Reposted by Rick BaumhauerAnimation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nick Park spent the '80s making A Grand Day Out mostly alone. It was a school project that got out of hand -- he wanted to quit many times. But Park stuck with it and fulfilled his dream of bringing a cinematic feel to stop motion. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/wallace-an... 141299389
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Listening to the racist podcast about the “Indian Question” and wow mediocre 2026 white guys jealous of an Indian with a tech job is very much the new mediocre Central Valley white guys in 1941 jealous of Japanese with a thriving farm. 8736152
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerAugust J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026HE DID SOME OTHER STUFF TOO, BARI. 15542102
Reposted by Rick Baumhauerplease be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Adolf Hitler, semi-professional painter and author jailed for failed putsch, dies in Berlin with wife 38522
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The easy way to stop there being new art for you to steal is to make it financially impossible for anybody to earn a living making art. Every branch we all sit on sawn through. Nobody asked for the branches to be sawn through. But they came and sawed through them for us all the same. Twats. 39521
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 25960342242
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Also, it’s not just tainting its reputation w/ the public. It’s chasing out everyone with the skills & motivation to keep a functioning party machine in one piece. Trump’s ruined the GOP’s ability to recruit competent minor leadership (to say nothing of major leadership!) you can’t survive without! 1192
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today I reviewed @jcbradbury.com's upcoming book "This One Will Be Different" which stands as the foremost statement about and against public subsidies for professional sports facilities. A must read for those interested and impacted by the topic. jcbradbury.com/towbd/jcbradbury.comThis One Will Be DifferentFalse Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums, by economist J.C. Bradbury. 16310
Reposted by Rick Baumhauerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead 824707581
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Department of Homeland Security is celebrating that for the first time in ~50 years, more people left America than moved here. These people are so stupid and so racist they don’t realize they are scoring own goals 1117742
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerAnne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My magnum o'puss? CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback), which includes the short story "MY DAY BY JONES" - ALIEN from the POV of Jones the cat. "possibly the greatest book ever" "original, diverse, intelligent, and multi-cultural" www.amazon.com/dp/1978038747 01410
Reposted by Rick Baumhauerceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 152108302342
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is Ilya Honcharov. He was only 14 years old. Russia killed him in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Region on September 30 🕯💔 Ilya’s family had moved to the Kyiv region from Sumy to escape relentless bombings, only for a Russian missile to strike the building where they lived. 701045434
Reposted by Rick Baumhauerstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 10643342
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026look, if the pentagon wants IT security then they have to do what the rest of us do: hire trans furries who go to renfest don't ask me why, idk, i just know that data is insecure until sanctified by the holy aura of someone who checks at least one of those boxes. it's part of god's plan. 1527057
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Joe Rogan: "No one thought we were gonna go into this prolonged war." Me: 4558
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp... 5456332488
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s hard to separate the legitimate technologies being developed by Anduril from the MAGA corruption party. 811522
Reposted by Rick Baumhauer15/10 Foundation @15outof10.org · 01/10/2026These are all the dogs we sponsored in September ❤️🩹 12554108
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Again, only <Republicans> get to talk about US citizens, let alone human beings, let alone other elected officials, like this. Which is why it's so exhausting to listen to Ezra Douthglesias & everyone else tell Democrats that they need to moderate & stop talking funny & reach out to Real Folkz. 714140
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerBrian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 30/09/2026We're on Bluesky, put the link in your post. Put the link in your post. Put. The. Link. In. Your. Post. Links in posts aren't buried or de-prioritized here. This is one of the last platforms you don't have to make interested users do detective work to find the link. Just put it in the post. 82067657
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community. And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally. 81109209
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 23940291044
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/09/2026On the second point, see the "Supermom Myth" chapter in Holding It Together, where I detail how decades of conservative fear mongering made parents wary of sending their children to childcare, even though the real goal was to keep women trapped at home. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...penguinrandomhouse.comHolding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksOther countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society... 0295
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is 16-year-old Katya. Russia killed her in Sumy on September 27 when three guided bombs hit a residential neighborhood💔🕯 She was in her final year of high school. Her school shared: “Katya will forever stay in our hearts as a student, a friend, and an irreplaceable part of our school family” 40639272
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerStephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026While the Trump ads paid for by the taxpayers are shocking, his abuse of federal resources for campaign activity is nothing new. Just a little louder and more obvious. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...motherjones.comIn another break from norms, Trump is using the White House as a campaign backdrop"We’re in unorthodox times.” 53018
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerAriel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 28/09/2026The robbery continues. “This is theft from the American people, plain and simple.”npr.orgWhat to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President TrumpPresident Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal. 13810
Reposted by Rick Baumhauerevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.com 10220331031
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In a few years, no one will debate that Trump was not mentally fit in his second term. Unfortunately, by then it will not matter anymore. 0775
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let’s call it the “Donald J Trump Place Where Presidents Go to Die” 46512
Reposted by Rick Baumhauertomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 22/09/2026ICE grabbed a Kentucky State basketball player at the airport because she missed a student visa deadline while recovering from back surgery. She's been shuffled through four facilities and is now sitting in Texas. Kidnapping with a badge, and it's happening every single day.dailykos.comNew ICE horrors come to lightUnfortunately for the rest of us, Immigration and Customs Enforcement never sleeps. 7313153
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That scene where the comic book villain addresses the United Nations has finally come true. 221203150
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are some people in this administration who are imbecilic true believers (e.g., Hegseth, Kash). There are others who know exactly what they're doing and why it's wrong, but who want power. Rubio is in the latter group. To quote Dylan, "All the money you made / Will never buy back your soul." 411058198
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 22/09/2026All of the tech executives who prostrated themselves before Trump are destroying their industry's public perception. Having this hated buffoon as your biggest booster is absolute poison. The US internationally has already seen this, and now perception of AI will go even lower. 3317
Reposted by Rick Baumhauersweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026there’s so much beauty in the world it’s a shame that so many dickheads constantly try and distract us from that fact 2529132
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerGlenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 22/09/2026Rotator cuff surgery on Friday! I shall have some days of low function. In unrelated news, did you know I write and sell books? As a self-employed person, this is the means by which I derive my living.aperiodical.netStore - Aperiodical Publishing Co.Browse books, ebooks, audiobooks, letterpress prints, and creative projects from Aperiodical Publishing Co. 3224
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerAlan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We're one month out from the publication of Serling: A Journey Into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary. Every day from now until October 13, I'll be counting down the 31 best Twilight Zone episodes, in this thread. Preorder the book: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-... 630657
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerElias Greig @eliasgreig.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I keep seeing articles about men worrying they won't pass on their genes, and I don't understand why the media won't tell the plain truth: as a man hoping to sire children, the most important thing to do is artfully assemble a bower and surround it with a collection of startlingly blue objects. 27629143
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’ve now lived so much longer than I would ever have expected to that I feel I’m living in the future. This is when I imagined Neuromancer happening. And now the creators of today’s AI warn us that it threatens humanity. 841964388
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026Osama bin Laden's great hope for the attack was that the US would overreact -- tear itself apart, destabilize the post-war international order, & sacrifice its moral standing. The Republican Party obliged him, beyond his wildest dreams. (And let him get away!) 5694116
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerPatrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dear Americans, if there were ever a ‘most impeachable high crime’ by the President, and a ‘most repugnant crime that demands prosecution’ by the DOJ lawyers… faking a crime to charge & arrest an innocent person to please an insane teetering would-be tyrant would be that crime 231885
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The light tone of this piece reflects the NY Times’ attitude that Trump is just a goof and all this madness is temporary. It’s mind-blowing that a major newspaper is trivializing a fascist movement that has committed mass murder and stated openly last night that it will cheat in the midterms.nytimes.comTrump’s Grand Midterm Convention Finale: ‘I’m a Little Bit Tired of Politics’ (Gift Article)The president made clear as his convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won’t go too far out of his way to do it. 36368116
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerChristopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There's just a lot going on here. As an historian, for another era, it would make for a great let's unpack this moment and context, words, values, actions, outcomes for analysis with students. Living through it, not so much...🗃️ 218929
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable” 621292474951
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Frankly as a classical liberal I don’t think any of this should be part of normal political discourse, but if they’re demanding it, fine: Even though it shouldn’t matter, right-wing US Evangelicalism is an unlettered perversion that ineptly projects bigotry into scripture where it doesn’t exist. 143968
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJunkboxJim @junkboxjim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Same with before the 2024 election. He talks like he understands the various contributing problems and has solutions and strategies to implement them. Then, after he gets in office he acted like it was unfair to ask him what his plans were because he just got there. 011
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerMichael Gerber, bon vivant @michaelgerber.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Usually Fascists come into power as the result of some destabilizing calamity. The US version is trying to CREATE that calamity, so they can assert total power. This is the principle that makes all their behavior make sense. They are trying to break things. 0106
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like nearly $17M later. A perfect representation of what the criminal MAGA regime has done to this country. 1321644735
Reposted by Rick BaumhauerJane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Elon made a deal to build a giant launch pad for SpaceX on Pecan Island, LA. Coastal erosion is a problem now. This area is a resting place for migratory birds, & people live there. Pecan Island is in cong. dist. 3, represented by the horrible Clay Higgins. LA03, you have choices on November 3rd. 58562