Reposted by Joseph FinneranAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The foreigners are literally subsidizing the education and research of Americans, ya dipshit 79712
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Surprise, surprise! Hate-based populist movements eventually gas themselves out when they realize hate & destruction doesn’t improve anything…and they get bored. (While not admitting any mistakes.) ‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Has Alienated Republican Voters Ahead of the Midterms (Gift Article)Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions. 010
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@nytimes.com David Sanger conflates Trump admin & its corrupt GOP counterparts with “Washington” as he rightly calls for bipartisan action on AI. DC IS slow to react, but that ain’t this. “As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...nytimes.comAs Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers (Gift Article)President Trump has been at the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I. 100
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Reading this article, waiting for some sympathy to kick in…but it never did. This experience and the reported conditions at the ice facility are horrendous. But her husband voted for it, not caring about ‘others.’ He Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...nytimes.comHe Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away. (Gift Article)The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history. 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Today is July 21, 2026. Let’s see how long this month lasts, and if on October 21, 2026 @nytimes.com will admit that it parroted a ridiculous talking point. White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...nytimes.comWhite House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades’The White House press secretary said the unspecified “enhancements” would take place this fall. The plane has been under scrutiny over whether it has sufficient defensive capabilities. 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Yup, with every critique Kellyanne seems to be endorsing him… 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is the genius rant of American writer @kornetzke.bsky.social 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Only going to watch and listen to this like 1000 more times. 100
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Director Files Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04... It’s like Watergate…but only concerning the dopey misbehaviors of one unqualified shmuck.nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Director Files Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Celebrating Tim Curry celebrating Billy Crystal’s gay-friendliness on Tim’s 80th. 1163
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Blockade’ Strait of Hormuz After Peace Talks Fail www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04... @nytimes.com PLEASE stop parroting the “marathon” language. 21 hours on a single day is a long day, but in diplomatic terms, it’s a silly, performative pose of diplomacy.nytimes.comIran War Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Blockade’ Strait of Hormuz After Peace Talks Fail 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 05/04/2026King of the "Stone Age" open.substack.com/pub/johnganz... Quoting Keynes: “Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”open.substack.comKing of the "Stone Age"Reading, Watching 04.05.26 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Republicans in Congress Fret Over Iran War as Pentagon Offers Few Answers www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/w... Rep. Nancy Mace: “We will not sacrifice American lives for the same failed foreign policies…” Of course that’s exactly what you are doing…giving the “War Machine” a blank check w/no oversight.nytimes.comRepublicans in Congress Fret Over Iran War as Pentagon Offers Few Answers 072
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 19/03/2026This has actually happened. 19thnews.org/2026/03/woma...19thnews.orgWoman charged with attempted murder under Georgia abortion lawA 31-year-old U.S. Army veteran has been charged with attempted murder, the first time that a mother has been charged under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law. 235
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026A man who does our history justice on this perennial day of celebration. Thank you @mayor.nyc.gov! 001
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026U.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h... Minerals or death. America is calling.nytimes.comU.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access 000
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/w... Tragic loss to human & women’s rights efforts in Iraq and the Middle East, and a shame on the heads of all those who failed to support and protect this amazing, courageous person.nytimes.comYanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen 011
Joseph Finneran @dcprogress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Love seeing green innovation in the greenest place on earth… 000