Reposted by Mark HogleDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 15hIMO, This is the whole ballgame. Money corrupts absolutely. Josh Turek: "We need to have campaign finance reform to get dark money out of politics. I want to sponsor a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. We can have oligarchy or we can have democracy. We can't have both." 12563149
Reposted by Mark HogleJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 6hOssoff's superpower is that he correctly thinks his opponent is a contemptible piece of shit and he is willing to explain why in clear and direct language. bsky.app/profile/atru... 211961456
Reposted by Mark HogleNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7hMy kids have measles, I can’t afford diesel, I lost my job, and my country just lost a war to Iran. But at least now I can watch firing squad executions on TV. 341208227
Reposted by Mark HogleThe Onion @theonion.com · 7hFrom The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 712187567
Reposted by Mark HogleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit 913956963
Reposted by Mark HogleAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8hI think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 7740581526
Reposted by Mark HogleBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5hThis is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do. 102974964
Reposted by Mark HogleBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15h“‘Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things,’ Guilfoyle responded. ‘It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on signal.’ …A U.S. ambassador lecturing her briber on bribing best practices.” www.thebulwark.com/p/our-big-fa...thebulwark.comOur Big Fat Greek Bribery ScandalKimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption is shocking, damning, and—by now—chump change. 481026280
Reposted by Mark HogleMonique Morrissey @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social · 11hWhen I was a kid, I lived in a country (Syria) with public executions (hangings) and these are by definition not happy places. 49893156
Reposted by Mark HogleKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11hBREAKING: MS NOW confirms. The Trump Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about Trump's actions on Jan. 6. 127724306
Reposted by Mark HogleGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 13hMan who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 660165183785
Reposted by Mark HogleCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h> @apnews.com #measles apnews.com/article/meas... 55857457
Reposted by Mark HogleCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h* Goldman’s Special Bonus for Top Brass Set to Exceed $500 Million @bloomberg.com $GS 31178106
Reposted by Mark HogleSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Corporate profits and tax revenues grew together until the Trump tax cuts. Now corporate profits are at an all-time high while tax receipts are at their lowest since 2021. 29643290
Reposted by Mark HogleSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The top 0.1% of Americans now hold more than six times more wealth than the bottom half. 1312283
Mark Hogle @markhogle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Time to play some Motörhead, no headphones of course 140
Reposted by Mark HogleCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru... 1501270691
Reposted by Mark HogleElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"We Can't Eat Road Salt" should be a whole ad. 1154759792
Reposted by Mark HogleJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It looks like Mike Johnson finally just crawled up in there and nested. 1532551308
Reposted by Mark HogleBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It’s October and the neighbors are back with #SkeletonCrew. Strong start! 944936701
Reposted by Mark HogleMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 57152353204
Reposted by Mark HogleDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social I call your attention to this in that it would appear that her shoes remained on. Ergo, I don't want to read posts from you that come after this adventurous Baltimore lady. nypost.com/2026/10/05/u...nypost.comIntoxicated woman allegedly masturbates on American Airlines flightA drunken women rubbed her fellow passengers the wrong way when she allegedly took off her pants and began masturbating on a flight from Baltimore to Miami last month. 25887
Reposted by Mark HogleElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Always read @espiers.bsky.social but especially this: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comMy Rape, the Cornell Case—and Why We Need Better Approaches to Teaching How Consent WorksI tried to process the experience of being raped by disassociating. We have to show our kids a better way. 7392110
Reposted by Mark HogleProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9659953426
Reposted by Mark HogleCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The federal government is lying to you. And we have the receipts. projects.propublica.org/american-cit... 8560228
Reposted by Mark HogleElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late. 662277528
Reposted by Mark HogleJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social 9478225
Reposted by Mark HogleAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty) 1138129172791
Reposted by Mark HogleAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New ThreatsThe withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation. 1291652612
Reposted by Mark HogleFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"gadgetreview.comTrump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than StonehengeArizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026. 8620291249
Reposted by Mark HoglePhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Also, more and more reports are confirming what should have been admitted for years. The Trump administration has business deals ready to go with Putin, once they can bully the Ukrainians into surrendering more of their land and people. This is the real Trump/Kushner win-win. 220877
Reposted by Mark HogleAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio: 107958961699
Reposted by Mark Hogleshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 04/10/2026vivek’s a republican, shouldn’t he be better at grabbing kids 903059423
Reposted by Mark HogleDag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Raiders after his racist, sexist and homophobic emails were discovered. So he's at the right place. 211385241
Reposted by Mark HogleBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No notes 98290061045
Reposted by Mark HogleMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc. 301078361
Reposted by Mark HogleElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is why I get pissed off when anyone accuses me of being an elitist when I say young people should go to college if they can. I say that because my dad was a local lineman and contractor who did heavy physical labor for years and has had chronic back pain since his early 30s 841597238
Reposted by Mark HogleWhite Plains Rich @whiteplainsrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026She can't tolerate living with this lying philanderer, but wants you to spend the next six years with him.  If that isn't the essential essence of the GOP, I don't know what is. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comAs She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for HimIn a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.” 72727194
Reposted by Mark HogleCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“I am the house.” - Sept 8 “I can’t control the bond market.” - Oct 3 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 1461884559
Reposted by Mark HogleCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake". 8929961011
Reposted by Mark HogleDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026LOSS: A court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new gerrymander that dismantled the state’s lone majority-Black district. The court said it must presume the legislature acted in good faith when assessing discriminatory intent — a standard that makes proving discrimination near impossible. 31342136
Reposted by Mark HogleOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 1041207636
Reposted by Mark HogleDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026OTD in 2018 Jamal Khashoggi walked into an embassy, picked fight with trained killers who just happened to be there, beat himself to death, choped himself up with a bone-saw & then dumped himself in a secluded woodland. Something Donald called a "credible scenario" 15596147
Reposted by Mark HoglePhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Latest piece out. There was some confusion about why the UK, France and the Baltics were not invited by the US to its NATO meeting. Its actually brutally simple and part of a US strategy of divide and rule towards European security. And it might work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/divide-and...phillipspobrien.substack.comDivide And Rule: The US Strategy Towards EuropeAnd Why It Could Work 31313144
Reposted by Mark HogleSarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...alternet.orgKennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianosPhotos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week. 14916991006
Reposted by Mark HogleAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026To name some of the worst... ✖️Medicaid and SNAP have been cut to deliver $4.5 trillion in tax cuts primarily for billionaires and corporations. ✖️Michigan is set to lose $2-3 billion annually in federal Medicaid and SNAP funding. 4931285
Reposted by Mark HogleAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980583619