Reposted by LagerwhatMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 9hA U.S. Army psychologist Gustave M. Gilbert interviewed Nazi war criminals on trial at Nuremberg and famously wrote in his 1950 book, "Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy." It was the *lack* of empathy that made the Holocaust possible. 423869
Reposted by LagerwhatWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 9hremember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 373318786
Reposted by LagerwhatBenjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 4hPeople often ask me, "How is it being in Ohio?" knowing the attacks on higher education are acute here. But the fact is, nowhere is safe. Here's a story about senseless and devastating budget cuts in Minnesota. There is no political party that seriously defends higher education in the U.S. today. 28329
Reposted by LagerwhatShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 4h"Few pgms had the funding + prescience to include a Documentation Unit, but [NYC's Cultural Council Foundation] did. Comprising 3 photographers, 3 writers, + an archivist, the grp" captured CF artists' work; their records are now available in the Municipal Archives. 1168
Reposted by LagerwhatGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 5hThe “states’ rights” people in the past knew it was bullshit back then too, because slaver states wouldn’t let free states pass laws protecting self-emancipated people within their borders. 4635204
Reposted by LagerwhatDJourn @djourn.bsky.social · 6hNothing can be more beautiful than the reality embedded in the performative art of professional wrestling. 011237
Reposted by Lagerwhatmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 7hamong other things, musk is the #1 donor to the Republican Party in 2024 and 2026, now appointed to a board where he can steers contracts to his businesses. Bought and sold. Thieves. 19680193
Reposted by LagerwhatBlack Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 11hIsn't his boss accused of raping multiple children? 26611
Reposted by LagerwhatCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11hAbusers always drape themselves in religion right before they're exposed. 07411
Reposted by LagerwhatNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 11hok leaving this up on the conference room whiteboard 11741154
Reposted by LagerwhatMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 2964528978
Reposted by LagerwhatCory Booker @corybooker.com · 13hWe cannot become numb to this. Reporting via CNN 1725293
Reposted by LagerwhatStunt Lover 🏳️⚧️🏴☠️🏳️🌈 @stuntlover.bsky.social · 20hFeels like a relevant day to share @monaeltahawy.bsky.social 's clip from 2019 ozzie TV (which I believe was subsequently banned) wherein she asks the evergreen question, "how many rapists must we (as women, not the state) kill until men stop raping us?" Unfortunately, every day is a relevant day.dailymail.comMona Eltahawy backs controversial comments on ABC Q&A programDuring an explosive all female panel on the ABC program last week, Egyptian-American writer, Mona Eltahawy, suggested rapists should be killed. 18018
Reposted by Lagerwhat🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 20hThe myth of the “welfare queen” was formulated by Reagan to racialize ( and criminalize ) the social safety net The actual woman was a criminal mastermind who identified as whatever got her paid . it’s not a teaching moment it’s a propaganda demand en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_T...en.wikipedia.orgLinda Taylor - Wikipedia 412049
Reposted by LagerwhatDanielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“A pathogen invades, sticks around, and causes trouble.” Sometimes the most important scientific questions can be summarized very simply. Excellent Smithsonian piece on #LongCovid, viral persistence, and the scientists still working to understand what SARS-CoV-2 can leave behind.smithsonianmag.comFor Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them ReliefLong Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers 09237
Reposted by LagerwhatColin M. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 30/09/2026this is specifically what Twitter was re-engineered to do, btw. it exists almost solely to threaten anyone at the flashpoint of a nascent social movement. 92904551
Reposted by LagerwhatAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m seeing a new allergist-immunologist and today he brought up this study about how much Astepro nasal spray, which I use daily, appears to decrease the likelihood of COVID, flu, RSV, etc. I have barely gotten a cold since I started using it but had no idea why. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comAzelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionsThis randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of azelastine as a preexposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens. 1435069
Reposted by LagerwhatZak Ralph | @LoveWrestlingCA @smarkmouth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mercedes Martinez' scheduled surgery is approaching. Her GFM still could use a little attention. Spread the word.gofundme.comDonate to Help Mercedes Martinez Through ACL Surgery & Recovery, organized by mercedes martinezWelp. This is me, Mercedes Martinez. As many of you … mercedes martinez needs your support for Help Mercedes Martinez Through ACL Surgery & Recovery 06486
Reposted by LagerwhatJulie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Editor Sophia Dasser and reporter Cereese Qusba of the Cornell Daily Sun are the reason we now know about the gang rape case at Cornell and the university’s shameful under-reaction. Nice work, ladies. (📸 Heather Ainsworth) 342093
Reposted by LagerwhatDan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Unredeemable. The lot of them. 094
Reposted by LagerwhatJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION????? 1454121430
Reposted by LagerwhatDcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game. 1111
Reposted by LagerwhatTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Smith was(n’t) at a Hawks game. Ray Epps was at the Capitol on January 6. BClinton and Loretta Lynch were on a tarmac. To Republicans, these are case-closed moments proving *absolute* guilt. But two Russian assets meeting with Don Jr and Jared in Trump Tower in 2016? “Nothing to see here…” 012945
Reposted by LagerwhatErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comRiley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding ClaimsGaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete. 1465006958
Reposted by LagerwhatMolly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In what I believe is a first for my eyes, Trump withdraws his appeal fighting the payout of $5M in damages to E. Jean Carroll 933169
Reposted by LagerwhatCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026Wait, even assuming that he had been at that game, the train of logic here was supposed to be: - he was at a Hawks game in Atlanta - that's the same state as this other person who had an affair - being in the same state means you know everything ?????????? 1126918
Lagerwhat @lagerwhat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Republican politicians are horrible people, there's just nothing left to say at this point. 000
Reposted by Lagerwhatmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026it is important to realize that many reporters for mainstream outlets are enthusiastic cogs in this elite-coordinated propaganda machine. don't print lies in the newspaper 181015186
Reposted by LagerwhatTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Brilliant take down of Schmitt, the dumbass 2197
Reposted by LagerwhatAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/09/2026It's remarkable (in a very good way) to see an elected member of the Democratic Party saying this. For decades, the Party has treated public higher education as a jobs training program, not a site for cultivating democratic habits of mind. I deeply hope that things are changing. 318565
Reposted by LagerwhatI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Look at his face when he thinks he's just got him lol 3059680
Reposted by LagerwhatMicah @rincewind.run · 29/09/2026I think the entire right wing media ecosystem was primed to make this a huge deal, they all had their talking points ready to go and this was going to be THE big gotcha that brought down Jack Smith and they are just scrambling because it turns out the whole thing was an embarrassing mistake 2268891
Reposted by LagerwhatMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026oh my fucking god, you have to watch this. eric schmitt just made himself the main character. 961929235
Reposted by LagerwhatSuit Williams @suitwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026He had to pull out of the Hangman match at the first Double or Nothing show, and the public story was that he didn't want to lose while holding Dragongate's top title. The problem is that the reporting was that he was going to beat Hangman to set up an Omega match at All Out in Chicago. 26410
Reposted by LagerwhatPBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation," former special counsel Jack Smith said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/4hwiB3Eto.pbs.orgWATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation'Smith, who in 2022 led investigations into Trump and secured two indictments, said he made decisions in the case "without regard” for Trump’s “political association activities, beliefs, or candidacy i... 7390141
Reposted by LagerwhatDavid BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 29/09/2026And if you're questioning what kind of sway WWE had with USCIS in the late 2010s, I have a July 2016 email that I got via a FOIA request where it was explicitly stated that they rubber-stamped WWE work visa petitions without question: 415645
Reposted by LagerwhatDavid BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 29/09/2026Personally, I held onto this for 7+ years because, as noted above, it wasn't fucking worth the potential risk to his visa status just to add to the pile of WWE ratfucking stories. But now that he's gone and WWE is trying to exploit his death just to ratfuck AEW? Everyone needs to know what happened. 651951
Reposted by LagerwhatDavid BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 29/09/2026I want to be very clear about this, by the way: I had sufficient sourcing to where I could have reported this at Deadspin back in 2019. I had confirmation from multiple sides of the story. I'm sure some my colleagues could have, as well. But it wasn't worth the potential harm to PAC's livelihood. 417541
Reposted by LagerwhatMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trickle-Down Misogyny: When Trump was first campaigning to be president in 2015, those seven young men at Cornell were children—boys of about 10 or 11, I’d guess. They grew up in a United States of America in which Donald Trump was fruition, not an aberration www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-tric...feministgiant.comEssay: Trickle-Down MisogynyOn the Cornell Seven 11911
Reposted by LagerwhatSarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Back in the day when boxers in international heavyweight title fights enjoyed a very friendly and manly boozy bath together after battering each other close to death for 2.5hrs in a French field. Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith, pictured in 1887. 2244
Reposted by LagerwhatLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Genuinely the worst campaign message I’ve ever seen 1071861362
Reposted by LagerwhatAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before Congress that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 election and unlawfully retained classified documents after leaving office and Smith maintains he made the right decision. More: substack.com/profile/2357...substack.comAmee Vanderpool (@shero)Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has twice charged Donald J. Trump with criminal offenses after his first term, is appearing before members of Congress on Tuesday, as Republican lawmakers contin... 810037
Reposted by LagerwhatSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21074922442
Reposted by LagerwhatAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Cornell University treating Gaza protestors more harshly than gang rapists is a real statement of values. It’s almost like violent domination by the powerful is the core belief of leadership. 181808543
Reposted by LagerwhatJ Patrice McSherry @jpmcsherry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comGOP senator blocks bill to stop Trump from demolishing Kennedy CenterThe bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials was thwarted in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). 012
Reposted by LagerwhatColleen Wilson @colleenonthescene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Plans to rebuild the Hackensack Bus Terminal and a massive new residential/mixed-use housing development all came to a screeching halt with a four sentence email I uncovered. Key missing documents were found unsigned. A strong triple byline (!)northjersey.com 0115
Reposted by Lagerwhate.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 29/09/2026what this means is that we're just getting to the dangerous part of this decade long scam 819328
Reposted by LagerwhatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We all complain about the media’s failures but organizations like @propublica.org and @texastribune.org are doing the work and deserve our financial support 111048271
Lagerwhat @lagerwhat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We don't say "fuck the New York Times" loud enough, long enough, hard enough. 010