microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 18hI don't understand how anyone could look at this and think that it is even less reliable than a Nigerian Prince scam. 000
Reposted by microblapBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...liberalcurrents.comWe Have No Supreme CourtThe philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court. 1172918761
Reposted by microblap🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is why I know that Marcy's Ball of Thread series is so crucially important right now. America is selling out Ukraine and all our allies, and the only Americans who will benefit are named Trump and maybe Wikoff.youtube.comHow Putin grabbed Trump by his ballsYouTube video by emptywheel 415858
Reposted by microblap🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"The doctrine that the strong dominate the weak is the doctrine of our enemies." 59228
Reposted by microblap🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Is everyone in awe of what an enormous talent this woman is? Is this something that people with friends talk about? www.instagram.com/p/DdXH4FTS2Uo/instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 2142
Reposted by microblapJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We’re screwed www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 66595290
Reposted by microblapDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This privately funded and constructed “ballroom” is going to be so full of foreign surveillance devices, it’s going to have to be torn down by the next president as a matter of national security — which, happily enough, constitute magic words that make anything a president wants to do legal. 413535
microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you re-elect the GOP, we will promise you $5k (you won't he is lying) but you WILL get ... Abortion bans. More stupid war. Massive healthcare cuts. 000
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hegseth is a peacock & a buffoon, so it's easy to laugh or write him off. But I fear that when the history of the collapse of Amer democracy under Trump 2.0 is written, Hegseth's ideological & relig consolidation of the military may be one of the most devastating & consequential developments. 4/ 3358
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hegseth also announced a new Office of Religious Affairs that will report directly to him, another tentacle of this effort. When will American news media actually interview experts around the world in religious nationalism & democracy to accurately report how perilous this is? 3/ 2388
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a religiously diverse democracy, military should come from, represent, & defend every community. Hegseth's ongoing use of relig imagery sends a clear message: "Hardline Christian nationalists welcome. Others not." This ideologization of the military is one step toward a future military coup. 2/ 2264
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In his "State of the Force" speech today, Pete Hegseth managed to wedge in 2 notable Christian nationalist phrases: "appeal to heaven" & "putting on the full armor of God." Both of these represent a very dangerous & anti-democratic conflation of military service & religion. 1/ 56419
Reposted by microblapJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them. 16436248
Reposted by microblapElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump will not be held accountable for his illegal commercials. But it is still important that we recognize the commercials as illegal. There. Are. FOUR. Lights. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comPSA: Trump Continues To Commit CrimesWhile the president is unlikely to face any consequences for his patently illegal, taxpayer-funded ads, it’s essential to remember he should. 26827195
Reposted by microblapOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026joe biden is the most powerful president in american history, able to control world events from his home in delaware, far away from the trappings of the presidency. biden, god emperor, manipulator of markets and media. bow before his grace, first of his name. 917833
Reposted by microblapBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump defenders in the Senate are a disgrace. They can’t event set a perjury trap without ensnaring themselves. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 45693137
Reposted by microblapGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 983863980
microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maybe just turn things over to Democrats, who actually do govern. 000
microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026THAT'S what we need - more pissed off, tired TSA workers. Way to go Sean. 000
Reposted by microblapBen Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Schmitt thing is kind of scary because it shows just how much many elected Rs genuinely believe the crazy stuff. He and his staff thought they’d pulled the red thread on The Giant Conspiracy. They were so convinced it must be real they didn’t even think to double check. 1734636
Reposted by microblapKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system 12671681376
Reposted by microblapRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The jackals are out, as they usually are for a woman who speaks up in a way that challenges patriarchy. (And a lot of why victims don't come forward or withdraw--as a Weinstein victim did--is because the misogynist public and legal system launch their own punitive assaults.) 6742152
Reposted by microblapJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I was busy all day and had missed the Jack Smith questioning and oh man, this is so satisfying www.tiktok.com/@markmaxwell...tiktok.comRight date. Right sport. Wrong state. 🏀 A senator accused Jack Smith of perjury over a Hawks game in Atlanta. Smith was watching Caitlin Clark in Maryland. Now the senator's joking about it. #politics...TikTok video by Mark Maxwell 6627
Reposted by microblapEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I know this will shock everyone but Eric Schmitt is still wrong — there were *six* NBA games that night, not one. Hawks/Hawkeyes confusion remains the likely explanation. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?m... 1371426261
Reposted by microblapAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2634209935726
Reposted by microblapDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 30/09/2026You put your money in a savings account & get paid on average 0.37% interest, according to FDIC data. The bank can then put your cash at the Fed & get paid 4% interest. Bank lobbyists have blocked the bill to let you cut out the middle man & put your cash at the Fed. This is called "capitalism."levernews.comThe Financial System Can’t Afford To Treat You FairlyOne of Wall Street’s biggest firms just acknowledged that giving you a better deal could destabilize American banking. 414355
Reposted by microblapAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I need a Mean Girls “stop trying to make SI happen, it’s not going to happen” meme 2337328
Reposted by microblapMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co 723033563
Reposted by microblapMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026especially if you work at the FBI 15901134
Reposted by microblapJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How is it possible that we’re still here twelve years later 830971
Reposted by microblapAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Trump repeatedly says Kim Jong Un "is a friend of mine" and "likes Trump" and Trump says, "I like him" 1841049289
Reposted by microblapKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Btw if you read this and immediately thought “well not all men”… pause for a second. The men I trust are the ones who read what I just wrote and choose to listen, to empathize, to ask questions to better understand. They know they are not the men I am angry about and they don’t need say so. 202180187
Reposted by microblapJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing. 341765549
microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Schmitt should resign - if not for rank incompetence and slander, than he should do so to prevent further shame. 000
Reposted by microblapTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter... 441475330
Reposted by microblapAll In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn is facing fresh questions about whether he actually lives in the state after a reporter found a Strava account showing frequent bike rides around his Kansas estate.youtube.comExposed by Strava? Iowa candidate’s Kansas bike rides fuel carpetbagging claimsYouTube video by MS NOW 819473
microblap @microblap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Free Market Capitalism!! Less Government Regulation!! Or ..... 000
Reposted by microblapKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Pentagon wants a million drones (or more) for basically no good reason. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-pentag...kenklippenstein.comThe Pentagon’s Million Drone MarchAffordability collides with a kamikaze plan 1713827
Reposted by microblapDaily Kos @dailykos.com · 29/09/2026AOC calls ICE a “black box unconstitutional system” that can be used to “disappear people.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comWatch AOC break down why ICE ‘should not exist’New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared at the More Perfect University’s fourth “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall, where she discussed the need to abolish the wasteful… 37429
Reposted by microblapAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 28/09/2026You think we’re just going to move on from the secret police rounding up our neighbors? 24533141
Reposted by microblapPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump’s illegal war may be happening over there, but we're paying the price right here. My TV ad on rising prices is premiering during the Vikings game today. I hope you’ll tune in. 8433122
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please join us for an ICS event about my book with a free livestream, Oct 8, 7pm ET: f2bf.icscanada.edu/big-read/ Book (out Oct 6): www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc... 2/f2bf.icscanada.eduDefying Tyrants — Fall Big Read | Free to be FaithfulAn evening with Matthew D. Taylor. Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7:00 PM ET. Free, online, and open to anyone. Register and we'll send you an excerpt of the book. 032
Reposted by microblapMatthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"There has never been a 'Christian nation,' if by Christian we mean Christlike. But there have been many antichrist ones." My new essay on the politics of Jesus, written for the Institute for Christian Studies' Big Read: matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/how-do-we-... 1/matthewdtaylor.substack.comHow Do We Recover the Politics of Jesus?My new book, Defying Tyrants, is one attempt. 1111
