Reposted by Paul WoodTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 5hWell, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers. 782733828
Reposted by Paul WoodMac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality. 4151791333
Reposted by Paul WoodCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm with Carl Sagan on this: 24679522751
Reposted by Paul WoodDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Trump administration gave a high level security clearance and unprecedented access to your sensitive PII and financials to a kid who ran foreign CSAM boards, was fired from his only prior real job for stealing company data, and was linked to a Russian cybercrime ring. 219578
Reposted by Paul WoodJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As objectionable as this is, it allows only individual searches. Mass purges at this point in the cycle are prohibited under existing statute. Congress under Dems needs to begin defunding all these menacing devices that threaten privacy and voting rights.nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of MidtermsCritics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 26382120
Reposted by Paul WoodLynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 15/09/2026Thousands of government sites run on USWDS. It's what makes them 508 compliant, trustworthy and easy to update. We're scrambling to make backups in case of catastrophe, but this will be a hugely time-consuming and costly mistake if they intend to rip it out and replace it with vibe coded trash. 411064
Reposted by Paul WoodAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953728213400
Reposted by Paul WoodMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I lay out why Elon Musk, Katie Miller, Mike Lee and others on the right are lying about the AfD, the far right, the far left, and more, in just 60 seconds. Time for a debunking - and a 60-second rant! 9692203
Reposted by Paul WoodSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A reporter should hold up a map of the Great Lakes with numbers on them and ask Trump which one he's just purported to rename. 1054267796
Reposted by Paul WoodMeredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Engaging in mental gymnastics to justify what's convenient but unevidenced, unjust but personally beneficial, 'rewires your neural map' in ways that degrade your overall ability to understand and analyze the world around you, which is a precondition for intelligence and creativity. 1053894
Reposted by Paul WoodJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 26/07/2026‘Edsel sales dropped each year the model was on the market, and Ford discontinued the car in 1959. It is widely viewed as the greatest automotive flop of all time. Cybertruck sales are off to an even worse start.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... 2533692
Reposted by Paul WoodRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"Stop criticizing us or will keep murdering people" is just a jaw-dropping thing for a government official to say. 28470612354
Reposted by Paul WoodPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 12/07/2026This is Colorado GOP nominee for Governor, Victor Marx, claiming that he can exorcise demons over the phone "like Jesus did and banish the demons." (So, he thinks he's like Jesus. Wow, just wow...) 118517224
Reposted by Paul WoodMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP IS NOT FOR SALE!" Says the charlatan who launched "The Trump Gold Card" in December of last year. For only $1,000,000, the The Trump Gold Card entitles the holder to US citizenship and residency. 2443096994
Reposted by Paul WoodJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I watch this every few months as a reminder of what we sounded like before devolving into an idiocracy. 531472500
Reposted by Paul WoodSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/07/2026🚨“Scientists have found the particles of soot & smoke fireworks leave behind can be inhaled into lung tissue & enter the bloodstream. Last year’s 4th of July pyrotechnics display at the National Mall consisted of about 7,000 fireworks. On Saturday, the National Park Service plans to launch 850,000”🚨 1324389
Reposted by Paul WoodKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Naming your kid 'Donald' has never been more unpopular. In 2025, the baby name 'Donald' hit its lowest point of popularity in U.S. history, according to data maintained by the Social Security Administration and reviewed by NOTUS.notus.orgNaming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular“Donald” is the nation’s 690th most popular baby name amid the president’s return to the White House. 1151898456
Paul Wood @p1wood.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Remember that in Greek mythology Narcissus was defeated by a reflection pool. 000
Reposted by Paul WoodHCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Who Is Doing the Leaking? | From Tuesday's Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/KnvXXAkgMqg 14018
Reposted by Paul WoodGil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/06/2026My book refers to Musk’s USAID cuts as a Silicon Valley genocide. The richest man in the world took a chainsaw to the poorest people in the world. Laughing. So much money, so much death. Remember their names when billionaires preach “abundance.” 👇 In their AI dreams, we are all the future poor. 131299435
Reposted by Paul WoodAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/06/2026Something to think about. 34908208
Reposted by Paul WoodAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2026it's notable to me that the administration tried to frame tonight's UFC event as a "gift to Americans" but you can't watch it unless you have a paid subscription to Paramount+ 1172221794809
Reposted by Paul WoodRachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026A large elephant promoting Gov. Greg Abbott urinates heavily at the Texas GOP Convention 84497144
Reposted by Paul WoodDr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026GenAI is a tech bubble of hype and absurdity. It runs on nothing but vibes and dollar signs in billionaire's eyes. But that's why we must resist it. We broke NFTs, we broke the Metaverse, we can break this nonsense too. 16453561886
Reposted by Paul WoodAdam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Divide $240 billion by the population of the US (~343 million) and it comes out to about $700 per US resident. It's like the admin has initiated one of those covid stimulus packages, but instead of it being dedicated to protect the US public, it's for DHS. 11512194
Reposted by Paul WoodKD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 09/06/2026If you can safely attend a game at Madison Square Garden, you don’t need a ballroom. 16081981711
Reposted by Paul WoodMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Actually, Americans are just like you. ~20-30% of them genuinely support fascism, as in ~every 🇪🇺 country. You are just more fortunate to have political institutions & a multiparty system that prevent that 20-30% from fully capturing the center-right party, becoming 51%, & controlling the government. 18844121025
Reposted by Paul WoodAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/06/2026If my math is right, the crime rate for pardoned insurrectionists is roughly three times higher than that of immigrants. 331104254206
Reposted by Paul WoodThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/06/2026You played by the rules, and then Republicans changed them. 401198547
Reposted by Paul WoodJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026George Santos: 1. Posted a video the day before Trump's State of the Union saying he was going to be there 2. Bet on Kalshi that he would not attend the SOTU 3. Did not attend the SOTU www.npr.org/2026/06/02/n... 671540300
Reposted by Paul WoodThe Picture of Doriane Gros @grosdoriane.bsky.social · 01/06/2026You used to be able to google the time of the sunset, and Google would give you the exact time right on top every single time. Thankfully, with artificial intelligence, you can now ask Google what time the sun will set and it will conveniently tell you "I don't know." 372166133810
Reposted by Paul WoodGeorge Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 27/05/2026In the end we were just his latest casino and whatnot. 721130043585
Reposted by Paul WoodOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/05/2026Trump (or Trump Jr) seemingly mistakenly invested $1M-5M in Kura Sushi (sushi restaurant chain) instead of Fujikura that is related to AI industry. Previously, all their investments were related to AI. This is now one of the trending stories in Japanese media. 1182833766
Reposted by Paul WoodRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The most prolific “fake news” outlet in America - where more lies, disinformation, false announcements, and things that never happened are spread daily, is the social media account of the president of the United States. 582368559
Reposted by Paul WoodProPublica @propublica.org · 14/05/2026This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.youtube.comRussell Vought: The Shadow PresidentYouTube video by ProPublica 9519931009
Reposted by Paul WoodScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The photo that perfectly sums up the Beijing summit. 36399152
Reposted by Paul WoodPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a... 58482652264
Reposted by Paul WoodSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/05/2026As someone pointed out to me offline, this is a really funny typo in Alito’s mifepristone dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 1214038700
Reposted by Paul WoodBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore. 687348747996
Reposted by Paul WoodHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/04/2026This is so well done. 👌 560196778275
Reposted by Paul WoodTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 08/04/2026One hopes images like this, when paired with the knowledge that everything we burn ends up in that tiny slice of gasses, would help contextualize why we need to move away from energy sources we set on fire. One hopes. Climate communicators should make some hay of this. 413705917
