Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 8hAnd the absolute friggin losers who travel from free and threatened countries to listen to this drivel and then spread it back home as “analysis”, I just hardly have words to describe them. 410210
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 8hIf you’re curious and wondering what Putin said in Valdai, don’t waste your time. He spouted his usual nonsense and lies about how russia never attacked anyone and is the kindest, humblest nation in history, always victimized and threatened by its nefarious European neighbours. 618143
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10h“These are serious allegations. Serious allegations require evidence.” Dude, everyone is just going on a story YOU TOLD, voluntarily. 69427
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialLaurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 10hI used to think (like 10 years ago) that there was some line they’d cross where the political press would start talking about their racism as a matter of fact, not opinion. But there was no line. I still can’t believe it. 512430
Reposted by strom17.bsky.social"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I feel the need to note that the Romans don't really present 'power' (potentia, vis) as their chief virtue. Instead, the Romans were "always harping on fides ['faith, trust']" (Dioc. Sic. 23.1); Cicero gives the virtue where Rome surpasses others as pietas (piety, Cic. Har. resp. 9.19). 1145460
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You're losing the war you started for no reason, dumbass. 151055135
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump expressed support for the Iraq war as it started. He later criticized Bush for not stealing oil or doing enough war crimes (namely targeting innocent family members of insurgents). Then he acted on that vision of war with Iran, and it's failing badly. Enough Trump-absolving revisionist BS. 433353
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialElizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I don’t say this often, but some people need to look at Bluesky more. 7648
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...apricitas.ioAI and the Fall? of the Creative ClassAmerica is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame? 16676213
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In the 1990s, Ru didn’t hold clean elections; the oppo rejected democracy; the constitution-writing process ended in a shootout; it leveled Chechnya, occupied parts of Moldova/Georgia, supported the aggressor in the Yugoslav wars. Still some fantasize about how it could've joined the EU. Laughable. 819246
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialRiver_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When men say an obviously gorgeous woman isn't beautiful they're just telling you about their taste in pornography 3524
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-and-...anntelnaes.substack.comTrump and Xi Jinping visit the National ArchivesTrump explains to the Chinese president how he’s destroying democracy 326167
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialEli Sennesh @elisennesh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We elected Joe Biden and had the first episode of wage compression and falling inequality in my entire life and everyone from conservatives to the Left proceeded to pitch an absolute shit-fit that normies could materially improve their lives without buying into cult doctrines. 1130090
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's absurd that the self-styled proponents of "peace and diplomacy" and tireless opponents of arms and militarization criticize Ukraine--the side that has offered an *immediate and unconditional ceasefire*-- instead of Russia-- the aggressor who rejects it. 417340
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The "shock therapy killed everyone" exaggeration is tiresome and what’s worse is singling out Ru as having uniquely suffered in the 1990s. Guess what, recovering from the failure of the Soviet-style command economies was tough for everyone but only russia ended up as a murderous dictatorship! 21009
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This a great explainer. I’ll add this: 1) many don’t realize that the reforms were necessary; they were formulated to deal w a real problem; they didn’t break anything that worked; the command economy was inherently flawed and falling apart. I’ll also add that… 39016
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a poor take that suggests Owen Jones doesn't know much about Russia in the 1990s, including Russia-US or wider Russia-West relations in the 1990s. By giving only one part of the story, he is repeating the Russian political elite's self-serving line that it was all the West's fault. Long 🧵 41658249
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This one thing Roberts pretends to absolutely disagree with Trump about is one thing Trump is absolutely right about: the Roberts court is totally corruptly political. 710725
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it is very easy to sympathize with a man who misses having a better lifestyle. it is very hard to sympathize with a man who misses having a slave 325026
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026there is actually one thing that explains putin far more than money, but which the likes of jones are too cowardly to mention 830546
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm not going to agree that it was fundamentally wrong to kill Hezbollah fighters with relatively low civilian casualties after they shot thousands of rockets at civilian targets for nearly a year. No state would ignore daily rocket fire, nor accept forced depopulation of cities. 8558
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Also yet another example of how absurd it is to believe threat is fully in the eye of the beholder and can’t be objectively measured. We know Ukr wasnt planning anything. To allow second guessing the facts to say that perhaps Lavrov isn’t lying but is deluded/mistaken is a travesty against truth. 311012
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Lavrov told the UN today that Ru was forced to invade in 2022 because Ukraine was about to try to retake Donbas. First, 💯💯 false. But also, now you know the exact line he will use to justify Ru’s third invasion if Ukraine were to agree to give up all of Donbas in this round of useless "peace talks". 823660
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll admit, part of why I'm so skeptical of the emerging realignment thesis of this election is that it just seems so *random* that it would happen NOW, after ten years of Trump being a remarkably consistent public figure and ten years of remarkably consistent political trends. 10859627
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialR. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026She's BACCCCCCCCCKKKKK 5023357
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If the goal was to inform the American people on actions & impact of President on US, they could do a much better job if they did not prioritize his steady stream of lies & hate. Ending access to White House would be the best thing that ever happened to journalism of covering the presidency. 515434
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialFred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Average R staff scandal be like, "Candidate used campaign funds to pay for apartments for chief of staff and chief of staff's husband, while having separate affairs with both; husband stole more campaign money for fake boobs for himself" -- Omaha Public Radio. 17614
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialFred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Average D staff scandal be like, "Candidate squeaked chair rudely in meeting, snipped at aide who didn't get salad dressing on side as requested the day after candidate's husband was unexpectedly eaten by sharks." -- New York Times, A1. 27812
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Russia: “we demand that you travel to the metropole to beg for mercy” Ostensible Russia understanders: “this is about NATO, not denying the fundamental legitimacy of the Ukrainian state” 0696
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Incredible that anyone can watch the spectacle of Russian government & media demanding Zelenskyy come to Moscow to talk & conclude that there’s anything but naked imperialism going on here 715524
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So apparently the Trump admin is now concerned to facilitate Putin's engagement with other world leaders. Putin values status recognition of this kind enormously, particularly from the US, and it will be taken as a further sign of Western weakness. 2112648
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Let's talk about AI in archaeology journalism. NB: Never use AI to illustrate news stories on the ancient world (or really ever). Beyond just ethics, the public cannot tell that this is a fake image of the mummified remains found with a Homer papyrus on his abdomen. These images are taken as real.zmescience.comArchaeologists Found a Copy of the Iliad Stuffed Inside an Ancient Egyptian MummyThey have no idea why. 614731
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026korea had something similar and i love to trick white people into eating it with me. this prank will not work the other way around 1556714
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow 21488361167
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The deepest, most serious mistake of the IR field is the concept of « Russia’s legitimate security concerns ». They don’t exist. Never have. Russia has not been threatened even vaguely in its entire post-1991 existence. 1325881
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Please stop ruining my midterms by driving up diesel prices; he couldn’t care less about the loss of life. 2331855
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialJaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’m 50 years old but every time I fly my mom still acts like she’s Mission Control and I’m in Apollo 13 going behind the moon. 173622
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Massive seizure. Good, solid police work by an agency committed to ending homecoming antics in our lifetime. Estimated street value of contraband: $116. Personnel engaged: 17 Police overtime paid: $1578 69499119
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialAlice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Remarkable, really, that Jim Ratcliffe has lost confidence in the UK but retains confidence in Man United 4268191
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialKarami @mobinkarami.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m back. I'll be sharing firsthand accounts of living conditions and daily life in Iran these days. Feel free to ask questions. 1112036
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMartin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026...Biden kept most of the tariffs from Trump's 1st term and one of the frontrunners from 2028 explicitly said he wouldn't remove any tariffs. From the outside it looks like the policy of trying to destroy Canada's economy has a huge amount bipartisan legitimacy. 46610
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialMartin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Although I think the reason why Canada and the EU increasingly has a "the problem is not Trump, it's America" stance and the midterms won't be seen as a full rejection of the legitimacy of Trump's bullying is because the Democrats' own record on Trump's policy of economic warfare... 2579
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialArieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 17/09/2026Carney gets it, perhaps because he hasn't been a politician very long. When Trump goes, American hegemony won't just spring back into being like Charles II landing at Dover. The US has changed forever, and so has the world order it built around itself. 1237
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Canada’s great European misadventureDonald Trump is for now. A Brussels bureaucrat is forever. 2431398218
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialWeedle @weedle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026September 2026 and the Sunrise Movement's banner image is still a photo of them protesting against Kamala Harris. 210219
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialWeedle @weedle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Well it's a good thing that climate change stopped being a cool cause to care about it and their will be zero viral outrage about this. 712428
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026On Russia’s pastiche of democracy and lessons for countries that want to preserve the real thing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTo understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael BehrAs Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 37925
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialscarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I think you give the press WAY too much credit. If anything, his willingness to play the inside game will accrue to his benefit as the Times has shown it values access far more than governance and if you don't believe me, compare their coverage of Trump to Biden. 0203
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Last day of the Trump Admin is going to be like this. He’s going to blow up anything that hasn’t been named after him.static.klipy.comCouple Overlooking City Skyline at NightALT: Couple Overlooking City Skyline at Night 3547
Reposted by strom17.bsky.socialJake Bartok @jakebartok.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Couldn’t stop at half the company. So here’s *most* of Zero Company! @bitreactor.com @eastarwars.bsky.social 833073
