Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9hThis Ossoff line is resonant — that politicians who traffic in racism and wallow in corruption bring dishonor to our democracy and our institutions. It’s a way of appealing to Americans’ patriotism while drawing a bright red line around those who sully it. 021445
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 42mI’m pretty sure Obamacare still ruffles some feathers. 010
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanGrudgie 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 Patrick S. NoonanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11hQ: Many feel you have not addressed the fact your son in law is a white supremacist influencer. What have you said to your family? COLLINS: That's my family OSSOFF: Imagine running for Senate while neo-Nazi propaganda is disseminated to an audience of millions from your home. That's Mike Collins. 1833873913
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 08/10/2026“What most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals, and how critical it is to at least weaken it. The roots of this confluence go back decades, if not centuries, and are deeply entwined with white evangelical theology itself.”liberalcurrents.comYou Can't Run From Christian NationalismWhite evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored. 1011536
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanScott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 22hTo follow-up — I just read @donatoarts.bsky.social's Facebook write-up, the details of which are extremely depressing. I'm sharing the link here, because it appears he's left it unlocked in order to spread the word and warn other professionals. This saddens me. www.facebook.com/donato.gianc...facebook.com 27330
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Okay, how about a song? Deep time, immortality, the heat death of the universe? open.spotify.com/track/09cqct...open.spotify.comTimelessOuter Park, Kate Musselwhite, Molly McGinn · Chameleon · Song · 2026 000
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump on his meeting with Gold Star families: "I invited them out to check out the new helipad, check out the new ballroom, and check out the new helicopter" 5691683374
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Do not become numb to how disgusting it is to hear an American president encouraging an enemy to “take out” two major American cities. 1630592
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If there is any confusion after you speak as to whether you are rooting for two american cities to be hit by a nuclear weapon you probably should not be president of the united states 612033425
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Donald Trump has always been enormously stupid, but now he's also dangerously insane. 2362652761
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 181249201897
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Have any Republican office holders condemned this statement? 3202
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/10/2026The President of the United States just offered to sacrifice American lives. 35721401038
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war. 61366362472
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 214104361652
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I must be getting senile but I could swear our Founders left us instructions about what to do with tyrants and traitors. 030
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How stock market bubbles work Original post 10426115
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026That’s not a reason to support an “oh well it wouldn’t matter” argument, but it relates to direct attacks against the US, which is what Trump surrogates are touting. 000
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And the US & NATO still would have counterstrike abilities to deter direct attacks on Europe or North America, right? Does this thinking still hold: Iran would never nuke London or Washington, because it would know it would immediately be turned to a wasteland. 100
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The loss of living memory of the Second World War is absolutely catastrophic 572845398
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Whether it’s Obama saying “yes we can” or Donald Trump say “we’re gonna shove it up their ass” both presidents adopted divisive slogans. 351460260
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026AI is just like the internet, or social media—it’s a technology which could be used for maximal benefit, but instead has been captured by a handful of oligarchs. I think it’s always important to distinguish between new technologies and the ownership & governance structures they’re embedded within. 920434
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...cnn.com‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. 1892305757
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026static.klipy.comJack Sparrow's Iconic Hat TipAlt: Jack Sparrow's Iconic Hat Tip 020
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Not now, other dimension! Can we at least get through the midterms? 010
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In actual democracies, it doesn't matter "which party runs elections." You don't "need a plan to vote." There aren't never-ending pitched legal battles to maintain access to suffrage. The authoritarian nonsense isn't tolerated. We could be like other, more serious countries, & just have elections. 59831
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The remarks of both Trump and Hegseth are appalling. They’re alarming. But they’re also instructive. In the Trump interview and the Hegseth speech, these enemies of liberty and law, of decency and democracy, reveal what they believe, and make clear who they are." www.thebulwark.com/p/not-to-ala...thebulwark.comNot To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is MeltedAnd Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open. 820153
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950. 11934302
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Commas, matter 1572145341
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanCarl Gibson 🍉 @crgibs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve been saying that the insurrection didn’t stop on January 6, but that the entire second Trump administration is literally a government ran by a bloodthirsty right wing mob determined to drown democracy. The GOP’s crusade against Jack Smith is just one facet of it 05011
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/08/2025- DC/PR/USVI statehood - Enlarging the House - MMDs - New VRA - Totally revamping SCOTUS: bsky.app/profile/mcop... - Automatic universal voter registration - Rewriting <all> the "national emergency" laws: bsky.app/profile/mcop... - Subordinating the Senate: bsky.app/profile/mcop... Etc. 31639148
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You really can’t make this shit up. 792149934405
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853452189
Reposted by Patrick S. NoonanDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Republicans: We want masked agents of the state to occupy your city and murder you with impunity Democrats: What the fuck? No? Fuck off! Cox: All this polarization is bad and both sides should stop it. @pbsnews.org: Cox just wants Americans to step back ... 79022
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Both. Sadly, these observations don’t have expiration dates. 010
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Fun fact: The stadium in Springfield that now bears his name was, just this past summer, home to the inaugural season of the new Women’s Professional Baseball League. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_R...en.wikipedia.orgRobin Roberts Stadium - Wikipedia 020
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It should merit a few hours on a dunking booth at the Reflecting Pool. 020
Patrick S. Noonan @patricknoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I keep hoping there’s still an anvil or two we can hand them. OTOH Trump himself seems to keep discovering new ones to pass around. 010