Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 3411914591
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2246061074
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8hJD Vance on Angie Nixon: "Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America" 6251069284
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9hPlease, for the love of God, can the media stop calling random cranks who write fan fiction about their personal heroes in the past "historians." 1362371524
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialL Chupacabra: The Pope Of Chili Town @lchupacabra.bsky.social · 12hWe need to make podcasting equipment insanely expensive 511162127
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hMinnesota Republican House candidate William Beck claims Bill Gates is buying up farmland to put mRNA vaccines into the food supply 186574126
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12hVery weird goings on in Bolivia this morning, as local press says the Trump administration is reaching to extreme measures to shut down the criminal probe into Fernando Cerimedo and Brad Parscale and their operation MAGA SUR. No press coverage of any of this in US corporate media, of course. 813193
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/09/2026This is obviously disgusting in so many ways. Gonna highlight one: Servicemember beard exemptions are all on religious or medical grounds. They're either Sikhs (mostly South Asian) or have a skin condition related to shaving curly hair (mostly African American). "No beardos" is racist as hell. 131042201
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026Eugenics 🤝 ai www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h... 1191713536
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: CBP just seized an American attorney's phone as he returned from Palestine, despite it containing attorney-client privileged communications. …Here's some interesting context — this attorney is married to another lawyer who *just last month* filed an ethics complaint against this Florida judge: 223089
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before 151076091423
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 993847970
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron 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" 341123934602
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Senator Schmitt doubles down, seemingly implying it’s risible for a man to be following a woman’s sport. (Any other interpretation of this post?) 111970107
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialmore mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 15/01/2025you hear Crouching Tiger and you're thinking, well that's gotta be the most fearsome and best camouflaged creature in this title, 3549411054
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 512057815
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15). 1232569665
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialJoe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here you go. 3034663
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2631209545713
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialMediaite @mediaite.com · 29/09/2026White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Democrats of being “incredibly disingenuous,” saying they do “360s on every single policy position they have.” 10715030
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Let me give you the actual solution to this problem. Universities and colleges have to hire football players as union employees (AFL-CIO, same as the NFL), with no requirement to attend school. They get health and retirement benefits, and are limited to a five year employment contract. 26643132
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Hormuz Letter: Clear evidence of market manipulation. Brent crude oil has been flushed 3 to 4% at midday New York time on each of the last three sessions, every time on a headline about US-Iran negotiations, with Iran rejecting every one of them within hours. Bloomberg is now calling it a "VaR 810141
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026damn that's crazy. so was he totally free of emotions when he missed back-to-back-to-back game winning field goals against the Seahawks in 2005, just pure Being Bad At Kicking with no mental factors at all 171090120
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads. 798118194666
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195122198
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At the Ukraine vs Hungary match, Ukraine national team fans held up "Save Oleshky". 731058
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAndrés Pertierra @andrespertierra.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The story came out, Netenyahu denied it, now new sources are confirming it; he was warned about the imminent attack that became October 7th and failed to inform subordinates because he worried it would jeopardize Saudi Arabian recognition of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...nytimes.comNetanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai... 411445
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/09/2026Imagine if instead of regulating drone risks the normal way (which we did), we instead paid weird bloggers lots of money to worry about superintelligent dogs sprouting thumbs and using drones to kill us. This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations. My latest:little-flying-robots.ghost.ioWhy We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AIImagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation... 25958279
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Another heater from The Onion theonion.com/dog-cant-bel...theonion.comDog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBIWASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was... 127734
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026this was already apparent to everyone with eyesnewrepublic.comMitch McConnell Is Entirely Nonverbal in New VideoThe 84-year-old senator also appeared to freeze up. 6866578
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialsouthpaw @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 1112651634
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Before midnight, DOJ told Judge Kelly the press ban of CNN, MSNow, Politico is based on their National Security reporting. But examples are core First Amendment protected reporting. First howler: WH says it is b/c POLITICO reported GOP Convention was a political disaster. 491399419
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026People are hiding at home, afraid to go outside and encounter ICE. They're struggling to find food and holding kids out of school, as friends and family are disappeared in bunches. This is now the reality of daily life across the U.S., and I took a snapshot of what it looks like in one community:boltsmag.org“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - BoltsFrederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo... 11571327
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026Dr Oz says the Trump administration will kick more than a million people off health insurance because some of them have "never filed a claim" 201849811809
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/09/2026Just in: Trump reported making another 1,158 stock trades in July 2026. It appears he violated the Stock Act, again, by failing to report all of his trades within 45 days. extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden... 841779695
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 22/09/2026Glamour Of Lamborghini Negated By Indiana Plates 534124424
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New: hackers say they have personal data on all FBI employees and spouses. I got a sample of 5,000 alleged employees, including name, physical address, phone number, and in some cases spouses. Could be a massive national security and counterintelligence risk www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...404media.co‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI EmployeesA sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. 1351368582
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Total collapse: 70% say his Iran war has hurt the US 75% say he has no plan for the war 76% say the war isn't worth the costs 782453633
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with. 8443471336
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113536049
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.propublica.orgThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million FiascoProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting. 30638290
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialTim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“When it comes to the choices my husband and I have made about public education, these days I feel that I failed both my values and my child.” A deeply personal piece from Nikole Hannah-Jones, 10 years after her landmark story about choosing her child’s elementary school, is your Sunday must-readnytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 57926
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialBaltic Takes (formerly badbaltictakes) @baltictakes.com · 19/09/2026The world’s wrongest man, John Mearsheimer, says he was effectively penniless during his recent visit to Russia because the “Russia expert” didn’t know his US credit card wouldn’t work there. 3360890
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe Trump and Republicans can work out a compromise, count immigrants as three-fifths of a full person or somethingnytimes.comTrump’s Census Proposal to Exclude Some Immigrants Could Cut Seats From Red StatesA Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found. 18613103
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialSarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Most multi-HR games out of leadoff spot: Mookie Betts: 27 George Springer: 24 Kyle Schwarber: 23 Alfonso Soriano: 19 Francisco Lindor: 16 Ronald Acuña Jr.: 15 Joc Pederson: 15 4382
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026NEW: Sports reporting is shrinking. But at ProPublica, we’re diving in. We won’t cover the games, but we’ll be keeping score — of which powerful people are winning, of who’s being hurt and of which systems can be held accountable.propublica.orgWhy ProPublica Is Leaning Into Sports InvestigationsSports is a wealthy, powerful industry. We’ll cover the system instead of the games. We’ll ask who’s responsible for some of its biggest problems and who’s preventing them from being fixed. 21829172
Reposted by @cabinetree.bsky.socialJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ultimate Man urges "MORE COWBELL." 14764
