Reposted by madgoatNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11hThe 2024 GOP policy platform was: -Put Trump above the law, let him crime without consequence -Hurt the darkies and the queers -Make things more expensive -Censor media and academia -Empower corrupt tech oligarchs And it worked! Voters were into it. So I can see the logic of trying that again. 820345
Reposted by madgoatSuper Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 23hI don't know how you recover from this. An illiterate and innumerate nation of shallow people. 5592
Reposted by madgoatAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible. 562137964758
Reposted by madgoatAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved. 622116392030
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist 26050811106
Reposted by madgoatNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Laugh at Eric Schmitt and Co. for Hawkeyes/Hawks, sure. Their screw up is funny and they deserve the mockery. But also, this was the GOP and allied media geared up to defend a coup attempt with lies and jail a prosecutor because he tried to enforce the law against a criminal. How far we've fallen. 28741189
Reposted by madgoatRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 155164205540
Reposted by madgoatT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I want Roy Cooper to have coattails that swamp the R gerrymander of the state legislature 🤞🤞🤞 913514
Reposted by madgoatjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/09/2026if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...axios.comSen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy. 1332383346
Reposted by madgoatMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026After Eric Schmitt lied and was corrected at the Jack Smith hearing, the NY Times called it a “misunderstanding.” This might be fair if Schmitt had a record of honesty (he doesn’t) and if Schmitt didn’t repeat the same lie after the hearing (he did). What the hell is the NY Times doing? 69616211
Reposted by madgoatTimberdoodle, BUT SPOOKY @timberdoodlydoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026and yes, I know this from personal experience, I'm on HRT due to a bomb blast knocking out my pituitary gland's HGH production. my endocrinologist warned me to stay active warned me*specifically* about this exact thing that is happening to Musk. 23077
Reposted by madgoatPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And then people say "Oh, but the safeguards will hold" not realizing that THEY ARE THE SAFEGUARDS. 1605
Reposted by madgoatPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Chart of the day, from Michael Tesler: There's a tight correlation between Trump support and Google searches for testosterone boosters. A bunch of insecure little men being told to feel even more insecure by their insecure media and political leaders. goodauthority.substack.com/p/republican... 56922
Reposted by madgoatMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan. 181107052225
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It's hard to believe that letting him get away with it once only encouraged him to do it again. Who could have foreseen this? Who? 311511254
Reposted by madgoatThorne 🌸 @ens0.me · 17/09/2026"transgender ideology" is a phrase that should be treated with the same revulsion as "woke mind virus" 341724287
Reposted by madgoatWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We live in a poll-driven political age, but it's important for all politicians to remember that they can lead/influence public opinion through leadership and communication. 614517
Reposted by madgoatkbromberg.bsky.social @kbromberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Almost makes you wonder whose side these guys are really on. Oh yeah, the side with the money. This is not a left/ right issue; it’s right versus wrong. 4332
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Again, bigots will never choose bigotry-lite over the real thing. You're not going to win them but you're going to drive away people who otherwise would have voted for you. And this year -- when voters most of all want "a fighter" in Congress -- running ads about how you will not fight is idiotic. 17968202
Reposted by madgoatT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yes! bsky.app/profile/shad... 2818
Reposted by madgoatThe Re·Sist·Ance @heygoogleitsme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup... 28194151
Reposted by madgoatNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A decade ago, if you aimed to predict Supreme Court decisions, which has proven a better heuristic? 1) Follow legal text and precedent according to a logically consistent judicial philosophy 2) Ignore or distort law to maximize GOP/right-wing power while mitigating risks of future court expansion 19893116
Reposted by madgoatRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The reason why they think their voters are this dumb and gullible is because they are. 2102173753503
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Honestly, I'd say the most disastrous decisions of Obama and Biden were not really holding anyone accountable for crimes committed under the previous administration. Obama wanted to "turn the page" on Iraq and the financial meltdown while Biden never put any urgency behind the January 6th cases 2544993913
Reposted by madgoatBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Antebellum politics is fascinating, the South kept getting policy concessions and whipped themselves up into a paranoid rage anyway, essentially because they couldn't stand being culturally judged for having slaves 7486601358
Reposted by madgoatMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 04/09/2026thinking about all the young people who left ban states and came to New York for care, and now 61619485
Reposted by madgoatSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Not when he’s got his prescription pad out 1053385454
Reposted by madgoatKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved” 20591063163
Reposted by madgoatPenelope Wang @pennywriter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026After being forced out of the military, many trans service members have yet to receive tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they are owed, leaving them destitute and homeless. (gift link) wapo.st/4qN0TNqwapo.stA trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severanceChloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments. 15645289
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Trump is so stuck in the '80s that he keeps trying the movie cliche of "we'll solve our problems by putting on a cool show!" Military parade, the "Great State Fair," a UFC fight at the White House, the Formula 1 race, etc. Except he's not the scrappy teen hero. He's the evil real estate developer. 711250162
Reposted by madgoatKate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026No one had to think super hard about how to make a washing machine useful. A telephone. A vacuum cleaner. So why do our bosses have to constantly challenge us to find something, anything, for which AI might be helpful If your customers don’t find your product useful, that’s a you-problem 382941730
Reposted by madgoatKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026No matter what metric you use, Republicans have been worse for the economy than Democrats for a century now. And yet they’ll *still* point to the latest mess they created as an argument to elect them again. And half the media will happily help carry their water for them. 1112728654
Reposted by madgoatStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Don’t get me wrong, this isn‘t Jon‘s fault, good on him for finding an attack that works. But it’s so incredibly bleak that this is a more effective line of attack than Epstein and Iran simply because the media gets bored easily and always needs a new shiny toy to get their attention. 411423196
Reposted by madgoatEric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 19/08/2026Resharing my story from yesterday! One interesting tidbit that didn't make it in: Carnegie Mellon University was planning to publish a press release about its VINCE portal's role in Gold Eagle, but within two days, it canceled those plans. (A spokesperson blamed "shifting communication priorities.") 062
Reposted by madgoatBolts @boltsmag.org · 18/08/2026Maine and Vermont, two states with the highest proportions of white residents, never disenfranchised people with felony convictions. That’s no coincidence, says an advocate for incarcerated Mainers: “The Maine model ain’t happening in Louisiana."boltsmag.orgMaine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote - BoltsMaine is one of the only places in the country where prisoners keep their right to vote. But logistical barriers to voting still contribute to their larger exclusion from the political process. 012441
Reposted by madgoatMike Bloom @michaelbloom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026And they say BlueSky is a bubble. Try being a Republican congressman 41098
Reposted by madgoatAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively. 30772573803
Reposted by madgoatNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The vast majority of major media platforms are now owned by right wing billionaire Trump supporters. Here’s why the left still controls American culture. 13816128
Reposted by madgoatRev. A. l'Uecipher @revaluecipher.bsky.social · 15/08/2026my fave is "sorry ladies, it turns out dudes are amazing in bed so I'm done with chicks" 1857
Reposted by madgoatMicah @rincewind.run · 15/08/2026yeah that one is incredible “Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men's behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!” 643625
Reposted by madgoatGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is insane: Trump's rage and humiliation over the Reflecting Pool now has the White House urging DOJ to undertake new prosecutions *even though the government itself has already determined the person in question is innocent.* 831721468
Reposted by madgoatGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/08/2026This is what we mean when we say we're living under fascism. You might not feel it in your own personal life every day. But you and all of us are vulnerable at any second to this kind of malicious exercise of fascist power. This isn't freedom. 51019364
Reposted by madgoatDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The same people who are trying to send Fauci to jail are cheering this on. 413624
Reposted by madgoatQuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state 304141531986
Reposted by madgoatMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The ADL has a website dedicated to attacking Mamdani staffers—including my friend Waleed Shahid. The ADL is applying a level of scrutiny to him they aren’t applying to literal neo-Nazis working in the federal government. Waleed has a Jewish wife and child. The ADL is a disgrace.mamdanimonitor.comPersonnelWe expect the Mamdani administration to uphold a simple, non-negotiable standard: no one with a history of antisemitism or hostility toward Jews, Zionists, Israelis or Jewish institutions should be ap... 653156873