Reposted by Mike PipperKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2hThe way the Cornell victim is being publicly disbelieved by a lot of journalists, officials, and online posters is also a warning shot to every other victim not to dare to actually pursue a case against your rapist lest you suffer the same fate. It’s a means of protecting the status quo 10723130
Reposted by Mike PipperKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2hSocially and in the legal system, our understanding of responses to sexual violence is purposefully uninformed and therefore limited to only “perfect” victims (who don’t really exist), so that we don’t have to actually combat sexual violence or believe victims or hold perpetrators accountable. 259277
Reposted by Mike PipperKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2hJust a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist 351875360
Reposted by Mike PipperRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2hSteven is one of our best here in Nashville. Stellar reporter, exceptional writer, and all around admirable human being. Follow him here: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social. 325646
Reposted by Mike PipperA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 4hThe extraordinary notion that this buffoon and the rest of his coterie are anything but ideological clowns. They're too broad for Dr. Strangelove. 2035437
Reposted by Mike PipperKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 14hThe US is literally being avoided like the plague. 941959369
Reposted by Mike PipperBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15hThree years ago, the Free Beacon ironically named me man of the year on their website. "Don’t give up Ben, you have a whole lot of nothing to look forward to," they wrote. This year, I was on a TIME100 list. I would take this moment to tell them how they can suck me: from the back. Thank you. 883185201
Reposted by Mike PipperAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20hA lot of people are speculating that this will lead to the US government having to bail out AI companies but there's no world where that happens and the government bond market doesn't completely collapse and cause a fiscal crisis. 74731229
Reposted by Mike PipperStella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 20hHere’s the bigger ask I mentioned: I owe $6k in back rent. I’ve been selling my limited belongings to reduce the number but it is slow going and I can’t hope to cover it all, especially not in the short time I have. I have enough to cover October rent and little more. More details below. 18805758
Reposted by Mike PipperMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 21hOne important policy lesson from this story is how Facebook committed blatant tax fraud in 2013 (Zuckerberg's stock options as R&D) and still hasn't been forced to pay it and thus learned that tax fraud is an acceptable business practice and so is doing it again. 928697
Reposted by Mike Pipperrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 23h‘oh that guy just thrives on negative attention’ ok but what about what i thrive on though. what if it’s very important to me medically and nutritionally to remind certain men whose addresses are in the public record that they are god’s mistake 534522
Reposted by Mike Pipperjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/09/2026if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...axios.comSen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy. 1332333335
Reposted by Mike PipperBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 22hEveryone in politics and media does spooky voice about high corporate taxes and high top marginal rates, and then you look up the period of history where we had that and it's called ~the golden age of capitalism~ 191572255
Reposted by Mike Pippermolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 23hdon’t turn my mailman into a cop, that sucks 451974484
Reposted by Mike PipperAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would. 902965800
Reposted by Mike PipperAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down... 714291637
Reposted by Mike PipperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron. 44798581439
Reposted by Mike PipperAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/09/2026I'm really tired of this assholes ability to shape the language and terms everyone uses for things. The tech companies being groveling cowards will adopt this going forward and force everyone to use it. 4337735
Reposted by Mike PipperKat 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. 202169183
Reposted by Mike PipperKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age. 15284231501
Reposted by Mike PipperAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty) 99595192442
Mike Pipper @mikepipper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Got the email and phone call saying I don't have to report.youtu.beMe hoping to get out of jury duty the night beforeYouTube video by Getting Introspective 000
Reposted by Mike PipperThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026LEFT: @atrupar.com explains what actually just happened RIGHT: CSPAN shameful, pathetic attempt to cover for @ericschmittmo’s utter incompetence for some bizarre reason 🤔 (Here’s the video, see for yourself: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4F6TC...) 22625213
Reposted by Mike PipperBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have zero sympathy for the Mueller people who were gigantic babies at the end of the day, but we should let this Jack Smith guy get a second crack at it. 973763292
Reposted by Mike PipperKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 765285385939
Reposted by Mike Pipperrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i agree with the key point here and will add to it that there IS a reward, it’s knowing you did one right thing instead of walking around plagued by the nameless shame that afflicts all men who are determined to live the most frictionless lives possible 302049305
Reposted by Mike PipperTransphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"we can always tell" 63601132
Reposted by Mike PipperKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026every rewatch I am stricken by how well the story straddles the line between “goofy found family-idiots in love-spy vs assassin shenanigans” and “heart-wrenching depiction of the futility, devastation, and trauma of war” 2053431
Reposted by Mike PipperRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not much on this yet, but I certainly hope this reporting proves accurate. 61140284
Reposted by Mike PipperBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026aaayy shout out to all the climate organizers and legal groups like @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social, @courtacctability.bsky.social, and @peoplesparity.bsky.social that kept raising hell about Alito's glaring conflict of interest ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...ballsandstrikes.orgThe Supreme Court’s Recusal Rules Are WorthlessCases involving the oil and gas industry are great for Justice Samuel Alito, a noted investor in the oil and gas industry. 423572
Reposted by Mike Pipperjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026this is the fridge of a person who doesn’t prepare a single meal 3514923271
Reposted by Mike Pippermolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026so not only did greene county sheriff’s deputies assist ICE in stealing dozens of our neighbors, they flagrantly violated the constitution by racially profiling drivers AND tried to cover that up by violating state law requiring them to accurately report their traffic stop data to the state? 436772
Reposted by Mike PipperEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Also reminder the best help for food pantries, or people struggling or any 'need' is cold hard cash. Always. Always always always. Food pantries can make that money stretch MUCH BETTER THAN YOU CAN, and it'll go to their most urgent needs. I mean, the other stuff is great too but cash is king 611723381
Reposted by Mike PipperJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and a GOP candidate for Congress in Arizona, has made “protecting women’s sports” a centerpiece of his election campaign. So I reviewed years of Feely’s podcast appearances to see what he actually thinks about female athletes. 🧵 461540566
Reposted by Mike PipperAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else 232479612
Reposted by Mike PipperMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My favorite part is how people will immediately recognize the reasons for "$50" vs "$3,596.49." The first is the co-pay the patient believed; the second is because the doctor lied about insurance coverage while making them sign a giant legalese form that waived it and consented to the billing. 1350274
Reposted by Mike Pipperbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My book is out in 9 days!! 20160093
Reposted by Mike Pipperjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026“i woke up every morning and name searched myself on twitter. i am normal by the way” 704254292
Reposted by Mike PipperPablo Torre @pablo.show · 27/09/2026Shoutout to @bostonglobe.com for following up on our Life Surge reporting with this news about Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/26/s... 1142550736
Reposted by Mike Pippercait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026bitch I hate to be the one to tell you this but the ADHD is going to be there whether you have a diagnosis or not lmao 361470171
Reposted by Mike PipperAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We're a nonprofit, we're an independent media company, we're thriving, and you can subscribe any old time 🥲 secure.motherjones.com/flex/MOJ/SUB...secure.motherjones.comMother Jones Magazine and Digital SubscriptionsSubscribe to our magazine for the hard-hitting stories that others in the media are ignoring. Subscribe today and get a full year of Mother Jones! 1295
Mike Pipper @mikepipper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comFinn and Jake's Adventure Time HugAlt: Finn and Jake's Adventure Time Hug 030
Reposted by Mike PipperKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it 59182761859
Reposted by Mike PipperMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't know about you guys, but I am shocked that Trump's response to this situation he created is to fumble around and fuck up and see everything solely through spoiled brat emotions and cynical personal advantage. That's just totally unlike him. 1348765