Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 20hThis feels like the beginning of a murder mystery. 101048
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026More info about the “lifelong Democratic voter”. Basically, I see no difference between claims of lifelong Democrats voting for Trump and Bigfoot sightings. bsky.app/profile/dani... 040
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Can confirm. This, for example, was at the top of my “for you” feed when I logged in to find an old post the other day. 532194386
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 44837361873
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026there are vanishingly few principles that Donald Trump holds to, but by far the most important one is a universal admiration and fellowship with sex criminals 181177303
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Dr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is already standard sentiment among the theobros in Doug Wilson’s extended universe. They see the presence of South Asian Hindus and Muslims as a sign of judgment on the USA. Expulsion is to them the only option. 2359
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181980696
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹CosmicHomicide @cosmichomicide.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Dear Penthouse Forum, I used to think these letters were fake..." 1164
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s so weird how when you tell the rest of the world to go fuck itself and fill your nation’s streets with gangs of armed, masked, and unaccountable armed thugs and terrorize people at the border…that people will decide to vacation elsewhere. Who could have guessed? 351046237
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy 1593962508
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Feels like skipping past the Civil War and World War II are sorta big tells here? I wonder why he doesn't want to talk about the times the US military waged war against white supremacists. Probably a totally innocent explanation, right? Right? 1363000524
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698712381
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 3014568990
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Executing prisoners is not a legitimate power of government, despite its long and barbaric history, and we should put an end to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comTennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was. 181211226
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Be sure to read the subtitles 5752576
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 30/09/2026Yeah, 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
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a reminder that not only is Eric Schmitt one of the dumbest members of Congress he's also an open white supremacist. If the Axios story is true that Vance wants him as his running mate in 2028 it says a lot about Vance wants. missouriindependent.com/2025/09/15/m... 1/2 120
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. 1314522
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 3023625807
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. 2426989
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23875221267
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. 11041811440
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is great! I remember back in the early 2000s making this 👇argument on a message board although not nearly as well as you do here. I also like how it preserves the samples if, say, scientists centuries from now need them. bsky.app/profile/drsp... 110
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... 1415248
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. 20743501112
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. 891818706
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just finished reading this. Excellent article about some truly frightening people. 010
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 ... 826376
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. 52851353
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 ... 57992082800
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Boasting to the world of his mass terrorist atrocity: 1222877441
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. 482156332
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. 812551498
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 1102651633
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106092482
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 641400333
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026static.klipy.comCaptain America: I Understood That ReferenceAlt: GIF of Captain America (Chris Evans) saying “I understood that reference.” 000
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. 2314502603
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. 561808873
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 26872198
Reposted by Brian Bartky 🌹southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Briefly detained” = beat half to death 7549241648
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Unless by Nate they mean director/star Nate Parker. Either way, I think it’s rage bait. 000
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Based on this I think you’re right. By “Nate” I think they mean *Nat* Turner. bsky.app/profile/954g... 110
Brian Bartky 🌹 @brianbartky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Seth addressed that later in the thread. 👇When I read the 1st skeet in this thread it reminded me of the awful "kosher tax" myth I heard so often as a kid. When I was in my 20s I knew this elderly woman who had a subscription to The Thunderbolt so I'm familiar with it, alas. bsky.app/profile/seth... 1173
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