Reposted by Jim ThompsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side 142561732311
Reposted by Jim ThompsonJim Hammett @jimhammett.bsky.social · 4hThe latest on the injury situation ahead of today's game:247sports.comKnight, Guerrier and Sanford tabbed as game-time decisions ahead of North Carolina gameCheck out the final injury report ahead of Pitt's game with North Carolina 021
Reposted by Jim ThompsonGina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 09/10/20268 time Texas HS football state champion coach knows what’s at stake this November. 20994225
Reposted by Jim ThompsonRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 7hVibe shift update: Dems getting endorsements from legendary Texas high school football coaches 301889315
Reposted by Jim ThompsonAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 09/10/2026its just weird how theyre never gaming out scenarios for curing cancer or anything like that, i couldve sworn they said that was one of their big goals 341758330
Reposted by Jim ThompsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 19hPentagon To Livestream Firing Squad Execution theonion.com/pentagon-to-livestream… 161668232
Reposted by Jim ThompsonMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18hSo many things wrong with this "deal," but also: it's not a "massive" amount. If we actually receive 1,800,000 tons of diesel from Russia, that's equivalent to: * 3.3 days of US consumption, or * 10 days of US *exports*. It's a drop in the bucket. We send more than that overseas every two weeks. 601149360
Reposted by Jim ThompsonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19hA Republican group aired an attack ad targeting Jonathan Nez, the former president of the Navajo Nation and Democrat running against Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona). It misidentified Nez twice, using a photo of Myron Lizer, a prominent Republican surrogate.washingtonpost.comA Republican attack ad misidentifies its Democratic target. Twice.A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez. Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona). 34925
Reposted by Jim ThompsonMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 19hThere are no "rogue AI agents" that are spoiling the reputation of all the GOOD AI agents. Anthropic created a bad and dangerous product; the bad and dangerous product did this. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...nytimes.comAnthropic Says Its A.I. Agents Attempted to Access a Range of Government SitesThe company said rogue A.I. agents acted on their own as they tried to access federal, state and local sites. The Philadelphia Police Department said its site was one of them. 15423123
Reposted by Jim ThompsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 19hThe future of four large research networks that test vaccines and treatments for HIV, tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases is in limbo after weeks of delays from the Trump administration in launching the process to renew their funding.nyti.msH.I.V. Research Networks Face Uncertain Future Amid Funding DelaysThe networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine. 95946
Reposted by Jim ThompsonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Documents released by a watchdog group suggest that despite Trump's promise to fund Freedom 250 events through private donations, taxpayers largely footed the bill. The budget estimates leave open questions about where tens of millions in private donations ended up.washingtonsun.comTrump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by TaxpayersNewly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations. 1691970961
Reposted by Jim ThompsonJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tim McVeigh killed 167 people in Oklahoma City but his name was "Tim," not "Nidal" so ... 211373273
Reposted by Jim ThompsonMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 23hTheatre of the absurd! Trump announces US will buy diesel from russia even though he signed a law mandating sanctions for any country buying russian energy. Meanwhile russia actually has a diesel export ban because they can’t meet domestic demand. 28510226
Reposted by Jim ThompsonChristopher Julian @chrisajulian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I reanalyzed the CDC data behind the LGB “free fall” headline. It rests on a change in bisexual identification among one grade, in one wave, of one survey. Gay or lesbian identification did not change significantly. Calling it a "free fall" is sensational and just gives bad actors talking points. 27620282
Reposted by Jim ThompsonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Your regular reminder that the job of an ICE officer is dramatically safer than the job of a regular cop, such that not a single ICE deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since 1949 (and that was actually a stabbing inside an INS jail in Hawaii, not street enforcement). 441465434
Reposted by Jim ThompsonEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 22hContext: 300k tonnes of diesel = 93 million gallons. US uses 160 to 170 million gallons per day - so 300k tonnes would last 13-14 hours. Total order of 1.8 million tonnes = ~82 hours of US use = ~3 days 10 hours. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended. 54549235
Reposted by Jim ThompsonSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hey Wikipedia, tell me about Francis Bellamy, the minister who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance that Linda McMahon wants school children to recite every morning. 14657211
Reposted by Jim ThompsonHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pope Leo XIV: Someone who says 'I'm against abortion' but says 'I'm in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life. Someone who says that 'I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,' I don't know if that's pro-life. 201155282
Reposted by Jim ThompsonNathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now this is a headline. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/10...cleveland.comCandidates for Ohio governor, secretary of state stumble upon dead bodyThe Libertarian nominees for governor and secretary of state called 911 after a teenager led them to a body floating in the Maumee River near downtown Toledo. 4302
Reposted by Jim ThompsonColin Williams @colinbwilliams.com · 09/10/2026INBOX: Another measles case in Allegheny County. "The two cases are connected because both people went to the same school. They do not live in the same household, which suggests there was likely a previously unknown exposure at the school." Great work everyone 🥴 053
Reposted by Jim Thompsone.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand 642802807
Reposted by Jim ThompsonLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093473410475
Reposted by Jim ThompsonJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Still can't live stream Supreme Court oral arguments 935960
Reposted by Jim ThompsonBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Big Beautiful Bill cut corporate income taxes pretty substantially. Corporate tax revenues came in even lower than expected. 512765
Reposted by Jim ThompsonDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026How about now? 615438
Reposted by Jim ThompsonDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One way tech oligarchs retain power is through dual-class shares, allowing them to cash in on public stock markets without giving up power over their companies. @ryanlcooper.com thinks this needs to end: Dual-class shares should be banned, or taxed in proportion to founder control over the company.prospect.orgHere’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania - The American Prospect‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market. 318256
Reposted by Jim ThompsonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“As much as $5 million in SpaceX two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.” 891796872
Reposted by Jim ThompsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination" 6921604631
Reposted by Jim Thompson🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ban the Trump Organizationtheguardian.comTrump Organization sought to bring in nearly 200 workers on visas in 2025President’s family business requested at least 184 foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago, Virginia winery and two golf clubs 210342
Reposted by Jim ThompsonEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 08/10/2026JUST POSTED: In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to the Witkoff family and Kushner www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...nytimes.comIn Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners 16249154
Reposted by Jim ThompsonStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 831124581
Reposted by Jim ThompsonPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects 522869586
Reposted by Jim ThompsonThe Banner Prince George's County @bannerpgcounty.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Julián Curo-Churata lived in Laurel for about 17 years before he was detained in June by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The 47-year-old originally from Peru had volunteered to leave the country on his own, but a judge denied the request Sept. 18, according to ICE. 1219
Reposted by Jim ThompsonPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026My gosh. Mike Huckabee's top aide: —Covered up an embassy report on Israeli killings of 9 Americans —Fabricated Orwellian reports on Israeli settler violence & the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" to make it sound good for Israel —Questioned staff on whether they were “pro-Israel” or “pro-Hamas” 15621281
Reposted by Jim ThompsonKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...kenklippenstein.comThe Speech That Gets You Banned From AmericaLeaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S. 381376414
Reposted by Jim ThompsonRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If Deters didn’t make the payment to cover Kim Guilfoyle’s $100,000 AmEx debt ahead of her ambassador confirmation, then who paid it? Her ethics disclosure doesn’t list any credit card debt 1010343
Reposted by Jim ThompsonJoshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants. 482317648
Reposted by Jim ThompsonCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026the Vice President of the United States has gone on record citing this man as one of his biggest intellectual influences if you didn't know this, it's probably because for some reason literally no mainstream political media outlets think it's worth mentioning 8140191014
Reposted by Jim ThompsonAdam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨 100+ Kansas Republicans just launched Republicans for Hamilton, a statewide coalition backing Adam for U.S. Senate. The list includes former governors Bill Graves and Mike Hayden, a former Senate President, a former House Majority Leader, and Roger Marshall’s primary opponent. 7811231
Reposted by Jim ThompsonBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT. 201731529
Reposted by Jim ThompsonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru... 1521283699
Reposted by Jim ThompsonRebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“UChicago’s national ranking for selectivity, currently No. 4, depends crucially on its rejecting so many women. Its selectivity of men alone would drop it out of the top 10. By contrast, Chicago’s selectivity for women alone would place it in the first position in the country.” 816032
Reposted by Jim Thompsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump is about to sell out Ukraine, basically the culmination of the 2016 influence operation, but that history has been memory holed. www.youtube.com/shorts/yDK-8...youtube.comTrump's Team Sells Out the USYouTube video by emptywheel 14344167
Reposted by Jim Thompson𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/10/2026If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 30, the number is 98.5%. 11544253
Reposted by Jim ThompsonMatt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When Trump posted a video of the Obamas as apes the NYT claimed "it was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware" that he posted it 491870395
Reposted by Jim ThompsonBrian Young @brianyoungan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Forever, there's been this weird idea that if the GOP can build a coalition that includes the racists and minorities, they will really be tough to beat. And, I guess! But shockingly, that coalition can't hold 514024
Reposted by Jim ThompsonCorinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It happened again! Governor Hochul's office did something so good and/or funny that I stopped resenting her for about 15 minutes. 580246
Reposted by Jim ThompsonAndrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is almost exactly what I say to my students. I don't have any use for your essays! You have use for your essays! 942763
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"championed 'the rights of working people and the equal distribution of economic resources, which he believed was inherent in the teachings of Jesus!"[6. In 1891, Bellamy was
"forced from his Boston pulpit for preaching against the evils of capitalism" [3] and eventually stopped attending church altogether after moving to Florida, reportedly because of the racism he witnessed there. '0! Francis's
career as a preacher ended because of his tendency to describe Jesus as a socialist. In the 21st century, Bellamy is considered an early American democratic socialist.""]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreibwzxnzntp5jskbiiurhqcllcmhwk4i5lp2xuyxvwuaflhavoun4q)
