Reposted by Scott CentoniA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23273481216
Reposted by Scott CentoniAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped. 59268501918
Reposted by Scott CentoniJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 16892733039
Reposted by Scott Centonijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot” 641105931961
Reposted by Scott CentoniRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574014611760
Reposted by Scott CentoniBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump. 17157372130
Reposted by Scott Centoniderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking. 329164252127
Reposted by Scott CentoniStevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If anyone would like to see a short video of a deer fawn asking you to follow it to Narnia, this is your lucky day. 917453
Reposted by Scott CentoniScott 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. 24982213341
Scott Centoni @scottcentoni.bsky.social · 21/09/2026@sarahtaber.bsky.social This looked like an interesting program, though the report doesn’t go into great detail www.npr.org/2026/09/21/n...npr.orgThis farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms insteadThe U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it. 000
Reposted by Scott CentoniNome @nome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The best lack all conviction, While the worst are full of passionate intensity. 614223
Reposted by Scott CentoniCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527251073
Reposted by Scott Centonialexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026nice of him to give away the game. so, they want americans to "be healthy" enough to... work more. notice how they don't talk at all about happiness or well being. they only want to extract the maximum value out of you until they dispose of you 1352359563
Reposted by Scott CentoniSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 19/09/2026ok gonna get Sincere(TM) here for a second There's a lot of doomerism about how "We're all cooked" because "The GOP is trying to steal our votes." So here's the true story of how the GOP tried to steal our votes here in NC and FAILED. TWICE. Ballot fraud isn't final. It gets stopped all the time.youtube.comCheck if you're registered to vote at http://voterresource.org/sarahtYouTube video by Farm to Taber 3297107
Reposted by Scott CentoniRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/202625 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 310146464668
Reposted by Scott CentoniDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167154673
Reposted by Scott CentoniJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.arstechnica.comFCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and QatarFCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner. 1250382309
Reposted by Scott Centonijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress? 430103801919
Reposted by Scott CentoniRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. 349102964251
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As 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. 29172271874
Reposted by Scott CentoniAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also 69340271027
Reposted by Scott CentoniMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119052843
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much. 7684771566
Reposted by Scott CentoniAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United. 495221315808
Reposted by Scott CentoniAaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Incredible headline here (among other things)theguardian.comTexas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to communityDisbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supply 13060531425
Reposted by Scott CentoniBob Morris, MD, PhD @rdmorris.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Misinformation Kills: In the past month alone there have been four deaths attributable to these two men. And this is a pattern. arstechnica.com/health/2026/... 31810
Reposted by Scott CentoniJonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently the commander of the International Space Station brought her dancing pants to space with her 1163139704
Reposted by Scott CentoniRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 520153125862
Reposted by Scott CentoniDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/09/2026"when I listen to Democratic voters, they’re not asking for ideological recalibration or even policy specifics. ... Instead, the Democratic voters I’m listening to are almost universally asking a different question: Why aren’t you fighting harder?"theatlantic.comVoters Have a Message for DemocratsWhat I learned from 400 focus groups 22847181
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Jared 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 58791822102
Reposted by Scott CentoniAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5963723613371
Reposted by Scott CentoniHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026No expectation of privacy in public* *unless you are a panopticon installation guyjalopnik.comReporter Gets Visit From Cops For Filming Flock Camera Installer At Work - JalopnikThe irony of being opposed to being filmed while maintaining and upgrading a system of mass surveillance was apparently lost on the Flock worker. 426597
Reposted by Scott CentoniNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comNaomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui... 6539011323
Reposted by Scott CentoniBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid. www.ms.now/news/russia-...ms.nowA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midtermsThe Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. 8824551547
Reposted by Scott CentoniKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026That does it, I think we’re all done containing multitudes 643054
Reposted by Scott CentoniMinnesotan Kaiju @whisperingpines.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I would like the liberals screaming on social media about releasing the Epstein files to read the material that has been released where Jeffrey Epstein very deliberately talks about his plan to engineer right wing politics around transphobia in order to conquer greater society 111539424
Reposted by Scott CentoniMrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 10/09/2026Goddammit I’m never going to not think of this now www.tumblr.com/dungeonmaste... 1155335898
Reposted by Scott CentoniMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Americans are betraying the entire world by letting Trump and his criminal gang loot and kill. 731390328
Reposted by Scott CentoniThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026IT SHOULD BE A BIGGER STORY THAT THE US PRESIDENT ACTUALLY TRIED TO BRIBE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON LIVE TV 🙄 IN A NATION OF LAWS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRAGGED OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN HANDCUFFS 🤬 23450261495
Reposted by Scott CentoniDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’ve contacted my own university connections using this site, and I urge others to do the same to ask institutions to publicly sign this Compact for Higher Education. Let’s see which schools balk!standupforscience.netDemand your school's leadership publicly endorse America's Compact for Higher Education — STAND UP FOR SCIENCEEmail your school's president urgently asking them to publicly endorse America's Compact for Higher Education 01811
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"Hi there! I'm the Secretary of Agriculture in a nation where just about every single kind of food has been recalled because it will give you explosive shits and then kill you dead. Well, I'm here to tell you about how government regulation and oversight is baaaaaaaad." 28963681539
Reposted by Scott CentoniAmy-Leigh Shaw @diveamydive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026All that “put the fries in the bag” stuff ever does is reveals that online reactionaries believe everyone is as afraid of hard work as they are. I worked almost every role McDonald’s has, and it was a great job full of interesting, supportive teammates. Never look down on the people who feed you. 651267101
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Democrats should be at the microphone right now noting that this is a Hatch Act violation that they'll be pursuing in January. I don't care that the nation's become numb to this shit. It's still illegal and if Democrats should run against it and then act to crush it. 8443341292
Reposted by Scott CentoniKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Honestly, I'd say the most disastrous decisions of Obama and Biden were not really holding anyone accountable for crimes committed under the previous administration. Obama wanted to "turn the page" on Iraq and the financial meltdown while Biden never put any urgency behind the January 6th cases 2544994913
Reposted by Scott CentoniKaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 07/09/2026You can tell this is true because when Michelle Obama made healthy eating and exercise her issue as First Lady, this same movement failed to coalesce around her and in fact she met a ton of resistance from the same people who made RFK Jr possible 203089716
Scott Centoni @scottcentoni.bsky.social · 07/09/2026They were outraged by the contempt of coastal elites. 001