Reposted by David MarshallCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 3hThere is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 5634721084
Reposted by David MarshallDavid R. Brockman, Ph.D. @drdrbrockman.bsky.social · 8hUpdate: The America.gov chatbot now refuses to answer "political" questions or offer "judgments about past elections" 🤔 24293111
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 15hTatis was NOT sent by the 3B coach, lol. He was held and just said eff that! 010
Reposted by David MarshallRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17hTime for this classic again. 123127784335
Reposted by David MarshallBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's a good day to google "Foxconn," "Wisconsin," "Trump," "2018," "13,000 jobs" and "didn't happen, didn't even come close" 15761193
Reposted by David MarshallEric 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. 331193447
Reposted by David MarshallAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As Trump and his Republican minions revive the language of the "Red Scare" and "threat of communism" in the elections, Trump is actively supporting the world's largest communist dictatorship, including by offering to sell them American weapons. Insanity is too mild a word.theguardian.comTrump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador saysDavid Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island 1626180
Reposted by David MarshallMark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026Doing the January 6th Commission but for DOGE could splash this on TV and social media for weeks. Imagine the impact. 630799
Reposted by David Marshalls. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 27/09/2026There are plenty of things that are fine to do in your personal life that are not appropriate to ask colleagues to do because they might FEEL pressuring, even if you genuinely just want to share a thing you love doing. Sex parties are very much at the extreme of this scale! 29413
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If the Astros and Rangers both lose just give the White Sox a bye into the next round. No team with a losing record should be treated as a division winner. Sorry not sorry. 000
Reposted by David MarshallJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 27/09/2026I told the 3-year-old I love him very much and he immediately hit me with “thank you” 101692
Reposted by David MarshallKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776132097
Reposted by David MarshallMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858613987
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@cjzero.bsky.social — do you have the original broadcast of this? I’d love to see a wide shot! 000
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With the Phillies loss today and the Cubs losing both ends of a doubleheader, the Padres just need to win 1 of their 3 home games against the Diamondbacks to play their wildcard series at home. 010
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The MLB app needs to show calls as overturned instead of just contradicting itself. 000
Reposted by David MarshallQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country. 14149432218
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is my favorite post of this immortal thread. The only way this saga gets any better is if there is a leg of this journey involving a rice truck. IYKYK 020
Reposted by David MarshallAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 21/09/2026Important to consider that Trump has also shut down green card interviews worldwide except Hungary and Poland (where Christian nationalists are losing power), and refugee admissions worldwide except for white South Africans (who are upset they no longer have Apartheid) It's a Great Replacement: 10491149
Reposted by David MarshallPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552967770
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Somebody made a knockoff game but forgot to spam it with fake 5-star reviews before advertising it. 000
Reposted by David MarshallWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 22774337
Reposted by David MarshallChristopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As soon as we put A.I. on weapons systems we blew through Asimov's 3 laws of robotics. And we don't even have a good robot yet. 1016827
Reposted by David MarshallJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_... 4827851158
Reposted by David MarshallAndrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.wbur.orgMass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court recordsJoseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect... 10460341976
Reposted by David MarshallHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026um 571747419
Reposted by David MarshallRedacted @joshghiloni.me · 20/09/2026There’s a roofing company in the town I grew up in with a billboard that says hot shingles in your area looking to get nailed and I cringed so hard the first time I saw it I almost drove into a ditch 0123
Reposted by David MarshallDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167184679
Reposted by David MarshallGuy Oron @guyoron.net · 18/09/2026NEW: Seattle is about to ban supermarkets from using your data to set individualized prices and coupons to curb price gouging and discrimination. The big grocer lobby is pissed, and is spamming Seattleites with scary text messages. Read in @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...thestranger.comSeattle Is Poised to Ban Supermarket Algorithmic Price Discrimination - The StrangerThis coming Tuesday, in an effort to crack down on price gouging and discrimination, the Seattle City Council will vote on a bill prohibiting large grocery store companies from using customer personal... 11344891318
Reposted by David MarshallChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hi if you are in Minneapolis and are this 25-to-30-year-old white woman, about 5'5", with brown hair and a curly-haired golden retriever-like dog, get medical attention immediately! 22615325
Reposted by David MarshallCristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 18/09/2026In a Manhattan federal courtroom today, a lawyer for the Trump administration argued that Article II of the Constitution lets the president fire a federal employee because he’s Black, and there’s nothing a court can do about it. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comDOJ says recent Supreme Court ruling shields Maurene Comey firing 22417216
Reposted by David MarshallDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 18/09/2026Step 1: Slip Trump a copy of the 1951 Defense Agreement, but with the name changed. Step 2: Describe it in the most favorable light possible, since he won't read it anyway. Step 3: Trump goes on "Truth Social" and proclaims himself a genius negotiator. 29832241
Reposted by David MarshallJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...projects.propublica.orgJohn F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublicaSince 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as... 1428501046
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Reads like an Onion headline, but it’s just…true. 020
David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Wait. Am I….am I playing right field for the Rockies? 100
Reposted by David MarshallCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Under Trump, the IRS is refusing to release its usual annual estimate of how many taxes go unpaid. Gee I wonder why www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...nytimes.comBillions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office. 827181
Reposted by David MarshallJohn Cassidy @johncassidysays.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What a fiasco. 2328656
Reposted by David MarshallEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump is dead serious. See this chart from March: www.politico.com/news/2026/03... 451267492
Reposted by David MarshallFrederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...cbsnews.comNew photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacksThe images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity. 291004462
Reposted by David MarshallGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16/09/2026Ahmed Soliman has been missing for six days. ICE says it is “not responsible” for this, even though they forcibly expelled him to an authoritarian country he’d never even been to. Please take the time today to follow this link to contact your lawmakers, especially Arizonans! findahmedsoliman.orgfindahmedsoliman.orgHelp find Ahmed Soliman — Civic Action ToolReview a draft, open it in Gmail, Outlook, or your mail app, and send it yourself. No sign-in, no data collected. 3441248
Reposted by David MarshallFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“I’m not voting for anyone because I oppose genocide.” Guess what, no you don’t. 22334951091
Reposted by David MarshallPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026America’s Added Fuel Cost Clock: now online and available live on the web for you to see the numbers climb in real time :( hoping if and when prices fall I'll get to the savings in real time... patrickdehaan.com/fuelclock.html 7307114
Reposted by David MarshallRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Trump administration is deliberately withholding and redacting documents that legal residents need to prove their status. Claiming they can't find the documents is bad enough. But to turn them over only after redacting them to the point that they're useless is another level of evil.nytimes.comImmigrants’ Lawyers Say U.S. Is Redacting Documents Proving Legal Status (Gift Article)Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say. 2280161
Reposted by David MarshallACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Make sure you're ready to vote — and remind a friend while you're at it! California voters, head to registertovote.ca.gov to register or confirm your registration details are up to date. 033