Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadDavid Lebo @leboism.bsky.social · 6hFor those not following NJ politics, please know that the Lt Gov resigned a few days ago because a report came out saying he did serial harassment, and yesterday he went on TV to say "i put that report through multiple AIs and they told me it wasn't sexual harassment." Former university president 25748181
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 9h"Polarization Is Not the Problem." The paragraph below says more about "both sides" journalism than just about anything I have read. By @lilymasonphd.bsky.social It's starting to get attaction. So read the rest, and let me know what you think. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 1825597
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadElsa @erli.bsky.social · 11hI can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart 12596043194
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 11hEnglish physician & epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart is best-known for her pioneering research in the 1950s that established a strong link between prenatal X-ray exposure and childhood leukemia. Her work influenced radiation protection standards. She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky 91165376
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 22hIt’s going to be really hard for them to say Trump’s lost his mind because their feeling of superiority to us dirty hippies has depended for so long on insisting he’s some sort of savant and he’s always been a monster and we knew it and weren’t afraid to say so. 1122948
Reposted by Ghost of Tom Joadbluedove2024.bsky.social @bluedove2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026⬇️"..Trump is not a true fascist. Fascism requires allegiance to the state, which Trump lacks. The biggest threat to the US is not fascism but mafia state autocracy...controlled demolition by a billionaire criminal network, abetted by complicit actors within the US government."-S. Kendzior 2024💔💙🇺🇸🙏🌎 38239
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadNathan Fenno @nathanfenno.bsky.social · 01/10/2026ASU put coach Greg Powers on leave yesterday, 41 days after a team workout left a player on life support. The coach tabbed to run the team in place of Powers was arrested for DUI in 2024, telling police: "I’m going to lose my job if I blow into that." www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...nytimes.comArizona State places men’s hockey coach Greg Powers on paid leave (Gift Article)The move comes two days after players asked for it pending further investigation into the workout that left their teammate on life support. 0193
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadProfessor Edward Birack @nicosan1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Fuck this, now I can't watch it. God damnit. I hate the @nwslsoccer.com and all the bullshit of moving broadcasts to different carriers and making it harder to find and watch. I am sick of this. 111
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026what in the WHAT 2256594
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 03/10/2026Pete is the kind of guy who really thinks he was sent here by God to do a military coup. He should barely be allowed access to a butter knife, much less the Pentagon 1829
Reposted by Ghost of Tom Joademmiedoodle.bsky.social @emmiedoodle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unfortunately, as expected... Defending the men in the Cornell gang rape case. He “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake.” 101345129
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Delusional. 1661182304
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy. 42450811816
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadOrc Wizard @orcwizard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The former Secretary of State, who took Kim Jong Un uncritically at his word, who got irate that Mary Louise Kelly could find Ukraine on a map and he couldn’t, is getting a teaching fellowship at an Ivy League school. Hm. 713937
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 237101573233
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadMuseum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 44145192727
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe. 22174219
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadJackie Contreras @jackiedigital.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I also love having to switch platforms to watch different games for the same league on the same night! 0163
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/10/2026How on Earth did I not read this yet? really interesting and honestly kind of brazen modelling of the entire lifecycle - downstream, data centres, upstream use - of AI. Puts AI industry at 1.1% of total global energy, about the same for global emissions. More than 10x previously stated estimates 311153
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadThe Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...youtu.beBOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funeralsYouTube video by MS NOW 17023431105
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadRobbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time." 🎁🔗nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time. 18519
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/10/2026The fossil industry has simple motives: maximising fossil fuel combustion (more that = more $) Climate is simple too: the more combustion, the worse it gets (more so for each new tonne burned) so...the fossil industry supports the things that make climate change (and our lives) worse, consistently 411036
Ghost of Tom Joad @mongolianbbq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Scrutinize food labels for phrases like “gut buster” and “organ hell.” — theonion.com/tips-for-inc...theonion.comTips For Increasing Your Fiber IntakeSocial media has ignited a recent surge in health-conscious Americans trying to up their fiber consumption. The Onion provides tips for maximizing the amount of fiber in your diet: Scrutinize food lab... 000
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadTyler King @tyleraking.com · 02/10/2026Their mission is the pursuit of human rights for their technology designed to deprive you of human rights. 38863306
Reposted by Ghost of Tom Joadrivers mccown @riversmccown.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Truly gross stuff. 1277297
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadJess @jessarcade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cornell 7 just need to complete some 3rd downs - Kirk Herbstreit 12709
Reposted by Ghost of Tom Joadmatt oak @mattoak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026primetime NFL broadcaster: the sexual assaults are not gonna be booed anymore if you convert on 3rd down y'all still watching this 5426464
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the thing. How much is it costing the US military to protect every ship going in or out of the Strait, compared to what it cost pre-war (which was zero)? 99020
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved. 622116442031
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys. 19674661988
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026J.D. Vance has been a breathless supporter of Neo-Nazis at home and abroad, promoting their fascist ideas and ideology to a jaw-dropping degree. But he has the fucking nerve to say someone tied to *socialists* doesn't belong in America. *You* are the un-American ideologue, you goose-stepping dork. 741808364
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Birth control is not abortion. This is not a hard question. But Trump's nominee for FDA Commissioner couldn't answer. 613747
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When a president is saying, but not saying as an intimidation strategy. 23120
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Exactly as the US Constitution contemplates decisions on taking the country to war will be made. 33410
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 01/10/2026Thou sayest the King grows mad, I’ll tell thee, friend, I am almost mad myself. 181157261
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadLadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home 1224561619
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What the actual fuck 1452986
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadSkip Bolden 💙🎬🎞️ @skipbolden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How the month started to how it ended. 19760142
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 524101712226
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadMeg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 01/10/2026Filed under: things that are not mind-boggling. 416231
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadHaris @afcmhr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Palestine’s B team played on Konyaspor in a friendly. The club welcomed the Palestinian side with a tribute to the athletes and journalists killed by Israel in Gaza. 24516
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling. 781556638
Reposted by Ghost of Tom JoadKate Hagen's House of Horrors 👻 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 643013986
Reposted by Ghost of Tom Joadautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1233866753