Reposted by Professor SuttonNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17hWhether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud. 231481271
Reposted by Professor SuttonThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/09/2026Reminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola. trib.al/an8St24trib.alTrump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is GoingReminder that Trump cut funds that could have helped Africa stop the spread of Ebola. 1825999
Reposted by Professor SuttonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you put Republicans in charge of the presidency, they blame Congress for their failures. If they also control Congress, they blame the courts. If they control the courts, they blame their state. If they control their state, they blame a secret shadowy deep state, NGOs & media. 881858460
Reposted by Professor SuttonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump asks an African reporter, "how is ebola going?" 164739195
Reposted by Professor SuttonChuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 28/09/2026He says this with a straight face as gas reaches $4.50/gal, diesel reaches $6.50/gal, mortgage rates soar over 7%, grocery costs are rising, and Americans’ sentiments towards the economy are the lowest they’ve been since the Great Recession. 150947229
Reposted by Professor SuttonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 49666672384
Reposted by Professor SuttonBeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins 4458821073
Reposted by Professor SuttonSam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I used to think legacy media had just given up. Then I realized they are actually working very hard. Just not the way they’re supposed to. Not for the people they’re supposed to. 913918
Reposted by Professor SuttonJuliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our elections are free, fair, and secure — the Trump administration should not be interfering in them. But this Supreme Court continues to advance Trump’s goal of creating mass chaos and confusion ahead of the midterm elections to keep you from making your voice heard. 0175
Reposted by Professor SuttonSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen. 762134213865
Reposted by Professor SuttonDr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you that Hegseth is running the military like a megachurch youth pastor, which as a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you is a bad idea. 261126248
Reposted by Professor SuttonGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 18/09/2026FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Themgizmodo.comFBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date ThemICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them. 1662711643
Reposted by Professor SuttonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump banning media outlets from the WH over their coverage is unlikely to affect their reporting much, but it is yet another example of how the right wing definition of “free speech” is that they can say what they want and you can say what they want. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comSpeak at Your Own RiskDonald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment 471718468
Reposted by Professor SuttonNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The White House Press Corps should've walked out as soon as the Trump regime banned the Associated Press for calling the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of Mexico." That was Feb 15, 2025. The first month of Trump Term II. Not surprising that abandoning principles for weak acquiescence led to more abuse. 431531306
Reposted by Professor SuttonJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying 854127841
Reposted by Professor SuttonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The most incompetent administration in history by far, populated by idiots from top to bottom putting all of our lives in danger. 23633801154
Reposted by Professor SuttonBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If my company killed 123 children, the U.S. government would shut us down and send me to jail 371668359
Reposted by Professor SuttonPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The U.S. military swung into action to intercept a Chinese ship after an “entirely false” AI-generated intelligence report inaccurately identified what the vessel was carrying It also “almost started a war,” a source told CNN.cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 45790359
Reposted by Professor SuttonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The FCC will allow the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & Abu Dhabi to own nearly 50% of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros — potentially giving them sway over our media. This of course comes after Trump received gifts or struck business deals with these countries. See the problem?variety.comFCC Approves 49.5% Foreign Ownership of Paramount-Warner Bros.The FCC has approved Paramount's petition to allow 49.5% ownership by Gulf state sovereign wealth funds as part of its W 31136081967
Reposted by Professor SuttonMargarita @margarita.bsky.social · 18/09/202671% seems lowgizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 52041341
Reposted by Professor SuttonLisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.  329253045777
Reposted by Professor SuttonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:thehandbasket.coRepublicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problemA spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same. 10282572699
Reposted by Professor SuttonSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list.”theankler.comPrivate Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The AnklerLike music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP 58560336
Reposted by Professor SuttonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Apparently it is of no concern to any Republicans that Trump and Bessent are taking in billions of dollars from plundered Venezuelan oil and nobody knows where the money is, where is has been going, if anyone is getting proceeds, with no accounting of any of it made available. 24959772125
Reposted by Professor SuttonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵 69286014166
Reposted by Professor SuttonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s all identity politics, but since it’s largely white identity politics it’s fine and doesn’t count. It’s not something communist like police shouldn’t be able to get away with murder bsky.app/profile/chri... 91302210
Reposted by Professor SuttonEvan McMurry @evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com · 14/09/2026A massive, important read from @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu:theatlantic.comEmpire of GriftFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 412840
Reposted by Professor SuttonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/09/2026"Twelve years into our endless era of Trump, mainstream outlets remain reluctant to tell the public in stark terms that their president is an orange bag of gas and flimflam whose promises are as much of a hoax as his increasingly grotesque hair."publicnotice.co“Trump Dividend” is the new Trump SteaksThe con artist in chief’s latest scam. 652042480
Reposted by Professor SuttonJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.com‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says (Gift Article)The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center. 614755
Reposted by Professor SuttonChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Had anti-fascists not been closely watching various fascist groups over the past decade, the public would not know that a current GOP nominee for the Florida House of Representatives is an unrepentant white supremacist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...talkingpointsmemo.comExclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives... 322673
Reposted by Professor SuttonChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I asked Florida GOP & Republican National Committee for comment, detailing how Rawson: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist flag -had dozens of white supremacist donors -once wrote "public lynchings worked" They did not respond. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...talkingpointsmemo.comExclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives... 329898
Reposted by Professor SuttonI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026The Republican Party is chock full of open race scientists and Hitler apologists, so naturally our political press is laser focused on reckoning with “wokeness” and trans kids playing sports. 262570561
Reposted by Professor SuttonWRMS Traffic & Weather Reporter on the 2’s @carnegro.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026I missed FAMU honoring Dolly Parton at Miami Friday night. 241919578
Reposted by Professor SuttonMa$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/10/d...thepinknews.comDolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands: 'The woman is a national treasure'Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed. 132572719
Reposted by Professor SuttonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/09/2026Mike Johnson is backing a GOP candidate who called children “cum trophies” and made Nazi jokes. Confronted on CNN, Johnson’s excuse: “That was his persona online.”meidasnews.comMike Johnson Defends Backing Candidate Who Called Children ‘Cum Trophies’Speaker: “That was his persona online.” 37324911138
Reposted by Professor SuttonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Reminder: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen in 3 months. 30348491302
Reposted by Professor SuttonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.commondreams.org‘Serial Killer Empire’: US Kills 3 in Boat Strike, Bringing Trump Murder Count in ‘Make-Believe War’ to 230 | Common DreamsUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends deadly boat bombings in the Caribbean, claiming to target "narco-terrorists." 31144251904
Reposted by Professor SuttonI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026Also have to point out Musk said he was saving humanity he meant he was buying Twitter to promote race science to slow a popular movement for racial justice. 32780187
Reposted by Professor SuttonQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13/09/2026$5000 midterm bribe for 330M Americans costs $1.6 Trillion GOP:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Meanwhile: •Insulin for diabetics: $40B •Universal Pre-K: $60B •Universal 4-yr-college: $70B •SNAP for 40M Americans: $80B •Cancel all medical debt: $150B •$1.2T REMAINS GOP: HoW wE gOnNa AfForD iT? SOCIALISM COMMUNISM NOO! 301451489
Reposted by Professor Suttonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026this is a man so hollow, pathetic and power hungry that he is actively trying to ingratiate himself with neo-nazi groypers who think he is a race traitor 16565201022
Reposted by Professor SuttonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The most corrupt regime ever. With no close 2nd.wsj.comSteve Witkoff Earned More Than $100 Million From Entity Tied to Trump CryptoThe Trump envoy’s income surged in 2025, lifted by gains from World Liberty Financial. 701986808
Reposted by Professor SuttonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“I assume you’re saying literally you believe A.I. could kill us all by the end of the decade.” “Yeah.” 😕 Jacob Coxon tells CNN why he decided to leave Anthropic, says he was shocked his warning about A.I. maybe killing us all went viral. 44669240
Reposted by Professor SuttonTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The messaging is so weird, that the federal government has enough money to just issue every American $5,000 today if the president wants to, BUT ALSO, no, he doesn't want to right now (only if the GOP wins). 29848170
Reposted by Professor SuttonCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi... 46079483375
Reposted by Professor SuttonCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 10/09/2026john fetterman is the first rat in history to climb onto a sinking ship. 475239114324