Piebald Mare @piebaldmare3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“How can a society prevent more tiny coffins?” 031
Reposted by Piebald MareJonathan Heaps @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is a long, difficult read, but it is beautiful and—especially from a national security outlet—theologically astute. 2259
Reposted by Piebald MareThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A grand jury says $8.5 million diverted by Ron DeSantis’s administration moved through the Hope Florida Foundation, linked to his wife Casey’s initiative, into GOP political spending. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/florida-gr... 62311
Reposted by Piebald MareJamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Netherlands moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comDNB: Netherlands bank moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' moveThe Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest". 118530
Reposted by Piebald MareFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/09/2026Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles ft.trib.al/W4DBfJaft.trib.alRussia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missilesLeaks reveal programme behind one of the most significant known transfers of military technology from Moscow to Tehran 78047
Reposted by Piebald MareAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026how i be getting around in my car now that Apple Maps and Google Maps are dead to me 2070280383778
Reposted by Piebald Marecapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Just as predicted, Mykhailo Federov, ousted Ukraine defense minister, has gone over to the dark side and is working with Peter Thiel's Palantir. Thiel hates demoracy; his minions (in the Senate and outside) helped drive January 6. Looks like Zelensky was not so dumb after all in firing him. 1/ 311248
Reposted by Piebald MareJoseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Missile Shortage Has Now Hit Ukrainian F-16 Force www.twz.com/air/missile-...twz.comMissile Shortage Has Now Hit Ukrainian F-16 ForceThe shortage is so acute that the air force frantically tracks incoming missile shipments and waits to see whether they arrive before Russia’s next aerial barrage. The shortage is so acute that the ai... 0144
Reposted by Piebald MareNPR @npr.org · 02/09/2026A lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters. n.pr/4i8r136n.prWhistleblower's lawyer warns USPS plan for Trump's order could keep ballots from votersA lawyer for an anonymous whistleblower says Postal Service plans for an unusual verification rule, combined with a hastily built online system, could delay mail ballots from reaching eligible voters. 19292101
Reposted by Piebald MareAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026jesus fucking christ 4530761154
Reposted by Piebald MareAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026New in PN: Tariff Man's new assault on Canada is his dumbest yet "The legal basis is a century-old statute commonly associated w/Ferris Bueller’s Day Off &, before that, the Great Depression. And if courts let him use it the way he’s threatening, he’ll be free to wreak havoc on the global economy."publicnotice.coTariff Man's new assault on Canada is his dumbest yetThe madman theory works ... right up until it doesn't anymore. 521045319
Reposted by Piebald MareDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 362277966
Reposted by Piebald MareAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026How many pallets of cash is $300 billion? Asking for a friend 2143036696
Reposted by Piebald MareSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/06/2026So apparently hundreds of thousands of dead Americans from COVID is not enough for Trump. Now he wants to spend $700M on toxic coal-burning plants. The tragic ignorance. The homicidal arrogance. The indifferent recklessness. 641089335
Reposted by Piebald MareSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/06/2026You’re trying to pay for your gas and groceries and this guy is literally sitting in the White House stealing your taxpayer money by the billions to put in his own pocket. 781660530
Reposted by Piebald MareJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/06/20261. Don't believe the headlines. Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund is not "dead." The Trump administration wants to the public to believe it's dead. But their ACTIONS tell a very different story.popular.infoNo, Trump's $1.776 billion slush fund isn't 'dead'How major media outlets got suckered. 341658810
Reposted by Piebald MareNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 05/06/202638 people were loaded at onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP, the highest number we've seen since the end of Metro Surge. All of today's detainees were men, mostly Hispanic, quite a few were construction workers. Stats for ICE Air operations in Minnesota: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp/stats 4180126
Reposted by Piebald MareJulia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 03/06/2026While American influencers are cavorting at Russia's 'Davos' in St. Petersburg, here is a throwback to 2018, when head of RT Margarita Simonyan discussed using influencers to sway public opinion and affect the outcome of elections in America and elsewhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoNL...youtube.comRMM ARCHIVES: Head of RT Margarita Simonyan talks about using influencers for Russia's benefitYouTube video by Russian Media Monitor 9263110
Reposted by Piebald MareNPR @npr.org · 06/06/2026The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle.n.prAfter D.C.'s Reflecting Pool gets repainted, visitors ask: What changed?The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle. 5423754
Reposted by Piebald MareAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Staggering levels of corruption. They’re using every possible lever of power to enrich themselves and their friends and families. And the “party of fiscal responsibility” simply doesn’t care. 774175257222
Reposted by Piebald MareAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Some companies are reportedly already running short on diesel. I don’t know if we’ll run out, but I’m really concerned about where this goes. Strategic reserves is now at its lowest point since the 80s. They’re pumping millions of barrels a week into the supply to try to sustain prices. 291450218
Reposted by Piebald MareVittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026NEW: Two DOGE members, Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, have started a new company, backed by VC firm a16z and a host of other former DOGE members, including close Musk associates like Steve Davis and Antonio Gracias. The idea? "DOGE for the private sector." @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-do...wired.comThe DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest EnterpriseFormer DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply "learnings” from DOGE to the private sector. 54293164
Reposted by Piebald Maredell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 28/05/2026For nearly a decade, the Pentagon was warned—by its own contractors, analysts, and intelligence agencies—that anyone with a credit card could buy a map of where American troops sleep, work, and store nuclear weapons. Now the bill has come due in a war zone. My latest at @wired.comwired.comThe Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They AreThe US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war. 211708699
Reposted by Piebald MareRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Iran Severely Damaged US Air Ops Center in Qatar Soon After War Began Damage to the CAOC at Al Udeid has not been previously reported. www.airandspaceforces.com/us-air-opera...airandspaceforces.comUS Air Operations Center in Qatar Was Severely Damaged by IranThe air operations center that has run U.S. campaigns in the Middle East took a direct hit in the war with Iran and was severely damaged. 013470
Reposted by Piebald MareDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Obstruction of justice is his number one job. Disbar him now. 18387145
Reposted by Piebald MareJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026“Peter Thiel-backed Augustus has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Augustus Bank, N.A. as a full-service US national bank.” 5/11/26 … 1/crypto.newsPeter Thiel-backed Augustus wins OCC nod for AI stablecoin bankAugustus won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI payments, stablecoin settlement, and programmable clearing. 1210384
Reposted by Piebald MareAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026AOC on possibly running for the Senate or President: They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever. 884334607223
Reposted by Piebald MareTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Fun Reminder: The GOP can't gerrymander Senate races. 861292350
Reposted by Piebald MareZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/04/2026i know we're all anti-WH correspondents dinner, but man it seems like a missed opportunity if the atlantic doesn't invite director patel to some open-bar events 1257065
Reposted by Piebald Marecapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The Trump-appointed chairman of the panel approving his planned fascist arch turns out to be an architect who restores palaces in Russia, lectures in Russia, and publishes in Russia: Rodney Mims Cook Jr., son of a famous GA politician, now a cartoonishly pretentious monument builder. 1/ 811380
Reposted by Piebald MareNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16/04/20261) Influential right-wing figures say "they're the enemy, hate them" using lies, cherry-picks, and exaggerations 2) Followers believe them, get increasingly riled up 3) "The people don't trust the institutions, it's the institutions' fault" 4) Repeat 1 Worked on elections, higher ed, and more. 181051255
Reposted by Piebald Marederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Someone asked if I could tell them where to buy a pair of good chinos. In this thread, I will tell you, but my answer is not simple. On the upside, I think this is a better approach when shopping for clothes and you can apply it to any kind of item. 🧵 482421326
Reposted by Piebald MareRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2026There is no justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth at the very top. It’s distorting our politics, rigging our markets and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. 772628671
Reposted by Piebald MareAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/04/2026This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win 17241661615
Reposted by Piebald MareQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15/04/2026Chamel Abdul-Karim allegedly burned $750M in property Had Kimberly-Clark paid its 38K employees enough to live, it would've cost $750M—still leaving them with ~$2B profit Abdul-Karim's violence is criminalized—but corporate economic violence is praised. Receipts www.qasimrashid.com/p/all-you-ha...qasimrashid.comAll You Had to Do Was Pay Us Enough to LiveThe Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire isn’t just a crime story. It’s an economic injustice story. And corporate America wrote every word of it 519450
Reposted by Piebald Maretomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 15/04/2026FIFA canceled thousands of World Cup hotel rooms as panicked U.S. hotels slash rates, blaming a "Trump chill" from surging anti-American sentiment.thedailybeast.comTrump Chill Hits World Cup Demand as Panicked Hotels Slash RatesFIFA has canceled thousands of reserved rooms in host cities across the country. 3113
Reposted by Piebald MareAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/04/2026Holy shit. I don’t have words for how corrupt this is. Keep in mind, the Ukraine whistleblower is still anonymous. And Gabbard kept a whistleblower report from Congress about a call between foreign intel agents discussing someone close to Trump and Iran. @andrewbakaj.bsky.social 972400994
Reposted by Piebald MareMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/04/2026NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC. Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents. 744326916748
Reposted by Piebald MareQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/04/2026Despite Israel’s genocide—these 7 Democratic Senators voted AGAINST a resolution to block sale of weapons to Israel 🔵Blumenthal (CT) 🔵Coons (DE) 🔵Cortez-Masto (NV) 🔵Fetterman (PA) 🔵Gillibrand (NY) 🔵Rosen (NV) 🔵Schumer (NY) Vote these 7 fascists out. A record 40 Dems voted to block. Vote failed 59-40 821222561
Reposted by Piebald MareThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/04/2026Experts estimate that the IRS stands to lose up to $479 billion over the next decade as immigrants face deportation and disengage from the formal economy. wapo.st/4vvl1pj 35320179
Reposted by Piebald Marecapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The only bright side of the DOJ's disgusting effort to vacate the convictions of the Proud Boys who led the Jan 6 Capitol attack (they weren't pardoned, just commuted): now they can all be subpoenaed to testify and can't plead the 5th anymore. They'd have to talk. 1/ 620693
Reposted by Piebald MareMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16/04/2026The Senate’s final vote on repealing the ban on mining near the Boundary Waters has been scheduled for Thursday morning. Sen. Tina Smith is expected to continue speaking then.startribune.comLive: Smith holding Senate floor to oppose measure opening mining near the Boundary WatersIf passed, the legislation would head to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature. 12761194
Reposted by Piebald MareKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/04/2026NEW: The Justice Department has moved to erase the seditious conspiracy convictions of the key Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders who played central roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — including Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biggs, etc. www.politico.com/news/2026/04... 58741420
Reposted by Piebald MareKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15/04/2026JUST IN: John Eastman, the conservative attorney who helped devise President Trump's last ditch strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has officially been disbarred, per the California Supreme Court: 342108342517
Reposted by Piebald MareUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 16/04/2026BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans, per MorePerfectUnion 926743
Reposted by Piebald MareDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 15/04/2026🚨YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP: IRS data show 164 taxpayers with an average unreported foreign account balance of $1.3 billion were identified for examination - but only 12 were audited. The agency didn't do more audits even after they discovered $39 million of taxes owed among the 12.levernews.comOffshore Accounts For Me, TurboTax For TheeWhile shutting down free direct filing for everyday taxpayers, the IRS is letting the ultrawealthy hide billions of dollars in foreign accounts. 16871328
Reposted by Piebald Marecapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is good, but remember Jones has taken payment from Russia before. And Putin is pretty done with Trump and ready to move on to JD Vance. If you want to know if Alex Jones and MTG are authentic or paid here, watch for if they start praising Vance. 28919
Reposted by Piebald MareMother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/03/2026200 years of free New York City buses. Refund 70 percent of the tariffs the Treasury Department collected illegally. Restore Trump’s cuts to clean energy projects, 6 times over. 247 Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus. 1.4 billion pairs of Florsheim dress shoes.motherjones.comTrump wants $200 billion for bombs. Here's what that could buy instead.7 years of free school lunches. 3 years of Medicare dental coverage. 2,000 Trump heads on Mt. Rushmore. 417167
