Reposted by Mary ForrestSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“As Trump funds influencers to manipulate the Brazilian election, he is getting help in his quest from Elon Musk, who is blocking accounts that post critiques of the Bolsonaro-Trump alliance. This week, the National Conference of Bishops of Brasil lost access to its X account.“ 25838
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 9hThe Penasquitosization of Encinitas. San Diego friends, these numbers are not normal! 000
Reposted by Mary ForrestCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 11hFor a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 12933751081
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 11hAfter decades of letting social media, chyron typists, headline editors, and media personalities digest information for them and provide unfactchecked analyses, it’s not surprising that so many people are eager to cede their own reasoning to a chatbot. 010
Reposted by Mary ForrestElectric Kool-Aid Bechdel Test @i-rohl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026in the words of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social: to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities 112112
Reposted by Mary ForrestZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 30525031383
Reposted by Mary ForrestJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump's AG Todd Blanche just filed a misconduct complaint against two Minnesota federal judges for telling the NYT that the 3,000-agent immigration surge there threatens democracy. Their crime? Documenting 96 violated court orders. Punishing judges for truth is how democracy dies. 18413212
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This thread sounds like satire, but shockingly it’s all real. 010
Reposted by Mary ForrestLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Genuinely the worst campaign message I’ve ever seen 1071862362
Reposted by Mary ForrestA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I don’t think a good system of government would give the worst person to ever live the ability to murder every human on earth. 942275
Reposted by Mary ForrestNash @radiodeadair.com · 27/09/2026I really don't think these "AI" fucknuts have taken into account the modern ability to hold a grudge. I haven't touched anything Metallica-related since before Napster, and good money says I'll outlive Lars. Your "AI" is nothing before me. 1025769
Reposted by Mary ForrestGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 206189185397
Reposted by Mary ForrestRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574017411811
Reposted by Mary ForrestMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984 387154445800
Reposted by Mary ForrestBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026turns out people overwhelmingly do not agree with the Supreme Court's claim that unlimited corporate money in elections is a-okay, and are similarly skeptical of the idea that the Constitution actually requires us to live like this ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgHow States Are Pushing Back Against the Supreme Court’s Citizens United DecisionAs it turns out, normal people do not like political corruption as much as the conservative legal movement does. 620965
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If we’re being strict about naming conventions, Talia al Ghul should be called Ra’s al Ghul’s Talia. After all, “al Ghul” isn’t actually the surname of a guy named Ra’s. I mean, if you’re going to use a possessive comma in a name, for heaven’s sake GO FOR IT. 000
Reposted by Mary ForrestMicah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable 95115082837
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The end-stage capitalism theme in The Dark Knight Rises may have been given to us too soon. 364
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dem poll numbers have been very encouraging, and yet the fundraising texts exclusively claim they have bad news or that things are more dire than ever. I get the psychological theory, but just once it’d be nice to he invited to back a winning horse instead of always being begged for a lifeline. 110
Reposted by Mary ForrestZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it. Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater. I made an 8-bit game out of it— 📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money. 📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.thinairrealmoney.com‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto GameAn 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites. 511618561
Reposted by Mary ForrestSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My hot take: We are not arguing about SSRIs. Some of us are using them as prescribed by our doctors to treat mental health difficulties. This administration has decided that's a problem based on no actual research. 552157348
Reposted by Mary ForrestAl Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Reading this has reminded me of something very particular and important about Star Trek, which is this: Star Trek is bloody great www.inverse.com/entertainmen...inverse.comThe 60 Most Important Star Trek Stories Of All TimeFrom classic episodes and movies to underrated gems, comics, novels, fan fiction, parodies, and beyond. These are our picks for the crucial adventures that made Star Trek, well, Star Trek. 1679
Reposted by Mary ForrestA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on 8685332213
Reposted by Mary ForrestShefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...19thnews.orgTierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken PaxtonThe case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.” 731277188067
Reposted by Mary ForrestPittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 16/09/2026A legacy that lives on. The Clemente family threw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight. 332007265
Reposted by Mary ForrestChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please. 28872242863
Reposted by Mary ForrestJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446901283
Reposted by Mary ForrestKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Once again, this was how the Economist characterized the American economy on Election Day in 2024. We had a country on the brink of stunning success, but the Republicans knee-capped it with trade wars and real wars of their own choosing. 1212691945
Reposted by Mary ForrestMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ed Sheeran’s band just quit the Ed Sheeran tour. 157101842211
Reposted by Mary ForrestGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’” 1731701738
Reposted by Mary ForrestKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Instead of saying "the Kennedy Center board decided to close" we should note that "a group of Trump appointees including Laura Ingraham and Dan Scavino decided to shut it down" 12335091050
Reposted by Mary ForrestKen Childs @thekenchilds.com · 14/09/2026I mean listen, you shouldn't have been going to Steak 'n Shake in the first place, but also holy shit. 1416833
Reposted by Mary ForrestMary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026There’s nothing in the rules that says Kash Patel can’t be replaced by a golden retriever. 2143
Reposted by Mary Forrestjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026some chud interviewing for patel’s FBI: “if anything the goat fucked *me*” 2345470807
Reposted by Mary ForrestA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Never stops hitting me the way everyone in mainstream discourse agrees that if we want to help people, we first have to convince Republicans, while everyone in mainstream discourse also agrees that Republicans do not have to convince any of us before they hurt people. 121161324
Reposted by Mary Forrestjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026"i will shoot myself in the gut if you do not let me cut off my dick!!!" 24386791395
Reposted by Mary ForrestKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that 58791832101
Reposted by Mary ForrestChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026Here is AOC and Mamdani laughing at the solemn 9/11 commemoration. Oh wait… 471132044263
Reposted by Mary Forrestcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 12/09/2026she deleted this once she realized that based on the time difference she was implying that schoolchildren in Scotland knew about 9/11 before it happened 704740702
Reposted by Mary ForrestOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Also this scene was brutal 556498
Reposted by Mary ForrestKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Your dad would be proud as hell of you, my man. 744474734
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Profiting off the incarceration of other human beings is immoral. Without exception. 031
Reposted by Mary ForrestIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered 13877991482
Reposted by Mary ForrestProPublica @propublica.org · 10/09/2026TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)propublica.orgMeet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax SystemSusquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de... 24771447
Reposted by Mary ForrestPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/202630 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"actionnews5.comPrison inmates help to pay down school lunch debtA school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates. 418105442546
Mary Forrest @maryforrest.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ari Melber airing Peter Navarro and letting him say unchallenged that the lab leak theory is accepted wisdom (it’s not), Maria Bartiromo was fired for protesting a directive (she wasn’t), and tariffs haven’t caused inflation (they have), is a disservice to his audience, which should no longer be me. 142
Reposted by Mary ForrestSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March 252249196957