Reposted by Mac Adamjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/20261) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard 2917014936
Reposted by Mac Adamjosh boo-erman 👻 @bosh.worstpossible.world · 15/10/2026the big thing the rise of LLMs has revealed to me is that there is a not insignificant chunk of the population that considers cognition itself to be a frustrating and unnecessary burden 8153071082
Reposted by Mac AdamChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/10/2026Matt Gaetz. Another one of those “open secrets” in DC. 🙄 Now the former Republican congressman is accused of sex trafficking in a new federal lawsuit. REMINDER: Trump wanted this man running the Department of Justice. 1182112853
Reposted by Mac AdamThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/10/2026WATCH— @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “We’re often told the only way to tackle the debt is on the backs of working people… not true. We can close billionaire tax loopholes + end this disastrous war… The debt exploded the last 30 years because of tax cuts for the rich and forever wars.” 12287422698
Reposted by Mac AdamAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026😂 🍟 🍷https://newrepublic.com/post/216609/kimberly-guilfoyle-hiding-secret-burn-book-trump-familynewrepublic.comKimberly Guilfoyle Reportedly Threatening Trump Family With Burn Book“Kimberly knows where the bodies are buried,” one source said. 141610158
Reposted by Mac AdamKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 15/10/2026Nice bit in this WAPO ballroom donor story where FCC boss Brendan Carr launches a bogus investigation into Dish Network then leverages it to force Charlie Ergen to shell out more for Trump's ballroom (the pressure on Ergen was also beneficial to AT&T and Elon Musk) 17593265
Reposted by Mac AdamDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/10/2026Since 2020, electricity bills have risen 34% for customers of investor-owned utilities, but only 19% for customers of publicly owned utilities. Nuking the IOU model & making all distribution utilities publicly owned: people are saying.bloomberg.comOne Home’s Power Bill Is $500. A Half-Mile Away, It’s 70% LowerThe stark difference reflects a growing national divide between investor-owned utilities and public power providers 15507191
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Maybe there is some nuance here as I am being made to understand that Kagan was in favor? 000
Reposted by Mac AdamShannon T. @shan73198.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Seconded. Every word of this. Vote. Our lives depend on it. #MTPol 749999
Reposted by Mac AdamSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Gasoline-only cars now make up just 49% of global new vehicle sales, down from 73% in 2021: electrek.co/2026/10/05/g...electrek.coGas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first timeGas cars made up 49% of global new car sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021. But hybrids are taking as much share as EVs. 6450130
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 15/10/2026THIS fall the colors will be beautiful because of how dry it has been 020
Reposted by Mac AdamAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The wealthiest in our country should pay their fair share into Social Security. Scrap the cap! 584230936170
Reposted by Mac AdamMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026When Trump calls for violence, he's not being figurative or fanciful. He actually wants his enemies to be shot. What happened to Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero was the natural outcome of regime policy. More will die until the tyrant is stopped. 33529206
Reposted by Mac AdamTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Mainers are getting screwed by rising prices. Susan Collins is probably “concerned.” She should’ve thought of that before voting five times to keep Trump’s war with Iran going. 12391108
Reposted by Mac AdamSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Let me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...nytimes.comUkraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia EscalatesA huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. 24651501966
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Anthropomorphizing our feline friends again, I see. 000
Reposted by Mac AdamThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Whiny baby Republican congressman @RepAndyHarrisMD has no idea how the law works😂 118390372846
Reposted by Mac AdamAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Sen. Elizabeth Warren is an indomitable fighter for working people. Can't wait to join forces in the Senate to pass Medicare for All. 365237644495
Reposted by Mac AdamKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026static.klipy.comJudo Hip Toss Technique - Martial Arts TrainingALT: Judo Hip Toss Technique - Martial Arts Training 174145942983
Reposted by Mac AdamMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026If Trump and Musk succeed in putting a knife into the ribs of Ukraine, it will be a permanent stain on the U.S. and a reminder that no country should ever trust us again.nytimes.comUkraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. 93814298
Reposted by Mac AdamRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I don’t think this is how the world works. 75452341200
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some really great insights in this well-written piece. 000
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Just throwing more money at fossil fuel interests. Maybe govt can do something to fight back starting in January. If not, this wastefulness and graft will only accelerate for the next two years 000
Reposted by Mac AdamKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"This raises questions" is just a paraphrase of Susan Collins' "this is concerning" and just as meaningless. 14113283
Reposted by Mac AdamKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way. 1374804888
Reposted by Mac AdamDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the same story of rat-fucking your opponents before an election. Except now the government does it, out in the open. 5046431020
Reposted by Mac Adammtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026whenever trump's DOJ has to go in front of a judge to get yelled at, every lawyer on here is like "omg i've NEVER seen a judge this mad, if a judge yelled at me like this i'd immediately commit seppeku," and then at the end of the hearing the judge is like "ok no sanctions just don't do it again" 401906315
Reposted by Mac AdamDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I like and respect Michael. But to suggest that Kushner/Witkoff do not "have the power" is to misunderstand how this government operates. They shouldn't have the power. They may not know what they're talking about. But they have the ear of a guy who does have the power & he follows their bad advice. 712129
Reposted by Mac AdamRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.foxnews.comImmigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raidRep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid. 1093043734
Reposted by Mac AdamMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Fox, probably being fed info from the regime, says the feds' search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home "stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child." In other words, it's fascist bullshit. 39977273
Reposted by Mac AdamJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network. 19986722349
Reposted by Mac AdamJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026First, who’s being insulted? The LLM? You? Second, again yr saying that an LLM can problem solve and produce answers to complex questions and therefore it’s more likely to be conscious than my iPhone. I see no reason to believe this is true. 4331
Reposted by Mac Adammtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026i feel like its another case of a guy who is convinced that calling someone a nazi is like calling them an orc - a hyperbolic comparison to a fictional villain rather than to a group of actual guys who destroyed europe recently enough that my dad was alive when they did it 1072263
Reposted by Mac AdamJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Calling my shot: we will see less than half as many pundit-consultant pieces about this Latino realignment as we saw in the other direction 2021-2025, because a Latino blue shift doesn’t fit the Dems-Too-Woke narrative 271376273
Reposted by Mac AdamRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This was two years ago. And yet the senator who runs on Fox to condemn every Democrat who doesn’t unconditionally support Netanyahu has nothing to say right now. 862541562
Mac Adam @lemonadesipper.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"AI is not sentient" is closer to "God is NOT real" 010
Reposted by Mac AdamRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 30391834019