Reposted by David Hoffman🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry. 9699573086
Reposted by David HoffmanJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 117313098382
Reposted by David HoffmanMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 26/08/2026The conservative commitment to changing nothing is built upon the idea that past generations had it bad therefore we must, too. 99225
Reposted by David HoffmanDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science. 339163565427
Reposted by David HoffmanNPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026Update: The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.n.prMeta, states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trialThe social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook. 1421545
Reposted by David HoffmanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Wow. Canada just released the list of products that it will target with retaliatory tariffs, and it's basically aimed right at vulnerable Republicans in the Midwest and at other key midterm contests. Trump's trade war is a disaster for the GOP. (bears out my reporting on this below) 29695217
Reposted by David HoffmanCrowsa Luxemburg @quendergeer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026chart for dinner 201543409
Reposted by David HoffmanMarc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026People are desperate for tangible things that can’t be taken away by greedy billionaires. CDs are cheaper and more portable than vinyl, and a greater portion of the money spent goes to musicians compared to the pennies provided by Spotify and Apple Music. 211165328
Reposted by David HoffmanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...wired.comThe CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED. 5040661767
Reposted by David HoffmanGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/07/2026This is exactly it -- if you make a kid use generative "A.i." or an LLM, you're telling them they're not good enough. That their own minds and ideas and experiences and abilities are not enough. That's a terrible, thoughtless, cruel thing to do. Shame on Kaepernick and everyone involved in Lumi. 5780213
Reposted by David HoffmanPhil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's also currently a nazi idea 121738
Reposted by David HoffmanVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I have been tallying RICO predicates all week at work and this is straight up wire fraud and possibly bank fraud, depending on the specific mechanics 513738
Reposted by David HoffmanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I am not remotely a lawyer, but I think if you agree to review a manuscript for a press and then feed that manuscript into AI without the permission of the author, the author should be allowed to sue you into poverty. 292738481
Reposted by David HoffmanAnil Dash @anildash.com · 25/04/2026If you think AI surveillance cameras aimed at drivers’ faces is a good idea (no matter how well intentioned the justification), you are a naive fool. This data will be harvested, sold to fascists, and used to imprison activists. Oh, and car companies will 100% use it for ads you can’t turn off. 622510757
Reposted by David HoffmanChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/04/2026NEW: Pope Leo XIV told the world’s press today that the Catholic Church’s moral imagination has long been too narrowed to sexual ethics — and that war, migration, and human dignity are the “much greater, more important issues” of our time.thelettersfromleo.com“I Cannot Be in Favor of War” — Pope Leo XIV's Wide-Ranging In-Flight Press Conference From AfricaOn the flight back from Africa, Leo addressed Iran, migration, the death penalty, and LBGTQ issues. He said he carries a photo with him of a Lebanese boy who was killed in the conflict. 17185001743
Reposted by David HoffmanJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Slightly maddening when serious news outlets drag everyone down to Trump’s level by using language like “feud” as if it’s some reality TV spat. Pope Leo delivered a moral critique of American military aggression. That is not “feuding” even if Trump responded with a deranged personal attack. 31494326
Reposted by David HoffmanAalia Mauro @aaliamauro.bsky.social · 13/04/2026To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark. 17137741276
Reposted by David HoffmanMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026He NEVER went up his own ass, NEVER. And for a global superstar out of Hollywood this is a rare rare thing. From Carpenter to icon. A credit to my profession. Love the guy. A visibly moved HARRISON FORD accepting his AFI Life Achievement Award in Los Angeles this month. 263101891602
Reposted by David HoffmanChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I worked hard to become a writer. And I enjoy being a writer. I'm not here to let techbro robots take that shit away from me. 11750127
Reposted by David HoffmanApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The last thing you should do in a country where dental insurance is barely real and widely unavailable is to take fluoride away 11422107
Reposted by David HoffmanPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Bruce Campbell announces he has a type of cancer that's "treatable" not "curable" 753032714
Reposted by David HoffmanMs. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 24/02/2026"When women win and are treated as an afterthought, the message reaches classrooms, workplaces and communities alike: You may help carry the nation, but you will not be centered in its story."msmagazine.comA White House Invite, a Punchline—and a Choice for the Men of Team USABoth the U.S. women’s <em>and</em> men’s ice hockey teams won gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Yet, within hours of defeating Canada, only the U.S. men’s hockey team received a congratu... 17451167
Reposted by David HoffmanElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 21/02/2026Meta adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses would violate the privacy rights of millions of people and cost the company billions of dollars legal battles. It should abandon its plans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...eff.orgSeven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face RecognitionMeta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong. 723965
Reposted by David HoffmanMark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/02/2026Right. The coverage shouldn’t be that the Roberts Court did the right thing today—but that it protected Trump, in clear violation of the law, for over a year. SCOTUS could and should have stopped the tariffs a year ago. Instead it allowed Trump lawlessness. 35842271
Reposted by David HoffmanAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026This is precisely how you should respond to a bullshit investigation. “This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President” 12667221901
Reposted by David HoffmanJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 09/01/2026Remember in the summer of 2024 when Dems started calling Trump/Vance/et al "weird" and it resonated with millions of people (because it's true) and then they stopped? Seeing a similar shift now. But angrier. Good. Take off the fucking gloves. 1809146
Reposted by David HoffmanBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/01/2026"If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money." I keep thinking about this post and how it's one of the best, most succinct messages Democrats could use in 2026 campaigns. 322549740
Reposted by David HoffmanAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025👀👀👀👀 We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud. 7436801070
Reposted by David HoffmanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Apart from the fact the leader of the right mocked Reiner, one small difference is that Reiner's day job was making movies that people loved, while Kirk's starting point was creating enemies list of professors to be fired or harassed. These are not the same things. 745349868
Reposted by David HoffmanKay F. Atkinson - Perfect Killer Bodies out Nov. 10 @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io · 14/12/2025the more I think about this prospect the more utterly horrific seems to me if nobody has their own computer, if nobody manages their own files, then state and corporate control over what you can do with a digitized machine is absolute, and privacy is beyond dead 212440
Reposted by David HoffmanMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 15/12/2025I mean also like, I *am* a journalist but I don't think it's my solemn duty to get shouted out and get sent death and rape threats most days just because I dare to exist as a woman online lol, amazingly it was never part of the job description, I can do my job without Twitter! 221331114
Reposted by David HoffmanElizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 12/12/2025[David Attenborough voice] Observe the Democratic billionaire in the early stages of its metamorphosis. As the whispers of Bluesky ratios rustle the air, its initial Republican chrysalis is formed, made up of angry left-leaning replies and appreciations for reductions in regulations. 3423456
Reposted by David HoffmanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company. This is what kleptocracy looks like. popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-back…popular.infoUPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loanIn October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp 20424661205
Reposted by David HoffmanJohn Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 26/11/2025“I woke up with the energy of a thousand Dolly Partons!” TN Democrat Aftyn Behn on learning a new poll has her within clear range of flipping a deeply Republican House seat in 12/2 special election that could deal a huge blow to the GOP. Read this exclusive interview with @aftynbehn.bsky.social:thenation.comCan Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026). 271080279
Reposted by David HoffmanKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 25/11/2025"The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals." 813685
Reposted by David HoffmanOmaha Sternberg @omahas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025For those not familiar with this: Finland is changing their rail gauge to International from Russian. It won't accommodate Russian trains anymore. This is a physical rebuild, and expensive. Finland MEANS IT! www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...trenvista.netFinland announces migration of its rail network to international gaugeThe Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ... 320356
Reposted by David HoffmanRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/11/2025ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa. www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...lbc.co.ukBritish mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBCKatie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents 681836950
Reposted by David HoffmanOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 24/11/2025you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY. 5543691045
Reposted by David HoffmanWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Was at a fundraiser in the Bay Area with many who made their money in Silicon Valley, tech, etc, but many grudgingly realizing that this is the inevitable path forward. Young people are radicalized, and they cannot promote capitalism as the way to an enraged majority that demands reform. 617825
Reposted by David HoffmanBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24/11/2025Seen a lot of people wondering why X, The Everything App would have a feature that gives away how much of the popular right wing accounts are foreign actors and this is why. They thought every left wing account would be that way because every accusation is also a confession. 21445288
Reposted by David HoffmanMichelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Rubio is caught in a massive lie, called out by GOP senators. He should not only resign but this should be the end of his career. 19509124
Reposted by David Hoffman🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/11/2025"Mamdani simply managed Trump the same way everyone does: by getting alone in a room with him and making him adopt your ideas as his own. Which brings us to the latest Ukrainian 'piece' plan..." 426548
Reposted by David HoffmanSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025This. They're a bunch of freaking gangsters. 248385
Reposted by David Hoffman🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/11/2025DOGE hasn’t gone away, it’s metastasized. 415049
Reposted by David HoffmanCavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Again, the normal response to the ads would be we have no intention of issuing illegal orders. 526554
Reposted by David HoffmanAntonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 23/11/2025My latest for @rollingstone.com Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices. But in Baltimore, I met blue collar workers who are fighting back, preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future,” and defending offshore wind. Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 125897
Reposted by David Hoffmanpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 23/11/2025most of the BBB damage was backloaded after the midterms so republicans could try and pass off the blame for their cuts, but as we warned would happen, hospitals are already starting to cut services 214256