Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 12/10/2026How it’s going 1686639946
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books. 5447521459
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hegseth got the job not because of his clown antics on Fox News but because during the first term he made it his personal crusade to get Trump to pardon war criminals who had murdered civilians and desecrated corpses. That’s who he is and it’s what Trump hired him to be. 162025405
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 13/09/2026Look everybody has an opinion on Chicago but not only do I actually live here but I also am probably in the 1% of people who can name their alder, state rep and state senator so you can take my take with that grain of salt. I think there’s a lot happening here that’s shaping perceptions and outcomes 615221
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cities are terrific. It's why most people want to live in them. 12854116
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026in a just world someone would stone cold stun these guys into concrete 1045836479
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAnil Dash @anildash.com · 27/09/2026The imagined influence of the algorithm controls all language, which is the same thing as controlling thought, ultimately. And the generation that’s grown up saying “unalive” doesn’t even know they’ve been muzzled all along. 421233
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 703025706
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants. 20752441426
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In response to people going after him for this, Friedersdorf claimed that he genuinely had no idea Rufo had anything to do with the Haitians in Springfield slurs and then got mad at people for acting like he was being a complete rube. 941689261
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialTim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026talent is a lie 86176616285
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.apple.newsThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood ReporterThe Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing. 763613943
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialBenn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It would've been easy to bash Flock in Senate today, but the reality is that this crisis would've not happened had there been any form of regulation or guard rails. So, let's demand them. And let's vote with the same ferocity we post with. 1142160
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 37228
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill 25053791292
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialRick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I just think it’s strange that all the gambling companies have ads with athletes and celebrities instead of featuring all their users who have become millionaires betting, very strange indeed 754517772
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11896961920
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association is Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich. She’s married to a Republican congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick. Expecting the WHCA to forcefully fight Trump’s ban on CNN, MSNOW and Politico is like expecting your goldfish to cook your dinner. 1002155686
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialZach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Among the many reasons why… www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comAt DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 17326
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...reason.comTexas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphletsThe case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights. 4052372448
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026Trump looks at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he lands at Joint Base Andrews tonight (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty) 2923032922
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 953763989
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"More than anything, what stood out to me about the process of photographing these devices was geography: they exist at the boundaries of rich neighborhoods like Piedmont to track who enters; they exist embedded in poor neighborhoods to track the people who live there. Place exposes their purpose."recordsofenemysurveillance.comcara esten hurtle 2636274
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi... 46779473375
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialIan Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026 111116212812
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 09/09/2026sciencebasedmedicine.orgDr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”. 6285148
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 08/09/2026“Americans are an amazingly brave people, who have accomplished so much,” Bunch said. “They’ve got to be brave enough to face their own history.” 🗃️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...nytimes.comSmithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Is ResigningIn the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart. 7478145
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Reminder that Lewandowski was a Special Government Employee with a zero dollar contract. Because he saw govt as a graft opportunity for much bigger bucks 221471408
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/09/2026ICYMI: I talked with Mohamed Barry, a longtime resident of Indiana, about what it was like to be taken from his family and expelled to a country he’s never been to on a hellish, 26-hour flight. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w... 7417215
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I thought the Biden Administration did a ton of good coupled with the worst messaging I have ever seen in my life. I was able to get my student loans forgiven—but only because a commentator on a blog followed explained how to do it. I am like a fancy law professor, and I had no idea how to do it. 410815
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It's not enough to just take this shit down in 2.5 years. We've gotta desecrate it. Flip it over and turn it into a halfpipe. Make the sides of it a dog park so something can piss and shit on it. It's the only way out of this. President AOC, I will make this happen free of charge. 3044735726
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 31/08/2026I can no longer in good faith recommend anyone to study in the US, or stay stateside for work and further education after completing degree programs they had started during the Biden era. US higher ed is unrecognizable even compared to a year ago when ICE was kidnapping students from their homes 282697832
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The renaming of this lake is so dumb and petty and should not be the focus of the news right now but … I cannot overstate enough just how sad and pathetic this update is for Google 1742506417
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Note on pieces like these, not only is there no suggestion that Republicans should distance themselves from him, there's no hint that there's a reason to. No recap of his CSAM machine. No inflammatory racist quotes. No mention of the DOGE death toll. No history of his fabulist quotes.axios.comExclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midtermsMusk is resuscitating his America PAC, which spent more than $260 million in 2024. 10334231093
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099373823
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAsh Splawinski @splawinski.bsky.social · 27/08/20261) Fun fact: Ontario comes from a Haudenosaunee word that means “great lake” or “sparkling waters” 2) Neither country can unilaterally officially change the name 3) “Lake America” isn’t a policy position, it’s just a conformity test. The more incoherent the demand, the purer the loyalty test. 1331279
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026None of this is about protecting women and girls. It is about humiliating them. MAGA mouthbreathers mocked the WNBA forever as “no one cares.” Then too many people started caring so now it must be destroyed. 291059212
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Once you have a lot of money it becomes easier to get more money by doing nothing, which disincentivizes work. This is why all our billionaires post insane bullshit all day. If they had to work they'd be too busy to act like this, doubly benefiting society 274483653
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026"What did he do to deserve to be murdered, to be left cold, on the ground, dead, my child? What did he do? ... they don't care ... I expect an apology. Why shouldn't we get one?" -- Alex Pretti's mom 254100703093
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialDaniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton 7165532896
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238515773
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialLuke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Legendtheguardian.comDolly Parton turned down presidential medal of freedom twice from TrumpSinger says she’s not sure she’ll accept it from Biden either because it might seem political to do so 172788471
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialdan sinker @dansinker.com · 25/08/2026it's possible to live a life where everyone grieves its end 164842684
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...local12.comPolice request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in WalmartA police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart. 346108883649
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026these people really want to make "racist" akin to a slur rather than what it is, a straightforward label for a set of beliefs and views. if you don't like the label because you, correctly, associate it with degenerate chuds, then get better beliefs 4860081006
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialAnsley Erickson @ansleyerickson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Breaking my heart this morning: “Fitting ankle monitors on noncitizens without a criminal history who remain in compliance with their immigration cases has little precedent.” True in the narrowest sense. False given how the history of slavery and peonage roars through each part of this story.nytimes.comIn Ohio, Haitians Feel Shaken by Ankle Monitors and Increased ICE PresenceThe devices, which will make it easier for authorities to locate immigrants in Springfield if large-scale deportations begin, have intensified a sense of dread. 281160362
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati... 8336601833
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Getting all my political talking points from the comments of the pro wrestling subreddit from now on. 71103041855
Reposted by @jivemanlyben.bsky.socialQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Immediately after Jan 6, Trump’s approval ratings tanked to the lowest point of his first term (to roughly where they are right now, in fact). It was only as time went on, and elite institutions signaled that maybe it hadn’t been such a big deal, that people stopped caring as immediately 241586270
