Reposted by Jon Ipe.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172410718
Reposted by Jon IpDow @dow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Every completed Republican presidency since 1980 left a larger deficit than it inherited Every completed Democratic presidency since 1980 left a smaller one. 24018
Reposted by Jon IpGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 01/10/2026This is a good thread and for some reason it unlocked something that's been brewing in the back of my head for a while. 1363794
Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My hair treatment went from $17.99 to $25.99 a few weeks ago. I’ll see if that goes back down. 001
Reposted by Jon IpAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124924631
Reposted by Jon IpKarl Schamotta @karl-schamotta.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Trump attempting to shift US imports from Canada to a Russian client state. If there was any doubt before, the argument that the administration is acting in the interests of national security now lies in smoking ruins. 22304102
Reposted by Jon IpScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father. Can there be any doubt that Musk is collaborating with Putin to destroy democracy, and that Traitor Tommy is one of their greasy little tools? An FBI probe established repeated secret Putin-Musk communications.theguardian.comElon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s fatherErrol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figures 4189109
Reposted by Jon IpCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 12/09/2026www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comKimmel’s Talarico InterviewThis is Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See It is brilliant, human, and exactly what the Texas Republican Mafia cannot tolerate. 4.2 million views so far. 27237
Reposted by Jon IpRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT." 7891012928
Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Not voting for yourself so that you can keep the ballot as a keepsake… 000
Reposted by Jon IpMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Whether you love or hate AI this shit needs to stop. What are we even doing A bunch of Silicon Valley sociopaths should not get to decide the future of humanity totally unchecked. 830459
Reposted by Jon IpMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If only the media had as much interest in the world's richest person, the primary funder of the Republican Party, who spoke at Trump's Inauguration and gave a Sieg Heil, once again declaring his belief "white solidarity is the only way to survive" as they do some Twitch streamer. 322673671
Reposted by Jon Ip404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 391086617
Reposted by Jon IpTom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In a 48 hour span Trump called the deaths of 18 Americans “small potatoes” and then posted (he of the bone spur deferments) this AI slop of himself. It’s wrong and it’s offensive. And voters need to send a message. 108821
Reposted by Jon IpCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026(ABC News) - It's never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. abcnews.com/US/wireStory... 761234441
Reposted by Jon IpCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco... 384129915474
Reposted by Jon Ipderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie 1272207233993
Reposted by Jon IpTom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026As someone who did millions in business in the aftermath of 9/11 to help Cantor rise from the ashes and who also personally hosted Howard to speak at our firm, I can't tell you how disgusted I am by who he has become and how he acts and speaks. 1051396271
Reposted by Jon IpAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Probably good to catch cabinet officials in absolute baldfaced lies, though I remain skeptical there will be any consequences for perjury even after midterms. Please feel free to prove me wrong, Congress www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comRFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicateLetters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’ 726958
Reposted by Jon IpHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 01/09/2026A liberal is a conservative who just got mugged by the police 702868593
Reposted by Jon IpJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026U.S. Postal Service Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms (Gift Article)A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 01111
Reposted by Jon IpEd Z @edzarenski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Not good news. I'm looking at Construction Spending data and my forecast for 2026 is expected down 3.2%. Residential down 5.9% and Nonres Bldgs down 5.0%. Nonbldg UP 4%. Overall, this would be the worst annual performance since 2010. Some recent revisions lowered Rsdn. 44611
Reposted by Jon IpLibrarian Capital @librariancapital.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Bill Ackman, Jan-25: "(RFK Jr.) is not an anti-vaxxer. You are slandering him ... The Democratic Party has lost its soul" Bill Ackman, Aug-26: "The politicization of vaccines is a low moment for our country. It leads to distrust of science ... and ultimately causes grave harm" 2122
Reposted by Jon IpPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developernotus.orgTrump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private DeveloperThe National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park. 55729516
Reposted by Jon Ipspeedway22.bsky.social @speedway22.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Guardian just reported that there were 50,000 ICE ‘arrests’ in July, this is escalating rapidly and DHS is trying to be quieter about it now www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comICE arrested 50,000 people in July – quietly the biggest month in Trump’s second termAdministration moved away from high-profile raids that defined immigration enforcement approach last year but still deported record number of people 39172
Reposted by Jon IpRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...local12.comPolice request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in WalmartA police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart. 346108903651
Reposted by Jon IpCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Also: Kushner has no government position. By talking to him Jeffries is endorsing Trump's illegal use of Kushner as a public official and Kushner's own rampant corruption in that role. It's absolutely unconscionable and shows just how little Jeffries understands and appreciates the moment. 1329955
Reposted by Jon IpInvictus @tbpinvictus.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Fast forward 16 months and we see how this has worked out. Thank you, #MAGA. 2117
Reposted by Jon IpAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026NEW: Hegseth hid the fact that our main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed. newrepublic.com/post/214510/...newrepublic.comHegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t ResuppliedAccording to a report from MS NOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East. 31441991949
Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We had an EQS that we never charged at home because it came with free EA charging. Many Kias and Hyundais had the same deal and were at those same EA stations. 000
Reposted by Jon IpNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.nytimes.comKushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza PlanThe president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader. 892817876
Reposted by Jon IpTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026we're at the "they're arming unaccountable masked men with electric torture gloves" stage of fascism 5546801398
Reposted by Jon IpKeith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026every Harry Potter thing you buy gives this obsessed woman more ammo to fund these lawsuits and make trans people’s lives more difficult 311139
Reposted by Jon IpRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.nytimes.comTrump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind LeasesIt was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects. 27743892315
Reposted by Jon IpJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The chart tells the story: Recent economic history is weaker than we thought, and July's new number is downright concerning. 42774301
Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Anecdotally I observe a spike in Los Angeles middle-management type layoffs amongst my circle. 000
Reposted by Jon IpKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The president's authority as "commander in chief" refers to the military only. The president cannot use executive orders to expand the definition of who is eligible for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The president's aide saying these things is a virulent white nationalist. 36666972061
Reposted by Jon IpMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is a glorified single-source interview with the head of Third Way. It quotes far more moderates saying they support the progressive candidates in the general election. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u... 1323483564
Reposted by Jon IpJulia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It is pretty clear that the inflation we are experiencing is not emanating from the labor market--the labor share of GDP plunging to all time lows each quarter it seems 57025
Reposted by Jon Iptweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 06/08/2026"intentionally sandbagging the visa renewal process for legal immigrants so you can ambush them when they're taking domestic flights to meet an arbitrary daily quota of ruining people's lives" is, you know, when justice is served for these monsters it's not going to be pretty. 225948
Jon Ip @bruin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The Marlborough Sounds was one of the favorite stops on my honeymoon! 110
Reposted by Jon IpVandy, C.A. @cavandy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026$META when your site isn’t organically toxic enough just go out and buy some rage 4184
Reposted by Jon IpElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026A new study shows that among people hospitalized with COVID19, other viruses such as EBV, HSV1, and CMV may be reactivated. This effect isn’t limited to those who are immunocompromised, either. So if you’re wondering why I’m still masking indoors in public, have a read.nature.comCOVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside youReactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds. 19831368
Reposted by Jon IpJason Fry @jasoncfry.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Those of you eager to serve wealthy MLB owners as volunteer Pinkertons won’t like to read this, but as usual Joe Sheehan nails the real problem: 691415405
Reposted by Jon IpPeter Abraham @peteabeglobe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Based on MLB Pipeline rankings, the Dodgers gave up only their 5th, 7th, and 17th best prospects for Skubal. Plus, they'll pay him roughly $11 million. Other teams were gutless, that's all it is. 2416537
Reposted by Jon IpChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/08/2026The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.futurism.comThe Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced LaborThe lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak. 380112476089