Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 20/09/2025The writing is on the wall. The US is abandoning Europe. Europe will have to fend off Ru on its own. 1216353 163
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025This is the most corrupt and disgusting thing I think I’ve ever seen from a president. A blatantly impeachable offense. Republicans in Congress will say and do nothing. 31035701161 3.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies. 35461782100 6.2K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2025There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here. 13195841416162 58.4K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Good point. 417123484061 12.3K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2025The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality. 501184685880 18.5K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 20/09/2025Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now. 314152484460 15.2K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 20/09/2025EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.msnbc.comTom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025. 36946991916 4.7K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target 17535857213262 58.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2025Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering. 118494393877 9.4K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialBenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 20/09/2025Russia's drone incursion into Poland was a 'test' of Western resolve, Kellogg says — contradicting Trump "If it had all happened at once, maybe you could call it an accident. But six hours of drones? That’s a test – a way to see what the West would do. And we have to respond l...kyivindependent.comRussia's drone incursion into Poland was a 'test' of Western resolve, Kellogg says — contradicting Trump 19833 98
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2025He’s right 533904833 3.9K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialEdward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025This isn't even a slight exaggeration. He is actively working on destroying the US's entire vaccine infrastructure. The HepB vote will be tomorrow, where they will get rid of the birth dose and recommend it at 30 days, dooming a bunch of infants to chronic infection ft. cirrhosis, cancer, and death. 6128101110 2.8K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Do you see now why Pu has been asking to receive all of Donetsk on a silver platter without a fight? He tried to sell it as a Ru concession and Trump, Vance and even some “experts” claimed it was. Turns out, Ru is not only not in a position to advance, it’s in danger of losing ground. 310219 102
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAmanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025It's not about Jimmy Kimmel. It wasn't about Colbert. It wasn't about the CBS interview with Kamala Harris or George Stephanopoulos, either. Trump is finally coming out with it. Don't make him look bad. Or even joke about it. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...pbs.orgLISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him 'bad publicity' to be revokedPresident Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re get... 31431148 431
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 19/09/2025So, um, we don’t need the legislation. The Constitution is pretty clear about this. The remedies are clear. And short of those, how about standing firm on no budget ok until Trump/GOP agree to…adhere to the Constitution. Or, perhaps, just approve extension a month at a time…if he complies. 818256 182
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/09/2025RFK Jr trying to run away with itsplinter.comWhich Cabinet Secretary Will Kill the Most People?Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day. 551128192 1.1K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialDanny Satterfield @wildweatherdan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025 9293116 293
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Survivors call into questions Kash Patel's testimony on the Hill. 361317426 1.3K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialKathy W @jabber-wocky.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Chilling montage by MSNBC showing how Sinclair Media forces a script to be read by talent at its stations warning of the dangers of “biased and false news.” www.threads.com/@thebriefing...threads.comThe Briefing with Jen Psaki (@thebriefingwithpsaki) on ThreadsOne group calling for Jimmy Kimmel's ouster is Sinclair media. Even if you don't pay attention to media conglomerates, you probably remember Sinclair for this: 41801363 801
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/ 497194929813 19.5K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 19/09/2025He’s baaack 241107222910 10.7K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 18/09/2025“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.” That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.djv.deNicht vor MAGA-Kult einknickenDer Deutsche Journalisten-Verband ruft die Verantwortlichen der großen US-Medien dazu auf, ihren Journalistinnen und Journalisten den Rücken zu stärken, statt… 6841061357 4.1K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2025Van Hollen: "Those who cave in -- those like ABC who cave in -- what they do is give the bully an even bigger appetite. When they appease they bully, they put all of us at risk." 583205745496 20.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment. 12504755815079 47.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Let me just say a simple thing. Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy. If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness. 44092941889 9.3K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2025this is the shit i want to see 16895981536 9.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/09/2025stand with @jimmykimmel.com and Guillermo Rodriguez! I enjoyed my appearance on the show. It really is an incredibly close team and they WILL be back! 17560101165 6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/09/2025 777220086249 22K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Friends of Tyler Robinson say he spent most of his time playing video games in an apartment in St. George, Utah. So why does it feel like he spent most of his time reading The Nation at Open Society Foundation soirées in Manhattan? 337131 371
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The Roy family knows that parks and cruises is where the rubber meets the road 11633128 633
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 18/09/2025New installation by Ai Weiwei was opened in Kyiv, confronting Russia’s war against Ukraine with stark symbolism.united24media.comAi Weiwei Unveils Giant Camouflage-Wrapped Spheres in Kyiv and a Message—"Stay Alive”Ai Weiwei's installation at Pavilion 13 in Ukraine invites reflection on the realities of war. 17919 79
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC 657192275788 19.2K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The popularity of this kind of thing with Democrats probably says more about why we've been losing elections than anything else I can think of. 3350321 503
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialYoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this. 903562953 3.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This is a key point. 419452 194
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025No Kings on Oct 18 is going to be the largest peaceful protest in American history. The only way to protect our freedom of speech is to exercise our freedom of speech. Get to planning in your community asap. nokings.org 551605486 1.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This is Hollywood's McCarthy Moment. This is the litmus test. Learn from history. Who will step up and fight? Who will bend the knee and be complicit? History will remember. 562188684801 18.9K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment. 863397788839 39.8K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/09/2025General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned. 413147820 3.1K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Appreciate my governor coming out the gate strong on this one. People with power in this country - and money - need to stand the hell up. I don’t know what other inflection point they’re waiting on. The right side of history is crystal clear. 426143 261
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 18/09/2025I was explaining competitive authoritarianism today to the undergrads and mentioned the arenas where authoritarian incumbents try to establish dominance, for e.g. by punishing media that's popular w the opposition and refuses to be obsequious to the govt. The kids were listening and getting it. 621341 213
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Welcome to Russia Trump’s weaponized agencies are trying to eliminate free speech and punish those who use it. Universities, media, Colbert, and now Jimmy Kimmel. This is just the beginning Shame on ABC for capitulating to thugs 481074382 1.1K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...vulture.comABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk. 31689912728 9K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAndy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Reminder that the GOP nominee to run all of North Carolina public schools in 2024 repeatedly called for executing publicly Obama and many other Democrats and the NCGOP not only didn’t condemn her, but defended her. 241593594 1.6K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/09/2025 15683162103 8.3K
Reposted by @stepan16.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2025Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?" 761343598242 34.4K
