Reposted by SpaldyElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 3hThe thing about Gillis's monologue isn't just that it's misogynistic; it's that it's misogynistic in the most unoriginal, dated, cringe-ily 1982 would-be Andrew Dice Clay way. Like, wow slut shaming women in workout clothes, where'd you dig that fossil up 2274082
Reposted by SpaldyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9hI do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter. 13668061653
Reposted by SpaldyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5hThe Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the same story of rat-fucking your opponents before an election. Except now the government does it, out in the open. 453979864
Reposted by SpaldyCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6hFriendly reminder that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social thinks we should "turn the page" on these guys even though they're literally doing "show me your papers" shit after raiding the house of someone he works with. Every day. Who has the same job as him. 361972397
Reposted by SpaldySpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 5hGiven FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024. 420562
Reposted by SpaldyJohn Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 5hI can't put it better or more succinctly than Dan Levy puts it here. There's an idea among misogynists like Shane Gillis that the only context for a woman's existence is her sexuality in relation to him. It's an attitude, promoted and amplified by SNL, that perpetuates violence against women. 320431
Reposted by SpaldyOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket 10095322999
Reposted by SpaldyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7333251157
Reposted by SpaldyEric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 11/10/2026So...The same Trump administration which has no problem OKing a merger allowing a single company to control local TV stations reaching 80% of U.S. households suddenly cries antitrust when a press pool refuses to cover the president after he unfairly bans one member? loom.ly/KOU127A 1277
Reposted by SpaldyBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.gadgetreview.comVirginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their HomesVirginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits. 12828501405
Reposted by SpaldyMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A brilliant example of the craft of investigative journalism, from the evidence gathered to the descriptions of the people & places. And then there's the story itself, which is horrifying, but ultimately inspiring. God bless this young woman for persisting. www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...motherjones.comPolice didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.” 08130
Reposted by SpaldyJesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That moment when your dog looks up from sniffing the grass, his eyes alight. “Dad! I’ve found it! I’ve finally found it!” And whatever it is, whatever he has found, you realize in an instant… he will be rolling in it. 1561
Reposted by SpaldyThe Handlen, The Zack, And The Crypt @zhandlen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026all right, what is it when you know should eat, and you've got frozen dinners in the freezer, and they're fine, you don't _hate_ them, but you don't really want to eat them either, and you could order out but that's $ and you don't want pizza tonight, and you already went to the store. 681
Reposted by SpaldyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026statler and waldorf but it’s al-sayed and ossoff heckling republicans 784987668
Reposted by SpaldyBetty Kraken of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Two corrupt politicians who stole $10M from sick kids are on the ballot: Ashley Moody and James Uthmeier. www.tampabay.com/news/florida...tampabay.comRuling makes Hope Florida an even bigger political issue a month before electionDeSantis’ inner circle and state Democrats are both seizing on the Hope Florida saga. 28636
Reposted by SpaldyGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It really is too perfect that the same people who claimed participation trophies were ruining our children and keeping them from actually achieving things have devoted their lives to a man who demands the world’s most prestigious trophies for doing nothing at all. 227546
Reposted by SpaldyNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A.I. will never be him. 1246226
Reposted by SpaldyThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026My Lai Massacre-ass administration. Between this and retaliating against any FBI agents who worked on the Trump cases, they’re trying to set the precedent that doing the right thing ever at all will be punished. 115919
Reposted by SpaldyThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10/10/2026In 2025, the Trump administration prevented the EPA and HHS from distributing more than $1 billion appropriated by Congress, in prohibitions known as impoundments, according to decisions the Government Accountability Office sent to Congress on Wednesday.washingtonsun.comCongress' Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal FundsThe White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports. 28543
Spaldy @spaldy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Guess FOX is leaving the subtle lying propaganda behind and really going for the blatant now. 100
Reposted by SpaldyPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Trillions of dollars invested in a media environment exactly as meaningful as your coworker telling you about the dream they had last night. 015015
Reposted by SpaldyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe? 10640111117
Reposted by SpaldyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026DOJ “has hastily hired a new crop of 130 people -- some w/ criminal records, minimal experience, tarnished work histories, hyperpartisanship and downright bizarre public statements.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u... 48774370
Reposted by SpaldyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN... 127286744616
Reposted by SpaldyGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comDavid Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. MergerDavid Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed. 832514886
Reposted by SpaldyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My man looks like Neo waking up in the goo podpolitico.comPeter Thiel slams Obama, Pope Leo in new ‘Antichrist’ lecturesThe tech billionaire accused them of using AI concerns to “boost their own popularity,” according to recordings obtained by POLITICO. 5514553627
Reposted by SpaldyZoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 09/10/2026there's gonna be a guy who does the sound check for the first livestreamed state execution. they'll probably have someone stand where the guy is gonna be shot to death by the state so that they can make sure the lighting, color, and framing is "correct" when people watch a man die. 1655879
Spaldy @spaldy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026He can’t believe it because he knows how that worked out for him. 020
Reposted by Spaldythe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026god forbid a mouse come to this place for magic 381304149
Reposted by SpaldyDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 8829521369
Reposted by SpaldyMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11695224913599
Reposted by SpaldyAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 8651271860
Reposted by SpaldyBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Im a tired Democrat and it makes me feel something to see someone hate these fuckers like I do 129022
Spaldy @spaldy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026static.klipy.comKillian in Running Man: Time to Start RunningAlt: Killian in Running Man says “Time to Start Running” as he throws his arms up to signal for the exhibition killing to begin. 100
Reposted by SpaldyGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 810207074622
Spaldy @spaldy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Agreed. And yet somehow no one annoys me more in all this than Stephanie and her endless whining. You almost shot a woman! Be thankful the consequences weren’t worse in 20 different ways! 020
Reposted by SpaldyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Endlessly corrupt. He does nothing that doesn’t benefit him personally. Ever.cnn.comTrump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order | CNN BusinessRight before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX. 371159484
Reposted by SpaldyLaura 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 4083517910589
Reposted by SpaldyMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you‘ve studied history, you know what Trump and his fellow fascists are doing in Minnesota. They’re calling Somali Americans “garbage” and “enemy combatants“ because fascists need to create enemies and foment hate to excite their sick supporters. 361373431
Reposted by SpaldyD Lavoie @djlavoie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There was a 5-year-old in the car and it isn't in the headline or subhed. 832283
Reposted by SpaldyChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 17261351498
Reposted by Spaldy🎃👻🧙♀️ Vio the VVitch 🧙♀️👻🎃 @viothevvitch.myatproto.social · 08/10/2026this is so fucking sad 885118381441
Reposted by SpaldyKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026Excited to see that we’re replacing new housing with chatbots that tell you to kill yourself 151178329
Reposted by SpaldyDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Systematically destroying US hegemony in higher-education may feel like "owning the libs" but (1) Education is massive export for US (2) Best & brightest from around world stay in US and start businesses here (3) Higher-education is key employer & medical life-line in many *Republican* states. 17391120
Reposted by SpaldyMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I, too, love to purchase companies older than most nations, with names that are known to multiple generations of people all over the world, and then get rid of the names and replace them with the name of a thing nobody gives a shit about. 33951169
Reposted by SpaldyMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959881899
Reposted by SpaldyLouise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 07/10/2026People keep thinking they can automate the type of admin work often done by women... bc they think their institution is a machine and not a brain. They think it can be recreated as a set of tasks executed w/ rules, and that we can skip the parts relying on relationships, memory, and judgment. 312835