Reposted by Captain ObviousThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13/06/2025An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers 850251256281
Reposted by Captain ObviousMichael B @3909-meb.bsky.social · 09/04/2025It’s time we stop giving respect to the position of president & calling the guy in the WH what he really is. A convicted felon of fraud. 332355
Reposted by Captain ObviousChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency. 21495568019674
Reposted by Captain ObviousAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/03/2025"Vance, who never left the base, and has never before visited Greenland, was quite sure how Greenlanders should live. He made a political appeal to Greenlanders, none of whom was present, or anywhere near him." 632340567
Reposted by Captain ObviousRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2025The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago. In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education? 642142023514
Reposted by Captain ObviousShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Russia has officially stolen our homes and the homes of many others by exterminating the occupants and now forcibly deporting the rest. Russia is ethnically cleansing on an epic scale. 922173
Reposted by Captain ObviousShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025"Walz says now he should have been doing events all through last fall. He says he offered, but was told no, and in his bewildered daze, he decided to be a team player." Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness 18655361251
Reposted by Captain ObviousDevana @devana.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia would be a red line, — The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...independent.co.ukRevealed: Ukraine’s red lines for any peace deal with PutinAs Trump tries to put pressure on the Russian president who is stalling on talk of a ceasefire, The Independent has been told about the areas where Kyiv does not want to negotiate 0228
Reposted by Captain ObviousDevana @devana.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Russia Invasion of Ukraine Everyday Timelapse Feb 2022 to Feb 2025 #RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineFrontLines #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #Ukraine #NATO 24515
Reposted by Captain ObviousAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 09/03/2025More of this 349321886028
Reposted by Captain ObviousGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 08/03/2025On International Women’s Day we honor the past, present, and future contributions of women who make our state stronger. 303219253251
Reposted by Captain ObviousAnton Petrov @whatdamath.bsky.social · 25/12/2024These #holidays you may get a headache from drinking red wine. Turns out we now know why! (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) Solution? Drink cheap wine. The cheaper the better. Also apparently healthier toomedia.tenor.comI Am So Sorry Sorry GIFALT: I Am So Sorry Sorry GIF 5243
Reposted by Captain ObviousWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 07/03/2025Good to see my colleagues in the Washington Post's opinion section continuing to carry out owner Jeff Bezos' mandate to focus on supporting and defending our liberties 🗽 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Trump is fast dismantling the free press. We all have to stop him.It’s part of a broader crackdown on the civil liberties of those who disagree with the president. 45816
Reposted by Captain ObviousAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/03/2025Russia’s ‘3-day war’ is now 3 YEARS old—and they’re getting wrecked. 800,000 casualties, no tanks, no fleet… and now Trump is cutting Ukraine’s aid to throw Putin a lifeline. Sad! Read how Ukraine is WINNING despite the betrayals adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lif...adamkinzinger.substack.comTrump's Lifeline to Putin: Cutting Ukraine's Aid Amid Russia's CollapseMarco Rubio, Michael Waltz, and their ilk will spend the rest of their lives avoiding Ukrainians for fear of being spit on 42791312428
Reposted by Captain ObviousWIRED @wired.com · 07/03/2025Okay somehow it's Friday and somehow we made it (congrats!) 🤯 To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)wired.comDOGE Is the Deep StateA shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar! 531786576
Reposted by Captain ObviousCharles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Spotted in Canada… 427195274433
Reposted by Captain ObviousWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 06/03/2025An emergency defense summit started in Brussels, particularly regarding military assistance to Kyiv. As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters. 463695945
Reposted by Captain ObviousSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/03/2025“And lastly, it was nauseating to witness the numerous times that JD Vance and Mike Johnson were laughing—laughing about invading Greenland, laughing about Trump’s slurs, laughing about all the “appalling waste” in foreign aid that they’re ending.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...open.substack.comSnapshot: A Night of Nastiness and LiesIn this time of crisis, I longed for more disruptions of Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress 1161379287
Reposted by Captain Obvioussteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 05/03/2025ICYMI: We identified the operator of one of an anonymous Hitler-quoting self-described ‘Aryan' that is followed by Vice President JD Vance. His name is Geoff Martin, and his father is the president of Trinity Western University, a private Christian college in Canada. 11526731122
Reposted by Captain ObviousIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget." 28036281479
Reposted by Captain ObviousPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Starting this week, we’ll all pay more at the store because of the Trump tariffs, even while he’s finalizing a multi-trillion-dollar tax cut for the wealthy. All the bluster is meant to get us talking about literally anything else. 412214254832
Reposted by Captain ObviousDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.politico.comGovernment AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe RoganThe wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government. 66581132321
Reposted by Captain ObviousRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad 485238778213
Reposted by Captain ObviousBarry Ritholtz @ritholtz.bsky.social · 04/03/2025"Veritas odit moras" via Seneca's version of Oedipus. It means "Truth hates delay." 3184
Reposted by Captain ObviousCentre for Research on Energy and Clean Air @creacleanair.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🌐 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 NEW | THREE YEARS OF WAR ⚠️ #Russia’s global #FossilFuel earnings in third year of full-scale invasion of #Ukraine reached EUR 242 bn ❗Total global payments to Russia for fossil fuels since start of invasion in February 2022 come to well over EUR 800 bn 286
Reposted by Captain ObviousAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Rep. Jim Himes: Zelenskyy is watching 70,000 dead Ukrainians. Missiles are slamming into hospitals. This is what he’s seeing, and he comes to the Oval Office, and a reporter asks him why he’s not wearing a suit. And the effing VP wants him to say thank you… 1274311447828
Reposted by Captain Obvious𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 03/03/2025And, just like that, the shining city on the hill has become a seedy Atlantic City casino, morally and patriotically bankrupt. 376136163165
Captain Obvious @me-only.bsky.social · 03/03/2025#breaking news from faux news from the parallel universe 061
Reposted by Captain ObviousZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 03/03/2025🚨 February 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the lowest on record... This was 1,550,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. February ice extent is decreasing at about 2.73% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...). 118878
Reposted by Captain ObviousTrixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Mike Meyers plays Elon Musk in SNL skit.😆🔥 920931
Reposted by Captain ObviousJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Cartoon by David Sipress. 474417758098
Captain Obvious @me-only.bsky.social · 02/03/2025To esteemed #jdVance This is what real men wear in Ukraine these days. 031
Reposted by Captain ObviousThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/03/2025U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders sat down with the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 27 to share his concerns about Trump’s growing alignment with Russia and why defending Ukraine is crucial for the future of global democracy. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYY0...youtube.comBernie Sanders on Trump’s alignment with RussiaYouTube video by Kyiv Independent 14732160
Reposted by Captain ObviousIsaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Joint statement from Democratic Govs. Kelly, Beshear, Evers, Ferguson, Healy, Hochul, Lujan Grisham, Mills, Murphy, Pritzker, Shapiro, Stein, Walz and Whitmer: “Donald Trump and JD Vance used the sacred Oval Office to berate President Zelenskyy for not trusting Vladimir Putin’s word.” 271066298
Reposted by Captain ObviousAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2025I've just looked again at the Starmer meeting - Vance tried to blow that up too. But Trump didn't take the bait. 631966242
Reposted by Captain ObviousAllan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 28/02/2025😡🤬 Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning via @martinmatishak.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.socialtherecord.mediaExclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planningThe secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News. 4204
Reposted by Captain ObviousChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Next Tuesday, we won’t waste a second in responding to Trump’s steam of lies at the State of the Union. I’m not attending in person. Instead I’m partnering w @moveon.org to provide live real time response. Join us to learn the truth about the billionaire seizure of our government. 2753413843
Reposted by Captain ObviousSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Hey, Marco Rubio. Enjoying your decision to throw away whatever last shreds of your dignity to serve this disgraceful human? 1493641579
Reposted by Captain ObviousDavid Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Egg shortages. Fatal measles outbreaks. Airplane crashes. Crypto scams. Tariffs. Betrayal of allies. Pardons and special favors for insurrectionists, crooked mayors, and online pimps. The American people voted for change! 1202130604
Reposted by Captain ObviousKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Andrew Tate being allowed to come to the U.S. and avoid facing trial for sex trafficking in Romania is beyond stomach-churning. This man is a HUGE influencer and uses his platform/following to further abuse women who have accused him. Now he won’t face justice, reaffirming his lies to his followers 375271176932
Reposted by Captain ObviousIsaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Trump on Canada+Mexico tarriffs: November 25: "On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products" January 22: “I think we’ll do it Feb. 1.” Today: "April 2nd for everything." 5398
