Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1hDe Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote 432866710
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6hMy man looks like a beluga whale pitching Bitcoin 4304769517
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7hChrista Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for days more, one of her lawyers said Sunday.bit.lyChrista Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee executionChrista Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt. 2112654
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Why are issues like retirement age and the physical toll these jobs can take on the body so rarely mentioned? stevens.house.gov/media/press-...stevens.house.govRep. Haley Stevens Announces Bill to Lower Social Security Age for Americans Who Work With Their HandsWashington, DC — Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) announced the Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act, a bill to allow Americans who work in physically demanding jobs to collect ... 51166113
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I was raised by a nurse with an associates degree and a steel mill electrician. I am not denigrating the value and dignity of blue collar work when I ask how many elite national media staffers are raising future bricklayers themselves. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTime to Consider Becoming a BricklayerCollege degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming. 162133310
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is why I get pissed off when anyone accuses me of being an elitist when I say young people should go to college if they can. I say that because my dad was a local lineman and contractor who did heavy physical labor for years and has had chronic back pain since his early 30s 841586236
Drive less and eat veggie burgers! @dogenrinzai.bsky.social · 8hI worked for a small general contractor right after college and the guys used to tease/tell me to get out and get a less physical job before it was too late. Now I’m in my 50’s and cannot imagine doing the work I did then, now. 030
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Anil Dash @anildash.com · 9hAlll of this. I started my career in construction, working office jobs alongside people who worked trades. Know how many 60-year-old guys I saw working as bricklayers? Doing demo? Zero. How many 50-year-old roofers there are? Zero. One reason unions fight for high wages is because careers are SHORT. 511438280
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Haydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 9hWe live in a time of parables, and the lesson in this man’s is that the suffering we are responsible for is much closer to us than we would like to believe. And that our obligations to our neighbor must therefore be held even closer. 315038
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 11hA Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 24444101508
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 8hMN Legislature: Sorry kids, you're on your own! www.startribune.com/umn-225-mill...startribune.comBrown: Massive budget cuts a gut-check moment for Minnesota colleges"Just as college students prepare to tackle their midterm exams, the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State systems face an even greater test," columnist Aaron Brown writes. 073
Drive less and eat veggie burgers! @dogenrinzai.bsky.social · 8hPeople somehow still think the “middle” is where we should be. 000
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11hDuring impeachment, the following happened: 1) Rudy visited known Russian spy Andrii Derkach 2) Bill Barr got copy of Hunter Biden's laptop 3) DOJ dropped Burisma corruption investigation started in 2016 4) Bill Barr set up a side channel to ingest Rudy's RU dirt Impeachment slowed none of that. 1032498
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's the same problem that I tried to get at here. 519336
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Polarization Is Not the Problem" This paragraph says more about "both sides" journalism than just about anything I have read. Read the rest here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... By @lilymasonphd.bsky.social via @brizzyc.bsky.socialmuse.jhu.eduProject MUSE -- Verification required! 1114735
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9hwww.pbs.org/newshour/nat...pbs.orgChrista Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee executionLittle has been released about Pike's condition since Wednesday night's execution attempt. She has since remained hospitalized under guard as doctors try to get the massive dose of the barbiturate pen... 89736
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 9hI appreciate the attempt to build bridges here but: 1) there's not a single thing stopping Republican voters from asking genuine, curious questions from the other side of the river; and 2) this genuinely underestimates how deranged and nasty baseline MAGA discourse has become. I don't need that. 2440834
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers! Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 8hCome on 32907218
Drive less and eat veggie burgers! @dogenrinzai.bsky.social · 8hI think your posts are usually great, but at this time in the US that is not gonna work. Like at all. 060
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 8hWhy is reducing ideological bias a goal? To what end? Politics is almost always a fight over values, not facts. I don’t care if I am “biased” towards social justice, whatever that means. 401171149
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 10hWe need a lot more explicit talk from elected officials and others about how nobody should join the US military while Trump is in charge. Continued, zombie-like veneration of military service today is a danger to our democracy. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/friends-do...hamiltonnolan.comFriends Don’t Let Friends Join the MilitaryDonald Trump’s hired gun is a bad thing to be. 110417
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 10hChait seems to think that a couple of ass-covering posts from Just The Tip Trumpers means there's a viable anti-MAGA conservative movement. He may be the only person alive who thinks that. 8376
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 22hWhat. What?! WHAT?!?! futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comTrump Was Reportedly Pushed Into Invading Venezuela by Conversation With GrokTrump reportedly consulted with Grok for hours on his next course of action in Venezuela before launching a military invasion. 40495152
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 10hI eagerly look forward to many reporters FOIAing the planning documents for this stage decor and event 1215529
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Innocent Couple Confused When Armed Cops Surround Their Home Following a Wild Tip From a Flock Camera futurism.com/future-socie...futurism.comInnocent Couple Confused When Armed Cops Surround Their Home Following a Wild Tip From a Flock CameraA family in Lexington, Kentucky is demanding answers after police descended on their homes with guns drawn following a lead from an ALPR. 15207145
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don’t think the roman helmet guys on musk’s csam emporium know this one (from josephine quinn’s how the world made the West) 311187197
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21hThis is a sharp closing argument. A real benefit to his party heading into the midterms. 2482367
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦♂️ 351323281
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026Of all the politicians Navatek’s CEO courted, Susan Collins was its most important patron. The senator’s office steered federal contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping its CEO and his network for donations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjgyoutube.comWe Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan CollinsYouTube video by ProPublica 13901371
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Why would you allow this in court ever in a million billion years 19886193
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t. 16958091191
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 23h“Official documents and normal news reports generally refer to Sen. Mike Lee as representing Utah,” the editorial board writes. “The label seems increasingly inaccurate.”sltrib.comTribune editorial: Note to America: Mike Lee does not speak for Utah.“Official documents and normal news reports generally refer to Sen. Mike Lee as representing Utah,” the editorial board writes. “The label seems increasingly inaccurate.” 87625
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 03/10/2026I also really think Dems need to air ads pointing out that Trump never sent anyone a Doge check or a tariff check. Because everyone wants five grand. It’s insulting and illegal but I bet you it works on a lot of people. Remind them that his promises are worthless. 628864
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When did I first clock Russell Thurlow Vought? He was the guy who stopped the payments to Ukraine that led to first Trump impeachment, abcnews.com/amp/Politics....abcnews.comDemocrats seek to question Trump budget chief in Ukraine impeachment probeHouse Democrats are seeking to interview White House budget director Russell Vought on Oct. 25, according to a copy of a letter obtained by ABC News. 1021585
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Do ya think? I’m no therapist but…, www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comTed Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midtermsA clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week. 3628426
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As someone who does teach con law, the idea that the Republicans on the Roberts Court are just too committed to "originalism" is farcical. You will search the opinions in Shelby County or Trump v. US (inter many alia) in vain for even the slightest trace of it 940577
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I see MNGOP is running on anti-Somali racism and nothing else. 710517
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161... 771882451
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026But ice cream shops can’t give a free cone to someone with an “I voted” sticker 842215445
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I like how other Rs explain that it’s not a bribe, he’s talking about a legitimate policy proposal he hopes to enact with R support, and then Trump comes out and says It’s a bribe, I’m bribing you to vote for Republicans. 43810175
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yep. The reality right now is that there aren't *any* actual debates over jurisprudence, interpretation, and so forth, because SCOTUS itself doesn't have any. The majority decides cases solely on personal preference and does not leave behind a consistent rationale for doing so. 934871
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026Breaking News: Democrats have leads in some reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats, new New York Times/Siena University polls found.nyti.msSenate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls FindDemocrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found. 1815420
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/20261) Alito revealing this now is an attempt to rally Republicans in Trump states where Dems lead for Senate. 2) He’s the most partisan R on the court—highly likely he steps down in the lame duck if Dems take the Senate. 3) Doing number 2) makes court expansion even more likely if Dems win in 2028 44809229
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... 9482299
Drive less and eat veggie burgers! @dogenrinzai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026RFK Jr right now.static.klipy.comButtsmarnn Crying GestureALT: Buttsmarnn Crying Gesture 020
Drive less and eat veggie burgers! @dogenrinzai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Like you gotta make some kind of effort, even to just slow the guy down so someone else can tackle him. 000
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished 8045251076
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There’s a motte and bailey to it. That ambiguous text and terms of art can codify a meaning understood at the time of adoption is true and mundane. But in practice “originalism” has become just this: bad faith window dressing for right-wing policy preferences and pro-Republican partisanship. 1132759
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026the birthright citizenship question is, to me, the clearest evidence that originalism as practiced is just living constitutionalism for right-wing jurists. the originalist answer is the conventional one is the textual one, but that was basically unacceptable to much of the right. 1034454
Reposted by Drive less and eat veggie burgers!Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump straight up doxxed Senator Tom Cotton this morning 3623825737
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