Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Hello #RhodeIsland 3086884 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026ROGAN: “It’s overwhelming me. Too much fucking madness. We’re about to go to war with Iran. What are these files? How far does this go? What is happening?” Wait til joe rogan finds out he helped get Trump elected 🤷🏼 50750471055 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Well, shit 7336722 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026It is very much on my mind. But Graham is in a class by himself when it comes to "must stay relevant" 4336561 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Sneaking in our anniversary dinner before the snow begins 195217930 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We are ready. Bring it. 54127526 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Cat deals with blizzard by plopping her head on my arm and going right to sleep 4177314 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Badwebis @badwebis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026"Americans—especially journalists—should resist becoming inured to fascist rhetoric. No one should rely on euphemisms about “extreme” comments or “fiery” speeches. Call it what it is: Nazi-like behavior." Tom Nichols @radiofreetom@bsky.social (gift article)theatlantic.comCall Them What They AreThe Republican Party has become a haven for Nazi sympathizers. 11264108 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026media.tenor.coma black and white photo of a man in a tie standing on a boat looking out over the ocean .ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a tie standing on a boat looking out over the ocean . 71115 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 23/02/2026"If wannabe Nazis now confidently roam the halls of power—and the streets of American cities—it is because Republican leaders have made them feel at home." The Nazi problem confronting today's Republican Party has roots going back decades. The latest from @radiofreetom.bsky.social...theatlantic.comCall Them What They AreThe Republican Party has become a haven for Nazi sympathizers. 813853 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Just in case you think all the mooks are only over on X 3828710 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue 564209 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026 11891 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Snow report: well over 2 feet on our way to 3 feet. That’s my mailbox and the street beyond. 5443924 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026By the way, the next time one of you is tempted to quote Stuart's book title because you didn't read the book (or didn't understand it), this will help you out: 1311912 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Feel free to disagree with Stuart; just stop quoting his book as if *he* agrees with *you* :) Also, he identifies the same sins many of you do, but you'd have to actually read the book to know this instead of just trying to score points with the title. 1213416 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Sean Sublette @subletteweather.com · 23/02/2026As I first heard from @radiofreetom.bsky.social, We are a deeply unserious country. 023452 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026One of local stations said what I noticed as well: The wind, ironically, kept snow from building up on lines. But: the wind also knocked over some trees, so people who lost power lost it mostly from branches falling. 1317111 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 23/02/2026If wannabe Nazis now confidently roam the halls of power—and the streets of American cities—it is because Republican leaders have made them feel at home. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Republican Party Has a Nazi ProblemHow did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich? 861375512 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15/02/2026One more mouse and Lily is an Ace, matching Carla's record 202496 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 14/02/2026I wrote about something I've been thinking about for a long time. A kind of post-ironic collapse in our politics and culture where nihilism has become the lingua franca of the internet and beyond. It links Kirk, Clavicular, Epstein, memestock/coin stuff, mass shooters. I hope you'll read it.theatlantic.comThis Is What It Looks Like When Nothing MattersWelcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis. 361004254 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Bullshit. 1413085574 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Enjoying a Walt’s roast beef is one of the true pleasures of being a Rhode Islander 201234 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/02/2026New in PN: "Just making s**t up" — @volts.wtf sounds off on the EPA “How the f**k are they going to do that? If you can get the Supreme Court to rule carbon is not a danger to public health, it will mark the point at which they have abandoned all pretense, because that’s just a flat out lie.”publicnotice.co"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical." 13645431559 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026We should never have allowed the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln to be submerged in a meaningless "Presidents Day." 6784970 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I still can't believe that this happened. 51586110 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Broadly speaking: reality tv is bad for democracy, influencers are bad for democracy, streamers are bad for democracy, YouTubers are bad for democracy. Exceptions to all categories exist, but it’s astonishing how absolutely clogged our political and media ecosystems are with low-info narcissists 1683554737 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I would make two exceptions. As we used to. 2733617 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Schnickelfritz 🍻 @schnickilfritz.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people... there are great discounts to be had on mattresses and assorted furniture sets. And that, Charlie Brown, is the true meaning of President's Day. 720133 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Apparently, this was an extension of a domestic violence situation. 51417 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Hegseth, among others, is using the school as a punching bag to express the generic social anxiety and status-based resentment that drives much of the MAGA movement. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comPete Hegseth’s Attack on HarvardThe anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting. 661127275 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Torture on the streets of Minneapolis. A protestor in Minneapolis is pinned down and sprayed in face with chemical agent (Photo credit: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) 20215133 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Donald Trump must be removed from office. Period. 622116619 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 24/11/2025"The sanctity of our military"?! WTAF?! sanc·ti·ty /ˈsaNG(k)tədē/ noun The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly. Our military is *not* a religion nor a manifestation of spirituality. 1411071343 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 25/01/2026His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him Hero 141651243 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026BASH: Where did he assault an officer? It looked to us that he was approached by them when he was helping another individual who was pushed down BOVINO: We don't need a suspect's help in a law enforcement scene BASH: So when somebody is pushed down, you stand back? BOVINO: Follow directions 3571863506 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Recording as resistance: Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota officials have urged residents to "hit record" when they see federal agents. Alex Pretti was holding his phone when the altercation started yesterday. Here's my latest for CNN: 1015233 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025"You're a big account, so you have a duty to ..." Look, at some level, I get that. But also ... I didn't run for the office of Big Account with a promise to you, the Bluesky voter, to deliver on certain issues. I just logged onto the same site you did, made some posts, and people followed me. 1904797233 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025I do try to use this stupid power to do as much good as I can -- promoting important causes, shining a light on good reporting and scholarly work, etc etc. But this is a volunteer gig in my free time. I'm not your monkey. If you stamp your feet and make demands, I'm just going to block you. 21136933 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Look, I know I poke the kids about fascism, but in a fascist state, you don't get charged with a felony about a sandwich and then walk out when a jury - and the nation - laughs at the prosecutors. 6171772 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Sorry, I'm just catching up with all the angry posts. While you were all having a tantrum I was watching "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with my wife and I highly recommend it. Hard to believe Gary Oldman is both Smiley and then Jackson Lamb. #Acting 110116649 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 02/11/2025"I'm not Karla's errand boy" "Then what ARE you, Bill?" "I'm someone who's made his mark." 51363 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Cool thing about the Oldman version of Tinker Tailor... notice how Smiley's eyes are always shadowed or have light reflecting in them. EXCEPT when he finally confronts Bill, and you can see clearly - as he does at that moment. I want to believe that was a directorial choice. 3850818 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/11/2025At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable. 3502204294925 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 31/10/2025When you call yourself the leaders of a democratic country, but have to hide on a military base from the people that you rule. 32646204 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/10/2025This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan. 164122343794 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 29/10/2025JD Vance is trying his damndest to rationalize racism. Tell him to fuck off. 521181241 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/10/2025I suspect the judge may bring this up at the sentencing hearing. Just a hunch. 7237821294 0
Reposted by Donna Davis -Portland is not on FIRE!Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/10/2025BASH: You all found ways to pay the military and WIC. But why are you drawing the line now on 40 million Americans who literally will not be able to eat with govt assistance? MIKE JOHNSON: If we had a contingency fund we could use, that would be done. BASH: They say that's not what the law shows 68964561951 0
