Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 22mthere's a line in there just casually pointing out that the freakshow right of today will still be in office in 2060 and i don't love it 020
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 25m"I asked one of those insiders recently, speaking on background about the problems the party faced this year, whether he thought the party might mature a little if Paxton managed to lose. 'Arizona,' he said sadly." www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...texasmonthly.comTexas Republicans Might Finally Lose. Will They Learn Anything?This November could be the beginning of the end of Trumpism. The state GOP is adrift. 170
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 43mfor some reason—and i mean no disrespect—the "derek" part hits hardest. it's like a slur. 030
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 47mI got to talk about one of my favorite pivots of the cycle, in which Marcy Kaptur—facing the exact same guy she beat two years ago—has now re-branded her opponent as not just "dirty derek" anymore but "Data Center Derek" www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NWb...youtube.com"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data CentersYouTube video by Mother Jones 130
Reposted by Tim MurphyRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 3hJohn Urschel has his CV on his MIT professor page and if you scroll past 7 pages of his mathematics achievements and awards and theorems and theses it says, briefly, "former NFL (American) football player" math.mit.edu/~urschel/job...math.mit.edu 2033359
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 6hstates that elect their governors every two years instead of four...they're not fooling anyone. that's just an act. 020
Reposted by Tim MurphyBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 9h1. sports are for everyone or they're for no one at all 2. that is an INCREDIBLE shirt arktimes.com/food-and-cul...arktimes.comCan a Black gay man still call the hogs? - Arkansas TimesWhite heteronormativity has long dominated the University of Arkansas. What does that mean for Black gay Arkansans? 17882117
Reposted by Tim MurphyKirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 9hThis is an all-timer for “Private equity is anything I don’t like” type glonzoism. 1545743
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 11hyeah they could have drawn it differently but they have still made a map that virtually assures they will lose no seats in one of the worst environments this century 020
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 11hpeople talk about a Texas Republican dummymander but unless they net -1 seats it is not a dummymander, just a really bad year! 1212
Reposted by Tim Murphyamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cut from this video: most of the agents didn’t care I was there, but one ICE agent did ask a state trooper to give me a jaywalking ticket for crossing an empty street while recording (the trooper laughed and said no). 532799
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"I think it is important, because it is the truth, to clarify a few things before talking about Denmark" is a tremendous opening sentence of a novel. 2412
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"a best-selling British author, politician, philanthropist, athlete and one-time jailbird" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...nytimes.comJeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86In a life of achievement and disgrace, he wrote best-selling novels with themes he knew intimately: ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal. 041
Reposted by Tim MurphyRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In which Texas Republicans refer to Muslims as "infestations" and argue that "we basically have to make it so uncomfortable for them that they want to leave."houstonchronicle.comTexas Faith Fest speakers propose plans to make Muslims ‘more uncomfortable’At Texas Faith Fest this year, speakers suggested policies that would limit Muslim religious practices and reshape the government's relationship with religion. 2918088
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026don't really think the president was suggesting California should be nuked but maybe the president should speak English? 050
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026they're really angling for that LeBron endorsement 060
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the glut of AI-generated images on anti-data-center Facebook pages is really something to behold 060
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The commissioners were still dealing with the fallout from 'the fairground debacle,' the weeks of outrage and apologies resulting from its decision to end subsidized horse stall rentals at the county fairground without sufficient public input." www.theverge.com/cs/features/...theverge.comThe People of Utah vs. Kevin O’LearyMr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas. 054
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026zach lahn has the perfect republican origin story (tried to debate the president) 031
Reposted by Tim MurphyJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Running for governor of Iowa but lives in Kansas and campaigns in Nebraska. Also his running mate is a literal pig thief. My favorite candidate of the cycle. 313018
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The subtext of 2026's hottest new workout trend (being a Democratic candidate) www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 392
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Weak 1 was craaaazy www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comWhy do Democrats keep posting videos of themselves pumping iron?Call them woke if you want. But don't you dare call them weak. 4113
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026i'd completely missed the Karen Bass pothole video lol www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...nytimes.comMayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of CringeThe growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera. 150
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026love that Rahm managed to parlay being first and last out of the gate to say USAID wasn't worth fighting for into like pole position in the Ideas Primary 030
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Angela Paxton filming an ad to address the "elephant in the room" and then not naming the person she was endorsing is fine art 0130
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this story begins with a simple premise: what if that conference-room scene from Hail Caesar became an entire movie www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comReligious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious. 041
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026a barrier-free Big Bend is such a radical image to the people who want to demolish it, a beautiful symbol of what these places can be www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comJudge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in TexasThe ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition. 090
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026independence day. said "i don't think i like this!" and walked out when they cut up the alien. but I was right—that was a bad idea. 060
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026being on a boat that gets sunk by a sperm whale...honestly has to be a real thrill, for the right person www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...nytimes.comWhale Batters a Yacht, Leaving Its Crew Stranded for 18 HoursFour people were rescued after being adrift in a life raft in the South Pacific. One of them said he thought he had a better chance of winning the lottery than of being hit by a whale. 082
Reposted by Tim MurphyRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026local news must be protected at all costs 1036032
Reposted by Tim MurphyBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This Mike Collins ad against Ossoff wants me to think this doesn’t look relaxing as hell  3240825
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026cavan sullivan is going to be an absolute menace in League 2 030
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026had fun eyerolling at wong kar wai quote in here mubi.com/en/notebook/...mubi.comPirating the PiratesNotes from the underground of film preservation. 020
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026that's what you'd want to have in your warchest for sure. i get why it didn't happen. but (again, if this is *real* real, or even close to real) i think that gravity is being defied a little bit 020
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026but if it's actually close—let alone with Hinojosa improbably leading—well...getting into some big choices there. W/ longstanding complaints about disinvestment and donor dollars only going one way. 141
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026the expectation i think was that she would run a smart and energetic race but that Abbott had way too much money to fully close the gap, which is an argument for not spending money—when you can play in a *bunch* of small states for less than it would cost to compete in Texas 161
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026if Hinojosa ends up at 49%, win or lose would be one of the most impressive campaigns this...decade? maybe longer. and would also pose some pretty big questions for the party orgs and donors. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comDemocrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls ShowDemocratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas. 1436
Reposted by Tim MurphyMr. 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. 37053181828
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026you have to open the ark to find out what's in it 3717
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026there should just be a podcast about fucked-up WASPs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_By...en.wikipedia.orgEben Byers - Wikipedia 1120
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026my message to crypto companies thinking of spending nine figures on elections again in 2028 062
Reposted by Tim MurphyDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 03/10/2026oh my god lol @sickosfc.bsky.social 68517
Reposted by Tim MurphyStephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was in Utah last month when Gov. Spencer Cox's new book on political depolarization came out. He wasn't doing any promo events in the state--off doing the Daily Show. So I spoke to some locals who explained why the self-described peacemaker is pretty polarizing at home. youtube.com/shorts/-eAA9...youtube.comBook-Banning Utah Governor: Buy My Book!YouTube video by Mother Jones 02112
Reposted by Tim MurphyJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Giants fans been waiting for this 2516
Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026people keep making giant elon statues as offerings and pump-and-dumps. we're like a based and epic Belarus. 090