Reposted by JeffSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026"It's clear that there's a rampant dumbing down in progress in which not knowing things is considered a virtue. I don't throw my hands up in despair, but I do try to indicate that it's a very serious problem." - Carl Sagan 3298104
Reposted by JeffJ.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 18/07/2026This may seem like standard FIFA stuff, but it's also how "public-private partnerships" work in the US. The public pays the costs, and the private party keeps the revenue.nytimes.comNew Jersey and FIFA clash again over plan to sell MetLife Stadium grass for $11.2M 1175
Reposted by JeffMark Histed @markhisted.org · 28/05/2026I don’t want to scare anyone, but basically every time I talk to a current or former government lawyer they tell me we are going to need a new Constitution. Because this one is inoperative. 1021334261
Reposted by JeffPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice. 6758611710
Reposted by JeffRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/02/2026When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth. 20086902757
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice Crying through the bloody mist We’ll remember the names of those who died On the streets of Minneapolis — The Boss www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...youtube.comBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 182
Reposted by JeffKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028. 15898642921169
Reposted by JeffScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/12/202525 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes. 13729121233
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 28/09/2025"Don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! ... Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!" From Charlie Chaplin's final speech in "The Great Dictator." youtu.be/J7GY1Xg6X20?...youtu.beCharlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great DictatorYouTube video by Charlie Chaplin 290
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 19/05/2025The greatest crime in history: The Damning Records the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to See 081
Reposted by JeffAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness. 2173606747760
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Elon Musk's DOGE goons work for Russia. "Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in." www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...npr.orgA whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor dataA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official. 1113
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Born to Run #MusicSky #vinyl #bruce #springsteen #theboss @officialbruce.bsky.social 0101
Reposted by JeffSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away. 10044240810831
Reposted by JeffAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 18/02/2025Once you realize that Trump and all the MAGA Republicans are working for Russia and Saudi Arabia, not America, everything they do makes sense. 551265338
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 14/02/2025A "climate breakdown." “...our increasing fossil-fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are driving us toward a climate catastrophe. We fear the danger of climate breakdown.” yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/10/the-...yaleclimateconnections.orgThe planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,’ scientists warn » Yale Climate ConnectionsThe 2024 ‘State of the climate’ report says climate scientists are more worried than ever and calls for ‘transformative science-based solutions across all aspects of society.’ 152
Reposted by JeffSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...wired.comThe US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually DidSources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist. 556160436536
Reposted by JeffYale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/12/2024The planet is on track for its warmest year on record, for the second year in a row. New from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/12/nove...yaleclimateconnections.orgNovember 2024: Earth's 2nd-warmest November on record » Yale Climate ConnectionsThe year 2024 is virtually certain to be Earth's second consecutive warmest year on record. 0127
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 08/12/2024"2024 will surpass the remarkable record annual temperatures set just last year, one of the clearest markers of the unfolding planetary climate catastrophe." www.scientificamerican.com/article/2024...scientificamerican.comEarth Will Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius of Warming This YearThis year won’t just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Paris climate accord aims to keep warming below that level when looking over multiple years 031
Reposted by JeffElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 04/12/2024I heard this is a good place to talk about taxing the rich, breaking up big tech, and ending Washington corruption. 3652404654659
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 04/12/2024ACA has been the greatest windfall for medical and prescription suppliers. What they will support is the privatization of Medicare/Medicaid. The entirety of government resources and treasure will be privatized as the only way to "save" it. And we're being set up to welcome it. 121
Jeff @too-big.bsky.social · 02/12/2024 Hey, @jay.bsky.team, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes the first individual on Bluesky with 1,000,000 followers. @aoc.bsky.social | Top 500 Bluesky Users: vqv.app 1154
