Reposted by Paul KirkRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 22hVibe shift update: Dems getting endorsements from legendary Texas high school football coaches 312093344
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Guns of August, anyone? Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Oil Site as Yemen Conflict Grows www.nytimes.com/video/world/...nytimes.comVideo: Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Oil Site as Yemen Conflict GrowsThe Iranian-backed militia said it had targeted a refinery in Riyadh belonging to Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company as fresh airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital. 000
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u... are you fucking me, NYT? Lead story about this canon ball of shit and not a single rffing sentence on how the audience reacted?nytimes.comTrump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All VisionPresident Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations. 010
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What Years of Inflation Have Done to American Prices www.nytimes.com/interactive/... not a single mention of the role played by corporations in raising prices like drunken sailorsnytimes.comWhat Years of Inflation Have Done to US Prices (Gift Article)Nearly every category of product costs more than it would have had prepandemic trends continued. And many product prices are still rising faster than they were before. 020
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Low-Tab Pete for the win. Again. Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u....nytimes.comThe Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge (Gift Article)Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career? 010
Reposted by Paul KirkRichard Shaner @rick77-jqa6.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/s...nytimes.comScientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange (Gift Article)A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say. 021
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@lewmorton.bsky.social I do believe the Natalie Harp story is an extension of the Candi Caruso character from Veep. 110
Reposted by Paul KirkPhiladelphia Bar Association @phillybarassoc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The Philadelphia Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention is accepting requests for evaluation from prospective judicial candidates. More info here: ow.ly/cJHR50ZqKV3 011
Reposted by Paul KirkEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/07/2026Eric Trump founded American Bitcoin is suffering major financial losses and its stock is so low it risks being removed from NASDAQ. So the company moved to do "reverse stock split" to prop up its stock price. 713258
Reposted by Paul Kirkrngtrik.bsky.social @rngtrik.bsky.social · 30/06/2026With everything coming out of the Supreme Court, it looks like the Democratic Socialists picked the perfect time to show up. 082
Reposted by Paul KirkChase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 15/04/2026He’s raising an army of designated drivers 6381
Reposted by Paul KirkJacob Harris @jacobharr.is · 09/04/2026I got laid off on Monday (don't worry, I'll figure it out) and there is nothing quite so absurdly terrible as the COBRA process for continuing health insurance through your former employer. This system is designed to keep people as powerless vassals of their employers. We need Medicare for all. 2116311
Reposted by Paul KirkLee David Dalton @leedaviddalton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I don’t know how @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social and @mzspress.bsky.social stock their titles, but @horrornonna.com ‘s 1000 Women in Horror is a must-have on any cinephile’s shelf, and I would buy any of her other titles from your shop! 032
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026@joshuajfriedman.com when does @darthbluesky.bsky.social return? Is there a countdown clock? 130
Reposted by Paul KirkJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Can’t we want to know about both? Surely the response to being under a government of philistines is not to say that we need less coverage of arts and culture in our lives. 7372
Reposted by Paul Kirk Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 19/02/2026UK can arrest royalty, US can't even arrest a shitty former reality TV host. 201257241
Reposted by Paul Kirklaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026This video is a nice encapsulation of the success of Mamdani’s overall comms strategy - a slightly stunt-y, surprise-and-delight way to celebrate New Yorkers and government in service of New Yorkers 924625
Reposted by Paul KirkJeanie Tomanek @jtomanek.bsky.social · 01/02/2026“Light Melts Ice”, 24x24. Acrylic on canvas. Trying to express reactions to our current state of affairs. I want to be hopeful yet very aware of where we are. These are crude and I will probably continue on this after it dries. But it felt good to let anger and outrage flow. 1173663481
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026@darthbluesky.bsky.social how many days until Darth tm returns? 010
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 31/12/2025www.bbc.com/news/article... OMG. Every day is a new thing. Hats off, science peoplebbc.comUK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into spaceA factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C. 000
Reposted by Paul KirkChase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 27/12/2025This is great because I’m always thinking what if my arm was resting on something cold and uncomfortable as fuck 3504
Reposted by Paul KirkSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Love Notes from Nature Calendars are how we're funding the 2026 Native Plant Project in Philly! We're planning to distribute 10,000 packets of native plant seeds in the city & doing a bar-level promo campaign w/local artists. We have 72 calendars left. Reposts v helpful! Get one at SquidFacts.Net 216286
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Raul Malo, Lush-Voiced Frontman of the Mavericks, Dies at 60 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a... Gid fuckjng damnitnytimes.comRaul Malo, Lush-Voiced Frontman of the Mavericks, Dies at 60 040
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Why the The New York Timrs stompin’ on the The Onion’s “American Voices” real estate? 020
Reposted by Paul KirkPhiladelphia Bar Association @phillybarassoc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Join us for Philadelphia Bar Association Member Appreciation Week on November 10-14! We have giveaways, special events and a Member Appreciation Reception on Wednesday, November 12 at The Lucy. Register for the reception: ow.ly/1ZO250X7JFF 021
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 14/10/2025@kelbadry.bsky.social Congratulations on your MacArthur fellowship! 030
Reposted by Paul KirkNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Maybe the real reason the GOP hated the USSR was jealousy. 071
Reposted by Paul KirkAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Fusion is still banned in most states, it was done for exactly this sort of reason. @centerforballotfreedom.org is involved in some promising litigation to bring it back in several states arguing, correctly, it violates state con. equivalents of the First Amendment. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o... 13412
Reposted by Paul KirkChase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Ahh I see now, they were busy planning trips to Riyadh 1834
Reposted by Paul KirkRonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Note: As mentioned, Groypers use their own variant of Pepe the Frog, a toad nicknamed the “Groyper.” The image shown here is the broader Pepe meme. 515820
Reposted by Paul Kirkincognitoastronaut.bsky.social @incognitoastronaut.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Ah so she autopenned it. 0111
Reposted by Paul KirkLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 10/09/2025First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeleslatimes.comFirst onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los AngelesIn a milestone for U.S. wave energy, officials with Eco Wave Power and AltaSea unveiled a pilot project Tuesday at the Port of Los Angeles. 1259
Reposted by Paul KirkChase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 01/09/2025He's been rushed to New Hampshire Total Landscaping 2346847
Reposted by Paul KirkMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/08/2025TARIFFS BACKFIRE: Bloomberg reports Trump’s tariffs are crushing U.S. textile exporters—raising costs, scaring off buyers, and stalling investments. Cocona Labs’ CEO says sales are down and the company may move some of its operations overseas. 21636951381
Reposted by Paul KirkChase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Hey congrats to all the cheating dads and closeted gay sons for pushing the conversation back one more day 2606
Reposted by Paul KirkSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American. 563145865624
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025It took two growing seasons but the Butterfly Milkweed is blossoming. 060
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025www.nytimes.com/badges/games...nytimes.comThe New York Times Spelling BeeHow many words can you make with 7 letters? 010
Reposted by Paul KirkDerek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025There are few reporters I'd rather have digging into Florida's efforts to build a detention facility in the Everglades than Christine Stapleton: thebackstoryblog.com/f/feds-have-...thebackstoryblog.comFeds have not approved or agreed to fund Alligator AlcatrazFederal immigration agencies have not approved, contracted for, or agreed to fund the migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz that Florida is building in the middle of the Everglades, acc... 253
Reposted by Paul KirkTrevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Something to Note: Every major category of violent crime is down in Chicago, but there is no push to declare the progressive mayor Brandon Johnson a successful crime fighter because he didn’t invest in militarization. Even when progressives are successful, they won’t get credit. 7455118
Reposted by Paul KirkCouncilmember Rue Landau @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social · 18/06/2025A statement from Councilmember Rue Landau. 1188
Paul Kirk @paulkirk.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Just putting it out there that the Philadelphian writer and activist #Victoria Brownworth passed. I don’t think she ever transitioned from the other place to here. 010
Reposted by Paul KirkZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 21/05/2025#tdih 1796, Ona Judge carefully, strategically, and bravely freed herself from bondage by the most powerful family in the U.S., George & Martha Washington. Judge lived rest of life as fugitive. Check out young readers version of excellent book by Professor Erica Armstrong Dunbar: "Never Caught" ⬇️zinnedproject.orgMay 21, 1796: Ona Judge Escapes Enslavement by President George WashingtonOna Judge escaped enslavement by U.S. President George Washington. 04824