Reposted by OakPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 3hLook, Zelensky signalling that the US has cut off all warning of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine. 28656314
Reposted by OakAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1hLook at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics. 1203148888
Reposted by OakAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hSUSAN COLLINS: My heart goes out to the family of the man who was shot in Biddeford. My Duran Guerrero TROY JACKSON: Well the man's name was Johan Sebastián Guerrero. That was his name. 42067821572
Reposted by OakChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5hWatch this clip from the Elon Musk documentary that he’s losing his mind over. I need to know what y’all think. 1411406742
Reposted by OakProPublica @propublica.org · 4hWe scoured social media, court records and local stories for instances of immigration agents holding citizens against their will. The administration doesn’t track these cases. So we have. We’re sharing our database with you.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 23907529
Reposted by OakRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 6hFascist republicans are in full panic after accidentally spending money on propaganda ads in support of lifelong fraud and bribery criminal Susan Collins in Portland, Oregon instead of Portland, Maine. I love this for them. Idiots. 1730859
Reposted by OakAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hOssoff: "You stand here and say you're gonna be a champion for Black Georgians when you elevate to positions of leadership in your political organization people with ties to the Ku Klux Klan." 20959181520
Reposted by OakKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4hRostov oil terminal is booming 🔥 The curious thing is that there were no new attacks reported, it's been on fire for a few days, and a new reservoir exploded tonight. 1345070
Reposted by OakGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 4hWhat I like about what he does is demand they disavow Nazism and refuses to let them dodge it. Republicans won’t denounce it but they also won’t fully support it 314924
Reposted by OakCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 4hGet that these guys think that messaging to the permanent underclass is unimportant. But saying you're building the equivalent of a planned natural disaster & scolding people to stock up because you won't stop building it. Man. They better hope they're right about the chaos or it'll be pitchfork szn 2222242
Reposted by OakStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4hKatie Zacharia's only qualifications to be Trump's press secretary seem to be her blind loyalty to him and her unbridled devotion to lying. She claims to be a lawyer...in China? But you have to be a citizen to take the bar in China and US state bar exams cannot be administered in China.scmp.comNew Trump press secretary says she passed bar exam in China, raising eyebrowsKatie Zacharia worked at a Beijing law firm and calls herself a lawyer, but reporters found no record of her admission to practise in the US. 1512640
Reposted by OakDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 4hHoly shit, it's almost like some drunk podcaster is in charge of the FBI 315462
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3hLike a dumbass, I wrote a thread when I should have written a blog. Anyway, here it is in blog form. If you think others would benefit from a deeper dive on this topic, please repost. bsky.app/profile/donm... 09238
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8hThe DOGE people were idiots unable to think about second order effects. Lets use IRS data to round up immigrants! That data comes from immigrants who voluntarily pay about $66 billion a year taxes. What happens to the deficit when they are too scared to pay taxes? budgetlab.yale.edu/research/pot... 6683165
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h6. DOGE lied and the government lied to the press and in court about what was going when it came to the stealing of data (l). As @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social wrote in her review of the state of the IRS, more than 90% of the data was improperly shared. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea... 6628185
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h5. At the time what we could see from the outside is that a lot of IRS career leaders were resigning, with stories that they were resisting the DOGE press to illegally grab data because they did not want to be blamed. What I wrote at the time was on the left. Lewis gives the insider perspective. 2578115
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h4. DOGE officials were told datasharing under certain conditions was illegal. The most obvious is IRS data. Need an act of Congress to share. They did not care. 7700181
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h3. DOGE made false claims about employee performance in order to fire them, but did not want to put their names to these emails. So they would coerce civil servants into doing so. If the civil servants refused, they were fired. (Not just DOGE, other Trump appointees like Kash Patel did this). 2817245
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8hLewis also claims the footsoldiers had a certain type: white, middleclass, desperate to have Elon's attention. Many had been rejected from elite institutions and had a chip on their shoulder and enjoyed their sense of power over people who knew much more than they did. 12974217
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8hExcerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 4725111162
Oak @liveoaklaurels.bsky.social · 2hFull disclosure: I used to teach at Penn. This type is very familiar to me. 000
Oak @liveoaklaurels.bsky.social · 2hHow much does this country have to suffer before we deal with the problem of White Males' Resentment? For those not old enough to remember: even back when "White Men Ran the World," it wasn't these white men. Rejected by top schools & top companies. Now they blame "DEI" & unfair systems. Losers all. 100
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8hIf you recognize Kliger's name, it is probably in this context: he manually shut down life-saving aid from USAID. In between his DOGE work and starting his defense start-up he was appointed to the DOD as - brace yourselves - chief data officer. bsky.app/profile/donm... 11940287
Reposted by OakDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8hThe way in which DOGE fucked up the IRS - *massive leadership turnover *1 in 4 employees gone, more in tax enforcement *loss in trust of the public *employees fearful of reporting wrongdoing - all of that remains, increasing deficits & reducing performance. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea...donmoynihan.substack.comThings Really Are Getting Worse at IRSData show damage to service quality and taxpayer privacy in a more politicized agency 3617151
Reposted by OakSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 12hNEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.forever-wars.comThe Dawn Of The Self-Funding PentagonIt's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil 361578608
Reposted by OakMatt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 13hDonald Trump has asserted the right to jail millions of people who've never been charged with a crime, without bond, for the duration of their immigration proceedings, which can take years to resolve. One circuit judge said Japanese internment was "limited in scope in comparison." Will SCOTUS agree? 49445
Reposted by OakBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 13hBack when I still had some control over these things, I pushed back, successfully, against the idea that notes take up too much space in a print book and should be accessed elsewhere. (Also, I don't know why you'd inflict a QR code when you could simply provide a URL...?) 5441
Oak @liveoaklaurels.bsky.social · 13hOdds are good that book will outlast that website and the notes will never be available again. 100
Reposted by OakAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 1322194979
Reposted by Oakformer dog @warybear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“They’re assimilated when I stop being racist about them” is accidentally a lot closer to honesty than they usually get 0838
Reposted by OakAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end 816536790
Reposted by OakAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wanting lower property insurance and healthcare for everyday families isn't un-American; it’s what working people deserve. They can take their tech-bro cash and their weird, intrusive agenda somewhere else, because I'm not going any damn place. /3 95159640
Reposted by OakAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30598782383
Reposted by OakChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Rufo has his fingers in all of ugliest MAGA propaganda campaigns — DEI, CRT, Somali daycare fraud, "groomers," Haitians stealing & eating pets... — and now "The Indian Question" 534159
Reposted by OakAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026American "free speech defenders" pressure other people not to exercise their right to free speech www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 29890365
Reposted by OakAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026The Trump administration wants to lift sanctions on a Russian company to benefit mostly Middle Eastern investors (who also happen to be Trump family business partners) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w... 321062538
Reposted by OakChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I just got back from the Middle East. What I saw made clear that Trump and Hegseth aren’t telling the American people the full story about the cost and damage of this war. Here are my four biggest takeaways. 461156485
Reposted by OakAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Again I know I’m falling for bait here, but there’s a whole speech chiseled into the side of the Lincoln Memorial about how wrong this is. 074
Reposted by OakChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Like my friend @rokhanna.bsky.social says here, Congress has a constitutional right to assess the damage of the Iran War. Denying a Member of Congress even a briefing with military officials is a full blown cover up. 17682232
Reposted by OakChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This level of naked, open corruption is unprecedented in our history. 811002429
Reposted by OakChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me. 10332561186
Reposted by OakRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Trump et al. switch theories for delaying 11th Cir appeal seeking release of Jack Smith’s Vol 2. Tho key atty trial conflicts have vanished, they say that briefing a new motion by former FBI agents, raising overlapping issues, will overtax their attys. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1317469
Reposted by OakRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I’m so fucking tired of seeing weak men attacking, demeaning, hurting and disrespecting women. 351076189
Reposted by OakCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Here is a link to the article:tandfonline.comCleavage politics in ordinary reasoning: How common sense dividesThis study explores how the ideological divide between the radical right and liberal left is anchored in the common sense reasoning of ordinary citizens. Across Western Europe, cleavage research ha... 0172
Reposted by OakEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 08/10/2026This story follows up on piece we published over the weekend detailing the role that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have played in negotiating this multibillion-deal--with Russia even though some of the deal investors are family business partners. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 37143
Reposted by OakChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026LIKE THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, BUT FOR GROWNUPS Billionaires bankroll politicians. Senators confirm Supreme Court justices who serve for life. Roe overturned. Voting rights weakened. Presidential power expanded. This didn’t happen by accident. Elections have consequences & we’re living with them. 371495692
Reposted by OakMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026My Latest: He hates that I won’t be intimidated. He hates that I speak out without fear. Most of all, he hates that I win. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...democracydocket.comTrump hates me personally. Now he’s taking it to the Supreme CourtWhen I tell people that Donald Trump hates me, they often assume I mean it in a generic sense — that he hates Democrats and people who fight him in court. No, I correct them: he hates me personally. 10344861207
Reposted by OakSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Sherrod Brown should put up an ad that says, "Trump hates my ass." 238044
Oak @liveoaklaurels.bsky.social · 13/10/2026All of those words were chosen by The Guardian, not Toksvig. A "rival" and "something better" do not mean "destroy the current one." There are other wikis or similar out there that have not ended Wikipedia. The one about "better intentions" appears to have been directed to Grokipedia, not Wikipedia. 110