nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I have the right to give my children melanoma and you can’t stop me 🙄 041
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 30/07/2026what an absolute breath of fresh air at a time when the most miserable dregs of humanity are in charge and would love nothing more than for us to give up hope 424352
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It looks like his hand is keeping his overweight head from fully tipping off his body. 000
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This is good, and I missed it when it first came out. Philosophical zombie indeed. 4536
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026Newsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States." 6541400217
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is a total clown show. John Solomon is infamous for promoting unproven claims. 35693176
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I mean, I can’t get into see a GP for six months in K.C., the heart of the Midwest. Isn’t that <checks notes> wait time? Who doesn’t experience wait time in the States?? 021
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026One more from the NYT, for which a team of 14 journalists gathered & analyzed new video evidence in the ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, which makes it yet more likely to be a case of murder. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...nytimes.comVideos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston (Gift Article)Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky. 13301158
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Just going to guess that “they” is women. Right?? 120
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/07/2026In a world of Graham Platners, be a James Talarico. 111216
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This guy really cannot take “no” for an answer. Geez, go away, dude. 000
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026That vid was 10 3/4 minutes too long. Could have just have easily gotten up and said, “Sorry, I’m a piece of crap liar.” 040
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026That was 11 excruciating minutes of something that could have been said in 30 seconds. “Sorry, I lied.” 000
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/07/2026That video was 11 1/2 minutes too long to say, “Sorry, I lied.” 000
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Yes. zeteo.com/p/trump-war-...zeteo.comInside Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy – and Why It MattersTonight, Stephen Colbert’s show will end. Trump’s deeply corrupt and autocratic efforts to harass and censor late-night TV hosts who mock or criticize him... will not. 113233
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 03/06/2026Scott Pelley has been fired by '60 Minutes.' From earlier today, here's some admiration for his willingness to speak truth to power. www.thebulwark.com/p/scott-pell...thebulwark.comScott Pelley Is the Hero We NeedWhat we can learn from the ‘60 Minutes’ reporter who went to the mattresses. 16816171
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 30/04/2026something about how the essential innumeracy of racism has seeped its way into every fucked-up and broken american institution really got me worked up today www.theverge.com/policy/92159...theverge.comThe logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding upSCOTUS hates math 12913210
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialJessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 30/04/2026‘F around and find out’ is still the Democrats’ position on redistricting and is even more so our position after the SCOTUS ruling. Hakeem Jeffries is talking about a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue. We could get 52 seats in California. 902086545
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 26/04/2026BREAKING: New surveillance video shows the armed suspect running through a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. 4011846
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comWe Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-TrumpificationThe damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health. 712203775
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19/04/2026If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this? 20767582586
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 11/04/2026“Weightless People-magazine like nothingburger,” should be the name of that entire Ross Douthat podcast. 010
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Guess I’d better give up those half marathons I’ve been running/training for. Too bad, the Disney medals are really cute 🤷🏼♀️ 000
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I would need the Costco egg bites as a vehicle for either. Sooo… 000
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Calling like crazy. I’ve called my senators/reps along with Johnson and Thune. Checking out Mill Creek Park in K.C., too. 110
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialJorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 07/04/2026I've now seen several posts from Democratic US Senators and House Reps calling for Congress to return to DC, and my only reaction to seeing these is: Do it. Just get on a plane and go back to DC. The House is in Recess, not adjourned. There was a pro forma session today. Go. Lead by example. 4749041250
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialRep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 07/04/2026Donald Trump is an unhinged warmonger and war criminal using violence for personal gain and profit, while innocent people pay the price. Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment. 1012598652
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Wt absolute f??!? Armageddon on the doorstep - don’t be distracted, folks!! 😵💫 010
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 05/04/2026www.axios.com/2026/04/05/t...axios.comTrump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise "I am blowing up everything"Asked if he worried about hurting civilians, Trump said he thought they would support it. 000
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I mean, they’re just sandbags. Suckers and losers, isn’t that what he said?? 010
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 02/04/2026The misogyny kicks into high gear when things go south as quickly as they are. Gotta have somebody take the blame. Gabbard will be next, then Leavitt. 021
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 02/04/2026That said. Bye, Kristi and Pam. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. 110
nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 02/04/2026He’s a dude. He’ll be fine. It’s the gals that need to watch their backs. 011
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.social*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Brian Beutler: “If you’re unable to contemplate humans as complex creatures with interior lives, passions, and honor systems, if you see them as mere pawns or binary instruments—useful vs. not useful—they will beat you in a war” Trump thinks everyone is as dumb, racist, greedy, & depraved as he isoffmessage.netHow The Empathy Gap Swallowed AmericaWhen politicians stop intuiting human inclinations, they become dangerously prone to alienating the public. 15712
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialEmily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I think some on this website and in general are confused. Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism. I have written I do not know how many pieces saying this. Also, if you are using anti-Zionism as an opportunity to say hateful things about Jews qua Jews, you are, I am sorry to say, being antisemitic. 2982155
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialJohn Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Russ Feingold is traveling the world to get countries to sign on to global agreements to defend biodiversity; and it’s working. Dozens of countries have joined. As Trump and the GOP block climate initiatives, Feingold and his allies have figured out how to build vital new coalitions. #SaveThePlanetthenation.comRuss Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the PlanetThe former senator has given up campaigning for office to campaign for the natural world. 7579127
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Reporter: “If you could say something to Trump, what would it be?” PA voter: “You're a worthless pile of shit.” Reporter: “How many times did you vote for him?” PA voter: “Three times. That was my bad. Apparently I'm an idiot.” 46171211923
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12/03/2026"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said." When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine." www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...wsj.comU.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global InsuranceThe U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives. 1152679887
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 12/03/2026wait, we had to ask *THE BRITISH* to evac US personnel? holy christ these people are incompetent abcnews.com/Internationa...abcnews.comUS struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq: OfficialsSome U.S. staff were flown out by the British air force, officials said. 651916648
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/03/2026What. The fuck. Trump wants to institutionalize homeless veterans. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...nytimes.comV.A. Begins Drive to Put Some Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship 31324631143
Reposted by @nikep.bsky.socialJulie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I find it odd that the US is touting the use of AI in Iran AND blaming a "targeting error" for bombing the shit out of a girls' school, and no one in the media seems to be asking the obvious question.defensescoop.comCentcom commander touts use of AI in fight against Iran during Operation Epic FuryAI tools have helped the U.S. military during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, according to the commander overseeing the war effort. 825075
