Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmansouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7hWeird the AI didn’t catch that 30844114
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanEdward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 10hSchmitt: Does your hawk bite? Smith: No. Schmitt [leaning over to stroke hawk] Nice hawk. [Hawk shrieks and bites Schmitt on the hand] Schmitt: I thought you said your hawk did not bite! Smith: That is not my hawk. 5295
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 11hTrump threatened to attack Venezuela… then he did attack. Trump threatened to attack Iran… then he did attack. Trump's threatened to attack Canada… yet this guy says it's silly to think it will happen. 173
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 11hI know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m... 1311356248
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanJennifer Elsea @jnklz.bsky.social · 12hSince the Mansfield Amendment restricts the military’s ability to conduct arrests in connection with drug enforcement ops overseas, maybe cooperation in other than direct action will be deemed discouraged? www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...law.cornell.edu22 U.S. Code § 2291 - Policy, general authorities, coordination, foreign police actions, definitions, and other provisions 131
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20hThom Tillis suggests the 8647 investigation is not a good use of time. "I also think if you look at some of the facts, the facts are what they are. Who precisely was responsible for every member of the US Senate to be in this building while thugs injured police officers." 222851
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmaneuobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 29/09/2026From Yemen to Ethiopia and Europe: Everything is connectedeuobserver.comFrom Yemen to Ethiopia and Europe: Everything is connectedThe EU could easily catch cold from a civil war in Ethiopia that has broken out weeks after the capture of the Yemeni coastline by Houthi rebels. These, and other events in the region, are all connected. 027
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Impeachment – Massie would need to start the process all over again ⬇️. (He would then be able to offer his resolution at a time designated by the speaker within two legislative days, as usual.) 2184
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I try to explain to people how Trump has used his trolls for years to direct attention. @atrupar.com focus, first, on Trump's decaying right hand and now on Natalie is an example of what the left needs to do more of. [And subscribe to @atrupar.com.] 1232476
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026… A taste of the outrage … 4859
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmantaber @kvetch.gay · 28/09/2026Here's a map of how iron ore mined in Minnesota moves (the red lines). Note the markers for where steel facilities are located, they're where they are because you have to move the stuff on ships. There are no steel mills in Iowa of any size because you can't get the fucking stuff it's made of there 72563215
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't know this is happening, but I'd think one or more of the usual people are preparing a suit to (in effect) enjoin Trump from further spending of federal funds to run his TV ads – on behalf of Dems in swing districts/states and state Dem parties, each of whom has a good argument… 141
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanArabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social · 28/09/2026static.klipy.comSleepy Birds Nodding OffALT: Sleepy Birds Nodding Off 091
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanElite goblin Fruit Merchant. @credle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Letter carriers would fucking revolt. 062
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026perfect that a mob of predators and rapists is led by a guy who can't get his mind off balls 3419
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.socialpropublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 15246154
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanSteven S Smith @profstevensmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Huh? Rail line complications give reason to doubt that this will happen for years. Involves switches from one major railroad network to another, mass investment in cars and locos, freight line bottlenecks, IA's intersection limits. For now, just trying to buy IA votes. 1166
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency 22325781050
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanOwen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The verdict form is 37 pages long so I won't post all of it, but here are some examples of what the jury found to have been deceptive statements - We don't share your personal information - We don't buy and sell data - We don't give your data to advertisers - We do not profit from misinfo or hate 3226
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026US Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family Cronies talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/us-ta...talkingpointsmemo.comUS Tax Dollars Now Used to Secure Deals for Trump Family CroniesThis has gotten very little attention, as far as I can tell.... 5242124
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmaneuobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 28/09/2026Lead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split.euobserver.com‘Made in everywhere’: MEPs clash over reach of EU industrial lawLead MEPs want 'Made in Europe' perks limited to the 27 member states. The centre-right, whose votes could decide the file, is split. 033
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reup: I did a dummies version to explain why the motion to get Aileen Cannon to write down what her stolen documents gag order means may be an attempt to make the two hates she's wearing unsustainable. emptywheel.net/2026/09/27/c...emptywheel.netCannonball: Aileen Cannon Wears Two Hats! - emptywheelIn this dummies version of my post explaining what some lawyers for FBI personnel tried to do in Trump's stolen documents docket, I explain why Aileen Cannon has too many hats. 1425770
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Iirc, Andrew Bailey was named FBI co-deputy director b/c Bongino was failing as deputy. And he must have figured he'd soon lose the "co-" b/c Bongino would soon be gone. And maybe Kash gone, too. 😃 Was right about Bongino, BUT not the "co-", b/c Kash replaced Bongino with Raia. (AND Kash remains) 😢 022
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@prasad.bsky.social Does this look like a medical image? 211
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanIra 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NBC didn't have to agree to run Trump's ad on SNL. Yes, it seems fair to think NBC had reasons to run it even if it didn't want to, but still. And one would hope NBC will be asked about this. 1101
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Anti-war signs on corners all across America. 720229
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026With the bragging Kash Patel has been doing about the FBI's use of AI, one would think Kash could make Blanche's foreign language problem with those Epstein documents a cakewalk to solve. 😃 meidasnews.com/news/trump-d... 083
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanbjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Can't believe you got invited and I didn't. Maybe they saw my old post? bsky.app/profile/bjke... 1165
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026HYPO > The next Congress gets enacted a law creating a private right of action to stop the spending of gov't funds to produce/run ads showing/mentioning/alluding to the president or any of his political appointees. > Word leaks that Trump will be spending gov't funds on an ad promoting himself. 183
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"If we lost the midterms, heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House, it would be the end of the Trump presidency in real effect." – Speaker Mike Johnson (Feb 24, 2026) HYPO It's Nov 4. He's lost the midterms. "Mr Speaker, is this in effect the end of the Trump presidency?" And he says…? 😳 182
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanJimmy Rushton @jimmyrushton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our exclusive for the Kyiv Independent reveals that Atlant Aero LLC, a major supplier of UAVs to the Russian military, is not currently sanctioned by the British government. This is something my many British politician friends and followers could easily do something about… 06922
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanJeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The entire Trump era feels like God wanted to set up a giant test of the socialization theory of party identification and the theory passed with flying colors. 0306
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Turns out, I am not a Jewish man, I am a man with Judaism. 370
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A lot of people are dunking on this, but there has been a lot of boiler-room type behavior to sign up people for ACA plans, especially in Florida, with people sometimes unaware what they were signing up for. Bloomberg reported on the practice here: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comHow Celebrity Deepfakes Supercharged Florida Health-Care HustleA wannabe hip-hop mogul and blue-haired internet marketer turned Obamacare into a lucrative get-rich-quick scheme, with an assist from Bain Capital. 148228
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanPat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Two China state visits 10 years apart 👇 101009272
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026Microsoft's data center subcontractor in New Jersey illegally runs a bunch of gas "backup" generators on site, figuring they won't get caught or will just eat the wrist-slap fines if they do. Regulatory enforcement is so bad that a third party had to take drone images to get the state to act.theguardian.comNew Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generatorsState regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian 12371200
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanbmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Lol, this is great. 23912
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanLiberty and Justice for All @libertyjustice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I checked last week at Kaiser, no COVID vaccines, but they have flu shots so I got that. They said they're seeing cases of flu and COVID coming in the door. #COVID, #Flu, #Vaccines 62815
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14194932186
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Reporting" from the New York Post: "Klink's sermon left many outraged." Examples? "one person commented… another pointed out… a third added." And those are quotes a reporter gathered from New Yorkers who were there? No, they are from posts on X. From NYers? No, from ppl in DC, CA, and who knows.🛌🏻 120
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanBrian Wilcox @brianwilcox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Foda-se, Elon! 1104
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The ICE holding cells in NYC were designed to keep people no longer than 12 hrs. They had no showers, no beds, no cots, no windows. Nevertheless, by May 2025, ICE upped the duration cap to 72 hrs. Yet people were held longer: 5 days. 9.5 days. 10 days. 2/5 19025
Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But "they seem... waterproof." #Amazon 010
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanIra 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Nixon understood Triangular Diplomacy, starting with the need to engage in diplomacy. Otoh, Trump doesn't understand, which is how he's ended up producing a three-party dynamic from which the US is excluded. Xi, Putin, Modi. China-Russia-India. 2135
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 411159511
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanJason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"We're told some of the attendees were shocked the former Republican governor would host Raman, a democratic socialist. But after hearing her pitch for tackling L.A.'s problems, some who came in skeptical walked away impressed." www.tmz.com/2026/09/25/a...tmz.comArnold Schwarzenegger Introduces L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman to Power PlayersArnold Schwarzenegger is opening doors for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman ... bringing her face-to-face with some of the city's biggest power players, TMZ has learned. 452332433
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' GoldmanBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Russ Vought just sent a rescissions request to Congress, signaling he intends to illegally impound funds. The $810 million highlighted in this “request” (but this is a pretext to just illegally impound the funds) is not the exhaustive list of many billions of dollars he’s impounding this year. 32974407
Reposted by Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldmanpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026yeah I really think this is still underrated. beats me if this is true for other neurodivergencies but for ADHD, at least the kind I’m working with, this stuff is magical 4149328