Reposted by ScottTheHoopleGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone. 952802581
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9hsomeone should ask donald trump, john thune and mike johnson how come they havent said anything about the recently deceased republican who served as speaker of the house for almost a decade. 814235
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9hVery saddened to say I won’t be able to headline Tim Pool’s student event in Chicago this week. I unfortunately have other plans. 2246670538
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 12hIt's what explains why Musk runs roughshod over environmental or consumer-safety laws, and Meta thumbs its nose at corporate-tax laws: experience has taught them to expect no punishment. It's elite impunity in practice: when you're a star, they let you do it. 219166
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A perfect pretext for impeachment does not exis— 621727695
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 16hit's very innovative to be deeply lodged up the ass of the industries you coversemafor.comExclusive: CEO’s podcast sparks tensions atop The AtlanticNicholas Thompson’s podcast, “The Most Interesting Thing in AI,” has been a source of friction at the magazine. 87111
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16hOne month was about enough time with the fam.nytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox NewsA fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 561295186
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16hNatalie stood over Ivanka, who was immobilized by the muscle relaxer that Natalie had put in her drink. Natalie leaned in close. "I'm the daughter now. I'm the daughter." 010614
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleAugust J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 17h“Oh, it’s the left’s fault for being intractable on core moral stances and policy positions, and that’s how we lose. They should be more like us centrists, who let the Republicans do exactly fucking that for 50 years and get everything they wanted. I am very intelligent.” 0287
Reposted by ScottTheHooplejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them 973627422
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18hStabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch. 131056208
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 03/10/2026Higher ed leaders are doing "decline of public trust" discourse in order to avoid talking about all the things they've done to undermine their institutions, including exploiting contingent faculty labor, attacking student protest, and underfunding the humanities 7594165
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Or, if the company sells health insurance, the trained shruggers briefly scoff at your claim before clicking Deny. 1447
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pointing out that people aren't pronouncing, writing or using words correctly is treated as "elitist"--even on here--& US journalists are eager to distance themselves from that label. Goes hand in hand with their platforming of absurd, debunked ideas as "viewpoint diversity." Accuracy="elitism." 56616
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleGerard Cosloy @gerardcosloy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026the amount of constant starfuckery i see from otherwise intelligent people who ought to know better. Trust me, someone actually needs your props more than the wealthy and powerful 1121
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 304169025013
Reposted by ScottTheHooplejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25561361143
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026the funniest thing about the "we don't trust the media" people is that they will trust literally anyone else. like, if you have an image and text, they'll buy it. shaking keys at babies type logic. 352333383
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The pundit view of the world is skewed by many things, one of which is a refusal/inability to understand geographic spaces that exist outside their own neighborhoods. It's all based on stereotypes and conjecture—even when they go to other places, and their columns are essentially bad travel writing. 636655
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleElsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart 166140074612
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint. 298116622119
Reposted by ScottTheHooplejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026someone call up will smith we need him to do something 188100631119
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have seen porn considerably less erotic than this man's sex dream about Jesus Christ. 1661919203
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleButt Praxis @buttpraxis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I will vote, make calls, knock doors, take up arms for whoever destroys the online gambling industry 343087398
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about the core tenets of American conservatism: a government serving 300 million people and leading the world should be “small” and that we should orient all policy around servicing the rich so that they throw us gruel. It’s fucking stupid and we should say so. 16894219
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We’ve been hearing for 20 years plus how we should just sit down and have a meal with people who think black, Latino and LGBTQ people are subhumans who must be killed. No. 591711270
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m gonna put my fist through a wall 1787138
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t. 17058661198
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Me: "Hey, look, the local theater is going to put on a 'whimsical Macbeth with shadow puppets!'" My 13yrold: "All Shakespeare-stuff-but-different is bad." 99% true 131106
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026These people cannot be trusted to vote in their best interests. Ever. They have failed at the most simple task and have driven this country to ruin. They are too stupid to be allowed to have a say in the future of the country. Convince a non-voter to vote. There are LOTS of those. 282211398
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No notes 98189831039
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Exciting way to make strangers approach you at airports like, "So you're a fascist or have insane gambling debt, huh" 761342206
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious. 5162311721
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sliwa getting a flu shot: This could be very embarrassing. I’m supposed to be a tough guy, right? Mamdani: I can hold your hand. Sliwa: What happens if I faint? Mamdani: I got you. Doctor: You’re in great hands, literally. New Yorkers can find free flu shots and locations at nyc.gov/healthmap 492157022961
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698612378
Reposted by ScottTheHoople𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026“Did you or did you not sell hamburgers from a giant smiling head?” “Sir, that was Jack in the Box.” 2734717947
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026It shouldn't be difficult to get the money you're owed. On day 34 of our administration, we launched NYC Free Tax Prep for the 2026 filing season. So far, it’s saved New Yorkers $226.6 million. Visit nyc.gov/TaxPrep to find a Free Tax Prep site near you. 322453546
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Reupping this given recent news 1236453
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Following the Pope’s encyclical about AI, you’re going to see a lot more religious intervention in shaping public opinion about tech companies. There are only two social institutions resilient enough to counter AI politically — states and religion. They bought the first. Standby on the second. 430775
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026this is a symptom of what i say on here a lot: stuff u know that feels like stuff "everyone knows" usually isn't. so share it when it comes up. 211144
Reposted by ScottTheHoopleGennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Gavin Newsom has been shitty for ages. He's been the 'lesser evil' for years and years, always firmly on a trajectory toward 'greater evil'. Lots and lots and lots of us have been saying this forever. We deserve better than self-interested turncoats who stand for nothing but themselves. 817031