Reposted by PaganusRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US. 47396143250
Reposted by PaganusConnor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Many, many people are surprised to learn" this principally because it isn't true. Montesquieu is cited more times (11) in more essays (4) than Plutarch (3, 3). Heck, the Abbé de Mably is cited as often as Plutarch. And what do citations even tell us? Locke isn't cited at all... 1517747
Reposted by PaganusTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The DHS Secretary is riffing on the “great replacement theory” - a white nationalist conspiracy theory that holds the elites (or other conspirators - in this case, “socialists”) are set on changing society through immigration and illegal voting. The GRT is everywhere on the American right now. 105631
Reposted by PaganusThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026UPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight. 17931221870
Reposted by PaganusThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/10/2026Q: “What do you see is the number one issue for American voters in the midterms?” Trump: “I don’t know exactly.” 6627068
Reposted by PaganusTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Heartbreak in Springfield, Ohio. Please read this important reporting. It all begins with big lies and it ends with ethnic cleansing and deaths for which we must not only mourn but feel ashamed. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 761221450
Reposted by PaganusHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 635162113219
Reposted by PaganusBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"A greater share of Latino voters hold negative views of the GOP than at any time since 2016. "Two years ago, Latino voters gave Trump a 4-point edge over Kamala Harris on handling the economy. Today, they give Democrats a 21-point advantage on the question." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...nbcnews.comPoll: Latino voters swing away from Trump and RepublicansDemocrats have a significant lead among Latino voters in 2026 amid economic concerns, according to the NBC News/Telemundo poll, though the GOP has made some long-term gains. 97720
Reposted by PaganusAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/10/2026Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 1551905902
Reposted by PaganusAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Melber: You’re saying the VP has low T. You’ve called Mike Rogers a beta. El-Sayed: I'm just saying that they like to lead on strength. Strength is about being able to stand up to the problem. The problem is Donald Trump, and you don't see much standing up to Donald Trump 10147001098
Reposted by PaganusNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Under Secretary Hegseth’s new plan, servicemen with low blood alcohol levels will be required to undergo vodka replacement therapy. 181076174
Reposted by Paganuscapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For people unfamiliar with this list of schools Hegseth claims are essential to America's defense, Liberty and Hillsdale are small religious colleges. Hillsdale is the pet project of the DeVos/Prince families, and its whole admin helped Trump with his fake elector scheme, organizing MI electors. 1/ 17297155
Reposted by PaganusGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hegseth prayed to God for help in violently destroying the Iranians, and said that God does not answer the prayers of the enemy Then Hegseth discovered that God doesn't answer his prayers, either 1523943
Reposted by PaganusEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin... 17341611400
Reposted by PaganusAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows. 19791105500
Reposted by Paganuscapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone must go into the midterms clear on this. Trump is just a vessel for others' ambitions: Russia, the techbro neo-fascists (who look to the future), & the reactionary religious right (who dream of the past). And the last group wants to go back to before gay rights. To the Reconstruction. 3/ 27218
Reposted by PaganusEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 331201451
Reposted by PaganusTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.” 272342820
Reposted by PaganusRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Journalists observe this on a daily basis, and not one of them asks the question: “Why.” 761615306
Reposted by PaganusWill Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yesterday the attorney general said the president can selectively ban news organizations from the White House by calling their coverage "misinformation" and classifying them, on that basis, as threats to national security. That is straight-up authoritarian BS. I take it apart in this video.youtube.comMike Waltz Denies Trump Said It. Jake Tapper Came Prepared.YouTube video by The Bulwark 45319
Reposted by PaganusSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.apple.newsThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood ReporterThe Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing. 763615945
Reposted by PaganusMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 25/09/2026🧵One important thing about right-wing culture that people who have never been a part of it don't get is that to most Republican loyalists, their religion is America. They truly believe that the country's creators were directly inspired by God. To write critically of the founders is blasphemy. 1422946
Reposted by PaganusTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These summits are too embarrassing - and too dangerous, with Trump's instability - and the country would be safer and better off if our president weren't hosting them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump Should Stop Hosting SummitsHe’s turned them into a pointless ritual. 991343304
Reposted by PaganusAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21088203854
Reposted by PaganusDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This straight up personalist propaganda, paid for by American taxpayers. Trump has more than $400 million in just one PAC. He can pay for this himself instead of stealing from us. 23629183
Reposted by PaganusMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 551808873
Reposted by PaganusBethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our students don’t deserve this. For those who don’t understand UT Austin admissions, most undergrads get in bc they were top 5% of their graduating class, from a Texas high school. Anyone calling for more white students is advocating for race conscious admissions - to help out white students. 201369341
Reposted by PaganusAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Mike Rogers couldn't be bothered to show up to the debate, but here's what I would have asked him if he wasn't such a coward: 142101312925
Reposted by PaganusKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe Trump and Republicans can work out a compromise, count immigrants as three-fifths of a full person or somethingnytimes.comTrump’s Census Proposal to Exclude Some Immigrants Could Cut Seats From Red StatesA Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found. 18613103
Reposted by PaganusEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026President Donald Trump, in a clear violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, says he is banning MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House. 68561152
Reposted by PaganusDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/09/2026This almost always consists of conservatives saying "people no longer trust your institution" after spending decades doing everything they can to destroy trust in the institution. True of the press, true of academia, true of public health. 746690
Reposted by PaganusDr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Here’s 10 things I’m going to do for Ohio. 1711136
Reposted by PaganusKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Instead of saying "the Kennedy Center board decided to close" we should note that "a group of Trump appointees including Laura Ingraham and Dan Scavino decided to shut it down" 12335091049
Reposted by PaganusDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the musk family is, uh, something www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... 821716408
Reposted by PaganusJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026attacking your country on foreign territory 491574308
Reposted by PaganusRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026They are supposed to be doing the jobs they are getting paid by taxpayers to do, not using their positions and government resources to fly around the country doing partisan political campaign events. 18431011216
Reposted by PaganusJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 23436121501
Reposted by PaganusRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Trump has not once called on Putin to stop bombing civilian population centers, which he targets daily. Witkoff & Kushner never said that to Putin. We cut off Patriots to Ukraine for air defense. But now he demands Ukraine stop bombing refineries while Russia murders civilians. 25550621616
Reposted by PaganusChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is going to make me sound old and maybe a little nostalgic but it’s really striking how in the Trump era, no one even pretends to debate about policy anymore. 1984785530
Reposted by PaganusRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party. 906114323750
Reposted by PaganusJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In Missouri, Trump has lost 19 percentage points in net approval since he took office in 2025. This includes 14 points just since February. Trump fatigue is real. Use that pressure point in your communities to drive out voting in November. Remind them who is to blame for their pain. 371398361
Reposted by PaganusDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence. 27140531187
Reposted by PaganusFuturism @futurism.com · 09/09/2026"The bully is mad."trib.alElon Musk Seems Legitimately Shaken Over This New DocumentaryDocumentarian Alex Gibney had a very rich source of material to draw from for his upcoming documentary titled "Musk." 21600141
Reposted by PaganusNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Whether it's Donald Trump giving $45,000 to his closest aide, who is mentally unstable and has no security clearance, or it's Barack Obama using "I" too much in his speeches, both presidents tested the limits of traditional Washington norms. 171107109
Reposted by PaganusEdward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...nytimes.comFor Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions. 851761984
Reposted by PaganusMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/09/2026BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/ 93199054114
Reposted by PaganusCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026 626113812246
Reposted by Paganuscapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Pete Hegseth has forced out Dan Driscoll as Army Secretary. Driscoll was JD Vance's friend at Yale; Hegseth was jealous. Many expect Hegseth will replace him with Gen. Christopher LaNeve: one of the 6 generals who dithered on Jan 6 - didn't call the National Guard, then covered up afterwards. 1/ 13400220
