Reposted by PaulPaul Adams @pauladams29.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sen. Schmitt mixing up the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, then accusing Jack Smith of perjury must be among the funniest self-owns of this embarrassing epoch. 1282477367
Reposted by PaulCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7hFour-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 1141885867
Reposted by PaulBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 4hCounterpoint: Bring me your fatties, your weirdos, your radicals yearning to breathe free. 1642852326
Reposted by PaulThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 4hTargeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but few patients are getting these treatments. The abundance of treatments, high costs and a rapidly changing medical landscape hinder access.nyti.msNew Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access. 24615
Reposted by PaulMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 4hHardening installations on American soil helps supply chains for foreign wars, got it. 2336453
Reposted by PaulMother Jones @motherjones.com · 4hWant to know where Hegseth got this hypermasculine and toxic ethos? Look no further than Doug Wilson, the self-proclaimed Christian nationalist and spiritual advisor to the Secretary of Defense.motherjones.comPete Hegseth dreams of holy war. Meet his spiritual adviser.Doug Wilson preaches iron discipline and male dominance. One of his disciples runs the Pentagon. 2012755
Reposted by Paulutopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 4hI know we're all tired of the "they just said it out loud" shtick but it feels noteworthy that the secretary of defense is articulating the Garrison State as an explicit objective of the American christian fascist project. 23706200
Reposted by PaulThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 4hThe flashback at the beginning of a dystopian film 601012181
Reposted by PaulJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4hThe "no radicals" thing is kinda negated by everything he said before that. 3243156
Reposted by PaulDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 7hBy no means am I defending anti-semitic losers who talk about "ZOG," but the overall ADL project - getting special no-boycott rules for Israel that no other country has an America - has clearly backfired. It's an incredibly useful story for bigots! 618317
Reposted by PaulBrad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 7hIsrael's current government is utterly loathsome but I always try to be super specific in my criticisms of it because once you start making blanket denunciations of 'Zionists,' it can take you to some dark places. 2366
Reposted by PaulSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 7hThe man who found a way to bankrupt a casino is on the verge of bankrupting the Kennedy Center. Everything he touches he destroys. The reflecting pool, the East Wing, the Kennedy Center, & every monument in America belong to the PEOPLE. They're not his to remake, remodel, or destroy.washingtonpost.comThe Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over. 1130885
Reposted by PaulMike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 8hCA8 has proven its full MAGAnitude so now they’re hoping it’ll punish the district judges who dared to defy the admin’s rampant illegality 274
Reposted by PaulThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 8hThe downward trend in crime that began during the Biden administration has only accelerated, leaving Republicans flailing on the issue. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.com‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses TractionAcross the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet. 33412
Reposted by PaulThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 8hMeta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw 26339163
Reposted by PaulThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 8hWhy does he look like a racist marionette 1041559173
Reposted by Pauldharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump said his GOP convention beat the NFL. Nielsen says the Seahawks-Patriots opener drew 25.1 million viewers. Trump’s speech drew about 3.3 million across three networks. Claiming victory after losing by roughly 21.8 million people takes a special kind of self delusion. 3282679729
Reposted by PaulRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Prayers up for my buddy Eric Schmitt! After a tough day at work he forgot to pull his pants down before taking a shit & had to waddle home as loose turds periodically fell out of his pant leg. 2057333
Reposted by PaulMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h85% of those detained in MVPC have no criminal record. Eighty-five percent.motherjones.comTrump’s mass detention machine in Pennsylvania"ICE is just churning bodies into the detention system." 4217117
Reposted by PaulTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 14hPennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comPennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 CasesState health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year. 1019197
Reposted by PaulBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 14hI don't think Katie Britt went slackjawed because she was mortified by Eric Schmitt's sloppiness. I think she (like all Republicans) knew the hearing was meant to generate propaganda and lawfare and she was crestfallen to see it come apart. Reporters should ask her if she knew the ambush was coming. 1553139
Reposted by PaulNPR @npr.org · 13hDisabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die. n.pr/4hVoNDun.prFoster care often fails kids with disabilities. Consider these casesDisabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die. 417469
Reposted by PaulDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency 22425901060
Reposted by PaulClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor. 623738732
Reposted by PaulMike Masnick @masnick.com · 29/09/2026For years we've heard that Biden created a "Ministry of Truth," which didn't actually happen. But, I still hear people talking about it. But then Trump directed his FCC boss to be a literal Minister of Truth and the story disappeared within a day or two. What are we even doing here? 6583171
Reposted by PaulNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump's approval is stuck in the 30s, so he found a new campaign donor: you His admin is running recycled 2024 campaign ads on Fox & Newsmax, now billed to taxpayers Richard Painter, Virginia Canter, Chris Swartz & I on why this propaganda machine smacks of corruption, @contrariannews.org👇 -TNcontrariannews.orgTrump Goes Full-OrwellThe administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power. 34514211
Reposted by PaulJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Someone should ask Trump, just as a lark, how far Iran is from closest point in the US—and what the range of their missiles is. He won't know the answer to either. (During Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK pointed out that Soviet missiles had range of 1,000+ miles, so from Cuba could hit DC etc) 1116434
Reposted by PaulBeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins 4559191093
Reposted by PaulMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Again, on endless repeat, we have no more important national security or economic relationship than that with 🇨🇦, & this elevation of sexual predation/abuse to the level of the state should have immediately ended his presidency the second it started: bsky.app/profile/mcop... 18214
Paul @rotojersey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fucking ghouls.thehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 000
Reposted by PaulFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More: www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...cnbc.comNIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't haveA delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options. 16640
Reposted by PaulFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump administration blocked the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium from reapplying for funding, terminating at least 2 clinical trials for children's brain cancer treatment. 18182119
Reposted by PaulTyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 28/09/2026NEW: A Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report released today "exposes how [Howard Lutnick-linked] Tether & its...token have become central to Iran’s shadow banking system" allowing Iran to fund proxies, commit human rights abuses, and...defy US sanctions, says Senator Blumenthal. 313088
Reposted by PaulMolly White @molly.wiki · 16/04/2026Cantor Fitzgerald — the firm previously run by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, now controlled by his sons, and which also custodies the reserves for offshore stablecoin issuer Tether — put $10 million into a Republican-focused crypto super PAC led by a Tether executive.citationneeded.newsCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s old firm pumps $10 million into super PAC led by Tether executiveCantor Fitzgerald, the Lutnick-tied financial services firm that owns a stake in and custodies reserves for the stablecoin issuer, is bankrolling a super PAC led by a Tether executive. 8334108
Reposted by PaulBen McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Reminder: our Commerce Secretary profits from Tether. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...forbes.comHoward Lutnick Has Doubled His Net Worth To Over $7B As Commerce SecretaryLutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion. 29830
Reposted by PaulElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/01/2025Howard Lutnick is in deep with crypto company Tether — aka “outlaws’ favorite currency.” Tether financed North Korean nuclear weapons programs and Russian arms companies. Lutnick and his company made millions. I have some questions for him. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comWarren Presses Lutnick on Ties to Crypto Firm Loved by OutlawsDemocratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick on connections he and his firm Cantor Fitzgerald LP have with a company that’s the go-to cryptocurrency of the... 651741312
Reposted by PaulRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...wsj.comExclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian RegimeWallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats. 32788400
Reposted by PaulGavin G Whiz @loveatra.in · 28/09/2026A running trend throughout the history of InfoWars is whenever Alex Jones watched a new movie he liked, his conspiracy narrative would noticeably shift to be a lot like the plot of that movie. He has a hard time keeping fiction and reality separated. Onion InfoWars has genuinely fucked with him. 1170659
Reposted by PaulAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him "Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"publicnotice.coTrump loves Xi because he wants to be himKowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong. 1161445376
Reposted by PaulCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026WASHINGTON — Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... 531371589
Reposted by PaulMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Doesn't fit The Narrative™️, doesn't get the coverage 435054
Reposted by PaulGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis. 61384002489
Reposted by Paul#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 28/09/2026Any analysis of the Iran War that doesn't start and end with the fact that an entire cottage industry of think tankers and lobbyists and their friends in Congress were frothing at the mouth for literal decades for this got exactly what they wanted and it failed immediately and totally is wrong. 2347241056
Reposted by PaulBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Huh.yahoo.comUnpacking allegations FCC Chair Brendan Carr was in 'sex trafficking cult'The organization was an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Washington, D.C. Former members said Carr was part of the group, but wasn't abusive. 1933289799
Reposted by PaulBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Oh no Gen Z is going to learn how fucked up tv was. They’re going to learn that we had psychics on the news like they were legitimate sources of information 1304901565
Reposted by PaulMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026Tonight, we are mourning the loss of one of our own after NYCHA employee, Leighton Brown, died while at Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with his entire family as they deal with this unimaginable loss. May he rest in peace, and may his service to our city never be forgotten. 565617593
Reposted by PaulSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/09/2026The president who called American soldiers that died in war “suckers” and “losers,” is now hiding the number of service members killed & injured in his war of choice. Absolutely disgraceful.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 17650245