Reposted by Jim MianiMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is simply not generating either the volume or tone of scandal coverage that effectively ended Joe Biden's presidency when he was unable to produce a surgically-clean implementation of Donald Trump's totally unplanned & poorly timed withdrawal from Afghanistan: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 24937308
Reposted by Jim MianiCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate...then were told to lay off. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comCFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil TradesChairman’s adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack. 6526561390
Reposted by Jim MianiJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The immediate task if Ds can take back power is wins. Little fixes, lots of fanfare. A lot of this is because of the electorate. I can’t tell you how angry people are. Across the board they see all politicians do nothing liars—all while the lives of normal people get worse. Book. Immediate. Wins. 86512
Reposted by Jim MianiPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Free weekend out. The big story is that Donald Trump is now free to be what he always was--strong supporter of Vladimir Putin and an agent pushing for Russian victory. He no longer has to pretend he cares at all about Ukrainian dead or Russian War crimes. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comWeekend Update #206: Trump Is Free To Be What He Has Always BeenRussian Strikes Against Civilians; Do Ukraine And Europe Understand What They Must Do? 33628251
Reposted by Jim MianiMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 17373061512
Reposted by Jim MianiDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets. 8039111131
Reposted by Jim MianiAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We used to have a federal agency devoted to investigating and prosecuting abuses by law enforcement, but Americans voted for the "let cops do crimes" candidate instead bsky.app/profile/kevi... 8818170
Reposted by Jim MianiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 8536941441
Reposted by Jim MianiIan Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You do not have to be a parent to feel anger at the details in the latest investigation by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @samanthamichaels.bsky.social. But the white-hot rage I felt as a dad reading this is going to stick with me for some time.motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 318181
Reposted by Jim MianiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10142091473
Reposted by Jim MianiBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Why has the GOP been so procedurally extreme for so long? Because Republicans radicalized themselves against the government they were working within. There was a real logic to it, quite apart from the awful substantive vision. Now, Dems are working in a government fully corrupted by Donald Trump...offmessage.netThe New RadicalsDemocrats need to be the uncompromising ones now. 933993
Reposted by Jim MianiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 345125064633
Reposted by Jim MianiThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I know he’s not terribly Quiet but David French is gonna be the template for this type. Even at this late date his distaste for Trump is well outweighed by the idea of not retaining just about everything Trump managed to do, especially via capture of the judiciary. 1637841
Reposted by Jim MianiMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 25868334593
Reposted by Jim MianiBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions. 11838621018
Reposted by Jim MianiPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ringen.wikipedia.orgIron Ring - Wikipedia 2074052314
Jim Miani @jjmiani.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Idk I've been hearing about fusion for like 45 years now so 🤷 000
Reposted by Jim MianiAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great piece from @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social on the Redemption-Era evils the Roberts Court has resurrected www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 8628207
Reposted by Jim Mianie.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026investigating Elon Musk, subpoenaing him, making him testify under oath, and working toward significant prosecutions should be one of the leading Democrat campaign promises right now not just for DOGE, for a decade of self-driving fraud that has killed more than 60 Americans, and many other crimes 171236194
Reposted by Jim MianiProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114646113
Reposted by Jim MianiLisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.  329252965776
Reposted by Jim MianiNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It is maddening that "Russiagate was a BlueAnon feverdream" has become conventional wisdom across much of the political spectrum when the public record all but confirms the maximalist interpretation of Russiagate. 12811224
Reposted by Jim MianiChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I asked Florida GOP & Republican National Committee for comment, detailing how Rawson: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist flag -had dozens of white supremacist donors -once wrote "public lynchings worked" They did not respond. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...talkingpointsmemo.comExclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives... 329998
Reposted by Jim MianiGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom. 2546792221
Reposted by Jim MianiDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below. 145136934890
Reposted by Jim MianiMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 10/09/2026Sounds familiar. The blue states in the US are safer, pay more in federal taxes than they receive back, have better education, healthcare, jobs, and overall satisfaction than the Republican areas. These are things that Democrats should say more often! 534489
Reposted by Jim MianiWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...inquirer.comIn Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will BunchPa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants. 6517951047
Reposted by Jim MianiDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/09/2026I would vote for the Democratic candidate in 2028 even if they were running specifically on a platform of persecuting & imprisoning men with the surname Roberts, for utilitarian moral reasons that strike me as both obvious and inarguable. 1422618
Reposted by Jim MianiJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For the past two years I've been tracking every bill proposed in state legislatures across the country to figure out what Republican plans for the future are. The answer, based on these 1,182 bills, is that they want to repeal the 20th Century heartlandsignal.com/2026/09/09/b...heartlandsignal.comProof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland SignalRepublicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,1... 492040797
Reposted by Jim MianiPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New midweek update out (first part free). The US might be running out of Patriot interceptors quicker than people realize--and that will matter more than Iran being deprived money. People have their heads in the sand about the real state of US power. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comMidweek Update #27: When Will The US Run Out Of Patriot Interceptors?More And More This Looks Like The End Of An Era; China And Russia Must Be Loving This 15384149
Reposted by Jim MianiPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The strategic position of the USA would’ve been immeasurably better if it had not started this ludicrous war with Iran and instead given the Patriot interceptors its wasted to Ukraine, to defend Ukr against Russia. What the USA has done, insanely, is strengthen China and Russia. 2335293
Reposted by Jim MianiTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land. 8476662171
Reposted by Jim MianiAdam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 08/09/202618% interest. 700 lawsuits. 81 arrests. Medical bills should not ruin lives. We must do better than this. 19519174
Reposted by Jim Mianijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026"this republican politician is a total piece of shit" is like a dog bites man story at this point www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 722931633
Reposted by Jim MianiGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Good stuff here on how media has been using Sister Souljah gotcha moments against Dems for over 20 years as a "rite of passage" that just isn't applied equivalently to Republicans, no matter how loudly media figures deny it. Dems: Choose not to play. 251773459
Reposted by Jim MianiA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The challenge as I see it: 1) making sure the election isn’t stolen; 2) cementing this unpopularity not as a unique Trump feature, but as an intrinsic part of the Republican brand. Republicans must be made equal to failure, corruption, incompetence, cruelty, and authoritarianism in the public mind. 321451374
Reposted by Jim MianiAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’ll have more to post on this later but a) please feel free to subscribe to read the whole thing (there’s quite a bit), & b) my thesis is simple: Right now, the most urgent moral test for this nation today is happening in Springfield, Ohio We as a country are currently failing this test miserably 16765296
Reposted by Jim MianiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Both of my kids have benefited immensely from CHOP — my daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer there, for instance — so I would like to take this moment to tell Senator John Fetterman to go fuck himself 1093085509
Reposted by Jim MianiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If the media is going to insist that politicians denounce their supporters who make extremist statements, I have a suggestion for someone a bit more important than a Twitch streamer.campaign-trails.ghost.ioDenouncing ExtremistsOne of the media's favorite activities is demanding that Democratic politicians denounce individuals on their side who have made extreme statements. This is a pattern that stretches back to the 1992 ... 7339751014
Reposted by Jim Mianijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026the press has gotten completely habituated to the ugly and hateful behavior of the people in this government so i will be surprised if anyone ever asks hegseth why he thinks it is appropriate to mock children for wanting to learn, grow and maybe serve their country 14073931184
Reposted by Jim MianiSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 01/09/2026this pisses me off so much. imagine being a literal child in another country and having the US secretary of defense make fun of you for some fucking reason 341237137
Reposted by Jim MianiDavid at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 26/08/2026Wanna know something I think would be crazy? It would be crazy if XX-XY Athletics, the apparel firm stoking outrage against the WNBA, had a secret, Koch brothers-aligned, oil rich family fortune behind it. But that would be crazy, right??? www.foiaball.com/p/xx-xy-athl...foiaball.comThe oil money lurking behind the WNBA outrageXX-XY Athletics has an interesting paper trail. 8848891765
Reposted by Jim MianiMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/08/2026We all feel this but the answer is simple. Article I of the US constitution has completely failed, & the imperial presidency absent a functioning legislature makes us a de facto personalist authoritarian regime on foreign policy. It's the domestic institutions & the oath-swearing cowards in Congress 641690
Reposted by Jim MianiRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago. 153108932683
Reposted by Jim MianiPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The default judgment rural voters will make when this happens is that it must be the Democrats' fault. But that isn't written in stone. Which is why Dems must do something they never do: Go to rural America and attack Republicans. Not just listen and express empathy, but ATTACK. 411349406
Reposted by Jim MianiTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My latest: Kennedy is undermining the #measles response in Pennsylvania by suggesting recent deaths were "fabricated," and his years of lies about vaccines have made it much more difficult to end our ongoing measles outbreaks throughout the country and prevent new ones from happening.ms.nowOpinion | America beat measles once. RFK Jr. is making it harder to do so again.The U.S. is headed for more cases, more suffering, more deaths and enormous financial costs. 7221124
Reposted by Jim MianiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end. 14540121065