Reposted by Gary Armstrong Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets. 1552002566 2K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms. 802652693 2.7K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026⚠️ AP: Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms. 49723 97
Reposted by Gary Armstrong The Clear Cider @theclearcider.bsky.social · 14/09/2026How much time do you think Trump has? Here he is at Dublin with a very noticeable face droop, multiple right arm twitches, and a more than usual confused look. Even Eric seems concerned at the first arm twitch. 50750129 750
Reposted by Gary Armstrong George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Correct. 2074429890 4.4K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I still believe in the American Dream, because I've lived it. It's worth fighting for. Rep. Nixon ran a strong campaign. I will be standing by her side in the fight against Ashley Moody. I hope you'll join me. 932013210 2K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026Ossoff says that Trump doesn’t want to do his job but wants to “travel with Natalie” 38592812165 9.3K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 12/08/2026That sucks, but whenever you book a reporter for a panel you have to live with the possibility breaking news will force them to be absent. If I were the panel organizer I'd let him off the hook 3333 33
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026AI Man. The White House now routinely posts manipulated photographs of Donald Trump designed to make him look younger and slimmer, and to encase his body in a golden aura. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukTrump posted touched-up version of his golf photo to look younger and slimmerTrump appears to have undergone an computer-generated glow-up 2515673 156
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/08/2026I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850. 9035081732 3.5K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor" 37444671432 4.5K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 28/07/2026"They know this is TV, right??" a CBS News senior staffer texted me about this news. "I hate it here," another CBS reporter said. 1294319711 4.3K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Man in the High Castle destroyed every swastika prop after filming, so nothing could end up as a souvenir or extremist symbol. 318173652592 17.4K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026HAWAII — Tulsi Gabbard’s brother charged with trying to lure children to a hotel room with gum and money 91788574218 8.9K
Gary Armstrong @garyarmstrong.bsky.social · 17/07/2026imagine how this makes all the SC politicians feel that the president is backing someone who's never held office. he's essentially saying his needs a puppet. 011 1
Reposted by Gary Armstrong FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Fitch Ratings affirms Canada at aa+; Outlook stable. 021 2
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/07/2026Sen. Ron Johnson on Mitch McConnell: "I just heard from a source that was an older photo" 71266481874 6.6K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Trump says the “fantastic” doctor that issued the report on Lindsey Graham is the same doctor that tended to his ear after Butler 100402110 402
Reposted by Gary Armstrong 💙🏳️🌈 Kh’ymm (aka Goldie) 🏳️🌈💙 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It looks SOOO REAL!!! He has the biggliest hands evah! So biggly & manly! Just happy as a handful of clams! Say hey to Lindsay! Bro’s for life! 3412660 126
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I don’t know who did this, but A++ !! 471026238 1K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026lol 281211211 1.2K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Also for those of us who lived in NYC during a very specific time, the HBO documentary BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY is a tight 80 minute fun look at a woman who lived intentionally, became a successful businesswoman & community leader and beat the Reagan Administration, all in a crochet bikini. 916622 166
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?" 1402198115589 19.8K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/07/2026To flip the Senate, Democrats don’t need a miracle. We need a strategy. PROTECT: Michigan, Georgia, New Hampshire FLIP: North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska PLUS ONE MORE: Iowa or Texas, and don’t sleep on Nebraska. You can thank me later. 1331590574 1.6K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 05/07/2026McMorrow just pulled out of the MI Senate race. Let's see what happens now. 4021024 210
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 04/07/2026Just in: America’s Independence Day Parade in DC has been CANCELED, per the National Park Service. It was set to step off tomorrow, July 4, at 10:30am along the National Mall. 2012564536 2.6K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Morris “Day and The Time” Katz @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 01/07/2026John Hinckley Jr. in 1981 8973091283 7.3K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Supreme Court's first opinion is Watson v. RNC. By a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court UPHOLDS state laws that allow the counting of mail ballots that are sent by Election Day but arrive shortly thereafter. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 221517391 1.5K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/06/2026NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court has DECLINED to hear Trump’s appeal of the $5 million sexual abuse and defamation verdict won by E. Jean Carroll in 2023.meidasnews.comSupreme Court declines to hear Trump's appeal in E. Jean Carroll caseThe Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear President Donald Trump's appeal of the civil verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming 1512435510 2.4K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I know the list is endless but I genuinely think trashing the legitimate congressionally chartered org for celebrating the 250th to instead hijack our national assets and taxpayer funds for his personality cult grifter crap should, in and of itself, be fully sufficient to merit removal from office. 16091592654 9.2K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 28/06/2026My take on Supergirl is that I enjoyed it immensely and that it is better than a lot of the comic book movies and acrion movies that have come out in recent years. I won’t bother sharing any critiques I have of it because I don’t do that with other movies that I enjoy. 312811 128
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Forgot about Lester Bangs’ interview with Lou Reed. This is not a joke. 4393 39
Reposted by Gary Armstrong emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026STAT News asked whether Trump is the single then-79 year old patient who got privileged access to an Eli Lilly obesity drug. No one would deny it. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e... 61989354 989
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 21/06/2026I honestly believe the word "dumb" was in one of Trump's cognitive exams, he spelled it wrong, and now he's obsessed with asserting that no one knew the correct spelling 5678 67
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Elder Taylor @taylornewc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed 123138653804 13.9K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026The AP has called the #GAgov Republican runoff for billionaire Rick Jackson. He defeats far-right Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was endorsed by both Trump *and* Brian Kemp. 1153 15
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Türker @erturan3.bsky.social · 16/06/2026A mother bird standing in front of a tractor to protect her eggs Adana - Türkiye 1016739 167
Reposted by Gary Armstrong The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/06/2026President Trump had 22 medical specialists assess him as part of his latest checkup, according to a medical report recently released by the White House, who also declined to identify which physicians assessed him.washingtonpost.comTrump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidentsTrump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president. 256597231 597
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10/06/2026NEWS Tom Steyer has conceded and endorsed Xavier Becerra, stating that Californians must unite behind Becerra in order to defeat Steve Hilton, President Trump’s candidate. 737170 371
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026BREAKING: Trump's lawyers in his BBC suit just told the court they didn't file their response to the BBC's motion to dismiss on June 5 when it was due b/c the protective order and the court's sealing rules were too complicated for them. But, they say they did get it to the BBC's lawyers on June 5. 35876230 876
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Xavier Becerra @xavierbecerra.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Next stop: November. ➡️ 34581152 581
Reposted by Gary Armstrong Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026tell them there’s a sex criminal in the building 6478401526 7.8K
Reposted by Gary Armstrong The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Spencer Pratt's worst nightmare, being beaten by two women of color, if coming to fruition. I couldn't love that for him more if I tried. 37510 75