Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 13/10/2026Was something more calculated than unbridled spite behind the drive to feed the Kennedy Center to the woodchipper? prospect.org?p=146152 3187
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This is not ideal. Via @telliotter.bsky.socialwired.comA Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government WorkersThe National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. 66832
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026x-mas 2015, my South Carolinian parents were enthusiastic Jeb Bush supporters. By Valentine's Day 2016, they were on the trump train. "he's the only on who can beat her." i have always wondered what flipped these normally stubborn people. 000
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 17/08/2026Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.n.prA pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here's howSunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction. 10511133
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026i think is part of the reason for the military bunker/ballroom. they want to put command and control in the white house and away from pentagon. 000
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 05/08/202660 Minutes had major Epstein scoop before Donald Trump’s hand puppet fired the reporter www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/08/60-m...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com60 Minutes had major Epstein scoop before Donald Trump's hand puppet fired the reporter - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyBari’s Weiss’s rolling catastrophe continues: Deutsche Bank AG failed to promptly notify authorities of more than $250 million in questionable transfers tied to Epstein, according to Wyden’s report. T... 429198
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026and he's married to morena bacarrin. badass. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 26/07/2026more like trump attacks iran runs out of munitions pauses to restock attacks again 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026tire: compulsory vaccines wired: compulsory hormone therapy 010
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026nonsense. germany's goal was disallowed (correctly) but it was a very close call. they could have easily ruled against Paraguay. senegal made a stupid foul in the box, and they had no one to blame for being there than themselves. don't allow 2 goals in final 5 minutes. 010
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 12/06/2026while they "can" be as foolish etc, they rarely are. if you had an insurance firm run the risk numbers, a male candidate would score off the charts more likely to demonstrate bad behavior. there have been plenty of women in powerful positions. this case remains an outlier. your pet theory is wrong. 020
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 15/05/2026posting though it has even lower views than RWW, so same question. what are downloads compared to youtube views? 110
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 15/05/2026so, i just went to youtube and looked at views of the katie miller podcast. 10's to 100's of thousands of views. right wing watch not so much. how is this different from downloads? not doing a gotcha, just trying to understand podcast metrics. 100
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026just goes to show how bloated FBI is. dems should DOGE the FBI if they get the chance. 100
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 25/04/2026the last time we were attacked with bio weapons, it was our own tax payer funded anthrax. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 21/04/2026in a panic once it was learned that a bunch of lightly armed saudis committed 9/11, industry/govt attacked us with our own tax payer funded anthrax. 030
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 21/04/2026jonah goldberg's "liberal fascism" in 2008 comes to mind. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026and it drove centrist dems crazy. can't tell you the number of times i heard, "why can't he be more like obama?" 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026also, it's an extortion racket. if you don't promote, they throttle. i have a friend on facebook who posted 10 items to marketplace. i never saw the posts and couldn't find them when i tried to look. 011
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026If the 10% is $$ in politics is cool and tax the rich is silly, the other 90% is bullshit. 030
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026this isn't the general, it's a primary. the base wants to fight. if unconditional support of israel and AIPAC donations raise suspicions of "bought politician," that 10% is huge. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 20/04/2026it reveals the cluelessness of dem leadership. pretty obvious he was sent by schumer et al to deliver this message in support of stevens. backfire probable. ineffective at best. hectoring michigan voters stupid. 010
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 15/04/2026it's very much a "if we can't use it, then neither can you" 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 09/04/2026"tax these people" as true in 1600 as it is today. 010
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialMovies from HELL @26mfhpod.bsky.social · 28/03/2026john waters at a No Kings rally in Provincetown (not my pic, Peter Toto, x) 213671761
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 24/03/2026judges' unconstitutional orders worry me more than ignoring judicial orders. justice roberts says crisis of racism is over, so the VRA is outdated. ruling that political contributions are protected 1st amendment rights and corporations and non-profits have them. votes should not be counted because.. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 22/03/2026i think what they fear is a status quo with the wrong sorts in authority. to the right, authority wielded by "the woke" is tyranny. 020
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 12/03/2026nonsense. banks had every tool they needed to write foolproof loans. they didn't because they could sell them instantly to the financial institutions who were creating cdo's with zero due diligence and getting AAA ratings from their vendors. investors drove this, not homebuyers. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 06/03/2026saw your espn show. what is your colleague dan's last name or bluesy handle? 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 22/02/2026so ignorant. i owned a florist and funerals were non-stop for like 2 years. in boston, we had a high end assisted living facility with 50% mortality. 020
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 11/02/2026doesn't make sense. how did it pass the cloture vote? 110
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026is there any data on the number of immigrant detentions by region/state? are detentions in red states, where local authorities are cooperating, proportional to detentions in blue states, where the admin complains about lack of cooperation? 010
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 27/01/2026masks? i think the focus should be "cannot break the law." no ramming other vehicles, breaking windows, breaking into homes, gassing bystanders, theft, etc. identify and prohibit the lawless behavior. 000
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialSandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 23/01/2026On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.” 97121762769
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026This is a systematic effort to violate constitutional rights as policy while keeping it secret from the public, the courts, and Congress. Yet more evidence that "reform" is not an option. The bare minimum is to abolish ICE and permanently bar all employees from future federal employment. 16684200
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialScoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 21/01/2026This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained 10582442723
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 21/01/2026This is torture. We tortured people in the "War on Terror" and it was indefensible and brought us shame. Yet at least ostensibly it was for information. This is cruelty for the sake of cruelty. Pure evil. 0157
Reposted by @rricker.bsky.socialL. Louise Lucas (mirror bot) @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot · 16/01/2026I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1 16475171212
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 31/12/2025infrastructure projects and the contractors performing them. for me, the intersection of washington and beacon has been constantly torn up and re-done for the better part of 15 years. 130
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 29/12/2025during intermission of "damn yankees" with bebe neuwirth, i shared a public ashtray by the marriott elevators with nick nolte. 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 25/12/2025just curious, what was you capital gain on the sale of the mavericks and how much federal tax did you pay on it? 000
rricker.bsky.social @rricker.bsky.social · 24/12/20252001. slipped on ice and could barely move for a month in january. george w. and cheney take over. had to lay off dozens of co-workers/friends in march. snapped my achilles in june. 9/11/anthrax insanity for the remainder of the year. 000
