Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 11hCounter: Are we certain that the ideological clowns are out? 100
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 11hHe just had that convention in Texas urging people to vote for Republicans as if he was personally on the ballot. 000
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 11hSouth Bend Cub Pete Crow-Armstrong, June 2022. I basically attended this game just to see him. 110
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 18hGuessing that someone saw the data that the UK is now about as wealthy as Mississippi, America's poorest state. 000
Reposted by Rodger PayneCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19hwhen your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name 1732887549
Reposted by Rodger PayneUofL Center for Asian Democracy @asiandemocracy.bsky.social · 19hPakistan shuts down roads into the capital in preparation for the PTI’s protest march. The march will demand the freedom of the party’s former leader, Imran Khan, from prison. Khan remains Pakistan’s most prominent opposition leader despite his imprisonment. www.aljazeera.com/news-analysi...aljazeera.com‘Source of anxiety’: Pakistan cracks down before march to free Imran KhanThe government has blocked highways to the capital and set up container barriers in preparation for the PTI protest. 012
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 19hYesterday Schmitt was at least quite misleading if not outright lying. The false gotcha is always a bad look. 000
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is probably well-known by now but Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s. 000
Reposted by Rodger PayneMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026well when you put it like that it sounds stupid doesn't it 413227
Reposted by Rodger PayneLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/09/202670% of Canadians defined national security and defence, as including climate and pandemic preparedness People don't have a narrow idea of defence. It isn't just guns and ammo. They think security means more than just countering terrorist threats progressdevelopment.substack.com/p/sovereignt...progressdevelopment.substack.comSovereignty is the means not the endWhat can we learn from a unique exercise that listens to Canadians talk about foreign policy? 1208
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is tone deafness. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comObama: Government is ‘so much less corrupt than probably it’s ever been’Former President Obama says in his just-launched literary-focused podcast that the federal government is “so much less corrupt” than it was in the past. “People are always surprised when I tell them t... 010
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Once more: Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s 120
Reposted by Rodger PayneCorey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Presidential Executive Orders" have no force outside of the Executive branch. Someone teaching at Hawaii can't be "non-compliant with them." This is jibberish capitulation BS. 14313
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Informative thread on blowback consequences of Trump's media bans. 020
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Big shot: That Pete Alonso homer probably ended Yordan Alvarez triple crown hopes and may have ended Blue Jays playoff hopes too. 010
Reposted by Rodger PayneElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Headline is not as strongly worded as the quote. 11096298
Reposted by Rodger PayneDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If any of these guys spent 1 hour with someone outside of their ideological bubble they might have learned something. For example, if you think you can cut the deficit via personnel cuts, you are a fucking clown who does not deserve to be listened to. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-... 445976
Reposted by Rodger PayneThe Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21/09/2026Executive Director of The Steady State, Steven Cash, breaks down NSPM-7, which he calls the scariest government document he's ever seen, and how it repurposes the intelligence community to treat Americans as potential domestic terrorists. 67249
Reposted by Rodger PayneAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wrote it with Rob Smigel. And yes, it was pulled from reruns. 412509826
Reposted by Rodger PayneShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026somehow the greatest anecdote that explains all politics 335861
Reposted by Rodger PayneDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026An entirely reasonable organizational response from CNN would be that they will no longer host members of the administration as long as the administration bars them from the White House 401317260
Reposted by Rodger PayneSteve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pete Hegseth went to the A&M game and they lost to Kentucky for the first time in over 70 years. THERE IS NO BATTLE HE CANT LOSE. 16156631192
Reposted by Rodger PayneDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 20/09/2026National security expert here, and speaking strictly personally, what the f#ck??? 7660898
Reposted by Rodger PayneAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030841810
Reposted by Rodger PayneDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Great quote, “Acknowledging climate change doesn’t make you liberal… it makes you literate.” - Paul Douglas 18415
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026First @asiandemocracy.bsky.social talk of the new academic year. Khasan Redjaboev was great and lunch was very good too! 010
Reposted by Rodger PayneAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 16/09/2026Ask yourself this: how have institutions that for years have said they face budget shortfalls, deficits, shortages that “required” them to deny faculty lines, fire staff, raise tuition, cut research support, etc. suddenly find the money to pay for outrageously expensive contracts for AI services? 526864
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Players are wearing 21 today to honor Roberto Clemente. 000
Reposted by Rodger PayneDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It is irrational to engage in voter fraud as an individual, since the penalties vastly outweigh benefits. And so the people (typically immigrants/former felons) who register (more common) or vote when they were not supposed to are usually confused rather than bad actors. 119531
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Again, Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s. 021
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Personally, I'd talk about Barr's unabashed support for data centers more frequently. Looks like it's been 28 days since the last post mentioning data centers on Booker's account. kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/11/l...kentuckylantern.comLocal data center battles in Kentucky are contentious. They’re also inspiring runs for office • Kentucky LanternDebates and disputes over data center proposals have animated elections and politics in Kentucky. 001
Reposted by Rodger PayneCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 15/09/20261. Elections are run by the states. 2. The Postal Service does not decide which mail to deliver. 313933
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Looks like the middle powers are trying to bolster the besieged liberal international order. Worth a try. 010
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Before the latest blowup, Canada's effective tariff rate on U.S. imports was about 2.4%, less than half the 5% that the United States imposed on Canada, according to calculations by Oxford Economics. Most U.S. exports enter Canada duty-free..." finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...finance.yahoo.comWhy Canada? America's northern neighbor seems an unlikely target for a trade warCanada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war. For American farmers, Canada is second only to Mexico as an export market. A North American trade pact — negotiated by President Donald Tru... 130
Reposted by Rodger PaynePeterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 11/09/2026NEW: The US is trending toward more state control over the economy. That pivot is not being overseen by intellectual descendants of early 20th century socialist leader Eugene V. Debs—Democratic Socialist types—it is coming from the Trump administration. By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:piie.comYou're already getting socialism—and Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with itThe election of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and the surprising performance of Democratic Socialist or DSA-aligned candidates in Democratic primaries across the United States is reviving interest in ... 276
Reposted by Rodger PayneWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Perhaps the most striking thing about Trump's approval numbers is how relentless the gradual erosion of his popularity has been. There is no sign of any meaningful reversal. Data as ever via the brilliant @gelliottmorris.com @fiftyplusone.news. 331068222
Rodger Payne @rodgerp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Poorer? His party blames immigration (economic evidence demonstrates the reverse) while long-term economic and tax policy promoted by his party and neoliberals has redistributed income to create economic disparities reminiscent of the 1920s. Dirtier? I don't think he's talking about pollution. 000
Reposted by Rodger PayneJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I think we'd see a lot more urgency about regulating AI in Silicon Valley if the AI agents suddenly developed a sense of restorative justice, and instead of them threatening humanity with total extinction, they just wanted to redistribute wealth and reverse power hierarchies. 17446103
Reposted by Rodger PayneQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026a preview of what things could look like if SCOTUS allows the USPS rule to go forward: the Postal Service rejected envelopes from a county in Florida because the return address is 0.014 inches too close to other text on the envelopeelectionlawblog.orgUSPS Rejects Florida County’s Mail Ballot Envelope Design over Return Address Being 0.014 of An Inch Too Close #ELBA taste of what would happen if the USPS mail ballot rules were in effect: The U.S. Postal Service — which President Donald Trump hopes to deploy to restrict mail voting in the November election — rec... 513574
Reposted by Rodger PayneMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Again, this has become almost entirely a measure of partisanship & presidential approval now, with a dollop of inflation aversion. The link between material conditions & sentiment was rock-solid for decades. That broke during Covid: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 13510
Reposted by Rodger PayneBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Last month, the Pentagon fired the publisher and editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes. Two opposite headlines this morning show the results were swift. 271446516
Reposted by Rodger PayneKwisatz Hottie Rack @oksettledown.bsky.social · 10/09/2026RIP Trump dividend 9 Sep 2026 - 10 Sep 2026 1520861
Reposted by Rodger PayneCorey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If a reporter asked Trump "Would the loser Dumbocrats and those who didn't vote get the $5k?" there is a non-zero chance he would say it would only go to Republican voters. Then, there is a vote buying crime. For now, though, it's just hot air. 2225
Reposted by Rodger PayneKansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 10/09/2026Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Roger Marshall’s glass jaw shatters as string of embarrassing stories wallop Kansas senator #kslegkansasreflector.comRoger Marshall's glass jaw shatters as string of embarrassing stories wallop Kansas senator • Kansas ReflectorU.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, has taken it on the chin repeatedly over the past week in his re-election campaign. 45225
Reposted by Rodger PaynePause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 10/09/2026The data from this OECD PISA report is damning. "students who do not use AI outperform those who do, ... equivalent to being around one year of schooling ahead of their peers." www.oecd.org/en/publicati... 14772329