Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 17hIt’s what Bsky still reflects “As always, the Democrats’ takeaway is to scapegoat the marginalized communities that form the party’s core while chasing voters who fled the party as the ink was drying on the 1964 Civil Rights Act.” By Kali Holloway for The Nation April 2025thenation.comThe Democrats’ Lost Millions 100
Reposted by Major PaincakeJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026👀 In Aug, Fernando Cerimedo—a far right Latin American troll farm operator & ally of Brad Parscale & Roger Stone—was arrested in Bolivia for attempted femicide. But in Sept, the Trump admin accused the *prosecutor* of bribery, triggering his arrest in Bolivia in what some call US interference. 1/share.googleBolivia jails prosecutor investigating Trump operative Cerimedo on Washington’s ordersBolivia arrested its attorney general two days after US sanctions, removing the prosecutor whose case against Fernando Cerimedo threatened to expose the criminal connections behind Trump’s “Shield of ... 9210117
Reposted by Major PaincakeGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 06/10/2026Let’s be clear: The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is. And we will continue to remind folks of that every day. 83792340
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There’s not a shred of honor left in this world 000
Reposted by Major PaincakePhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged. 911332443
Reposted by Major PaincakeTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes, the White House sometimes serves as a branch Kremlin press office, which would be humiliating for anyone who had the slightest hint of patriotism or for that matter personal dignity. 461382484
Reposted by Major PaincakeKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The military is being deployed to guard election facilities — but not how you thought: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-m...kenklippenstein.comMilitary Mobilizes for Upcoming ElectionsHegseth’s war on “foreign” threats to our election is dangerous 813656
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WSJ 🎁: Consumer spending has increased "by 6.1% in the 12 months through August" with inflation-adjusted spending climbing by 2.6% and "has been fairly even across income groups" “The macro numbers look good…spending looks good. And no one is happy,”wsj.comThe Mighty American Consumer Is Crashing Through Inflation and Driving GrowthSpending is rising because prices are climbing and Americans are buying more stuff. 100
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just got spammed by pro Trump bots 😭 If you get anything like that, do not reply STOP. Just block delete 010
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Bob Dylan has been silent on Trump regime, Netanyahu regime and everything else. I guess he’s either dead or has made his money writing about civil rights, war and social justice and now he doesn’t give a fuck, not even a simple statement. Never liked him. 110
Reposted by Major PaincakeWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1070243255206
Reposted by Major PaincakeKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 04/10/2026Just a girl and her* airplane 🥰 * actually it is emphatically the Canadian Aviation Museum’s airplane but they do let me fly it a lot 1455528235
Reposted by Major Paincakebananagrabber.bsky.social @bananagrabber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you need an account who’s defending Charlie Kirk, here’s your huckleberry. Amazing stuff.bsky.app 011
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The 78 years old Maine Gov. Janet Mills was pissed and haven’t endorsed Platner (of course not) and now she declines to endorse Troy Jackson. The democratic succession rules cannot be overstated. 🤪 120
Reposted by Major PaincakeMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Now the US is faced with a challenge in the Middle East - negotiations with Iran. Trump wants to win some victory before the midterm elections. But Putin will do everything to put pressure on the Iranians and bring the situation to the point where negotiations will become impossible. 17111
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The sewer is running through the Oval Office and we’re just covering our noses 🤷♀️ 010
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m calling Kansas for centrist Democrats 😁 Adam Hamilton, a former Republican, pastor of the largest United Methodist congregation in the country, fifth gen Kansan and appealingly white (Kansas is over 80% white) is tied in KS and MAGAts just gave up on NC race to funnel money there.hamiltonforkansas.comAdam Hamilton for KansasAdam’s decision to run as a Democrat for U.S. Senate is rooted in a simple observation: Washington is making life harder for Kansans. 022
Reposted by Major PaincakeThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 02/10/2026Just a few months ago it would have been all but unthinkable for Republicans to cancel ad time for North Carolina's Senate race and redirect it to Kansas, a state that last elected a Democratic senator in 1932. But here we are.semafor.comTop GOP group pauses Senate spending in N.C., goes up in KansasA Republican super PAC is shifting strategy. 210528
Reposted by Major Paincakewhykiki.bsky.social @whykiki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Donate to ProPublica 001
Reposted by Major PaincakeJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work. 23607201
Reposted by Major PaincakeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: The U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. The unemployment rate grew to 4.2%, up slightly from the previous month. Economists had expected 4.1%. 731106277
Reposted by Major PaincakeMolly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Because of course Laws, meh Pathetic use of American power, wheee www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comTrump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America insteadThe diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars that Congress approved for countries affected by the war in Ukraine. 67945
Reposted by Major PaincakeAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump’s new AI “accord” has no actual government regulator enforcing it, no penalties for violations, no disclosure requirement and no implementation deadline. The companies choose their own auditors. This isn’t regulation. It’s the consolidation of an unaccountable tech mafia. 23411165
Reposted by Major PaincakeAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Three million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months. 24432411612
Reposted by Major PaincakeKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026shoutout to Senator Jack Reed (@reed.senate.gov) who was briefed on this a week ago but hasn't bothered to tell us plebes! 1134599
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The truth can no longer be determined. I only understood this recently. 000
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Democrats have plans for our country: they are bringing back Merrick Garland to investigate Trump for the next 20 years.abc7ny.comHouse Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration; impeachment an optionHouse Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if the party sweeps control in the November elections. 020
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh, I read that Texas has more registered African American voters than any other state. I’m going to miss Crockett’s mile long fingernails but ffs, Paxton? 000
Reposted by Major PaincakeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/11/2024Haha I just tried to reply “SCOTUS fucked us” and it autocorrected to “SCOTUS fucked U.S.” Yep. 1140365354350
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sara McGee: “I would rather drink a rusty nail smoothie blended with the liquid from the bottom of a dumpster in mid August than continue whatever this has been.” She knows how to message 👍 000
Reposted by Major PaincakeGothamist @gothamist.com · 29/09/2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to levy a new tax on luxury second homes faced new legal headwinds Tuesday after a Staten Island judge invalidated notices that have already been mailed to property owners. gothamist.visitlink.me/PGOZgE 084
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Klobuchar had a chance to tell Schmitt that he’s either an idiot or a vicious POS or both in the language that MAGA, and the rest of us deplorables, would’ve understood & applauded but she chose to go high. 000
Reposted by Major PaincakeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Trump starts twitching in anger when a reporter tries to ask him about ICE 2381173263
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🎁WSJ: "OpenAI says it is scrapping the release of its next-generation AI model over safety concerns that researchers raised during internal testing, in one of the clearest signs so far that agent misbehavior could stymie the industry’s rapid progression." Oh...wsj.comExclusive | OpenAI Scraps Release of New AI Model Over Safety ConcernsThe model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, was due to debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October. 000
Reposted by Major PaincakeKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Pentagon wants a million drones (or more) for basically no good reason. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-pentag...kenklippenstein.comThe Pentagon’s Million Drone MarchAffordability collides with a kamikaze plan 1713928
Reposted by Major PaincakeKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Attorney General Todd Blanche says "that is what is a national security problem, when you have complete misinformation coming out of the White House [press], that affects our relationship with our foreign partners. That affects our relationship with our foreign enemies." 228211
Reposted by Major PaincakeUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BREAKING: President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loan, per the New Republic 249834
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🎁WSJ: I used to live in Scranton, PA. Hazletown is nearby. I'd take a Greyhound bus through little towns and forests, more little towns and more woods. Data centers won't have an easy in there and Shapiro just banned nondisclosure agreements between local governments and data-center companies.wsj.comEvery Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets BuiltMany Pennsylvania residents in Hazle Township are pushing back against the data center, despite the lure of the cash payout. 010
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The U.S. establishment is full of weak and corrupted people fighting for power without any accountability. 020
Reposted by Major PaincakeFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BOJ minutes: one member noted it takes 1-1.5 years for rate hike effect to ease inflation, economy 003
Major Paincake @majorpaincake.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yes, it’s true. The world is sliding into a recession. 000
Reposted by Major PaincakeFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026South Korea 10-year Treasury bond futures drop by 120 ticks 001
Reposted by Major PaincakeFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 28/09/202630-year JGB yield rises 1.0bp to 4.165% 021