cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 19mKind of a clue for why they might still be there, no? 000
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026people are saying the Kentucky Wildcats keep winning because they're the only SEC football team actively posting to Bluesky 281784150
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The newsom for president boomlet made sense when he seemed to be the only Dem of note routinely going after Trump but now the average Dem senate nominee puts “pedocon theory is real” in campaign ads. 130876
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Once you write these pieces, & find this evidence, they are the story. The only story. And yet, for a decade now, the NYT response to discovering unprecedented crimes, constitutional violations, & corruption, has been to just go back to covering Trump & the GOP as "normal politics." I don't get it. 823343
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026The problem isn't that they don't know. It's that they don't know they don't know. 2051719512
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialpork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 10/10/2026we gotta raise taxes. a lot. 21277182
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 11792279
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Hold someone accountable for anything, just one time, please. You are weak. 000
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In other words, no accountability for anyone, ever. 000
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Documents released by a watchdog group suggest that despite Trump's promise to fund Freedom 250 events through private donations, taxpayers largely footed the bill. The budget estimates leave open questions about where tens of millions in private donations ended up.washingtonsun.comTrump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by TaxpayersNewly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations. 17620641033
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports 349252551095
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialNick Fish @nickfish.me · 10/10/2026More of this energy from the currently serving Democratic Senators, please. 0125
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@pkrugman.bsky.social on AI's crowding out effect: All that money going into building data centers and purchasing foreign produced semiconductors is coming at the expense of investment in everything else. 48436
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is clearly just a ploy by Putin to get Trump to pressure Ukraine to stop its attacks on Russian refineries. It carries virtually no economic benefit to the US (& can Russia even produce the fuel, far less supply it?). Putin dangled the bait of diesel, and Trump swallowed. 1113052
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.social DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is clearly not acceptable 86299793356
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I think a lot of my personal behavior and communication is likely over represented his his training data 120
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Reactionary centrists treat “Abolish ICE“ as a metaphysical question of whether immigration enforcement is ever justified. But it is really a practical question—how can you allow a fifth column paramilitary that wants to overthrow democracy to continue to exist in your government? 637099
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialLuke Knox @lukeknox.me · 04/10/2026Travis Hunter sent Tee Higgins to the shadow realm, my god 315514
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Like so much else, this should result in the prosecution of everyone involved. 1247695
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialMark Histed @markhisted.org · 04/10/2026Hi government employee here, who has visibility into how things worked before 2025 and since: This is correct. Rebuild government, prosecute DOGE and Trump officials, and think about contracting reform later. 6901206
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yale’s trustees: Marta Tellado, Gina Rosselli Boswell, Derek Chang, Philippe Costeletos, Maryana Iskander, Fred Krupp, Felicia Norwood, Mariko Silver, Carter Brooks Simonds, David Sze, Jaime Teevan, David Thomas and Neal Wolin. 36121
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s the Billionaires versus the rest of us. Photo from @thetnholler.bsky.social 10321119
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialMatt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a world full of Lebrons... be a Wemby. 093
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialSpookably UnAwake @lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If only there was an opposition party. They could hold him to account for it, force it onto the news etc. 043
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialBlue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Further, he ordered Sports Illustrated to now be called Athletics Illustrated, to avoid confusion 1211213
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026just laser focused on what voters care about 814823
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.washingtonsun.comWhite House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With TrackersThe White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets. 721292862
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'd like to see James Talarico wiggle his way out of this jam 2682477
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 283424829
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I knew this would last only a couple days. Pathetic. 1456989
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Agree with Greg‘s general point. But let me ask the hard question about moral hazard: if the likes of Zuck or Jensen (or Dartmouth or Paul Weiss) pay no price for having kowtowed to Trump, won’t they end up looking smart for having done so? And if we want to curb this moral hazard, what must we do? 1815143
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The benefit of the doubt is more than an expression. It is a life philosophy that asks us to be curious before we are certain, to leave room for an explanation, and to remember that the person on our screen has a life beyond the moment we are watching." 0216
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gen Z is making a lot of bad bets. But you can do better. Download FanDuel today 07916
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2073732301
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary. 8141921740
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970202260
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026He trying to work out 21 minus 3 but it’s very hard 010
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialMark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/09/2026The idea of AI curing all diseases is, IMO, silly. Biomedical research is mostly limited by data, not ideas. Imagine saying AI will build a world-champion basketball team by replacing basketball coaches with hyperintelligent AI. You see the problem. Someone still needs to dribble and make shots. 925539
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Once Stafford gets 7 more fantasy points we can call it 000
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I must share with you this epic community note on Twitter 😂 214100341907
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Congress Is Trying to Rip Away College Athletes’ Hard-Earned Money The Protect College Sports Act will only protect the NCAA’s billions. It deserves to go down in flames newrepublic.com/article/2155...newrepublic.comCongress Is Trying to Rip Away College Athletes’ Hard-Earned MoneyThe Protect College Sports Act will only protect the NCAA’s billions. It deserves to go down in flames. 073
cobbdouglas.bsky.social @cobbdouglas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyone running on this has my vote (sadly, democrats are as opposed to accountability as republicans, so unlikely we’ll ever see anything like this) 000
Reposted by @cobbdouglas.bsky.socialNathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Need to pass a federal law in 2029 removing all criminal preemption by federal law and authorizing states to indict anyone under state for federal criminal activity. Nullify the pardons that way. No double jeopardy if they never faced trial at the federal level. 1108
