bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Andor is how things went down. A New Hope was a bowldlerized New Republic propaganda film made after the fact. 030
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Only quibble with this: it has already absolutely ruined lives. But my quibble is dumb, because it will absolutely keep doing so. 000
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Post preambles like this baffle me. I have listened to Piker few times and I can see how and why he reaches people the dems need to reach. He is well-read, and bases in moral positions and not triangulation. I don't need a parasocial relationship with him. I need the voters he brings to the table. 000
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Data centers 732610921
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 09/08/2026The Democrats abandoned the liberal arts in public education more than 40 years ago and there is absolutely no sign that they will be reversing course anytime soon: open.substack.com/pub/asheeshk...open.substack.comWhy the Democrats Probably Won't Save the HumanitiesThe Republicans are awful, but the other side isn't actually that much better - yet. 1018547
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Its like baseball. A pitcher cannot win you a game, but they can sure as hell lose it. 000
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If I were the next president, I would just get a list of every one of the silent, submissive journalists in that room. I would ice them out of admin comms and ban them from all WH press events for the duration of my term. Tell their orgs that they can send replacements, but ban those fkrs. 000
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026this issue was just in front of the Supreme Court, and the case was the state of West Virginia against a middle school girl. which side sounds braver to you? 51407130
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Absolute non-starter, and I'll never vote for anyone who does this. Support for Israel *can* be a reasonable policy *response* to Israel's *behaviors* and needs, however: We will never get a reasonable policy as long as US pols preemptively and unilaterally exclude Israel from accountablility. 010
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The only responsible attitude for liberals and progressives to align on is that all right-wing grievances, claims and believes are not only false, but malicious lies. Nothing passes the mouth of an American conservative in public life that is not meant to harm and destroy the lives of millions. 5153121379
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialJesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️⚧️💗🏀💗 24664995
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The world would be a better place without Stanford youtu.be/57-OZSXGcxA?...youtu.beStanford’s Fraud PipelineYouTube video by Scott Carney 000
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/07/2026If you are a conservative and want to salvage something of that ideology, you must also support the eradication of the Republican Party and American Conservatism as if presently exists. They are the enemy of small government, human liberty, peace and thriving. 151621149
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it. 13005947836332
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialShabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Alexandra Bravo, the Ecuadorian prosecutor assigned to investigate U.S. strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and the 36 survivors’ accounts of torture & kidnapping by US, was shot dead by a hitman. The police detail that had been assigned to protect her was not present. www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...dropsitenews.comProsecutor Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes and Claims of Torture Was Murdered in EcuadorNew evidence has emerged of U.S. Coast Guard activity in the aftermath of two strikes, further corroborating survivor testimony. 14392309
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Marshmallow Test turned out not to be a test of rationality or the ability to delay gratification; it was a test of hunger and food precarity. Which the smoothbrains at Stanford should have known, btw. The "million v billion" question is probably also not a test of numeracy either. 49315
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I am not talking about Dem voters, but about the terrible people who have wormed their way into Democratic Leadership: Dem leaders would rather share power with the GOP (who literally want to kill Dem base voters) than with people who will alleviate suffering and make a better life for everyone. 020
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 24/06/2026DNC chair of the worst and most consequential political defeat in the modern era: "...don't...Don't...Don't...Don't...Don't..." The Party of Don't belongs in the dustbin of history, my man. 090
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Popehat ain’t lying. A significant part of electorate, especially in purple states, hate the GOP and the Dems almost equally. That is a recipe for some real kooky anti-establishment fervor. And yes I do have a healthy fear that my opposition to dems like Schumer and Booker is a little too intense. 020
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I will wait to be sure, because systematic defensive competence rules once Cup play begins. But after a lifetime of watching USMNT produce paltry offensive capabilities at best, it is nice to see a side that can build goals and have finishers who can capitalize. 020
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Exactly. They could have ended Trump's role in public life in 2021. They didn't. So he ended theirs. 35984176
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialJoe Dator @joedator.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Today's Daily Cartoon for @newyorker.com by Kevin Maher and me. 3970031693
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 20/05/2026on my birthday I took to the newsletter to write about the AI commencement address backlash, and how growing anger at AI is now irreversibly tethered to justified rage at the extraction class -- whether AI boosters like it or notkarlbode.comAI Rage Is Inextricably Fused With Justified Loathing Of The Extraction Class. 'Deal With It'Commencement AI booing reflects growing class revolt now tightly tethered to AI -- whether the technology's biggest proponents like it or not. 541241372
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Can confirm. I did word searches and it actually is zero for Gaza or Palestine. Not only that, Biden searches hit 23 pages, none mention his age or anything about how the people protecting him short circuited the primary system. Imagine an autopsy that ignores gaping wounds. 010
Reposted by bertwells.bsky.socialHelena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I cannot stress enough how much anyone who complains about the government spending money to give new parents free diapers should never know one single moment of peace 211993346
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Maybe Dem base voters like me are "Hedonically Satiated" by all the wins the Democrats have showered upon us over the years? On the other hand, maybe Tom is right, and Democrats' ongoing failure to give us a convincing reason to keep supporting them is a feature, not a bug. I dunno. 010
bertwells.bsky.social @bertwells.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Remember when Dem strategists put a stop to the wildly successful and objectively true characterization of conservative weirdos as "creepy weirdos"? Good times. Now the tool they knocked outta the hands of truthful folks like Walz has been picked up by the liars. Well done everyone. 040
