Reposted by Beau du JourVictor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Iceberg bids a fond farewell to the Titanic. 232961
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“The Banal Horror of Jimmy Fallon” by Jon Greenway :currentaffairs.orgThe Banal Horror of Jimmy FallonUnder the sterile blue lights of his studio, Fallon laughs endlessly at the same pseudo-jokes, rubs elbows with Trump and Sam Altman, and ushers in the death of culture. 619531
Reposted by Beau du JourJohn Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Really great thread here and this essay is wonderful. It makes me feel more sane for being long repulsed by this ghoul of a show. 626143
Reposted by Beau du JourProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026“The day after I lost $1,800 on basketball in one night … an email popped into my inbox. ‘Welcome to the DraftKings VIP Showcase,’ the subject line read. I couldn’t believe it. My night of loss chasing was being rewarded.”propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and… 25945329
Reposted by Beau du JourRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797613043
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Two of the fraternity members were expelled. Another, who had already graduated, was barred from campus. Two more were suspended. The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.”nytimes.comHow Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault (Gift Article)Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University. 47812
Reposted by Beau du JourMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 37353461838
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026*looks directly at camera* 1442553
Reposted by Beau du JourBenjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Kalshi truck parked outside of the Ohio State campus, giving out free coffee to students in exchange for their contact info 157825
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026They are all terrible, but Stephen Miller is determined to be impressively evil.theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 661086248
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026*looks directly at camera* 2145745
Reposted by Beau du JourTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026It's pick your poison between TESCREAL billionaires folks. We have Sanders' advisors: funded by likes of Jaan Tallinn who led Anthropic's series A & other friends on the "left" wing Marc Andreessen, Palantir folks etc on the "centrist" wing writing our bills. www.levernews.com/big-ais-favo... 9330114
Reposted by Beau du JourPop Crave @popcrave.com · 17/09/2026Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore and donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestine: “I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.” 10072731663
Reposted by Beau du JourMollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"i cant say anything because young people come to my shows uwu" Meanwhile ms rachel who teaches toddlers is very loud about it. Hm. 5168759
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s genuinely funny that Ed Sheeran thought releasing this statement would HELP. A loser through and through. 1339419
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026*looks directly at camera* 2143136
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England.” STOLEN VALOR!!!!!!!bbc.comEd Sheeran says he classes his culture as IrishThe star, whose dad is from Belfast, says he feels culturally Irish because 'that's what I grew up with.' 3347944
Reposted by Beau du JourLauren Eggert-Crowe @laureneggertcrowe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The *actual Irish* artists are dropping out of his tour because they support Palestine. 027229
Reposted by Beau du JourStatus @status.news · 16/09/2026Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told us amounts to a “death spiral.” Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...status.newsBari’s ‘60’ BustBari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status... 2643672
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowetheguardian.comAll supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with MacklemoreFour openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments 101143238
Reposted by Beau du JourMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Notice how those “apolitical” people ALWAYS end up siding with the oppressors 584661921
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I, personally, would never want Ms. Rachel to be disappointed in me. 262859297
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026*blinks* “More than 150 employees at the cloud services giant Digital Ocean protested last year after its CEO explained in an all-hands meeting that his former mentor was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, which he said shows how employees can work together despite holding different beliefs.” 19526138
Reposted by Beau du JourBrandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026After Pretti was killed, Savageford, who is Asian-American, said she was taken to a warehouse near the Whipple detention center where immigrants were being detained. She was strip-searched, including by male agents who Cook told HuffPost on Friday were “touching her privates.” 271662905
Reposted by Beau du JourKatie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...wired.comOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 302667907
Reposted by Beau du JourPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/202630 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"actionnews5.comPrison inmates help to pay down school lunch debtA school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates. 418105522550
Reposted by Beau du JourCarl 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 Beau du JourMrs. 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 Beau du JourTony @tiletony.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's impossible to ignore, Trumpism attracts a type. 664170246050
Reposted by Beau du Jourleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Power to the people! ✊ 220193155064
Reposted by Beau du JourJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026 200308655020
Reposted by Beau du JourDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it. 14120733350
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Infuriating and depressing. A lethal failure of our sexist healthcare system. 826827
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026By this logic, people shouldn’t criticize Clarence Thomas. 139538
Reposted by Beau du JourKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The right-wing organizing around the Lindsay Clancy trial is growing and it’s frightening. A lot of people overlook these culture wars revolving around women’s issues, because, well, they’re women’s issues. But the right doesn’t. It’s how they regained such a massive cultural foothold. 6344811091
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026*looks directly at camera* 7421127
Reposted by Beau du JourDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026And this is why we need to help people stop focusing on a brand name and start hating the surveillance state as a whole. 91358558
Reposted by Beau du JourKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago. 219239405927
Reposted by Beau du JourLiz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026RIP to two of the best to ever do it 1979073217
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026lol “About six-in-ten registered voters who say they have served in the U.S. military or military reserves (61%) support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, while 37% back Vice President Kamala Harris.”pewresearch.orgMilitary veterans remain a Republican group, backing Trump over Harris by wide marginVeteran voters have long been more likely to align themselves with the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. 811013
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Target wanted to make sure that Black customers NEVER return, wow. It was already a wrap. But it’s gotta bow too. 29640154
Reposted by Beau du JourAdam B. Vary @adambvary.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The mayor of Los Angeles is comparing taco stands to homeless encampments. 1430165
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 11/08/2026“The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows.”theguardian.comSamuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis showsCritics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case 1419579
Reposted by Beau du JourSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Wait, stop, hold the fuck uppeople.comBlack Woman, 29, Found Hanging from Tree Behind Vacant Home in Mississippi and the Community Wants AnswersThe body of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant house in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 3 14353116
