Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 2hPretty sure none of Taylor Swift's fans were at her stadium show thinking "I wish I could do this alone, and to music nobody else knows, and with a singer who isn't a person." 000
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At about the same time, the MacArthur Foundation announced the 20 winners of their "Genius Grant" Fellowships, and - shocker - Sen. Schmitt was not on the list! Here's who was: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/a...nytimes.comMacArthur Foundation Announces 2026 ‘Genius Grant’ WinnersThe 20 fellowship recipients across the arts, humanities and sciences will each receive an $800,000, no-strings-attached stipend for their work. 001
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 29/09/2026$10 gas in Alaska, because of Trump's Iran war. Corruption, tariffs, inflation and war. Corruption, tariffs, inflation and war. Corruption, tariffs, inflation and war. Corruption, tariffs, inflation and war. Corruption, tariffs, inflation and war. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.com$10 for a gallon of gas has red Alaska thinking about a Democratic senatorMary Peltola hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race all about prices, federal aid and Donald Trump. 010
Reposted by Robert RutledgeSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ohio doesn’t have anyone in the Senate fighting for us – we’re changing that this November. 5490113
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump: "Hey, do you want to buy some American-made weapons systems? We have the best weapons systems in the world!" Xi: [stares directly into the camera] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 010
Reposted by Robert RutledgeGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...newrepublic.comTrump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ HeelTrump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. 792239640
Reposted by Robert RutledgeAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday. 9965501855
Reposted by Robert RutledgeAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If Black voter turnout in Georgia had approached 60%, Kamala Harris would have won the state. There's a lot of noise out there among vibe-based pundits, but that's the number that determines a double-digit Ossoff win versus something smaller and a Democratic governor versus a Republican one. 1129740
Reposted by Robert RutledgeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026RAJU: So you're not planning to help Paxton fundraise at all? CORNYN: Correct R: Why? C: This is the way majority parties become minority parties -- by nominating candidates that are less than appealing to a general electorate R: Does he deserve to be a senator? C: I'll let voters decide that 2474879929
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On being arrested Sept. 25, 2012 for spray painting over a racist, pro-Israel ad in the New York City subway www.feministgiant.com/p/the-wonder...feministgiant.comThe Wonder Chronicles: 21On Being a Proud Savage 0173
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Bornday to bell hooks. (Sept. 25, 1952 - Dec. 11, 2021) It was a thrill and honour to meet her in NYC in 2014 after her conversation with Gloria Steinem at the New School 3365
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"That’s the thing about daring. It might begin as halting. It leads to delight." -- @monaeltahawy.bsky.social, "Daring to Disturb the Universe". www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-dari...feministgiant.comEssay: Daring to Disturb the UniverseFor International Safe Abortion Day: September 28 051
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My new essay is on the “illegal” abortion I had 30yrs ago, and the death earlier this month of Italian feminist politician Emma Bonino, whose “illegal” abortion spurred her career. I use inverted commas because I reject the State’s attempt to control my uterus www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-dari...feministgiant.comEssay: Daring to Disturb the UniverseFor International Safe Abortion Day: September 28 03213
Reposted by Robert RutledgeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Republicans are the cause of your problems not the solution” is a winning message every election but they’re bringing literal receipts now 293691875
Reposted by Robert Rutledgeteamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story. 412013738
Reposted by Robert RutledgeHanna Liubakova @hannaliubakova.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A 60-year-old X-ray technician Zhanna Yaskuld with 38 years of medical experience has been sent to prison in #Belarus for "calls for sanctions" and "assisting extremist activities." She spent her entire life working in medicine. Now, the regime is punishing her for politics. 0115
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the grossest guest list of any US State Dinner I have ever seen. It contains not a single Chinese-American representative of arts and culture. It's all Chinese Communist functionaries, and supporters of American fascism. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...washingtonpost.comGuests at state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping include Elon Musk, Sam AltmanTech company CEOs dominated the guest list for Thursday’s state dinner. 000
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Line me up FIVE Americans thinking Thank GOD we have new dietary guidelines who aren’t in agribusiness or ultra processed foods, good luck. Vote early. 001
Reposted by Robert RutledgeHeidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Trump executive branch continues to routinely ignore the law and judicial orders specifically requiring obedience to the law. prospect.org/2026/09/24/j... This is why we cannot have confidence that the upcoming US election will be either free or fair.prospect.orgJudges Reject ICE’s Underhanded Attempt to Maintain Third-Country Removals - The American ProspectAn appeals court made clear deportation flights to third countries must stop immediately, but flight data showed ICE may be violating the order. 054
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yeah. Like taking a mormon US Senator out for coffee. "Just try it!" That's the kind of thing President Trump likes to do. Exhibit his pointed disrespect for people. 000
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Did anyone else catch the reference to "All The President's Men" in Ted Lasso this week? When Higgins was on the phone investigating share sales, one of the respondents echoed the scene when Bernstein was on the phone with the librarian. 050
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fucking finally. I’ve had two biopsies because of unusual perimonepausal bleeding. Both were benign thankfully. And both WERE SHEER AND UTTER FUCKING TORTURE. The doctor literally sucks out cells from your uterus WITHOUT ANESTHETIC. It is hell. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comUK doctors develop non-invasive test for womb cancer in women bleeding after menopauseTest using urine and vaginal fluid samples raises hopes thousands of lower-risk women could be spared internal ultrasounds and hysteroscopies 25020
Reposted by Robert RutledgeThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026Hurricane Polo exploded from a weak tropical storm into a Category 5 dynamo in less than a single day on Tuesday, putting western Mexico on alert.nyti.msHurricane Polo Updates: Category 5 Storm Near Mexico Keeps Getting StrongerThe storm is expected to stay mainly offshore as it moves north along the western coast of Mexico this week. It’s one of the strongest ever in that region. 54714
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You’re committing fraud if you don’t submit a medical claim. 54892122
Reposted by Robert RutledgeNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“This country has never elected a female president. Why are we pretending that this is not a factor?” Ocasio-Cortez said with a laugh. “That doesn’t make it impossible, but to act as though it’s not a factor in anything ever is really a form of, like, denialism” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comWill Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here’s What She Said.In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run. 4873381
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NYC subway right now 0394
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The best public servants - the politicians we want - are ones you never hear about. But your water and air are clean, food is safe, healthcare is available, education is ongoing, employment abundant, prices stable, and you get to spend time with hobbies, friends, and family. 010
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"No God, No Boss, No Husband": Intro to Anarchist Feminism(s) My new online course is open for registration www.eventbrite.com/e/no-god-no-...eventbrite.com"No God, No Boss, No Husband”: Intro to Anarchist Feminism(s)An introduction to the activists, thinkers, and agitators who bring together anarchism and feminism to liberate women from all oppressions. 1156
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Have you gotten your $5,000 check yet? Are you taking the government beef? 100
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The first thing the Commander of "AI Force" will do is fire all the people, and fire up the data centers of Virginia. 010
Reposted by Robert RutledgeScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We don’t need our journalistic watchdogs to have “access” to Trump Everyone in the press room should walk out in protest … and source up. 1563555809
Reposted by Robert RutledgeKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18/09/2026NEW: Todd Blanche, continuing his Herculean efforts to avoid having to turnover unredacted files to me, has filed a Notice of Appeal of Order compelling him to provide to the court unredacted handwritten FBI notes & to translate foreign-language documents. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.comNotice of Appeal to DC Circuit – #44 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.comNOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to 43 Memorandum & Opinion by TODD W. BLANCHE. Fee Status: No Fee Paid. (Block, Andrew) (Entered: 09/17/2026) 2172727903
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Mortgage rates are through the roof, gas prices spiking, diesel fuel at its highest prices ever with food prices to follow. Trump is building a Triumphal Arch to himself, demolishing the Kennedy Center, and golfing in Ireland with Natalie Harp. 020
Reposted by Robert RutledgeHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The unifying theory of Reconstructionism is retributive anti-corruption (targeted at the Trump Admin, his enablers, & billionaires) & easy-to-explain transformational change (things you can fit in a slogan that make the average person’s life materially better) 5599
Reposted by Robert RutledgeCNN @cnn.com · 17/09/2026Scientists said they have detected an unexpected and prolonged increase in seismic activity at North Korea’s sprawling Punggye-ri nuclear test site since the country’s final and most powerful test in 2017. cnn.it/4xAYZRV 106031
Reposted by Robert RutledgeEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I remember the absolute garbage people who fell hook, line and sinker for Assadists propaganda on this, and attacked those of us who called that out - Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAustin Tice: Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC findsAustin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims. 3339105
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Canada is never going to depend on the US again, ever. 021
Reposted by Robert RutledgeErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Jay-Z is an errand boy for other billionaires. What this Macklemore situation has shown is how the NFL billionaires colluded against Kaepernick 471821592
Reposted by Robert RutledgeArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 16/09/2026I am suing the NIH. As part of a class action with the ACLU and 16 other plaintiffs, we are challenging the thousands of unlawful grant terminations in an effort to get them all reinstated. Whatever happens, at the very least, no one can say I sat back and watched while they destroyed science.aclu.orgResearchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties UnionClass action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research 20452128
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Trump drove his companies into bankruptcy six times. With Trump as Chairman of the Board, the Kennedy Center would make seven. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comKennedy Center closes as Trump threatens to stop repairs over naming fightIn a chaotic day, leaders closed down the main building hours after a judge blocked another attempt to return President Trump’s name to the center. 052
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“No God, No Boss, No Husband:” Into to Anarchist Feminism(s) Tickets for my new online course have gone on sale to previous course attendees. They’ll be available to FEMINIST GIANT subseribers on Thursday and soon after to the public. The course begins Oct. 6 0163
Reposted by Robert RutledgeRise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New Yorkers are demanding that Icon Parking kick ICE vehicles out of its garages. Stand with immigrant New Yorkers. End all contracts with ICE. ❌🧊 #IceOutOfNewYork 07228
Reposted by Robert RutledgeMona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The older I get, the more personal my writing becomes. I don’t owe the world my pain. I owe myself a recounting. I don’t owe the world access to me. I owe myself a refusal to be silent. Here's the first essay I wrote about my abortions (with link to Arabic translation) substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comEssay: Abortion is NormalFor Safe Abortion Day 1429
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. Corruption, tariffs and wars. 000
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 14/09/20264% of the global oil supply is now offline, for at least a month. 011
Reposted by Robert RutledgeAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724113383
Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Arbitrary and capricious tariffs make winners and losers subject to his whim and fancy. 011
Reposted by Robert RutledgeChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"Shame on you!" chant breaks out as Roger Marshall makes excuses for his medical debt collection practices experts called "extreme" and "unbelievably aggressive." 53917303