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Renewable energy executive on sabbatical from corporate America based in Asia over 40 years. Lifelong Democrat 🚫 DMs unless I know you.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h
Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…
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Defund Musk!
Friends,
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h
Reminder that before he was put in charge of the gulag he was in stiff competition with Tommy Tuberville for dumbest Senator.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h
This is really going to win over all the many voters who don't ever notice if their children are home for 3 or 4 days.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15h
This is not more stupid and insane than stuff you could pick up off the news stand in Tesco
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
So we are clear, "Russia Russia Russia" was *never* a hoax.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Horribile Visu! The entirety of MAGA is descending into a Lord of The Flies frenzy of corruption brown bowl swirlage as time runs outs out … www.axios.com/2026/10/14/t...
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 14/10/2026
Why has hasan piker done this
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A lot of the shocked responses here are because it’s not well understood that *the paper and its staff* are almost certainly more extreme, much crankier and way more committed to massive violence against entire populations than Farage is. It’s not clear to me which is more intensely racist, however.
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 13/10/2026
None of her colleagues will say a word because there are no good UK journalists
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’d say you shouldn’t be RTing internet oddballs calling millions of people “Inhuman fascistoid scum” if you wanted to keep your prestigious media job, but this stuff hasn’t inconvenienced her before.
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In a world of IRGC headband wearing, coconut waving fools can we have more Melanie Phillips please?
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Melanie Phillips very clearly explains the astonishing transformation of left-wing liberals into inhuman fascistoid scum.
Everything is extremely simple and logical.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I think Ds have largely avoided big discussions of Musk because the other messages they're concentrating on our landing so well and you can only concentrate on a few things. But it's worth saying clearly that the GOP is the tool of maintaining Musk's power over American society.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Theresa May tried to have Johnson’s security clearance revoked, a thing nobody much wanted to dwell on when it was revealed, so we just skimmed right over that www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
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Bselby @bselby88.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Our tech overlords are idiots.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
soon they’ll wheel Trump out to the beach waterline and he’ll command the tides to stop rising and falling.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So how is the Nidal Hassan execution going to work? They drug him so he doesn't get to yell something before he dies?
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“‘Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things,’ Guilfoyle responded. ‘It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on signal.’ …A U.S. ambassador lecturing her briber on bribing best practices.” www.thebulwark.com/p/our-big-fa...
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Our Big Fat Greek Bribery Scandal
Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption is shocking, damning, and—by now—chump change.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ossoff seems to have disemboweelled Mike Collins on live TV. Don’t tell PETA.   talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/s...
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Somehow, Mike Collins Was Completely Unprepared for Questions About His Neo-Nazi Ties During Senate Debate
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) failed to answer a question about who won...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I note how Christian Nationalists, who think the public execution of Jesus was the most horrific thing humans ever did, are giddy at the prospect of getting to watch a public execution on live streaming—being so “pro-life” and all . . .
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 08/10/2026
Yes the kids won't remember but "overturning roe will be good for abortion rights" was a big centrist thing for awhile
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is the funniest shit of all time… wait for it…😂
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Alex is far from the only British commentator who plainly believes e.g. the destruction of the Gaza Strip and the ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon are a valiant battle by regrettably fascist white heroes against the black horde of Mordor. But how did this wildly extreme position become dominant?
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I get responses with weird theories for why this happens but, for real: relentless massacre and destruction is not a factor because it is only incidental to the core point Rafa and others have always been making, and that key, non-negotiable point is: Fuck you, we are in charge, shut up, fuck off.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
vile, disgusting, irredeemable people
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seems like Bari has lost the New York Post. And bigly. Everyone can smell the stench of sucking air. pagesix.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Exclusive | Infuriated CBS staff still can’t get through to Bari Weiss after scandals and ratings collapse
It’s her way or no way, with insiders claiming she doesn’t listen to anyone when she has bad ideas.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I noticed that a lot of people didn't catch the sarcasm in this hed or read the piece, which is quite good. so we discussed changing the headline. but then I thought, fuck these coked up Bluesky muppets. let's leave it as is. Anyway, give it look.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hahahaha low energy Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes, I think that would be helpfully clarifying for everybody
Melanie Phillips • @MelanieLatest
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The Greens should now be proscribed as a terrorist support group. Jews are now demonstrably in danger from them.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The press have decided to reimpose the two party model and unfortunately, that requires “pretending to believe Kemi Badenoch is doing a good job”. Which is pretty bad, given she’s a disastrously online wacko.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Endless corruption.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I watched this ad and it’s amazing. Doesn’t even use his name. The very clear almost explicit subtext is: my dudes, if I can suck it up and vote for this lying sack of shit, you can too, okay?
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TheRightIsWrong (TRIW) @therightiswrong100.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The “most moral army” 👇 they destroyed the house of the bride killing the entire family, then they wear her wedding dress as a celebration! What kind of people are Israeli Soldiers, how could anyone be so satanic, so evil?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
remember the real rocket docket is when Republicans have to jam another corrupt justice on to SCOTUS in three weeks.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just adds another level to the story of Trump's illegal ads that he stole the money from what is purportedly his top policy priority (immigration enforcement) to run his tax payer funded campaign ads. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump administration used DHS funds for pro-Trump ads, Dems say
Congressional Democrats said the White House used $20 million for the ad campaign from funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Sarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FFS
New York Times screenshot: 

Cornell Police Report Omitted Student's Claim
She Was Raped

Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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Bselby @bselby88.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Revolting. Barbarism. Yet its proponents will justify and carry on as usual.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inhumane, barbaric, torturous.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
please let Ken keep talking
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’d underline here that “we” have not fucked it here: “Britain” has not disastrously screwed up. 99.9% of the populace are largely blameless, or they are just clueless dickheads. This situation was deliberately created by a comparatively tiny clique of political insiders and their media friends.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In addition to historic levels of presidential unpoplularity another factor is haunting Republcians: shit candidates in state after state talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/anoth...
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Another Factor: Bad Candidates
Here’s a secondary issue we’re currently seeing in a number of races...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Their punishment was to write essays.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reup: A lot of reporting on Sheri Mecklenburg's resignation letter presented a she-said DOJ-said conflict about what she recommended. But BY RESPONDING and making a claim abt what she did say, DOJ waived privilege on the stuff they've been trying to keep secret. emptywheel.net/2026/09/25/a...
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Andrew Boutros' Hot-and-Cold Privilege Claims - emptywheel
In a bid to debunk Sheri Mecklenburg's claims about charging deliberations in the Broadview 6 case, the Chicago US Attorney's Office just waived the privilege that was a core part of their defense.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So many times we see this. Where illegal cancellation of congressional appropriation becomes one weird trick.
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