Reposted by Michael MDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 8hIt's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes" 411650343
Reposted by Michael MKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is” 222313481
Reposted by Michael Mbeka valentine @bekavalentine.bsky.social · 31/05/2025wanna know one of the dirty little secrets of how to make a cool science fiction set? this bad boy right here, the NFS 4 Freezer Spacer. this fucker shows up EVERYWHERE in scifi set design ceilings? check! floors? check! walls? check! tables? check! instant scifi vibe 416348
Reposted by Michael MDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Kansas GOP attacking Adam Hamilton as a "woke preacher" for a sermon that urged his congregation to live more responsibly as climate change threatens should make every mainliner proud. May every one of us be attacked for caring about the future of the planet and creation. 213121
Reposted by Michael MKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 10hThis is piling on, but there is no Section 109, Row 1 for Atlanta Hawks games in State Farm Arena. 1127248
Reposted by Michael MBaseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 16h"Somebody asked me one time, 'What's it like hitting off of Koufax?' --- I said you ever drink #coffee with a fork?" ~ Classic quote from Pittsburgh #Pirates legend Willie Stargell. #MLB #Baseball #NationalCoffeeDay 1538049
Reposted by Michael MTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter... 431448317
Reposted by Michael MSeattle Sports @seattlesports710.bsky.social · 29/09/2026After putting together one the best minor-league pitching seasons of all time this year, #Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson was named the Minor League Pitcher of the Year by Baseball America on Monday. sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-...sports.mynorthwest.comSeattle Mariners' Kade Anderson named MiLB Pitcher of the Year by BA - Seattle SportsAfter one of the best minor league pitching seasons ever, Seattle Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson is Baseball America's MiLB Pitcher of the Year. 1314
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comBen Stiller Says Of CourseALT: Ben Stiller Says Of Course 010
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Jerry, could you reprint that form with clearer VIN numbers? Thanks a bunch.” 000
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@bonhoefferchild.bsky.social you and Ben might want to see this. @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social too. an article critical of a Catholic anti-empathy effort just dropped: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comWhy Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.” 031
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As very very young kids, Mr and the sibling watched a double feature of Snow White and Tron. 000
Reposted by Michael MClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor. 623737729
Reposted by Michael MKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins 804141948
Reposted by Michael MSurprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026What if my interviewer offers me Turkish Delight? 1920024
Reposted by Michael MBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is extraordinarily well written. 832796437
Reposted by Michael MSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:theguardian.comHoman Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 peopleExclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’ 9147331719
Reposted by Michael MGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...newrepublic.comTrump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ HeelTrump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. 792238638
Reposted by Michael MPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 25/09/2026you know what *i* would say if someone called me a racist or a nazi? I would say, i am not a racist or a nazi 57994151
Reposted by Michael MRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27674863128
Reposted by Michael MLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 383198096333
Reposted by Michael MRadley 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. 8141861728
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@jvl.bsky.social ’s thesis about the people (they’ve gone rotten) is always dark but shades different depending on the day. My thesis overlaps his but does differ: the people were always disappointing but depended on good leadership and good systems to thrive. We’re in a bad patch for both rn. 100
Reposted by Michael MRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform. 291740336
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 More fodder for my standing opinion that evangelicalism should fracture as a cultural concept and that this would be a good thing. 011
Reposted by Michael MRev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I swear if I have to engage in another conversation, interview, or see a huge conference focused on the problem of "polarization" without naming Christian Nationalism + rising authoritarianism ... I will scream. I have been reporting on the Christian Right for more than a decade ... 2246
Reposted by Michael M🏃♂️The Runner🏃♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Classic cartoon updated 9540361641
Reposted by Michael MDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026ICE agents chasing him in a car ran this guy over a week ago, horribly injuring him. Needs some media attention beyond this: www.walb.com/2026/09/23/i...walb.comICE releases statement after man run over in Dougherty County operationImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now releasing more information about an incident that happened in Dougherty County on Sept. 17 when a man was run over by an ICE vehicle. 201223638
Reposted by Michael MMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026Yeah, what psychopath would want his name on a building associated with an assassinated President 78790831940
Reposted by Michael MChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 23/09/2026💥 The Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin was taken to a hospital after experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body, his lawyer said. He had been put into custody with a bullet still lodged near his spine. | WP www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... 14188103
Reposted by Michael MJoyce EM 🌊🇺🇦 @jempoetry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Everyone’s focusing on the wrong words that Trump used yesterday! THESE are the words that should be of most concern: “Do I drive them into hell…” We’re underplaying the religious component of Christian nationalism & their End Times beliefs. We keep analyzing politics and overlooking theology! 🧵 253
Reposted by Michael MThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What an inspirational message! The Republican Party, folks. 2071144335
Reposted by Michael MLaura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...ms.nowTrump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s TheatreThe playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW. 199582271
Reposted by Michael MRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington. 122570094503
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Even ghosts need to get outside and play. youtu.be/5WTkJHHF4B4youtu.beHorror Movie DaycareYouTube video by Dropout 010
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's amazing just how far the Mariners fell this year and *still* are only 4.5 games out of the postseason *and* the Rangers are under .500. What an absurd division this year. 010
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is a big reason I'm more sanguine about the safety threats. There are elevated risks that need to be dealt with but the economics suuuuuuuck. 010
Reposted by Michael Mjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's 164113092101
Reposted by Michael MSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768272244
Reposted by Michael MAstrea1965(pic is©️)💙🌊🦋🐸 @astrea1965.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning & it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This is Upper Marlboro, Maryland. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! #BLM Reporting by NBC4 Washington on IG. substack.com/@letsgetinto...substack.comLetsGetIntoIt2025 (@letsgetintoit2025)Again. BLACK PEOPLE DO NOT HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This man was discovered just before 8AM this morning and it was immediately ruled a suicide by the medical examiner. This happened in Upper... 2838901857
Reposted by Michael MJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026should be day 2 stories if Maine/national media pick up on fact Collins' lobbyist husband, Tom Daffron, worked closely - for years - with Scott Reed, a key player in the corruption scandal @andrewperez.bsky.social & @martinpengelly.bsky.social wrote about that in June zeteo.com/p/susan-coll...zeteo.comSusan Collins’s Husband Worked for the Lobbyist Running Her Super PACThe Maine senator's husband apparently consulted last year for the lobbyist leading Pine Tree Results PAC, documents show. 411969707
Reposted by Michael MNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Diesel, gasoline, potash, etc. are physical things. Millions of tons of the stuff has to move from some locations to various other locations, facilitated by infrastructure that takes a while to develop. This isn't a video game. You can't just drag a resource bar and quickly shift where stuff goes. 1537159
Michael M @bedwyr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think for a lot of Dem pols that this is earnest faith in a neoliberal construct that passed them by. They can’t process new circumstances because it’s belief, not rational. Adjusting would be like removing both carabiners at once on a ropes course. So they yell “I can’t do *that*!!”. 010