Reposted by Perry AndersonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way. 210122643893
Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Whoever makes tv ads for Republicans candidates in Texas thinks we are really dumb. Scary that they just might be right. 000
Reposted by Perry AndersonPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When historians look back on Trump's foreign policy in a century, I bet these are their verdict on his most famous policies: The support of Russia--the most evil. The pillaging of Venezuela--the most corrupt. The decision to go to war with Iran--the most incompetent. 331026296
Reposted by Perry AndersonNBABeau @nbabeau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You can read this long passage of words from the NYT today about Trump voters realizing he was lying to them. I recommend you do. I simply read them as “I apologize, Beau. You were right and I was wrong.”😎✌️ 0365
Reposted by Perry AndersonNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If only it had been this way. Justice denied 👇 👇 👇 👇 1033506866
Reposted by Perry AndersonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 481115505
Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bluesky is certainly better than Elon's hellsite but I do get this sort of engagement too often where some rando parachutes in from liberal heaven to insult me for failing their secret purity test. 000
Reposted by Perry AndersonAnne 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. 5953725013399
Reposted by Perry AndersonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Mike Johnson also has a "persona online"—and a persona on television. That persona is of a good Christian who never knows anything inconvenient. In reality, he is a very bad Christian who lies about the evils being perpetrated by his handler, Donald Trump, and about his own awareness of those evils. 37755108
Reposted by Perry AndersonJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...nbcnews.comLutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer fundsA top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. 1773207927
Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I get so much Democrat candidate spam on my phone I'm thinking about voting for the end times. 141
Reposted by Perry AndersonContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New Zealand are home to millions of these creatures, transforming underground rivers into what feels like a real-life journey through a galaxy. Bioluminescence: The blue light comes from Arachnocampa luminosa, a unique glowworm species found only in New Zealand. 30777167
Reposted by Perry Andersonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026worth tying this into the political economy of the slave south as well. from roughly the 1820s onwards, slavery became enormously lucrative in ways that had never been seen before. slave traders became millionaires. large planters had tremendous purchasing power. just huge amounts of wealth. 8157211152
Reposted by Perry AndersonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…nbcnews.comICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operationsThe doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that 922118924659
Reposted by Perry AndersonAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA 227147342820
Reposted by Perry AndersonCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026On Aug. 19, 1942, the Dieppe Raid was conducted. The raid only lasted nine hours but 907 Canadians were killed, 2,460 were wounded and 1,946 were taken prisoner. Among the Canadians, there were many heroes. These are some of their stories. 📸 LAC 🧵 1/7 310428
Perry Anderson @perryanderson1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A new life awaits you in the offworld colonies. That's good right? 010
Reposted by Perry Anderson𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/08/2026If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 30, the number is 98.5%. 42842391
Reposted by Perry AndersonRuth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 26/07/2026As someone who has studied strongmen throughout history, I can’t stress enough that we should not see authoritarians as infallible. 301415508
Reposted by Perry AndersonMaj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING. 16661171631
Reposted by Perry AndersonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New, from me: It is fine to disagree with aspects of the pandemic response. But what we saw at Fauci's hearing was something different: a show trial where cranks tried to threaten and shift blame to an public servant. Here is why this is bad for all of us.🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/watching-t...donmoynihan.substack.comWatching the show trialsAnthony Fauci and the politics of retribution 431437388
Reposted by Perry AndersonSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget. 404155686444
Reposted by Perry AndersonAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 31/07/2026I questioned Anthony Fauci under oath during COVID. I asked questions. He answered them. That's what congressional oversight is supposed to look like. What Republicans did to him this week wasn't oversight. It was a humiliation ritual. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comI Questioned Anthony Fauci during COVID. What Rand Paul Did To Him This Week Was A Disgrace.In 2020, I wanted answers. This week, Senate Republicans tried to destroy him for a viral clip. 2023707948
Reposted by Perry AndersonDan Miller @danmiller999.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Sunday 7/26 at 10am PT on Climate Chat: The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with climate scientist Robert Kopp @bobkopp.net. Don't miss it! @leonsimons.com @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social @radsci.bsky.social #ClimateChange #SLR youtu.be/0kcC_VwXVp8youtu.beThe Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with Robert KoppYouTube video by Climate Chat 069
Reposted by Perry AndersonJooli-AHH! Boolia 👻🍂🎃 @jooliaghoulia.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This is the future liberals want 616932
Reposted by Perry AndersonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Have you noticed that some of the most effective ads for the Dems are written by the GOP? I love when they say the quiet part out loud! #AccountabilityIsComingNovember3rd 523167855137
Reposted by Perry AndersonAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Kyiv tonight 🇺🇲🇺🇦 39533114
Reposted by Perry AndersonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/07/2026No previous president has ever manipulated American foreign and domestic policy in order to make himself a billionaire. Unprecedented www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin venturesAlmost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president’s earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024. 991615618
Reposted by Perry AndersonCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn... 918189023181
Reposted by Perry AndersonNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Crime and Punishment Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org 14688393548
Reposted by Perry AndersonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality. 12547491762
Reposted by Perry Andersonmweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 14/06/2026In a nutshell. 470155004936
Reposted by Perry AndersonPat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 14/06/2026#ObamaAppreciationDay 743277217284
Reposted by Perry AndersonTrump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Senate Democrats are accusing Republicans of siding with Trump’s corruption instead of the American people. Chuck Schumer says GOP leaders are actively enabling it—not stopping it. At some point, it stops being politics and starts being complicity. www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-r...democrats.senate.govLeader Schumer Floor Remarks On Senate Republicans Siding With Trump And His Corrupt Slush Fund Over The American People | Senate Democratic LeadershipWashington D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Republicans’ decision to affirm their... 457
Reposted by Perry AndersonRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Gonna get a lot of use out of this one unfortunately 120339
Reposted by Perry AndersonJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/06/2026There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves. 873354499540
Reposted by Perry AndersonJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026In the latest play from Project 2025, the Trump Administration has announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments that continuously monitor the ocean. This is a deliberate destruction of critical scientific infrastructure. 22674397
Reposted by Perry AndersonGrits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Statesman ran a guest column I wrote about the forgotten history of Oak Springs in East Austin and the homeless sweeps targeting the encampment there. www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...statesman.comHomeless sweeps at Oak Springs ignore history and fail the present | OpinionBeneath Austin's homeless sweeps lies a history of who is allowed to stay, who is pushed out and how public land is managed, Scott Henson writes. 093
Reposted by Perry Andersondr. hazel 🕸️ @hazelmonforton.com · 27/03/2025WHO'S HUNGRY NOW, BITCH? 156110131570
Reposted by Perry AndersonJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/05/2026I live in a county that went 81% for Trump, in a representative district that hasn't gone blue in nine decades, in a state with a gerrymandered GOP supermajority, in a country run by a kleptocrat and his compliant Republican cronies, but sure, I live in a bubble because I'm on fucking Bluesky 962745306
Reposted by Perry AndersonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I just didn't want to be part of a Nazi/bot/porn machine. Run by a person who was feeding crucial US institutions "into the woodchipper," and gloating about it. YMMV 029911
Reposted by Perry Anderson🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/05/2026REMINDER: This is still the way Donald Trump is most likely to kill you. (Taking your health insurance.)thefarce.orgHere's the way Donald Trump is most likely to kill youIt’s the mass uninsuring. 920377