Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026He is directly robbing the American people, and everyone involved here belongs in prison. 21896246 896
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Republicans in Congress support this. It’s that simple 691821397 1.8K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2 12237941332 3.8K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Whenever a news story about something Trump is doing declares that it's "a first for a sitting president" or "a change from tradition," replace it with "yet another authoritarian move from the president," and see if it sounds more accurate. 242570693 2.6K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Still wondering if inequality is out of control? 450135695548 13.6K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Tesla is paying $0 in taxes *again* for 2025 despite $5.7B in profits thanks to tax breaks and writing off previous business losses. Also in 2025, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by $194B, largely from Tesla stock and his $139B pay package. But undocumented immigrants are scamming the system? 1237122 237
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 22/01/2026📌It just seems like a prosecutor testifying publicly he had an abundance of evidence that could have jailed our sitting president for life, should get wall-to-wall coverage. Is our legacy media really that bought-off and/or incompetent that an historic occasion like this is treated so casually? 2726186 261
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026It has been an obvious, sometimes even almost stated project of Trump 2.0 to engineer a redo of the post George Floyd protests of 2020, this time with much more state violence. And now a federal agent has shot and killed a woman in a car at point blank range a mile from where Floyd was murdered. 16364271698 6.4K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The same people who yesterday were dismissive of when the Capitol police got the shit kicked out of them by a bloodthirsty mob are today claiming a bunch of unharmed ICE goons were in mortal danger from one woman. 101179337 1.2K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialWendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 07/01/2026This photo of @schumer.senate.gov joking around with Marco Rubio makes me sick to my stomach. Rubio and the rest of Trump's lawless, venal, evil gang are destroying America and Americans. There is nothing to smile about with these people. Schumer is so unfit for this moment. Just fucking go. 2323375 233
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 18/02/2025a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC. 779121412415 12.1K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/02/2025Knowledge is power… 9953456913041 34.6K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉 359718808741135 188.1K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/01/2025This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance. 1312314519559 31.5K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialShannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Democrats in Congress: WHAT IS THE PLAN? Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it. Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda? 25167171719 6.7K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/01/2025www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o... 1179343357900 34.3K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialAdam H Johnson @ahjohnson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025In their coverage of the LA fires, neither the NYT Daily podcast nor the NYT Morning Newsletter addresses climate change at all. The Daily has a single throwaway mention but doesn’t actually talk about it and the newsletter just ignores it. Again, climate chaos’ central role is conspicuously absent 13772155 772
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 07/01/2025If you’re getting news from a site taking this seriously, you’re misinforming yourself and distorting your own reality. Facebook is many things, but chief among them it is a censorship machine. It identifies topics and information it doesn’t want people to discuss & it buries it. 391186280 1.2K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Zuckerberg in a race to become Elon Musk: ✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural ✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board. ✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes" 85853204 853
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 06/01/2025In 2021: it took 14 hours and 48 minutes to certify the vote 17163411748 6.3K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 05/01/2025one of the most depressing realizations in politics is the day you understand that a lot of people would legitimately prefer to spend more money to make sure nobody “undeserving” gets a benefit than to make it accessible to everyone 17088362053 8.8K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/01/2025While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland. 13255178616053 51.8K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Don't think there is a better illustration of AI-in-everything-whether-we-want-it-or-not than an AI bro buying an AI toy for his child who played with it for a bit and then seemed singularly unimpressed with the AI and turned it off. He keeps turning it back on, and she keeps turning it off. 24266271680 6.6K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 27/12/2024According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5. 7127801192 2.8K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/12/2024AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power. New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americansbloomberg.comAI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours WorseThere’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas 9229811552 3K
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Where did the $23M this guy paid himself last year come from? Did he create a product? Did he provide a service? Or did he just take money from people to cover their healthcare and then pay out less money for his customer’s healthcare than his customers paid him? 1034173 341
Reposted by @figgles38.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/12/2024The collective net worth of America's richest 12 men is now over $2 TRILLION The BOTTOM 50% of Americans have a collective net worth of $3.82 TRILLION 63289913670 9K
