Reposted by CindyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Over the last decade, there were two hypotheses: H1: the political right genuinely cared about threats to speech from the left. H2: they were using campus speech wars to impose their values and silence dissent. Today, the answer is clear, but I can't find any of the H1 people admitting their error. 451917545
Reposted by CindyPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 11/10/2026How a growing network of Reformed pastors and influencers is blending segregationist theology, the manosphere, and internet outrage to monetize white supremacy. open.substack.com/pub/confront...open.substack.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobrosHow a growing network of Reformed pastors and influencers is blending segregationist theology, the manosphere, and internet outrage to monetize white supremacy. 15269119
Reposted by CindyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026All that money electing politicians who will cut their taxes and slash benefits for everyone else. They’re definitely going to use AI to help everyone out though, they really mean it this time bsky.app/profile/rbre... 7670162
Reposted by CindyBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's World Homeless Day, and I'll just say: Homelessness isn't some great unsolvable mystery. People are homeless because they don't have homes. This suffering persists not for lack of solutions, but because enormous wealth and power are invested in maintaining the very structures that produce it. 212340927
Reposted by CindyKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 09/10/2026Oops the centrist consultants painted themselves into a corner again 202016382
Reposted by CindyWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is a ‘good strategy’ in game theory terms if you assume Trump will punish you for not rolling over and showing deference and democrats won’t. Democrats should think about altering those incentives. 311636284
Reposted by CindyAbby Ruggiero @ruggie13.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@wmata.com got anything to say?? 0453
Reposted by CindyBroken Historian @practicalnecromancy.com · 10/10/2026Crediting her now that I know her bsky handle: I’m proud @ruggie13.bsky.social was able to do what she could when she saw this happen. 010226
Reposted by CindyLSM @slukemorgan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026get in babe we're doing originalift grammar now. get rid of thofe newfangled s's that reprefent the foft decadanfe of modernity 45412
Reposted by CindyLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4083523810608
Reposted by CindyAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It is remarkable how many Dems in competitive races are not doing the squishy bipartisanship tapioca routine and are instead just letting rip with these guys are a bunch of evil goddamned nazis who want to take all your rights and are also corrupt as fuck. It’s reading the room, I suppose. 301511180
Reposted by Cindylowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 09/10/2026did someone put uppers in the dnc's water fountains or 451827199
Reposted by CindyDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff is definitely not listening to Yglesias/Klein/PodSave reactionary centrist crowd, he does not think his marginal voter is a white-supremacist, and that is what makes him such an attractive candidate to the vast majority of US who are not white-supremacists. 513669627
Cindy @sflapdx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Giving very Mars Attacksstatic.klipy.comMars Attacks Alien WomanALT: Mars Attacks Alien Woman 0230
Reposted by CindyCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026completely distracted by and very much need to know more about what's going on with the person in red here 10443987590
Reposted by CindyRichard E Frankel @refrankel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Racist Cheaters Panic That Racism and Cheating Will Fuel Democratic Victorieszeteo.com😳 GOP Panics That Racism and Trump’s Election-Rigging Attempts Will Fuel Democratic VictoriesRepublican operatives are in midterms meltdown, with years of gerrymandering and stirring up hatred set to come home to roost. In Maine, Senator Susan Collins met Troy Jackson on the debate stage. 16315
Reposted by CindyTim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Everyone acts as if everything in the AI boom is going to go fine, w/o consideration of the real world & its consequences for the greater tech industry," writes @edzitron.com. But actual numbers tell a different story, in which the industry's soaring debt will take down the rest of the economy.wheresyoured.atCredit CrunchIf you liked this piece, you should subscribe to my premium newsletter, and you can subscribe on the following links: $70 a year, $18 a quarter, or $7 a month. In return you get a weekly premium news... 132
Cindy @sflapdx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Did anyone in media in the Thom Tillis marathon today ask him about how he convinced the Republican woman who accused Hegseth to go public then voted for him anyway? 010
Reposted by CindyMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 06/10/2026One of Jim Bakker’s final on-air segments was devoted to defending pastors accused of sex abuse and condemning their accusers as “tattletales.” 1411243
Reposted by CindyNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out. 852073492
Reposted by CindyGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Okay, we live in the boonies, the closest airport that goes anywhere at all is 90 minutes away. And it really only does connecting flights. So for to go anywhere is almost always a couple connections. To get to NYC, like yesterday, means getting up at 5:00 am to arrive at 11:00 pm. We were tired. 38536
Reposted by CindyPaul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Imagine if we HADN'T elected a rapist. TWICE!!! 443973
Reposted by CindyMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9734701079
Reposted by CindyChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 524101992233
Reposted by CindyCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 30/09/2026I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them. 202666486
Reposted by CindyStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news. 1573670789
Reposted by CindyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13449141041
Reposted by CindyLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Both parents feed & protect the chicks. “One of my all time favorite loon clips. This was the first time that I got 2 chicks on the parent’s back at the same time several years ago.” Canon R5 and 100-500mm lens IG: @harrycollinsphotography www.instagram.com/harrycollins... 1253906688
Reposted by CindyMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There are like 500 of these books and they all exist in an alternate universe where trying to win over white working class voters is a Bold Forbidden Insight rather than the guiding ideology of the entire party. 621507177
Reposted by CindyJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se... 3334121271
Reposted by CindyKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 6078492205
Reposted by CindyLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8... musk traileryoutube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 610131
Reposted by CindyThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174933321
Reposted by CindyPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665773959
Reposted by CindyPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a 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 188137462918
Reposted by CindyAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Guys: all nuances and logic aside, you give an inch they take a mile. You know that right? Don’t be stupid. If you can’t be tough on the little things, how do u expect to do anything when the chips are Really down. Act accordingly 1366693
Reposted by CindyDilek 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.🤷🏽♀️ 162169344738
Reposted by CindyBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/09/2026The Constitution does not allow the president to choose who counts.brennancenter.orgExcluding Immigrants from the Census Would Hurt the Country and Break the LawThe Constitution, federal law, and centuries of history make clear that the census is meant to count everyone, regardless of citizenship. 7786223
Reposted by CindyThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!! 354169633027
Reposted by CindyGrady Booch @booch.com · 18/09/2026It seems to me that the philosophy of EA/longtermism has consequences not unlike that of Christian evangelicals who long for the rapture: optimizing life for some mysterious utopian future at the expense of attending to the wonder and the beauty and the possibility of the now. 4688
Reposted by Cindyelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible 25150273940
Reposted by CindyMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'm not sure it matters in the slightest anymore, but it's clear that a ton of people have still never seen the full comic. 17787167
Reposted by CindyLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump’s opposition to new AI regulation undercuts industry calls for a slowdown, safety standards… - my latest w/ @jonathanvanian.bsky.social at @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/t...cnbc.comTrump’s opposition to AI rules undercuts industry's calls for a slowdownAnthropic and OpenAI have called for mandatory safety checks to be put in place as fears intensify that AI can soon be too powerful to control. 1132
Cindy @sflapdx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026heartbreaking and soul-crushing that this is the world and headspace we’ve created for children 000
Reposted by CindyCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My fellow Americans, this is being done in our name. wapo.st/4h1hNmTwapo.stAlligator Alcatraz detainees were put in small cages, DHS watchdog report findsThe Florida facility’s staff referred to the enclosures as “calming areas.” Investigators said their use violated federal standards and did not align with “standards for humane treatment.” 22346128
Reposted by Cindyvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026As I was standing by this gas pump filling up my truck with six dollar gas I couldn’t help but think that this was a small price to pay so that every child wanting to play sports in elementary school has to submit to mandatory genital inspections 555442945
Reposted by CindyAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Like if you were trying to build a sustainable business you wouldn’t be publishing house proofs of Navier-Stokes. You’d give free premium platinum subs to independent mathematicians and then when *they* solve N-S you put them on your blog. You throw parties. Name them “ChatGPT Icons” or whatever. 3214
Reposted by CindyEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In 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. 149107951820