Reposted by Michael ColtonChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.” 834195746174
Reposted by Michael ColtonSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 61969391560
Reposted by Michael ColtonAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026absolutely gutting 214431
Reposted by Michael ColtonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249632747
Reposted by Michael ColtonLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359792004
Reposted by Michael ColtonRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary. 8141901737
Michael Colton @mikecolton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My first “logline under wraps”! deadline.com/2026/09/seth...deadline.comSeth Meyers Developing New Workplace Comedy 'The Game Room' At NBCSeth Meyers Developing New Workplace Comedy At NBC titled 'The Game Room, with 'Home Economics' creators Michael Colton and John Aboud. 340
Reposted by Michael ColtonProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13746332243
Reposted by Michael Coltonthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here 111112061904
Reposted by Michael ColtonSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son. 1454202927
Reposted by Michael ColtonAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026reminder that the Kennedy Center is the US’s official memorial to John F Kennedy, no different than the Lincoln Memorial or the Jefferson Memorial Imagine Trump threatening to close the Lincoln Memorial unless they rename it the Trump and Lincoln Memorial www.kennedy-center.org/memorial/kennedy-center.orgA Living MemorialWashington D.C. hosts many memorials to past presidents. But only one comes alive with over 2,000 events a year: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 33814
Michael Colton @mikecolton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Loved this movie. And if you see it in theaters this weekend, a little piece of David Zazlav dies inside! 3231
Reposted by Michael ColtonMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I don’t consider myself particularly adept at spotting AI-generated text but this statement from Paramount about Mark Ruffalo was so clearly written with AI. “…aren't just wrong — they're a bridge too far…” 2353076
Reposted by Michael Colton404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162293924
Reposted by Michael Coltonunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:unraveledpress.comChicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to VirginiaA federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu... 6236781975
Reposted by Michael Coltondave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 13/08/2026yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect 89160213696
Reposted by Michael ColtonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026ICE has killed another person.thecityreporter.nycEl Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family SaysThe detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said. 2820481016
Reposted by Michael ColtonMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03... 16154712519
Reposted by Michael ColtonLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Just an extraordinary joyous version of Fairytale of New York at Shane's funeral www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptay...youtube.comGlen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill Perform "Fairytale of New York" at Shane MacGowan's FuneralYouTube video by Consequence 613830
Reposted by Michael ColtonJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/20261. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition. 856163904765
Reposted by Michael ColtonMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026VO: He's a peaceful man. He doesn't have a lot of rules. He starts every day with plums for breakfast. You don't want to see him if they go missing. You don't want to know what happened to the last guy who did that. NO FORGIVENESS. [The Rock: "You want something sweet and cold? TASTE THIS!"] 623033
Reposted by Michael ColtonJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Today, in violations of the rule of law that would be sufficient for impeachment in any other American presidency but aren't in this one because pathological partisan loyalty has rotted the constitutional order: 7231611050
Reposted by Michael ColtonMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. 20368812724830
Reposted by Michael ColtonAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This Getty photo is one for the ages 921920354
Reposted by Michael ColtonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors." 369201867119
Reposted by Michael ColtonQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14/07/2026This is Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the 26-year-old Colombian father and husband murdered by ICE fascists in broad daylight in front of his 3-year-old daughter. He was NOT the target of the ICE warrant. He was documented. He did everything right. ICE murdered him anyway. And yet… 1/2 5323011094
Reposted by Michael ColtonMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE. 10706503020329
Reposted by Michael Coltonthe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026RIP to the incomparable Sam Neill 54155883778
Reposted by Michael ColtonNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 12/07/2026harpers.org/archive/2018... 332966951
Reposted by Michael ColtonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026ICE murdered another person. 5840321908
Reposted by Michael ColtonQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 06/07/2026It’s been six months since the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Here is how the federal government has stonewalled investigations, and how Minnesota law enforcement is attempting to push for accountability anywaytheatlantic.comThe Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly InvestigatedSix months after she and Alex Pretti were shot on the streets of Minneapolis, little has come of the probes into their killings. 222108644748
Michael Colton @mikecolton.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This Sunday! A reading of our pilot WEEKLY WORLD NEWS! With: Alex Moffat (SNL) Rich Sommer (Mad Men) Jackie Tohn (Nobody Wants This) Fred Melamed (Barry) Zac Oyama (Dimension 20) Jessica Lowe (Minx) James Adomian (Krapopolis) Courtney Pauroso (Jackass Forever) www.elysiantheater.com/shows/deadpi... 040
Reposted by Michael ColtonAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 06/07/2026oh no i cant believe it but it looks like donald trump inserted himself into a story captivating the worlds attention, overshadowing a unifying event with overt corruption, in an attempt to seize attention and credit for himself 552464378
Reposted by Michael ColtonNBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/07/2026Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.nbcnews.toTrump discloses 327 unreported stock trades made a day before his first tariff pauseTheir disclosure, more than 14 months after they occurred, is the latest revelation to fuel calls for greater scrutiny of the president’s financial assets. 1232080981
Reposted by Michael ColtonHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 02/07/2026The White House is reportedly worried about turnout for Trump speech on July 4. They're looking at ticket registrations to gauge interest. It would be really terrible if pranksters pulled a Tulsa and used fake email addresses to sign up for tickets they won't use. freedom250.org/celebration/...freedom250.orgSalute to America Celebration & Fireworks - Freedom 250Every generation gets one moment that they remember for the rest of their lives. In 2026, generations of Americans will look up at the sky and remember the incredible sights of the 250th anniversary. ... 14290117
Reposted by Michael ColtonAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/06/2026Still on the hunt for the answer: How many childrens hospitals, or anything like that, has Elon Musk funded and built since he is now the richest man in the world? I mean, he's an immigrant, and should be grateful for the opportunity we gave him, and want to give back. Right? 2163515731
Reposted by Michael Coltonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/06/2026the feds have done more to harass americans angry over good and pretti’s killings than they have to investigate them 7578312180
Reposted by Michael Colton🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Apparently, you're not allowed to post: “BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!” 5334561437
Reposted by Michael ColtonHeather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool 502243405590
Reposted by Michael ColtonDavid Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It’s like driving in a car with someone who insists on removing every single part if the car until they personally experience the consequences of what happens without that one part. 8663191
Reposted by Michael ColtonMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I know the rationale of a lot of legacy media organizations is "Lies are intentional, and we can't be in someone's head to know intent." But given Trump's history, saying "We can't know" is simply not honest--a lie of its own. It serves no one to ignore a lifelong pattern with thousands of examples. 921646
Reposted by Michael ColtonMichael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Another sad loss today: the longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer. Here's his marvelous profile of Ricky Jay, from 1993. www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...newyorker.comRicky Jay’s Magical SecretsFrom 1993: The magician’s deft illusions flout reality, and he rejects the notion that magic is a suitable entertainment for children. 18450130
Reposted by Michael ColtonJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/06/2026"ADMINISTRATION REGISTERS RECORD GROWTH" wapo.st/4vWAPAWwapo.stReflecting Pool algae bloom is one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovationAn analysis of satellite imagery of the Lincoln Memorial shows algae levels spiked days after a $14 million renovation was completed. 2604835977
Reposted by Michael ColtonRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026“It’s looking like we have a coin-operated drug policy that basically responds to whoever will give money...” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...nytimes.comHow an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet 691377469
Reposted by Michael ColtonAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years. 14864832580
Reposted by Michael ColtonKelly “Free Link” McGonigal @kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“Why’s it taking so long to take down the name when they put it up so fast?” yeah, undoing every single thing he’s done is gonna be exactly like that, get used to it 1789801860
Reposted by Michael ColtonSarah Fitzpatrick @sfitz787.bsky.social · 11/06/2026NEW STORY: Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After All www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comTrump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Payouts May Not Be Dead After AllDespite insisting that a $1.776 billion fund has been scrapped, the administration is quietly assuring allies that plans remain on track. 29349120
Reposted by Michael ColtonChristiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...nytimes.comAnalysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility 18235291647
Reposted by Michael ColtonJordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 07/06/2026Extremely funny to watch the right coalesce around “I’m in a bubble of morons, so this is impossible!” as an explanation for the LA mayoral results. 3637303915