Reposted by Big JohnDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2h"We are losing our soul as a nation," warns Cardinal McElroy, as he urges us all to rise up against Trump’s "evil" immigration policies. www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-los... New on Heads Up News.headsupnews.org‘We are losing our soul as a nation’Catholic clergy call for action against Trump’s ‘evil’ immigration policies 38431
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 2hIf you ever wondered what spoken word would be like if it was invented by racist limp dicked incel, Pete Hegseth is here to entertain you 1201
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 5hoh shit I didn't realize Jim Vandehei was the one who "wrote" the goofy Schmitt as VP "story." that's just lovely. 4130
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 8hThis Thursday @musicculture504.bsky.social is holding its 14th anniversary fundraiser at Nola Brewing featuring performance by George Porter Jr, John Boutte, Corey Henry and more! For years MACCNO has been a vocal advocate for culture bearers in New Orleans and a vital www.nola.com/gambit/music...nola.comMusic & Culture Coalition of New Orleans to hold anniversary benefit show Oct. 1 at Nola BrewingThe Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans will celebrate it’s 14th year Oct. 1 with a benefit show at Nola Brewing featuring performances from the Keiko Komaki Trio, George 11113
Reposted by Big JohnLeslie Molson @ladymolson.com · 10hWhat happens when you tell America dot gov to play Minecraftyoutu.beAmerica.gov - play minecraftYouTube video by JustALazyGamer 121
Reposted by Big JohnJonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 23hGetting ratioed on Musk’s site as a hard-right senator takes some real skill 371217123
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Man Sean Astin’s life really fell apart in the last year 1111
Reposted by Big JohnChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“The Church is on the side of the immigrants. It used to be that we would think of the church as aligned with right-wing parties. It’s not anymore. It is on the side of unity.” — Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ 35919
Reposted by Big JohnJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 29/09/2026Remember back in April when the president of Cornell allegedly ran over a student with his car? The Cornell Sun broke that story too. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comVIDEO | Cornell President Drives Into Student and Recent Grad Following ‘Harassment’Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff drove his car into a Cornell student and ran over the foot of a recent graduate following a Cornell Political Union debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict Thursday... 26720
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Your man’s ma and pop clearly were way too closely related and yet she still didn’t love him enough to avoid this hair cut in public 1122
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These guys think lady orgasms are a myth but are convinced the Lady Hawkeyes are an NBA team based in the Atlanta suburbs 3363
Reposted by Big JohnI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Again, all of this could’ve been looked up beforehand. The fact that a Senator’s entire office ran with the accusation without anyone saying, “Wait, isn’t this a bit too on the nose?” should be concerning. 4525
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Washington Post out here doing the "Both Sides" two step for Daddy over his rampant destruction of it's own city. Absolutely bananas 261
Reposted by Big JohnGylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026something extraordinary is happening on Garvaghy Road Northern Ireland. Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary. quick 🧵 330198
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Chuck Tingle's new book appears to be an examination of the existential anxieties of modern technology-centric existence through the lens of butt stuff 040
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump's own AI doing a better job of answering basic questions about his lawlessness than the New York Times or Washington Post is just so, so embarrassing. I love this for them. 02210
Reposted by Big JohnHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5440781099
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"We need creepy robot dogs to hunt down immigrant children hiding on top of closets and bunk beds" is fuuuuuuckin crazy 33719
Reposted by Big JohnAllenk_81 @allenk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This Sunday morning, we'll be continuing our regular routine of serving the houseless community in New Orleans. Join us, bring us your shoes/clothes/blankets, check out our Amazon wishlist, or consider a donation for drinks, snacks, and supplies. #TailgateTogether 2710
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This great @perrybaconjr.bsky.social piece also gets at a within our industry. Outlets act as if eliminating human rights protections or stripping Black people of political representation are "culture" issues, which are treated as less important than "kitchen table" newrepublic.com/article/2159...newrepublic.comWhy Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”Texas’s Gina Hinojosa and others slamming the party for focusing too much on so-called cultural issues are pushing a flawed electoral and policy strategy. 26318
Reposted by Big Johnskooks @skookses.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is essentially an anti-labor bill and should be rejected. I know it addresses a few things that need to find their own (and better) fixes. But none of it is worth what this bill does apnews.com/article/coll...apnews.comSenate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfersThe Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports. It's an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unres... 1146
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Share an actor who nailed a role so hard that nobody else will ever be able to live up to it…static.klipy.comJack Burton: Big Trouble in Little ChinaALT: Jack Burton: Big Trouble in Little China 6190
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comThe Office: Steve Carell's 'That's What She Said'ALT: The Office: Steve Carell's 'That's What She Said' 020
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i vividly remember this night. Mom and pop had this black tie event thing they were going to, but pop sat with me and watched the first episode while holding one shoe in his hand so he could reply "I'M GETTING READY STILL" every time ma yelled for him to leave lol 0262
Reposted by Big JohnGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before. 22683450
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Surprised they didn’t give the Raiders the points on that 2 point conversion since they intended to score 0192
Reposted by Big JohnTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Sheriffs & DAs have huge powers over criminal justice, e.g.: often deciding how much local assistance ICE gets. So I worked all year on whittling down the thousands (!) of these races happening in 2026 to find the ones that matter most. NEW TODAY: Learn about the 25 most pivotal November races.boltsmag.orgThe 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - BoltsVoters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states. 181025564
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The fact that she said this at the same time some random winger radio host in Iowa was on air leaking an internal poll that was worse than public polling is fuuuuuucking amazing. 0254
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The New York Times is the Parade of neo fascism. Sure, they have to real journalists doing some real work. But mostly it’s just tech oligarch taint licking content like this “Mark Zuckerberg Talks His Fashion Choices As Meta Becomes Fashion Visionary Company” story 4286
Reposted by Big JohnChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NEW: On his first day in Paris, Pope Leo XIV gave an address at UNESCO mostly in English, so the world would hear him call war “the most terrible of ‘human works.’” “Instead of respecting the law, those in power invoke it when it serves their interests and disregard it when it restrains them.”thelettersfromleo.comPope Leo XIV Calls War “the Most Terrible of Human Works,” Backs CNN on Trump’s Press BanA day after a judge restored CNN’s White House credentials, the pope told its Vatican correspondent that good coverage belongs to everyone. Then, in Paris, the longest English address of his papacy. 14918
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This asshole one time threatened to try and have me expelled from the senate press corp for publishing a story at Roll Call about shit he said to McCainon the chamber floor during a quorum call SO LOUD he woke me up from a nap in the press seats. I quickly realized it was news and wrote it down lol 1224
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is spon con. Unser no circumstance could it be considered actual journalism, even under the loosest definition of the word. Everybody at @reuters.com involved should be ashamed 3339
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This raises so many legal issue for journalists. It’s SOP on Instagram to use photos w/text to promote stories. Theoretically Meta can now take a photo of, say, a grieving mother or a child playing in a water park which we got permission to use and serve them as ads with no permission 15128
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My dude looks like an off brand lego from a Turkish Dollar General 3205
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Louisianans would be able to get Dolly Parton license plates starting next year under a new proposed bill, with $25 from the fee going to the Imagination Library. www.nola.com/gambit/news/...nola.comLouisiana lawmaker to announce plans for Dolly Parton license plate on Dolly DayOn Friday, Sept. 25, or “9 to 5 Day,” State Rep. Mike Bayham, a Chalmette Republican, will formally announce his plans to introduce legislation creating a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to raise... 0318
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026wait Mark Halperin is still alive? huh Did you know that Mark Halperin is a notorious sexual predator who, amongst many other things, allegedly put his alleged wiener on a woman colleague's shoulder? 0103
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's 9 to 5 Day, and New Orleans is gonna party for Dolly like nobody's business. Here's a run down on what to do, including burlesque shows, costume contests, t shirt giveaways, special jello shots and, of course, the Krewe of Dolly's second line at 5. www.nola.com/gambit/news/...nola.comNew Orleans is going all out for its Dolly Parton Day celebrationNew Orleans is about to throw one hell of a party for the late, great Dolly Parton, and damn near everybody from marching krewes and bars to furniture companies and grocery stores seems to be getting ... 03410
Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026trying to get a court to rule its ok for you and your white nationalist buddies to say the n word to Black people is absolutely WILD business and is gonna result in a rack of white men getting knocked the fuck out 4197