Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 4hWe need @acyn.bsky.social to post more over here because this is incredible content. 1211922
Reposted by Eric ColumbusRob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 5hCrime rates in the US are lower than they have ever been in my lifetime. It's amazing, and nobody really knows exactly why, and we do not talk about this enough. 59921
Reposted by Eric ColumbusGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7hI'm concerned he may have misinterpreted some signs saying "F*** DONALD TRUMP” 1211772269
Reposted by Eric ColumbusMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 8hRepublican campaign consultants are begging Trump to continue to ban CNN to keep Trump off the air 622235
Reposted by Eric ColumbusDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11hWell, if this is accurate, the above chart is showing exaggerated effects by not comparing like with like. A downturn in tourism not not a pandemic size downturn bsky.app/profile/byju... 38110
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 12hTime to exhume and indict Archibald Cox www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...wsj.comExclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw DealA revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly. 4428
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 12hVANCE: If you’re a socialist you don’t belong in America TRUMP: Mamdani is the son I never had 1126035
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 16hMaybe an unpopular opinion, but Trump doesn't strike me as much more mentally impaired than at the dawn of his presidency. He's always been an evil lunatic narcissist with little interest in vast aspects of his job, and that shines through even more strongly when things aren't going well for him. 7483
Reposted by Eric ColumbusEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For many couples this could make a vas deferens 13898
Reposted by Eric ColumbusEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Took 21 years but @theonion.com once again predicted the future. 347866
Reposted by Eric ColumbusJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18hLet me say a couple words about paywalls. They’re annoying. I feel that (as a news consumer) and know that (as a news publisher). But asking for your email, either to read an article or even to access a gift link (someone said this happened to them a a Times gift link a moment ago) isn’t some … 2136874
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For many couples this could make a vas deferens 13898
Reposted by Eric ColumbusJacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today SABR launched an incredible new book and companion website on Baseball at Manzanar: How We Played the Game, 1942-1945. It’s the story of 120,000 Japanese Americans who were removed from their homes after Pearl Harbor and forced to live at remote incarceration camps: sabr.org/baseball-at-... 212570
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Took 21 years but @theonion.com once again predicted the future. 347866
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And that’s why his nickname swaps the first and fourth letters of his name 86210
Reposted by Eric ColumbusGothamist @gothamist.com · 30/09/2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally gets his federal security clearance gothamist.com/news/mayor-z...gothamist.comMayor Zohran Mamdani finally gets his federal security clearanceThe mayor’s clearance comes about a week after his meeting with President Trump. 1228
Reposted by Eric ColumbusSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 30/09/2026After Trump used taxpayer money to air one of his literal campaign ads, FCC Chair Brendan Carr shrugged off the scandal, saying the propaganda was just a “normal PSA.” It’s ridiculous to the point of being insulting. It’s as if these guys think Americans are idiots. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowFCC’s Carr brushes off concerns about Trump’s taxpayer-paid election adsTo see literal campaign propaganda as “normal PSAs” is obviously preposterous — except to Trump’s FCC chair. 39220106
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here’s a (weird) explanation for why America.gov sends a (much weirder) 1,808-word response when you write “Play Minecraft.” gizmodo.com/trumps-new-a... 1198
Reposted by Eric ColumbusDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I also think about Elon saying Biden's DOJ wouldn't prosecute Sam Bankman-Fried because he was a Dem donor... followed by Biden's DOJ nailing SBF, who now posts about how awesome Trump is so he can get a pardon. 9837137
Reposted by Eric ColumbusFr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Youth pastor voice 16877144
Reposted by Eric ColumbusRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And who knows the private healthcare industry better that Rick Scott, former CEO of Columbia/HCA? www.justice.gov/archive/opa/... 1719156
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio 582578518
Reposted by Eric ColumbusAlaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.akpub.ioMeet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champBackpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world. 161663583
Reposted by Eric ColumbusMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44767111836
Reposted by Eric ColumbusWhey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026FFS this is real, repeatable, and still happening 4 hours later. 2294
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m... 1371426261
Reposted by Eric ColumbusJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It was literally just to prove that he was in the Atlanta area within a 24-48 hour timeframe. That's it. That's all Schmitt needed to weave his Deep State conspiracy theory about Jack Smith making a secret trip to visit Fani Willis and collude with her on jailing Trump and his allies. 2447352
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Erstwhile presidential candidate and Stanford alum Carly Fiorina no longer holds the record for dumbest remark by a politician involving the Iowa Hawkeyes. 3342
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a Hawk from a Hawkeye.” 2404
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump now argues that “his supporters will be deterred from contributing to the [Kennedy] Center if his name is removed.” This is the good stuff: pure, unadulterated horseshit. 1810730
Reposted by Eric ColumbusJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The fact that OAN is reporting this … (a) damn!, and also (b) this sort of thing is very good for democracy because it prepares the most partisan Republicans to understand and (maybe) accept election results that go against them 201259227
Reposted by Eric Columbusdavidasuper.bsky.social @davidasuper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everything being said about prohibitions on personal glorification and political campaigns is correct, but also note that 31 USC 1301 prohibits spending any appropriated funds for any purpose not specified in the appropriation. Doing so therefore violates the Anti-Deficiency Act and is a crime. 07320
Reposted by Eric ColumbusWill Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026An intriguing new theory argues that Dan Scavino's controversial partying video was actually a nod to QAnon. Could it be? My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/dan-scavin...thebulwark.comBizarro White House Vid Has QAnon BuzzingWhile Republicans cringed at the champagne-soaked spectacle, conspiracy theorists scoured it for a message. 15411
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 331199451
Reposted by Eric ColumbusAnn M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comYouTube and Meta Reverse Course, Will Accept ‘Musk’ Trailer AdThe Google unit says the ad was "temporarily restricted" while Meta calls it "an error." TikTok and X remain silent. 520645
Reposted by Eric ColumbusDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The fact that this was *previously used as a campaign ad during the presidential campaign* removes any real defense as to its purpose. Its not a public service announcement. Its a campaign ad that has become state propaganda. 291083300
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026As a taxpayer, I’m outraged by the government paying for this ad. As a Democrat, I’m delighted to see Trump claiming “We will expel the warmongers from our government” and I hope they keep running it until November 3. 510622
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Speaking of which, here’s an insightful new piece by the great @ddale8.bsky.social on 15 things he’s learned fact-checking Trump for a decade (!): www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p... 4368
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump’s superpower is that he couldn’t care less about the fate of most Republicans, thus his threats to abandon them are credible. That tends to keep their mouths shut. 419130
Reposted by Eric Columbusdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 27/09/2026Pathetic.nytimes.comTV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNNThe White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. 1936876
Reposted by Eric ColumbusSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A lot of people are dunking on this, but there has been a lot of boiler-room type behavior to sign up people for ACA plans, especially in Florida, with people sometimes unaware what they were signing up for. Bloomberg reported on the practice here: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comHow Celebrity Deepfakes Supercharged Florida Health-Care HustleA wannabe hip-hop mogul and blue-haired internet marketer turned Obamacare into a lucrative get-rich-quick scheme, with an assist from Bain Capital. 148228
Reposted by Eric ColumbusJonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Christy Mathewson and Three-Finger Brown is some Adams/Jefferson dying kind of thing. 0202
Reposted by Eric ColumbusBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Half expecting dril to advise him to keep posting this. 2223426
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As a taxpayer, I'm outraged by this ad campaign. As a Democrat, I hope it runs every day through November 3. 420129
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I hope he gets 30 minutes golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...golfweek.usatoday.comTrump wants 15 minutes for speech on Sunday's first tee at Presidents CupPresident Trump is expected to attend the Presidents Cup and has reportedly requested to speak at the first tee. 17517
Reposted by Eric ColumbusBen Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026SCOOP: FBI removes two veteran counterterrorism leaders over frustrations from Stephen & Katie Miller that they hadn't made progress in probing allegedly threatening phone calls Katie received news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comFBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s FamilyFBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr... 1691182556
Reposted by Eric ColumbusSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If Susan Collins really believed this, she would have insisted on language in the last appropriations bill eliminating any ambiguity in the Impoundment Control Act and thus making clear there is no pocket rescission loophole. wapo.st/4rAcqQG 27619
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Pretty sure Trump didn’t plan it but prompting a TV boycott probably helped him politically by avoiding endless footage of him kowtowing to the top ChiCom www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...cnn.comTrump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump spent months plotting ways to impress Xi Jinping. 2588
Reposted by Eric ColumbusScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Scoop: The White House blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One to Tennessee on Saturday. It was set to serve as the designated TV pooler. The decision calls into question the state of the TV pool which was reinstated Friday. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comWhite House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force OneThe White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more. 20296100