Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 55mGoing live in 15 minutes. I’ll show you the table listing the 9 Epstein redaction training videos and their descriptions provided by the FBI 4423155
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialNoel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 5h“As soon as the deal is approved and the sanctions are lifted, the result will be a very lucrative payday for Kushner and company.” noelcasler.substack.com/p/wasted-yea...noelcasler.substack.com‘Wasted Years’We learned this week that Russia inserted a multibillion dollar bribe into the U.S. 07039
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 3hAbolish the CUPD katemanne.substack.com/p/that-time-...katemanne.substack.comThat Time the Cornell University Police Tipped off a FratAnd compromised a female undergraduate victim’s safety 13816
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5hAs proof of his genius, he offers a story in which he realized that if they added 1 to 1775 it would give them the number 1776. No, I'm being completely serious. And his mouthbreathing crowd applauds that basic math like the man split the atom. 1321607305
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18hbsky.app/profile/atru... 27333941078
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 16hThe guy would be kicked out of many a private dementia care home for being abusive and were stuck with him and his thieving vandals. 626159
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6hTAPPER: 2 years ago, Trump said he thought he could get mortgage rates down to 3%. Last week mortgage rates had the biggest weekly jump in 4 years. It's more than 7%. Why has Trump failed to deliver on that promise? HASSETT: President Trump hasn't failed to deliver at all. The economy is booming. 2741080257
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6hHASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at 53259291263
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5hstatic.klipy.comWhat We Do In The Shadows WwditsALT: What We Do In The Shadows Wwdits 1531325
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 21hfactoids, not to be confused with factitosbenjamindreyer.substack.comtrivia, pursued[a frustration possibly defrustrated] 1162
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I will never forget the first time I heard the audio of that RFK speech in Indianapolis, announcing to people who had not heard yet that MLK had been killed. The noises made from the crowd upon hearing that are a horror movie 4846
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 02/10/2026When Trump made campaign stops in 2018, one paper estimated that it sank 15 GOP candidates. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comAnalysis | Trump brags about getting Republicans elected. Research suggests his endorsements cost 15 seats.Trump spurred turnout with his endorsements — including for the Democratic candidate. 411108165
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Proposed Changes to the U.S. Census Could Decrease Federal Funding and Reduce Representation in Congress for States with Large Immigrant Populations www.kff.org/racial-equit...kff.orgProposed Changes to Demographic Data Collection in the Census Could Impact Efforts to Address Health and Health Care Disparities | KFFThis issue brief provides an overview of the decennial census and discusses potential implications of the changes outlined in a September 2026 proposed rule to prohibit the collection of race and ethn... 415338
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The first official Quick Distractions newsletter offering just dropped, and it involves AI (bad) and doughnuts (good). Subscribe to receive more delicious distractions! (And if you already subscribed, make sure you confirm your subscription!) www.quickdistractions.com/p/how-about-...quickdistractions.comHow about AI gets the planet and we get all the doughnuts?A reasonable suggestion for the end of humanity 2253
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialblueinmo1957.bsky.social @blueinmo1957.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Read and share. www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 092
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 30/09/2026In re: the Hegseth presentation today. bsky.app/profile/pbum... 18612
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...tulsaflyer.orgBattle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentaryMcCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms. 681499506
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:propublica.orgThe Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev... 541669825
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Deace figured it out? Deace?! This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts. Ow” 1348161
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 24159444075
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/09/2026Susan Collins nearly always votes with Trump, but she also uses her influence to bring money back home. “Susan Collins is better for Maine,” a community leader said. “A Democrat in the seat will be better for the country.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...newyorker.comSusan Collins’s Maine Money MachineSusan Collins uses her seniority in Congress to bring significant resources to Maine. Is that enough for voters who hate her party? 12318
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Important thread I’ll admit i was unaware of the scope of what they have been doing It’s enormous 1626662
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157... 862159704
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/09/2026On Wednesday, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley. In 2017, Ronan Farrow interviewed 13 women who said that, between the 1990s and 2015, Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them. Read their accounts: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HGb39b 23518
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"A dangerous Quadrangle of Doom is shaping the behavior of the Trump administration. The Quadrangle of Doom consists of a megalomaniacal president, powerful fanatics in key positions in his administration, radicalized MAGA true believers, and cowardly elites." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-qua...thebulwark.comTrump’s Quadrangle of DoomIt’s going to get worse. 723269
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026you blew my mind lol. you're absolutely correct bsky.app/profile/jenn... 12192814
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/09/2026Scientists have new proof that Thomas Jefferson had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...newyorker.comThe Lost Descendants of Thomas JeffersonScientists have new proof that Thomas Jefferson had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country. 15415
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More great enterprise reporting from the Washington Post, with some serious Hannah Arendt vibes. 38623
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is great First I’ve heard of this guy and it’s a really interesting story 👇🏻 918921
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A sharp look at Jon Ossoff, with a possible explanation of why his video clips that ricochet around On Here are so good: he used to be a documentary filmmaker. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comJon Ossoff Is Doing Something DifferentWhat does that mean for 2028? 929436
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From a man who knows as much or more about the US Presidency as anyone alive. 211115
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is good, and has an appropriately acid punchline. www.thedriftmag.com/the-last-day...thedriftmag.comThe Last Days of the Danube Institute | A Report from Postliberal BudapestBy Brian Goodman. In the wake of Viktor Orbán’s defeat, Budapest’s postliberals face end times. 512026
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Big Tech is using panic to suck the air out of the room just as people are demanding transparency and accountability for the sector’s egregious, monopolistic overreach into every facet of our lives. My latest column with bonus track open.spotify.com/track/403oiK...open.spotify.comThieves in the TemplePrince · Music from Graffiti Bridge · Song · 1990 71368309
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I wonder if this is legal to teach in Texas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...nytimes.comTwo Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s ChildrenA new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings. 1351989
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I support an AI pause. 331159315
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040771906
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026WAPO is reporting that at least four more service members have died in the war in Iran than DOD is publicly acknowledging. CNN is reporting that the US almost seized a Chinese vessel because AI incorrectly identified it as containing Iranian nuclear material. Clown show. 23464282109
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New Buying Power is out! This month, I wrote about the current consumer backlash to polyester clothes and how society’s relationship to synthetic materials tracks its larger mood about technology. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comHating on Polyester Is Back in FashionThe popularity of synthetic fabrics waxes and wanes in tandem with consumer sentiment on new technologies. 913819
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Something old, something new / Something borrowed and something GRU" 1055092
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/09/2026Why are we obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comThe American Religion of Self-Storage FacilitiesWhy are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again? 4416
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialBill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said. www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comRussian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midtermsA Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more... 11273190
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 15/09/2026I’ve only just now seen the campaign clip of Dr. Abdul lip syncing to Whitney Houston, and my life will never be the same. Next up: Mayor Zohran lip syncing to the Pointer Sisters. 2442
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialChristina @chrixtina.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Is it this one? www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/119...northcountrypublicradio.orgThe long, storied history of solidarity between Black and Irish activistsWhat's a portrait of Frederick Douglass doing hanging in an Irish-themed pub in Washington, D.C.? To get to the answer, Parker and Gene dive deep into the long history of solidarity and exchange betwe... 031
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialmoose @wood-mousse.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You should check out @4cor.day! It’s a connections-like puzzle specially created to avoid that problem. When you’ve found the first 3 categories you still have to work to find the fourth 141
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialCitizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW at @thebulwark.com I wrote about Trump's trade war on Canada, the damage it's already doing to America's auto industry And how it's playing in the big Senate race here in Michigan www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cana...thebulwark.comHere’s How You Know Trump’s Canada Tariffs Are BombingThey’re costly, voters hate them, and they threaten supply chains vital to the U.S. auto industry. 35011
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Funny you should ask…. ^ bsky.app/profile/will... 712831
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.social Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12/09/2026John Oliver writes beautiful poetry about Ted Cruz youtu.be/_zbVmA7Sq3o?...youtu.beJOHN OLIVER - I Do Not Like That Man Ted Cruz (FULL POEM - 9/2025)YouTube video by It's the Holiday Season! 08319
Reposted by @laurenaustin.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 12/09/2026What is the true essence of American sophistication? Adam Gopnik tries to pin it down. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comThe Art of American SophisticationHow striving, self-invention, and charm became America’s national style. 6154
