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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 14h

I promise you the politics will sort itself out if you just tell the people what their elected officials are doing or not doing. You don’t need to mediate that.

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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 14h

Like, how hard is it just to accurately report the facts of our shared reality without gamifying it into “what does this mean for the red team and the blue team?”

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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 14h

There are a thousand factors that a person could point to to explain The Way Things Are, but one I get stuck on a lot is the fact that I swear that within my life time journalists shifted from reporting on what politicians were doing (legislation, etc) to reporting on “the game” of politics.

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

It’s genuinely remarkable how complete the consensus around anti-Black racism as an unremarkable feature of public and political life has become.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When was the last time the press ran a story about republicans making intemperate remarks about democrats? Fretting about whether republicans are doing enough to be bipartisan, to reach out to the forgotten voters who favor the democrats?

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

it is in fact a moral and societal imperative that you not pretend the people attempting to end democratic pluralism are just people with different opinions within the frame of democratic pluralism

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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Seriously, though—and this is not to dismiss his obvious skills—so much of it comes down to “What if we create a lived-in feeling world in which we follow lived-in feeling and relatably vulnerable characters and shot it well?” Feels like that shouldn’t be so elusive and yet is exceedingly rare.

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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Damn that Zach Cregger knows how to make a fun and memorable movie.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For everyone who spent #MeToo fretting “what if this goes too far?”—be of good cheer! It turns out we didn’t go too far at all! It turns out we didn’t nearly far enough! Good job guys!

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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

its odd that the political media hounds dems to constantly comment on every random statement hasan piker makes but don't do the same for Republicans of the top GOP megadonor two cycles in a row

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 21/09/2026

“Everything is 40% more expensive because of AI” is a great line for an opposition party trying to unseat the AI-supported incumbents, if any Democratic consultants wanted to take a short break from dehumanizing trans kids to actually try winning a contested election.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"If you think the biggest issue this election is that we need to focus our attention on checking kids' genitals before they play sports, you should *absolutely* vote for my opponent."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I'm deleting most fundraising texts these days, but if you sent me one saying you had identified these consultants and promised never to work with them, I would give you the max

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I want the name of every consultant who convinces a Democrat to run an ad ceding ground to trans hatred, and I want them blacklisted by the party and noted so I can never give a cent to anyone who hires them ever again.

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RM @rmx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A note to all my fellow parts of the LGBTQIA; throwing Trans folks under the bus won't save you, quite the opposite. It's the thin edge of wedge to see just how far they can go, and you will eventually be on the list. You cannot appease the endless appetite of Fascism by feeding it smaller bites.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can't crack down on corporate polluters. That would be tyranny. Can't make sure our food safety laws are adequate. That would eat into profits. Can't regulate dangerous AI. That would be intruding on the "free market." The "party of small government," folks.

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The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution

The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.

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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 18/09/2026

I think it is bad that so many people in power appear to hate the world and everyone in it

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Projection is a hell of a drug

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Poised on the cusp of a historical mass wave of victory, the Democrats attempt a strategic retreat.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.

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The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

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maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 18/09/2026

Again, there is clear evidence a data center moratorium would peel far more votes away from the GOP than the 10-15 (not thousand, literally 10-15 total) who might switch over this same crowd’s demand to betray queer people. It’s malpractice that the party won’t ditch these professional losers.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Again, bigots will never choose bigotry-lite over the real thing. You're not going to win them but you're going to drive away people who otherwise would have voted for you. And this year -- when voters most of all want "a fighter" in Congress -- running ads about how you will not fight is idiotic.

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 09/09/2026

Any answer other than “who gives a shit, republicans are using a dozen kids playing JV volleyball as a distraction from looting the county and covering for elite pedophiles” is cowardly horseshit

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Never stops hitting me the way everyone in mainstream discourse agrees that if we want to help people, we first have to convince Republicans, while everyone in mainstream discourse also agrees that Republicans do not have to convince any of us before they hurt people.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.

Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I think the party that controls all branches of government using that power to pick on kids should be considered a bigger disgrace.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If you cannot be trusted to stand up for transgender Americans when they’re facing what some experts call a genocide, I don’t trust you to stand up for anything.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

(concerned reporter voice, talking to candidate) What is your message to stupid jerks who will never vote for you

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

i don't believe talarico is a bigot. im pretty sure he isnt. but if he apparently "has to" answer bad faith questions in a way that appears to compromise on the rights of one group of people being repressed to get elected, it's fair to ask what else he will "have to" do once he's in office

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It doesn't neutralize Republican attacks. So you end up with Republicans making the same attacks, but now your supporters are deflated. And I genuinely don't hard to say, "The party hiding the Epstein Files seems to really want to talk about teenagers' genitalia. I want to talk about the issues."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Again, I am just a man standing in front of the Democratic Party, begging them to make a bigger deal of this deeply unlikeable racist billionaire asshole who is constantly pushing things everyone loathes.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Shame, then, is a human tool—a vital one—for negotiating the borders between ought-to-be and ought-not-to-be. Positive space defines negative space. Demonstrations of decency shames the indecent. Principles shame their lack. Solidarity shames bigotry." www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...

the-reframe.com

The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something

Winning by creating vision in the positive space of shared standards, and expertly negotiating the negative space of shame.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Lol at the Harry Potter trailer, there's so much merch and licensing and theme parks that they have to use the exact same style as the original, all the way down to identical sets. It's permanently stuck looking like a knockoff, not a remake. A waste of resources, just like JK herself these days.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

theverge.com

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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rymo76.bsky.social @rymo76.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I too read all the books and watched all the movies. I took the online house -determining quizzes. Still, nothing could induce me to watch the new show that enriches earth’s most prominent transphobe. Her views are not incidentally bad; they are core to her use of her fortune, and she brags about it

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Wout @thehashtagonist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I can’t wait for the timeline where we treat sports & online gambling the way we treat smoking now. You can do whatever you want, but we won’t have to watch 18 commercial per hour for it

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign. Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign. And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering. I brought receipts in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Commerce Secretary is either lying or ignorant. You decide

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Conservatives never support centrist Dems politically yet centrist Dems never stop pandering to their concerns and interests, so maybe it's not that people on the left don't adequately support centrist Dems politically that causes centrist Dems to ignore them, might be some other unknowable thing.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I am told by people who understand how politics work that this sort of message from me means Hillary Scholten will not listen to my concerns or represent my interests, to which I can only reply oh no hard to imagine what that would be like.

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