Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026True. However, he is also the inevitable apotheosis of the conservative political, legal, and theological project of the last 30 years. 1315018
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAlan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 16hAdding to this: it’s not just that the Constitution allows for impeachment; it COMMANDS it upon the commission of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors by federal office holders. The word “shall” is a command, not a plea. 10439129
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16hAll of NYC stands with the mayor on this. This ICE office is guilty of reckless endangerment of a 5-year-old and a raft of other felonies. He should be in prison. bsky.app/profile/mayo... 11674176
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 16hWelcome home to all of the Sailors and Marines from the USS Abraham Lincoln. Thank You is not enough for the service and sacrifices you’ve made—including those no Service Member should ever have to endure. We are grateful to you, your families & all who serve. It’s time to end this war now. 11598126
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16hThe Swords to Plowshares Act, the final undoing of Christian white nationalist theocracy. (Maybe we don’t call it that actually but come on) 836779
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 16hThis isn't fringe talk—these creators reach hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Read the full investigation and watch the video clips on Confront The Hate. www.confrontthehate.com/p/the-distur...confrontthehate.comThe Disturbing New Christian Nationalist Argument for Subjugating WomenHow right-wing podcasters are leveraging a tragic Massachusetts case to push for patriarchy, end no-fault divorce, and repeal the 19th Amendment. 16255121
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 08/10/2026CFR: Notably, Americans were split about who they believed bore the burden of tariffs: 41% said they’re a tax citizens pay, and 40% said foreigners pay. *It estimated that consumers pay 2/3 of Trump’s tariffs 40334115
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialCurt @mstinkerson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There are serious issues with our media. A 2023 Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 58% of American adults had never even heard of the CHIPS and Science Act, as it was barely a blip on the major outlets - they were all too busy hand-waving about Trump. #DemVoice1 1022483
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 16hA new Supreme Court term began this week, and it's shaping up to be another busy one for the ACLU. The court has already taken up our challenge to the Trump administration's unlawful mandatory detention of immigrants, and they may hear our defenses of religious freedom, free speech, and more.aclu.orgWhat To Expect This Supreme Court TermThe ACLU is expecting the Supreme Court to hear crucial cases on immigration, voting rights, and more. 319157
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16hTrump chief of staff Susie Wiles’ daughter posts a pic at a training camp with a pro-Russian militia in Bosnia that specializes in destabilization… totally normal stuff! “The photo raises Q’s about White House links to the pro-Russian politician”🤔 www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-... 20933901832
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16hThey totally would. And then some sort of martial law shit here to cancel midterms or something. Reminder that when 3.5% of a nation is engaged in *sustained nonviolence campaigns* over a year or so they have a chance of real success, even regime change.lifeisasacredtext.comOn Organizingtime to level up / an early draft of a playbook 14516
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 18hY'all denied her tenure 263103573
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 17hThis ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol. 6464972553
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18hDivers free a whale shark from rope that enwrapped it for years: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/interestin... 21163941360
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialDragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 16hI couldn’t let the announcement of a new Tyrannosaurid pass without illustrating it. So here’s my take on the new kid on the block: Tromerosaurus solumons. #SciArt 13347108
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialSolaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“Where the first book opened the door to the Aaní world, this follow-up soars.” Thank you to @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org for this wonderful review of Caskey Russell’s THE EAGLE IN THE MOUNTAIN (sequel to THE DOOR ON THE SEA)! Preorder: buff.ly/811a9eA Read the full review:buff.lyHeroic Relay Race: Review of Caskey Russell’s The Eagle in the MountainAidan Bunker Under Review:The Eagle in the Mountain. Caskey Russell. Solaris, November 2026. For the first 50 pages of Caskey Russell’s The Eagle in the Mountain (sequel to The Door on the Sea), I … 0148
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 16hIsraeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags reut.rs/4yb0VAMreut.rsIsraeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flagsIsraeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance of a streetside Palestinian cafe in the occupied West Bank, obscuring it from one side in what its owner described as a blatant act of intimidation. 41410
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is really compelling 117342
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not just vile experiments and Mississippi appendectomies (forced sterilization) but there's tons of data on medical racism now -- COVID, birthing care, the lingering racisms about Black folks and pain, what isn't taught in med school, etc. and yeah, white folks-- NOT the same basis. I wonder+ 532676
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 16hIf you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes. n.pr/4AXBftWn.prWhy mailing a ballot close to Election Day may get it rejected for a late postmarkIf you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes. 16232111
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 19hI ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?wired.comElon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential ElectionsAmerica PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats. 442137714
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut... 672426943
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The First Amendment wasn’t actually “first.” The original First Amendment was meant to ensure that the House of Representatives grew in loose proportion to the country. Instead, the House’s size hasn’t changed since 1911. Today’s “One First” on that history—and the problems a capped House creates:stevevladeck.comBonus 256: The Original “First” AmendmentThe only provision from the original Bill of Rights that was never adopted would've grown the House in proportion to the country. We should revisit it. 34865228
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialChristopher Doll @blackbirdcd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Studio cats 091
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Once a week, for the next 10 weeks, I’m going to share a short passage from my book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable. This isn’t a greatest hits collection. I want to revisit ideas that still feel useful for where we are now and that will help us keep the Republic. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-republ...joycevance.substack.comThe Republic, RevisitedTen Essays for Right Now 15786197
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Remember when Trump said there was "very fine ppl on both sides" of a white supremacist rally, & everybody heard it loud & clear, but then he spent years gaslighting about it bc at another point he said "you had some very bad ppl in that group" as if that excused him praising violent racists? I do! 632114322
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialSimeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Six months have passed since the #ArtemisII mission and NASA has just released the reentry video from the Orion capsule! Here is a timelapse of the reentry, but be sure to check out the realtime version linked below! 🔭🧪 13714271
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026still super salty Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize and he didn’t 5473417667
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialGlendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 07/10/2026If you wouldn't post on Truth Social, Gab, or 4chan, don't post on X. 0256
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...phoenixnewtimes.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. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 42643992186
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic National Committee sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law. 492899685
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Tillis on Trump musing about LA and San Diego being nuked: "If it was said about Charlotte or Raleigh, I'd be really mad" 297887245
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned. n.pr/47FY3Rzn.prThis surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew onIt's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned. 29717
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialThat catgirl with The Posts @roodypatooti.bsky.social · 26/08/2025 2646179
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you’re still on that platform, you’re enabling this. 28727
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialMax Cerrina @alephnaught2tog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Anyone have rollator advice/brands/etc? Finally looking into them (I have such complex feelings about this) and there’s so many. #disability (please boost) 61316
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And I'll YELL this again: if you want to understand making amends & true repair after damage, abuse, misconduct etc, read @theradr.bsky.social 's great book On Repentance & Repair. Real "doing the work," not the superficial, ego-fest version of that (they're not doing the work! most of the time!) 14513
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects 522868586
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New strong candidate for best sentence of journalism in 2026 just dropped in this wild Kimberly Guilfoyle story from WSJ “‘Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,’ she texted [Eric] Deters, adding a prayer hands emoji and a PDF with bill payment instructions from American Express.”wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Pay Her $100,000 Amex BillText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 29909279
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026As has been the case for damn near a decade now, I'll be live-clipping Trump's Texas rally tonight using @snapstream.com, the premier tool for social media video. If you want to clip like me, check out the link for more info and a demo.go.snapstream.comSnapStream - Try It For Free Like Aaron RuparSnapStream is how Aaron Rupar posts newsworthy clips as they happen. Try it for free here. 1830157
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026Because of the Nobel Prize, a lot of people will be talking about neutrinos today (including me I’m sure)! I *also* talk a lot about neutrinos in my new book, “How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking),” which is available for preorder now! www.astrokatie.com/book-htbauastrokatie.comHow to Build a Universe — KATIE MACK, ASTROPHYSICISTInformation about "How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking)" by Katie Mack 24945172
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10994632974
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026BREAKING: A 30-year-old Washington man conspired with the shooter in a February school attack in British Columbia, authorities say.bit.lyWashington man conspired with Canadian school shooter before attack, officials sayFederal authorities have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man from Washington state in connection with a February school shooting in British Columbia. 25521
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026A fun bit of trivia about today's physics Nobel Prize: Francis Halzen won it for envisioning and leading the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, but apparently he's never actually been there! WFH FTW. (To be fair, it is rather... remote.) 1630741
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026NEW: On September 23rd, Cook Political Report shifted the Kansas senate race from "likely republican" to "lean republican." Today, they changed it to "toss up." www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...cookpolitical.comA Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift LeftFour weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a... 1063764977
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialBrad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every word of this. 18850157
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialWorf Email @worfemail.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Commander Riker, There has been a security breach in our computer system. Your search history is being broadcast to the entire crew. Worf 1043780
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"In my 65 years of living, I've never seen the city in such an uproar..." deceleration.news/san-antonio-...deceleration.news'March Will Not End Tomorrow': San Antonio Immigration Protest Resists New ICE FacilityCommunity organizers and local elected leaders join vigil outside 640,000-square-foot warehouse slated to house thousands amid growing ICE violence and deportation enforcement pushback. 291498481
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialMPR News @mprnews.org · 06/10/2026In her new book, “Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made,” historian @kkdumez.bsky.social reveals the often-hidden world of white Christian women, which she says influences the country as a whole.mprnews.orgA new book explores how the subculture of white Christian women shapes AmericaIn her new book, “Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made,” historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez reveals the often hidden world of white Christian women, which s... 212838
Reposted by @spokespider.bsky.socialWes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump has ordered creation of a SHARK FORCE to kill sharks and seals to benefit the success rates of recreational fishing. It's part of a raft of insane measures intended to convince hunters and anglers to vote Republican: wessiler.substack.com/p/a-cynical-...wessiler.substack.comA Cynical Reading Of Trump’s Big Hunting And Fishing Access OrdersLet’s rank the realistic possibility of any of this, including the new SHARK FORCE, actually happening 28272128
