Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 20hAmericans, please don’t worry about your child coming home from school a different sex. Worry about your child not coming home from school because they were shot to death. 7662801532 6.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialIgor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 2hRepublican Senator John Cornyn of Texas calls to investigate Republican President Trump's Aid and Comfort to Russia/Putin. Zelensky confirmed Starlink continues to disconnect above 161km/h - Ukraine can't intercept Russian drones, and tests outside Ukraine border show the sabotage is willful. 78960389 960
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19hStudents from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g... 513163204412 16.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Princeton, McGill and Penn have all denied tenure to women who went on to win a Nobel Prize. It says quite a bit about tenure standards, and the treatment of women in academia. MAGA thinks that DEI gives them an unfair advantage. And that's farcical. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...forbes.comResearcher Demoted By University Of Pennsylvania Wins Nobel Prize For mRNA Discoveries—And Some Academics Urge Penn To ApologizeKatalin Karikó’s research laid the foundation for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. 7367172 367
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJeffrey Brown @texasgeologist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Re: Trump's diesel deal with Putin Conversion factor is 7.5 barrels of diesel per metric ton. Daily global diesel consumption is around 25 million bpd. So, the initial 300,000 tons, or 2.2 million barrels, would meet global demand for about two hours. 21437189 437
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Joel Pett, Lexington Herald Leader 24923 49
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports 348352641095 5.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026WHAT a life!! Margaret Hamilton, who lead the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, died Sept. 30 in Cambridge, Mass. She was 90. Her death, in a hospital, was confirmed by her daughter, Lauren.nytimes.comMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has DiedMargaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90. 13672147 672
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/10/2026The President of the United States just offered to sacrifice American lives. 35421591047 2.2K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself? 1172324812 2.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Best Twitter riposte of the day. But no doubt about it, JD Vance is the master of casual white supremacy. 16926 69
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The free market wouldn't object to a few oligarchs hoarding all the AI profits while everyone else is scraping by. Markets don't do morality. That's up to us. youtu.be/OAGV50CDgno 1538399 383
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialLas Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 25/09/2026𝐇𝟑𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 👏✨ A'ja Wilson is the first player to lead the WNBA in scoring and blocks for three seasons in a row. 213828 138
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026🚨 Obama rejects the argument that the market and lawsuits alone can keep AI companies in check: “That’s not how we treat airlines, or drug companies, or food companies.” He says there’s “no replacement” for effective government regulation. 14152781590 5.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association: 581811564 1.8K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Congress should be clear that failure to cooperate and testify truthfully will have serious, ongoing ramifications: defunding of relevant government departments, referral for criminal proceedings in a future D admin (or to state and local authorities), and civil suits, etc.open.substack.comAn Oversight Bonanza🚨47 Days to the Midterms🚨 515840 158
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Donald Trump admits what DOJ and most of the legacy media refuse to. The U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot rule was a partisan effort to help the GOP. SCOTUS' decision was, in his words: "a big loss for Republicans." 17532531126 3.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialBryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Raids Texas AG Ken Paxton sent armed State Police to invade Hispanic voting-rights organizer homes. One target: an 87-year-old retired teacher who criticized his mail-ballot rules. That's not security. It's Jim Crow Voter Suppression. 🧵 newrepublic.com/article/1853...newrepublic.comGOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll IntimidateLast week in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton unleashed police raids of the homes of Hispanic voting activists. Get ready for more of this. 451332804 1.3K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“.. Calling himself the ‘nation’s top bond salesman,’ Bessent stated early in Trump’s first term that lowering bond yields was a priority for the administration—a goal that has been repeatedly thwarted ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/inve... 1620342 203
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialRachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If you are not currently tying your Republican opponent to Trump’s price rising tariffs, the time to start is right now and here’s a map share.google/g6orxPHtg0Uv...share.googleThe State Tariff Tracker - TRADE PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE, LLCThe State Tariff Tracker ("Tracker") is a first-of-its-kind database that provides a comprehensive estimate of tariffs paid by state on all imports from all countries. The Tracker breaks down imports ... 211450 114
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already. 1557282039443 28.2K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.” The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party. 935166746564 16.7K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026ICE has arrested more than half a million people since President Trump returned to office, and nearly 40 percent do not have a criminal record. As of Aug. 6, ICE had detained more people without a criminal record this year than in all of 2025. wapo.st/45V4GP5wapo.stHow ICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal recordFederal immigration officers are shifting their targets and tactics to increase arrests. More than half of those detained last month did not have a criminal record. 03022 30
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ashley Moody redirected $10 million in taxpayer funds meant for sick children for her own gain. She must resign. 19820270 820
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026How does one misspend 10 million dollars? 63141711134 4.2K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million meant to provide health insurance for poor children. Part of a “sophisticated scheme to fund political activities,” the money was funneled through multiple organizations before reaching two PACs and the Florida GOP.cbsnews.comGrand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope FloridaA Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes. 2054153936760 15.4K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialMapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026We’re not changing it. 17506224711506 62.2K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026DUDLEY: ".. The interventions we’ve been seeing are diversions. The problem is much deeper .. When Bessent says we can grow our way out of our $40 trillion debt burden, that is not a credible strategy or solution, it’s wishful thinking." @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...bloomberg.comThe Perils of an Interventionist Treasury and a Passive FedUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been busy intervening in financial markets recently: 39495127 495
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me? 1587273947387 27.4K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Cuba is a threat to U.S. national security," says Rubio. Cuba is no threat to anyone. It has no drones, missiles or atomic bombs. Another lie to manufacture unilateral consent for an invasion. The world must put these terrorists in jail. #cdnpoli 1722127094061 12.7K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 09/08/2026OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.n.prWhy did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI. 2315341 153
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over. 377191205725 19.1K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 03/08/2026David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland High School shooting who co-founded the progressive youth group Leaders We Deserve, is calling for radical change in the "geriatric" Democratic Party. n.pr/4bmZYNmn.prProgressive youth leader David Hogg calls for change in 'geriatric' Democratic PartyDavid Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland High School shooting who co-founded the progressive youth group Leaders We Deserve, is calling for radical change in the "geriatric" Democratic Party. 1291608310 1.6K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialIrwin Glenn @irwinglenn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sounds like Communism 011 1
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions. 409177784819 17.8K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 30/07/2026 261140783235 14.1K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026USA Asset Mgmt: 🇺🇸 > @scottlincicome.bsky.social 441764581 1.8K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/07/2026* US GDP +1.5% RATE IN 2Q; CONSENSUS +1.8% [lowest since Q425] 1224963 249
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Disappointed in number of stories about Fauci that neglected to point out that the attacks on him are part of an on-going effort by Trump and GOP to distract from their catastrophic mismanagement of the pandemic, mismanagement estimated to have caused hundreds of thousands of unnecessary US deaths. 801810554 1.8K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Shareholders challenge Trump's plans for state ownership of Intel (aka, communism): "By suing the board of Intel and the U.S. government, shareholders in the chipmaker have defied the Trump administration. They claim the government had no right to demand equity in exchange for grants made to Intelcfr.orgTrump Administration’s Dealing in Companies Is on Shaky Ground | Council on Foreign RelationsIntel’s shareholders are doing what Congress seems unable to do: push back on the administration’s interpretation of the law to justify grabbing ownership in companies. 46940 69
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialBig Ernie McCracken @bigerniemccracken.bsky.social · 29/07/2026You would think Potus falling into a deep slumber, every day, on TV, would be a bigger story.... ....but Sleepy Joe.... Our media is hopelessly broken. 471130562850 13.1K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The point of a tariff is to make firms build factories at home. But if it's on Monday, off Tuesday, back on Wednesday, no one pours concrete. Chaotic tariffs give you all of the cost and almost none of the benefit. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/… 28731208 731
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina 32178672867 7.9K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Says man who perpetrated the biggest medicare fraud in Florida history, and then exploited political ties to avoid prosecution... bsky.app/profile/atru... 77237 72
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Most US analysts think that when the MoU was signed, the flow of oil and gas through Hormuz resumed. Most US analysts are idiots. 614555 145
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com 149078672940 7.9K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/07/2026John Brennan didn't wait to get indicted. He sued first—to force the government to preserve records he'll need to defend himself. The complaint alleges judge shopping, forum shopping & a direct presidential demand for indictment. Worth your full attention. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comFormer CIA Director John Brennan Takes on Trump's DOJFormer CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday. 6939721220 4K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/07/2026JUST IN: Todd Blanche has responded to Judge Sullivan's Order on my preliminary injunction and it's...more deflection, bullshit, and attempts to conceal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.comResponse to Order to Show Cause – #19 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.comResponse to Order to Show Cause 41567422548 6.7K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026KNOXVILLE: “The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with ex assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay $1.9 million (after firing her for a Charlie Kirk comment) .” www.knoxnews.com/story/news/e... 531826462 1.8K
Reposted by @scottasbury.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed. 6846481272 4.6K