Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 11hFor-Sale housing inventory in Illinois is insanely low. Left: Active listings by month (Illinois) Right: Active listings by month (US National Aggregate) We need to pass the BUILD Plan to help solve this. www.datawrapper.de/_/SBHS2/?v=6 1319
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 1131334479
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work. 23607201
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Our government has systematically discriminated against white men for decades now, and yet now has the audacity to dishonestly mock young white men as welfare queens.” Ad About Welfare Fraud Draws MAGA Backlash www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comAd About Welfare Fraud Draws MAGA BacklashFar-right influencers piled on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Trump’s former press secretary, over a campaign ad about Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas. 001
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@whstancil.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyywjWLC/tiktok.comTikTok video by Glubbey 011
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well positioned to deliver steel to the heavily industrialized Dakotas, & to compete with Chicago/Gary, which struggles with being the nexus of the US rail system & the Great Lakes, & the link between the Great Lakes & the Mississippi River. 22710
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Here’s Chris Rufo and his podcast co-host addressing “the Indian question,” a reference to “the Jewish question.” That question was whether Jews could be incorporated into European society, and the Nazis were the ones who claimed to have developed the “final solution” to that “problem.” 561203324
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadKim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do they mean being registered on the ACA website? I am but have never bought a policy. 101
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“MAGA influencers, as well as some members of the Trump administration, have long been working on a plan to weaken, divided and eventually absorb Canada.” anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/canadas-co...anneapplebaum.substack.comCanada’s Counter-RevolutionWhy Mark Carney went to Strasbourg 010
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gasoline and diesel prices in Michigan jumped 20 cents a gallon. TODAY. Yes. In one day. 90782287
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026One of Steve Bannon's sharpest insights in 2014 was to recognize that the real energy in "conservative" politics was to be found in the comments section on Breitbart. Trump was the candidate that spoke to such people. It's Cruz's constituency too. www.austinchronicle.com/news/conserv...austinchronicle.comConservatives Blast Cruz for Praising MandelaSenator's supporters yearn for the days of apartheid 27910
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Suboptimal that the president is a fucking moron. 1953863610
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war Would be bigger news.. 260104064006
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026Nailed it as always, sir 41472861407
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadR. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Biden/Harris blocked this, but hey, folks were told Trump was better. 47679252
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com 9225221032
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 14/09/20263 memes in 1 bsky.app/profile/sham... 010
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadJenn M-S @jlms-qkw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I hope you-all national folks see how the GOP Supermajority treats even LDS Republican women in Utah. They own the courts. When the courts made them angry, they made a new court. And they have a secret court waiting on standby. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...nytimes.comA Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery. 3105
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Canadian boycott isn't a response to the trade war. It's a response to the clowning: 51st state jokes, "Governor Carney," a hockey video of Trump beating up their PM. My guess: the consumer boycott is costing us more than the tariffs ever will. youtu.be/lsRhHpwZfOk 2202096553
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026El-Sayed is so good www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUa6reab/tiktok.comU.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) shot back at his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, who criticized his association with controversial streamer Hasan Piker and accused him of funding his cam...TikTok video by C-SPAN 000
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump lost his war and the losses keep coming “Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian Ally” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...nytimes.comHouthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for Iranian AllyThe Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade. 000
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...theintercept.comThe U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.” 22661802176
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026Lutnick pushes fracturing of Canada: "This is about the Liberal Party & Carney trying to use a kerfuffle w/ the US to gai leverage. They've got the sovereign party vote in Quebec on Oct 5. They've got an independence vote that starts the process of Alberta, who always feels ripped off by Ottawa... " 267597138
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Dr K examines the economics of purported VZ oil agreement, but doesn’t address the important question: does it matter, maybe Americans get a thrill from stealing shit from other countries even if the shit is worthless to us? 1/2 paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-plot-t...paulkrugman.substack.comThe Plot to Steal Venezuela’s OilA scam that is both vile and deeply stupid 110
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 31/08/2026For the first time in history, the national average price of gas for the month of August has been above $4 per gallon every single day. If it feels like it’s been the most expensive August at the pump, that’s because it is. End. The. War. apnews.com/article/stoc...apnews.comOil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of HormuzOil prices rose and U.S. stocks fell after American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first military action in a month. 701315480
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 25/08/2026No no no you misunderstand: when I said "Women need to feel safe playing women's sports," I meant from an entirely hypothetical trans menace, not me, a random man currently harassing leading female athletes and turning every WNBA game into a political showdown 580285
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Trump is promising to boost the U.S. economy by making it harder for Americans to trade with the rest of the world. He is also promising to destroy Iran's economy by making it harder for Iranians to trade with the rest of the world. 851635529
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“[The US’s] only apparent foreign policy objective has become domination for the gratification of its president’s slapdash vanity.” Every US “negotiation” is simply a domination ritual to gratify a sociopath. America Came for Canada. We Said No. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Mark Carney Did What Canadians Elected Him to DoMark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do. 110
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadKim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026It’s not about her; it’s about the guy who needs her constant adulation in addition to his sycophant cabinet and cult rallies and businesses bending the knee. The man is fubar in a grotesque and dangerous way. A psycho. 2123
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This has been really interesting to me. Ossoff made one vague, snide comment, and it's been the *Republicans* doing a kind of self-inflicted Streisand effect with it, making sure the whole world now knows who Natalie Harp is. Which seems crazy to me, but Republicans 🤷♂️ 731082170
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/08/2026Jon Ossoff: "I don't think anything illustrates the times more aptly than that the draft-dodging crook president, who has plunged our nation recklessly into a war he knows not how to end or to win, tried to imprison this man who embodies American heroism." 9151421553
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadFlying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Gifting this article Iran literally blew up the supply base in Bahrain that was meant to supply the aircraft carrier group Lincoln. Everything about this war has been a lie since day one. Was this made clear earlier? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...nytimes.comNavy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War (Gift Article)Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain. 27453271
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Time to retire “career prosecutor” as shorthand for “not in pocket of autocrat” “The career prosecutors who secured the subpoena, Matthew Skiba and William Hogan, both played roles in an ill-fated case against six protesters accused of assaulting federal agents…” 000
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'll never steal your pen. 267127902543
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Our goal in the war we started Having failed to achieve any goals we had at the start Is now to undo some of the damage we caused to ourselves Which we are also failing at While swallowing other losses that are entirely our fault And leaving ourselves weaker While hoping you don’t notice 1130380
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“Peddling quack medicine is, however, a highly profitable business. And it’s a business deeply enmeshed with the right-wing media ecosystem…” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...paulkrugman.substack.comThe Rise of the Measles-Industrial ComplexWhy MAGA wants children to get sick and die 000
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 08/08/2026El-Sayed ad www.tiktok.com/t/ZTA7fbqDY/tiktok.com🔥🔥🔥TikTok video by Courier Newsroom 000
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Every time Trump has gotten himself into a jam he's gotten someone to bail him out, or found some flaw in the system to exploit. Bankruptcy, dad's money, bad faith lawsuits, reluctant prosecutors, an anti-Constitution Supreme Court majority, etc. But the Iran war doesn't have anything like that. 20851194
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadAbundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Well that’s not good. www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/... 04912
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Co-host of Charlie Kirk’s podcast whose book was blurbed by DJT, Jr and JD Vance. Don’t call them fascists though. 23517125
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files. 302155834604
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. 688140165724
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadStephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that 5742961103
Kim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 01/08/2026To Finland for more ships than Coast Guard asked for Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...nytimes.comTrump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid ContractsThe president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many. 000
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadKim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 30/07/2026There doesn’t have to be a court case filed before claims are settled. So I suspect there are secret claims by Trump and secret “settlements” that we haven’t heard about. 002
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The initial response to COVID-19 is similar to the withdrawal from Afghanistan, in that the crisis management was far from perfect and a serious after-action analysis would highlight valuable lessons learned, but any effort to do so is dwarfed by conspiracy theorists and liars trying to exploit it. 718843
Reposted by Kim Philby Was BadMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The Supreme Court invited exactly this when it held that the president's attempt to conduct "sham" "investigations" was a core executive power immune from all regulation, including criminal prosecution, in Trump v. United States. 191729554