Reposted by Jose RussoChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20hNo AI for kids. Full stop. 2084895838
Reposted by Jose RussoCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hey, here's a random thought: maybe all of us who are Democrats and progressives should pause attacks on each other for the next three weeks and focus on beating Republicans. I promise our arguments will be so much more interesting in January after a blue tsunami. 481708301
Reposted by Jose RussoMatt Szafranski @mszafranski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I mean, this message could easily be given to Democrats. 819220
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A quick trip to DC and back today 393495
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"With 32 days to go until the midterm elections, Republicans’ closing strategy is obvious: They’re going all-in on trans. (It seems to have worked for them before, after all.)" - from @elainegodfrey.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe GOP’s Culture-War Hail MaryWill it work? 3820166
Reposted by Jose RussoJen Tantillo @chickstarr65.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Subscribe to The Atlantic if you can. An endless supply of wonderful commentary. 81149
Reposted by Jose RussoRob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Crime rates in the US are lower than they have ever been in my lifetime. It's amazing, and nobody really knows exactly why, and we do not talk about this enough. 611022
Reposted by Jose RussoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026[dingy locker room beneath London Stadium] Jackson Lamb wearily smokes a cigarette that's mostly ash. At his feet are the bodies of three dead goons from a breakaway Stasi unit. He grimaces and lets out an audible fart. Suddenly, we see a face pop in from the hallway.static.klipy.comTed Lasso's Yikes ReactionALT: Ted Lasso's Yikes Reaction 72187
Reposted by Jose RussoHarry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026These don't seem to be mutually exclusive. 69914
Reposted by Jose RussoYoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social: “Hegseth’s speech proved, yet again, that he is manifestly unfit for his job.”theatlantic.comPete Hegseth, Idea GuyHis State of the Force address was a partisan disgrace—with a few good ideas buried in it. 0122
Reposted by Jose RussoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OPERATION: ALBATROSS is off to a roaring start. 551398235
Reposted by Jose RussoRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You would think at some point MAGA would get tired of the incompetent buffoons they have representing them. But it seems like they’ve pretty much just accepted it as part of their brand. 1161871281
Reposted by Jose RussoRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow Eric Schmitt will present proof that Trump never met Jeffrey Epstein. 761991278
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you haven't been keeping up, Sen Schmitt tried to play gotcha with Jack Smith and it blew up in his face. 1771873200
Reposted by Jose RussoPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Can we stop with these “Trump says” headlines when he’s manifestly a liar? 611112
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Of course it was 6-3. People are going to have to vote in numbers too big to challenge. That's just how it is, unless states can block this somehow. 51494123
Reposted by Jose RussoKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m sorry, but if you bring an iced coffee - or any damn beverage at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people. 1873207195
Reposted by Jose RussoJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Glad about the result, but I don’t think it speaks well of us as a country that after two years of human rights violations, war crimes, naked gangster corruption, and contempt for the Constitution, he’s finally unpopular because gas got expensive. 383905764
Reposted by Jose RussoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by Jose Russodaleyd.bsky.social @daleyd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Running Manchin out of an R+30 state, losing West Virginia to the GOP for a generation, was moronic and a cautionary tale about purity testing. Many of you don’t seem to have learned anything, and continue to place your own self righteousness above the good of the nation. 91067
Reposted by Jose RussoProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114146090
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Pick someone young or we'll let the fascists keep winning" 6849645
Reposted by Jose Russoderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Enjoyed this article about the growing number of men adopting cats, bucking gender stereotypes. Apparently Mamdani is allergic to cats, but has been getting allergy shots because his wife wants to adopt one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comDave Franco, Jordan Poole and Other Everyday Cat Dads Are Redefining Gender Stereotypes (Gift Article)We’re living in the age of the “cat dad” and he’s being used to sell premium cat products and talk about healthy masculinity. 2405470560
Jose Russo @joserusso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Donald Trump’s disintegrating coalition economist.com/interactive/... from The Economisteconomist.comDonald Trump’s disintegrating coalitionThe swing voters of 2024 have abandoned the president 000
Reposted by Jose RussoThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/09/2026Donald Trump’s Sunday-morning Truth Social post “suggests a president who is now lost in a fantasy city in his mind—a capital where the buildings are festooned with his name, drenched in glitz, and bristling with weapons,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:bit.lyTrump’s Monumental ObsessionThe president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself. 35368111
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026See, I will look at it differently. I want someone whose superpower is getting to 271 electoral votes. 63115479
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Monumental ObsessionThe president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself. 1342720726
Reposted by Jose RussoThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/09/2026@gtconway.bsky.social went to the Hands Around The Kennedy Center protest tonight and talked to some demonstrators. Thanks to everyone in The Bulwark community who showed out! 251674336
Reposted by Jose RussoJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Notes on the Florida Senate Race talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/notes...talkingpointsmemo.comNotes on the Florida Senate RaceI want to flag this poll for you. It’s a poll of... 37720
Reposted by Jose RussoProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026NEW: The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can proceed as planned.propublica.orgWhat to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 MidtermsThe Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can p... 18505176
Reposted by Jose RussoIykyk @realturkana.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The democratic world moves on without the U.S. 021
Reposted by Jose RussoDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My new book—HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the Fight for America—is now out. It's the full story of Putin's decade-long clandestine attack on the US to aid Trump & Trump's complicity in this assault. See this video narrated by Nick Offerman. Learn more & order at HowRussiaWon.com. 24422180
Reposted by Jose Russojamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026yes. i would wager that these people genuinely believe that the country is MAGA and that there is a vast and untapped audience to be appealed to. incidentally, these people also exist in an impenetrable bubble of sycophants. 1304413538
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Tell @thomastell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026His name needs to be kept off the Kennedy Center and the ballroom must be torn down. There's tremendous power in symbolism. The GOP knows that. Dem leadership needs to learn/understand that too. 🤨 837546
Reposted by Jose RussoJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social: “Painful as it would be to see the Kennedy Center go bankrupt, it would be more painful to cave to Trump’s deeply cynical refusal to save a national treasure unless he gets his name on it.” Yes. Thank you. Great piece. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump’s Kennedy Center ShakedownThe only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands. 731965
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Reuters: U.S. JUDGE BARS WASHINGTON'S KENNEDY CENTER FOR NOW FROM PUTTING DONALD TRUMP'S NAME BACK ON FACADE OF BUILDING AND RENAMING PLAZA AFTER HIM - COURT RULING 2751661
Reposted by Jose RussoThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/09/2026Get started on today’s Rabbithole with this question from @radiofreetom.bsky.social’s article on what may be behind Trump's trade war with Canada. theatln.tc/cpIaIIkm 6478
Reposted by Jose RussoTwo all the way, a coffee milk, and a Del's @ri.oldfolkshome.org · 15/09/2026Good. Better to close than continue with this ridiculousness. It can always be reopened once the regime is gone. 221
Reposted by Jose RussoRJB @lycenae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If Biden had so much as yawned, there would be a firestorm on Fox News and Jake Tapper would call for the 25th. 011
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026static.klipy.comJensen Ackles (Dean Winchester) Says ExactlyALT: Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester) Says Exactly 1128216
Reposted by Jose RussoTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This came out years ago and it's still hilarious and true www.youtube.com/watch?v=idHQ...youtube.comSo You Want to Get a Ph.D. in Political ScienceYouTube video by riddlerigmarole 2023222
Reposted by Jose RussoKatWomanScreamingIntoTheVoid @katwomanwalks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Painful as it would be to see the Kennedy Center go bankrupt, it would be more painful to cave to Trump’s deeply cynical refusal to save a national treasure unless he gets his name on it." 523833
