Blake Snodgrass @thebsnod.bsky.social · 11hFor some reason, this made me think about that time, in the run up to the '24 election, Trump was at a rally and said something to the effect of, "vote for me this one last time and you'll never have to vote again." Probably unrelated. 010
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19hI'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets. 7536981072
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19hI thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero. 35178542548
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22hWhite supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 7934141333
Blake Snodgrass @thebsnod.bsky.social · 19hIt's definitely not a nothingburger, but I'm currently only moderately concerned about the outbreak in Russia. Pneumonic plague has an R0 of ~1.3, so it doesn't easily spread person to person and we do have treatments. Like Angry said, tho, a new strain could change all of that. Stay aware. 000
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassProPublica @propublica.org · 22hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9055423222
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026So, one of my best argument against the electoral college is that it actually provides perverse incentives to presidents to ignore states they’re not going to win. Of course, Trump takes “perverse” to unhinged extremes. 271327228
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The corrupt gangsters running this government violate the law daily and use government funds for partisan politics to bribe voters in violation of the law. Trump has been emboldened by a rogue Supreme Court which has given him immunity and taken a blowtorch to the Constitution. 27633491175
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This starts with her aggressively trying to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. I'd like to see someone turn the tables on this. "You're Christian, right? Did you support Timothy McVeigh? Did you agree with Dylann Roof? Or Eric Rudolph? Robert Lewis Dear? No? Even though you share their religion?" 773807848
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25596682994
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 431287447
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026who the fuck cares what he has to say?? 148913114
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money! 731913714
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026I wonder if they miss the days when they had diesel so cheap they could run massive trucker caravans against democrats. 25851801384
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The last time the Strategic Oil Reserve was this low, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 song in the country. 1271973611
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026The press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 441668496
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/10/2026The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides. 6447841121
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Set record for longest serving GOP Speaker of the House✅ Went to prison for sexually abusing teenage boys✅ Highest ranking elected U.S. official to serve a prison sentence✅ Would love to see that last record broken soon🌅🇺🇸 181119147
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“.. 2,000 trucks x $20,000 in fuel savings per year x 20 years. That works out to $800 million in total savings, for a whopping ~166% ROI.” @electrek.com electrek.co/2026/10/03/f... 1112330588
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026How is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it. 802118423222
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026One of the few things that would turbocharge important institutional reform: 348631
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 36552981819
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It is 2006, and Karl Rove is mocking people for calling Republicans "Nazis" It is 2026, and Karl Rove is encouraging people to call Republicans "Nazis" 1272398591
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...cnn.comJared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNNAt the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. 9824791105
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India. 1642247748
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026NEW: As diesel prices hit record highs, Georgia GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson admitted in court that the “America First Refining” oil refinery he co-owns with MAGA figures including Donald Trump Jr. is set to send its fuel to India, per AJC. 771509719
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru... 382252484
Blake Snodgrass @thebsnod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lmfao holy shit, I don't even know what to say anymore. 000
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698722381
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The life philosophy of Roy Cohn is now baked into the DNA of the Republican Party via his disciple Donald Trump. In many ways it is Roy Cohn’s Republican Party now and reflects his values. 62959205
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9534621079
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America. 30754611897
Blake Snodgrass @thebsnod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Telling your haters to "suck me from behind" is wild. Lmao I'm stealing it. 000
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62831431118
Reposted by Blake SnodgrassKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.ms.nowEric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted. 2712647772
