Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14hThe main lesson of the last 25 years of the GOP holding power is that they are totally incompetent at governing & everything breaks & many people die as a result (Katrina, wars, Covid, ICE, etc). Ask yourself if that ever appears as the central frame in media coverage of politics & the two parties. 515351
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21hImagine if the national media covered American politics through the lens of which party actually competently staffed & governed the country when it was in power, instead of covering it as horse races, theater, & grading on a curve for the One Special Boy & the far right authoritarian party. 731279
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialgrimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 11hThe fact Kara Swisher is now monetizing her critiques of Elon Musk after literally being foundational to his work and actively ignoring all the insane gross shit he was doing and saying for years to give the tech press the inspiration slop they wanted is part of why we're here. 546678
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 10h"Trump has moved the ethical line" drives me crazy. It pretends there are no other actors with agency in 🇺🇸 politics or the media. You could have treated this as a nonstop five-alarm scandal & crisis for democracy. You didn't do that. You did for EMAIL & BIDEN OLD. Other choices were right there.nytimes.comAn Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. 623255
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialBoston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hegseth should be hung around the neck of every GOP senator. Why do they hate the troops so much that they let this incompetent fanatic send them into a war with out food, support, and, it turns out, medical care once they’re wounded in service of the United States 1184
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 564209974083
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialAndrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is almost exactly what I say to my students. I don't have any use for your essays! You have use for your essays! 942263
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026They’re going to keep making it impossible to ignore how half measures to address state violence simply aren’t up to the task. 4391119
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 8436751433
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is no sacred ground that he won't defile if given an opportunity. No one in politics ever cared though. "Support the troops" was just a cudgel to beat Dems with. Didn't mean anything to the people pushing it. bsky.app/profile/dmnd... 221324
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The platform must be institutional reform: 312924
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A good article, but the GOP committing to defense of democracy won't happen. We must create disincentives for lawlessness and collaboration with fascists, and that means punishment. Either we impose consequences or we allow the GOP to keep making things worse as it has continually done since Nixon. 531866
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And the NYT is so proud of its both-sidesing the article is leading the website. Readers are offended, as well they should be. Most recommended comment: 10541112
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMiles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The NY Times framing every fascist as tough strong & brilliant, and not a dumb racist liar, is one of many ways the NY Times tells Democrats that they are Not On Our Side, and Dems mostly choose not to listennytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox NewsA fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 17968194
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The book details how -- among other things -- that the the real origin of the Supreme Court's claimed power to overturn Federal law as not "Marbury V Madison" but "Dred Scott." And that there was a concerted effort among conservative scholars to convince everyone otherwise. 1294
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts, 1013148641
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Gerrymandering is cheating and election-stealing. The massive money advantage is corruption in action. Neither of these represents “an upset.” The media really needs to stop normalizing and enabling cheating, election-stealing and corruption. 112832
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌 1496230556513
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Al: So here comes Bundy into the game for the first time. You've all heard the Ted Bundy story, we don't need to go into it. Kirk: Dealt with a lot of adversity, and it's inspiring to see him face that adversity head on. Good looking guy too! Al: No kidding! So Bundy under center, 3 receiver set. 1456750
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026you need to just pack the supreme court, man. they don't care about what arguments you make, the legal movement formed with an explicit objective of making Watergate legal isn't going to make Watergate illegal. 251661267
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialandré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026athletes and celebrities don't *have* to shill for harmful companies just because that's where the money is and it's refreshing to be reminded of that 540061
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. 528073
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 29/01/2025“Sources within the federal government tell WIRED that the highest ranks of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are now controlled by people with connections to Musk and to the tech industry. Among them is a person who, according to an online résumé, was set to start college last fall.”👶 15439182
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You really can’t make this shit up. 792149884404
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Roberts is not a figure embarked on a principled project of expanding executive power who can be excused for being unable to predict how those principles later abused. The abuse is occurring in real time. Many of the requests for expanded power are coming from the abuser. 517937
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialJohn Hollingsworth @fiatjusticia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the crux of the issue. It’s not just enough to “vote harder”; the Democratic Party leadership has to fix their hearts. But they are completely beholden to the consultant class…which is mainly focused on raising money…which requires that their donors know, “nothing will fundamentally change” 16434
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462219778
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comThe Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly TooThe paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today. 421681445
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Why has the GOP been so procedurally extreme for so long? Because Republicans radicalized themselves against the government they were working within. There was a real logic to it, quite apart from the awful substantive vision. Now, Dems are working in a government fully corrupted by Donald Trump...offmessage.netThe New RadicalsDemocrats need to be the uncompromising ones now. 934093
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 30/09/2026The peace Conan describes here is what I find so psychotic about Capitalism: The unnatural systemic need for more, growth, bigger, up, is constantly making people feel - mentally and financially - like where they’re at is not what success looks like, even if it’s exactly what makes them happy. 12586115
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 125311169
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Reminder: Cosplay Patton here is 0-1 in wars and he took an L to a B-level power 1862695456
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's astonishing just how committed this SCOTUS is to burning its own institutional legitimacy to the ground. 441747
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialKathrin @puzzledpeaces.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm always struck by the absolute fucking JOYLESSNESS of it all. They don't want to browse and explore and spend time actively pursuing a hobby they might enjoy. Instead, they want to click 5 times and then go "Behold my stuff" to an empty room because they have no actual friends. 135939
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Always remember, it's not just Trump. This is Public Enemy No. 2: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o... 410751
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 30/09/2026I'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversightreuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met... 20390117
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm genuinely stunned by how credulous and acquiescent pretty much every major news organization was yesterday. It ought to be completely uncontroversial by now that DHS lies about officer-involved shootings, always. 17715
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026just can not get enough of the reaction of his staff when the realization hits lol (around 9:30) 2856790
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialA Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026San Diegans love nepo baby Sara Jacobs and her obscenely wealthy family precisely because they do stuff like this “There’s only so many things we can do ourselves to spend money in a useful way,” Jacobs said. “After that, the greatest pleasure is being able to help others.”sandiegouniontribune.comPhilanthropist Irwin Jacobs donates $50 million to build homeless center downtownMoney will be used by Father Joe’s Villages on a three-building, 18-story complex in San Diego’s East Village. 5363
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026strongly agreed. fines and criminal penalties should not merely communicate a finger wag but actually change the strategic situation of a would-be white collar criminal 15775155
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses. 12739175
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12781122012
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'" 23992392990
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Climate change is as straightforward as it gets: Democrats vote to address it and Republicans vote not to. There's a weird tic among the pundit class where they think saying "it's more complicated than that" is the intelligent stance on everything but sometimes it's not complicated! 16968118
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅 29089732430
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It is really remarkable that in a time of historic impasse in Congress, with both houses have been reduced to complete standstills despite a mounting number of political, economic, and ethical crises, both parties have spent months working to pass a bill limiting the pay of college athletes 11646160
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23875231267
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wait. Which country is he talking about? 2433325883
Reposted by @leftcoast1213.bsky.socialT.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Never sell anyone out. In fact, if you're asked about banning 12-year-olds from softball, just say, "You're asking me to sell out kids for my political career. I'm not going to do that. Let's stop demonizing people in tougher circumstances than you or I will ever experience. They have guts." 151597325