Reposted by mehOdie Henderson @odienator.bsky.social · 49mMatt's not kidding! From my HALF OF ONE STAR review: 261
Reposted by mehThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 15mSen. Frank Lautenberg died in 2013, but his campaign apparatus lived on. www.washingtonsun.com/money/frank-l…washingtonsun.comSenator’s ‘Zombie Campaign’ Committee Shuts Down 13 Years After His DeathSen. Frank Lautenberg died in 2013, but his campaign apparatus lived on. 072
Reposted by mehAdam L. @tsalmoth.bsky.social · 36mDennis Hastert should be recognized as molding the GOP into a party that's openly filled with child abusers and whose entire existence revolves around them. 072
Reposted by mehSteven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 34mI hope Stewart's team did the homework that this guy is a complete fraud and that these ideas were derived from a sex cult or this is going to be embarrassing. 064
Reposted by mehmatt🌻✌️ @28tauri.net · 25mHow twisted do you have to be to make an AI video of your dead brother forgiving his killer?nytimes.comCourt Tosses Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played (Gift Article)An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played in court. 263
Reposted by mehcasey morell @caseym.org · 1hARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin told his Washington Capitals teammates that this will be his final season in the NHL. 001
Reposted by mehThe Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 1hA woman who suffered a miscarriage in 2018 was convicted of felony manslaughter under an obscure Nevada abortion law from 1911. Her conviction was later tossed out, and now Humboldt County has paid her $1.6 million for the ordeal. buff.ly/4CaEUJtbuff.lyShe went to prison for her miscarriage. Now she's won $1.6 million from a rural Nevada county. - The Nevada IndependentPatience Rousseau was labeled a baby killer after her 2018 miscarriage. She was later found innocent. Now Humboldt County has agreed to a $1.6 million settlement. 3208
Reposted by mehDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1hthis would all be so, so much funnier if it were an episode of Succession or Veep and not real life 2963
Reposted by mehDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 1hIf I were a magazine journalism assignment editor (and magazine journalism still existed), I would assign a reporter to simply aggregate all the stories of GOP sex creeps from the 21st century. Just list them & put them in one place. There are *hundreds*. 320026
Reposted by mehDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 1hThe press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 26917259
Reposted by mehLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 46mI also think as bad as it is for a player like Bryce Harper to make a Cameo on behalf of a gambling outfit (and it is *bad*), it probably did less aggregate harm than one of the literal biggest athletes in the world becoming a pitchman to hundreds of millions. I just hate all of this so much. 1503
Reposted by mehLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 46m“Players can’t be in bed with gambling outfits” should be perfectly and completely obvious to anyone with a shred of sense and integrity, but so should “leagues can’t be in bed with gambling outfits.” 821561
Reposted by mehThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2hThis is a great way to light your reputation on fire 918132
Reposted by mehAdam B. Vary @adambvary.bsky.social · 2hAs any digital media person who lived through the Great Facebook Algorithm Shift of 2017 will tell you, depending on Meta as your primary (or sole!) platforms for publishing/marketing will always end like this. 12110
Reposted by mehSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 2hFierce and nimble is the new smug and insufferable. 2733
Reposted by mehWard (Taylor's Version) @kcdisneyfan.bsky.social · 2hCalling Leavitt a "fierce and nimble speaker" is like saying Jeffrey Dahmer had an unusual appetite.... 172
Reposted by mehCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 2hIf someone breaks laws and you choose not to hold them accountable, you have effectively rescinded said laws. That applies to constitutions as well. This is an immutable, non-negotiable fact. Any analysis of what Democrats should do once they regain power that does not acknowledge this is worthless 44407120
Reposted by mehLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2hThere’s a documentary on Peacock called “Kill. Bury. Print.” about a very small family-run newspaper in Oklahoma that started investigating corruption in local law enforcement and eventually got local officials on tape musing about killing them. It’s very sobering. Worth a watch. 111715
Reposted by mehCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 2hThis is technically accurate but referring to Hastert as a guy guilty in a hush money case certainly buries the lede. It's like calling Al Capone a tax cheat or O.J. Simpson a memorabilia thief on first reference. bsky.app/profile/phil... 515223
Reposted by mehJ.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 2hHere's the client list of the consultancy who conducted the commissioned "Revenue & Impact Study" of the KC Royals stadium. How many clients would it have if it showed what the actual research evidence has demonstrated for 50 years? This isn't a "study" it's purchased propaganda. 393
Reposted by mehPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 2hI choose to take it as a hopeful sign that the most viable career option for someone whose resume consists entirely of "lying on behalf of an autocrat" is limited to "working for the autocrat lies factory." 1228329
Reposted by mehCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h* HOUTHI-RUN BODY ISSUES WARNING FOR AIRLINES FLYING IN SAUDI AIRSPACE -- HOUTHI AFFILIATED MEDIA @reuters.com 417943
Reposted by mehMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13hi’m not accusing the atlantic reporter of malice, but i do think these posts bring up questions that are pretty foundational to the framing of the story and ones that deserve answers. 38184081
Reposted by mehMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13hsure, i guess it’s possible that jack buhring voted for biden on november 3, 2020 and by january 11, 2021 he was posting support for trump’s insurrection contesting the results of the election. but even if that were true, it belies some pretty complicated politics not articulated in the story. 171879102
Reposted by mehKarla L Miller @karlalmiller.bsky.social · 4h“I had it pretty easy growing up among my own merry band of weirdos, but I’ve always been keenly aware that plenty of people see nerddom as a space where girls and women — to say nothing of Black cosplayers — don’t belong.” medium.com/@karla.mille...medium.comUm, hey, moms like Weird Al, too.An article about the dads and sons at Weird Al’s latest concert tour touched a nerdy nerve. 011
Reposted by mehK. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 4hthought “this sounds like a Jonathan Richman song being born” until I noticed who was posting it 1253
Reposted by mehbibliotequetress @bibliotequetress.bsky.social · 4h"Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest" Gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 163
Reposted by mehCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 6hThe early internet didn't suck up my life's work without permission or compensation, use it for its own profit, condition people to accuse me of aping the style of the thief, and then yell at me and call me a luddite when I objected to it. bsky.app/profile/gold... 012313
Reposted by mehCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 3hToday's newsletter: The weekend action, the Sex Pistols, J.C. Bradbury's "This One Will Be Different," some actual good news about the end of the universe, and some words about my mental state now that the weather has broken www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...cupofcoffeenews.comCup of Coffee: October 5, 2026The weekend action, the Sex Pistols, J.C. Bradbury's "This One Will Be Different," some actual good news about the end of the universe, and some words about my mental state now that the weather has… 1102
Reposted by mehCrutnacker @crutnacker.bsky.social · 13hAs bad as this reads, I suspect it’s going to be much worse when it all comes out. He’s spent his life doing shady things and hurting others. 011
Reposted by mehDustin 𓅃 @librarydust80.bsky.social · 14hI think about this all the time. I think this is it. Anytime we begin to lose all the eyewitnesses and everyone who had to live w/ the consequences of that kind of tragedy, we have to make a concerted effort to keep it in public consciousness & keep Nazi/Nazi-adjacent sympathizers persona non grata. 1143
Reposted by mehLaura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 14hHis sister, Bernice McFadden, told The Hollywood Reporter that the U.S. State Department notified the family that he died in Tanzania, where he had been living for the past 18 years or so. The family does not yet know when he died or what was the cause of death, she added.hollywoodreporter.comReggie McFadden, Actor-Comedian Known for ‘Def Comedy Jam’ and ‘In Living Color,’ Dies at 57He also appeared on ‘Martin,’ ‘Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper,’ ‘Moesha,’ ‘Coach’ and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ 01815
Reposted by mehJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 15hStop preemptively forgiving sexual predators who’ve given no sign that they’re actually sorry Stop acting like platforms and audiences are something they have a right to and must keep if they just say they’re sorry 21290151
Reposted by mehE.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 15hDavid Ellison is going to push Colbert to run for president. knightedgemedia.com/2026/10/lord...knightedgemedia.comStephen Colbert's 'Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past' Paused Post-Merger (EXCLUSIVE)With Paramount Pictures-Warner Brothers merger now officially complete the newly formed conglomerate is hitting pause on Stephen Colbert's Lord of the Rings film, Shadow of the Past. 183
Reposted by mehDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 15hYeah, it’s like Russians in 1917 saying “I don’t know why we’re supposed to care about Rasputin.” But this is worse. 0367
Reposted by mehChris Dashiell @cdashiell.bsky.social · 16hThere are precedents, such as that young Army officer guy who had to write an essay about how sorry he was to have killed those Afghan civilians. Enrique Torrio’s sentence was famously reduced to an essay. Essay-writing is a favored form of punishment for boys that doesn’t ruin their futures. 031
Reposted by mehThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 16hThe U.S. government is actively monitoring a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia following the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who was reportedly infected after coming into contact with a broken test tube containing the pathogen.washingtonsun.comU.S. Monitoring Reports of Russian Lab Worker’s Suspected Plague DeathThe State Department called on Russian authorities to release “accurate information quickly and openly” about the developing situation. 145427
Reposted by mehFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 17hMidterms are a month away and it’s so important to vote for Democrats in every race. I say this because it’s undeniably true, and also so I can block any “Fuck voting, both parties are the same, man!” douches that come out of the woodwork. 1334937
Reposted by mehCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17hWatched the episode where they pitched Heinz Ketchup in my Mad Men rewatch the other night and I cannot imagine how quickly both Don and Ted would've rejected anyone pitching that gross-ass scrambled egg/"All of Me" Heinz commercial they just showed. 4211
Reposted by mehDrew Morton @damorton.bsky.social · 19hThat’s my beef with the ABS system - it puts all the stress on the players in the moment and has no accountability measures for guys bad at their job. 111
Reposted by mehChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21hMy point isn't about Jack, so I'm not posting it all, but, if you're going to do a story about grappling with consequences and anguish, the journalism part should require an accurate portrayal of what needs to be grappled with — and this story does not appear to do that well. 316313
Reposted by mehProPublica @propublica.org · 20h“The ultimate goal was to create chaos and doubt in the vote-by-mail process,” said the American Postal Workers Union president. “You’re creating a rule to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 9524251
Reposted by mehSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21hI increasingly think Ai is has a purpose and it’s to empower a handful of very weird, possibly psychotic, men to have total control over the masses. 18859164