Reposted by RespiceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. 37158792453
Reposted by RespicePhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I would never draw the conclusion that most of those dropped are in blue areas, but regardless Texans, check your registration status ASAP. It's easy and only takes a minute. 591560950
Reposted by RespiceMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It not just how much this administration lies, it’s how they always manage to sound like petulant assholes while doing it. 320516
Reposted by RespiceMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I'm glad that Graham Platner is out. But it is so disturbing to contemplate that the man who was *twice* elected president makes Platner look like an amateur when it comes to serial sexual assaults. 572161213573
Reposted by RespiceJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The allegations against Platner were disqualifying. He had to drop out. The difference between Platner and Trump is Platner was credibly accused by a victim — Trump was credibly accused by a victim AND found liable by a jury. 501371299
Reposted by RespiceDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants" 10796072615
Reposted by RespiceThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Sums up his presidency nicely 1894648902
Reposted by RespicePhilosopher Jersey Flight @jerseyflight.bsky.social · 05/07/2026One of the most cynical things about our time is how easily people are willing to sell out, if they think doing so can put them in a more favorable economic, political or populist situation. This is a sickness that lives in many, not just politicians. 49958364
Reposted by RespiceRobert Rath @robertrath.bsky.social · 05/07/2026One of the things I hate most about Trump is that he’s the ultimate thief of joy. Everything has to be about Trump or opposition to Trump. He or his followers inject him into absolutely everything. It sucks. Honestly you don’t realize how pervasive it is until you go abroad and get respite from it. 39016
Reposted by RespiceProPublica @propublica.org · 04/07/2026Our new analysis found that the Supreme Court is deciding more cases through largely unsigned orders (the “shadow docket”) than through its standard procedure. Many have allowed the Trump administration to enact some of its most controversial policies. Read more: propub.li/44KNj2O 391242575
Respice @respice.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. A DECLARATION By the REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, In GENERAL CONGRESS assembled. 140
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026There likely will be a time in the not too distant future when Zohran Mamdani, who struggled to get endorsements from prominent Democrats even after winning the nomination, will be one of the most sought after endorsements for Dem candidates across the country. 19769071041
Reposted by RespiceHuber @huber.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yep, the little fellow there was printed on the margins of stamps for years to remind people to use the new zip codes. 0162
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/05/2026If you are waiting for huge corporations to pass along the tariff refunds they are about to get from the government to consumers who bought tariffed products, you haven’t been paying much attention to the way things work in this country. 16656561221
Reposted by RespiceJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/05/2026I don't think recent memory has featured an industrial company with as much of a reputational fall-off as Tesla, both because of the decrease in quality of its cars and the increase in blithering fascism in its CEO. A decade ago a Tesla was a status object; now it's a vague embarrassment at best. 1753762552
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Trump has made more money off the presidency than every other president has combined in the last 230+ years. 2002273702
Reposted by RespiceAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Trump is still painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, racing to finish before a court can stop him. He skipped every legally required environmental and historic preservation review to get here. 1961824605
Reposted by RespiceRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Funny how after every SCOTUS ruling striking down some protection from government abuse, the officials those protections restrained — cops, prosecutors, Republican state electeds — immediately start acting in the precise manner SCOTUS assured us they no longer do. 443179895
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It was never going to be America First. It is Billionaires First and always. 962222753
Reposted by RespiceWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"Thank you for your attention to this matter" isn't just a robotic postscript; it implies that everyone is waiting for his every declaration with bated breath (he no doubt believes this is true) and will work tirelessly to transform his pronouncements into policy. That's what he thinks is happening 316118
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026How the fuck is the president and Secretary of State at a UFC fight in Miami while war negotiations affecting the world economy are falling apart. And I know that MFer isn’t going to try to play golf tomorrow too. 827181304131
Reposted by RespiceDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 11/04/2026BYD has named Donald Trump "Salesman of the Decade." oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...oilprice.comOil Price Shock Drives 140% Surge in China's EV Exports to Record High | OilPrice.comChina's EV exports hit a record 349,000 units in March, up 140%, as $100 oil sparked a global rush toward electric vehicles. 15479146
Reposted by RespiceAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12/04/2026Barack Obama sent seasoned diplomats and nuclear scientists to negotiate the Iran Deal. Donald Trump sent a few real estate bros and JD Vance. Failure was a foregone conclusion.nytimes.comIran War Live Updates: U.S. And Iran Fail to Agree on Peace Deal After 21 Hours of Talks, Vance Says 15237561246
Reposted by RespiceAngelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Trump is rapidly morphing into his own caricature of Joe Biden. 511317
Reposted by RespiceAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Mockler: One day we've won, the next day there's negotiations, the next day we've won again. But there's the actual on the ground reality that we are mobilizing thousands of troops to the Middle East. We are asking for $200 billion for this war. And I don't know what are we getting for this. 27257321528
Respice @respice.bsky.social · 23/03/2026While ICE is in airports, I will not fly. I will not be harassed. Since I won't fly, I can't spend money in other parts of the travel industry. If I boycott them, who cares? If a million or 10 or 100 million boycott the travel industry... maybe someone will pay attention. #BoycottTravel 2434072
Reposted by RespiceEd @notdred.bsky.social · 10/09/2025I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot 297223294621
Reposted by RespicePopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Anytime anyone says “tow the line” 120152967
Reposted by RespiceSam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026A MN protester accused of assaulting ICE officer had case dropped after vids showed no assault. LA protester accused of assaulting ICE w/ “hat” had case dropped; judge said govt acted in “bad faith” In Chicago, 92 ppl were arrested for assault/impeding ICE; 0 convicted DOJ keeps lying and losing:theguardian.comDoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in courtString of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ 11658752139
Reposted by RespiceAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/02/2026By the time he’s done, I’ll bet that at least a quarter of the national debt will just be money he stole. 521212325761
Respice @respice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Hey, you try dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes and see if you get prickly. (Don't ban me, it's a joke!) 010
Reposted by RespicePatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026There are all sorts of parallels for what the Trump regime is doing to American cities but you could do a lot worse than looking at Ireland under British rule and Northern Ireland during the Troubles for a better understanding - a populace viewed as fundamentally hostile, little restraint, etc. 925245
Reposted by RespiceAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/01/2026Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets." 68991923479
Reposted by RespiceDoug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Found my sign for the protest against ICE tomorrow. 3257
Reposted by RespiceDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 01/12/20251/ When the GOP get unchecked power, they don’t govern, they run experiments. Kansas was a warning. Texas is next. In Nov 2025, 17 GOP amendments rewired the Constitution to lock in giveaways, hollow out public goods, & explode deficits. We already know how this ends. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue 9294174
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Trump has no idea what’s going on. He’s turned the WH into a gilded Assisted Living Facility with court jesters and a ballroom. 1052548666
Reposted by RespiceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/11/2025trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick 445212465205
Reposted by RespiceQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 02/11/2025Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it. 415118932697
Reposted by RespiceTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 01/11/2025"To Trump, Reagan’s composed performance, with its affirmation of consensus, is almost intolerable. It must be discredited not because it is inaccurate but because it represents an entirely different model of what presidential authority looks like." -Jake Lundberg www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comWhy a Reagan Ad Provoked TrumpCanada’s anti-tariff ad was an incursion in the trade war, but there’s another reason it may have bothered Trump. 41857214
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Why is Pete Hegseth so obsessed with keeping everything he is doing hidden from the American public except for his workout and cosplay videos? 1492144399
Reposted by RespiceMicah @rincewind.run · 29/10/2025this is the Pope his entire thing is going around waving to crowds and looking happy he is also such a White Sox fan that this is the maddest - and most human - I have ever a pope look 431657245
Reposted by RespiceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I don’t really think the framers intended for a president to have the power to slap a tariff on products from a particular country because he didn’t like a TV commercial they ran about him, but I suppose it is presently up to the Supreme Ct to decide how far the Mad King can go. 914153993807
Reposted by RespiceAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23/10/2025This is very good 600216777740
Reposted by Respicecutelilbottom.bsky.social @cutelilbottom.bsky.social · 23/10/2025This 👇👇👇👇👇 1524960
Reposted by RespiceTony🫘 @mcdeathbruger.bsky.social · 20/10/2025One giant wreck after another with this admin, you'd almost think they're doing it for the insurance... But they don't have insurance. 1155
Reposted by RespiceFrodo da Pirate🏴☠️ @xochiptx.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I like that these official statements from law enforcement agencies are completely destroying every Republican MAGA lie and propaganda of the last week. 🚫👑🚫 0375
Reposted by Respice🦇🎃💀 Riana-mator 💀🎃🦇 @riana.bsky.social · 17/10/2025one problem with tech CEOs all being fascist ass kissers now is that if the DOJ serves some wildly overbroad subpoena on Amazon for the account info of everyone who bought an inflatable costume in the U.S. since mid-Sept, we can't be sure the legal team reporting to Jeff Bezos will move to quash it 321952
Reposted by RespiceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis] 330187756588