Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 1hBritt was the next Republican Senator up after Eric Schmidt. Was Schmidt’s little Hawks/Hawkeyes gotcha planned by the whole committee staff? Was Britt planning to ask about it before Schmidt imploded? 65015
Reposted by Eric BlairEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 10hThe facial expressions on Jack Smith are priceless 1615
Reposted by Eric BlairCityScribe @cityscribe.bsky.social · 14hAsk the UK how this worked out for them. They pay more for water, and now after the private companies have siphoned off all the profit, they get to pay billions for deferred maintenance. 0108
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026hey everyone was it a good idea to replace the Democratic party organizational infrastructure with a hypercapitalist system of a thousand people competing with each other to make as much money as possible for themselves? we are in end stage capitalism for electoral politics rn 1267
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not dunking but Musk's X IS NOT EVERYONE! It's not even close to everyone. It's a rightwing Vichy hothouse designed to zombify people's brains with rightwing algorithms and racist slop in replies. And most of America's journalists are there and think that the slop is real life 1244
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“In reality, over the past 30 years, the average number of people migrating to Israel from the UK has been around 500 per annum… More striking is the fact that for every two British Jews leaving for Israel, **three Israelis are moving in the opposite direction**” (2025)loveoftheland.substack.comIsrael's Emigration ProblemWhy it’s far more serious than the Jewish diaspora’s 1174
Reposted by Eric BlairDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A guilty pleasure, for sure. presswatchers.org/2025/12/wash...presswatchers.orgWashington Post readers revolt against Bezos’s editorial board | Press WatchThe AI summaries of reader comments have become a must read 112215
Reposted by Eric BlairDavid Fortunato @fortunato.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@jaketapper.bsky.social must know he’ll be fired by the Ellisons once their purchase of the CNN is complete and yet he’s still inviting Trump’s cronies on to lie to his audience before he begs them pretty please for table scraps Stand up, bro! You’ve got nothing to lose at this point! 05911
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Let’s just be honest about this: Jake Tapper is a careerist. He’s selfish and he’s putting his own career, fame, and money over the American public. 4568
Reposted by Eric BlairPaul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I stopped paying attention to Tapper when he wrote his #bothsides book about the 2000 post-election battle in Florida. Which, of course, was his ticket from Salon to CNN. This is the path he's ALWAYS been on. 1284
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes, and we knew all that because she voted for Mitch McConnell and John Thune. Because she supported GWB and John Roberts. Because she’s a Republican. 0444
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is excellent modern journalism. A century ago, a newspaper would publish a muckraking article. Then a pol could get quotes into the paper in response. That was slow turnaround. Now subjects of articles go on TV and social media to counterspin. And @propublica.org is rapidly responding. Great! 6500135
Reposted by Eric BlairJ. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்) @jgownder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The possible Russian asset has been thawed out from her cryogenic sleep during midterms to help the GOP. Also, she can't even spell Kool-Aid properly. 2234771
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Eichmann mentions in the film reviews over the past week seem relevant 1143
Reposted by Eric BlairBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ITS HAPPENING WE’RE GOING TO TEXAS BOYS AND GIRLS 1221831
Reposted by Eric BlairHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not to state the obvious, but Bibi picking fights abroad is, in addition to everything else, an electoral campaign strategy 615522
Reposted by Eric BlairThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No one alive has seen a president choose to walk into the teeth of American greed. A THREAD. PLUS: Ask me anything. 18649165
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026‘The Tel Aviv evoked in “NAZA” is a city haunted by silences—by what’s not being said in daily life and mass media, and what the sources in the film are bringing to light.’ New Yorker review is worth reading www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.com“NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in GazaIn this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. 0184
Reposted by Eric BlairDr. Ruth Marshall is still kicking against the pricks @wtfis2bdone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 2146
Reposted by Eric BlairMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A Democrat voting for this piece of shit bill which even Republicans like Kennedy from LA knows is nothing more than a bill to make Nick Saban and SEC coaches happy - would be exposing himself as an out-of-touch moron (which I guess often is on brand for Schumer Democrats in DC). 24814
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Some of the officers try to justify their actions. One of them said: “My role is technical.” He says he wasn’t allowed to express a moral position. For the society that executed Eichmann to have these people justifying themselves, saying they were not the decision makers..."jewishcurrents.orgNAZA Will Change How Americans Think About IsraelA news desk conversation about the film detailing the killing of civilians in Gaza. 13714
Reposted by Eric BlairMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:thehandbasket.coI saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza. 342510945
Reposted by Eric BlairSilverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026War for Ukraine Day 1,673 update has posted.balloon-juice.comBalloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 1,673: The CostThe cost: Viktor Yerko was 65. He came to an underground passage in Kyiv last night to shelter from russia’s attack. A few minutes after the explosions started, he lost consciousness and began struggl... 0103
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good grief Whatever we think of Ms. Mecklenburg now, she lost a Senate gig and just left DOJ because of a public firestorm, and that's good. Public pressure is an essential form of consequence. It will make possible sacrificial lambs think twice in future 1306
Reposted by Eric BlairDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is Oracle the Bear Stearns of the AI bubble deanbaker22.substack.com/p/is-oracle-...deanbaker22.substack.comIs Oracle the Bear Stearns of the AI Bubble?This could be the beginning of the end 54916
Reposted by Eric BlairThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23/09/202632. The pollster speculated that the reason might be gas prices or AI. But I think it's diesel. We may be approaching a tipping point, as we did during the pandemic, after which the crisis can no longer be contained. 1586
Reposted by Eric BlairVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wanting to "resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom" is how Newsom justified the settlement. The unquestioned mindset here is that these power struggles are best negotiated among oligopolies & oligarchs, not the democratic polity. Should be disqualifying as a serious presidential candidate. 317556
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“In a Cit U universe of unlimited money, the D Party depends on donors who have all kinds of interests, and those donors give money in exchange for control over messages.” long story but this 1100
Reposted by Eric BlairPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026Like, c'mon people. Nothing in @rtraister.bsky.social's piece suggests anyone shouldn't support @troyjackson207.bsky.social for Senate in Maine. Stop trying to make a scandal where there isn't one. 24911
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Lots of discussion here about Troy Jackson’s campaign. @msifry.bsky.social has deep experience in Dem elections and campaigns and this is an insightful read: 1110
Reposted by Eric BlairJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 23/09/2026Two things strike me about this: 1) Cackling along with Nathan For You did not prepare me for the kind of career Fielder would end up having. 2) Holmes might be the only person other than Fielder who can maintain a straight face under the most absurd conditions. Anyway, this looks incredible. 1141
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026History shows us that propaganda works, and alas, in modern times people who care about democracy have denied propaganda works, while autocrats and oligarchs are happy to spend billions and billions on media and platforms for propaganda. 1258
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Worth adding: The actual deal with Mamdani is that *centrist pundits are invested in bringing down Mamdani*, because they seek to protect the status quo that their wealthy audience/donors like, and Mamdani is showing the country how to make succcesful change. 2287
Reposted by Eric BlairJeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026After reading (as you should!) the @propublica.org barnburner on Susan Collins, consider this from RDP in 2021: Biden Needs to Fire the FBI Director prospect.org/2021/04/28/b...prospect.orgBiden Needs to Fire the FBI Director - The American ProspectTrump-appointed FBI director Chris Wray cannot be trusted to handle the continued surge in white supremacist violence and terror. 12916
Reposted by Eric BlairJeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If Chris Wray and Lisa Monaco were faster moving, Trump would not have been able to block this case because it would have advanced more quickly. 0174
Reposted by Eric BlairNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs. 24641321666
Reposted by Eric BlairEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This isn’t true for Mamdani- he doesn’t sacrifice his good-government bona fides by meeting with Trump, in fact it probably strengthens them. And he’s not supposed to be planning a Trump tribunal in January. (He might be involved in one in future, but he’s not running one now) 3816
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ughhh some reminders: if you come into my mentions saying AIPAC controls Jeffries, slagging either ”leftists” or “libs” in ridiculous ways such as saying they are unpatriotic, say ”*niparty” or “both parties the same”, thats a block 0180
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A lot of people who dislike Mamdani seem to be missing this difference: Kamala embracing Cheney, or Jeffries meeting with Kushner, send terrible public messages. Jeffries is the guy we are counting on to lead criminal accountability and punishment for corrupt assholes like Kushner. Soon! In Jan! 2442064
Reposted by Eric BlairDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The difference between, say, the opioid epidemic and shoving gambling apps in front of everyone is that no-one has plausible deniability about the effects of gambling. It will absolutely ruin lives and families. They may as well be promoting cigarettes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comHow DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose 9607108
Reposted by Eric BlairAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My hot take here is that no one should meet with or cooperate with insurrectionists, including Mamdani, but the Mamdani meeting was mostly public, he shared info about it live and, as a bonus, it was inarguably funny on several levels due to the man’s inherent rizz. 927929
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The protests have broken containment. (this, Sheeran, the new docu). There is no going back 210912
Reposted by Eric BlairEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe we should call it the Old Congress era and the Fascist Congress era. Old Congress was a democratic branch of government that debated and passed laws, held public hearings to inform legislation, did investigations and did oversight with teeth. Fascist Congress does reconciliation. 0254
Reposted by Eric BlairMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today in life under competitive authoritarianism 1365
Reposted by Eric BlairEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From a Republican elite point of view, this Congress delivered on the Republican elite plans to a T. This Congress enriched billionaires, handed power to Koch and the GOP donor class, massively expanded their brownshirt force in a way that will be self-reinforcing, and destroyed public services. 1359
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe we should call it the Old Congress era and the Fascist Congress era. Old Congress was a democratic branch of government that debated and passed laws, held public hearings to inform legislation, did investigations and did oversight with teeth. Fascist Congress does reconciliation. 0254
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026More people need to read @bartlettb.bsky.social and Wanniski to understand why Mike Johnson considers the last two years a major success for his Congress 1113