Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1hGood to see Donald buy Russian diesel instead of Canadian. I know its right on USA border but they sell imperialist, woke diesel that makes your truck gay. 26701220
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1h"Political scientists have found that nonviolent rebellion is the most reliable path from dictatorship to democracy. Decades of research point to four steps that successful rebellions follow." 0145
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is well worth reading. Needless to say, organizing is key. newrepublic.com/article/2161...newrepublic.comIf Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to DoNonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat. 1017370
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 6hIn a new Truth Social post, Trump explains why he should have received the Nobel Peace Prize—writing entirely in the voice of a man being forcibly removed from a Cheesecake Factory. Really unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize laureate. 80774162
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9hSo many things wrong with this "deal," but also: it's not a "massive" amount. If we actually receive 1,800,000 tons of diesel from Russia, that's equivalent to: * 3.3 days of US consumption, or * 10 days of US *exports*. It's a drop in the bucket. We send more than that overseas every two weeks. 511005318
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialDepartment of Angela @angelaisms.bsky.social · 9hYou know who else was salty about Nobel prizes? No, really. 313946
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 18hNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 9188783807
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 6hThe central issue of our times is that the President of the United States is certifiably insane. Nothing else really comes close. 412932
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 6hAs usual these days, I had to double check that this was real. It is. Once again, I ask Republicans: where is the line? 1514811
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6hAgain, I will simply point out that Democrats do not get to talk about human beings or Americans like this, & everyone in the Democratic Party, including our former President, that keeps saying the Democrats are the ones with the language problem are not serious people: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 214936
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 7hSince the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 20493307
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 20hthere's always a type of person who hears someone's been abused and wants to beat them down, too. "oh you've been badly hurt? let me make it worse" 251941
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 20hthis is the only reason why certain people wanted to know—and spread—her name without her consent. so they can abuse her, too.cnn.comCornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNNOne month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at... 112521698
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 9hRussia just bought large quantities of diesel from South Korea because it has run out of the fuel. Could Putin be defrauding a gullible Donald J Trump? Perish the thought! 731387362
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 13hOn today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @michael-feinberg.bsky.social welcome @adapalmer.bsky.social to tell us about a newly uncovered Hittite archive and the death spirals of medieval Italian merchant republics. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...youtube.comHittites and Italians with Ada PalmerYouTube video by #DogShirtTV 1227
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialLen Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 19hyoutu.be/DEMLnIGLhGg?... With @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org , @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and @adapalmer.bsky.socialyoutu.beHittites and Italians with Ada PalmerYouTube video by #DogShirtTV 163
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...talkingpointsmemo.comTrump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion DrugA Calculated Delay The Trump Justice Department has mapped out its coming... 9196118
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 7h“Thiel and Vance both have the Antichrist entirely upside down: speaking from positions of immense power, they are using the idea as a tool to further their own power—precisely what the concept is meant to warn against.” Smart @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social piece: www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-p...thebulwark.comHow Vance and Thiel Get the Antichrist BackwardsOne is doing a bit of cynical pandering, the other is condemning anyone opposed to the tech future—and neither is willing to look in the mirror. 33621
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 7hOops, my bad, I was one of those people who actually read the Army Ethic and believed it Guess it’s on me that expecting the moral, ethical, accountable leadership I was promised in all our doctrine was just actually a hand wave 2985
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 7hMust be nice for them to live in literally the best and most grandiose housing the Army has - after also making the Army spend hundreds of thousands in renovations - so they can take advantage of the security that comes with it Meanwhile, the barracks mold continues. 318732
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14hMillions of Americans literally bet their life that RFK Jr, a complete crackpot, knew science better than the CDC and Jonas Salk and just about every living doctor 77747183
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 14hThis absolutely crazy message is fed to young evangelical girls constantly. No wonder so many are leaving. It's so harmful to the ones who stay. 44518
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 14hGlad @joshtpm.bsky.social is highlighting this. I’d add that this is also important because, while I don’t expect Shoffner to win, I do think Chris Jones can beat French Hill in AR-02 this November. And Shoffner overperfoming/Cotton underperforming helps that. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cotto...talkingpointsmemo.comCotton Heaving as He Races toward NovemberI needs to start these kinds of posts by saying: No. I... 85012
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14hPerformative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties 2526
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14hRussia has shortages, long lines, and imposed limits. Ukraine has knocked out about 1/2 (!) of Russia's refining capacity. And they're going to export a million tons of diesel? Yes, Trump is again siding with Russia against Ukraine, Europe, law, and democracy. But that won't make fuel appear.themoscowtimes.comMoscow Gas Stations Reimpose Fuel Limits as ‘Second Wave’ of Shortages Hits Russia - The Moscow TimesFuel purchase restrictions are beginning to make a comeback in some regions as persistent shortages continue to dog the domestic market following months of Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries, i... 21437122
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h"Voters heard Trump’s pitch and thought, What do all those pointy-headed experts know? They wanted tariffs and lower prices and the guy who fucked up the pandemic response and attempted a coup. And they got what they wanted." We got what they wanted, too.lnk.thebulwark.comThe Experts Were Right: Trump’s an Economic MoronPlus: The Triad Mailbag of your nightmares. 314246
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15hZelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel. 28856072110
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMatt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 14h#medievalsky a curated booklist with some bangers on here if you want to know more about the actual Middle Ages bookshop.org/lists/so-you...bookshop.orgSo you want to learn about the Middle Ages?A starter list of books to get you going, as you explore the Middle Ages in all its horrors and wonders. 25419
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 14hDespite the paltry sum, the driver's lawyers say the case was never about the money: “This was and has always been about the Constitution." arstechnica.visitlink.me/xsJ0RAarstechnica.visitlink.meDriver wins $76 after ALPR led to bogus traffic stop, drug searchesMass surveillance gets stupider. 04214
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14hAnd removed sanctions from Russia on the same day. 8443153
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.social DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 15hThis is clearly not acceptable 66480462706
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19hIt would really be great if folks not affiliated with the Trump Administration could stop using "Department of War." The Department of Defense is a statutory creation, and the name is statutorily given--the administration cannot unilaterally change it. 231374298
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 14h"Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged," says Zelensky, commenting on Trump's diesel deal with Putin. x.com/ZelenskyyUa/...x.com 111232
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 14hThe crypto industry has spent a “staggering amount of money” to influence politics, the documentarian Ben McKenzie tells Charlie Warzel. “And they're doing the same thing now with the midterms.” Watch Galaxy Brain: youtu.be/hnTI_RqIERE 04014
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAdam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 16hGreat analysis from Greg. The Republican Party is still overwhelming the white man's party. Racial depolarization, never mind "multiracial MAGA," is mostly a mirage, at best the soft bigotry of low expectations 511125
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 8449371789
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 16hNews groups suing have argued that Trump’s exorbitant fees violate the First Amendment and the Presidential Records Act by creating tiers of access to government information in social media posts that Trump doesn’t technically own: arstechnica.visitlink.me/rNM-aBarstechnica.visitlink.meJudge weighs if Trump can charge $100K for early access to Truth Social postsJudge questioned if Trump delaying access to Truth Social posts by a second harms the press. 04511
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 16hKeeping Trump off the air is Fox's in kind donation to Republicans:open.substack.comFox News Tries to Save Trump From HimselfAnd are Republicans even trying? 213728
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 16hah yes, kicking off the Christmas season with a public execution, just like Jesus would want 26521103
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 16hBREAKING: AI companies are privately predicting a catastrophic AI-driven event is highly possible within the next 6 to 12 months, per YF 227826
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialRoss A. Isaacs @rossisaacs.bsky.social · 16hWhy would you invest millions of dollars in something that's already lost $3.81 billion? Answer: to stuff money in Trump's pocket in return for favors. That's the only logical answer. 543194
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 16harstechnica.comPC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle." 53113
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16hhuh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city 1705135749
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20hStatus reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli... 412246948
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 15hI think this is a good time to re-post this essay I wrote last year about Megyn Kelly excusing Epstein’s interest in teenage girls. These comments are of a piece in that they are wholly in service of rape culture. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...liberalcurrents.comThe Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for GirlsThe very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women. 13610
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialMark Corke 🇿🇦🐾🔍 @markcorke.bsky.social · 15hThe world consumes about 100milion barrels of oil per day. 30% is converted to diesel. So 30mln barrels per day. there are about 7,5 barrels to a ton (SI units). So 4M tons of diesel pd. 300k/4,000 = 7.5% of 1 DAY, all in a whole month! That's 0.25% uptick in Oct. Art of the fukken deal, Dozie Donny 56427
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 15hMeanwhile, Trump will presumably be trying to further pressure Ukraine not to attack Russian refineries, while exerting no pressure on Putin to cease killing Ukrainians. 1133
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 15hIf this bizarre claim is true, Russia may be reselling diesel it bought abroad to the US, presumably at a profit Putin can use to fund his war on Ukraine. 1219
Reposted by @ndbrazy.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 15hRussia recently bought diesel from South Korea because it has been running out of it. 23313
