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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21h

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 20h

Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

The chief justice used to preside over a Supreme Court whose members were afforded more privacy and freedom than many other public officials. Once, years ago, Mr. Lipson and the chief justice found themselves up the peninsula from Port Clyde without a car, Mr. Lipson recalled in an interview. So he stuck out his thumb by the side of the road and a pickup truck pulled over. He and the nation’s top jurist hopped in the back and hitchhiked back to town.

Now, Mr. Lipson said, he is cautious about introducing his friend to strangers. This year, on an outing to nearby Monhegan Island, people recognized the chief justice as he walked by a brewery and started to chant: You should be ashamed.

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If we could figure out some quality or feature that was common to all the states where this happened or, conversely, common to all the states where this did not happen, that might help suggest a strategy to correct and/or prevent this

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You're losing the war you started for no reason, dumbass.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026

yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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SeanKReynolds has a Patreon! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This "Abortion is for Everyone" (from the Cut channel on YouTube) video is very much worth watching. Perhaps you'll understand things better than you did before. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3U...

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Abortion is for Everyone | Cut

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Francesca Baerald @francescabaerald.com · 25/09/2026

This is a dark and dangerous place, one not for untrained adventurers! 💀 You'll find this and other maps from Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood in my artbook UNBOUND.

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Heather Massey @heathermassey.com · 25/09/2026

It’s the 6th day of early voting in Virginia, and having just voted for Shannon Taylor to flip #VA-01, I’m feeling inspired by @nategm.bsky.social’s effort to educate folks about representative Rob Wittman. Wittman needs to go & here’s why. 🧵 bsky.app/profile/nate...

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teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 24/09/2026

Have a TTRPG story you've always wanted to tell? An adventure you've been itching to publish and share? The Cypher Open License is FOR YOU! Make the most of Cypher's flexibility, ease of play, narrative focus, and fun gameplay as it brings YOUR creativity to life! www.montecookgames.c...

Armored rider on a futuristic motorcycle with glowing orange wheels speeds through laser-like paths, with a snarling monster and another beast emerging from a fiery lava-like track in the background. Small text at bottom reads: "CYPHER ©2025 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Simon Carr".

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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

wow, you're telling me a ton of senators and congressmen have been funneling bribes into their personal pacs for years? it's almost like the dissenting opinion in citizens united was right, and that opening the door to super pacs has undermined the integrity of elections! Post: InteractInk.com

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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m not opposed to greater scrutiny of officers as they become generals/admirals, American high command certainly has its problems. But evaluating their tactical acumen is folly from the start. That’s neither been the problem nor the role of modern generalship. foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/12/t...

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The End of the Fighting General

America’s top brass should abandon dreams of battlefield glory—and focus on paperwork instead.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026

this is a genuinely crazy story

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Nate @nategm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Playing some Fire Emblem this weekend and I know I’m late to the party, but… …have we even TRIED imploring the goddess Fortuna to send the White Raven back to 2016 to redo the election?

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Bryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The only thing out of Dems’ mouths for the next six weeks should be: Donald Trump single-handedly drove up gas prices by starting a senseless war, and it will only get worse if you re-elect Republicans

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The baseline level of Dumb Guy Pretending To Be Even Dumber in our culture is incredibly high at the moment, but this is an all-time performance in that category. Hall of Fame work in any era.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Paradox Grand Strategy franchises Explained: Hearts of Iron: strategy is when you draw a circle Europa Univeralis: strategy is when you check a box Stellaris: strategy is when you check a box IN SPACE Victoria: strategy is when you do Excel Crusader Kings: actually just a dating sim

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026

Pulled up to a brewery for Oktoberfest & heard a bartender& a patron going wild about ‘The best Street Fighter moment ever!’ I told the bartender I overheard & asked if they were talking about Evo Moment 37. They were. Turns out all three of us were at Evo when it happened. We bonded. I loved it.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 18/09/2026

legitimately this is about as good as you can get at explaining why "ir realism" is the fakest doctrine in history, and also wwii

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I bet an unhinged campaign of abuse against these documentary filmmakers will finally be what turns around the world's opinion of Israel.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.

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Nate @nategm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s the first day of early voting in Virginia, and seeing as I’m currently feeling inspired by @jamellebouie.net’s efforts to educate folks on wonky issues, I wanted to talk about a guy a hate: my congressman, the representative for Virginia’s 1st District, Republican Rob Wittman.

Rob Wittman, my useless congressman, smiling like he thinks you’re an idiot (which he does)

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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely lost my shit at this co-op mode for Hearts of Iron, which you play as the Army, Navy, Emperor, and Government. All have their own win conditions aside the Government, which lost the game automatically in 1925. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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True Imperial Japan Experience

True Imperial Japan Experience A Hearts of Iron 4 Game This is a counteroperative roleplaying game. The resolution system is a game of multiplayer Hearts of Iron 4 and a number of discord chats. Requi...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026

part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/09/2026

i’m sorry but this entire worldview seems not just evil but deeply stupid? the far future is fake! it doesn’t exist! what matters are people here and now!

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Chris Spivey (Author) @darkerhue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Attention, Handlers: the latest Opera (Sept playtest) is in your hands. Your Agents will be returning to “sunny,” pleasant Stanton, where they’ll see some old faces with a new spin. And waiting for their return… are the jaws of horror. Have fun, Handlers. 😈👁️ #DeltaGreen

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

LinkedIn removed my post about my latest story because the images of Republicans doing Republican things violated their community guidelines. Imagine being such assholes that even LinkedIn is like "nahhh that's too much."

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“the warrior ethos glamorizes the prowess of the individual warrior in a way that starkly contradicts the professional, ethical, and organizational nature of military service and modern warfare.” @briankerg.bsky.social

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Where Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?

The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare.

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I feel like Saudi fighter pilot has to be the most depressing job on the world. You‘re a highly educated princeling with a seventy-million dollar F-15SA fighter bomber and everyone’s like “Man, you got no shot stopping a bunch of illiterate Yemenis in Toyotas” and they’re probably right.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026

the truly crazy making part of all of this is that voter fraud EFFECTIVELY DOES NOT EXIST. you have a better chance of finding an actual leprechaun at the end of the rainbow than of finding evidence of voter fraud that influences an election

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Glonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Another two years of a Republican-controlled Senate will change nothing" is a statement that can only be made by someone either entirely ignorant of the second Trump administration, or so deeply privileged that they're not actually affected by the second Trump administration.

"A few horrible years with another MAGAt in the senate will change nothing"

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Rachael 🏈 @maxfischers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s time, NFL. Time to get rid of Carrie Underwood.

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Nate @nategm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear networks: I will pay extra during football season if there is an option to not hear Chris Collinsworth

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.

Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026

Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026

the way to understand a piece like this from schmitz is that he lives in an urban, cosmopolitan millieu and the popularity of country music is a novelty to him. and so to explain it, he has to fit it into his volkish conception of america, whether or not that makes any actual sense.

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