Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025@ossoff.bsky.social: "My first reaction... was 'what absolute clowns.' Total amateur hour... And this is what happens when you have basically Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials." 342159443407
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Democrats need to have disciplined messaging on this clip right here for the next 3 days. We have the memory of goldfish. All hands on deck around this clip of Lutnick and Social Security revealing the greed and cruelty of Trump, Musk, and the GOP. 591166393
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialTheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Is there anything more out of touch than a billionaire saying “if they miss social security checks, it’s no big deal!” #LetGrandmaEatCake! 0196
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Sanders: You have a president who is suing ABC and CBS and the Des Moines register. He is threatening to investigate PBS and NPR. He loves media that fawns on him.. If you cannot take the criticism, get the hell out of politics 326284526174
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/03/2025Judge Boasberg: "The government has not been forthcoming with information, but I will get to the bottom of whether they violated my order and what the consequences will be." 542202224120
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025JUST IN: Judge Hollander has issued a *second* letter today warning Social Security acting commissioner Dudek not to shut down all operations over her order barring DOGE's access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 497172445446
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Canada is already examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump's tariff threat. apnews.com/article/cana...apnews.comCanada is already examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump's tariff threatA government official says Canada is examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the U.S. should Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian produ... 1938573
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 27/11/2024I saw a number of people sharing a Guardian piece that suggested Trump had a better grasp of the ground game than Harris. He … didn't. The piece conflated some very different things in a weird way! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comColumn | The Harris campaign’s ground game was not the problemA recent assessment of the 2024 presidential contest suggested that Democrats needed to emulate right-wing outreach. But that’s different from turning out voters. 2156491
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/11/2024In 55 days, this building will become the epicenter of corruption on our planet. 42467127213650
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 26/11/2024"Trump has declined to sign a separate agreement with the GSA that would have given his team access to secure government offices and email accounts, in part because it would require that the president-elect limit contrbutions to $5,000 and reveal who is donating to his transition effort."apnews.comAfter delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoffPresident-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of takin... 1111987684
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/11/2024You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. 2846294345840
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Wow, look at that, a social media that actually moderates it’s content to make sure vile stuff isn’t posted. 072
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialBluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 26/11/20241/ We're experiencing a huge influx of users, and with that, a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network. As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision. 1490680517878
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes ! 326111913412292
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 25/11/2024This is the guy Trump is installing as FCC chair. The point here, IMO, is not that he’s going to go in and start yanking licenses. But by saying things like this he can intimidate broadcasters into covering the Trump administration more favorably. 1692563791
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Mini churros and mini Boston cream pies. 020
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialIcheKitties ≽ܫ≼ @ichekitties.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Every rescue cat has a story— help write their happily ever after. #rescuekitten #cat ##CatsofBluesky #rescue 611576138
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/11/2024I can’t tell you how different it is on X now after so many people have left. I have always followed mostly right-wing accounts because I cover them, and they are running out of people to pick fights with. So they’re just mostly fighting with each other. 5339826336864
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/11/2024Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.theverge.comTwitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s BlueskyThe blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky. 912548966911
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/11/2024🦋🦋 1308688676912
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I, for one, think the director of national intelligence should have to do a background check www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...cnn.comTrump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks | CNN PoliticsPresident-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candi... 1925962
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024America. 852350717756
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2024@mestiza-tk.bsky.social welcome to BlueSky, TK! 120
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 13/11/2024@atticus59914029.bsky.social welcome to blue sky! 020
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/11/2024"The problem is most people simply do not absorb quality information. Instead, increasing numbers have a media diet that is mostly a bunch of lies, conspiracy theories, and irrelevant diatribes that right-wing propagandists use to deceive people."salon.comWhy millions voted for both Trump and progressive policiesTrump voters backed abortion, minimum wage, and family leave — and don't get that Project 2025 would take it away 1062015485
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialFEISTY😈 @crzyfkinworld.bsky.social · 07/11/2024Welcome, escapees from the dumpster fire, aka Twitter. If you are looking to connect with other like-minded liberals, regardless of whether you are new here or not, drop a comment. We’re tired, but not defeated. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP WITHOUT A FIGHT. 3161019259
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.social✠ 𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🖇️ 𝟾𝟼𝟺𝟽 @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social · 07/11/2024If you say: Yₒᵤᵣ bₒdy. ₘy cₕₒᵢcₑ. in my presence, be prepared to pick up your teeth with broken fingers. 820136
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/11/2024New in PN: The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind "Garland’s protection of the DOJ did nothing but preserve that institution long enough for Trump to return to power and weaponize it against political opponents. It was a profound failure that our democracy will be lucky to recover from."publicnotice.coThe wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behindHis failures left American democracy ripe for the picking. 911540368
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 08/11/2024I think the bitterest pill is we’d convinced ourselves that 2016 was a fluke because Democrats didn’t think it was possible that he could actually win. We don’t have that cold comfort this time. 5636
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/11/2024no doubt in mind that the mass deportations are happening. the only question is how far they are going to go. and here’s the thing, i think a LOT of people — and especially the savvy journalists — will be shocked when he goes through with it, and when the round ups and deaths start. 547106081640
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Walter calling out the propaganda bullshit 649073
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 07/11/2024This gives me more hope than anything else over the last 48 hours. 0175
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialyolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 28/01/2024@reasonedvoices.bsky.social welcome to bluesky, my friend! Cc: @khshan.bsky.social @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social @msmichy.bsky.social @bamastephen.bsky.social @sawsharee.bsky.social @reginaldedward3.bsky.social @mmkresge.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social @retcw3.bsky.social @carole24.bsky.social 281
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/11/2024PSA to some conservative men in my inbox: I’m white and Hispanic and yelling “white girl” at me derisively does not magically erase the Mexican part and make me more Caucasian. (So yes, I do have good reason to worry about family members and deportation, and not because they’re Canadian.) 31034
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialyolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 07/11/2024@michellespenc.bsky.social @retcw3.bsky.social @sawsharee.bsky.social @msmichy.bsky.social @shar19l.bsky.social @deaconbluez.bsky.social @tcomms-nmj.bsky.social @s3friedman.bsky.social @cherylbluewave.bsky.social @1zzyzyx1.bsky.social @nudog71.bsky.social @ladyisblue.bsky.social 2118
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 07/11/2024Just people who disagree www.13newsnow.com/article/news...13newsnow.comVirginia Attorney General condemns racist text messages sent out following Presidential electionThe text message asked people to report to a plantation to pick cotton. It arrived on people's phones a day after Election Day. 49640141
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialOuterBoroPrincess @outerbororoyal.bsky.social · 07/11/2024It’s giving pro-Brexit 838458
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 06/11/2024I have also now created my first "starter pack" which recommends 150 people and three good feeds. I didn't pick the 150 people all that carefully, but just went through my list of people I follow and chose the maximum number I could from folks who I regularly interact with. go.bsky.app/QKm8yFP 91939235
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 07/11/2024Well, I’m back to giving this a shot. See if more people are here now so I can finally leave Elon’s shitty app. 6113
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 19/10/2023How it started How it's going 12649114
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 17/10/2023Fox talking about violent crime rising in 2022 vs. what crime actually did. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 12319134
thorssonjohn.bsky.social @thorssonjohn.bsky.social · 12/10/2023@reginaldedward3.bsky.social welcome! 021
Reposted by @thorssonjohn.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/10/2023The American ambassador to NATO said U.S. military aid to Israel after the attacks by Hamas assailants would not come at Ukraine’s expense. D.C. could “stay focused on our partnership and commitment to Israel’s security” and still support Kyiv, she said.nytimes.comU.S. Envoy to NATO Says Aid to Israel Won’t Come at Ukraine’s ExpenseJulianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, said Washington could “stay focused on our partnership and commitment to Israel’s security” and still support Kyiv. 37322
