Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 20hYeah, um, I think the words I am looking for here are "JFC" This is what Sydney's skies would look like tonight under these conditions. 44016
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I would give up a third of my 401K -- make that half of it -- to watch Senator Schmitt chew out the aide who came up with this scheme to entrap Jack Smith. 1314322
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Michael Tracey is actively attempting to dox Jane Doe in the Cornell 7 rape case 2863439765
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026No one except the soulless criminal who's president of the U.S. would say Canada is "one of the worst countries in the entire world." Trump uses China as a good example and Canada as a bad example because he loves dictators and wants to be one. 2526889
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23774881249
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11141661434
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is very interesting! Nearly 20 years ago I suggested that astronaut poop might have archaeological value, and was mocked for it. 🧪 🏺 #SpaceArchaeologyzoharesque.blogspot.comWho knew astronaut poop could cause such controversy?It's funny how people react to the idea that human waste may have archaeological value. Of course, in space, the main problem would be exp... 1415247
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 27/09/2026Women trying to succeed in Silicon Valley AI and effective altruist spaces are reporting feeling serious social pressure to attend sex parties - where people have reported being sexually assaulted, like below. Events like Aella’s “Slutcon,” which is happening again this weekend. 20643151105
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 901817703
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Bob Smietana @bmietana.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Been working on this for a while about pastors who see the racism and antisemitism of America's past as a feature, not a bug. Meet the Jim Crow Theobros religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 815955
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A while back @philiprocco.bsky.social wrote about how the Trump administration was already using government resources for propaganda messages in Social Security messaging. Is it illegal? Part of the problem is defining what counts as propaganda... donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-federa...donmoynihan.substack.comThe Federal Government is Emailing You Campaign Literature – Can Anyone Stop It?Is it legal for Social Security to send you partisan propaganda? In theory, no… 4299105
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oligarch solidarity www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 52851351
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Thursday that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face “legal consequences” after the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled that his seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots violated state law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCalifornia Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballotsThe ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ... 57692092800
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Boasting to the world of his mass terrorist atrocity: 1232877442
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is what happened to the Republican Party from the 90s on in increasingly blue states like Oregon, Washington, and California. Rather than trying to move TOWARDS voters, they radicalized AWAY from them, becoming ever more electorally unviable in statewide races. It’s a peculiar dynamic. 1439387
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Looks like US-made textiles and clothing have gotten more expensive since Trump imposed tariffs in April 2025. 482136330
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If they deserve to be impeached — and so many of them do — then the House should impeach them. Maybe the Senate won‘t convict but it’s still worth the effort to remind people that laws still exist and that Democrats still defend it. Also, as noted here, make ‘em sweat. 812552498
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026latest in a long running series of Republicans discovering that Republican policy preferences are bad when they’re applied to their loved ones 1112650634
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106002480
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this might be the single worst thing ever uttered at a UN General Assembly certainly the worst thing said by the leader of a purported democracy 641401333
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out. 773574676
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've had life insurance for years. Haven't used it once. 2314505603
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 561808872
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Seriously I'm seeing people be all "haha he's a 12 year old boy" when he mentioned the Arch with the Snipers but for some reason no one seems to do the math this way. Whether or not he builds the arch, he's telling you he's not leaving and he's gonna ask the military to protect him in the WH 26875199
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Briefly detained” = beat half to death 7549261649
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The MAGA outrage du jour that started on Twitter and has now been picked up by the OR GOP is that someone noticed that Tilamook cheese (made in Oregon) has a halal label. They’ve had it for years and they switched to non-animal rennet for economic reasons. But the hate machine must be fed. 901615374
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172271876
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I don’t usually meddle on the writing side of Jeopardy!, but tonight I called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers. 15710293777
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor. 1002991848
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH... 1702598666
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 17/09/2026JFC The VERY first thing Dems should do if they win the midterms is impeach this impossibly dangerous crackpot. 2350170
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”orlandosentinel.comDocs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI... 9555432156
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Lisa 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.  329253045779
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 17/09/2026people think it's SO easy to be a film critic but so few seem to know that it's an extremely complicated process that often involves watching at least one movie 638362
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Marisa 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. 10282582701
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 15/09/2026“As a result of exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX, Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science operations,” said Jamie Dunn, center director at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. #NASARoman 🔭 science.nasa.govFuel Savings Double Potential Lifetime for NASA's Roman Mission - NASA ScienceThe results are in: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's very accurate first mid-course correction, along with other fuel savings, are expected to more 216549
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Derek Newsome @derek.space · 16/09/2026Here's all 13 released engineering film shots from the Artemis II launch played back at full speed and synced! 25822
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So let me get this straight, SpaceX is turning away business in favor of its own payloads? They are phasing out their bread and butter Falcon 9 and its rideshare abilities in favor of Starship and Starlink? Fascinating. 595
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect. 7972091140
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Ej Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...wired.comA College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to WorkMaddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back. 7923271009
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her 1163138704
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 21926881393
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Of all the late stage Trump theories, wants the world to die with him seems increasingly credible. 621755408
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Years ago I tried to place a story about Bo French, the Texas Young Republicans, the Republican Party of Texas, and Nick Fuentes. I was basically told it didn’t matter. But I put this on my Substack!turtlediaries.netTop Texas GOP Donor and Nick Fuentes Seem to AgreeJewish people shouldn't hold office, women shouldn't work 320236
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 484297717660
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026As an aside it’s weird that Harp and other Trump staffers were wearing green, like they assume every day in Ireland is St Patrick’s Day 1042913306
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...nytimes.comElon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It PersistsReviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk. 122068929
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sure seems like we should revisit that whole "lying president tried to have his goons put an Olympic athlete in prison for his own incompetence" thing 572782676
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Equatorial Guinea is a dictatorship run by the same man since 1978, with his children running large portions of the state now. We paid this dictatorship millions of dollars to let us deport random people there. Our money was used for this inhumanity. 191383648