Reposted by withersCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11470882037
Reposted by witherswhet moser @whetmoser.com · 25/09/2026“mark halperin” is also the most nightmarish thing you could text me 736029
Reposted by withersAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest booksWas a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"? 17889391
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026i moved to the bay area right when gavin was running for mayor, he's been in my head for over 20 years, and his inability to read this political moment is still jawdropping. 010
Reposted by withersCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH... 1702598667
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026my personal trade deficit is out of hand, no more lingering will funkos until square starts paying me to post. 000
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026my kid's playing through gta iv so i get to listen to snippets of the radio content again & it is fucking hilarious that these chuds are just figuring out that these games aren't exactly maga safe spaces. 031
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026a year ago i almost died and then i didn't. the second part lives up to the hype. 060
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026for me the absolute dealbreaker about seth moulton as a politician is he was in my college class and I DON'T REMEMBER HIM AT ALL. 010
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026nice to have utterly dismal soccer back in my life. #coys 120
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026the bronx is too good for the yankees, but we're stuck with them. let's at least get this fixed @zohrankmamdani.bsky.socialnytimes.comWhere Yankee Stadium once stood, a park — and a promise — have fallen apart (Gift Article)The old Yankee Stadium site was meant to honor history. Now it’s a symbol of neglect to the people of the South Bronx. 010
Reposted by withersJesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 13/08/2026You know how bad shit has to get for Raffi to be like “the peace of death is too good for him” 6613160
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026leading off with alberto gonzalez discussing todd blanche is a fucking baller move, keep it up guys. 000
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026it's so good that the best thing about the pied-a-terre tax isn't the revenue it will raise directly (good!), but that it's outing so goddamn much tax/vehicle reg/(voter?) fraud. 020
Reposted by withersAbby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026NEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8) 31542041169
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026nearly 20 years away from the east bay, glad to see it hasn't changed. 020
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026always fun when trade news breaks while you're at the stadium. #lfgm 010
Reposted by withersgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Texas Republicans doing recruitment for us. 29882961719
Reposted by witherspriscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026mandatory reading 70163203592
Reposted by withersAward-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Another mayor, another plan for bus action. The difference this time? The MTA has signed on as a partner and has made its own commitments to help speed up buses nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/08/t...nyc.streetsblog.orgThe Mamdani-Hochul Bus Plan: Priority Corridors, Bus Rapid Transit, Lane Enforcement And, Finally, All-Door Boarding - Streetsblog New York CityAfter two very disappointing mayoralties, transit users are asking, "Are we finally getting our long-promised Bus Mayor?" The answer? Time will tell. 211026
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026the area mexico fans are on like a 60-second delay and it's hilarious. 000
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026one of the great things about this world cup is hourly ads for, like, the fox wine club. "we make our wines with the same values that built our country," with the guy vaguely embarrassed to be a MAN drinking WINE, desperately hoping they'll throw to the king david mockumentary. 100
withers @realwithers.bsky.social · 30/06/2026and there's the full roberts. he'll be over 80 two pres. terms from now. 000
