stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hmmmmm apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comA gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyPresident Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there. 121
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If your name is not Natalie Harp, you will not be receiving any checks from Trump. 010
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You’re not alarmed enough 🚨 51885284308
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMina Hanse @mina-hanse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukrainian strikes during a 40-day campaign caused damage equivalent to approximately 1% of Russia's GDP. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 5032679
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/09/2026 228154633472
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If Nancy Pelosi had repeatedly told reporters she had no idea what was going on around her, the coverage would have been unsparing and vicious. 358145843203
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2026🚨 TEXAS: THEY’RE TRYING TO CLOSE 92 ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES Tarrant County officials are set to vote TODAY on cutting Election Day voting locations from 316 to 224, nearly 1 in 3 polling places gone. Civil rights groups warn the cuts could disproportionately burden Black, Latino & Asian voters 84287555059
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialrenildoborges.bsky.social @renildoborges.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Tebet defendeu publicamente que o plenário do (STF) autorize a abertura de inquérito para investigar o ministro Alexandre de Moraes, ao mesmo tempo em que exigiu que o senador e pré-candidato à presidência da República, Flávio Bolsonaro , receba o mesmo escrutínio e rigor investigativo...brasil247.comSimone Tebet: Alexandre de Moraes e Flávio Bolsonaro devem ser investigadosCandidata ao Senado defende que o plenário do STF abra inquérito sobre Alexandre de Moraes e exige que o mesmo tratamento e publicidade sejam aplicados ao sena… 118436
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“My psychic told me that in just 15 years, you will stop being The Stupidest Man Ever To Be Elected President.” 32394361451
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Mike Rogers called it “necessary.” 35483193627
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialJohnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A truer post has never been posted. 981196326499
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialsweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026they built their city on rock and roll we built this city on musical theatre and that’s why all the citizens are insufferable 814430
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign. Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign. And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering. I brought receipts in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 8160471899
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Suddenly due process matters. 936130542697
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026😕 1301119274705
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026There may be lots to like about Ed Markey. But do we really need another octogenarian in office? I get that the word 'senate' comes from a Latin root meaning 'elder.' But this is taking the notion too far. 000
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Trump wanted a 'snapback' provision. That's why Carney cancelled the deal. deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...deanblundell.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Tried To Slip A “Snapback” Provision Into Canada Deal. Carney Caught It. Told Trump To F*** Off. Now Trump Is Threatening Military Force.Canada put a bullet in trade relations with Trump Yesterday after a last minute change that would allow Trump to tariff us anytime. Carney is poised to retaliate BIGLY Trump wants to go to war. 010
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Unpersuasive statement released by McConnell staff, designed to resemble something spoken by a living individual. Apparently, the real point was to delay until after Aug 3, effectively preventing Gov KY from appointing a replacement. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comSen. Mitch McConnell discharged from rehab center following hospitalization in mid-JuneThe Republican senator said he would continue to work from home and did not provide a timeline for his Senate return. 110
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Elon 'Esmerelda' Musk is all about true confessions... not. 010
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt. 1156169145245
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026This is like 20 people with $15M - hardly a drop in the bucket when it comes to campaign spending. A handful of rogue dickheads does not a “war” make. Corporatists want us to think there’s some massive rift. There isn’t. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...nytimes.comModerate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant LeftOne moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism. 2001746424
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026A text sent to Don Jr from Julian Assange about election rigging lies way back in 2016. 23651562293
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026You don’t even need the word ‘adjudicated’. It’s sufficient to say ‘convicted rapist.’ It’s not your job to parse a technical distinction. Let the guilty and his supporters do that work. 0141
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just business as usual in the GOP, I guess. In MA, they like forging signatures to get on the ballot. In FL, the preferred fraud is distributing a fake voter guide. newrepublic.com/post/212823/...newrepublic.comRepublicans in Two Different States Caught Committing Election FraudOne allegedly forged signatures in order to get on the ballot, while others are accused of producing a fake guide for voters. 0141
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“… ultraconservative Society of St. Pius X created four new bishops in open defiance of Pope Leo XIV ...” and were promptly excommunicated. www.ncronline.org/vatican-decl...ncronline.orgVatican declares SSPX bishops, priests schismatic, says lay faithful risk excommunicationAfter the Society of St. Pius X created four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, the Vatican declared that the bishops, the men who consecrated them and the priests and laity who adhered to the s... 010
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialRobin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️ 364159732816
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 07/07/2026Early morning press conference at the Whitehouse. 707114032434
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialPat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026So it sounds like Turning Point funded domestic terrorism. 🤬. FFS 589155215356
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The expiration of Section 702 of the FISA authorization is momentous. Privacy advocates as well as 1st Amendment defenders have urged this for years. But now it looks to happen because of the negligence of a toothless Congress. How fitting. 010
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialHugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The World Cup, a tournament I have been obsessed with since I was old enough to know what football is, starts in three days, and I genuinely find myself completely uninterested. The vibes for this tournament are so rancid. 1983273385
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialvoegizug @voegizug.bsky.social · 29/05/2026A comic by Bill Whitehead 131044
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The problem isn't conservatism -- that's an important political principle. The problem is what's become of the Republican Party, which bears no resemblance to conservatism. In a coherent political community, conservatism is a form of liberalism. 000
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Step 1: Start a war with Iran. Step 2: Iran demands $300B in reparations. Step 3: Send your son-in-law…a real estate developer to pitch… investment properties. This is not satire. This is American foreign policy in 2026. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A8AOmptFXRoi...apple.newsGuess What Jared Kushner Tried to Include in Iran Peace Deal? — The New RepublicKushner wants to turn Iran into his next real estate development project. 58843497
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAlex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 29/05/2026#Freedom250... DC's very own Fyre Fest 5514190951
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Ken Paxton is throwing everything he has at us. He’s called me a radical leftist. He’s called me a fake Christian. He’s even called me a vegan! I’m an 8th generation Texan — I've been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment. 34067601721
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/05/2026BREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene. Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured. 74679874161
Reposted by @stsimeon.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/05/2026BREAKING: I'm suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to STOP the $1.8B slush fund. The Justice Department violated the Administrative Procedures Act when it established the fund, and it must be set aside. You can read my complaint here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-i...muellershewrote.comBREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush FundIn establishing the “anti-weaponization” fund, the government failed to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), so I'm suing to set the fund aside. 697293397240
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"But as Thomas Sowell famously reminds us, reality isn't optional - an inescapable fact that holds true no less when MAGA conservatives peddle quack 'solutions' than when economically ignorant progressives peddle quack 'solutions.' And protective tariffs is among the quackiest of quack 'solutions.'" 010
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"Trump & Co. childishly suppose that such name-calling is sufficient to dismiss basic economics - indeed, basic logic. 130
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"But what they want is practically economically impossible. In response to this conclusion, it's now oh-so-fashionable to dismiss it as being the 'theoretical' product of out-of-touch 'elites' or 'experts' or 'globalists.' 100
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"The economic analysis here isn't difficult; it's quite straightforward. Yet Trump and most other protectionists either refuse to - or are unable to - grasp this simple reality. Trump and other protectionists want American imports to fall AND American exports to rise. 100
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"If, therefore, Americans import less, one practical consequence is that foreigners will earn fewer U.S. dollars. Having fewer U.S. dollars, foreigners, in turn, will import less from the U.S. (and also invest less in American than they otherwise would). 100
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"The simplest way for Americans to grasp this reality is to ask themselves: What do non-Americans do with the dollars they earn when they export to the U.S.? Answer: foreigners spend or invest those dollars in the U.S. 100
stsimeon.bsky.social @stsimeon.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is from a friend of a friend, Donald J Boudreaux, who knows a lot about this sort of thing. "Economists since before Adam Smith have understood that a country that imports less will export less. 100
