Reposted by Stephen MorrisonMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 7hThe 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration 292911913
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17hThe other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160... 131122190
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17hSomething remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 943674930
Reposted by Stephen Morrisonpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026retatrutide is going to change so many lives for the better 1836451
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 4830141052
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr... 312873638
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 37189042756
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/20261. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review: 13701407
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, Marist's midnight poll drop is from Ohio: Sherrod Brown leads Sen. Husted 51% to 43%. Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy 50% to 44%. A key stat: 50% *strongly disapprove* of Trump, in Ohio. maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter... 441472330
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I would like to see more men talking about how to and peer pressuring each other into calling out misogyny and rape culture. Going against social norms is hard, and it helps to share tips and support. 592200400
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonAndi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 12431341283
Stephen Morrison @stephen-morrison.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The thing about Republicans is that even the "good" ones are bad. 000
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...paydayreport.comX Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back LulaPolls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference. 581253700
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonChris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”houstonchronicle.comTexas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable. 352249764
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195042193
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.socialsammatey.substack.comHappy Stanislav Petrov DayTake five minutes to not destroy civilization 252099926
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonBill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Huge gender gap in NYT polls of ME, MI, NH MEN Collins 54 Jackson 38 Rogers 52 El-Sayed 42 Sununu 51 Pappas 42 WOMEN Jackson 53 Collins 44 El-Sayed 55 Rogers 39 Pappas 57 Sununu 39 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comCross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate RacesResults of a New York Times/Siena poll conducted among 1,837 voters from Sept. 15 to 22, 2026. 81815
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform. 291741336
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Nearly 235,000 Virginians are being notified that their felony convictions should have never kept them from voting and they can now register in time for the 2026 general election, according to the Department of Elections (ELECT).”🚨 413472
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188063851
Stephen Morrison @stephen-morrison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's the thumb, you fools! Always the thumb! 010
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10380992800
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822411169
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonElizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · 22/07/2026Stigler doesn’t get you everywhere but it gets you a lot of places a lot of the time www.jstor.org/stable/3003160 29421
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119421412
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades 554903877
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 23/09/2026Why liberal arts degrees are still necessary 3722634
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13746312240
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonDan Miller @dan--miller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is what happens when A.I. is optimized for profit rather than harm reduction: DraftKings developed models to identify gamblers most likely to lose money and targeted them with promotions, while efforts to use similar technology to identify gamblers likely to become addicted were shelved. 68545
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 21/09/2026The good news: Donations to candidates via my Blue26.org links are ramping up as we enter the final stretch of the election cycle. The bad (?) news: Almost all of it is going to federal races. A reminder that STATE races could use some love as well (especially legislative)! Blue26.org/stateblue26.orgState LegislativeLinks on this page allow you to easily donate to multiple Democrats running for state legislative seats in every state! Competitive District pages list Democrats running in districts which have a par... 33520
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonGrumpy-ish Brian🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 219129482340
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonBryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A student informed me recently that they use ChatGPT to summarize books to save time reading them. I responded that I do the same with video games. So much faster than playing them. 1243757
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonWalter Mondial @dabenner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Immigration is one of those issues, like crime, where the public will state they demand tough enforcement and their idea of this enforcement is substantially more lenient than what we have. Just as they want to cut the aid budget to 10 times what it is. 48624
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJosh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 20/09/2026These people thought they could get rid of democracy and keep the economic benefits of democracy. It's a choice folks. If autocracy was good for business, the pattern of global productivity would be much different. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/t...cnbc.com‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companiesTariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses. 516856
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard! 1347841229
Stephen Morrison @stephen-morrison.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Lizzy forlorly acknowledges that Smokey has won this afternoon's "get the comfy bed first" competition. 110
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you're a Dem who thinks you'll gain something by going anti-trans, look at Gallup's "most important problem" and Fox News' "most important issue" polling and see where trans issues rank. Whoever told you going anti-trans is a savvy or necessary move spends too much time on X and should be fired. 573331940
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026make the John Brown season of Reacher you cowards 465349952
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There used to be a reciprocal, mutually beneficial relationship between the press and the president, but social media broke it. Presidents can easily go around the news filter and speak directly to supporters. And democracy suffers because no one can hold the president accountable. 77425
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread) 7049491258
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17/09/2026notice how these people who were formerly all-in on the mythical power of ideological moderation have changed their tack and entire organizational orientation after discovering the wisdom of the ancients that most voters are not ideological at all. now it’s all about “heterodoxy.” 1834558
Stephen Morrison @stephen-morrison.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I saw a student with a clear backpack walking around campus. In the backpack was a whole avocado. Excellent move, sir. Most excellent. 010
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 17/09/2026Just so I’m clear: A former 2-term Republican Governor of his state endorsed a Democrat for U.S. Senate in Kansas. George Will is voting for a Democrat for U.S. Senate in South Carolina. Karl Rove is voting for a Democrat for Railroad Commissioner in Texas. Got it. 18376141
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonBradford Vivian @bradvivian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Some people describe parts of “elite” universities as social clubs disguised as meritocracies. This is one of the best illustrations of that adage I’ve seen recently. 54711
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026There is no good writing only good rewriting exhibit 7,835 310513
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In related news, I'll be starting the Medlock sportsbook. Every line is even money, no vig, max bet $580, both sides mandatory, one visit per six months. It's time to gamble our way to Medicaid for All. 241266258
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Just an FYI - RFK Jr invited public input on changing vaccine categories and recommendations, and right now the vast majority of comments *support* his approach. If you would like to comment, you can do so here. Deadline is in two days: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...federalregister.govRequest for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-MakingThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department), in support of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines and in furtherance of the Executive Order of August 10, 2026, "Delivering ... 54750
Reposted by Stephen MorrisonEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Before good poll: chop wood, carry water. After good poll: chop wood, carry water. 1419