Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8hJudging by a quick look at Twitter, the right has decided just to pretend that Eric Schmitt did not, in fact, just shoot himself in the dick and that he totally owned Jack Smith. 571410204
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172271874
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"publicnotice.coRetire in peaceMcConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go. 1723258947931
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026True of the slaveholders, true of the segregationists and true of their racist descendants and ideological heirs today. 391342268
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Dementia Don is bragging about the "strongest economy in history" because preliminary figures show that the US economy added 160,000 jobs last month. FYI from reality: During the Biden Administration, the US added an average of over 330,000 jobs a month for four years straight. 710229
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few. 16971572425
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Why do people in national media, such as Jen Psaki tonight on MSNOW, act like Rahm Emanuel would be a legit option for president? Here in Chicago, we recall his administration's cover-up of the police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as well as many other reasons to say no fucking way to Rahm. 1821736349
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026this could actually fix me 216520
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 19/08/2026Darline Graham Nordone is asking for six years as South Carolina’s senator — during wartime — yet has the gall to tell voters “national security isn’t her thing.” South Carolina deserves better. 83849404
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What I don’t think people are fully aware of is just how bad it can get, given that Trump is so obviously dissociating, decompensating, that he’s not all there. — @pkrugman.bsky.socialpaulkrugman.substack.comDer UntergangHow badly will Trump punish America? 1134
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress. 194354265283
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Wearing @postguild.bsky.social red today. I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost.com firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @wbng.org Guild. Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract. This is why unions matter!!! 733147436
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026What do these corporations all have in common? -SpaceX -Palantir -RTX -Northrop Grumman -Microsoft -Nvidia They are all corporations whose stock Trump just purchased — and who do business with the Trump administration. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption. 13537811605
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026 501430477
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Bond market, .. you in danger, girl. 👀 1061714313
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 21/08/2026Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen. n.pr/4xXEmQyn.pr'Survival mode': Indiana residents endure a ninth day without powerTens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen. 52724365
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ossoff: I'm trying to make sure that folks in Georgia know the truth about this administration. And apparently in the White House, the truth hurts. 258166714202
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is unacceptable—but it’s also insufficient to *merely* call it unacceptable. It takes an act of absolute fucking gall—bordering on clinical malignant narcissism—to think you deserve to be a leader of others when you’ve done *zero* work to prepare yourself for the responsibility. Shame on her. 62548181
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This will pretty much end international students pursuing doctorates. A shocking decision and one which will do irreparable damage to the United States in the long term. www.highereddive.com/news/trump-a...highereddive.comTrump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final ruleCritics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students. 30544266
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 596165417116
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialGrudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026You can just say anything on Fox 4779898
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 06/08/2026Capital One says it shut down roughly 385 Trump-linked bank accounts after its financial-crimes team flagged them for money-laundering concerns. That should be a massive story all by itself.npr.orgCapital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d... 13271136
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026RFK Jr: "I'm announcing that HHS has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the organ procurement organization." 256716286
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Three years ago, the Biden White House attacked me for saying "Democrats should be fighting on every possible front — filing a flurry of lawsuits and exerting public pressure through the media." "The president's team wants to be more selective in picking legal fights." I feel sadly vindicated. 1102629439
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?" 491277566140
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: "It's not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days." 4301008237
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.huffpost.comI'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d... 611802624
dgranite.bsky.social @dgranite.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This man is so nauseating. His escape from any consequences from his actions with health care fraud feels like it gave other grifters and fraud hopefuls a guideline to follow. The worst people found a way into politics and personal gains by crafting public bullshit performances like his. 000
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026😳 Rep. Pete Stauber indicates there's something gravely wrong with Tom Emmer's health: "You have no idea what Congressman Emmer is dealing with right now. If you did, you would've never made that comment. He's fighting for his damn life today!" 305984225
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president" 234337241002
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here. 7543161865
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Please read..... #BookSky 311110433759
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 1026255927544
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAndrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 30/07/2026A $500K mortgage now costs $3,800 a month. In 2021, that same mortgage cost $1,800 a month. That’s $2,000 more every month for the same loan. 78240
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/07/2026James Talarico: Ken Paxton has not accepted any of these debates yet. When I get tough questions, I answer them. When Ken Paxton gets tough questions, he runs away. I've challenged Ken Paxton to these 3 televised debates. The networks have already set the dates and the times and the locations. 13592155
dgranite.bsky.social @dgranite.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I hate these people say things that I have to read over and over because my brain is trying so hard to make the stupid shit they say make sense. Ffs wth???? 000
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Remind me again, who pays for the healthcare costs of the uninsured? 523064
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?" 23272225445
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026BREAKING: Trump ally Jay Clayton, who has no intelligence experience, has just been confirmed by the Senate to be Director of National Intelligence. 3601809777
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Alex Jones, who has not paid a single cent to the Sandy Hook families despite owing them $1.4 billion, has been in a $3,000 per night suite in Hawaii for the last few weeks illegally using the InfoWars accounts to boost his traffic. Today he said there's going to be a national draft in three weeks. 690109003548
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 28/07/2026There was an era not too long ago when the White House publicly promoting tobacco products would've been seen as a faux pas 36684143
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The sigh I let out when Jay sent me this notice. I looked them up. Because I like punishing myself. 17412101
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Elon has been melting down and raging nonstop since his interview with The Economist and Chef Andres is one of the best and kindest humans on planet earth. 67084461838
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 26/07/2026support independent media! www.gelliottmorris.comgelliottmorris.comStrength In Numbers | G. Elliott Morris | SubstackIndependent, data-driven analysis of politics, public opinion polls, and elections. From author, journalist, and pollster G. Elliott Morris. Click to read Strength In Numbers, by G. Elliott Morris, a ... 1222350
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026no, and fuck you for asking www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...wsj.comEssay | Is It Time to ‘Liquidate’ the Study of Sociology?Sociology has long been tasked with investigating society’s most pressing challenges. But these days, sociologists’ greatest obstacle may be themselves. 413314
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026WARREN: Do you still work for Capital One today? JOHNSON: I do. I'm here today in my personal capacity W: Ok. But they're paying you to get confirmed for this job. I also understand they're letting you keep a bonus you haven't yet earned. They must be really excited about getting you confirmed. 252120083800
Reposted by @dgranite.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24/07/2026Ten years later, sweaty and slurring, he's still promising a health care plan he's never delivered on. Instead, Americans got the highest health care costs ever and hospitals laying off staff or shutting down entirely. All thanks to Trump's health care sabotage & Medicaid cuts. 1162406633