Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Dennis Hastert? The former House Speaker who was jailed for violating banking laws? 315025
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The thing about virtue ethics is it’s wrong but it’s also the only ethical system you are capable of implementing. 040
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I think that a lot of leftists rightly or wrongly feel like this was a mask off moment but nothing fundamentally changed for the worse because the empire already sucked whereas a Evelyn Normielib rightly or wrongly genuinely feels like something was taken from her, if that makes sense. 924122
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A lot of people are outraged at this but have some empathy if you’d killed as many children as Kennedy you’d want to deny and deflect blame too. 011
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 23/08/2026we did this already. physics departments do not have to hire phlogiston theorists. 1668362
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialAndrew Sabl @andysabl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Full text of Mark Carney’s speech yesterday. Here’s a line that few are reporting but that seems crucial: because the US no longer can make—or wants to make—credible commitments, it’s kneecapped its own ability to reach agreements. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee... 201111295
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs. 171146093123
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialIdothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Its quite frustrating that media doesnt understand that Tech CEOs are right wing while Silicon Valley rank n file are very liberal. (MissionLocal actually gets it tho) missionlocal.org/2026/08/open...missionlocal.orgOpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’sOpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of SF’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with their direct competitor Anthropic. 3494
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This claim is denial. It’s not a narrow staffing issue. There is no pool of competent young republicans. Everyone under 30, non-sociopathic, and who can read a compound sentence left the party because it’s aiming to kill or deport half their graduating class. 020
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Well... 251642111
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialscare-cadus (is this anything) 🎃 @birdapp.rip · 29/07/2026 261771162
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialgeoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 20/07/2026the self-fulfilling prophecy of every fame-hungry nominally left of center dirtbag is that one party is on average significantly less tolerant of jackasses and eventually you gotta play to the majority of the people left in the audiencethehill.comMaher slams Democrats, says he’s open to voting for Vance in 2028Comedian Bill Maher on Sunday slammed the Democratic Party and its socialist wing, adding that he would be open to voting for Vice President Vance if he runs for president in 2028. Maher told ABC N… 631051137
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026What's great about VAR is that it makes the matchday experience worse while we still have clear and obvious errors. 141131212
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialThe Space Pope @popecrocodylus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I've come to terms with the fact that a lot of people I thought believed in pluralism and all people being created equal actually never did, but I've also come to terms with the fact that we were all better off when they felt pressured to pretend otherwise. 211716
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 15/07/2026If the Jacobins wrote code this would already have happened. 011
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Okay, now it’s Republicans’ turn to kick out the most prominent rapist in their party 211423232
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialabby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I think it’s really good to be the political party where there are consequences for rapists 1700109
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Someone set up hasthenazirapistlegallywithdrawn.com so I can refresh every 5 seconds rather than read anymore discourse. 010
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026God reviewed the video and reinstated Egypt’s second goal. 020
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I think what's obvious here is that when he's talking about "vat-grown people" who are not like "real human beings" he is talking about HIMSELF AND HIS FRIENDS. That's why these guys' drive to find a Real Man's Candidate is so irrepressible, it's a reflection of their own insecurity. 2649577
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 07/07/2026They’re calling it “the Trump curse” ask the Knicks. 000
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but this idea misses how much the road that lead to Westminster, and even responsible government in the UK itself, are contingent consequences of the American war. Without that, what you get is not the real-life history of the British empire just with us still in it. 1124329
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 03/07/2026Soccer is my favorite sport and always will be, but Jesus Christ they've got to do something about this VAR issue. Every exciting moment devolves into legalistic nitpicking and standing around. For a match like this to end with Zapruder analysis and trigonometry is simply not fun!!! 4070093
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/06/2026a democrat in a heavily democratic district backing the democratic nominee for mayor instead of the conservative-supported independent isn't some act of charity, it was a necessity for espaillat's survival and wasn't enough 243715
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialSam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 15/06/2026Okay if you’re a teen impersonating a 38-year-old on this website here’s a list of Simpsons references you need to know: 472762559
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Again the challenge isn't just messaging on this, it's *repetition* — up to and beyond the point where people who follow politics get sick of hearing about it and political reporters start writing columns about how everyone is sick of you talking about this. That means you're like 25% done 730232
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/05/2026Abrego Garcia should apply for compensation from the weaponization fund 177136732207
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 18/05/2026The Seattle Times published a full obituary for Juniper Blessing. It's a moving tribute to a life well-lived. May she rest in peace, and may UW honour and carry on her legacy. Scholarships named for her might be a good start.seattletimes.comUW student Juniper Blessing, 19, remembered as ‘full of life’Those who knew Juniper Blessing, the 19-year-old trans woman killed in her off-campus housing building, said she had a powerful, moving voice. 72094540
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialRevan @revan.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026> looking at tech sector layoffs > ask the hr manager if the layoffs are from ai or from the end of zirp > she doesn't understand > pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is ai replacement and what is zirp > she laughs and says "they’re good layoffs sir” > check the data > its zirp 657185
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 12/05/2026one theme running through toby's essay that i think deserves more emphasis is this: reactionary centrists like starmer are simultaneously bullying towards their own supporters and grovelling towards their opponents. it is this abject lack of self-respect that makes them seem so weak 181549326
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 11/05/2026“For the good of society, your son will work in the trades. Oh, my son? My son will be a titan of politics and industry. For the good of society, your daughter will be a tradwife. Oh, my daughter? My daughter will host a lucrative rightwing podcast.” 1434642996
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Mods are asleep, post celebratory pig pics 4654391174
ciarangallagher.bsky.social @ciarangallagher.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I’ve proposed that the British monarchy should be maintained but the hereditary principle replaced by a rotating cast of pantomime dames, Trump’s missed calling in life. 000
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/04/2026I don’t want NYC to become a museum. It should be a living, breathing testament to the working people of our city. 774932771
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/04/2026it is important to emphasize that this was *the point*. this was *intentional*. elon musk is a vicious white supremacist who thinks poor african children ought to die, so that the world can be whiter 10181432745
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 22/04/2026Dark Souls boss-ass cold cut name 342423435
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026yes, the state exists to help individuals live free, autonomous lives. that is a feature, not a bug 1038054
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/04/2026The root of authoritarian thinking is hierarchy and "man over woman" is the original, primal hierarchy that shapes & determines all others. All subaltern populations -- races, religions, sexualities, whatever -- are slotted into that "woman" role. 1015333
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialOpen New York @opennewyork.org · 01/04/2026New York is currently trying to modernize a 1970s environmental review law that blocks sustainable housing and adds $82,000 to every new apt in NYC. Meanwhile NJ has simply never required new housing to go through this. 0122
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.social"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Honestly, the great crisis of our society is the unwillingness of institutions to inflict consequences. Impeach the president, fire the sex pests, expel cheating students, excommunicate an unrepentant heretic, prosecute the war criminals. Believe in your institution enough to enforce its rules. 362713642
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialrimidar @rimidar.au · 31/03/2026The key to understanding Trump II is that it’s an administration predicated on doing a national murder-suicide for the crime of embarrassing Trump in 2020 263056691
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026"Israel" doesn't start with a J. 9652641017
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialSam @samd.bsky.social · 28/03/2026probably worth noting that Nazis like Sailer are some of the biggest NIMBYs. it’s deplorable but it makes sense because NIMBYism is fundamentally a reactionary stance what I’ll never understand is how so many democrats push for the exact same exclusionary policies 1756466
Reposted by @ciarangallagher.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/03/2026they view the mere presence of nonwhites in positions of influence as “DEI,” regardless of credentials or performance. again, all of this was extremely obvious. 252059212
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