bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 8hEmily sculpted a bust of me out of Play-Doh. 010
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How often is blatant manipulation of the outcomes even mentioned in these consciousness discussions. Seems like it’s vital that the public doesn’t view Ai as an extension of the tech freak bias. 59415
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2414241249
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20061572836
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 02/10/2026Thanks to Trump & Republicans' refusal to extend ACA tax credits, Marylanders will see their ACA premiums go up AGAIN in 2027. That's on top of rising copays & deductibles. They're gutting healthcare while they spend billions on an illegal war & tax cuts for the rich. Shameful. 613753
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialSnitty 🎃 @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When people talk about rape culture this is exactly what they mean: Michaels and Herbstreit minimizing and dismissing the allegations of dozens of women. 0674152
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14237751248
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9751872113
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates. 561249597
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411373739
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialRuth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” wrote Samuel Gonzalez Terrones before taking his own life. This is the reality of what mass deportation looks like. Not only impacting those who are detained but also leaving a path of destruction for the family they leave behind.latimes.comHis mom was detained by ICE. Two months later, he died by suicideSamuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, struggled with depression and schizophrenia. His mom's arrest by ICE became too much to bear. 6399182
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If I live to be 91, I'm precisely halfway through my life. (I am likely way past halfway through my life.) 010
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9534251071
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Whatever one’s opinion of the death penalty in the abstract, the particulars of how it’s implemented and who it’s applied to in the US are moral abominations 181076193
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They made her wait all day to kill her, and now they’re torturing her. 20817181
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialLouis @louisevans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Skipped the Nazis, huh. 2705581913
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026(FT) - Diesel prices will not return to normal for more than a year, according to US oil and gas executives surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. @financialtimes.com $CRAK www.ft.com/content/0d74... 31391198
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialAdam Brooks @adamrbroooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SCOTUS looked at the harm of people being dumped in foreign lands, and the harm of the government not being able to disappear people… and sided with the government. 8359105
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Not to be a party pooper but a Democratic Congress is absolutely not going to lower costs; it just won't be in their power no matter how much they'd like to. Hard to tell what the political consequences of being unable to follow through on their central campaign promise will be. 5225244
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep. 361095223
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Weird the AI didn’t catch that 361017137
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026omg. yes, they actually have video of him at the game. when does marshall mcluhan walk out and dunk on sen schmitt? 30915170
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13449101043
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 28/09/2026This is a BFD - one of the charter airlines doing ICE flights has been sold off, thanks to pressure from smart folks with spines. Raise a glass to the financial misfortune of those who’ve been profiting off of ICE’s detention apparatus; may they not be the last. 38429
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026These people are serious, but about very stupid things. 010
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026you can already hear the deficit hawks revving their engines for 2029 9776114
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office. 32800317
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What's a good way to visualize how the AI boom/bubble is propping up the economy? Ah, thanks. 12706190
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lucas Bartlett has tied Donovan Pines for the 15th most games played by a defender in DC United history. #DCU 000
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Kye Rowles has now played more minutes for DC United than Whitecaps legend Fabian Espindola. #DCU 030
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Andre Dozzell has now played more minutes for DC United than Danny Cruz. Hosei Kijima has played more than Conner Antley. Silvan Hefti has played as many as Branko Boskovic. Keisuke Kurokawa has played more than Ian Harkes. Joao Peglow has played more than Chris Albright. #DCU 030
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sean Nealis has now played more minutes for DC United than David Estrada. Nathan Ordaz has played more than Dennis Iapichino. Nikola Markovic has played more than Alain Rochat. Kimito Nono has played more than Jose Guillermo Ortiz (who also scored his only goal in Vancouver). #DCU 020
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I hope we beat them, but #SaveTheCaps #DCU 010
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026just a quick reminder that this fuckhead was the proximate trigger for thousands of National Guardsmen being deployed to DC 643150700
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.social🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 122122955231
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The United States government killed another innocent person.👇 591434676
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary. 8141921739
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Also if you can, I recommend reading the graphic novel “Illegal.” It portrays a Mediterranean crossing and will stay with you for awhile. 100
bcartwright.bsky.social @bcartwright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Note that the orcas are leaving this one alone. 010
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialKatie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🚨New: With data added from more states, we now estimate that about 2 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP in the wake of deep cuts enacted in last year’s Republican reconciliation law. Overall, more than 5 million people have lost SNAP since July 2025. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...cbpp.orgSNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is ImplementedSNAP participation nationwide fell by roughly 5 million people (12 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and May 2026, based on the latest month of data. 414298
Reposted by @bcartwright.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026He literally just voted "no" on a resolution to end the Iran War 8531162
