Joe Poulin @joepoulin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is worth your 100 seconds. On why cities keep filling up with people who aren’t the type to feel comfortable in so-called “Real America”. 031
Reposted by Joe PoulinThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!! 354169613027
Reposted by Joe PoulinBrigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I think it is crucial for the health of the Democratic party that the entire consultant class from previous administrations, including and especially Clinton, be told to go home and stop bothering people. They are wrong about everything and have been holding the party back for decades. 151328228
Reposted by Joe PoulinNicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 02/10/2026This is a core distinction between libertarians who want everyone to have equal human dignity and liberty in their life choices and Silicon Valley sex pests who want themselves to have maximum human liberty at the expense of the rights and dignity of those who are seen as less than. 1112
Reposted by Joe PoulinThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 01/10/2026To temper the backlash, communities have been switching out Flock cameras for different ALPRs with nearly identical capabilities, merely evading the negative connotation of the brand name while maintaining the surveillance. buff.ly/E60kN30buff.lyLicense Plate and Switch - The American ProspectCities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities. 06035
Reposted by Joe PoulinKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB... 39810734598
Reposted by Joe Poulinrm [-r] lininger @0xdaeda1a.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is really good. “The correct way to practice politics in 2026 is to read The New York Times but remember that much of the essential news to save our democracy has been fit to print elsewhere.” 17726
Reposted by Joe PoulinJason, ex Inferis @benedictsred.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We’ve built a bridge! 1071988145
Joe Poulin @joepoulin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Strange (no, not really) that they didn’t get a quote from the mayor. 030
Reposted by Joe PoulinPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My greatest frustrating has been with policy wonks who persist in thinking we can just keep doing normal policy analysis ("calling balls and strikes") in this situation. The President of the United States is both lawless and out of his mind. That preempts all normal discussion. 10566150
Reposted by Joe PoulinCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 30/09/2026I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them. 202661485
Reposted by Joe PoulinProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026ProPublica-Texas Tribune reporter Zach Despart will take questions live from the r/politics Reddit community about his investigations on GOP senate candidate Ken Paxton. Join the conversation today at 2 p.m. CT: www.reddit.com/r/politics/c... 228287
Reposted by Joe PoulinKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Vote for James Talarico. He has *one* house." 13961191
Reposted by Joe PoulinFlying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's pretty disturbing that the vast majority of news coverage about this (a) has no follow up from Schmitt (b) is not humiliating or devastating to Schmitt but rather is sports-politics coverage "Schmitt tried to catch Smith but couldn't". It's liek describing a strike-out, or a sack.It's pathetic. 0101
Reposted by Joe PoulinHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor 03676775
Reposted by Joe PoulinAlex Ries @alexries.com · 29/09/2026My mate Stan, a skilled artist and storyboarder (he worked on Pantheon), has released the first episode of his visual novel. It follows members of a space rescue org called the OSR! www.patreon.com/standrawsspa...patreon.comOSR - Prologue and Chapter One | Stanley Von MedveyThank you to all my patrons and supporters! Please enjoy the first chapter of the OSR audio visual novel, it's a labor of love. Narrated by 24617
Reposted by Joe PoulinJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 28/09/2026My wife is texting me about fashion 141379
Reposted by Joe PoulinReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 27/09/2026in response to all the deranged biphobia of the last week, it's time to watch the most bisexual film ever made 2627723
Reposted by Joe PoulinAIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 25/09/2026Yesterday, the Senate rejected a House-passed resolution calling for an end to the war with Iran by a 49–50 vote. The 50 votes against came from 49 Republican senators and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. 711341
Reposted by Joe PoulinThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23/09/2026The cost of security for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a high-profile figure in the Trump administration whose father and uncle were assassinated in the 1960s, grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026, people familiar with the matter said.on.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 148840
Reposted by Joe Pouline.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/09/2026what the fuck do you mean "could"??? www.realitytea.com/2026/09/21/e...realitytea.comElon Musk Could Face New Scrutiny if Democrats Take HouseJournalist Maggie Haberman said Democrats have privately discussed subpoenaing Elon Musk over his DOGE work. 501482173
Joe Poulin @joepoulin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My extensive training in the deserts outside of New Vegas tells me that Kathryn is wrong about this, because that crystal is dangerously radioactive. 000
Reposted by Joe PoulinKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 22/09/2026As my colleague ably points out: if Paxton wins, centrist transphobes will simply say that Dems will have to turn up the bigotry dial. If Talarico wins *we* can emphasize Paxton's scorched earth anti-trans campaign and say, with justice, that transphobia is a vote loser. 421842
Joe Poulin @joepoulin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More reasons to kick Newsom until he drops out of any primary: 171
Reposted by Joe PoulinMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole." 12457511514
Reposted by Joe PoulinPeople's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026first: we are not going to die. second: if we did it would be for a virtuous cause. shut the fuck up 1494
Reposted by Joe PoulinGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 18/09/2026FBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date Themgizmodo.comFBI Warns ICE Agents Not to Trust Any Woman Willing to Date ThemICE officers on dating apps should be wary of tradwives, an FBI memo suggested, as well as any woman whose profile would "appeal" to them. 1662711646
Reposted by Joe PoulinPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Any dem whose platform is "we're gonna execute these motherfuckers" would win in a landslide, and yet all their thiel-funded thinktank consultants are grima wormtonguing them to throw trans people into the woodchipper etc. 0335
Reposted by Joe PoulinWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026(half paying attention to various separate discourses but still wanting to participate): I don't think the Qing empire was a sex cult 231023144
Reposted by Joe PoulinClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I actually feel like the world would be a way better place if everyone with Pope levels of power had at least one person in their life who was totally unimpressed by it. imagine if Elon Musk had a brother who made him come over and fix the printer. imagine if the royals had even one normie friend 1716107
Reposted by Joe PoulinBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/09/2026Given all the *flails hands* you all deserve one of the most adorable pictures I took of Baby Bird Season 2026. A snowy ploverlet peeking through a little sand shrub. Perhaps a once in a lifetime shot. 🪶 🐣 582507555
Reposted by Joe Poulin🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s not 1950 and I hope you get your ass beat. Beyond beat!!! 1417115392092
Reposted by Joe PoulinPam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If you are attacking Doctors Without Borders or World Central Kitchen, you are wrong and can get fucked. 14478521301
Reposted by Joe PoulinBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My first Russian disinfo campaign. Feel like I’ve made it. 22807122
Reposted by Joe Poulingwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026AT&T Stadium reportedly is one of the venues that opposed Macklemore being on Ed Sheeran's bill. Worth noting that AT&T is hosting Kanye West in November. 231700551
Reposted by Joe PoulinBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/09/2026No one ever said, "Oh, great, they replaced their customer service department with AI chatbots!" My teenager and her friends use "That's so AI" as a shorthand for "That's low-effort shit." 421334
Reposted by Joe PoulinThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I will vote for the first Dem candidate who pledges to nationalize Paramount and put the novel people in charge of Star Trek IP 2282
Reposted by Joe PoulinBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026So literally "Allahu akbar," only in English 964318609
Reposted by Joe PoulinScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 13/09/2026Turns out that being born with a basic income of $333/mo and living with it for the first 4 years of life results in slightly slower biological aging. Because slower aging predicts longer, healthier lives in adults, this suggests UBI from birth could mean longer lives and lower healthcare costs.sciencealert.comScientists Gave Cash to Low-Income Moms, And It Altered Their Babies' AgingWe usually think of aging as something that catches up with us later in life. 620582
Reposted by Joe PoulinBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/202625 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government. 7258091129
Reposted by Joe PoulinSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 11/09/2026shit like this is why i say the press are a bunch of chickenshits. "oh they yelled at us so we just dumped it on youtube" you fucking cowards, air it anyways and dare them to sue you then put the threats in the court record. air a title card saying "THE US GOVERNMENT ORDERED THIS NOT AIR", come on 472082442
Joe Poulin @joepoulin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026You’d think a philosophy student would be able to tell the difference between “have not” and “can not” but sadly, here we are. 010
Reposted by Joe PoulinAkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Reposting for the afternoon crowd. Just a few hours from launch and we're almost a quarter of the way to our goal, wild. Please help if you can - give, repost, spread the word. This is important work, and we'd like to keep doing it 03620
