Reposted by No Kings but King LuddGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6hWe don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 2533812805
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 28/09/2026"The evidence continues to grow. Social media, as it is currently constructed, redounds to the net benefit of illiberal regimes and their allies in democracies. The question is what to do about it." www.liberalcurrents.com/social-media... 13394118
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7935391341
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So what Duckworth actually said was worse than that short clip I saw... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmYs...youtube.comWhat should Democrats do if they win?YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 2127786
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026It's both their birthdays this week, so we must share this classic from our archives... buff.ly/F7QhXVLbuff.lyBruce Springsteen or Stephen King?1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen across a deser... 011149
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard! 1347851229
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It remains baffling how Democrats are apparently being told by their consultants that they need to go on the attack against their most stalwart and engaged supporters. It genuinely seems suicidal 191
Reposted by No Kings but King Luddlastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's genuinely fascinating that the US president keeps announcing that he just flat out doesn't know what trade is, he legit doesn't appreciate the concept of exchange and instead views economic activity through the lens of a dragon attempting to maximise its gold hoard to sit upon. 893853596
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddEd Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/ 261612358
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAnil Dash @anildash.com · 15/09/2026this is not an accurate description of what's happening. not least because I can write code and get them to output something different there. I can understand why it *seems* that way, but this is just not accurate, and it's a shame they describe it this way in their UI. 82965
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is really well done, great tour of recent history for those who might not understand the rights trans people have lost or the devastation in learning some Democrats want to entrench those losses rather than reverse them. 8735211
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Again, Republicans have no principles beyond power and white supremacy. So whenever they pretend to be concerned about women’s sports, or about undocumented people, or about voter fraud, or whatever, no one, especially democrats, should take them seriously. Mock them as the depraved freaks they are 000
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Democrats need to (finally) realize that every single Republican argument is made in bad faith. Republicans don’t care about the sanctity of women’s sports, they don’t care about anyone’s safety in bathrooms, they don’t care about the scientific validity of gender affirming care. 120
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This anti trans stuff is not hard to combat. You just need a little creativity and a theory of an electorate that isn’t mostly composed of recalcitrant bigots but can be moved by appeals to empathy and principle 000
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Somehow Democrats lose half their races against depraved monsters like this 000
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Andrew is right. “No you’re wrong, I hate these people just as much as you do” is actually not a response that wins you any votes. “You’re right, I will defend all Texans from crooks and perverts like Paxton” is much more likely to. 120
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“youre goddam right im for them just like im for all texans” wouldve gone hard as a rebuttal had talarico not just spent the last 3 days tripping over himself to move right on this issue congrats to the talarico team for painting yourselves into a very predictable corner 302065337
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddMuseum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026 3475061320
Reposted by No Kings but King Luddjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026i think it is bad that the president is that helm of a deranged cult of personality 1506188956
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights. 150108031819
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people 543332684
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Particularly when the case for trans rights is not complicated, or difficult to make. No, Dems have just decided to sacrifice trans folks presumably because some idiot consultants told them they need to “neutralize” the issue, which is totally working because Reps are no longer attacking them on it 020
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Donald Trump is destroying the national capital to build Trump monuments. I wish liberal leaders would stop acting like it’s embarrassing to care. It’s an abomination, just like the war, the corruption, the racism. 281248222
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 04/09/2026So much this. For my entire adult life politics has been the Right performing obviously insincere outrage and being taken seriously, and the Left talking themselves out of expressing genuine outrage or passion for fear that it might offend some swing voter somewhere 010
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"What's behind the appeal of the far right?" is one of those questions pundits keep asking but wherever you look, the answer is simple: Racism and lying www.dw.com/en/germany-i... 24983183
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If the media is going to insist that politicians denounce their supporters who make extremist statements, I have a suggestion for someone a bit more important than a Twitch streamer.campaign-trails.ghost.ioDenouncing ExtremistsOne of the media's favorite activities is demanding that Democratic politicians denounce individuals on their side who have made extreme statements. This is a pattern that stretches back to the 1992 ... 7339771015
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Trump Admins latest move to bring vote by mail sabotage plan to SCOTUS is a good example of the absolute necessity of breaking the current Court's corruption. This is transparently unconstitutional. Even if it weren't some version of Purcell wld require not rushing something so poorly planned ... 8559145
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddBARO @baro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Ebikes are the Hasan of transport politics. Sure there's some legitimate issues but they pale in comparison to what the opposition has totally normalized. Yet we only clutch our pearls about one. 011
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 03/09/2026In America, the daily threat of being flattened by an oncoming Ford F150 is just part of life, worth it for Freedom. But standing aside for an e-scooter? A personal and public health crisis that must be exposed in our nation’s op-Ed pages 654971
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddArvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wow, these sequestration rates (even in medium scenario) are not just unrealistic, they are fantastical. Our work on geological limits to carbon sequestration shows that even achieving 1 Gt/y will be challenging without significant tech breakthrough. Relying on CCS today is not a realistic plan!iopscience.iop.orgCan we sequester carbon fast enough? Growing disconnect between models and realityCan we sequester carbon fast enough? Growing disconnect between models and reality, Daigle, Hugh, Ravikumar, Arvind 610733
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Just as the election of Trump was on-its-face evidence of fatal flaws in our system of government, the fact that the most politically obtuse man in America is set to become the Democratic speaker of the house next year reveals deep rot within party leadership 010
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026Ossoff: "What did we learn this morning? Yet another connection between Rep. Mike Collins and white nationalism, between Collins and neo-Nazi ideology. One of the congressman's staffers posting swastikas online and depicting himself in the costume of the Ku Klux Klan. Disgraceful and disqualifying." 8948301511
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Trump is an economic illiterate. But Democrats in general have been hesitant to simply say this. About time. 16771401680
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddDr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Insane that every democratic politician in the country is not on TV throwing a conipshit over Gary, Indiana. They are so bad at politics and especially bad at disaster politics. 310731
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddMartha Smith @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 24/08/2026That an opposition party should be adversarial instead of constantly compromising partners in government is not a new or impossible idea. "Reaching across the aisle" as a political value is something of a global and historical political abberation that only benefitted one specific 20th C cohort. 39213
Reposted by No Kings but King Luddjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026i wrote this last year but there is literally no publicly available evidence that donald trump knows what a tariff actually is 1154717774
Reposted by No Kings but King Luddjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/08/2026[seinfeld voice] what is the deal with natalie harp youtu.be/XqpTkbNRAjYyoutu.beSo what's the deal with Trump's aide, Natalie Harp?YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 1303031522
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 18/08/2026the best part of all of this is that Ossoff just opened the door. He never said anything beyond "travel with Natalie." They're the ones who wandered in like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. 312063303
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The incredible reaction to Jon Ossoff saying just one word about our emperor's new clothes -- "Natalie" -- shows what Democrats can do if they just speak the truth about what all of us can see with our own eyes 894925990
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Narrowing the bounds of climate sensitivity has always been a worthy enterprise, and I suppose it’s worse if this ends up being higher than suspected, but even modest warming would be unthinkably catastrophic, and we should be doing everything we can to stop and reverse global heating irrespective 000
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddSam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.youtube.comThe pundits have completely lost the plotYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 7729261019
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️ 693232885829
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026My boring take is that a candidate like Hong would have gotten 15% of the vote max under Biden, she built a great campaign around clear issues. And she ran out of votes because 60% of the electorate thought her left-wing comments would be used by Rs to bludgeon her for three months. 3249241
No Kings but King Ludd @pilgrim76.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Crowley will probably win in November, but the odds that establishment Dems in WI draw all the wrong lessons from this outcome are unfortunately high 010
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddNude van Ristlerooy @muteki-ish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Weird to frame the kente cloth performance as anything but an attempt by elites at gesturing sympathetically toward racism while refusing to do anything meaningful about it, just the sort of crass appropriation everyone else was complaining about 1333710
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026Again, amazing how this is the dominant narrative across the political spectrum about a movement born out of a series of murders to mainly young people leading up to the murder of George Floyd. 9437114
Reposted by No Kings but King LuddDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted - we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points" writes @georgemonbiot.bsky.social #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/membership/2...theguardian.comDon’t despair about what’s happening to our planet. That’s what they want you to feelThere are social tipping points when the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes inevitable. Good journalism plays an essential role in helping drive these shifts and shows us how real change can happen 410848
Reposted by No Kings but King Luddceej @ceej.online · 12/08/2026you perverts like staring at wisconsin, huh? you like looking at maps with all of our stupid little counties? you can't help yourselves but whisper "fond du lac" and "shawano" while reading about ballot drops. you want to taste a cheese curd? huh? 1202713327
