Reposted by jbargardenJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 1hAppropriations are passed for the Department of Defense. There is no funding apparatus for the nonexistent Department of War. 313714
Reposted by jbargardenLynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 1hThis mortgage fraud claim has already been debunked. But here we are, America. Wondering if the committee will also investigate Kim, “Honey Please” Guilfoyle. Best guess?nytimes.comTrump Announces White House Inquiry Into Fed Governor Lisa Cook (Gift Article)President Trump said the White House would investigate unsubstantiated claims that Lisa D. Cook committed mortgage fraud and hold a hearing next month. 022
Reposted by jbargardenThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1hTrump: “Luciano Pavarotti was a very good friend of mine. He was a great diva, the greatest diva of them all. He was a male diva like no woman could be.” 499320
Reposted by jbargardenLa Femme Merveilleuse Invisible @larwoolf.bsky.social · 16hJean Pierre-Léaud and Claude Jade BOTD in Domicile conjugal/ Bed and Board (1970) dir. François Truffaut 044
Reposted by jbargardenRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 15hToday ICE shot a man in the Bronx in front of his kid; yet DHS seems more concerned about peaceful, constitutionally protected advocacy to defend our communities than it does about masked government agents killing, assaulting, and cruelly detaining people—including American citizens. 9212111
Reposted by jbargardenKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 8236422189
jbargarden @jbargarden.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Birth of Punk youtu.be/OI431QpbHfI?...youtu.beHoneycomb Bibbity Bobbity BallYouTube video by MRCLSmoothful 000
Reposted by jbargardenNicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is gloriously nerdy. www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...quantamagazine.orgFirst Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta MagazineAfter more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved. 0116
Reposted by jbargardenGina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm running to secure the American Dream by saving Texas schools and putting money in your pocket. Greg Abbott is running to help his megadonors get richer. 1220676
Reposted by jbargardenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026FUN FACT: The Bible doesn't say *anything* about abortion. Ever. Well, except for the time God provides a handy recipe for a magic potion to induce an involuntary one. Numbers 5:11-31 24972241820
Reposted by jbargardenKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026FUCK YES. This is the energy, morality, and courage that I expect from leaders. Unbelievably brave. 525147903
Reposted by jbargardenJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙 494166723559
Reposted by jbargardenMike Sterling, A Halloween Comic Shipping First Week of November @mikester.bsky.social · 07/10/2026hey remember when John Byrne drew a FANTASTIC FOUR #1 homage for ORGANIC GARDENING's cover? "IT'S SOIL-TURNING TIME!" 2376
Reposted by jbargardenAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026God everything is so DUMB. 1423941648
Reposted by jbargardenDumb Beezie @dumbbeezie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Happy Fall from Seattle 🎃 Photo credit to Joe Perri, Wolf Mercury Photography 211329141
Reposted by jbargardenMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 571214674184
Reposted by jbargardenJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"liz truss? i'd rather die" 1393
Reposted by jbargardenJessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And here's the job loss announcement on day 1 of the shitty Paramount/Warner Bros. merger. Fear not. The billionaires will slash a bunch of jobs for their own selfish aims, but they'll do it "respectfully." This is what Newsom et al. folded to. Billionaire capture. variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comSkydance CEOs Acknowledge Layoffs Will Be Coming After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Read the Full MemoParamount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into Skydance Corp. And the top leaders have notified the new company's staffers that layoffs are in the offing. 1416562
Reposted by jbargardenMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper. Congress can, in fact, say the court got the Constitution wrong, on such questions as: - Should there only be 9 Wizards in Robes, or 47, or 100, or 250? - Should the Wizards have a building? Clerks? Docket control? - Should they ride the circuit? On horses? 1041588
Reposted by jbargardencalizaybak.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Fuck all Nazis is the mildest of profanities Nazis deserve. 161
Reposted by jbargardenBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.nytimes.comInside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations. 152484727
Reposted by jbargarden🎃HalloDeeny🎃 they/them @geraldinepiche.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh my god fuck off 6655
Reposted by jbargardenAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026Gen AI is a dead end for anything worthwhile. It cannot maintain consistent characters well or consistent physics in video. All of the hundreds of tiny choices people make in a film are baked in and can't be changed with Gen AI. Using agentic and coding features instead will be more widespread. 3683
Reposted by jbargardenAnil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it. 171753473
Reposted by jbargardenWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...sltrib.comICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said. 14966438
Reposted by jbargardenMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.nytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 1591964512
Reposted by jbargardenjbargarden @jbargarden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Republicans really should have Dennis Hastert’s body lying in state at the Capitol on Election Day. GIFT ARTICLE. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 011
jbargarden @jbargarden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Republicans really should have Dennis Hastert’s body lying in state at the Capitol on Election Day. GIFT ARTICLE. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 011
jbargarden @jbargarden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Gift article! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience (Gift Article)Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain. 022
Reposted by jbargardenKellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Simon Andriesz, who worked for Lutnick’s firm, uncovered evidence that Lutnick and Epstein did business in 2014 while remaining in contact through 2018—despite Lutnick’s claim he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005. And now, Andriesz is dead. www.rawstory.com/howard-lutni...rawstory.comRaised eyebrows as banker who outed Howard Lutnick’s Epstein ties dies by suicideA British banker who exposed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s business ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide, according to The Banker, a death that raised eyebrows and drew the attention of R... 139165
Reposted by jbargardenAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...muellershewrote.comEXCLUSIVE: MSW Media has Obtained Descriptions of NINE Epstein Files Redaction Training Videos in FOIA LawsuitSources confirm that two videos instructed agents to flag documents including Trump’s name for supervisory review. 11754462289
Reposted by jbargardenJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 04/10/2026Alito wrote Dobbs, putting women in graves, forcing doctors to watch patients deteriorate, and handing raped children to the state. Then he went on Fox to pretend personal beliefs played no role. Women remember. Expand the Court. Codify Roe. Vote them out. #BlueWaveIn30Days @atrupar.com 18257128
Reposted by jbargardenKristine @forced2laugh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today I’m helping neighbors. 1. Take a shower , she’s having knee issues 2. Lunch with 105 y.o neighbor, she wants a taco. 3. Dinner with another lonely one. Be kind out there! Ppl need help and love ❤️ 882146160
Reposted by jbargardenKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🚨 STREAM TONIGHT, 7 PM CT 🚨 💥 Jake Lang / Palestine Fest recap!! 💥 Picking Dragon’s Halloween costume!! 💥 Cozy Dressmaking Game!!! We’re LIVE right now so come hang: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh | youtube.com/@katmabu 439545
Reposted by jbargardenFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 02/10/2026Public radio station forced to call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” The University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his acolytes in the state, rather than stand up for editorial independence. More from @seth-stern.bsky.social and Clayton Weimers in @theintercept.com.theintercept.comPublic Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”Rather than stand up for editorial independence, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his “Gulf of America.” 45025
Reposted by jbargardenIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Have you tried eating too much candy about it 1525760
Reposted by jbargarden🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Zeus' new law: Leave your kids alone, asshole. 1322
Reposted by jbargarden🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Musk terrorizes his daughter; Vance makes life hell for kids who look like his own. Conservatism has always championed abusive discipline, but now it feels like they've awakened an ancient curse: a deep hatred of one's own child. 19018
Reposted by jbargardenAlice Fraser @alicefraser.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Share imperfect art you do with cheap watercolours wet with the dregs of your tea on a train platform and it wrinkles your notebook because you’re not using the right paper because why not? 2541