Reposted by JKDannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 13hFull disclosure, Lily and I became friends after her 2018 “Uncivil agreement” became pivotal to the media effects model I developed in “Wrong.” And now my friend has done it again: simplified something we’ve all been fooled into thinking is “too complicated” to readily understand or fix. 2316
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you happen to receive a notice that your NY Times subscription rate is bumping up from whatever your intro rate was to $30/month, you can just start the cancellation process and they will probably offer you a discount. 000
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a sickening affront to American values, the Trump launches a racist video game using taxpayer money www.democracyrenovator.com/cp/217443473democracyrenovator.comCan Democracy Survive a Culture of Cruelty?From a dehumanizing deportation game to the AfD’s school agenda, the right is remaking identity. The states are our wall — if they defend culture, too. 011
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just another 200 million dollars of Musk money to influence elections in an attempt to keep GOP in power. insidepoliticalmoney.com/news/the-mus...insidepoliticalmoney.comThe Musk Money Machine: Who’s Getting Paid?As Musk cranks back up his political operation for the midterms, we look at the complex ecosystem of vendors and companies who are moving his money. 022
Reposted by JKMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3439): 16614
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026To justify their abhorrent and anti-Christian policies, a new class of self-help books is geared at Right Wing jerks painting empathy as toxic. apple.news/At7dSJV94Qpa...apple.news 000
Reposted by JKMrs. 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 24159294062
Reposted by JKSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here's a graphic that does a better job of conveying the point than my original post: even by the (insane) standards of the first Trump administration, #SCOTUS is receiving—and granting—a truly unprecedented number of applications for emergency relief from the federal government: 38815399
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Turns Out We Blew Up All Those Boats in the Caribbean for Nothing - apple.news/AMBzHRDB1Td-...apple.newsTurns Out We Blew Up All Those Boats in the Caribbean for Nothing — EsquireAs if we needed more confirmation that Pete Hegseth and our defense department are both psychotic and ineffectual. 000
Reposted by JKDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026OK here's part one (of two): presswatchers.org/2026/09/dona...presswatchers.orgDonald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him | Press WatchHe does incredibly stupid things and doesn’t understand basic concepts, for starters 3269
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Interesting take on muse. braddelong.substack.com?utm_campaign...braddelong.substack.comDeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog | SubstackEconomy in the 2000s & Before: working, making, apportioning, talking, taking, & more. What I know and can learn about it, & related things. Click to read DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog, by Brad DeL... 000
Reposted by JKRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Corrupt Susan Collins saved by a Kash Patel and Pam Bondi cover up. bsky.app/profile/prop... 1022100817
Reposted by JKBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"So Trump’s megalomania and narcissism, his deputies’ fanaticism and sycophancy, and the radicalization of MAGA are increasingly out of control. And elites’ accommodation is as widespread as ever. This Quadrangle of Doom means we face a perilous next two years." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-qua...thebulwark.comTrump’s Quadrangle of DoomIt’s going to get worse. 1017340
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Gordie Howe Bridge Is What American Betrayal Looks Like - The Walrus apple.news/AwdUq4af7SKq...apple.newsThe Gordie Howe Bridge Is What American Betrayal Looks Like — The WalrusCanada spent billions on the crossing. Trump turned it into a shakedown 022
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The dumbest editorial ever written about the criminal disaster that was DOGE from the execrable pages of @wsj.com apple.news/AJKUHUqSUQIi...apple.newsOpinion | DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going — The Wall Street JournalA cadre of gifted, creative and patriotic thinkers can uncover wasteful spending and reduce federal debt. 000
Reposted by JKJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...joycevance.substack.comIt’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential. 622465895
Reposted by JKMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yes, totally normal to have a Russian oligarch pay for your wedding! And I am sure Don Junior will pay him right back!  3022891437
Reposted by JKDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/09/2026Excellent new work from @powerlines.org: "Lowering Utility Bills and Growing the Economy: A Playbook for Governors"powerlines.orgPlaybooks - PowerLinesPowerLines serves as a hub for modernizing utility regulation by bringing together diverse stakeholders to share ideas, resources, and solutions. 03511
Reposted by JKBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A must read. A carefully researched report on how the Heritage Foundations promotes networks of truly extremist Christian nationalist schools and seeks public funding for them. civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...civildefenseinstitute.orgHow the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil DefenseTracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way. 17270139
Reposted by JKBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“A series of impeachments would destabilize the Trump administration…This works best if Trump himself is not impeached. Democrats can claim they’re merely going after government corruption by underlings, not fighting the will of the great and good American people.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comImpeach Them. All of Them.Hegseth is only the beginning. 1002141491
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump destroys Kennedy Center. Claims only way to fix it is calling it the Trump center. apple.news/AUemXBDYXSG-...apple.newsKennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show — The Washington PostOfficials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy. 010
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Only two justices, Alito and Thomas are evil enough to believe that Trump can end democracy through an executive order at the postal service. apple.news/AcWGY6IVVSKe...apple.newsIn blow to Trump, Supreme Court blocks mail ballot restrictions from taking effect in 2026 — VotebeatThe Supreme Court decision blocks the U.S. Postal Service from blocking delivery of mail ballots in the 2026 midterm elections per Donald Trump’s executive order. 010
Reposted by JKKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For those keeping score at home: The Ohio GOP Senator who long refused to denounce his MAGA son-in-law who allegedly abused the senator's daughter and granddaughter is a *different Republican* from the Ohio GOP Senator who has long employed a white supremacist who likes to cosplay as Nazis. 792062629
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Saudi Arabia hoped to profit off Trump’s Iran war and now their bypass is busted. FAFO apple.news/Abh3b4JWpTW-...apple.newsSaudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline That Was a Crucial Hormuz Bypass — The Wall Street JournalThe kingdom said drones fired from Iraq damaged the East-West pipeline, which can carry up to 7 million barrels of oil a day 000
Reposted by JKKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Oh, see, I only hang out in this sex trafficking dungeon because there's a great community of minor league baseball fans here. I don't have anything to do with the sex trafficking or child raping, honest! I've positioned my chair so I'm not looking at it, see, and I've got my earbuds in all day." 11496102
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump’s unqualified “Peace Envoy” Is Raking It In apple.news/AwrBYQGPGRhS...apple.newsTrump’s Peace Envoy Is Raking It In — New York MagazineSteve Witkoff made $107 million from a crypto-tied entity in 2025, a leap since Trump returned to office. 000
Reposted by JKRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This keeps happening. 765118563262
Reposted by JKMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There are at least two provisions in the U.S. Code that make it illegal to offer or accept a $5,000 "GOP Dividend" for voting. Both the offerer (Donald Trump) and the accepter (good luck with that!) are liable for fines and jail time. 1021440512
Reposted by JKSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/09/2026Calling out an “idiocracy” at the Pentagon “of corruption, stupidity and sycophancy.” Don’t we deserve better?nytimes.comOpinion | Pete Hegseth Is a Wrecking BallWe are already paying a high price for the defense secretary’s purges and whims. 1515349
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is very bad economic policy. stocks.apple.com/AF-UKQDFLTiW...stocks.apple.comTreasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level — CNBCThe Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will buy back up to $6 billion of government debt in an operation aimed at keeping bond markets functioning. 000
Reposted by JKBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Kansas should be put in the same tier of winnable Senate seats for the Dems as IA, OH, TX, and AK. FL isn't that far behind. And people should take a serious look at SD, NE, and yes ID, where the Democrat has stepped aside in favor of an electable independent. 823259
Reposted by JKCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 08/09/2026The small group market has always been an odd bird, so having a more formal way of absorbing it into the ACA market could be a good thing. www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...commonwealthfund.orgThe Health of the Small-Group Insurance Market | Commonwealth FundSubstantially more small-business owners and their workers have health insurance coverage today than before the Affordable Care Act, new Commonwealth Fund–supported research shows, mainly because of t... 1125
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026WaPo has editorials about how Trump is weakening America’s military. apple.news/AyPthqdnjR1m...apple.newsOpinion | Hegseth crippled the military. Start with most alarming evidence. — The Washington PostThe Iran quagmire wouldn’t have happened under Trump’s first-term military leaders. 000
Reposted by JKDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 05/09/2026Absolute bombshell story about Republican John Sununu, who is running in one of America's biggest elections - a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate. Read the @levernews.com story and pass it onlevernews.comThis Senate Frontrunner Oversaw “Quality And Compliance.” Women Suffered “Life-Altering Harm.”New Hampshire GOP Senate hopeful John Sununu oversaw product safety and FDA communications at Boston Scientific as it fought to keep pelvic mesh on the market amid mounting lawsuits. 28455
Reposted by JKSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A new report shows that the Oregon GOP’s finest “drank on the job, created a toxic work environment, charged the government for personal travel, and accepted gifts without properly reporting them.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comEx-Labor secretary drank at work, brought staff to strip club, watchdog saysLori Chavez-DeRemer resigned her Cabinet post the day before her interview with investigators at the Department of Labor. 21426131
Reposted by JKMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/09/2026Trump has found so many ways to use the presidency to enrich himself and his family that we had to narrow the list down. Here are 75 of the most staggering examples of Trump corruption in 2026. And yes, there were more. Read Ron Filipkowski’s full breakdown:meidasplus.comThe 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026So far. 19344062232
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026From the department of weird shit, today brings next gen tradwife teen influencers: stocks.apple.com/AhRRmBKLVQee...stocks.apple.comInfluencers Are Selling the Tradwife Fantasy to Teens—and It Looks Like It’s Working — Vanity FairA cohort of young, married influencers have gone viral presenting their domestic life—cooking, cleaning, fighting anyone who warns them to stash money away from their husband—as a balm to generational... 000
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Radical left wing new org, @wsj.com, points out the stupidity of Trump’s idiotic tariff war on Canada and the collateral damage it will do to American businesses. apple.news/AwpZ5fk54TX2...apple.newsOpinion | Trump to Ford Motor: Drop Dead — The Wall Street JournalA 50% tariff on autos and parts from Canada would punish U.S. companies. 000
Reposted by JKCongresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For those losing track, Trump is importing beef that: 1. Is contaminated with 30k pounds already recalled 2. Hurts American ranchers 3. Won’t lower prices 02916
Reposted by JKEnd Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Last year, Sen. Susan Collins’ husband received a consulting fee from his former lobbying firm while it was being paid to lobby Congress on behalf of Sen. Collins' donors. Susan Collins is corrupt and can't be trusted to represent everyday Mainers. #MESenmeidasnews.comSusan Collins Was Paid Directly by a Lobbyist for Her Campaign Donors Through a 'Consulting Fee' to Her HusbandNew filings implicate Collins in the lobbyist pay-to-play pipeline 48126
JK @jkoteen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Some Texas conservatives are breaking rank and pledging to vote Democrat - apple.news/AaTdhRdNeSLq... #breakrankapple.newsSome Texas conservatives are breaking ranks and pledging to vote Democratic — The Washington PostRepublicans who are angry at Gov. Greg Abbott’s refusal to block data centers are giving his Democratic challenger hope for an upset. 000