Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2hMost stand-up comics like to be interrupted by laughter 3586
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 2hno one wants to watch MAGA adjacent, dumbed down coverage 514223
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLENicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2hThe US knows Ukrainian air defense relies on US early detection of Russian launches. Without telling Ukraine, the Trump White House (and Elon Musk's SpaceX) withheld that info and hindered countermeasures. The US just facilitated a Russian attack on Ukraine, making it more effective and deadlier. 28532226
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 2hThey should also take up meth.businessinsider.comAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTOSome AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said. 1811848180
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLECatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2hKash Patel basically faking crime stats now, by pretending that arrests made by state/local law enforcement were done by the FBI. www.ms.now/news/crime-s...ms.nowCrime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBIAn analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading. 9286106
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEZeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 3hindeed crippling Ukraine's conventional capacity to defend itself will only encourage that big wartime economy and sprawling global intelligence presence to lean harder into wrecking Russian energy and economic interests. 17418
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2hI mean she surprised me yesterday and she was speaking English 81194
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 2hEstablishment Ds angst about the party brand is out of date: % of adults who say Ds too liberal dropped 9 percent, about right went up 6 pts. 50% of Americans now say the GOP’s political views are too conservative, up seven points from 2022 and the highest Gallup has recorded. 613737
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEThe World Today @theworldtoday.org · 2hAmid rising crime and high unemployment, anti-migrant groups have spread harmful myths across South Africa about foreign nationals causing unemployment, committing crimes and being a burden on services. Read @kirir.bsky.social's reporting for the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org.chathamhouse.orgDoes South Africa’s anti-immigrant backlash signal the beginning of a new political era?After a long season of vigilantism and protests against undocumented foreign nationals, November’s local elections will test whether anti-immigrant populism has appeal for an electorate dissatisfied w... 002
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEMax Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 3hI wrote for @thenation.com about centrists claiming Big Tech et al had no choice but to partake in Trump corruption because he “had a gun to their head.” Hannah Arendt had a lot to say about individual choice under fascism. What would she make of this claim? www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comMaking America Accountable AgainCorporate leaders say they should be shielded from congressional inquiries because they had no alternative but to collaborate with the Trump administration. History says otherwise. 13315
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLESean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 4hThis chart in this morning's NYT is awfully misleading. Suggested edits in red to avoid any confusion. 9700209
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2hNight mayors are pretty common in Europe and catching on in States. But nowhere is there a better case for the need of one than SF. Which in some ways still runs like a village(s) www.voanews.com/a/why-us-cit...voanews.comWhy US Cities Are Hiring Night Mayors to Govern After DarkMore American urban centers view nightlife as an economic asset rather than a nuisance 1288
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLECavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 2hTurns out that incurring mountains of debt in not one, but two leveraged buyouts of companies that you grossly overpaid for might have negative downstream consequences. 3346
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEIan Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 5hThis should set off a siren in every defence ministry in Europe: there needs to be much more urgency about developing autonomous capabilities, not subject to US caprices, for early warning of attacks, countering ballistic missiles, communicating with forces or controlling offensive weapons. 31913380
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLENY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2hTrump's decision to post a gruesome video of a tiger eating a man raises new questions about Joe Biden's mental state. 1347249
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEDecoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is an edit of segments from last week where the folks on Fox News seem to be coming to grips with the fact that the midterms will not go well for Republicans. Acceptance is the final stage of grief. If Trump tries to say the elections were rigged remember this clip. 1120661
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 13/10/2026just a casual reminder that inciting violence against his political opponents and others he dislikes has been a core feature of Donald Trump's approach for more than a decade. It is a defining characteristic of Trump and his movement, but rarely centered as such by corporate media. 572444621
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/10/2026Zelensky’s inspirational courage, Magyar’s organizing ability, Carney’s calm competence, and Pope Leo’s moral grounding. Is it too much to hope that we could combine some or all of these, if not in one candidate, then at least in one political movement?lnk.thebulwark.comWinning the Midterms Is Not EnoughOne wave election won’t defeat Trumpism. 941384
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLETom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Elon Musk bought the 2024 presidential election. Now he’s trying to buy the 2026 midterms. He won’t succeed this time. Still, there’s no good reason that one man - in this case, a far-right extremist like Musk - should have this much political power in America. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/e...cnbc.comElon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups, becomes biggest known 2026 midterm donorMusk’s record midterm election spending comes as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO rebuilds his relationship with Trump and has business ties to the federal government. 1226675
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Oh no. And poor Enrique Tarrio had assured us all he had an ETA exemption, in spite of his fraud and terrorism and gun crime convictions. Whatever injustice might have caused these travel difficulties? 3732516575
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEBen Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Sacramento is, by these metrics, the best value and some of the highest quality of life anywhere in the west. California incomes and sunshine with Portland’s prices and Denver’s access to nature is I guess a ranking-friendly combo? 669816
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLESocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13/10/2026"Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered the country’s attorney general and the head of the Shin Bet security service to reveal the identities of soldiers and officers interviewed in the investigative documentary NAZA and prosecute them for causing “harm to Israel’s diplomatic and security interests”."theguardian.comNAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s intervieweesIsraeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentary 31911
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEe.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/10/2026more and more people are asking about Elon Musk's busted junk allegations 1017412
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Trump openly lusting after John Husted tonight. He was more effective at hiding his proclivities back when his brain was less demented. www.rawstory.com/trump-husted/rawstory.comTrump buried in mockery for ogling male senator's rear end: 'Nothing unusual about this'President Donald Trump's rally for Ohio Sen. Jon Husted went off the rails when he made a seemingly lustful comment about the senator's body."I don't do this with men very often," Trump told the crowd... 2426564
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026One of the biggest recipients of Russian troll farm support on the X platform says that the theories of Ukraine's strikes on Yandex facilities having reduced Russian troll activity are nonsense, as he gets 35 likes among his 4,000,000 followers. 19627152
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Paxton was partying in Dubai with a donor who was fleeing the US on health care fraud (like the real kind of fraud, involving millions embezzled from a hospital, not the stuff JD Vance says he is investigating). 7557124
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“Among those at the event with Texas’ top law-enforcement official were two Americans who had been indicted months before on federal healthcare-fraud charges but failed to return to the U.S., Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, according to the court records and people familiar with the matter.” 1269
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13/10/2026⚡️French Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian Ocean. The tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan.kyivindependent.comFrench Navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker in Indian OceanThe tanker DF Peak, previously named Kaliningrad, has falsely sailed under the flag of Benin and is sanctioned by the U.S, EU, Switzerland, Canada, and Japan. 22902207
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 13/10/2026Top Trump officials have accused the Somali-born congresswoman of immigration fraud without evidence. Here’s what we know about the search so far.bit.lyIlhan Omar’s home was searched. What to know about her immigration storyTop Trump officials have accused the Somali-born congresswoman of immigration fraud without evidence. Here’s what we know about the search so far. 2176
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons. 39458991564
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Sounds like Ken likes to party. I hope he's been enjoying himself. Soon he'll have more time to enjoy it. 18444132
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEDarren Gasser @dgasser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff is probably doing it the best, but I've been gratified to see a number of Dem candidates reading the room and straight-up calling their opponents corrupt, racist shitbirds this cycle. The dueling clips with the GA and MI debates tonight have been great. 0604
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLECavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There's a reason only Republicans who are losing their races have agreed to debates. 2101
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check last night during her debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. In the first of four televised debates, Collins struggled to defend her efforts to rein in Trump’s disastrous policies.newrepublic.com“We Can’t Eat Road Salt”: Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in DebateThe incumbent Maine senator gave a dumpster-fire performance. 1652747797
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026recalling now that Ossoff came in throwing sufficient high heat in the 2020 debates that Perdue opted to no-show the last two 362438299
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I just can’t. Ossoff is calling him a nazi and Collins looks like he’s hurrying to finish a test he didn’t study for 1131628
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026You know what I don't see on the agent who shot a dad with a military assault rifle? THE BODY-CAM THAT THE TRUMP ADMIN HAS PROMISED TO PUT ON ALL ICE AGENTS. 20803270
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...talkingpointsmemo.comTrump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion DrugA Calculated Delay The Trump Justice Department has mapped out its coming... 9203122
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In the old days several hundred or maybe even thousands would gather at the scene. This is that but just with a digital town square and the potential for much bigger crowds. 291
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026vance is more like the reincarnation of alexander stephens, one of the Contemptible Little Pig Men of the 19th century american history 355753
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2026Good candidates definitely matter. And “good” candidates can look extremely different from each other.lnk.thebulwark.comThese Democrats Are Good, ActuallyThe candidate gap is real. And it’s spectacular. 411319
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLERon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Seamless transition from lying while working for Trump to lying while working for Fox since the job description is the same. 1772676581
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLElowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 09/10/2026did someone put uppers in the dnc's water fountains or 451827199
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLELauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Flydubai pilot was deep into manosphere content, routinely used derogatory sexual slurs about women, and wanted a tradwife Misogyny is a gateway drug www.ft.com/content/a92b...ft.comThe online life of the Flydubai attacker[FREE TO READ] Co-pilot of flight 1073 gravitated towards the ‘manosphere’ and expressed misogynistic views 14722191
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1169129113803
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Zelenskyy accuses U.S. of inaction as Russian strikes kill over 70 in two days www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10...japantimes.co.jpZelenskyy accuses U.S. of inaction as Russian strikes kill over 70 in two daysUkraine’s president criticized Washington’s effort to pursue economic ties with Russia while also seeking to mediate the more than four-year war. 044
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLETPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 09/10/2026Sen. Jon Ossoff evoked Nazi Germany, saying Senate challenger Rep. Mike Collins 'hired half the Third Reich' during a televised debate Thursday night.talkingpointsmemo.comSomehow, Mike Collins Was Completely Unprepared for Questions About His Neo-Nazi Ties During Senate Debate Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) failed to answer a question about who won... 838357
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLELauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Robert F Kennedy Jr allegedly allowed over $800,000 in taxpayer money to go to a research project with ties to the Siberian lab behind the possible Russian plague outbreak. www.dailymail.com/news/article...dailymail.comRussian plague lab reportedly received research funding from RFK's HHSThe death of a worker from the lab last week caused concern worldwide and is said to have killed at least one other person since and has many curious about the Siberian lab. 40430225
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLENY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026My kids have measles, I can’t afford diesel, I lost my job, and my country just lost a war to Iran. But at least now I can watch firing squad executions on TV. 391596296
Reposted by Keith LaROCHELLEAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings. 412410839