Reposted by Jon Penningtondarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 2htrump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end” 1001810293
Reposted by Jon PenningtonRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 53mBravo “New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I’ve lost faith in the Tompkins County D.A.’s ability to fairly oversee it.” - Governor Hochul in appointing A.G. Letitia James to serve as special prosecutor in Cornell casenytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state attorney general to investigate a former Cornell University student’s allegation of rape. The woman has sued seven men in connection with the alleged assault. 832268
Reposted by Jon PenningtonJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 2hIf you need to send a fundraising email with the header “We know you’re not an ATM” maybe it’s a sign you ought to reign in the grifter consulting firms that are alienating supporters with a constant stream of panhandling spam to raise money that mostly gets poured back into their own coffers? 945893
Reposted by Jon PenningtonKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 1hLegal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 331261324
Reposted by Jon PenningtonPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 3hit continues to absolutely boggle my mind how few people realize that refineries in the US Rockies, Plains, Midwest/Great Lakes rely so heavily on millions of barrels of Canadian crude oil *every day* and have since the 1950s 33771213
Reposted by Jon PenningtonOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 3hInterviewee at The Bulwark argued recently one of Vance’s most important projects is to signal to MAGA base that—despite being married to the daughter of immigrants and the father of mixed kids—he, too, is a true believer in the myth that immigration poses an existential threat to white America. 20419100
Reposted by Jon PenningtonKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 2hI wrote about the campus sexual assault crisis that never went away despite the public moving on after the Obama era; the material ways SA punishes victims the rest of their lives while assailants are systematically rewarded; and just tried to put to words what I think is going unsaid right now:currentaffairs.orgThe Campus Sexual Assault Crisis Never Went AwayAt Cornell, a district attorney dismissed an alleged rape case without ever speaking to Jane Doe—and her story is all too common. 15222
Reposted by Jon PenningtonDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 2hIs multiparty democracy is a panacea? No. Can it be designed in ways that make it worse than two-party democracy? Yes. Is our current system preventing a fascist government from destroying the country? No. That's all you need to know. 3307
Reposted by Jon PenningtonDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 2hYou can't have democracy in a two-party system in which one party is captured by white-nationalist authoritarians. 2528
Reposted by Jon PenningtonDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 2hU.S. politics are better with MAGA getting a 32% vote share in a PR House than a MAGA-controlled Republican party getting 46–54% vote share in an FPTP system. 35210
Jon Pennington @jonpennington.bsky.social · 2hKyrsten Sinema has probably used Mad Libs on ketamine as a methodology for writing her speeches. So there's that. 010
Reposted by Jon PenningtonElizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026At no point while reading this sentence did I correctly predict what was coming next. 491262205
Reposted by Jon PenningtonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3hMy man looks like Poochie the Rockin' Tech Supporttheguardian.comExclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails revealPalmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts 2541906302
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hTrump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care." 4332973664
Reposted by Jon Penningtonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8hRenee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda. 462839765
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 6hI’ve asked people who talk to her, including some rather regularly, and they’re like: yes she does talk like this 1816132
Jon Pennington @jonpennington.bsky.social · 6hWe still have voters who think Israel is Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint in Exodus from 1962. 000
Reposted by Jon PenningtonPride Ott 🦦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 7hAIPAC is bad for a whole host of reasons but I get annoyed by people who blame it for politicians support of Israel. The much more obvious explanation is that the median primary voter is 150 years old and thinks that Egypt still is one more war away from wiping Israel off the face of the map. 422220
Reposted by Jon PenningtonUrban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 7h“No they really believe it” is a way better heuristic for understanding political actors than “they are on the take” 9 times out of 10. Sometimes beliefs are downstream of materialism and political economy. But these relationships are more complicated than “bribes” 1467377
Reposted by Jon Penningtonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h"they really believe it"/"they will try to do it"/"the promises are real" are things that most americans refuse to believe about politicians but if you take them seriously will help you predict political behavior more often than not 572283376
Reposted by Jon PenningtonCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 8hFor a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 12832791054
Reposted by Jon PenningtonCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 8hThe reason they want more people to adopt chatbots is because that could theoretically create a new revenue stream by eliminating the need for marketing or advertising and just taking cash from brands/parties/etc to change what the chatbot tells the user. 632143
Reposted by Jon PenningtonCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 8hIf your goal is to push people to a product or service (or ideology!), you need to establish that AI is coming to these conclusions on its own, and therefore more trustworthy than someone with an obvious agenda. Chatbots can be leaned on by their owners, but most users don't know that. 134239
Reposted by Jon PenningtonCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 8hDark thread. Since we watched Musk literally push a "protect the Boers" button in real time with Grok, we now know people or companies could theoretically pay their way into putting a thumb on the scale for Grok/Claude/ChatGPT. This is why the AI stans want you to believe it's thinking 14752206
Reposted by Jon PenningtonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9hAnd one more time, prescient JP Stevens dissent: “Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year’s presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the Nation’s confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law” 4780111
Reposted by Jon PenningtonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9hSomehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9146551888
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 9hWouldn't you rather be the University that stood up and showed women that their minds, bodies, and money were fully respected at your institution by having a zero tolerance policy on rape and having law enforcement take over on everything. We have to do better for our little sisters. cc: Cornell 99524
Reposted by Jon PenningtonElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 10hShout out to the heroes in Maine who do NOT sit quietly when the man who is taking away their rights walks into a brewery. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comJohn Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever. 221074175
Jon Pennington @jonpennington.bsky.social · 9hIn other cases, it was lack of experience. Jerry Garcia was the de facto producer of Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow & the mono mix is way better. I just don’t think Garcia had the skills to pull off a good stereo mix back then. 120
Reposted by Jon PenningtonEmily Crockett @emilycrockett.bsky.social · 13hHey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party? I'll wait. 2854494
Reposted by Jon PenningtonMike Masnick @masnick.com · 11hCurious where all those "popularism" folks are on these things? 720134
Reposted by Jon PenningtonRuth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” wrote Samuel Gonzalez Terrones before taking his own life. This is the reality of what mass deportation looks like. Not only impacting those who are detained but also leaving a path of destruction for the family they leave behind.latimes.comHis mom was detained by ICE. Two months later, he died by suicideSamuel Gonzalez Terrones, 21, struggled with depression and schizophrenia. His mom's arrest by ICE became too much to bear. 6365167
Reposted by Jon Penningtonmemeorandum @memeorandum.com · 11hRenee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis (Associated Press) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink 022
Reposted by Jon PenningtonIvy @poisonivy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026i love when these creeps are stupid enough to fuck up their own PR all the 'well there's no proof the CNC orgy is an AI networking event' people in shambles 3665986
Reposted by Jon PenningtonLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 14hIf you want some backstory as to TN and lethal injection. I wrote at length in 2018 as TN sought to restart executions using a new protocol — a method it has since replaced. It’s not an exaggeration to say that when it comes to lethal injection, states have always been making it up as they go along.theintercept.comChilling Testimony in a Tennessee Trial Exposes Lethal Injection as Court-Sanctioned TortureThe trial was a case study in the twisted legacy of Glossip v. Gross — and a chilling look at the botched executions that continue amid little controversy. 211533
Reposted by Jon PenningtonDave Tait @davetait.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's close to the height of imperial arrogance to use any humans as simply decorations. Arraying military personnel as the backdrop to a speech is one thing, but having them stand pointlessly like this in the vague middle distance is beyond next level. 131
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades 25172131919
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hOssoff on Mike Collins: "This is a congressman who called for executing immigrants by throwing them out of helicopter. He is a fanatic and Trump puppet." 7540061181
Reposted by Jon PenningtonIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 21hHegseth is obviously a dumb animal but Jesus Christ is he ever a poser too. Trotting around in front of that giant Patton the Movie flag 1120617
Reposted by Jon PenningtonMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. 295145122851
Reposted by Jon Penningtonmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 23hYes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 152162433981
Reposted by Jon PenningtonLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 22hCornell is thinking: If we refund Jane Doe's tuition every girl who got gang raped at our school is going to want a refund and who can afford that? 1120535
Reposted by Jon PenningtonSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 124471133
Reposted by Jon PenningtonJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 21hAnyone who, in 2026, is already saying “I don’t want to vote for Newsom but I will” is part of the problem. This man is a fucking monster and has betrayed everyone imaginable. He is unacceptable in every possible way. There is no world in which this piece of shit should be trusted with power. 26645181
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026like, every part of this is shot through with violent misogyny, down to "women need to be told the truth." because women can't discern it themselves? because being raped and and violated is unreadable to women unless there's a man there to recast it for them as their own frailty of the flesh? 1396
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAndrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hegseth's new Office of Religious Affairs was announced with some clear dog whistles for Christian Nationalists. He's telling them what this office is all about. 23310
Reposted by Jon PenningtonAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump's taxpayer-funded ad campaign and false promises that he'll write everyone a $5,000 check are transparently desperate. These tactics have sadly worked for him in the past. Finally, polls show Americans are wising up to his idiotic con job. www.salon.com/2026/09/30/t...salon.comTrump can't trick Americans into loving himVoters aren’t falling for Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads and phony promises to pay them $5,000 410024
Reposted by Jon PenningtonOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026joe biden is the most powerful president in american history, able to control world events from his home in delaware, far away from the trappings of the presidency. biden, god emperor, manipulator of markets and media. bow before his grace, first of his name. 917833