Reposted by el-Shane-OPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 7hApropos of this: if you’ve never read Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America,” there’s a DC tour guide, Mr Taylor, who for me is one of the most indelible and quietly heroic characters in modern literature. 314024
Reposted by el-Shane-OMarc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 4hWe have more information about Harold Godwineson's defensive strategy in 1066 than we do about Kemi Badenoch's today. 22410
Reposted by el-Shane-ODave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 7hICYMI: A "zombie campaign" that's lived on for 13 years after its namesake senator died in office is finally going to the great political beyond. www.washingtonsun.com/money/frank-...washingtonsun.comSenator’s ‘Zombie' Campaign Committee Shuts Down 13 Years After His DeathSen. Frank Lautenberg died in 2013, but his campaign apparatus lived on. 0134
Reposted by el-Shane-OCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h“.. The housing market, he said in February 2025, will ‘unfreeze’ within weeks ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 85351112
Reposted by el-Shane-ODak @dak.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Who called them ex-girlfriends and not yesterbaes. 533974
Reposted by el-Shane-OCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h“.. U.S. imports of semiconductors, which are now up by 185% y/y ..” - Schwab 419438
Reposted by el-Shane-OCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h“.. U.S. trade deficit blew out to $105.6 billion in August ... up significantly from the prior month and now up by $34.4 billion in the past two months. .. Outside of the Liberation Day swings, this is a record.” - Schwab 31519204
Reposted by el-Shane-OFᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 8hLike a male bird dances to attract a mate, I sometimes practice my roundhouse kicks on the front step of my house. 510736
el-Shane-O @elshane-o.bsky.social · 7hThey must’ve seen some internal polling where she’s not looking as strong as they thought initially. 100
Reposted by el-Shane-OPolitico @politico.com · 16hJim Bakker, prominent televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 86 politi.co/4ARvbD8politico.comJim Bakker, prominent televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 86 politi.co/4ARvbD8Jim Bakker, prominent televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 86 politi.co/4ARvbD8 14516
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h"Hulk Hogan taught us that that the world is made up of sharps and marks. And whatever the sharps do to the marks, the marks deserve it. There is no code; no truth; no honor; no shame." Always a good read from the archives:lnk.thebulwark.comHow Hulk Hogan Made ‘Real America’It’s the Hulkster's world now and we’re just living in it. 6418
Reposted by el-Shane-OMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“You're so fucked.” MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) One of my favourite films this century opened 19yrs ago today. 4252576
Reposted by el-Shane-OFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Here is Ken Paxton saying Trump is a "drag" on the party and "everybody's numbers dropped" when Trump traveled to Texas 06124
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026When Trump says it’s the greatest economy ever, he means for himself and his family — and the tech kleptocrats that want to dismantle our democracy to seize power for themselves 301478581
Reposted by el-Shane-OJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In 1989 CEOs made 60x the average worker. Today it's 325x. I guess the corporate ladder is getting taller. With @svaneksmith.bsky.social newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/… 28455132
Reposted by el-Shane-OMike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 03/10/2026The White House stole official government funds to create and televise a campaign advertisement, right before the midterm election. If Democrats take control of the House next year, the Appropriations Committee and I are ready to undo this waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold people accountable.theguardian.comLawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote TrumpHouse Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’ 45902188
Reposted by el-Shane-OInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you’re not doing this, you’re leaving gains on the table. 35944107
Reposted by el-Shane-OInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Drink Hogwater. It’s on your side. 302313269
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026CLARKSVILLE state house candidate Allie Phillips @allie4tn with Amanda Seyfried @mingey www.facebook.com/share/p/1DZc... 4699115
Reposted by el-Shane-ORodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don't think I've seen an ad for Motrin in my entire life but for some reason it's on the field at UNC 101303
Reposted by el-Shane-OGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This reminds me of two scenes in the German movie “Downfall,” which depicts, historically accurately, Hitler’s last days. Both scenes involve Hitler and Albert Speer discussing Hitler’s “Nero Order,” by which the Führer had ordered the destruction of the Reich’s remaining economic infrastructure...clip.cafe 1962647770
Reposted by el-Shane-OMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I wonder if mistress accommodations were covered working Texans’ taxes as well? 031
Reposted by el-Shane-ODavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Make them crawl. This is now our American republic. We are the shithole nation. 822873
Reposted by el-Shane-OKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026That, my fellow Americans, is unquestionably the hand of a short-fingered vulgarian. By the way, you can subscribe for free to this daily limited-run Spy magazine Substack. We start publishing on Monday. spymagazine.substack.com/p/coming-soo...spymagazine.substack.comComing Soon — Spy at 40Spy Magazine’s Anniversary Chronicle of a Certain Short-Fingered Vulgarian 3285
Reposted by el-Shane-OSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ban congressional stock trading; stop the corruption. 1762099
Reposted by el-Shane-OCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...tpr.orgTrump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurantsThe 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months. 641712388
el-Shane-O @elshane-o.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Well at least now they’ll have the time to all go to the rally. 0250
Reposted by el-Shane-OCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“.. The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum... 2001971817
Reposted by el-Shane-OSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I appreciate the horror aesthetic photographers bring to documenting her ubiquity. 2052562
el-Shane-O @elshane-o.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Middle class tax increase. The billionaire Epstein class has never had it so well. 000
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In 2025, President Donald Trump imposed the largest U.S. tax increase since 1993. It came through tariffs — raising effective rates to their highest level since 1946 and costing households about $1,000 last year. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/last-year-... 32213
Reposted by el-Shane-ODavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We are now, without a doubt, the greatest kleptocracy the world has ever known. By virtue of Donald Trump and the Republican Party promising to hate and abuse those people a nation of angry rubes wants to hate and abuse, they have lifted the national wallet and handed it back to the rubes, empty. 23926272
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026CNN: “Trump's net approval rating among voters under 30 has dropped from -7 points in October 2024 to -47… young voters' trust in Trump on the economy has shifted 73 points (!!) to -62 net approval…” 58899312
Reposted by el-Shane-OBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A suggestion for the Bulwark Pope: If the Chicago White Sox make the World Series, how could His Holiness not go to their first home game on Monday, Oct. 26. And the day before, on Sunday, he could celebrate Mass in Springfield, OH, to show support for the persecuted Haitians. 321029143
Reposted by el-Shane-OTexas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 03/10/2026Is it sinking in that you now have to own being a Republican? 35669141
Reposted by el-Shane-OAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The petty-ass bullshit this administration inflicts on people just trying to live their livea is truly something to behold 1751995420
Reposted by el-Shane-ODarth Kronk, Very Strong Request from the Military @darthkronk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not completely surprising when one considers that Colin Kaepernick got blacklisted, and Deshaun Watson did not. 131
el-Shane-O @elshane-o.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t forget Jed York. The Epstein class takes care of each other. 010
Reposted by el-Shane-OGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Skydance Studios: You'll Believe A Ship Can Sink 418823
Reposted by el-Shane-Oian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 02/10/2026americans’ trust in supreme court at record lows (following rulings on third-country deportation, voter id, ballroom construction, etc) 138819
Reposted by el-Shane-OTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Huge crowd to see James Talarico in deep-red Lubbock, Texas. This county hasn’t voted for a Democrat in 50 years. 532744598
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“For $45 you can start a school and charge $7000 per student — no background checks, they weren’t teachers — and taxpayers foot the bill… SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A SCAM.” @GovBillLee (H/T @piper_for_missouri) Pro Publica’s expose: www.propublica.org/article/prop... 511849842
Reposted by el-Shane-OMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And now, this baby daddy is a top Pentagon consultant, via Pete “Hiccups” Hegseth. 0112
Reposted by el-Shane-OThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/10/2026NEW POD AT 4 PM EST: On STRAIT TALK, political strategist & former ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd sits down with political insiders for candid conversations about what’s really happening in our elections, what the headlines miss, & where the country is headed. Watch: bit.ly/4z51YD8 723956
Reposted by el-Shane-ODavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026To be clear, and for the record, this is some other fellow. I don't know if Hollywood will rebound or not. Hell, I can't even get a good story greenlit anymore. And as for money, I've put all of mine into 10 mg gummies and Utz crab chips. 3836732
