Reposted by Michael ObergRob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 14hWe do not have a serious economy in this country, we have an ongoing series of expensive brazen insults to all the hard-working people who *actually make things* despite the incompetent whims of mediocre upfailing assclowns like this guy. No greater lie than the meritocracy. 10419103
Reposted by Michael ObergNicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 22hshe’s dreaming about greeting her friends aka everyone she has ever met 331661185
Reposted by Michael ObergKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 13hOf course the Trump Savings Accounts for kids turns out to be scam. In effect, "our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not." www.rawstory.com/trump-accoun...rawstory.comTrump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analystA quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economi... 791515748
Reposted by Michael ObergAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 3h🏅 South African judge reacts to Nobel Peace Prize win Navi Pillay reacts to winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. She is currently a judge at the International Court of Justice. 19737
Reposted by Michael ObergProPublica @propublica.org · 14h“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgAfter Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death. 471636867
Reposted by Michael ObergFrancis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 2hMy favorite Kobach bit remains his public outrage that a dead man had voted. A local reporter found the alleged dead man raking leaves in front of his house. 1104
Reposted by Michael ObergBrittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 3h"I worry about calls to direct research funding primarily toward work with [immediate] applications...The most consequential research is often about what is not obvious. If scientists must know the practical outcome before asking the question, they’ll never ask some of the most important questions."statnews.com50 years ago, my colleagues and I pursued basic research science that became revolutionary“Basic studies led to clinical and translational advances that no one could have predicted,” Robert Gallo writes of his work with interleukin-2. 0148
Reposted by Michael Oberg🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 6h"What are we, a bunch of BROWN people?" This is white people doing white people shit. Y'all had picnics under our hanging bodies but sure ok. It's like the Taliban. 361647416
Reposted by Michael ObergNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3hPete Hegseth picked Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to lead a Pentagon future of war project. It's: -Corrupt! Big Trump donors. -Conflict of interest! Defense contractors who will recommend their products. -Dangerous! Embeds techno-fascists deeper into US defense architecture. My latest, in @ms.now:ms.nowOpinion | Oligarchs like Elon Musk are tightening their grip on the PentagonA new initiative named Project Meridian is just one way GOP donors’ influence over defense policy is increasing. 929796
Reposted by Michael Obergemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2hThe Fraud Task Force is important bc: 1) It chases peanuts while Trump steals orders of magnitude more on a daily basis 2) It is largely propaganda 3) It was the excuse to destroy white collar policing news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comDOJ Fraud Division’s Rise Diminishes Premier White Collar UnitThe Justice Department’s corporate crime enforcement hub has lost the bulk of its market manipulation and securities expertise over the past few months, accelerating what former officials call a downg... 118271
Reposted by Michael ObergI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2h“The Afrikaner policy is illuminating, because it proves the catch-22 facing nonwhite immigrants: If you are poor, you are a moocher, and if you are gainfully employed, you are taking a job from a hardworking American. The only way to be a good immigrant is to be white and Christian.”theatlantic.comThe GOP’s Message to ImmigrantsBe white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you. 4491148
Reposted by Michael ObergGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3hAn amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comDavid Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. MergerDavid Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed. 401234449
Reposted by Michael ObergThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14hEndlessly corrupt. He does nothing that doesn’t benefit him personally. Ever.cnn.comTrump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order | CNN BusinessRight before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX. 361058442
Reposted by Michael Obergjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14hGiven that there is not likely to be a national, bipartisan demand for accountability in the wake of Trump — the major distinction with Nixon — any accountability, civil or criminal, will be a partisan and political project that I think should be pursued as vigorously as possible. 10986124
Reposted by Michael ObergDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The editorial board of the Philadelphia @inquirer.com becomes the first at a major newspaper to endorse (sorta) Trump's impeachment. share.inquirer.com/BnINC5 "A clear and present danger to the republic... the case against Trump is strong... the time has come to again contemplate his impeachment."share.inquirer.comThe Case for Impeachment: What would the founders do? | EditorialThe list of the president’s high crimes and misdemeanors is breathtaking. 15395132
Reposted by Michael ObergRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 675147215982
Reposted by Michael ObergThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 185110111837
Reposted by Michael ObergRyan Stauffer @ryanswx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Haha, this fucking sucks. 281346436
Reposted by Michael ObergHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 06/10/2026Jim Bakker is dead at 86. His legacy? Fraud, fake cures, giant apocalypse-fueled food buckets, and decades spent turning Christian fear into personal wealth. His ministry was never about saving souls. It was about converting fear into cash. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/jim-bakker...friendlyatheist.comJim Bakker, the godfather of scamvangelism, is dead at 86The convicted fraudster spent decades exploiting Christians with bogus promises, survival buckets, partisan paranoia, and a fake COVID cure 2919044
Reposted by Michael ObergDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets. 7938981134
Reposted by Michael ObergRoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“Well, as a Republican, I can say one thing. I think about 85% to 95% of the Republican Party has lost their minds, all right? It’s just so clear that my party’s been taken over by a bunch of loudmouths who are uneducated and unable to process any (cont.) www.huffpost.com/entry/c-span...huffpost.comRepublican Caller Goes Scorched-Earth On His Own Party Live On C-SPANRonald from West Virginia offered a damning assessment of his fellow Republicans and said President Donald Trump should be in jail. 59052
Reposted by Michael ObergThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?theguardian.com‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices 219026
Reposted by Michael ObergGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026My new employer, The American @prospect.org, is doing its fall fundraiser! TAP is a nonprofit unionized magazine with no paywall & no programmatic ads. I'm at TAP rn due to a generous grant, which won't last forever. Please help them raise their budget & tell them I sent you.✊ prospect.org/donateprospect.orgHelp us speak truth to power.This year, we decided to take a risk and turn off programmatic advertising on our site. We’re making a bet that our readers will respond to us aligning our editorial values with our business model. We... 313858
Reposted by Michael ObergMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today would be a particularly great, long overdue day for the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison to get up in front of microphones & explain to the public, voters, students, & their families that we are facing an existential crisis because of the GOP’s illegal federal funding cuts. 2335108
Reposted by Michael ObergMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Dave Brubeck’s 1960’s Connecticut home was as cool as his music. 1292920350
Reposted by Michael ObergGil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Hmm, where have I heard this before? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comInside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. 2401506406
Reposted by Michael ObergMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The president of the United States says that "the New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested" for denying that the arena in which he spoke had empty seats. It's really bad! www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump... 1211188270
Reposted by Michael ObergDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026I remember when Obama criticized Fox News and all of DC's Very Important People spent *weeks* taking to their fainting couches at the horror of it. 18869146
Reposted by Michael ObergElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 56120043570
Reposted by Michael Oberg🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 05/10/2026Yeah, this is a big time impeachment abuse of power. 22823232
Reposted by Michael ObergAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's banned books week. Show me your favorite banned books? I'm at school today and will post mine later. 7207
Reposted by Michael Obergc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Deepak Karra (deepak_karra on IG) captured this shot of a pink robin, native to the forests of South Australia & Tasmania. In technical terms, this is a bird shaped like an orb, or 'BORB'. 🐦🟣 Reminder that this little guy is a direct descendant of theropod dinosaurs like T. rex. (📷: Deepak Karra) 12819200
Reposted by Michael ObergJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10994572975
Reposted by Michael ObergWuTangIsForTheChildren @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 1072244075226
Reposted by Michael ObergGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high. 81895509
Reposted by Michael ObergAaron 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) 1138129232794
Reposted by Michael ObergMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 37353431838
Reposted by Michael ObergKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Has Mike Rogers disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ken Paxton disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Mike Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Jon Husted disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Susan Collins disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Moody disavowed Elon Musk yet? Has Ashley Hinson disavowed Elon Musk yet? 672849716
Reposted by Michael ObergMia Mingus @miamingus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Recently pulled together an emergency preparedness pod with people who live near me because of the many (worsening) crises that we are in or are heading our way. Can't stress enough for others to do this asap. Even just having a couple of conversations about it is better than nothing and will help. 112954
Reposted by Michael ObergCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026another day at the machine learning factory. everyone keeps asking me if the machine is intelligent. buddy, they won’t even let me fuck it 211325164
Michael Oberg @michaeloberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike 020
Reposted by Michael ObergEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. 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... 24730671799
Reposted by Michael ObergJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026RAPE GANG OR ICE? BOTH? No ID. No badges. No uniform. Masks. An unmarked van. How are you supposed to know? PAXIS.app explains your rights during ICE encounters. Free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS This is the shit we grew up hearing about in dictatorships. Now it’s here. Record EVERYTHING. 66672306