Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 23hthese people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942 4039991139
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23hHe makes a good point. 444256335573
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23hI've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 16258441420
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialbillkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026 395262185369
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whenever I have a remotely plausible choice, I avoid buying from Amazon. Bezos's destruction of a great newspaper is one huge reason. His "giving quislings a bad name" subservience is the other. 2735249
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump Crime Family 68682923421
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026dlvr.itExcerpt: In One Photo, Two Different Lessons About White SupremacyIn her new book, “Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children,” Dr. Stacey Patton reflects on an event that continues to haunt a Black family generations later. 112339
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/202699% of rapers are men. 12346281173
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 675147235983
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026all the pieces like "why a wealth tax doesnt work" miss the point. sometimes you just want to throw your drink in someone's face. 3282362
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Very saddened to say I won’t be able to headline Tim Pool’s student event in Chicago this week. I unfortunately have other plans. 2638122636
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏 461930437
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about the core tenets of American conservatism: a government serving 300 million people and leading the world should be “small” and that we should orient all policy around servicing the rich so that they throw us gruel. It’s fucking stupid and we should say so. 16897220
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...inquirer.comFor a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will BunchA nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college. 291165336
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialLisa Rowe 🏳️🌈 @txvoodoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Way to center the story on the wrong damned person. 38518
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026mistakes were made 532235387
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026gift link www.theverge.com/cs/features/...theverge.comThe People of Utah vs. Kevin O’LearyMr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas. 916344
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialLunchCounterPunch @theultrasecret.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We might get somewhere as a nation if we realize that each new calamitous Republican administration is an extension of, and not a departure from, the prior one. 15912
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)propublica.orgThese Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ... 47903391
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115972877
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When it comes to the age-old Black question of “What had happened...” Absolutely no one knows better than this week’s guest. The Art of Storytelling, Blacksplained by Ali Siddiq. Subscribe at ContrabandCamp.com #Blacksplained #AliSiddiq #Storytelling #ContrabandCamp #Comedy 04512
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialGerard @groverxv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Always always read a @sarahkendzior.bsky.social post … otherwise you’ll miss out on the wisdom of things like this ⬇️ sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-public-f... 27024
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialEn Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kendzior maintains a focus on elite US institutions and leaders permitting the anti-democratic & corrupt maneuvers of Trump, up to & including zero response to a violent insurrection. Looking at much of what happens as an international criminal "conspiracy" (but in the open) is instructive. 16326
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialEl Brento @andbrent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"There is no longer a public sphere, but there is a public flat earth." Slop, memes, conspiracy and misinformation run rampantly free while factual news from reputable sources comes with a fee. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sums up the dark societal costs. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-public-f...sarahkendzior.substack.comA Public Flat EarthHow paywalls killed the public sphere. 14421
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One of the biggest AI companies is paying to "present" Politico's flagship newsletter as it touts "AI's big day in Washington." Good stuff. 823943
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A scathing court ruling decrying the overcrowded and "inhumane" conditions at NYC's notorious ICE detention facility included diagrams that are eerily reminiscent of slave ships. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal... 4278119
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776522128
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialTom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The BBC has been showcasing the views of oil tycoon Jim Ratcliffe in every news show for the last 24 hours, noting that he's "one of Britain's richest men". Shouldn't this be "one of Monaco's richest men"? How about similar airtime for (say) one of Britain's poorest women? 24622162
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story. 381217632546
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026if donald trump stole the constitution from the national archives and torched it on the white house lawn those two would say that clearly the president has the authority to do so 874122580
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/09/2026Any time any anchor ever asks a Democrat about Hasan Piker, the correct response is “Piker isn’t running for anything. Republicans have a literal candidate supported by Mike Johnson who refers to kids as cum trophies. You’re asking the wrong questions.” 16839401356
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Dear Democrats, You will never be able to triangulate your way through racism/sexism/transphobia, because pushing a lighter, politer form of bigotry is always a lose-lose proposition. The bigots want the uncut stuff, while normal people aren't drawn to cowards who sell out. Stand your ground. 543757840
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialThe Poynter Institute @poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs in years on Thursday, cutting newsroom staff at some papers by upwards of 40%. www.poynter.org/business-wor...poynter.orgMcClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - PoynterAt least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters 46251
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026sikhs were beat up for supposedly being muslim. muslims were branded terrorist cells. democrats were sent anthrax and called pro-terrorist for opposing invading iraq. this post-9/11 unity you always hear republicans, democrats and the media talking about NEVER HAPPENED. 522222602
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialSam Coleridge @samcoleridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026One of the USA's best political writers, bar none. Buy her real books. Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social 3603229
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco... 384129915474
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026under remarked on aspect of trump is his deep hatred of natural beauty and the natural world. 16658911180
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day. 496139555421
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 07/09/2026This Labor Day, if you've ever benefited from: — The weekend — 40-hour work weeks — Workplace safety standards — A minimum wage — Paid time off thank a union. Unions don’t just improve working conditions for their members, they help every American worker. Happy Labor Day! 11740203
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Trump called for a national boycott of a Canadian company that employs hundreds of Americans at plants in Kansas and Indiana, which pays their bills and feeds their families. Which would put them all out of work if successful. On Labor Day. Because he’s mad at Mark Carney. 34147841542
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026Perspective. 352124744291
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness. For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.nytimes.comOpinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity. 5032471228
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialmanish vij @mvij.org · 07/09/2026Documentary maker Gibney: Musk turned right chasing Fed subsidies… www.independent.co.uk/news/wor… 319440
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialSasha Talebi @sashat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026her follow-up post 315644
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The lack of interest from the mainstream media in the status of Mitch McConnell might be the greatest bias tell in the history of American media 18412118
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialdransct.bsky.social @dransct.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Surviving an autocracy means not only believing that the unfathomable is possible, but that it’s probably happening, so you better start planning for what comes next." 18646
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026An interesting message, but I earn $500,000 a year at a centrist think tank, and I think it would be better to focus our anger at a handful of teenage transgender athletes, plus a hefty dose of whining that Democrats are too "woke" without ever even defining the term. 101232197
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026the plan is another version of "turn the page" from obama 2009, biden 2021 and beyond. more failure. 911731
Reposted by @apkeaton89.bsky.socialAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 04/09/2026WSJ has internal docs showing John Fetterman has “little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 1521164
![Hi Katherine,
Timcast Media is partnering with the Chicago Thinker to host a student event in Chicago on October 9 at 4:00 PM.
The event will feature a one-on-one conversation with Tim Pool followed by a live student Q&A. To create a dynamic and balanced dialogue, we are specifically seeking a featured guest to represent a left-leaning perspective.
Timcast Media will fully cover and arrange all travel and accommodations.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
Hi Lisa,
Sorry, I'll be too busy slamming my hand in a car door that day to talk with Tim. Hope you understand.
Kat](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/bafkreihrnihg6l6eacs4g7kcvw3y2loydewmvlmo4g4adezheys6j3byim)
![Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.
Fetterman
Why do I have to keep having to meet with chop
Aide
Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
Fetterman
Well I'm not
L.]
I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wjvc76fsrmfqqtx5vuia7lrf/bafkreigd5rl26upsviliup6xu3uqmbsx3nbafhujoizznf4zdjfqqvi3r4)
