Reposted by AndrewA.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) ran this ad when he was running for US Senate in 2004 as a Democrat. The ad touted his support for free college tuition. Note how Kennedy's accent is much less animated. 1327171
Andrew @therealveon.bsky.social · 13hI feel the same way about Star Wars lore ever since Abrams et al decided to jettison the continuing story other people had spent twenty years creating. 010
Reposted by AndrewDavid Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · 14hTruly, our government is now no better than the Saudis, Iran, or the Taliban. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. 35920
Reposted by Andrew🎃👻🧙♀️ Vio the VVitch 🧙♀️👻🎃 @viothevvitch.myatproto.social · 08/10/2026this is so fucking sad 855113171375
Andrew @therealveon.bsky.social · 13hAs someone not in the academic world, is this a new standard textbook that's going to be adopted by schools or colleges? Or is it someone's vanity publication? 100
Reposted by AndrewAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hthis is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1076117183442
Reposted by AndrewAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hTrump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 76844581275
Reposted by AndrewMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19hHere's some history the US Supreme Court doesn't want you to think about. In April 2026, SCOTUS effectively ended the Voting Rights Act. The decision has startling parallels with Plessy v. Ferguson, the decision that established “separate but equal" and cemented Jim Crow. 5328193
Reposted by AndrewErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18hSC Dem Senate nominee Annie Andrews released an ad calling trans women "biological men." She embraces sports and surgery bans for youth. Her campaign even says she won't work to overturn the HRT/blocker trans youth ban. She once argued against capitulation. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comSC Dem Senate Candidate Annie Andrews Releases Ad Calling Trans Women “Biological Men”She also said she would not change the youth HRT and puberty blocker ban in South Carolina. 1891372256
Reposted by AndrewJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18hIt feels like one of the tenets of the MAGA movement is you always have to act like you're the dumbest motherfucker alive. JD Vance has a degree in political science and philosophy from Ohio State. He has a law degree from Yale. He absolutely knows what socialism is, but he has to do this act. 911253240
Reposted by AndrewElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've talked about this before, but it is very hard when you see how moral red lines are drawn, and the complete gutting of trans people's civil rights is entirely within an accepted norm and barely remarked upon even by many progressives. 9816212
Reposted by AndrewWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Hague is far too good for Stephen Miller 491408436
Reposted by AndrewNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I don’t think a 21X increase in the cost to get a tanker out of the Persian Gulf with lower total exports than before the war is an achievement. And I think it’s odd that so much of the press has been covering it as if we should see this as positive, with “Better Than You Think”-style “explainers.” 19643208
Reposted by AndrewMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 17342681621
Reposted by AndrewSamantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Another blow for unaccompanied immigrant minors. Now the Trump administration is taking over their legal representation. Yes, the same administration that is trying to deport them will also be the ones in charge of their defense. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comTrump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kidsPutting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney. 38747
Reposted by AndrewRight Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge won't let his daughter marry a Christian black man because it'll lower the IQs of his descendants: "Before you decide that I'm crazy, just remember that our Christian forefathers treated interracial marriage as illegal." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat... 5410029
Andrew @therealveon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I think he needs to explain how using octopuses as an energy source isn't cruel and inhumane...er... in-octop... in-octopane... 010
Reposted by AndrewMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it 419637
Reposted by AndrewBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"I can do whatever I want, if I want." Today is the 10th anniversary of the public revelation of Trump's 'Access Hollywood' comments. 918172
Reposted by AndrewTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Tonight is my first of four debates with Senator Susan Collins. Eight years ago today, she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He went on to help overturn Roe v. Wade—and she still says she doesn’t regret her vote. I’m fired up and ready to hold her accountable. 551759330
Reposted by AndrewAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 29171181898
Reposted by AndrewAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 243105242440
Reposted by AndrewMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 571214554182
Reposted by AndrewUnited Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...unitedwizardsofthecoast.comDungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWAToday, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli... 10875152741
Reposted by AndrewAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt 1381214164988
Reposted by AndrewChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off. 306107643209
Reposted by AndrewJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/10/2026Reminder: Last June, a pastor filmed federal immigration agents detaining someone in her church parking lot. When I asked DHS at the time, they denied it happened. It wasn't until last month — *more than a year later* — that DHS finally acknowledged the incident. religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...religionnews.comDo federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches. 115261
Reposted by AndrewJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 06/10/2026Since Sam Alito's book comes out today, here is your reminder that his publisher, Hachette, has a whole website condemning bans of LGBTQ-themed books as "especially concerning," even as it publishes a sitting Supreme Court justice who supports those bans ballsandstrikes.substack.com/p/sam-alitos...ballsandstrikes.substack.comSam Alito’s Publisher Wants You to Buy the Children’s Books He Just Made It Easier to BanThe author of Mahmoud v. Taylor is writing a book for a publisher that calls the push to ban books with LGBTQ characters an attack on “one of the most important foundations of a free society.” 19025
Reposted by AndrewSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“This election is likely our last chance to stop the march of fascism led by Trump and his enablers seeking to hold onto power by any means necessary…We should take seriously Trump’s repeated assertions that he intends to stay in power after 2028.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...americaamerica.newsWe Are Under Attack From an Enemy WithinBy listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic 911836746
Reposted by AndrewEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 20956551
Reposted by AndrewCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 06/10/2026We’ve already got the voice of the middle of the road, Rahm Emmanuel, advising us to calm down, relax, let bygones be bygones, this impeachment talk is crazy, lets just make some new non-binding ethics rules, that’s the way forward. Fuck that shit. 1117927
Reposted by AndrewBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026She could not be more contrite, Gov. Polis. 719532
Reposted by AndrewCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites 27169451090
Reposted by AndrewRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1299190546204
Reposted by AndrewAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026meanwhile, over on twitter dot com 123996140
Reposted by AndrewNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5846921399
Reposted by AndrewScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said [Zhao]. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Zhao has diligently and effectively pursued commercial relations with Trump's sons.nytimes.comInside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-ConvictChangpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. 3013253
Reposted by AndrewCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Any Democrat who says something like this is likely corrupt himself and should be investigated. 1596111
Reposted by Andrewzenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup. 271841447
Andrew @therealveon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Articles like this are why it's hard to take seriously the apologists who try to separate the Times' reporting and opinion sections. 000
Reposted by AndrewMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.nytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 1591964512
Reposted by AndrewSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Too many Americans have absorbed & tolerate Trump’s insane, destructive behavior as a fact of life…the corporate media has facilitated that mentality…we are facing a constitutional emergency with an exec branch working to centralize its power at all costs.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...americaamerica.newsWe Are Under Attack From an Enemy WithinBy listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic 661290457
Reposted by AndrewBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What is the middle ground between "trans people must be eradicated for the good of the nation" and "I don't want to be eradicated"? Half eradicated and half kept for experiments? Been trying to convince these people I'm human for 15 years with no success. Don't break bread with Nazis. No point. 822755
Reposted by AndrewDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We will never again be a democracy if we don't get the big money out of American politics. There should not be any higher priority. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/one-priori...davidrothkopf.substack.comOne Priority Above All OthersWe Must Drain the Poison Out of Our Body Politic If There Is to Be a Better World After Trump 331302323
Reposted by AndrewMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 17472801509
Reposted by AndrewNYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo @originalist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Elite media editors have been caught doing this far too often, especially with featured (and coddled) "undecided voters" They keep doing it because not only are there no consequences, they're often failed upwards (by the same mediocre legacy old men who push their "meritocracy" narrative) 1917
Andrew @therealveon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So, the books like this are struggling but the market is also too crowded to make publishing this book worthwhile...? 000
Reposted by AndrewJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Discussed heresciencebasedmedicine.org“Health Freedom” Leaders are Health Authoritarians"The centerpiece of the MAHA and health freedom agenda has been removal of mRNA shots." 13818
