Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The immutable, unnamed American law of The Dumbest Thing That Can Happen Will Happen dictates that the Democrats will win the House handily, as projected, and take the Senate 51-49, making John Fetterman the most powerful flesh husk in America for the next 24 months. 2113867368
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comIlhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her CitizenshipAuthorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork. 3228396
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 10/10/2026this is the ultimate end point of capitalism, ai will completely atomize everyone and there will be zero shared experiences. there will be no culture, only pure consumption. this must be resisted 17769471271
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 08/10/2026A sizable chunk of California’s Democratic establishment, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, greased the skids for the father-son duo of Larry and David Ellison to gain control of a commanding share of America’s culture and news industries. prospect.org?p=146041 59830
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 62069751568
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialJeremy Fassler @jfassler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Katie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David. 811447370
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026This has the potential to rip apart comity between the states. If SCOTUS comes in and says that blue states can't regulate abortion in their own states and red states get a veto over it, it'll create a massive crisis for federalism. thehill.com/homenews/sta...thehill.comRed states challenge mail-order abortion shield laws for providersThree attorneys general in anti-abortion states filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the abortion shield laws of three Democratic-led states that protect ph… 22462134
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here's our story on Rob Bonta's disappointing settlement of the Paramount-Warner Bros merger. Just an awful decision. prospect.org/2026/09/21/b...prospect.orgBonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case - The American ProspectWhy would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning? 16303134
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialGil Durán @gilduran.com · 16/08/2026Xavier Becerra has gone silent since winning the primary for California governor. But here he is with Peter Thiel protégé Garry Tan—Palantir’s employee #10. “Garry’s List” is an AI-generated right-wing news site. Garry is a top Network State figure & tweeted “die slow” at SF city leaders in 2024. 43865301
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He got pressure from the whole CA Democratic political establishment (Newsom, Becerra, Bass). And ultimately he's a product of the machine too, appointed by Newsom. The CA machine is among the worst in the country precisely because its decision-making is so critical to the country. 10545116
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision. 5837601016
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's vastly more comforting to believe in an imminent robot apocalypse than the truth: the things that will destroy us are extensions of the unsexy but obvious problems all around us. We are not doomed in one grand way, but a thousand petty small ways. 773181575
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.social🎃Marley, a Werewolf of Wall Street 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✍️🌕🐺 @marleywrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In reversal, Seth Moulton thrown under bus by trans people 121325202
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialAlex Falcone @alexfalcone.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The cost of AI you’re paying right now 121970
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I would say people are lying, but I do believe that lottery volume is down, why get a scratcher when there's all the action on your phone. So all those states who pegged education or other services to state-sanctioned gambling have been disrupted. Whoops. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comFewer American adults say they’re gamblingIn a new survey, 45 percent of adults said they participated in at least one form of gambling in the past year, down from 64 percent in 2016. 35612
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026if the cheese banks fail we will have a problem worse than 2008 562017378
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Leaked memo shows Republicans privately see Francesca Hong as "uniquely dangerous" in the general election & that “more moderate and establishment Democratic alternatives would likely produce lower base motivation and depressed turnout": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-franc...kenklippenstein.comWill Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected?Washington's plan to block them 34985195
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Have to imagine it's a complete coincidence that the same outlets publishing one piece after another talking about how extremely dangerous and unacceptable the Left is are also laundering genocide and normalizing targeting of trans people while featuring puff pieces on Far Right fascists. 328168
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialBen DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Well, this will be fun in a few minutes 1053895840
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This is a politician who understands that this is not an indulgence, it's an investment. Every public space where you can have fun and not spend any money is probably more of a crimebuster than 100 cops. 344318837
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialThe labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026So OP is 100% right. Kids need someplace where they can go and be kids, where they can hang with their friends in a safe place, without judgement. It’s really a very simple solution except for the fact that no politician is willing to try it. 286965
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialThe labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I am yet again getting on my soapbox to tell y’all about how my previous job (public library) received a grant once to keep branches in some neighborhoods open until midnight on Fri and Sat. The neighborhoods were picked specifically because of higher crime rates and lack of support services (1/ ) 82378774
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialSam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 14/07/2026it's great that the economy is now credit cards, gambling, and scam phone calls from fake collection agencies 624133
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialGabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 14/07/2026Y’all also need to shoot anyone telling you that you can simply wash off a parasite embedded into the skin and even the folds and creases of alot of this produce. A parasite that is resistant to bleach, chlorine, and vinegar by the way. Signed, An epidemiologist 4826261192
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I was always gonna boycott the Harry Potter TV series but I would urge anyone on the fence to stop engaging with the franchise as long as JKR is using her proceeds to fund her continued attacks on trans people and allies. Reheated nostalgia slop just isn’t worth it. 262071542
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14/07/2026BREAKING: The Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit to block the Warner Bros-Paramount merger. This comes shortly after 12 states filed to block this $81 billion merger as well. 91687414
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 12/07/2026what a great text to recieve while at a party 213181135
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A lot of the people posting terrible takes about sexual violence victims know they’re wrong. It is an expression of solidarity with perpetrators, who tend to occupy higher positions of power, versus victims, who tend to be disempowered. Sometimes it is because they are perpetrators, too. 15985188
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 06/07/2026the headline is bad enough for platner but if you dig in and read this piece its just so, so much worse. he’s really gotta step out of the race immediately 462003267
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialJordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 05/07/2026Trump is watching the Fox News feed of himself watching Fox News 29681691505
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialBo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Thomas Paine is my favorite founding father. He was famously abolitionist and one of the earliest voices to point out the hypocrisy of fighting for independence while keeping slaves. He also firmly believed that keeping any friendship which required compromising your morals made you a bad person. 3948661138
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 01/07/2026Leftists toppled a three-decade incumbent in Denver when democratic socialist Melat Kiros, an attorney who lost her job for speaking out about Israel’s genocide in Gaza, ousted Rep. Diana DeGette amid a wave of anti-establishment sentiment. interc.pt/4eIQtsotheintercept.comSocialist Momentum Grows as Melat Kiros Wins in DenverA democratic socialist who lost her job for speaking out about Gaza unseated a 29-year incumbent amid a wave of anti-establishment energy. 1033086
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The establishment freakout over Melat Kiros has already begun. Good. Enjoy sleepless nights. 37924122
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026the egg price thing under biden was all fake lol 313103103027
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Supreme Court my ass 113109691626
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 26/06/2026🇺🇸 Rep. Summer Lee fuels speculation about a 2028 Senate primary challenge. The progressive congresswoman posted, “2028 can’t come fast enough for PA,” a remark many interpreted as a shot at Sen. John Fetterman, the lone Senate Democrat to oppose the Iran war powers resolutions & an increasingly... 46614
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/06/2026Serving up a rent freeze. 292369280
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 25/06/2026if you look at previous primaries in these same seats, the voter turnout was nearly half of what it was in 2026. DSA massively increased voter turnout! 71480141
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialL @banalplay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026There are Mini Mamdanis everywhere for those with the eyes to see. 522418
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialHuffPost @huffpost.com · 24/06/2026The House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets.huffpost.comTop Democrat Seems Sour After Mamdani-Backed Candidates Oust House IncumbentsThe House minority leader told CNN the mayor is going to have to patch things up with congressional Democrats follow Tuesday's primary upsets. 1150703103
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/06/2026The Times responded to my analysis of their coverage of trans issues. They basically said "you can't look at what we wrote, you have to look at everything else!" But that belies the structural issues they won't even admit to such as pushing a Pullitzer campaign for Azeen Ghorayshi's podcast. 21522118
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026When George W Bush won re-election in 2004, he said: “I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and I intend to spend it.” I’ve waited 20 years plus for a Dem to take a similar approach to spending capital. Tonight we saw Zohran Mamdani do it. 3 for 3, about to be. 913562428
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Asked how DOJ defines Antifa, US Attorney for Minnesota replied: "What is Antifa goes beyond, I think, the scope of what this indictment is." 2251797
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialRick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Mr. Greenspan, he dead. rickperlstein.substack.com/p/speak-ill-...rickperlstein.substack.comSpeak Ill of the Dead—Early and Often, Please.Alan Greenspan's monstrous legacy: an "Infernal Triangle" preview 66219
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 19/06/2026a Black man named Freeman scored the second goal and the first goal happened because of a great run by our birthright citizen striker, these chuds can fuck all the way off 163109469
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialkate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Been laughing at this for 45 minutes straight 829152842738
Reposted by @theryant.bsky.socialThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Claudia Sheinbaum just launched a national EV in Mexico that retails for $5000 US. This is after giving millions of people universal healthcare. Meanwhile Mark Carney is fast tracking Canada into a dystopian AI surveillance state and Donald Trump is trying to go for the war criminal leaderboard 22467109