John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Anthropic's retreat and Hegseth's extortion needs to be addressed by Congress ASAP. @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @repdelbene.bsky.social @repricklarsen.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @schiff.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @warren.senate.govthebulletin.orgAnthropic’s showdown with the US Department of War may literally mean life or death—for all of usWhy the showdown between Anthropic, a major developer of artificial intelligence models, and the US Department of War lead to existential-level catastrophe. 000
Reposted by John BartolWil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 14/01/2026Mike Johnson, who famously knows nothing about anything, admits that ICE is a state-sponsored domestic terrorist operation. We should take him at his word, abolish ICE, and prosecute its terrorists. 559169
Reposted by John BartolPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/01/2026PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts 12929001364
Reposted by John BartolMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/01/2026NEW EPISODE: The Trump administration is exploiting a tragic ICE killing in Minnesota to spread lies and smear a victim. Even worse, JD Vance suggested an alarming crackdown on independent media and free speech is on the horizon. youtu.be/lr42GHtipTI?...youtu.beJ.D. Vance’s Dangerous Attack on Independent MediaYouTube video by Democracy Docket 661073409
Reposted by John BartolAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care." 995167266878
Reposted by John BartolMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Abolish the crazy thugs at ICE. 754187277311
Reposted by John BartolBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.” 679205759023
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 09/01/2026... WTAF?! Why are Dems voting for anything that supports this regime? Senators Durbin, Hassan, King, Klobuchar, Shaheen, Welch, Kaine, you want to explain to your constituents and the rest of the country exactly what your thinking was (and where your spines went)? www.govtrack.us/congress/vot...govtrack.usOn the Nomination PN615-2: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, … -- Senate Vote #6 -- Jan. 8, 2026Senate Vote #6 in 2026, in the United States Congress. 000
Reposted by John BartolMicah @rincewind.run · 09/01/2026I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy” come on 4771601437
Reposted by John BartolBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 09/01/2026In a few months, we've progressed from snuff films of the US military killing civilians at sea to a snuff film of paramilitary secret police killing a mom in Minnesota—in both situations bogusly invoking "terrorism." 271464497
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Everybody: Bookmark this, save it, and pass it along. @npr.org is keeping this history alive. To echo @robertlslater.bsky.social, this day - one of America's most shameful - needs to be remembered because so many seditious cowards and fascist bullies want it forgotten. apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/apps.npr.orgJan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attackNPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack. 000
Reposted by John BartolAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/01/2026Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful." 482249916680
Reposted by John BartolThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.” 348215937434
Reposted by John BartolPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit. If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe. 58991872809
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 03/01/2026@wsj.com never met a pile of blood money it didn't want to report on with cautious by glowing optimism. 030
Reposted by John BartolPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one. 16414241612292
Reposted by John BartolKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025In the situation room? 1352696404
Reposted by John BartolChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/10/2025Prime example of white privilege in plain sight. Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing. 1225201657185
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 09/10/2025SPREAD THIS ONE FAR AND WIDE. KATU, livestreaming outside of Portland's ICE facility.katu.com24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in PortlandStarting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see. 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 30/09/2025... feels a bit like we might call it Gaza or the West Bank... 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 24/09/2025And Disney Weddings, which are ridiculously $$$$. 000
Reposted by John BartolMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions". 17244534012353
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025And once again, a whole raft of people is auditioning for "I can toady with the best of them" and/or "Please don't hire me". And sadly, a few more people I respected are getting a "WTF" next to their names. 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025It's interesting - and fraught with peril - to see the Charlie Kirk debate slowly seep into more "professional" venues like LinkedIn. When those supposed third rails of the business world - politics & religion - are jettisoned in the hopes of getting eyeballs, we've entered a truly surreal time. 110
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Apparently, they don't have friends everywhere. And if they do, they're gonna throw them under the bus as soon as the Empire gets annoyed *by the truth*. 000
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Show me you don't understand Star Wars even though you own Star Wars. 120
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 18/09/2025... spread this far and wide... *** What did Jimmy Kimmel say? www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...nbcwashington.comWhat did Jimmy Kimmel say? See comments that led to ABC pulling showThe late-night host's comments about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer during his Monday monologue led to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" being pulled off the air by ABC. 021
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 14/09/2025This. Many of us have discovered in the last few days is that there are two "Charlie Kirks": one is as pure as the driven snow Christian motivational speaker and the other, a white-as-a-Klan-rally sheet Christofacist. And we all know too many of the former suddenly. Educate them. If you can. 000
Reposted by John BartolSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/09/2025This is as huge a scandal & blunder as this chaotic Administration has seen. The person who should be called to answer for it is Secy Kristi Noem. When a woman who loves the camera as much as Noem is nowhere to be seen for 10 days it’s b/c she’s hiding out. Media should be all over this. 27872642270
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Totally! I had a similar idea when I saw this amazing video mash-up... www.instagram.com/reel/DMgM4ex... 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Important for the people of Chicago and for the rest of us as witnesses. SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE. 032
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Yep. I saw it on TDS and had a heck of time processing it. 000
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 16/07/2025I personally am waiting for the Synod of the Interrobang to make its presence known. 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 16/07/2025I have never seen an ep but pretty guessed that, yes, this was going to be the case... 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 16/07/2025What's at stake...cnn.comWhat will happen to PBS and NPR stations if the Senate votes to claw back funding? | CNN BusinessPublic media stations are on the verge of losing the federal funding that has helped keep them on the air for decades. Here’s what that would look like. 012
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 07/07/2025FFS, NYT. You are complete garbage. COMPLETE.semafor.comTimes pushed ahead to avoid being scooped on Mamdani Columbia storyThe paper reported that the New York City Democratic mayoral nominee marked himself as both “Asian” and “Black or African American” on an admissions form. 010
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Why the fuck are you shilling for Bezos? JFC, NBC... grow a GD spine. 030
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Ye gods, Tapper. Pick a GD side. You excoriate Kegseth one day, prop up his homophobic BS the next (and during Pride, FFS). No one doubts Peterson's heroism, but it's not a zero sum game. Milk was a Navy vet before he was an activist, and the Navy has other ships. Stop supporting fascism. 120
John Bartol @johnbartol.bsky.social · 27/06/2025To be clear, if The Impeached and his Administration claim they executed plans against Iran that have been in place for over a decade, those were plans created by the Obama Administration. So, declare complete success. And give credit where credit is due: the Administration that killed Bin Laden. 000