Reposted by Ted KinnamanJeremy Fassler @jfassler.bsky.social · 5hKatie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David. 56989249
Reposted by Ted KinnamanSFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 17hSeptember 29, 1954: “The Catch” Willie Mays makes the famous over-the-shoulder catch for the New York Giants in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the Indians. 2645868
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 17hI enjoy reading something that challenges an idea I hold dear. That said, I maintain that effective writing is not a means to an end called thinking, but rather one of the goals of good college teaching. 1/2 #academicsky @annieabrams #philosophy #highered www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 210
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror." 000
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is disturbing, to say the least. #Germany #Deutschland #Holocaust #AfD bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comGerman town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victimsGermany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal". 000
Reposted by Ted KinnamanDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14194912187
Reposted by Ted KinnamanSnacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 26/09/2026flip.it/0_q_Qk. Better keep this shit growing al across the nation.flip.itThe Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining MomentumAs activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition. 8333201140
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Jenny Linsky wonders what Bluesky thinks about bringing a ball of string to a job interview. #caturday #catsofbluesky 090
Reposted by Ted KinnamanNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ICE ‘Dilley 2’ facility for kids in Alexandria, Louisiana, is set to be run by “nonprofit arm” of private prison company LaSalle Corrections. Detainees have died at another LaSalle-run facility in the state. And the company is definitely not evading taxes. www.thequeenzone.com/a-private-pr...thequeenzone.comA private prison company will run new ICE children's facility--and IRS pros have questionsA tax-exempt nonprofit tied to a private prison company will operate a new ICE facility in Louisiana, prompting questions from a former IRS expert. 11510
Reposted by Ted KinnamanDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722961001
Reposted by Ted KinnamanJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 17/09/2026‘People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result “rogue AI” does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story.’ www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...wsj.comOpinion | The Hugging Face Hack Wasn’t What It Was Cracked Up to BeForget the ‘hive mind’ of AI agents ‘going rogue.’ They did what humans programmed them to do. 14381144
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It might seem like an obvious point, but Edsall pulls it together very well. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality (Gift Article)The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11. 000
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Good lord. ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.com‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report SaysThe Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center. 000
Reposted by Ted KinnamanValerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 14/09/2026SAN DIEGO activists at Otay Mesa Concentration Camp‼️ 12789042871
Reposted by Ted KinnamanDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them. 12445841029
Reposted by Ted KinnamanThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A Far-Right International Is Assaulting Democracy MAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵steady.pageA Far-Right International Is Assaulting DemocracyMAGA and the AfD are united in a struggle against democratic pluralism that transcends national borders. It is an alliance of extremists defined by aggrieved revanchism 7612285
Reposted by Ted KinnamanThe Onion @theonion.com · 11/09/2026Americans Fondly Recall 9/11 As Last Time Nation Could Unite In Bloodlust theonion.com/americans-fondly-recal… 433803662
Reposted by Ted KinnamanAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/09/2026Because I’m white, it was easy for me to conflate the solidarity we witnessed on the ground among New Yorkers on 9/11 for some kind of colorblind national unity in the months and years that followed. The reality is and was vastly different. 26868911573
Reposted by Ted KinnamanLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Powerful words coming from the anti-Trump protest in Dublin: “Donald Trump USA - how many kids did you kill today?” 🎥 JustDandy81 22732339
Reposted by Ted KinnamanDonny Evans @iamdonnyevans.bsky.social · 12/09/2026🔴 HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protesters flooded central Dublin on Saturday, marching through the capital in a mass demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland. 1428899
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is satire, but for all I know everything Alexandra Petri describes here could absolutely be true. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comA Recap of a Surreal Midterm ConventionIt isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings. 020
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Jenny Linsky was never a Trump supporter, but she gave him credit for the low price of kibble. Not anymore! AOC in 2028! #caturday #catsofbluesky 080
Reposted by Ted KinnamanNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Once you stop trying to convince yourself that all of your policy preferences are secretely really popular if explained in the right way, you will be released from samsara 13963144
Reposted by Ted KinnamanDefiance Dispatch @defiancedispatch.bsky.social · 09/09/20267 faith leaders and #clergy arrested after blockading an #ICE surveillance center in Williston, #Vermont. The faith leaders encouraged other faith leaders to join them for a week of action protesting ICE starting October 4th. Find out more info by visiting shutdownicevt.org! #faithleaders 25958622360
Reposted by Ted KinnamanJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 09/09/2026‘Employees have produced increasing amounts of real output but in return for real wages that don’t allow them to enjoy a proportional amount as income. The end result is that an increasing share labor productivity accrues not to workers but to corporate profits.‘ www.hussmanfunds.com/comment/mc26... 818481
Reposted by Ted KinnamanTed Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hey, I think I saw my gal Winter there. ❤️ 131
Reposted by Ted KinnamanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power. 17273952697
Reposted by Ted KinnamanInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A night full of Haggerty, just the way we like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEAFoJNpa2kyoutube.comThe Jim Haggerty Show - Full Series MarathonYouTube video by InfoWars 1131125
Reposted by Ted KinnamanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger. 19073601295
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Trump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia' — theonion.com/trump-pushes...theonion.comTrump Pushes To Rename Sexual Attraction To Children ‘Americaphilia' 010
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Kitty Carlisle hasn’t found Mitch McConnell but she has determined that he is definitely not in this box. #caturday #catsofbluesky #catboxday 090
Reposted by Ted KinnamanAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/08/2026Today, I have a special report for you all. After speaking out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, our inboxes were flooded with messages from individuals deployed overseas in difficult conditions. Below is an anonymous Q&A with one of those individuals. (Link in reply) 652261865
Reposted by Ted KinnamanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents 474236448094
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 23/08/2026JFC, how dumb do you have to be to negotiate with Trump?! His and Jared’s commitments are worthless. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...nytimes.comJeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks FlyPresident Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. 000
Reposted by Ted KinnamanPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026“A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.”notus.orgJudge to Baby: File an Asylum ApplicationThe 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation. 20529901578
Reposted by Ted KinnamanGerman Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 19/08/2026Germany reaffirms its support for the independent International Criminal Court and for international criminal law. In doing so, we also draw lessons from Germany’s history. 1/2 24011
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"It is not up to party leaders or the Democratic National Committee to litigate whether a candidate’s views are acceptable; the voters of a state or district decide." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Democrats Can’t Fix This Mess Without a SupermajorityThey must embrace the heterodoxy that governs how swing voters think. 020
Reposted by Ted KinnamanIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/08/2026No matter where you live, you can do something to help. Learn how to funnel support for immigrant justice in your community. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... 0266135
Reposted by Ted KinnamanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent charged in nonfatal shooting. 103113382490
Reposted by Ted KinnamanSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026When did it become normalized for the President of the United States to threaten to "bomb the shit out of" our allies—our *allies*—without that immediately leading to a serious conversation about whether he's mentally fit to serve as president 914192635394
Reposted by Ted KinnamanThe 51st @51st.news · 14/08/2026"The longer the occupation continues, the less and less it makes sense to me." "Just the maddening mundanity of what a waste their presence is." "All parts of day-to-day life now feature armed supervision.” Here's what our readers said they'll remember from this past year in D.C.:51st.newsWhat D.C. residents will remember from a year of National Guard occupationAhead of the anniversary, we asked our readers to reflect. 918475
Reposted by Ted KinnamanJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Mr. Armond, the LA Times photographer who shot the photos for this story, sent me all the pictures he took that day. 🖤🖤 922867
Reposted by Ted KinnamanColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 16/08/2026PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Everyone stay away from this terrible, free, volunteer run website that documents every Flock camera across the US: deflock.orgdeflock.orgDeFlockFind license plate readers (LPRs) near you. 47639
Ted Kinnaman @tkinnama.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We don’t have to choose between “This is a tragedy” and “He did some things wrong.” #JasonArday 011
Reposted by Ted KinnamanSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/08/2026After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport. 3 weeks later he’s still in custody. He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now. www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...wbaltv.comMaryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custodyICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport. 291299530