Reposted by 48VAuntBunny @auntbunny.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Elizabeth Warren is a fighter. I volunteered for her during her presidential run. She is smart as a whip, and always fighting for the consumer. It will be interesting to see what happens now. 295118622846
Reposted by 48VBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I *do* remember leftists repeatedly dismissing the supreme court being at stake in 2016, however. 863939
Reposted by 48VGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 05/11/2025I will crawl over broken glass to vote against Republicans in every election for the rest of my life 826751
Reposted by 48VDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/09/2026One of the things I hate most about AI is that now I first approach a lot of art with suspicion instead of awe 231476328
Reposted by 48VKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Once you notice this, it's the most obvious double standard in the political press. Democrats have to answer for the smallest voice even if it has no actual tie to them, but Republicans never have to answer for the insanely racist billionaire donor driving their entire party. 9639241068
Reposted by 48Vliferstate @liferstate.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I chatted with a Detroit DSA member recently, who told me the chapter was able to start doing real work only after they kicked out the tankies and anti-electoralists. They went from cliqueish book club to getting a DSA member on city council. 313816
Reposted by 48VBoo-urns Bro Ben! 👻 @basementbroben.bsky.social · 04/09/2026When I heard that video podcasts were just talk shows without unions it really put that boom of "content" into perspective 07025
Reposted by 48VAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 20/09/2025on behalf of the bluesky team i am excited to announce our newest feature! Now in addition to replies and quotes, we have the "don't reply" here's how it works: 1. you see a post that does not mention you 2. you "don't reply" to it 3. the app shows you more posts 20941181
Reposted by 48VKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This has sent Trumpworld into a panic we haven’t seen since the WSJ published Trump’s birthday card to his best friend and partner in pedophilia. Any Democrat tut-tutting this needs to be ignored from this point on. 351714264
Reposted by 48VKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is, bar none, the stupidest fuckung thing I’ve ever heard. And the idea that there’s nobody in the chain of command - civilian or military - with enough courage to say so is a disgrace.wapo.stNavy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferencesThe president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions. 29847641111
Reposted by 48VKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Look, The New York Times can't report on *everything* Yes, yes, this Republican congressman urged a military-backed coup to overthrow an election. But did you know that a gubernatorial candidate said she didn't like Thanksgiving? You can't cover it all. It's all about priorities, people. 362472711
Reposted by 48VSanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 11/08/2026TRUMP: "So I left them to die. I like my journalists dead. Too bad it didn't work." <wild applause> HOST: "And with that, we officially adjourn the 2027 White House Correspondents Dinner" 8836187
Reposted by 48VMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 11/08/2026please say it's the luggage trolley 337010
Reposted by 48VJVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Surely there is some mistake! There's no way this tax applies to me, a retired diplomat who lives in Paris who spent millions of dollars renovating the 12 million dollar apartment I never intended to live in. There must be some mistake 544131692
Reposted by 48Vghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 02/08/2026and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME 1685941883
Reposted by 48VAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it. 622127142765
Reposted by 48VMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 14/07/2026there are banjos coming from the Capitol 319516
Reposted by 48VJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 09/07/20261) Interesting "Dems Not in Disarray" front-page framing. 2) Point Dems need to keep making: -Virtually every Dem leader has now come out publicly against Platner. -Virtually every GOP party leader still all-in for Ken Paxton. (And, of course, for Trump) This is not a "both sides" situation. 431625432
Reposted by 48VJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A developer made a browser extension called "Knockoff" that shows what a wasteland Amazon truly is by filtering out brands like "GODONLIF" "EHEYCIGA," ROTTOGOON," and sponsored products. Useful and illustrative even if you don't use Amazon www.404media.co/knockoff-bro...404media.co'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon"Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXYL, LU&MN, JOYIN, TOMY, GODONLIF, YOOJEE, LINGTENG, LANEIGE, VISCOO, BIODANCE, COOFANDY, BALENNZ, TOSY, and LUENX." 331252349
Reposted by 48VDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Once again, if Biden had said this….Oh, what’s the use? 781826344
Reposted by 48VCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com 149278692942
Reposted by 48Vfangy @jeannesfangs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing 114303627822
Reposted by 48VDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026This is correct. It went from a "crazy idea" that the various Law Knowers said was obviously stupid, to a nearly-there cause that can be won if Rs get to replace Sotomayor. And in the meantime, Rs who were otherwise happy w Trump on immigration have new demands to stop "birth tourism." 16577119
Reposted by 48Vjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026because if the answer is no i have to ask why you are wasting your time on politics, get a better hobby. 22152492
Reposted by 48Vjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026the question isn't "do you have faith in the democrats" the question is "do you have faith in the ability of people to work collectively to impose their will on the political system?" 322284272
Reposted by 48Vjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026here is what i think: we're not consumers or spectators, we are participants with agency. you should not hope that democrats will do anything. you must work to force them to do the right thing. the odds are long, but we are far from the first americans to face long odds. we will win. 11563241501
Reposted by 48VNina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 30/06/20268. Also ... remember I talked about the power of unfettering the moral imagination? Anyone pushing AI is trying to thwart the power of that imagination. Because AI has no intention or ideas behind its choices. It has no point of view about what kind of society we can or should live in together 093
Reposted by 48VPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 29/06/2026Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage 62978681547
Reposted by 48VSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Donald Trump doesn't own the White House. He didn't own the East Wing. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is not his, either. They are ours and his acts of destruction are attacks on all of us. 16755611488
Reposted by 48VWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250 517278276366
Reposted by 48VNina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026"'Obsession' was made for $750K and is projected to make $250M. How much I made: $300/day as Art Director" 45215
Reposted by 48VKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The only message not voting sends to a politician is that your opinion can be safely ignored because you will never hold them accountable. That's it. You can tell yourself not voting is good for your personal brand or your moral well being, but never pretend it makes a difference in the real world. 1163324803
Reposted by 48VCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I wish. Podcasts cost nothing to launch and any old racist assface with $50 and a fucked up agenda can fashion themselves an expert on a topic and move the needle on discourse depending on who shares it with their audience. 4714
Reposted by 48VMatt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The media pushed Biden out for confusing the names of Zelenskyy and Putin at a press conference just like this, they called every notable Democrat in their contacts to ask “should he drop out,” but when Trump does it they say the president has strong views on the success of his recent meeting 411810469
Reposted by 48VHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The president’s mental health is a global crisis. 20938811133
Reposted by 48VCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't. 991272826875
Reposted by 48VShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 10/05/2026because the person running Iran's propaganda has a somewhat average sense of humour and the person running the US' has had his brain cooked in a Discord chat for so long he thinks his weird ingroup jokes are even comprehensible to normal people 1488891
Reposted by 48Vjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/05/2026this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more. 22361951012
Reposted by 48VKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026For the life of me I don’t understand saying “false claims” instead of “lies”. 661162115
Reposted by 48VDante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Kyle Rittenhouse already has a deep necrotized crater where his soul should be, so the effects of this bite shouldn't be anything new to him. For everyone else who lives in the Brown Recluse's native range--generally the Sun Belt--please make sure to be very careful when unfolding clothes. 73506262
Reposted by 48VAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I find it incredibly telling when men like Dawkins are convinced that the LLMs are ‘intelligent’ because it ‘agrees’ with them or tells them how insightful or clever they are 15682381443
Reposted by 48VKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I understand the cynicism but when someone like this finally says the right thing, we have two options: 1. Dismiss it as meaningless, walk away 2. Latch onto it as a promise we'll hold him accountable for 45109368
Reposted by 48VGrant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Imagine a doctor acting like this in real life toward you. Just locking eyes and saying "You are the healthiest and smartest person I've ever seen. I truly can't believe it. I've never seen it both in the same person like this before," in the most serious doctor voice imaginable without blinking. 614612
Reposted by 48VQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026the problem is that MAGA was already using this rhetoric when they saw someone use "latinx" 412759424
Reposted by 48VYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 05/04/2026It was all fun and games, until it wasn't. 1941
Reposted by 48VHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 05/04/2026Almost as good as the parodies: The NYT says Trump is “seemingly emboldened” rather than the more obvious “completely batshit.” They don’t quote the whole thing, just the threat to infrastructure. They paraphrase “fuckin’” And no mention of the Easter Sunday insult to the world’s Muslims. 14417111