Reposted by Joe BlandaJan Chamier @janmicham.bsky.social · 3hWow - not often I applaud the Telegraph these days but 10/10 for this. 083
Reposted by Joe BlandaJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The orange goddess has appeared 2368447664
Reposted by Joe Blanda🦋𝘙𝘩ₒ𝒏∂𝔞 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 22h“Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.” ~Pete Buttigieg VOTE! 9444100
Reposted by Joe BlandaJoseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 9hZelensky: Data is the new oil, you say? 34911
Reposted by Joe BlandaMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 14hTrump is lying when he says Zelensky was offered many deals. Ukraine hasn’t been offered ANY deals. They've been repeatedly pressured to make concessions in exchange for NOTHING but a promise to start peace talks. Meanwhile, russia has repeated non-stop that it intends to achieve ALL its goals.theguardian.comTrump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with RussiaUS president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war 30513215
Reposted by Joe BlandaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14hPSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices. 10630061545
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 17hI can think of a lot of things Trump can "take credit for" (or, actually, should take responsibility for, and none of them good), but bringing down prices is not on the list. 000
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 18hUSPS hasn't been its old reliable self for awhile. I started paying bills online bec. my payments were often"lost in the mail." Don't know if it's short-staffing, or what. But during election time when millions of additional items are being mailed, such problems will be magnified. 010
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 19hI think I side with "the party on the verge of taking power hold[ing] out until the new Congress to get a ‘better’ bill.” 000
Reposted by Joe BlandaAndrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 22hThe U.S. annual budget deficit just hit its highest level since COVID. The THIRD-LARGEST in American history. Almost $2 TRILLION in a year. The government spent 37% more than it collected. And somehow, this isn’t the biggest financial story in America right now. 1111257
Reposted by Joe BlandaMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 09/10/2026Grocery store prices in rural Alaska right now. Most goods here come by barge or plane, so life here has always cost more. But this? This is as bad as it's ever been. This is what the price-hiking war in Iran is costing Alaskans. Dan Sullivan has now voted for it 14 times. 1872174831
Reposted by Joe BlandaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Democracy Docket's YouTube channel has 816,766 subscribers. You can probably guess what our goal is. www.youtube.com/democracydoc... 8572181
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 10/10/2026How appropriate: Was watching TV, and after a really long-ass commercial selling the new gold coin with Trump's mug on it, which I was repeatedly switching channels to avoid, there was a commercial for dietary fiber. 000
Reposted by Joe BlandaKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us. 11326931065
Reposted by Joe BlandaGramma cat @grammacat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I am very happy that early voting is available because I'm afraid that election day could get ugly. Vote early if you can! 032
Reposted by Joe BlandaTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026James Talarico is at ACL Weekend 2 🤩 351940370
Reposted by Joe BlandaGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Remarkable: As of now, Latino early vote is outpacing where it was at same time in 2024 in both percentages of vote share and in RAW VOTE TOTALS. That's big. Presidential turnout is usually higher than midterms. I obtained new analysis from Dem firm TargetSmart: newrepublic.com/article/2164... 391418340
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He doesn't remember. He doesn't care. He doesn't compute. Choose one. You can't be wrong. They're all true. 040
Reposted by Joe BlandaAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide. 309113943095
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If Trump thinks turning his back on an ally and doing a solid for Putin is going to help him in the #midterms, he's sadly mistaken. But then Trump's actions have never made much sense. 011
Reposted by Joe BlandaNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 09/10/2026Zelensky accused Trump of reaching agreements with Putin “behind Ukraine’s back” while Kyiv’s delegation is in Florida. He said the US is giving Russia “additional money to wage war” and called Ukraine’s team a “smokescreen” for a decision that is “unfair” and “not partner-like.” #Ukraine 821697611
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Another in a long line of betrayals, I’d say, but a big fat obvious one. And l’m glad Zelenskyy chose to call it out publicly in so many words and not try to be diplomatic. 0172
Reposted by Joe BlandaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.meidasnews.comTrump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of MidtermsTrump campaigned against foreign oil. 64155572544
Reposted by Joe BlandaMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Zelensky isn’t pulling his punches 4490124
Reposted by Joe BlandaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes. 19957021781
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff is brilliant and inspiring. Whether or not he makes a run for President, I'm glad he's part of the federal government. 000
Reposted by Joe BlandaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Xi while China arms Iran against us, making gas deals with Putin while Russia attacks Ukraine and fights our allies, and gifting billions in giant bombs to Israel to bomb innocent people in Gaza and Lebanon. Are we great yet? 🤷🏼 1002031736
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is what election interference looks like, in case you were wondering. #midterms #electioninterference 000
Reposted by Joe BlandaDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Buying Russian diesel will not moderate global diesel prices substantially (for obvious reasons). Also, for example, China and India produce more diesel than Russia. Russia was the one choice where buying the diesel violates our sanctions and undermines our national interests/Ukraine security. 1125793
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026J.D. Vance is like a second-string quarterback who finally gets his chance to play in a big game because the starter goes out with a concussion (or dementia), who then gets sacked 10 times and throws 5 interceptions. And they lose the game by 40 points. 070
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026James #Talarico sums up #Texas politics in less than 2 minutes. This kind of corruption is what he fought against while serving as a state representative, and will continue to fight against if elected Senator. Let's do it! 021
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Paxton's a crook. It's been evident for years. He was installed as AG and allowed to remain in office to further the power schemes of the MAGATs who control Texas politics. Believe the evidence of your own eyes. 090
Reposted by Joe BlandaSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Separately as a lawyer I'll say the other thing I'm seeing is possible unprecedented scope of liability for the AI companies whose products are being foreseeably used to destroy the value of whole corporations This may have been one reason they tried to pump the brakes recently 412629
Reposted by Joe BlandaSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The tech side of all this is not my area of academic expertise but digital culture generally is so what I will say is that the key sea change here is AI overnight going from being a weapon the corporate class uses against us to one the masses are using against the corporate class 310019
Reposted by Joe BlandaSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A friend just wrote me about what is happening right now with AI decompiling games and applications (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) and it has really shaken me because the implications for the free market are staggering Basically closed source software is over forever and it happened overnightheise.deOpen-Source Guru Raymond: AI Ends Closed-Source SoftwareOpen-source co-founder Eric S. Raymond explains closed-source software is effectively over thanks to AI-powered reverse engineering. 60508248
Joe Blanda @joeblanda.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#Texas & #Georgia #Republicans prepare to cheat if they don't win elections. No surprise. It's how they survive. 000
Reposted by Joe BlandaJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just a reminder that the folks who want to ban children’s books will allow children to watch a public execution… 381201375
Reposted by Joe BlandaBlue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Nothing says high testosterone than shooting an unarmed man in a wheelchair 1182771589