Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. 37058642441
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump says he's also looking at banning the Washington Post, calling it a "crummy paper" and "disgusting." Anyway, good job, Jeff Bezos! It obviously was worth losing all those scubsribers and turning your opinion section into MAGA-lite, only for the president to continue to call you "fake news." 35555601183
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Just getting round to finishing Silo season 3 (kids make it hard to watch heavy dramas with any regularity). I am not sure there is a better show out there. So damn good! If you haven’t watched it, grab the free AppleTV preview and binge that shit! 000
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialThe Needling @theneedling.com · 18/09/2026New AI Literacy Program Awards Students Free Pizza If They Don’t Know How to Read Books Anymore: tinyurl.com/sdxp58dm 11347103
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 953764991
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Trump tax is real 28550201
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSkeletired @skeletired.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Democrats: "Everybody should have healthcare." Republicans: "Sports should have penis rules!" We are not the same. 072
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/09/2026Trump depicts himself stock trading inside the Oval Office 67232821130
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialRyan @12thmanryan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Arroyo, Montez, Young, Emerson, Anderson all at the big league level. Please fire the worthless manager this offseason and get someone competent to lead all this talent. 131
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026They managed to ruin the start of college football. 000
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce 12934981233
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Rutgers invented college football in 1869 and has spent the last 160 years regretting the decision 13818141
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wendell Berry- Kentucky farmer who plowed his fields behind Belgian draft horses and wrote lyrical poems, novels and essays without electric light. He explored his elegiac visions of the life and death of agrarian America, wrote more than 50 volumes of poetry www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...nytimes.comWendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim. 1736088
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026SCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...npr.orgTrump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau reportAfter the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. 23950509
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026How did I not know about the show Adults until now? Fucking hilarious. 000
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Does it seem like trans panic got promoted to the conservative culture war top spot when pedophile panic got real awkward for them? 24895161
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/08/2026You can take this to the bank. 👇👇 50399643121
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialToss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing 2295267912868
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Late night watching of Train Dreams just devastated me. Absolutely beautiful film. 000
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Playing in our faces 509118505387
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Hunter Biden brilliantly TKO’s Donald Trump again 🇺🇸 “My dad at 81 years old secretly got on a military aircraft, went to Ukraine, took a train for 16 hours to Kyiv as the first President of the United States to go into an active war zone. 21661239
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSam @samd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026seriously though, Canada should target swing senate states with the retaliatory tariffs. Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Alaska, and Nebraska all need to understand the economic pain that our senile piece of shit president has unleashed 591440198
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026BREAKING NYT: A month after the Trump admin declared without evidence that thousands of noncitizens had illegally registered to vote in Nevada, DHS officials were unable to substantiate the claim — finding just 185 potential anomalies, not the 16,000 claimed last month.nytimes.comHomeland Security Unable to Prove That Thousands of Noncitizens Registered to Vote in NevadaThe Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month. 22241581631
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026universities are not run by leftist profs they are run by corporate profiteer board members siphoning public $$ to tech partnerships "An Inside Higher Ed analysis of SEC filings turned up dozens of presidents paid handsomely for sitting on corporate boards." www.insidehighered.com/news/governa... 221978664
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialborn miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 18/08/2026the way things are going, the only safe thing to eat will be the rich 30693211
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Mitch McConnell is currently on paid sick leave for 2+ months. Fun Fact: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against or blocked measures mandating employees receive sick leave in 1993, 2015, 2020 and 2022. 20596213
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Personally, I don't believe the President has the power to change the catapults or the command center on aircraft carriers. There's a whole structure of statutes, regulations, rules, and procedures by which this was done. His duty is to "take care" the laws be executed, he can't just say "nuh uh." 4451093
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is, bar none, the stupidest fuckung thing I’ve ever heard. And the idea that there’s nobody in the chain of command - civilian or military - with enough courage to say so is a disgrace.wapo.stNavy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferencesThe president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions. 29847641111
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 15/08/2026These gloves don't cause neuromuscular incapacitation the way that a taser does. In fact, they only work when applied directly to bare skin. These aren't made for apprehending anyone. These have one and only one use: causing extreme pain to already-restrained captives. In plain language: torture. 8761152638
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Weird how there’s just not enough DOJ resources to crack down on sex trafficking, money laundering, and crypto fraud, but unlimited funds to surveil the opposition and pursue vindictive prosecutions against them. 124762
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Trump's Treasury permanently ended beneficial ownership reporting for U.S. companies, eliminating records investigators use to trace hidden money and organized crime networks, including Epstein-style trafficking networks and Russian money laundering. 29418235
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sitting in the damn car dealership and getting more and more pissed off at these asshats. Stop going and getting other pieces of paper and offers. Tell me how much the fucking car is and I will tell you if I am going to buy it or not. Fuck this shit. 110
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If ticket prices actually matched inflation, Disney would be $64 today instead of $119. An average concert ticket would be $55 instead of $135. Funny how that works. Almost like monopolies and corporate greed are just making up prices to hoard more of our hard earned money. 1236
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialThe Needling @theneedling.com · 13/08/2026Lime has officially abandoned its ill-fated e-unicycle sharing pilot program in Seattle and will not be expanding to other cities, citing “more broken skulls and nutsacks than Harborview’s ever seen.” 1618027
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialWashington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 13/08/2026A new analysis from the state Department of Revenue shows Washington’s high-earner income tax will be paid by thousands of additional households and produce hundreds of millions of dollars more than previously assumed — if voters don’t ditch it this fall. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/08/12/w...washingtonstatestandard.comWA revenue officials: Income tax will bring in more money than first expected • Washington State StandardA new analysis predicts Washington’s millionaires tax will be paid by more households and bring in much more money than previously assumed. 53914
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Again it is insane that we have accepted masked secret police. 13142201102
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialLizzlepants 🐒 @lizzlepants.bsky.social · 09/08/2026shazam for when you forget someone’s name 1430199
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialDale @dalejohn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The USDA is projecting the wheat harvest to be cut by almost half in the US. The state of Kansas is the largest producer of wheat and it is projected to harvest 44% less than from 2025. The American Farm Bureau sees a continued increase of Chapter 12 bankruptcies from 2025 as well. 661127416
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialSmeefus Spookus 🎃 @shydemk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Breaking the backs of car dealerships, unregulated supplements, and MLMs would legitimately kill an enormous amount of right wing funding. The fact that it has never even been attempted is a point in favor of the complicity of the Democratic party 230935
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/08/2026You mean you got taken by the guy who's entire existence is a scam who has never created anything ever and is only thought of a a genius because a style reporter from the WaPo said so? Weird. I cannot believe this is happening 201264242
jbutchart.bsky.social @jbutchart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026What if all of your sheets actually do have ghosts in them, but the ghosts just really like lying flat on the bed? 010
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Why are our seasoned journalists afraid to be confrontational? No one is saying “That’s a lie.” No one Is saying “Why won’t you answer?“ No one is saying “Why are you afraid of Trump?” 2196
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/08/2026THIS SHOULD TERRIFY EVERYONE. AI models from two of the world’s biggest AI companies broke out of controlled tests and attempted to hack real-world systems. Regulation isn’t optional anymore. If lawmakers don’t get serious about AI regulation, we’re living on borrowed time. 1521647710
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialScott 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" 37544701433
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026As a fiscal conservative deficit hawk, there’s no way I could support a $1.5 trillion budget. Unless that $1.5 trillion was for an alcoholic Fox News weekend anchor who’s losing a war to Iran’s third tier army. 957493
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 29/07/2026A white Christian leader killed his wife & 6 kids. Why is no one asking: -Is this an honor killing? -What is it about white culture that creates this violence? -Where was he radicalized? Imagine he was Black, Muslim, or an immigrant. This is how media enables white supremacy & fascism. Reject it. 3434163
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I saw The Odyssey twice in theaters so far, most recently in 4DX, and had a grand old time. I also read Emily Wilson’s review and loved it. We exist 38148159
Reposted by @jbutchart.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I am pretty skeptical that the city-run groceries are going to be a W but like, that’s the point of pilot programs, if they work well we figure out how to scale and if they don’t then oh well. pretending like they’re an *obvious* or common-sense W is just idiocy though 80113264