Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAnil Dash @anildash.com · 13/10/2026You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean. 12160521961
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialKim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 12/10/2026MacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025 bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight. fortune.com/article/mack...fortune.comMacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year | FortuneMacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025—a third of all U.S. megagifts—bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight. 1804702986
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut. 242098721
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If nothing else, just read the opening paragraphs of the new @vevalenz.bsky.social piece. This sort of casual cruelty, and worse, is so common in U.S. jails/prisons that to most it barely registers as scandalous—but it is, and this reporting really matters: boltsmag.org/california-p... 22990340
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 810207294627
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself? 1172325812
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago 202100362461
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Mark Carney: “I would now like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function. Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy.” 816261265401
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.transiticsnews.comI’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids. 9064252558
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 07/09/2026every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡 3867732315
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it. 14120723348
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign. Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign. And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering. I brought receipts in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 8160471899
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Official monthly data is in today, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 20% compared to this time last year! 161504292
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m… 158223496263
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If Other Jobs Were Like US Senator www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... 163193693
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Yes. Reform the Supreme Court. Term limits. Expand the Court. Enforceable code of ethics. It’s time we address corruption on the highest court. 619187873796
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialJason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 05/07/2026A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it. 265207503773
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialPaul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I assumed everyone knew this was predicted to occur when they sacked 50% of the NOAA staff and started canceling weather balloons that collect data last year; but if not. 👇gizmodo.comHere's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate LatelyMeteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. 14653042091
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2447753001
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAbbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026. 236168217550
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21/06/2026‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing… 6665441592
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 18/06/2026Take the bosses’ snacks, then form a union anyway. 361944364
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialKerrin @kerrinsuzanne.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The 4yo's camp this week allows you to bring home adoptable kitten(s) for a night (or two) to get them socialized. Of course we need to do this (🥴) because how could we not! It's diabolical and, I'm guessing, a highly effective way to get kittens adopted by suckers I mean nice families. 1012382166
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026New rule, if you're a "how is diversity our strength???" dipshit you are not allowed to root for the team whose star player is an agnostic biracial frenchman representing a majority hispanic city bsky.app/profile/eric... 866026879
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/06/2026BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals! 528170892433
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/06/2026Nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz: • paid himself $5M as a “ghost employee” • diverted tens of millions owed to taxpayers & employees • failed to pay at least 3 multimillion-dollar judgments awarded to grieving families He also received a Trump pardon. (Published March)propublica.orgA Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent. 441211628
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialmaybe: annie rauwerda @annierau.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"why use google?" webpage from 1999 8069931813
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/06/2026God, reading about UK politics is depressing. There is a massive, coordinated media attack on Net Zero, led by the RW press (& accelerated by Musk's X). It is *wildly* out of sync with public opinion, but it is slowly working, convincing even labour MPs that the public is more right than it is.strongmessagehere.substack.comWhat’s happened to the UK’s climate consensus?Opposition, apathy and the voters in-between 35979387
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialkate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net · 28/05/2026NEW MCMANSION HELL mcmansionhell.com/post/8178960...mcmansionhell.commcmodernslopcoreHowdy, howdy, folks. For many years (ten now, about which, more soon) McMansion Hell has featured many prominent and diverse atrocities from all over these great United States and sometimes beyond... 29652192
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Fyi the cupcake character is one created by Loryn Brantz, who has this to say about Buzzfeed using it without her permission. 8858434
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialMom @milph.mom · 27/05/2026That’s one great quote from the original post though. Goes hard. 013011
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/05/2026If there’s a water shortage, don’t subsidize showers. If there’s a blackout, don’t make AC cheaper. If there’s an oil shortage, don’t cut gas taxes. Prices are helping signal scarcity. A gas tax holiday weakens that signal right when it matters most. 18545152
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Tillis persuaded the woman who accused Hegseth of rape to come forward. Then he abandoned her and voted for Hegseth anyway. He was the deciding vote. He owns Hegseth's reign of terror at the Pentagon. He could have prevented it. radleybalko.substack.com/p/profiles-i...radleybalko.substack.comProfiles in poltroonery: Senator Thom TillisRecognizing the cowards who choose Donald Trump over our republic 211440458
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 24/05/2026“The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the U.S., or any of them.” [i.e. state govs] 342049693
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I missed this from Danny before originally and it’s very good. One thing to emphasize: it’s not just that these companies try to reduce cost by reducing care. The contracts often pay a fixed, flat rate per prisoner such that providing *any* care cuts directly into profits. 19037
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/05/2026We found that Jeff Bezos paid zero taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. Revisit our 2021 story:propublica.orgThe Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev... 7530331100
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 22/05/2026When people say there are no good role models for men I've always thought, "Stephen Colbert is right there." His entire career and rise to success has just been because of his work ethic but because he's a truly decent, smart, and caring human being. And a man of faith, too. 2625
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialRead: How To Blow Up A Pipeline @blowen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA) 1564
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Absolute fucking morons who upturned my life for no reason. They will see justice. 1105382696
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 21/05/2026www.manatt.com/insights/new... 1221493426
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 18/05/2026Speedrun xkcd.com/3246/ 145103852079
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialdirt squirrel @dirtsquirrel.bsky.social · 17/05/2026so like do most american politicians only get into politics in order to do insider trading without consequences while making people's lives worse, because that seems less than ideal 340364
Reposted by @qaar.bsky.socialChris Alexander @chrisa327.bsky.social · 15/05/20263-year-old Teslas fail inspections more than any other 3-year-old car in the Finnish market by multiples. Top 3 worst: 1. Tesla Model Ys saw 62.7 % failures. 2. Tesla Model 3s saw 58.7 % failures. 3. Dacia Dusters saw 23 % failures. Nearly all other car models had under 10% failure rates. 1082227884
![Comic. [Person 1 sitting at desk typing on laptop while Person 2 with shoulder-length hair stands behind.] PERSON 1: Aw man, speedrun.com removed my world record just because I listened to lateralus and ænima to get in the flow. PERSON 2: Oh, a copyright thing? PERSON 1: No, they don’t allow tool-assisted speedruns.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiar3wsjy5rdmexkvbkh322xd77jkkihi55attsje5jknacobnmjti)