Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hey btw did anyone get a copy of the wire transfer where Junior *totally* paid the Putin oligarch back for his wedding party? LOL 😂 391304250
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is a regular feature of data-matching, especially when done in a half-assed way. The purpose is to create the false claims of fraud. For example, Republicans complained for years about the risk of double voting. A credible system was built to detect it (ERIC). Then they killed it. 12898335
icebeard.bsky.social @icebeard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026youtube.com/watch?v=2bhp...youtube.comWatching This MAGA Farmer Get Everything He Voted For Is Pure JoyYouTube video by Paul Lance 001
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialKing Kontrary @pdxlawyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh all need to be impeached if they are prepared to sign off on such a clear abuse of power such as these rules. The Constitution means nothing to them, at least when Trump wants to violate it! 172
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialDigitalEraBeatnik @jignpig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Socialism must be perfect while capitalism's short comings are just the way it is" 🤷♂️ -The wealthy capitalists Obligatory Fuck Peter Theil! 21034
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialOdy @odeecs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I think one of the primary problems of 21st century pirate-capitalism is that the executive class doesn't actually understand what their companies DO. They themselves do not possess the expertise their workers have. The executives' job isn't produce-good-product. It's make-stock-valuation-go-up. 1204
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026LEFT: Donald Trump today, dozing off as the names of those who died on 9/11 are read. RIGHT: Joe Biden today, paying respects to those lost on 9/11. Who's "sleepy" now, loser? 25865212033
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialSteve Saidemonster 🧌🧛🦇⚰️👻👹 @smsaideman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I sure as hell hope that a Democratic administration, if we are ever lucky enough to have one, has the guts to rip this shit down. 2435778
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There were some real problems with Ulbricht’s conviction. But valorizing him while they’re still executing fishermen for alleged drug smuggling is a hell of a choice. 226342
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026New in PN: The muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failure "The words coming out of his mouth reveal a man completely deluded and awash in fictions of his own making. And as long as he’s surrounded by people who will let him live in that world, we’re all stuck in here with him."publicnotice.coThe muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failureIt’s not “disputed.” He’s delusional. 1072428729
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This “gift” from Qatar, like the ballroom and everything else Trump wanted and promised was free, is costing us a fortune. 721223452
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialdriftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Fun Fact: Liz Cheney was flogging this lie right up until they ran her out of the GOP in 2020. She has *never* recanted it, but we have been repeatedly told by our Never Trump supervisors to shut up about it. 25112
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 06/09/2026I honestly think people over-index on how much this stuff is populism vs being broad-spectrum product marketing 1243
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If Nancy Pelosi had repeatedly told reporters she had no idea what was going on around her, the coverage would have been unsparing and vicious. 358145843203
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A lot of people have spent more time talking about a lefty podcaster who no one has voted for than the actual GOP nominee for governor in Colorado 514440
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialHouse of Slade @pulptrashdiscorama.bsky.social · 14/07/2025No one ever writes hand wringing articles about "is it time for conservatives to make peace and appeal to progressives" be that in political or personal terms. And that recurring detail gives the whole game away, I'd say. 365166
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We & the media are NOT talking enough about how a Florida grand jury found that $10 million was funneled from a settlement intended to benefit Florida taxpayers to Ron DeSantis’s wife’s illegitimate “charity” (that never registered with the IRS), where it was laundered before it got to the FLA GOP. 427108674371
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialKnotabot @qbits4u.bsky.social · 30/08/2026scott jennings opinions are meaningless at this point. He is a liability to any show trying to promote serious discussions about anything. 0172
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026In the midst of an awful lot of ever-so-sophisticated equivocating and oh-so-thoughtful-chin-stroking and too-clever-by-half-over-thinking, I just want to say, simply and unequivocally and for the record: The Resistance Libs Were Right. 2154889819
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.sociallaybros.bsky.social @laybros.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The answer to: “Who was President in October 2008?” is unknowable for approximately the same reason as the answer to the question: “Who was President in March 2020?” 08711
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialmetacogito.bsky.social @metacogito.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Couldn't resist 626941
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMargo @retire411.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Why is this still a story? Somebody better get off their butts and find out the truth. Why are republicans getting away with this crap? 1374
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialA. de Chastelaine @dechastelaine.com · 08/08/2026Texas used 83,000 Flock cameras nationwide to hunt down a woman who had an abortion in another state. Wisconsin cops tracked a man from his house across state lines & arrested him for weed upon return. But nobody's got a single photo of Mitch. 527054
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ironically, the way mainstream papers lower the bar to give space to middling hacks in the name of ideological diversity is the closest real-world phenomeon to how MAGA imagines DEI works. Does anyone think we’d know the name Mark Thiessen if he were on the center-left competing for that slot? 91736296
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialBluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026On the short list for Alito’s seat but please, don’t vote this November because all your issues are not being addressed by ”the establishment “ 0145
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 05/08/2026This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent. 731895492
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The five-time draft dodger imagined himself outranking two of America’s most iconic generals. thedailybeast.comBone Spurs President Uses AI to Award Himself Ultimate MedalThe five-time draft dodger imagined himself outranking two of America’s most iconic generals. 125525
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialfrankwheller.bsky.social @frankwheller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026 22708104
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.politico.com‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweatingThe Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches. 16867331984
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialBluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Old enough to remember someone was dying every 8 minutes in NYC. This is to distract from Epstein duh 3206
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMike O'Malley @mikeomalley.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Bari is entirely a product of the NYT/rich person/Ivy league solar system. She made middle age and elderly men feel like, :no, it's the kids who are out of touch." That she thinks America is clamoring for Douthat confirms this 2565
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/07/2026Happens every time. Black father kills a man who tried to rape his daughter & media posts his solo mug shot. White father murders his wife & children & media posts his smiling picture with the woman he murdered. Make no mistake—this is how media normalizes white supremacy & extremism. Reject it. 18961372
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialKeith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 26/07/2026NBC's kristen welker was caught laughing it up with Stephen Miller. Stephen Miller who architected the family separation policy. Stephen Miller who pushed the Muslim travel ban. Stephen Miller who oversaw the killing of Americans by ICE agents. This is why independent media is crucial. 78872622444
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialAndrewNK @andrewnk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026He attempted a violent coup over 5 1/2 years ago and replaced most of the WH press corp with pro-coup election deniers as soon as he stepped into office in 2025. Might want to do some deep self-reflection on why it took so long for you to get to this point. 01958
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/07/2026Fuck you, Ian Bremmer, you abject ghoul. 2263675428
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialPeter Collinson @petercollinson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Fox News was birthed by Richard Nixon's ouster and the Republicans ruthless determination to ensure future Republican presidents operate with full impunity. Trump is an inevitable consequence of Reagan and his successors, who embraced and frequently expanded his fascist policies. 113714
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/07/2026Phang: "The incestuous relationships that exist in the MAGA moron-sphere is remarkable. I can say Tate brothers, and I don't need six degrees of separation to even get to Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Don Jr., or Barron Trump. I mean, I could spit and hit all of them and then some." 12156971520
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The logical endpoint of the American conservative political impulse: pissy HOA behaviors + death squads of otherwise unemployable gun chuds. It's all been leading up to this baby. 541597300
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Just want to say that @jaketapper.bsky.social wrote a book on the wrong candidate’s dementia and that should be obvious to every American. 270100891968
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialCurb Your Malthusiasm @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026New York Times: we asked a bunch of dumb fucks what they think about things they don’t understand. 1538
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I don’t think prison is the solution to most of our problems but I do think a judge should order Elon Musk to disassemble these turbines by hand and eat them piece by piece. 191491313
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Every single person in Maine and everyone around the country with a sense of humanity and decency need to remember this today. mainebeacon.com/collins-vote... 241656561
Reposted by @icebeard.bsky.socialPhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 12/07/2026When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised. My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive. 10465811215
![ERIC had been relatively uncontroversial since its creation. The idea behind it started in 2008, when election officials identified the potential for people to have multiple registrations in different states — in itself not surprising in a country that is at once highly mobile but operates a decentralized voting system — creating the potential for voting in different states. ERIC offered a tool that could track that problem, through a mixture of data sourcing and analytical tools that minimized false positives. By identifying moves and deaths, it allowed states to keep the voting rolls accurate. In 2013 it had seven members, which would increase to 32 states at its height.
Then in January of 2022, the Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin dropped out of ERIC. He made his announcement to a group of far right election activists, to sustained applause. But for other election officials it was a puzzle. One state election official who worked for GOP secretaries of state said:
Everybody looked at this and said, 'This is insane, what are you talking about?' As soon as [Ardoin] did that — that created this pressure on the other Republican states that wasn't there before](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreigihnsv4wsriiurs7maewx4ie3qsji36tqg4oytoc4annoa54nw2m)
