Reposted by Chris BlacktonTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6hKansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month. 151353342
Reposted by Chris BlacktonJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 22hOMG NYC is having a scavenger hunt. The theme? The History of Organizing in NYC. OMG THIS IS THE WAY 1445894
Reposted by Chris BlacktonLadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home 1224541614
Reposted by Chris BlacktonNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Teach your son to wait. Teach him that other people are as important as he is. Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision. Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex. 31370258
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Aaron is not underrating this. It's cinema. The sly smirk when Schmitt thinks he's gotten Smith to perjure himself. The hasty vanishing of the sign. Klobuchar getting Kennedy to hold it up. Schmitt getting LOUD and ANGRY when Klobuchar points out he mixed up the Hawks and Hawkeyes. 1252795542
Reposted by Chris BlacktonMaciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets. 1511951551
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDonna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Truth 0316
Reposted by Chris BlacktonEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is excellent modern journalism. A century ago, a newspaper would publish a muckraking article. Then a pol could get quotes into the paper in response. That was slow turnaround. Now subjects of articles go on TV and social media to counterspin. And @propublica.org is rapidly responding. Great! 6500135
Reposted by Chris BlacktonHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 24/09/20262023: White Sox lose 101 games 2024: White Sox lose 121 games 2025: White Sox lose 102 games 2026: 8539134
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDan 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. 14195232201
Reposted by Chris BlacktonPatricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m envisioning Gen Z bosses in a few years being shocked at whatever Gen Alpha does - “she didnt even bring coffee to the interview!” 152
Reposted by Chris Blacktonryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12352921369
Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 26/09/2026There's a generational divide for sure. Also class. Bottom line is everything you do, say, and bring to an interview paints a picture. It's up to you what that painting ends up looking like. 210
Reposted by Chris BlacktonKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776352127
Reposted by Chris Blacktonrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026you guys broke watergate 22889371221
Reposted by Chris Blacktonplayer to be named taylor @tcase.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For what it's worth if you bring an iced coffee to an interview with me and you also bring me one? Hired immediately 144
Reposted by Chris BlacktonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Hannity's list of "TRUMP'S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS" includes restoring Confederate names to military bases and releasing dietary guidelines 3033615812
Reposted by Chris BlacktonJeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah the prognosis for American democracy is a lot better now than it was a year ago. But it’s not because the malign forces have stopped trying. It’s because Trump is so bad at his job that Republicans can’t win elections even with their thumbs on the scale. 2528
Reposted by Chris BlacktonMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026this administration illegally shut down federal agencies, impounded money from Congress, set up for-profit concentration camps and sent children there. They dismantled our public health infrastructure and children died of measles. Doing accountability for crimes against our Constitution is the work. 142191299
Reposted by Chris Blacktonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Both WaPo and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social are reporting that one of the stories the WH claims they banned Politico for was based off a background briefing (that is, they're complaining Politico reported what WH told them to). Darcy makes it clear JD was the background briefer in this case. 251195426
Reposted by Chris BlacktonTamar Haspel @tamarhaspel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Rule of thumb: If people lie about things you can easily check, you can assume they're lying about things you can't easily check. 04213
Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 23/09/2026"It is crucial to national security that nobody thinks we're dumb" is a helluva legal argument 000
Reposted by Chris BlacktonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Well, I'll be damned. They finally found a spine. 1002635242
Reposted by Chris BlacktonElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026When I first heard “I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” I thought it was a bad ass choice. Now I realize it’s not a “choice.” It’s a reaction. Something happens: you stand up, or you cower. Sheeran cowered. Macklemore stood up. 261490191
Reposted by Chris BlacktonJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This very recent image of Trump is so funny to me 5854
Reposted by Chris BlacktonMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026You really shouldn't be in politics if you can't take advantage of your opponent being sponsored by The Job Destroying Factory That Raises Your Water And Power Bills And Whose Creators Say It Might Kill Us All. 461583376
Reposted by Chris BlacktonGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 17/09/2026An important step towards accountability and justice. 763166570
Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 17/09/2026"Ai should be our servant not our master" should be a pretty straightforward and reasonable position, no? 110
Reposted by Chris BlacktonBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401267046704
Reposted by Chris BlacktonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My man looks like a mobster who's just been pantsed by Bugs Bunny 4817277799
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Guys South Carolina is in play I genuinely believe this @drannieandrews.com can do it If you have the inclination and cabbage think about contributing to her campaign 1633860
Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 16/09/2026Yet another reason why caving so early on the budget was a mistake. I'm not necessarily of the opinion that a government shutdown would've been a good thing for Dems but giving that leverage up before Labor Day was dumb. 000
Reposted by Chris BlacktonMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 16/09/2026Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow. Mike Johnson knows it, we know it. So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...cnn.comHouse to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN PoliticsSpeaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o... 14126761071
Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 14/09/2026Holy shit the sponsor at the end has to be a troll right? 000
Reposted by Chris Blackton Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 14/09/2026It's like George Costanza and JD Vance had a baby. 1318518
Reposted by Chris Blacktonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/09/2026oh we should regulate the supplement industry out of existence. we’d knock out half of right wing podcasts in the process. bsky.app/profile/hamm... 402461230
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls my Russian development deal, Trump envoy says. 2238184
Reposted by Chris BlacktonFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 10/09/2026I'd sure like to see this happen. 1331864
Reposted by Chris BlacktonFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 10/09/2026I can verify that spite is very much the thing that sustains me right now 49910
Reposted by Chris BlacktonBrian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026THE PREMISE IS THAT THE MUPPETS ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW CALLED THE MUPPET SHOW 474793954
Reposted by Chris BlacktonDan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Not the obituary I wanted to read today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 413011