Reposted by PengrondorMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 7hOne thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations. 814668778
Reposted by PengrondorWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 8h"South Korea has already run the experiment. Its law requires the National Assembly to vote on presidential impeachment by anonymous ballot, and that rule has now removed two presidents." [@andycraig.bsky.social]theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 8456165
Pengrondor @pengrondor.bsky.social · 11hWe shouldn't be disagreeing on facts; conservatives' willingness to base their opinions on fantasy is part of the problem. 000
Reposted by PengrondorAmy Littlefield @amylittlefield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I wrote a whole book about the complexity of the motives behind the overturn of Roe and how misogyny wasn’t the only factor but moments like this make clear IT SURE WAS A BIG ONE 314946
Reposted by Pengrondorkilometres d’avis @wwwwww.website · 05/10/2026the lesson of the Civil War is that aesthetic warrior-cult societies get their shit rocked by schoolteachers and store clerks who'd much rather be doing anything else 101513161
Reposted by PengrondorMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48365643748
Pengrondor @pengrondor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There was an episode of Sesame Street where Ernie and Bert are exploring Egypt, and what at first appears to be statues of a pharaohs come alive and sing a little song. Once they were into the song it was fine, but I had to leave the room for when they first moved. 110
Reposted by PengrondorMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We murdered four more people in a boat today 12324591056
Reposted by Pengrondorceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 148107432316
Reposted by PengrondorRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Any action to restrict abortion pills would immediately break Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge that he would “not block” access to the drugs..." www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 961373543
Reposted by PengrondorColeen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Great article from @benecal.bsky.social "Kennedy is consistently, relentlessly dishonest." 26321
Reposted by Pengrondorjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished 8045441080
Reposted by PengrondorChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Judge Sara Hill, N.D. Oklahoma, issued this decision on Thursday —> 4867229
Reposted by PengrondorMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026the giant George Washington banner on the side of the heritage foundation has started to detach and is flapping in the wind and this feels omen-like 147451
Pengrondor @pengrondor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Lately I've been using it a lot as a sounding board as I plan out stuff (a network configuration, or a Cities Skylines 2 district). If I just ask for pros and cons to discourage it from editorializing I find it's less likely to hallucinate. 110
Reposted by PengrondorBumblejack @bumblejack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One cop accidentally recorded himself talking to a 17yo he stalked using flock/databases trying to show her a dead body to impress her and hitting on her. The other used flock/databases 381+ times to look up a woman he wanted to date who is 20+yrs younger than him. www.youtube.com/live/IkLoy1x...youtube.comLIVE: 2 Pinellas County deputies arrestedYouTube video by FOX 13 Tampa Bay 5329117
Reposted by Pengrondordepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026when i mention "claude" you can assume i'm talking about the albino alligator not the llm 554206714
Reposted by PengrondorAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 895254596027
Reposted by Pengrondorxkcd title text @xkcd-titletext.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Title text: "Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices." Alt text: explainxkcd.com/3305#Transcript 12405
Reposted by PengrondorChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here is @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, who I directed you all to be following earlier and was a witness tonight, reporting on what Tennessee did tonight. Just absolutely horrifying. 10428132
Reposted by PengrondorBebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026just really spelling out that the primary use case of AI is largely to spread and perpetuate disinformation at scale, huh? 28920
Reposted by PengrondorStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It annoys me greatly how easy it would have been for everything to be okay. Not perfect, not even great, but just 5/10 "I can slog through a day in undisturbed mediocrity without the Health Secretary declaring soap causes autism while the president literally shitposts about his war from the toilet." 1057765
Reposted by PengrondorIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome 14580541974
Reposted by PengrondorMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44967351843
Reposted by PengrondorThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Future presidential debates should probably feature questions like "are you stupid enough to start a cold war with Canada" or "who pays a tariff" 311021179
Reposted by PengrondorJules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When Ireland attacker Jack Moylan scored, he removed his black armband honoring Gaza. He then kissed the Ireland badge on his shirt, directing the gesture at supporters of Israel, some of whom had heckled Ireland during warm-ups. Ireland then walloped Israel 3–0. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comIrish Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu’s Refusal to Play Against Israel Puts Him on the Right Side of HistoryBazunu’s decision raises the perennial question: Why is a country that is currently committing a genocide allowed to compete in the first place? 011011
Reposted by PengrondorDr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Irony, already dead, is now double-dead 45512
Reposted by PengrondorThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164978665
Reposted by PengrondorHisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The experiment has been run. In Quebec low cost daycare resulting in tens of thousands of additional women joining the workforce. The increase in taxes to both provincial and federal governments were more than the cost of the subsidy.ippr.orgLessons from Quebec's universal low-fee childcare programme | IPPRThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. 524766
Reposted by Pengrondormattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 28/09/2026Recent Events have me once again considering: the cube 171696250
Reposted by PengrondorPan seared tauntaun @pansearedtauntaun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Let me sum up the last couple years. 1153
Reposted by PengrondorKathleen De Vere @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com · 28/09/2026It’s Pizzamas! That means you can give $10 bucks to charity AND get an all-new, extremely weird one-shot! This one features an extended P.G. Wodehouse parody, a ton of classic Nerdfighter memes, and the best batch of pre-gen characters I’ve ever designed! pizzamas.com/collections/...pizzamas.com2026 Pizzamas TTRPG One Shot - The Timeless IslandThe adventure continues! The island of Vlogrill experiences a big shake up when destabilized faultlines go critical, unleashing a magical explosion so violent it causes not just an earthquake, but a t... 510344
Reposted by PengrondorDr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reminder that this is the dude who is calling *other* people the antichrist 1299
Reposted by Pengrondorc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Let's take a minute to 'think about them beans'. Toe beans, that is. Why do some animals have little pink nubs on their feet, while others... don't? Let's start by looking at the-things-between-the-beans minus the fur. Time to look at a Sphynx cat's foot, up close. CW: cannot be UNSEEN.😬static.klipy.comCute Cat PawsAlt: Cute Cat Paws: An orange and white marmalade cat is off-screen, with just the rear paws extended over a grey sofa arm. The toe beans flare outward as the cat flexes. 15578116
Reposted by PengrondorDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth." "At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care."nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 1111870
Reposted by PengrondorRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5 14470251
Reposted by PengrondorBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I feel like Arnold was the one guy to truly hold the republican line about what the great goodness of America means in his heart and when they stopped pretending to believe any of it he looked around and was like fuck it I’m Bernie I guess 332274246
Reposted by PengrondorAaron 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. 21188113851
Reposted by PengrondorFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Vance: We need somebody who will fight back against the fart left. Now, you may not have even heard that, but I just called them the fart left, not the far left. 9211219
Reposted by PengrondorThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wilber’s attorney: “Wilber has a bullet lodged near his spine and is losing feeling on the left side of his body.” #AbolishICE @DoorDash 19539981881
Reposted by PengrondorBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026you can learn a lot about America by remembering that this man lived through the coronavirus 141846295
Reposted by PengrondorAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off. 552595991
Reposted by Pengrondor Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 21/09/202621st century adage: If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing. 48813
Reposted by PengrondorOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty 3035901148