Reposted by blakemkMartha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 7hThis is possibly the worst thing I have ever read. It should be the only headline on every news source. It won't be. If you've experienced sexual assault, maybe don't read the details. 12399135
Reposted by blakemkPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hShouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP? 201077340
Reposted by blakemkmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22himagine if the mainstream media covered Republicans' number one donor — the biggest political donor in US history! — and his controversial views with as much scrutiny as they covered Hasan Piker's 312174565
Reposted by blakemkmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former 423355711
Reposted by blakemkGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 06/10/2026i don’t really give a shit about straining to interpret trump’s meandering, word salad horseshit, he’s the president of the united states, if he’s being misinterpreted, that’s his problem 371660202
Reposted by blakemkTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 5921931603
Reposted by blakemkMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Land of the free, home of the brave 517245
Reposted by blakemkMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They will have to invent books after stealing our books to feed their machines that then killed books. 301151182
Reposted by blakemkRobert Krier @eyesonsdskies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yet another record-setting day in San Diego County. For the city of San Diego, it's the 4th straight day that set or tied a daily high record. With highs in the 90s expected Tuesday & Wednesday, this could go down as the city's hottest first week of October in its history. #sandiegoweather #CAwx 1309
blakemk @blakemmmk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Look, I wish fewer people voted for Trump in San Diego County, but Harris won by 17 points. Since 2008, the County has voted Democrat for President. 130
Reposted by blakemkSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 06/10/2026Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso, suspended after his arrest on allegations he molested a young child, said he still “intend[s] to win” the November election. And the Palm Beach County Republican Party endorsed him today. Via @miamiherald.comsun-sentinel.comPalm Beach County GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuseSuspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso said he has not abandoned his campaign, nor has the local Republican Party abandoned him, even after his arrest on child sex abuse charges. 40325185
blakemk @blakemmmk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yeah, I mean I don't support deporting immigrants to random countries, but this i could probably not get mad about this plan. 121
blakemk @blakemmmk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The number of fruit flies this heat has manifested in my kitchen...every time I use the kitchen sink it's a cloud of them. Little traps EVERYWHERE. 000
Reposted by blakemkMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Congrats again to the New York Times on its long form journalism 1439463
Reposted by blakemkJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler. 322922634
blakemk @blakemmmk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am downtown today and it's brutal. I was excited for AC after the past few days, but it's not as cool as it typically is. 010
Reposted by blakemkKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Let's stop using anodyne labels like "the immigration debate" or "controversy over migrants" and start referring to things accurately. "Expelling children who, by law, are entitled to remain in the country" or "imprisoning toddlers in concentration camps" or "pogrom" 7483189
Reposted by blakemkHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My experience trying to bring @talkingpointsmemo.com to TikTok has really made me cognizant of what a serious threat censorship from right leaning social media companies and their clunky AI is for all of us. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...talkingpointsmemo.comTikTok Doesn’t Want Us To Talk About the News 25521
Reposted by blakemkCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026not the only reason but a brand of inevitability, FOMO, anxiety, and, ‘if you don’t see it it means you’re not smart enough’ has become the chief way silicon valley (led by venture capita) markets its products. 727849
Reposted by blakemkMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Trump is trying to steal the Brazilian Presidential election, & the US media is ignoring it. I am an Emmy-nominated labor reporter with 20 years experience reporting in Brasil & need your donations to help cover this crucial story!paydayreport.comAs Trump Tries to Steal Brazilian Election, Send a Labor Reporter to Cover ItToo many in the U.S. are ignoring Trump's attempts to steal the Brazilian election this October. 2248129
Reposted by blakemkMike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/10/2026A lot of people in Silicon Valley keep talking up Alpha School. Move fast and break education. Of course, I'm guessing that rather than admitting it hasn't revolutionized education, they'll say the problem is the tests. 1216537
Reposted by blakemkKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10041951467
Reposted by blakemkBob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“I can also throw this football over them mountains.” 5502
Reposted by blakemkMother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/10/2026John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era.motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 18415171
Reposted by blakemkDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 201835908
Reposted by blakemkSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/10/2026Funny how their “originalism” dissipates when there’s a Republican/billionaire imperative at stake. I don’t think “originally” corporations were people, or presidents had immunity, or agencies couldn’t make “major” rules, or Congress couldn’t set terms of office. What a joke.wsj.comOpinion | Justice Samuel Alito: Even Originalists Make MistakesAn interpretive method disciplines the decision-making process, but it doesn’t free judges of the need to exercise judgment. 1933598
blakemk @blakemmmk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026While my black out curtains and blinds help, I really need to get AC! Definitely less oppressive than the humid heat spell of a couple of weeks ago. 110
Reposted by blakemklauren benet @laurenbenet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Something I learned just this week: "only 4% of the world’s women and girls live in the U.S., but the U.S. confines ONE-QUARTER of the world’s incarcerated women and girls." www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women... 111353
Reposted by blakemkPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Elon, whose genAI is the world's largest distributor of CSAM, has essentially infinite money to throw at evading any kind of consequences for producing and distributing more CSAM than any human in history. 6851344
Reposted by blakemkTaniel @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. 2921531961
Reposted by blakemkMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48365683755
Reposted by blakemkKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again? 1932702485
Reposted by blakemkBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997243101
Reposted by blakemkMatt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't think people really appreciate the gravity of what is happening in the news industry. If you value getting reliable information from the news orgs you depend on, you need to support them with your dollars or they could disappear. This isn't hyperbole. It's happening right now in real time. 55322
Reposted by blakemkWhey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So the answer to Klobuchar’s “did you confuse the Hawkeyes for the Hawks” question appears to be “oh no, we’re way fuckin dumber than that.” 36413
Reposted by blakemkGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 293112944104
Reposted by blakemkChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty. 58160083379
Reposted by blakemkRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026John Kennedy before he adopted his Foghorn Leghorn MAGA character. 1992205581
Reposted by blakemkDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462219778
Reposted by blakemkCraig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026moving away from fossil fuels is vital to the future of literally every single thing, and i mean that literally literallly 0135
Reposted by blakemkMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026Reminder: Hegseth's "no beardo" policy is just his not-so-subtle way to push out Black troops.motherjones.comIf only Pete Hegseth's military shaving crusade was just stupidHegseth knows damn well who he's pushing out: Black troops. 42583227
Reposted by blakemk404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 6213651083
Reposted by blakemkRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza. My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls. 501234276
