Reposted by tired musingsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant. 9632741503
Reposted by tired musingsDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026NEW: Republicans asked a Georgia court to stop Gwinnett County from allowing voters to hand-deliver mail-in ballots at early voting sites without drop boxes. The request comes a day after a state judge threw out its challenge to the county's expanded mail ballot return policy.democracydocket.comRNC renews bid to restrict mail ballot returns in major Georgia countyRepublicans are pressing ahead with their effort to block the pro-voting policy just five days before early voting begins. 1113372
Reposted by tired musingsPopular Information @popular.info · 08/10/2026“The race for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District shouldn't be competitive, just based on history and math. But the Republican Party's nominee, David Flippo, is facing an unusually tough race despite having President Trump's endorsement.”npr.orgCarpetbagger allegation, misplaced valor make Nevada's safe red House seat competitiveNorthern Nevada has a reliably red congressional seat, represented by a Republican since it was drawn in the early 1980s. A complicated candidate and a potential blue wave this year could change that. 3134
Reposted by tired musingsOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026these people would say it was "unclear" why more people in germany didnt openly identify as jewish in 1942 4141961205
Reposted by tired musingsIndivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 08/10/2026@greatedco.bsky.social Public Education Voter Slate 👉 Schools ✅ YES on Amendment 87 - Income Tax Fairness Act! ✅ YES on Proposition NN - Keep and Spend Money for Education! ✅ YES on Local Mill and Bond Measures! 👉 Kids ❌ NO on Amendments 81, 84, & 85! ❌ NO on Propositions 132, 134, 135, & 136! 0116
Reposted by tired musingsMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What is going on with our president? Calling people "THE ENEMY" for exercising their First Amendment rights is deeply disturbing. That's what autocratic leaders do, not American leaders. Doing so for such a trivial, vain matter is just nutty. 4002661658
Reposted by tired musingsCorey Hutchins @coreyhutchins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What the hell is the point of that? It’s like an in-person published candidate Q-and-A. How is this not a scam, lol 261
Reposted by tired musingsAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 08/10/2026Was about to say these people have no grasp of history but now thinking they very much do. 1210927
Reposted by tired musingsArfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026AI = Artificially Inflated 2635
Reposted by tired musingsCourtney Price @courtneycprice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I emailed the registrar of voters asking why I was moved to inactive. I am attaching the email exchange to this. I feel like we definitely need an explanation from the secretary of state office for what led to this error. What were they doing trying to do to cause this? 93721
Reposted by tired musingsTruthout @truthout.org · 08/10/2026Trump announced disaster aid for the state of Wisconsin on Wednesday in a decidedly partisan manner, crediting a Republican candidate in the state’s gubernatorial race rather than Wisconsin’s current Democratic governor, who originally made the request for aid.buff.lyTrump Approves Wisconsin Disaster Aid, Credits GOP Candidate Rather Than Actual GovernorTrump’s announcement ignored the current Wisconsin governor, who had applied for aid back in August. 23414
Reposted by tired musings#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What does this have to do with immigration law? #AbolishICE 4105
Reposted by tired musingsCNBC @cnbc.com · 08/10/2026The Nasdaq Composite slid on Thursday as new details about OpenAI spooked investors, putting the artificial intelligence trade under pressure. cnb.cx/4hE9vmMcnb.cxNasdaq falls 1% as AI trade stumbles following OpenAI revenue setback: Live updatesThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq were lower on Thursday as investors faced more pressure from rising Treasury yields and elevated oil prices. 082
Reposted by tired musingsCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Well. There are definitely survivors of electrical wire sparked wildfire who would like to have a talk with this person. And the years of post-fire air quality damage. 0227
Reposted by tired musingsAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026they did the thing 253161763701
Reposted by tired musingsPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Maybe fascists are responsible for fascism. Can we start there? 758282
Reposted by tired musingsBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854483345
Reposted by tired musingsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And Putin is pleased. Probably a coincidence! 832142646
Reposted by tired musingsTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The people who'll laugh or shrug off the 'nuke Los Angeles & San Diego comment' are the same people who wanted Mamdani to not be at the 9/11 commemoration. 151317267
Reposted by tired musingsCNBC @cnbc.com · 06/10/2026Iran has stepped up its attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile rebound of crude oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Read more: cnb.cx/4zkUjko 143
Reposted by tired musingsLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 06/10/2026Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concernslemonde.frFinland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concernsRegulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study. 6434251284
Reposted by tired musingsWatchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comVeteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists 053
Reposted by tired musingsFrank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There’s “a default stance of protecting the company and not really thinking about the broader consequences of that.” nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comWhat Would You Do If Your Employer Could Destroy the World?Exit interviews with defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind. 268
Reposted by tired musingsCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-... 441182486
Reposted by tired musingsCoyote Gulch @coyotegulch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for #ClimateChange: The Supreme Court's decision on a #Colorado lawsuit could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for #climate damages -- Austin Corona (Grist.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/10/06/s... 021
Reposted by tired musingsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly TRIPLED since 2020. Meanwhile, Amazon's profits have soared by 550% in the same time frame. Watch this before you shop for Prime Day. 9922921292
Reposted by tired musingsCatherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I don’t care where you started out on the political spectrum If your kid comes out as trans & you don’t become a rainbow-clad, parade-cheering ally & rock-solid supportive girl/boy/enby dad/mom? You were never a parent at all You were a doll collector furious they didn’t stay in their packaging. 293019812
Reposted by tired musingsCausesEffects @causeseffects.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In "normal times" this would be enough to impeach and remove the #POTUS. 423122
Reposted by tired musings404 Media @404media.co · 06/10/2026Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.404media.coLawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media CoverageSenator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers. 271327483
Reposted by tired musingsBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not surprising that Tuberville outspent Jones last month. More surprising that Jones pulled in nearly as much as Tuberville did in September. Typically that’s the month GOP candidates load up on cash and crush whatever feeble hopes Alabama Democrats have. 1018136
Reposted by tired musingsRocky Mountain Politics @rockymntnpols.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"In the race for Colorado’s largest congressional district, a Republican’s reelection bid could hinge as much on his ability to tout policy wins as his capacity to distance himself from his own party." #copoliticssummitdaily.comJeff Hurd is defending his ‘independent’ record as he runs for reelection to Congress. His Democratic challenger disagrees. | SummitDaily.comIn the race for Colorado’s largest congressional district, a Republican’s reelection bid could hinge as much on his ability to tout policy wins as his capacity to distance himself from his own party. Colorado’s 3rd... 011
Reposted by tired musingsProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20263/ 100+ Americans have been held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. They say they were profiled — detained because of their skin color, accents or jobs. “ICE isn’t looking for criminals. They’re looking for Latinos,” one said. 6843266
Reposted by tired musingsCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Silicon Valley taking over our defense! 2127
Reposted by tired musingsMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today would be a particularly great, long overdue day for the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison to get up in front of microphones & explain to the public, voters, students, & their families that we are facing an existential crisis because of the GOP’s illegal federal funding cuts. 2335108
Reposted by tired musingsAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As early as next year, Russia could make a new technological leap that would give it an advantage in the war. And China is helping it with this. We see serious signs of cooperation between Chinese companies in the design of Russia’s “Rassvet” network. 518394
Reposted by tired musingsCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 02/10/2026I'm glad to see that crisis lifeline services have resumed for LGBTQIA+ youth after being defunded since early 2025. If you or a loved one need help, call or text 9-8-8 and press 3 for LGBTQ specific resources. 02614
Reposted by tired musingsPhil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The team that brought in SINNERS and WEAPONS. Genius move. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...hollywoodreporter.comMichael De Luca, Pamela Abdy Out at Warner Bros.The news comes as Paramount Skydance is readying to finalize its deal for the legacy studio. 635891
Reposted by tired musingsBarchart @barchart.com · 02/10/2026Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to lowest level since 1982 🚨 2227
Reposted by tired musingsJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 502927794
Reposted by tired musingsPBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela's behalf during the first Trump administration. to.pbs.org/4hpGo6qpbs.orgFormer GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbyingDavid Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty in May on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of his work for form... 514154
Reposted by tired musingsCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: Susan Collins team bragging in its canvassing materials about her having "delivered" the conservative Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe. tinyurl.com/3mxnybe7 #MEpolitics 11372159
Reposted by tired musingsexperimental22.bsky.social @experimental22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Every person you know who supports Trump openly supports the rape of women & children. You should treat them like a person who supports rape & who are more likely to be rapists themselves. 0124
Reposted by tired musingsDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Resolutely pro rapist. 36346131
tired musings @tiredmusings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So no one has to follow the rule of law any longer? Good to know 000
Reposted by tired musingsPopular Information @popular.info · 29/09/2026“But it’s clear the White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules, according to cybersecurity experts and an independent risk assessment conducted by The Washington Sun.”washingtonsun.comWhite House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With TrackersThe White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets. 11213