Reposted by James WellsMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much. 12967621259
Reposted by James WellsPhil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I saw the headlines this poll got and figured there was a screw loose somewhere. Glad to see I was right. Don't simply believe polls you see! They are very easy to be used to mislead. 318958
Reposted by James WellsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/04/2026If there are any Democrats who are thinking of running for the presidency on 2028 on anything less than a clear agenda of widespread prosecution for this administration's corruption and fundamental structural changes to ensure it can't happen again, they should just stop right there. 13144001099
Reposted by James WellsBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/04/2026I'm worried about AI psychosis. Specifically, I'm worried about the psychosis that makes our "capital allocators" spend *$1.4T* on the money-losingest technology in the history of the human race. 1/ 5301112
Reposted by James WellsSean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Don’t tell me I have no choice but to adapt to using AI. You don’t know how stubborn I am. My dad is 80 and has never had an email address. That’s the blood in my veins. 418523
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I’ve only seen the claim that she earned $11K in tips and didn’t have to pay taxes on that portion. Everything else was confusion about all of the dumb MAGA idiots being unable to communicate effectively. 010
Reposted by James WellsMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13/04/2026What if we just cleared Congress of all the abusers and sex pests this week what is stopping us who cares what party they are in 2386189887
Reposted by James WellsWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We'll know for sure that the Pope is a registered Democrat if he hires 1000 new Swiss Guards and issues a series of tough-on-drugs edicts in response to the GOP criticism 1370386
Reposted by James WellsMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/04/2026a criminal conviction isn’t required to say someone does not have the moral character to run for office and i don’t understand why this needs to be said over and over and over again. 1256911921
Reposted by James Wellsmady castigan✨ 🏳️⚧️ @mady.cat · 09/04/2026I learned about the strait of hormuz in high school debate lmao 😭 the funny thing is, none of the arguments for or against war with Iran were any different back then. everything happened exactly as everyone with a brain has said it would for decades. 2473
Reposted by James WellsScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026They oversaw a very important social media influence operation for the Kremlin, got caught, fled. And now they're not just back, they're guests at Donald & Melania Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House. 18654352415
Reposted by James WellsShivani T’gai Seth @shivaniswriting.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we! Have you: -had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently? -used any calming or grounding techniques you like? -eaten a food? If not, do that now. 💜 281458664
Reposted by James WellsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026If you're @raskin.house.gov, how tempting is it to do a press hit today where you tell Pam Bondi this isn't goodbye forever, it's just a farewell until he's running House Judiciary next year and has the chance to subpoena her himself 663284444
Reposted by James WellsRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 01/04/2026CREATION Happy April Fool's Day! xkcd.com/3227/ 454453877
Reposted by James WellsRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Really unusual. - NYT & BBC: US military struck sports hall/school in Lamerd, Iran with a new weapon never before used in war (the PrSM) - DoD: denies any US strike in Lamerd and claims video "does not show" that weapon - Then great @bellingcat.com's Trevor Ball refutes DoD claim about the video 15404171
Reposted by James WellsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Today is the Transgender Day of Visibility and I'll take the opportunity to once again say that trans people matter, their lives have meaning, and what's being done to them by so many politicians and people in this country is wrong. 101501422
Reposted by James WellsEddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It turns out that banks allowing him to walk away (really, how do you fail at a business where the house always wins) consequence free from multiple bankruptcies , taught the president that his failures are always someone else’s problem. 171089218
Reposted by James WellsOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 30/03/2026every day coke and pepsi spend millions to tell us to buy sugar water but liberals dont think you have to ever sell things to people in politics. "everybody knows it" so you dont have to repeat. 23550133
Reposted by James WellsJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Sorry, I missed that, I was distracted reading Matthew 6:5. 1027146
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The same students can still take it as an elective! How on earth does that mean “banned” ? 100
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Intro to sociology isn’t banned. Other sociology classes aren’t banned. What that means, in this instance, is that it’s not going to satisfy a non-elective degree requirement outside of a Sociology degree. I agree that it’s a bullshit decision. And that facts matter. 100
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 29/03/2026There is no procession this year. The Cardinal and one other priest were traveling to the church. 0100
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 29/03/2026This is horrific. AND The headline isn’t a great summary. Intro to Sociology is now an elective. That’s the change. 110
Reposted by James WellsKevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Most of my followers already know this, but just in case: 1. The US is not providing any weapons to Ukraine. It is selling them to Europe, who gives them to Ukraine. Your tax money is not involved at all. 2. Ukraine is not using US-made weapons to hit russian infrastructure and afaik never has. 1029365
Reposted by James WellsStephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Today's inspirational message: 4936289
Reposted by James WellsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/03/2026If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right 143127124010
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 28/03/2026There are no indications from any airport, that ICE is doing any actual screening of people or bags. 150
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 28/03/2026It’s fake. Delete this. You can confirm this WITHOUT EVEN OPENING TRUTH SOCIAL. 040
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 28/03/2026This bill is obviously horrific. But it HASN’T been passed yet. And there’s no indication that the governor would sign it, right? Or that it would get a veto-proof vote? 230
Reposted by James Wellsyaoi gagarin @mel.bzky.team · 26/03/2026"everyone you know is fighting a battle you know nothing about" isn't a reminder to be kind it's acknowledging a failure of military intelligence 2647170
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It sounds like he thinks Diego Garcia is Ireland. 🙄 150
Reposted by James WellsGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/03/2026www.bbc.com/news/article... 1089217048347
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Probably because Bluestein’s headline blames Democrats, when last week — Bluestein didn’t do so. 020
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 24/03/2026He’s the one under fire? Seriously? What a bad lede. 01761
Reposted by James Wellsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/03/2026one of my related hot takes is that we should ban news networks from real-time updates of results. they can report results when the votes are counted. 623122320
Reposted by James Wellsthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 23/03/2026"What kind of TSA PreCheck Member are you" 2559031025
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Atlanta has only two terminal (with six large concourses) and most passengers are funneled into one enormous security checkpoint. Airports without any issues this month, have multiple terminals each with their own checkpoints. 010
Reposted by James WellsHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 21/03/2026I think people need to understand that when you're quibbling over Graham Platner, coming up with hypothetical scenarios where voting for him is a lesser evil, or worse, defending him outright, you're literally asking what level of Nazism is OK in American politics. The only answer is none. 331081306
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I think since Homan is a moron, he meant that ICE would replace TSA staff at the ID + boarding pass check, freeing up TSA staff to ope more bag screening lanes. 030
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The excuse is that TSA officers at ID checks and at airside exits — would be freed up to open more lanes for scanners. 000
Reposted by James WellsZach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Kat Abughazaleh used her campaign to try a lot of things that the party should been embracing a long time ago. The entire left coalition is better off because she ran. 9695331108
Reposted by James WellsChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises. 333109944506
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 10/03/2026GA14 isn’t the “well-educated suburbs of Atlanta” though… 100
Reposted by James WellsHoosier Homer is reading The Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend @hoosierhomer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This is a bad article. It doesn't say who or where the steak and lobster was for, but slyly ties it to a piano purchase for the Air Force CoS home. Making it out to be corrupt purchase for WPs personal enjoyment. Most likely that was regular purchasing for food stuffs for the troopz. 913721
Reposted by James WellsOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026"we are announcing today our new investments in green energy, providing a solid foundation for the future in which massive reductions in pollutants are the norm" vs "BOOM: Green tech wizards just saved THE FUTURE" ill take the second one every day 3413
James Wells @slinkyjim.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Same! Will have to dig through documents again though. 4 generations ago and the Canadians I’m descended from, crossed the US border as teens and never returned 000
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