy is to coerce people into signing their rights away and agree to deportation, judicial delay is a de facto support for Trump’s approach 214558
Reposted by Adam ParkerMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 03/09/2026The police chief of Senatobia, a Mississippi city where an officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June while responding to a shoplifting call, was fired by city officials Tuesday after reports of racist text messages emerged. buff.ly/rYp8Pcjmississippifreepress.orgSenatobia Police Chief Fired After Reports of Racist Texts in Wake of Baby Kohen Wiley’s KillingThe police chief of Senatobia, a Mississippi city where an officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in June, was fired Tuesday. 19232123
Reposted by Adam ParkerMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 02/09/2026ICE claims that nearly 70% of its arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime. In truth, the Cato Institute found that, of individuals booked into ICE custody last year between October and midway through November, three in four had no criminal conviction whatsoever.mississippifreepress.orgICE Detains Kiln Man, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone: ‘We’ve Done What the Government Told Us’Eddie Reyes-Ochoa, just weeks from earning his green card, was detained by ICE and taken to an immigration detention center in Natchez, Mississippi. 68961