Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/05/2026This, always and every day and no matter what, THIS. Right now many things are terrible, they would be a lot more so were there not so many people doing so many things in in hope, in defiance, in solidarity. 121475345
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/05/2026Some Memorial Day thoughts: According to the Congressional Research Service, in the post-WWII era, the US has sent armed forces abroad somewhere roughly around 350 times.ericarnow.substack.comUkraine, Gaza, Iran, TaiwanSeeing these conflicts in historical perspective.--The US has been at war since 1798 719559
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialMike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 02/05/2026It remains very weird to me that in a world of actually useful technology -- photovoltaic power generation, mRNA vaccines, maglev trains, smart phones, etc -- the tech sector has gone so all-in on bullshit generators and plagiarism machines. 772557570
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The new “I’m not a crook.” 1562424558
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This is called “strategic defeat.” You have ended up in a worse position than before you began, with your adversary, while battered, emerging in a stronger position than before. 15551851446
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialDr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Social movement scholar here to comment on No King again. a 🧵: These protests are important b/c: 1.) as sustained image events, protests offer evidence of continued disapproval of the direction the country is going and disavowal of the country's leadership. 4235561337
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/03/2026if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things 157211912496
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialSam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 16/03/2026If I was Barack Obama I would regularly call Donald Trump and say the craziest shit I could think of and then forcefully deny ever having spoken to him 203590440
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us. 520269238465
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/03/2026NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran. It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades. Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties. 175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired. 38042491373
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRuth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026As I have said since Feb 2025, Trump is in office to solve Putin's problems. How else are you going to ensure that Putin's failed state becomes prosperous? it is already having to be propped up by China. 361485651
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/03/2026This war isn’t an emergency that requires us to give the president more latitude. It’s a monstrosity that requires that judges, lawmakers and above all citizens work to preserve the integrity of elections and the republic. 522866931
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 05/03/2026“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.” Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331) 8385156
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Oliver takes a dump on the Schumer-led Democratic demands after Alex Pretti’s shooting — “masks off, body cams on” — noting the killers had fucking body cams on, that that footage exists, that it didn’t change shit, and that we’re likely never to see it b/c they were exonerated automatically.youtu.bePolice Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 5616169
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/03/2026That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this. 1105183785403
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/03/2026Kaine on Fox: "The president can act to defend US against imminent attack without congressional approval. But if you're going to initiate war, you need Congress. The president not only did not come to Congress, he acted without even notification to the vast majority of us. This is an illegal war." 702152294335
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialkey-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 01/03/2026You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off. Leave your comment here: eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-... morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...morethanjustparks.substack.comBLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great ForestsOne billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard. 7220372269
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school 140233525880
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026congress sounds cool i wish it was real 6182241308
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/02/2026This is amazing.vimeo.comThe EnshittificatorDigital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved… 6319130
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/02/2026Eliminating the Impossible xkcd.com/3210/ 392885460
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now. 186182046125
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Nope, sloplords, there were just far fewer horses after they ceased to be the central transit and hauling technology. 46895154
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I would love to have a discussion with Jake Tapper about the history of the term "concentration camp" and its usage. It would do so much good if he would actually address this head on. 692763535
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers. 228128703405
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings. newrepublic.com/article/2060...newrepublic.comTrump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA CountryThe next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no. 9734241443
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them. 224115163327
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialBeingHelpish @beinghelpish.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I always vote, even if I don’t like any of the candidates. Because one of them is always worse. 821284180
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialC.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 17/01/2026A real “tell your parents” paper (since everyone on Bsky is canonically 38). Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50: • Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia • Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's • Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementiaacademic.oup.comAssociation between vaccinations and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysisAbstractImportance. Dementia is a highly prevalent issue in older people. Whilst the prevention of dementia is a public health priority, the role of vaccin 46680289
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/01/2026checking in on the president of the United States 138063211920
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities. 213104803882
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America 9023636610032
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Chatgpt! Is! Not! Confidential! Do! Not! Do! This! For! Fuck's! Sake! 11567341
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 07/01/2026losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death? 356171474022
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialNate 'The Belated' Carney @inapproprinate.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Yeesh I hate being repetitive, and yet... It's time once again to remind my fellow Americans that there is no mechanism whereby state run elections can be suspended or canceled by the federal government. None. So don't go along with any garbage you hear to that effect. Laugh, and get ready to vote. 34273702338
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 03/01/2026When you’re doom posting about how everything is inevitable and no one can stop them, you’re doing their work for them. Stop that 10699170
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 31/12/2025Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’ theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-3… 161856279
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 27/12/2025That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections. 471803639
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.podcasts.apple.com"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple PodcastsPodcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m 274233661
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialSteve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 15/12/2025"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV 832227717
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 14/12/2025my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides 125113152121
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13/12/2025The basic premise underlying this thread is that you can’t realistically be optimistic about bad things, and there are two things wrong with this. First, the premise that it’s important to be realistic; and second, the idea that recognizing the truth leaves no room for optimism. 1329861
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/12/2025My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing. 181319505
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 20/10/2025It's very clear that unlimited wealth causes brain damage. That's not an exaggeration. It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation. 481514328
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/12/2025I can’t believe a technical solution to a complex social problem didn’t work. Ah well, nevertheless 251075155
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/12/2025I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore 27881561075
Reposted by @kbperez.bsky.socialJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable 684608762
![4-panel comic. (1) [Person with white hat talking to another person.] PERSON 1 with white hat: As Sherlock Holmes said, When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. (2) PERSON 2: What about the possibility that you forgot to eliminate a possibility? Or that you eliminated one incorrectly? Both of those remain, too. (3) PERSON 1: You’re being pedantic. It’s just a general rule for deduction. PERSON 2: But it’s a *bad rule*. (4) PERSON 2: How often have you thought, “I can’t find this thing, and I’ve searched the whole house. The only place I haven’t looked is the car, so it *must* be there.” PERSON 2: ...And then it’s never in the car. PERSON 1: *It’s never in the car!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifiy7vve3vnzcdv2ptjmuvd3twrsyuu2s5tkyvonqzk56mvinoxae)