Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19hIn 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? 1132251782
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy to share an excerpt from the first issue of the new Ape Sh*t zine by @monkeywire.bsky.social out this week from @orbooks.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/the-bizarre-...welcometohellworld.comThe Bizarre History of the Service MonkeyAn excerpt from Ape Sh*t: The Zine for Primates 25814
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is really sad, obviously, but also extremely well done. Unreal how much stupid, useless suffering this regime has created. 1152658
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/10/2026"If there was ever a kid America’s immigration system was for, it was Pierre Damas Bel. America, to him, wasn’t just a safe haven from his broken homeland of Haiti. It was a place where he seemed destined to flourish."lnk.thebulwark.comA Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block.On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both. 37325
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 02/10/2026the financially driven "contrarian" is one of the more egregious forms of media entity. 515217
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026layout editor: yeah find a photo of him looking like a real sack of shit photo editor: you got it boss www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comAs Prospects Dim, G.O.P. Pulls Money Out of North Carolina Senate RaceThe Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority. 1034629
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Every time Trump shows up Paxton’s poll numbers go down. I wonder why. bsky.app/profile/atru... 921558291
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 02/10/2026Here's the crux of the ruling blocking Trump from firing court-appointed US Attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle: Allowing it would "upend" the constitutional order. Trump's tried to end-run Senate confirmation for US Attorneys in five states and failed. Now, he's gunning for the judiciary's power. 024891
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026The Pentagon is increasing the amount of money U.S. troops can receive for serving in combat zones, a spokesman said. Effective Thursday, hostile fire pay — provided to troops who take direct fire — will increase to a maximum of $450 a month.washingtonpost.comPentagon prepares for potential surge of naval forces in Middle EastThe U.S. military may soon have three aircraft carriers in the region as the Trump administration figures out its next steps in the months-long war with Iran. 112720
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you need to send a fundraising email with the header “We know you’re not an ATM” maybe it’s a sign you ought to reign in the grifter consulting firms that are alienating supporters with a constant stream of panhandling spam to raise money that mostly gets poured back into their own coffers? 14964170
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 02/10/2026Let's not lose sight about the big picture here. Courts keep telling Trump that he's defying the constitution—trying to end-run Congress and the judiciary—to keep his top prosecutors in half a dozen states. All to have loyalists decide who to criminally charge with what in a DOJ under his thumb. 1264113
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Same investor who shorted housing ahead of the 2008 crash is now shorting AIcnbc.comMichael Burry believes the AI bubble 'may burst' sooner than he first believedThe famed short seller is switching to puts with expiries in June for his major tech short bets. 6358
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026feeling pretty smooth rn www.youtube.com/watch?v=6POZ...youtube.comJust the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers)YouTube video by Grover Washington, Jr. - Topic 5614
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Please, for the love of God, can the media stop calling random cranks who write fan fiction about their personal heroes in the past "historians." 1422563566
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAlex Quigley @alexquigley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And how much value does the player create, Nick? HOW MUCH VALUE DOES THE PLAYER CREATE?? 21112
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialThe Crone of the 4th District @the-swampwitch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How the hell did this moron even swim in the right direction? www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...yahoo.comSwimmer Riley Gaines Says Helen Keller’s Existence ‘Doesn’t Sit Right’ With Her: ‘Did She Really Exist?’Riley Gaines has her doubts about one historical figure — Helen Keller. During her appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast on June 16, Gaines was asked to name one conspiracy theory that she believed i... 5145161
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor 2843149816
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the right's crippling lack of ball knowledge strikes again 873404386
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialErin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters. 121259397
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAsh vs the Evil Dead @ashflanagan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One funny thing about how AI alignment is going is that so much of the early work was obsessed with consequentialist ethics, maybe occasionally throwing in some deontology for spice, but so far what seems to work best is "tell Claude to be a person of virtue" 52810
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food. 25490994002
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026A federal judge blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don’t change how they run elections. It marked the latest blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to rewrite election rules.washingtonpost.comFEMA can’t condition security grants on election changes, judge saysThe Trump administration had sought to limit anti-terrorism funding for local governments that didn’t check the citizenship status of voters. 36828
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026what gets me is that Lundegaard is so fixated on his own stupid problems (which I think we are to assume are gambling debts) that he is kind of confused when his son is upset that his mom has been kidnapped. 6804
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have written the finest lede of my career channel-6.ghost.io/the-2026-top... 956449
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., slams the White House’s pro-Trump ad that’s paid for with taxpayer money and says it is not a PSA: “I hate it. I tell you, it feels like Viktor Orbán talking to the Hungarian people. There’s no place for that sort of thing.” 3545376
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's always been stupid and fake, but even more so now, that a "caravan" of migrants would be coming here, of all times, given how we are torturing and renditioning and sending them to concentration camps. 201259214
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I guess the hundreds of millions Republicans are getting from billionaires for ads in the midterms aren’t enough so they are just going to steal taxpayer dollars to run more of them. 592376582
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is so good to see @reportermatt.bsky.social, who was in like 80% of my classes in college, become the most influential reporter in Massachusetts. He just loves the place, and you can tell in everything he does. A truly wonderful man making the whole state better. 511863320
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialpissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 291176403
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026It was a rare federal dataset that captured human emotions. Consumers could have their complaints about American businesses published for all to see. For years, corporations have critiqued the system. Now the narratives are no longer being published.propublica.orgThe Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly MoveDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu... 20940513
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026fuck ICE, let's get dad out 024459
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026isaiah rodgers doing the hot dog dance for his kid is such a dope display of fatherhood. good shit. 11766109
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13646332243
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Oh man this is great advice for Trump, Hegseth et al, try winning rather than losing. 1228446
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who's running for Senate, says the Iran war "needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end." A messaging pivot: Hinson voted NO six times on House resolutions directing Trump to end the Iran war — including as recently as last week. 96886296
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Donald Trump is the butt of Canada PM’s joke. The crowd laughed. 531928407
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 18/09/2026the mightiest dark wizard of our time www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comRon DeSantis slams CFP, wants to sue over Florida State snubRepublican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is asking for $1 million to let Florida State sue the College Football Playoff committee over its decision to exclude the Seminoles from the playoff. 5291
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialChris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 18/09/2026And here's @slmandel.bsky.social on how all the concerns about spending only seem to focus on what the players make: www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...nytimes.comThe ‘Protect College Sports Act’ wants to fix college sports. Here’s what it actually targets (Gift Article)It remains unclear how the central components of the bill would solve the central components of college sports’ so-called crisis. 083
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialChris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 18/09/2026As the Protect College Sports Act gets closer to passing the Senate, do you know what's in it? After some recent changes, here are all the key parts you need to know, from realignment to transfers to coaching moves and more (free link): www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...nytimes.comWhat’s actually in the Senate bill that’s supposed to stop the madness in college sports? (Gift Article)Changes to the bill have it inching toward a final vote in the Senate, meaning the possibility of something passing is closer than ever. 1156
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialJason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 17/09/2026As @mulderbatflip.net noted, if you compare the ~$50M Ohio State is spending on its massive entertainment property to what a single .226 MLB batter is making, you start to imagine what a sweet bargain college football is for ... Ohio State.nytimes.comOf course CFB’s money is unfair, plus Week 3’s non-Kiffin games (Gift Article)Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter. 3452
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialDavid at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 16/09/2026How deep do Bo French's ties to the University of Texas go? How about his dad having a room in the football facility named after him? And his noxious run for office is financed by prominent Longhorn boosters. That and A LOT more, in today's FOIAball. www.foiaball.com/p/texas-coll...foiaball.comBo French insulted Texas fans. Longhorn boosters fund him.The school even had a room named after his dad. 415454
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"We my nuts." Those are your first three words upon your arrival on this thread. I took you at your word. Hard to be a misogynist when one is misled as to the gender of the internet rando in question. So now fuck off with your dumb namecalling. And understand the precise moment you earned a block. 4905
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Why does everyone who was opposed to the outcome rush in to declare themselves individually. "We" means exactly what the fuck it says. Collectively, the United States chose this grifting submoron under its laws to lead us. Collectively, he is the president over all of us as a nation. We the People. 1620415
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“The Donald J. Trump Iran War, and related Pentagon mismanagement, has left the mighty U.S. military depleted of weapons and its best officers—while millions of Americans are straining to afford groceries because of an inflationary spiral. ... 22890259
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“A series of impeachments would destabilize the Trump administration…This works best if Trump himself is not impeached. Democrats can claim they’re merely going after government corruption by underlings, not fighting the will of the great and good American people.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comImpeach Them. All of Them.Hegseth is only the beginning. 992141491
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Look at Miami lol 241396
Reposted by @remba.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dear Dems and libs: Stop helping Republicans muddy differences between the parties on AI and data centers by acquiescing to the "bipartisan opposition" frame. Rs are laughing at you while polls show Rs now leading Ds on these issues. Instead, tie Rs directly to Trump's AI/data center malevolence. 381121361