Reposted by Jon NuelleTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 7hQ: President Trump said that you and Ken Paxton should debate... What are your thoughts on that? James Talarico: I agree with President Trump. I think Ken Paxton should debate. I know Ken Paxton has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him. 321310330
Reposted by Jon NuelleJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thanks for letting a politician crash your party, ACL! 813273674
Reposted by Jon NuelleMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes. 236771298
Reposted by Jon NuelleHolly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Here’s hoping 5998
Reposted by Jon NuelleJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 146145066244
Reposted by Jon NuelleTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The crowd for Turnstile’s show was fired up for James Talarico 🔥 362001396
Reposted by Jon NuelleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 10/10/2026What is JD talking about, “in my view”? It’s not a matter of opinion, it was the Oklahoma City bombing, he was 11, he would’ve known about it at the time, it was kind of a big deal. 1131862
Reposted by Jon NuelleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe? 10640071117
Reposted by Jon NuelleBoycott Citizens @boycottcitizens.org · 08/10/2026“Many of us have been separated from our families,” reads the open letter, signed by dozens of hunger strikers and published this week. “We have missed births, funerals, years of our lives while sitting behind fences without having committed any crime.”theguardian.comDetained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strikeAt least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’ 01813
Reposted by Jon NuelleBoycott Citizens @boycottcitizens.org · 08/10/2026Mass surveillance is, among other things, helping enable Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing agenda. It's time to demand transparency about local law enforcement agencies' data-sharing practices and surveillance tools. 11610
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026As a person whose initial conversation with the oral surgeon included the words "you wanna do WHAT now?!" and who still talks to the dentist using tooth numbers, I wish you an easy heal and the good drugs. Meat also heals itself and the cell biology is 💯 020
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026for these adulting completions, the dance of joy. chop wood, carry water, Amenstatic.klipy.comCharlie Brown's Happy DanceAlt: Charlie Brown's Happy Dance 010
Reposted by Jon NuelleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026Aminata Seck has been freed. "I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said. ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...espn.comKentucky State player released on bond from ICE custodyKentucky State University women's basketball center Aminata Seck was released on bond Wednesday after spending two months in ICE custody. 61317519
Reposted by Jon NuelleBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Figuring out why Ossoff is so effective is an interesting task. I think he's mastering a kind of stern dignity that is uniquely compelling in contrast to the clownish cruelty of the other side. I think the other person who's kind of hit on the same thing is AOC, though in a different register 1402633310
Reposted by Jon NuelleJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/appsgetartcraft.comCrafting Apps: open-source creative toolsImage editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use. 20144211244
Reposted by Jon NuelleThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social ) 12982632628
Reposted by Jon NuelleMicah @rincewind.run · 07/10/2026rip to one of the coolest software engineers who ever lived 2956911119
Reposted by Jon NuelleJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...jkbjournalist.substack.comDead men tell no Epstein-Trump talesWhen witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths. 10538491544
Reposted by Jon NuelleTina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 06/10/2026A group of interfaith clergy have completed their pilgrimage from the Adelanto detention center to the MDC in downtown Los Angeles 315847
Reposted by Jon NuelleRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Abolish the carceral state. May Curtis Flowers' memory be for a revolution and his name and struggle never forgotten. 018245
Reposted by Jon NuelleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335761334
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Honestly, a musty raccoon-skin cap would be a giant improvement over the whatever-thing he usually blows over his pate just before the final coating of orange face paint. 020
Reposted by Jon NuellePhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 06/10/2026"archaeology, anthropology, and sociology, which typically make hundreds of new grants—distributed zero new awards." 38054
Reposted by Jon NuelleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm not sure if @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social have issued a statement on this yet, but they should publicly announce that if Russ Vought tries to fuck with the election in any way they will fire him out of a cannon when they take power. 1162139599
Reposted by Jon Nuellemtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former 423366711
Reposted by Jon NuelleDeb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My grandparents survived the terrible abuse of the Federal Indian Boarding School Era. That trauma wasn't isolated to the past—it was carried down through my family all the way to me. And there are so many families like my own across Indian Country. 12353271338
Reposted by Jon NuelleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 192242794
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It goes badly, of course. I have a sick feeling that we are on approach to the Deplorable Word, though. It would not surprise me to see him burn it all down (whatever that means) before accommodating to the reality of a decisive loss. That is the way of the NPD. 010
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It is, indeed. They shouldn't have to spend a dime in West Texas, yet Lubbock/Amarillo are blanketed with the stupidest Paxton/PAC TV ads imaginable. Voter reg deadline is today, so it's all GotV from here. Trumper enthusiasm low. Not a done deal, but this is the best chance in a generation. 040
Reposted by Jon NuelleTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 05/10/2026“Rural voters are a huge part of the electoral firewall that the GOP maintains in Texas.” Previously: With the midterms approaching, Dems in the land of red dirt and even redder politics are determined to make their own blue wave.texasobserver.org‘Up Against a 500-Pound Gorilla’: Can Dems Make Inroads in Deep-Red West Texas?With a candidate on the ballot in every state and federal race, the minority party is trying hard to gain some ground in the GOP’s electoral firewall. 0256
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I still may leave the room before the flying monkeys give me more nightmare fuel.static.klipy.comWizard of Oz Flying Monkeys ForecastAlt: Wizard of Oz Flying Monkeys Forecast 1240
Reposted by Jon NuelleTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline is now receiving thousands of voicemails. Listen to what they’re saying: “Ken Paxton is corrupt.” “I’m voting for James Talarico!” Texans are tired of corruption — and ready for something new. 10661602124
Reposted by Jon NuelleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"It's important for you all to stay on the same team as Ken Paxton," says the woman who filed for divorce and ended their marriage 771469212
Reposted by Jon NuelleMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it. 019536
Reposted by Jon NuelleGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161... 781929464
Reposted by Jon NuelleNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 490147353115
Reposted by Jon NuellePaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star. 292213634
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026G_D knows we could use a few more of those, for sure! CLE or CHW, may the rift be healed. 010
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It *was* a surreal Series in 2016, so willing to consider that an Indians Series win just might be THE thing to restore a timeline containing a functional Republic. Wait...oh shit! 110
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As a fourth generation Cubs fan (disappointed today, sure) I heartily approve this optimistic future option for our current garbage timeline. (Also, congrats to CHW for advancing and showing us all that it's still possible for terrible teams to become really good really fast!) 000
Reposted by Jon NuelleBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Whenever Texas threatens to pull funding from Dallas because Dallas did something progressive, the city cowers and tells residents, "we have to comply or the state will pull funding!" But when Texas pulls funding for Flock cameras, the city can amazingly find a way to keep them running.fox4news.comDPD and Flock agree to keep state-funding cameras active for a while longerDallas currently operates 300 active Flock license plate cameras. Another 320 were set to be unplugged due to state funding cuts but will now remain active for the next 90 days. 15624
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And just last season they were at their historic WORST! 000
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The stability of the electric grid in TEXAS now depends upon renewables and massive battery storage, particularly during peak demand. There's no going back. 030
Reposted by Jon NuelleChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 526101942233
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm an old who grew up rural, so for me it'll always be "doom, despair, agony, deep dark depression, excessive misery." Not necessarily in that order though. 010
Jon Nuelle @jnuelle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Same. It would be useful to have a "I have somehow bullshitted myself, yet again" detector. 020