Reposted by ScootNick Kodama 🌳👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · 13hLLM (Large Line Man) solves math problem 182296463
Reposted by ScootNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALan.prOver 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwideResearchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. 6519611180
Reposted by ScootPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects 532857585
Reposted by ScootRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797303027
Reposted by ScootMicah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026truly a man ahead of his time, the modern epstein-loving republican party would never memory hole him for being an abusive monster 756255
Reposted by ScootCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 05/10/20265 minutes into the preseason and Nikola Jokic is throwing behind the back cross-court passes... I needed the replays too 23589103
Scoot @scooter11.bsky.social · 01/10/2026[He then continued to illegally provide bombs to help Netanyahu perpetuate a genocide] 010
Reposted by ScootCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14237891251
Reposted by Scootmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026among other things, musk is the #1 donor to the Republican Party in 2024 and 2026, now appointed to a board where he can steers contracts to his businesses. Bought and sold. Thieves. 19749209
Reposted by ScootSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 125301167
Reposted by ScootSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Ever since we’ve posted the secondary coverage as well as the editorial, there’s been an absolute outpour of similar stories hitting my inbox and the sexual-misconduct tip line.” 5735232
Reposted by ScootBen Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t stop wars. Cant stop the president committing nonstop crime. Can’t do anything about Epstein. Or cost of living. Or the environment. They can fuck over workers though. They’ll do that real fast. 137876
Reposted by ScootQuinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've grown quite impatient with the utter refusal of some reporters to speak directly and the overreliance on weak, nondescript words like "odd" and "interesting" 412831
Reposted by ScootYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’ve never seen this exact photo of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, former Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell. This is directly from Getty Images. I’ve obviously seen others, but this one is like a Where’s Waldo? 1226465
Reposted by ScootBen 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. 1943292804
Reposted by ScootMaciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets. 1511977558
Reposted by Scootlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought 784368853
Reposted by ScootOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most riveting thing I've seen all week 385113523087
Reposted by ScootRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27774943153
Reposted by ScootOmri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026They did not "mistakenly" detain him. They did it very much on purpose. 217645
Reposted by ScootOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...status.newsThe Source Behind The BanThe anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned. 952538909
Reposted by ScootDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Now this is my kind of foreshadowing 511798249
Reposted by ScootMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you. 340250604784
Reposted by ScootScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by ScootPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That scene where the comic book villain addresses the United Nations has finally come true. 221203150
Reposted by ScootRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW BRAIN DROPPEDmed.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 232600780
Reposted by ScootIan Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 20/09/2026Wow. I’m actually speechless on this one. We are being governed by genuinely evil people. 2475
Reposted by ScootZito @zeets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is all an effort to disappear responsibility. If it’s the AI’s fault then no person or entity beyond the computer can be blamed for it. The US killed 123 schoolchildren. 314337
Reposted by ScootRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The most incompetent administration in history by far, populated by idiots from top to bottom putting all of our lives in danger. 23533781154
Reposted by ScootJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026671410
Reposted by ScootJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253902351
Reposted by ScootBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026People - including children - will die. Only a question of how many and when. 1517546
Reposted by ScootKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed human rights experts find 'reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crimes in 2 deadly strikes on Iran. 20860111860
Reposted by ScootMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 953764991
Reposted by ScootFrederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...cbsnews.comNew photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacksThe images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity. 291004461
Reposted by ScootCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Trump has made 28,700 stock/securities trades since returning to office - more than all of congress combined. Note that he is pushing for a stock-trading ban for lawmakers that wouod exclude him www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comTrump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of CongressDonald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt 16355149
Reposted by ScootMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Every democratic candidate deciding to moderate on a social issue to 'take it off the table' 211829242
Reposted by ScootDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect. 7972071139
Reposted by ScootThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Respect 🫡 Aaron Rowe >>> @edsheeran 321058246
Reposted by Scootsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The “branding dispute” being that it’s legally established as a memorial to John F. Kennedy, the president from the 1960s who was murdered in office by an assassin, and Trump wanted to slap his name on it too while he held power for reasons of pure narcissism. 321357318
Reposted by ScootThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Again: When Republicans like @marshablackburn say they've put money in your pocket - they're talking to their rich donors, not you 14384152
Reposted by ScootDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/09/2026This makes me genuinely uncomfortable. This man should be declining into vacant rictus in *private*. We should not all be forced to watch or care. I'm against term limits, but I'm increasingly in favor of age limits. 4029225
Reposted by ScootJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446871282
Reposted by ScootThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591780
Reposted by ScootMike Masnick @masnick.com · 14/09/2026I am curious if any of the Harper's Letter signers will comment on this? 1135269
Reposted by ScootMichigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: Epstein-associated donors gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers' campaign and political committees while he opposed releasing the Epstein files, arguing for more redactions to "protect somebody who got an airplane and rode with him." www.metrotimes.com/news/donors-...metrotimes.comDonors named in Epstein files gave nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers and groups backing him - Detroit Metro TimesA Metro Times review found that donors named in the Epstein files have given nearly $4.7 million to Mike Rogers’ campaigns and groups supporting him. 32975499
