Reposted by ZanneWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250 517278266366
Reposted by ZanneGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I still think it would be better if the dumbest asshole on earth and the President of the United States were two different people 15569041211
Reposted by ZanneDon Isaacs @donisaacs.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I understand Freedom of Speech. But any federal official, especially the president, who claims without proof that elections, the bedrock of democracy, are rigged should be impeached. 1833313689
Reposted by ZanneGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 16/06/2026"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."theguardian.comThe era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel ZucmanThere is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power 56796723930
Reposted by ZanneRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Things are going on in New York right that people may not understand for thousands of years 5270541599
Reposted by ZanneJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting. 63148724743
Reposted by Zannedr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 11/06/2026the US president, with the explicit support of the US legislature and the US supreme court, is stealing billions of dollars in thousands of ways. meanwhile the NYT is on the case of whether, when mamdani paid a thousand dollars for a knicks ticket out of his own pocket, he got a ticket for VIPs 242618488
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Doctor Whom, prescriptivist grammarian, having prissy little nervous breakdowns about the state of civilization as he time travels through history. Most of the action is him reading newspapers, rolling his eyes, harrumphing, etc. Tension escalates as he approaches the internet age. 070
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Richard Splett vibes. Honestly that cat would be a better president than what we’ve got now. 030
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I wouldn’t discount the effect of his stroke on his behavior since taking office. Fetterman the senator is just not the same guy. 000
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 11/06/20261. How is this going to be enforced? 2. How are you going to stop ppl from other states wearing and using their stealth recording glasses, or from Pennsylvanians just ordering a pair of stealth glasses online? Smart glasses suck, but I don’t get the utility of this bill. 000
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Oh wow, a “commitment“. So much more efficient than a law they have to follow and be held accountable to. Golly, I guess we should just trust them. 000
Reposted by ZanneMM @oneeyeonthereich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Immigrants are not our enemies They're not responsible for austerity The transfer of wealth through privatisation The erosion of civic liberties The dismantling of democracy or the concentration of power we're on the wrong end of THEY'RE BEING BLAMED & PUNISHED BY THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE 662225693
Reposted by ZanneDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 07/06/202610/ This is not local news. It is a data collection arm of one political party, bankrolled by dark money, pointed at any private citizen who dares to speak up. Learn these names. Metric Media. Uihlein. DonorsTrust. Judicial Watch. Share this. Eyes open. 57337
Reposted by ZanneSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 04/06/2026has any man ever been more vindicated? x.com/stuartbuck1/... 4744171403
Reposted by ZanneStephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 04/06/2026🧵 Thread: Does the internet threaten democracy? I argue that it does in my latest piece in Science: doi.org/10.1126/scie... Here's the short version. 1/9 1/10doi.orgThe architecture of the internet creates risks for democracyWill democracy survive the internet? Do we need to choose between Facebook’s surveillance capitalism or democracy? Layered lines of evidence can inform questions like these. When considered together, the evidence gives rise to a concerning picture, as summarized in a recent report for the European Commission that I co-led. 611254
Reposted by ZanneMaggie Wiggin @maggie162.bsky.social · 01/06/2026My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE 176113873797
Reposted by ZanneHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼 199135403582
Reposted by Zannekamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Supporting article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Where are all the kids?’: questions arise over treatment of pregnant minors in Texas immigration facilityThe Trump administration may be deporting the US citizen infants born to unaccompanied girls formerly held at the San Benito facility 23223
Reposted by ZanneThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House. 637228765840
Reposted by ZanneMina @minerva1.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Sam Alito should publish a list of his medications so that the women of America can decide which ones he’s allowed to take. 18210
Reposted by ZanneStace RN Resists 📎💙 OR @stacernresists.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Seven hells with the entire white nationalism, privileged, grotesque, baby effers! 052
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Do it. Use every tool. The other side wouldn’t hesitate and they’d land us in hell. 020
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 06/05/2026There’s not a lot of juice to squeeze out of the red states — they’re already gerrymandered within an inch of their rights. Blue states can reliably wipe out many more red districts. It‘s imperative for blue states to fight with every weapon, win, and enact federal fair districts legislation. 2211
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Reposted by ZanneThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 22/04/2026HAHAHA! That response killed me. And it's so damn true. 559282916167
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 23/04/2026this is what a normal friday night was like before the internet right? 010
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026post-COVID I can imagine only the stupidest possible outcome for us 060
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026says the creep who collects animal genitalia and sits in a hot tub with his jeans on drinking raw milk with kid rock 0120
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Elephant vagina pate, burnt meat crumble, loose wet orange discs 191
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026“I’m done with Sergio. He treats me like a ragdoll.” - Book of Jane 2251
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I’d rather drive upholstery tacks into my gums than step foot onto a trump-managed Ferris wheel. 000
Zanne @kennazus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026West Virginia all by itself in the Mountain Mama coalition 040
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Crémieux
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Feb 15, 2025
DOGE has a very obvious feedback mechanism for its cuts.
If DOGE makes a big, broad cut against a million programs, people get upset about a few specific, very good ones like PEPFAR, and then that program comes back because DOGE's members are, thus, informed it was good.
Crémieux
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Feb 15, 2025
I can only hope people realizing this won't damage the mechanism, because it's still useful to have professionals getting mad about some very good thing getting cut before it's brought back online as a result.
In a word, DOGE is responsive, which is unusual for the government!
Stuart Buck
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Feb 15, 2025
I agree, but it would be more efficient to spend one hour ahead of time talking to experts or just reading up on the history of a program for [disease, student testing, nuclear safety, etc.]
Plus, some programs don't have famous proponents with time to dig into the weeds.
Crémieux
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Feb 15, 2025
I'm highly sympathetic, but there really are thousands and thousands of programs and grants to cut, so I'm not sure the small team doing the cuts has the ability to go through them all one-by-one on their short timeline.
Maybe a system can be developed to assist with feedback.
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Stuart Buck
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Despite some bogus grants, a lot of government is like this cartoon. I bet this "small team" would find a line item for "screwworm sterilization" and delete it, not knowing that they just devastated American farming: https://theatlantic.com/science/archiv
e/2020/05/flesh-eating-worms-disease-containment-america-panama/611026/
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Stuart Buck
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Feb 15, 2025
I can see the DOGE tweet: "We canceled a contract for Panamanian screwworms, saving $165 million dollars!!!" [https://aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-an
nouncements/usda-approves-emergency-funding-protect-us…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j2kmiyhld5btzozgzwy3lc2m/bafkreih3ferjvpo53fmioc3sf2qadxltbmisl74luq2ydhxvpxbh3qf3ei)
