Reposted by SubterraNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18hSource: Bezos to pay $50 million for rights to stream execution on Amazon Prime. 42740101
Reposted by SubterraChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17hI'm sure things like this happened at times during "don't ask, don't tell," but it seems rather notable that the panel did so here and quickly, did so explicitly and in writing, and did so in this environment — both as in this administration and as in this broader anti-trans moment. 028973
Reposted by SubterraMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23hThe Romans called such efforts to distract a restless public “Bread and Circuses.” 3692018601
Reposted by SubterraDSA Angletonian Caucus 🇬🇱 @marechalberthier.bsky.social · 21hPost 1965 immigration did not make America a third world country. White evangelicals did. 0317
Reposted by SubterraKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@lilymasonphd.bsky.social spitting truth: 115270
Reposted by SubterraRebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is, in fact, how history is sometimes made. For instance: If the king is rumored to be dissolving the National Assembly and planning to send troops into Paris, then some people may think it’s a good idea to storm the Invalides and the Bastille looking for weapons and ammunition. 010515
Reposted by SubterraBarry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 18/09/2026Durham NC holds itself up as a pro-immigrant jurisdiction. But its magistrates and judges repeatedly refer people facing low-level criminal charges to ICE when they're not required to—even for offenses as minor as a single trespassing charge. @twitterlessabe.bsky.social @indyweek.bsky.social #ncpolindyweek.comDurham Judicial Officials Are Unnecessarily Putting People on ICE's Radar for Low-Level CrimesDurham judicial officials flagged people for citizenship checks when they didn’t need to, landing some in ICE custody, INDY found. 01414
Reposted by SubterraDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It is big deal that the President is this insanely wrong about basic economic reality. 64811
Reposted by SubterraSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm old enough to remember when the Christian right fear-mongered that marriage equality would lead to bestiality and now it qualifies you to be an FBI agent. 121026249
Reposted by Subterraeb99 @eb99.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I think it's more comforting for some people to think of OBL as some evil genius or tragic victim of imperialism rather than a bog standard delusional ideologically extremist billionaire failson who thought he could accellerationism his way to a theocratic utopia 323274494
Reposted by SubterraRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/09/2026ok but "the future" they are promising is "we destroy your jobs and maybe build a dark god of genocide" so perhaps winning these people back is not the wisest electoral move 963533567
Reposted by SubterraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/09/2026the president is now blacklisting companies by fiat. tell me more about how left-wing communism is the biggest threat to the country. 72478002292
Reposted by SubterraMiddle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Proving Mitch McConnell is alive would be the easiest thing in the world if he were alive. 21764651275
Reposted by SubterraJanel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 20/07/20261996: can't use the internet without your phone 2010: the internet stretches before you like the vast expanse of a new frontier. You dance through it, unhindered. Unburdened. You have never heard of 2-factor authentication. 2026: can't use the internet without your phone 2244411179
Reposted by SubterraSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 01/09/2026"The Commerce Department, quietly cut language banning political interference from the department's scientific integrity policy, NPR has learned." www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...npr.orgTrump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau reportAfter the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. 14632
Reposted by SubterraSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 29/06/2026The military purge continues. At this rate, America will only have ideologues and yes men running the military. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Purging of General Donahue Is a Breaking Point 13724
Reposted by SubterraSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Excluding the pre-Liberation Day bounce where companies increased imports ahead of expected tariffs, last month registered the worst U.S. trade deficit on record. More evidence that Trump's blanket tariffs have failed on their own terms. 817195
Reposted by SubterraJerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Nice national performing arts center you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it.npr.orgBefore an emergency hearing, the Kennedy Center's board threatens to demolish itA lawsuit seeks to block President Trump's name from going back on the center. The center's board warns that if renovation plans don't go forward, it may be demolished. 310331
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is some North Korea level dictator bullshit. This includes all the sycophants who keep enabling this human train wreck of a national disgrace. 000
Reposted by SubterraBostonJoan 🏳️🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026What’s most embarrassing about universities buying into the AI hype is how it betrays our principle to seek accuracy and cite sources. LLMs should stand for Large Language mimicry that introduces errors and is an unreliable citational source itself. Commercial AI is a poison pill for universities. 2137
Reposted by SubterraDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Republican lawmakers have quietly cut funding for Dolly Parton’s children’s book charity, Imagination Library, which sends free books to children across the world.rawstory.comGOP lawmakers quietly slash funds for Dolly Parton children's book charityRepublicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity, according to multiple reports.Imagination Library, the nonprofit found... 8424237
Reposted by SubterraGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“The Dollywood Foundation, which reported $141 million in assets last year, also offers local high school graduates $15,000 scholarships. ‘She gave cash gifts to people in need long before it was popular,’ Ms. Palmer said. ‘She trusted the people that she wanted to help.’” 51040234
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dude. This is what I’d call good. But I’d rail the rhino of every member of that band. It wouldn’t be from a position of joy, but rather from a sense of duty. Solid attempt. B+. 000
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Menlo Park is a city. Is there some odd bylaw charging for public land? Or is this just rage baiting? 100
Reposted by SubterraMatthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Israel is running a synthetic think tank. AI written articles designed to be read by AI and populate chatbot search results404media.coIsrael Is Running a Synthetic Think Tank to Influence AI Search ResultsAn Israel-funded think tank is churning out AI written essays to catch the attention of AI chatbots and warp search results. 617385
Reposted by SubterraPBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/08/2026The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. to.pbs.org/4wD4qzjto.pbs.orgStars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interviewThe Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the militar... 20223124
Reposted by SubterraBWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This should be getting play on every single news site and channel. @starsandstripes.bsky.social has been a bastion of journalism and speaking truth to power for many decades. We are in dangerous times. 12310
Reposted by Subterrautopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 22/08/2026There will be a lot of well meaning people who will tell you to temper your hate in the coming years 471548370
Reposted by SubterraRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 20/08/2026One of my less popular beliefs is that you aren't serious about dealing with the problem of our big tech oligarchy if you completely disregard capital punishment for C-suites and founders. Thiel, Zuckerberg and Musk are all guilty of treason by any reasonable definition. 872636466
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Has a shipped ever been named after someone who is still in active government service? 000
Reposted by SubterraAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I wrote about the middle stages of concentration camp regimes, when an attempt at institutional entrenchment takes place. That's where the U.S. is at now.degenerateart.beehiiv.comThe business of barbed wireAnd thoughts on breaking up the torturers' club. 4284128
Reposted by SubterraGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 20/08/2026not to be an annoying i told you so, but i have been banging on for a couple of days about the real story here being national security 32970130
Reposted by SubterraAlon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Trump’s greatest achievement in this war (and before the war, in regards to tariffs, Canada and Greenland) is the annihilation of America’s self-value and credibility as an ally. Oman has been a US ally for decades 28520
Reposted by SubterraJake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer fighting corruptionstatic.klipy.comSecurity Guard On Duty Interacting with PeopleALT: Security Guard On Duty Interacting with People 47011
Reposted by SubterraEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period. 106138735606
Reposted by SubterraYooty @yooty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I don’t think people adequately understand how fucked up the situation on the USS Abe Lincoln is. 441882395
Reposted by SubterraBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The euphemism for Great Depression just dropped. 175112702341
Reposted by SubterraKris 🎃 HORRORchild @direkris.itch.io · 13/08/2026It's so cute when people on the east coast talk about mountains 3792336296
Reposted by SubterraNome @nome.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Restore Customs and the Secret Service to the Treasury. Restore TSA and the Coast Guard to the Dept. of Transportation. Restore FEMA to its original independent status - hell, make it a whole Department, we're going to need it. Restore all the small random agencies to Justice. Be done with it. 8700188
Reposted by SubterraRobert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Iranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In Kuwait Should Be A Wake-Up Call: Ex-USAF General www.twz.com/news-feature...twz.comIranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In Kuwait Should Be A Wake-Up Call: Ex-USAF GeneralRetired NORAD commander gives new credence to the reported Iranian bombing mission and says it shows an urgent need for new thinking about air defenses. 1424335
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The magic of modern medicine is getting to enjoy your medically induced coma from the comfort of your on home. Enjoying that liminal space between life and death in familiar surroundings until your aides and loves ones determine the right time to pull the plug. 000
Reposted by SubterraCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026How many fucking "deals" with Iran is this festering dipshit gonna announce? What are we at now? 10? 44803129
Reposted by SubterraNews 📰 @some-news.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Fast-moving wildfires in Spokane County, Wash., have triggered ‘Go Now’ orders for suburban and urban neighborhoods in Spokane, Wash., on Saturday afternoon.kptv.comFast-moving wildfires threaten city of Spokane, WA; National Guard activated 095
Subterra @subterra.bsky.social · 01/08/2026That book is hard reality in a way that I wish wasn’t predictable. But here we are. And water shortage is one of those things where once you realize that it’s a problem, it’s already way too late. 1311
Reposted by SubterraRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Read "The Water Knife" 3769589
Reposted by Subterramtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026if you want to see normally sclerotic do-nothing local governments suddenly snap into action, do some quietly beneficial tactical urbanism type thing like this and watch how quickly they race to remove it 6647581241