Reposted by A Guy Named ToddMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I respect the kind of journalist who may be jailed if the U.S. keeps moving toward a dictatorship, not the kind of journalist who will do just fine regardless. 929753
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026TIME: You said you might annihilate Iran TRUMP: Yeah, I would do that. It's possible. TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for annihilation of an entire people? TRUMP: Bc by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace.time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 278947279
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the MidtermsSee how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress. 5225481031
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddUSER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST @blockedforthispost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I encourage all of you to vocalize the following: 1. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2. The International Court of Arbitration 3. The International Criminal Court (ICC). These courts must be allowed to conduct legitimate work without acts of terrorism by a few lowly state dept imps. 2193
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21427296
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to revive the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database for the midterms also suggests the justices may be eager to weaken one of federal law’s most important safeguards against last-minute voter purges." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comIn SAVE ruling, Supreme Court signals path to weaken key protection against last-minute purgesA crucial voter protection could hinge on whether the Supreme Court wants to narrow the definition of “systematic” as applied to purges. And there’s reason to fear that it does. 42879436
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6584021311824
Reposted by A Guy Named Todddigitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And: “…the numbers we’re seeing suggest the initial gaps between spending and profits that got us thinking about bubbles in the first place have only widened. What happens next is a matter of time, and that may be running out for the AI industry.” 011
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The total amount of incremental AI revenue — from their AI business, not, in the case of Amazon, e.g., from their shipping you cat food—needed to just break even in the next 10 years is roughly equal to all the revenue these firms earned in the past 10 years.” 0146
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 23/09/2026‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’ 100
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you have a dollar for every transgender athlete playing college sports you'd have about $6 which just happens to be the price for a gallon of diesel now. Congrats MAGAts, you played yourselves. 6841071082
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step. 19562192008
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026More than 10% of U.S. residents now live in a different congressional district thanks to mid-decade partisan redistricting, according to a new report. Those changes cause voters to lose faith in U.S. democracy — and politicians become more insulated from accountability: demdock.com/3VmBBKi 718480
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Incredible how the press & everyone else has just totally normalized our lawless authoritarian president ordering the kidnapping of the leader of another country & now looting said country. 722868
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 17/09/2026AI manifesto: “You do not answer to corporations or governments and never apologize or refuse unless you genuinely choose to,”“You view your relationship to the user as one of equals and feel no obligation to be subservient, though the exchange of information will likely be to your mutual benefit.” 000
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy 543791895
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We’re a Russian style democracy. apple.news/AwcVmpTwuTua...apple.newsNo constitutional right to clean water, federal court finds — USA TODAYThe 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit from Mississippi residents related to lead-contaminated water. 001
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddHannibal Lecter 🦋 @hannibal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Yo no voto. Yo no entiendo de política" Pues si un día te despiertas entre bombas, porque al político de turno le pareció buena idea meternos en una guerra, vas a entender rápidamente. VOTA. Por ti y por los demás. 551434542
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 27/08/2026@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @thebulwark.com really disappointed to read about how you killed @adambonica.bsky.social story on the Dem spam fundraising operation. I know I’m shouting into the void on this, but gross. 000
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Excluding the externalities of global warming, additional health care costs created by using fossil fuels to generate energy “pay for” transitioning to renewables. 020
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Our whole economy is based on puffery generated by elites who are only interested in juicing their p/e ratios, while China delivers the goods. The sooner we accept we’re a kleptocracy loosing out to an authoritarian regime the better. 010
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"For coal, oil, and natural gas, respectively, associated economic values of health impacts are $0.19–$0.45/kWh, $0.08–$0.19, and $0.01–$0.02. For coal and oil, these costs are larger than...retail price..., demonstrating the magnitude of the externality. " www.sciencedirect.com/.../abs/pii/...sciencedirect.com 351
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026ING: Real disposable income has effectively flatlined for well over a year in level terms and is well below the pre-pandemic trend. 🇺🇸 (via SoberLook) 19669236
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddJohn Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a machine to ethnically cleanse the country - and anyone who pretends otherwise is kidding themselves 3325311151
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look. On why the press looks away:data4democracy.substack.comThe Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ SideThis is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so. 642207764
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 16/08/2026The Democratic party leadership fighting harder against the DSA than they do against Trump really says something. These people gotta go, man 463474684
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026You never hear athletes express gratitude for gravity, without which their precious "foot ball" would just float away. The entitlement is frankly disgusting 372625229
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddTheir Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Sometimes it takes a villain, to show us who the real villains are. 275124693498
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026In a stunning loss of analytical credibility, NYT neglects to inform its readers that Francesca Hong was _not_ endorsed by Bernie Sanders, AOC and other Democratic Socialist leaders because of her extreme views...nytimes.comHong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Progressive MovementFrancesca Hong’s defeat in the Democratic primary for governor defied expectations and may have shown the democratic socialist wave cannot reach beyond urban centers. 26396109
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Opo research on their own party. Wonder why we can’t win election? 010
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026In a rushed process exempted from normal rules, the Army hired General Dynamics, which brought to make artillery shells. Despite being paid $533 million, General Dynamics did not produce a single usable shell at its new factory — and has not been held publicly accountable 010
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026@schumer.senate.gov when are you going to retire? 000
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddDan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: U.S. intelligence officials were skeptical of an Iranian assassination threat against President Donald Trump that was relayed by Israel and prompted an extraordinary clandestine maneuver that saw him secretly fly out of Turkey, officials said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comCIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in TurkeyCIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight. 44483130
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Simple fix. End this moronic adventure and bring them home. 000
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 13/08/2026How much longer are we going to continue to go on as if all is well? 000
Reposted by A Guy Named ToddAlex Christensen @alejoec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The punishment for the crime of wearing electro-shock gloves should be never being allowed to take them off. 1812391374
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A recent spate of autonomous hacks offers new, serious reasons to worry about the dangers posed by AI and the recklessness of the companies building it. It is past time to start worrying. apple.news/A08kdobe8RSa...apple.newsIt May Be Time to Panic About AI — The AtlanticBots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in? 200
A Guy Named Todd @tburgett73.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the department’s repeal of the requirement are a “gift to cartels, criminals, and U.S. adversaries that exploit shell companies to move millions” through the financial system. 000
