Reposted by Octopus’s GardenPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The inability of Trump supporters to acknowledge the immense damage he is doing to the USA’s position in the world is the real scandal. 734449
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenCarolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Trump doesn’t have any policies, he has whims,” Ford said. “It scares the s–t out of me. The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. He knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and he’s making money, hand 1133
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This from a man who has asked his son to monitor his on-line porn consumption. 1313419688
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026An economic illiterate 67722
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Cutting off trade with our allies because they support our other allies? What a fucking buffoon. 58765751756
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Unlike WaPo and NYT, Rolling Stone has an accurate headline 4285150
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Note that in two articles today, WaPo describes a "sale" of bombs to Israel. This is extremely misleading. The reported $2.bn package is 100% funded by US taxpayers via the Foreign Military Financing grants for Israel to buy US weapons. 16406206
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenGod @thegodshow.com · 14/09/2026he's a pedophile in the epstein files and all he has to say is 5,000 dollars and every idiot just falls for it 941894336
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenElliot Edelstein @elliot66.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trump has fucked this country beyond belief 1234
Reposted by Octopus’s Gardenryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 17/08/2026this is what I would do. no peace until Trump is out of the chair www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comIran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the WarIntercepted communications and other intelligence suggest a strategic shift by hard-line leaders to raise the costs for the U.S. and its regional allies. 1847
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The quagmire is entirely in Donald Trump's head. We could find ways to end this if he were not in the decision chain. And if we had competent people in State and Defense. 101028
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Turkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran deal - www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-s…middleeasteye.netTurkey suspects Israel fabricated Trump Air Force One assassination plot to derail US-Iran dealIsraeli intelligence had warned that Iranian operatives could target Trump’s plane with shoulder-fired missiles during the Nato summit in Ankara amid tense negotiations with Tehran 32111
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenSANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The most underrated act of kindness is letting people be. Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something they don’t understand. Everyone has something that lights them up. Let them shine, even if it’s not your thing. @ 3amThoughts 21627174
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenCYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Opinion: This is evidence that the well being of the people of the United States, law and order, and national security doesn't mean anything to Republican members of Congress. They exist to serve themselves at great peril to our country and people. www.france24.com/en/americas/...france24.comUS Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Todd Blanche as attorney generalThe US Senate on Saturday voted 50-49 to confirm President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche as the country's attorney general. Blanche was serving as the top US law enforcement offic... 210135
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026When it comes to Trump’s money laundering, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Trump Soho laundered Russian mob money. Trump Panama laundered drug cartel money. Trump Azerbaijan laundered Iranian Revolutionary Guard money. Florida real estate was used to launder Russian oligarch money. 12427891260
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026Trump is asked about the New York Post's fake reporting about 9/11 families allegedly not wanting Mamdani to go to memorial services. This is how Murdoch launders smears into the news cycle. 581139282
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026After Ukraine struck an Iranian ship, and Tehran reportedly considered retaliating with a ballistic missile, I’m thinking today about this quote from @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl... 02913
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 29/07/2026Jamie Raskin says Republicans appear strangely absent from the campaign trail as Trump tightens his grip on U.S. intelligence. His fear: the real midterm strategy may be unfolding somewhere voters cannot see. #DonaldTrump #Midterms2026 #JamieRaskinwp.meThe Missing Campaign Signs That Left Jamie Raskin Fearing Something Far More SinisterSomething was missing as Rep. Jamie Raskin traveled through upstate New York—and its absence disturbed him more than a sea of Republican campaign signs might have. There were no visible signs of an… 4239
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/07/2026People need to step back and understand what they are seeing. After a few months of war, the USA is running out of munitions and options fighting a country with no air force, no navy and a damaged infrastructure. US decline is real and self-inflicted. 651391349
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenPaul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 26/07/2026"The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to dismantle and discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering. We should see the campaign against empathy by Trump supporters for what it is: a flashing red light warning of fascist intent." 1165
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenJayAllTheEms @jayalltheems.bsky.social · 24/07/2026what a fragile penis 011
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Too many people underestimate how quickly the American leadership could talk itself into operations to seize islands in the Gulf currently controlled by Iran. 1213025
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM 704131636661
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenAlex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Tracy said he was going to address the team on the end of the 15-game winning streak, but Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray “were already handling it” when he got into the clubhouse, and he was happy to leave the messaging to them. 1895
Octopus’s Garden @cephaloctopi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Nice to see a Dem calling it what it is.open.substack.comJuly 22, 2026“The Republican Party’s new favorite talking point is calling Democrats communists,” Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) said yesterday on the floor of the U.S. 030
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenElise Thomas @elisethomas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I know we've all heard this before but I do actually feel like it's quite important to not normalise the President of the United States publicly announcing his intent to commit war crimes. This is not normal. 2134
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Valuable thread. Trump disaster w Iran is unique. Not (yet) nearly as many (US) casualties as GWB disaster w Iraq. But even less provocation or justification. By comparison, even Vietnam was"rational" step-by-step, tho leading to catastrophe. This time, pure impulse. No rational veneer at all. 1121152
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 21/07/2026People think Democrats hate Trump because he’s a Republican, but it’s really because he’s a horrible fucking human. 1172056370
Reposted by Octopus’s Garden California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Trump has disbanded the foreign influence task force in the FBI… All while he claims foreign influence in our own elections. Actions. Speak. Louder. Than. Words. 😎✨ 14061722136
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/07/2026"Don't take my word for it, listen to this Fox News segment" I am begging the establishment centrists to please, please, please shut the fuck up. You're worried about your sinecures and pretending the party itself is in danger. It's not. Shut. The fuck. Up. 921596286
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026He is not exaggerating. He is LYING. 585101902844
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump won’t be happy until the entire Middle East is in flames. 4338
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Trump should not be giving a national speech Thursday. He should be in prison for attempting a coup after the 2020 election and inciting the Jan 6 terrorist attack. 1052588606
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Steve Hoffstetter on the Belgian match... 348194
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Not for long. Not for long. 321602179
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The “perfect storm” that CNBC skates over is Trump’s policy slashing immigration which cuts the overall market and Trump’s tariff policy which is driving up costs. Trump is the perfect storm, hitting America on multiple fronts.cnbc.comA 'perfect storm' points to a much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040The auto industry is selling fewer cars--one forecaster says this is a fundamental change, and it is going to get worse. 20396124
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenDad Bod E @dadbode.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I love knowing that he spends all of his waking hours knowing the world hates him. He can talk tough all he wants. He is just an insecure little boy that never grew up. 6622
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When the Trump reign of terror comes to its ignominious end... and it will — the vastness of the corruption is going to shock the American people. 2452582636
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenStephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It's grating to have to live through such a deeply stupid era. 1145456
Octopus’s Garden @cephaloctopi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026theguardian.comThe white working class knows the American project isn’t working. Here’s why that will never matter to themAccess to power over other racial groups is their preferred political currency 000
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Trump has lost a war to Iran and is in the process of losing a war to Italy. Do Americans understand how weak he makes the USA look to the world? 59788141
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19/06/2026⚠️ Iran FM re Ben-Gvir post: “This is not a rant by a random genocidal lunatic. It's a public post by the national security minister of the Israeli regime. The genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv is a threat to all of humanity. It threatens all humans. Its only interest is permanent war.” 39644
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Italy's PM Meloni responds to Trump: So certain things deserve an immediate response. Trump's statements are completely fabricated; I'm frankly shocked. I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way toward his own allies; it's not the first time it's happened, after all. 22584151
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Again, need to say it - if Biden, Obama or any other Democratic President publicly endorsed Iran having ballistic missiles after launching an ill advised war to essentially eliminate Iran's missile launching capabilities - Congress (even a Dem led one) would launch impeachment proceedings next day. 793119777
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenTrita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Holy smokes!! 🔥🔥🔥 JD Vance to Israel opposing the MOU "My response to them would be: What is your exact proposal? You’re a country of 9 million people. You can’t just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have." 95619
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Memorandum Of Capitulation 136319
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026And just three old men are responsible for 90% of the world’s problems.bbc.co.ukJust 104 shoplifters carried out thousands of offencesAll but three of 104 repeat shoplifters continued offending after they had been charged, the Met says. 331204283
Reposted by Octopus’s GardenLuke Russell @lukerussell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Motherfucker can't even win a war against algae. 504167363112