Reposted by John LaNearAngry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ditka is the guy who berated his own Bears players for not crossing a picket line when the NFLPA was on strike in 1987. He’s the guy today who—after a lifetime of supporting right-wing candidates—shills for another dubious product: Donald Trump. www.thenation.com/article/arch...thenation.comThe Unbearable Bigotry of Mike DitkaMike Ditka is parroting Donald Trump’s racist dog whistle about Colin Kaepernick. 5205
Reposted by John LaNearjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk? 35473841056
Reposted by John LaNearGina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Governor Abbott, I'll meet you at the Governor's Mansion next Thursday at 10 AM. If you're not man enough to debate me, you don't deserve to be the governor of Texas. 311219375
Reposted by John LaNearStephen Robinson @playtyperguy.com · 09/10/2026static.klipy.comFriday Meme: DAAAAAAAMN ReactionALT: Friday Meme: DAAAAAAAMN Reaction 205160563215
Reposted by John LaNearSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 09/10/2026Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...dailymail.comPutin throws Trump midterm lifeline as Russia agrees to supply dieselDonald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel. 26122531017
Reposted by John LaNearBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Figuring out why Ossoff is so effective is an interesting task. I think he's mastering a kind of stern dignity that is uniquely compelling in contrast to the clownish cruelty of the other side. I think the other person who's kind of hit on the same thing is AOC, though in a different register 1412651315
Reposted by John LaNearPeter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Austin Appelbee, the Perth teen who swam 4 hours to shore in rough seas to alert authorities, leading to the sea rescue of his mother, brother and sister, has been awarded the Clarke Gold medal for bravery. Austin was 13yo when he made the 4km swim to shore to get help. Legend. 🙏😢 #bravery 22792137
Reposted by John LaNearMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11695230913611
Reposted by John LaNearLevi Anthony Luckenbach @lluck002.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We’re literally at the Public Executions by Firing Squad stage of Fascism and the news media is just like, “Interesting, this is extraordinary and unprecedented 🤷♂️🤷♀️🤷” 821292377
Reposted by John LaNearMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NASA released onboard video of Artemis II's reentry through Earth's atmosphere. Top speed: about 25,000 mph. Original post 413938
Reposted by John LaNearUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 09/10/2026Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did. 663184583
Reposted by John LaNearray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.lol · 07/10/2026Thank you, Maricella! Woohoo! It's #TacoTuesday! 🌮 @ltwlauren.bsky.social @democracyhere.bsky.social @larrycolvin.bsky.social @snblue.bsky.social @mlporter.bsky.social @hullerfarcats.bsky.social @catbourgeois.bsky.social @philipmartin77.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol 6189
Reposted by John LaNearTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets. 9392122
Reposted by John LaNearQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 06/10/2026CORRECTION: Serial child molestor and pedophile GOP Speaker Dennis Hastert, who only got 15 months prison for his pedophilia, dead at 84. Leave it to Fox News to whitewash pedophiles. Smh no wonder they’re protecting Trump and the Epstein Files. 831672
Reposted by John LaNearTom Jensen @composertom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This open letter to Cornell is a DOOZIE. They better take notice -All perpetrators should be expelled -everyone who viewed the chat suspended -admin team handling the response fired -Fraternity dissolved permanently -organizing to stop all donations until then... www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comLETTER TO THE EDITOR | An Open Letter to President Michael Kotlikoff Regarding the Chi Phi LawsuitMarco Fuentes ’85 sends an open letter to President Kotlikoff regarding the Chi Phi case, demanding his resignation and a series of steps to repair the University's reputation. 012
Reposted by John LaNearMike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/10/2026Andy Kessler, who I used to be friendly with but haven't spoken to in years, has written an almost incomprehensible piece for the WSJ on colleges running into trouble. Perhaps it's me, but the argument he makes is disjointed and confusing. First, he suggests, the issue is "left-leaning professors"? 1211418
Reposted by John LaNearSam @samd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026what the fuck is wrong with the teamsters man Roger Marshall is a ghoul who sued his own patients and threw them in prison! 971152179
Reposted by John LaNearMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Marshall cosponsored the National Right to Work Act and has a 14% lifetime voting score for the AFL-CIO aflcio.org/scorecard/le...aflcio.orgSen. Roger Marshall | AFL-CIO 03414
Reposted by John LaNeartomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 04/10/2026🧵Elon Musk is what happens when a trust fund's emerald-mine money meets a ketamine drip and an audience of sycophants who laugh at every joke. He bought Twitter for $44 billion, 13114
Reposted by John LaNearTy Schalter @tyschalter.com · 03/10/2026i encourage anyone calling this deeply thoughtful piece “rape apologia” to actually read it 48463
Reposted by John LaNearJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In excusable, nostalgia drenched coverage in lieu of exacting account of mentally unstable rants. This is truly reprehensible non-journalism. See: www.contrariannews.org/p/you-can-he...nytimes.comIn Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now? 59813175
Reposted by John LaNearMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves. 511305375
Reposted by John LaNearDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 02/10/2026Will is 100% right. Has happened to multiple clients of mine. One judge (not my case) has said that this isn't really release and ordered the person *actually* released. But it's forcing us habeas attorneys to win our cases twice (or more) 22873295
Reposted by John LaNearRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 328111064315
Reposted by John LaNearMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026Today in New York City, it got easier to escape subscription traps.motherjones.comA little law gives hope that government can suck less and make people’s lives betterNew York City wants to make it easier for you to cancel subscriptions. 218040
Reposted by John LaNearSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/08/2026Under RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz's leadership, Medicare rolled out a pilot program that allows AI companies to profit from denying seniors their health care. They are literally incentivized to RIP health care away from seniors. I’m fighting to END this program. 13371127
Reposted by John LaNearAngry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Costco uses $184 million in tariff refunds to lower member prices Chief executive Ron Vachris said some of the fourth-quarter proceeds were returned through price cuts in the second half of the period www.financial-world.org/news/news/fi...financial-world.orgCostco uses $184 million in tariff refunds to lower member pricesCostco directs most tariff recoveries toward everyday goods 23982278
Reposted by John LaNearRose❤️🇨🇦Part owner of Canada.🇨🇦❤️ @scotfreeme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Poland had some wise words, for Russia. They can puff out their chests all they like, they can keep killing... But this Polish Foreign Minister is 💯 correct. They will never win. 51527615
Reposted by John LaNearDr. Emily Hamilton-Honey @hermioneclone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This entire situation is beyond disgusting, but thank the Goddess for the stellar fucking work of student journalists. Truly. CW: rape, sexual assault www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 121971
Reposted by John LaNearJorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 26/09/2026Insurance risk pools: how do they work? 1013415
Reposted by John LaNearAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026Q: Barack Obama just said 'if you put women in charge of every government for two years, things would be better.' Do you buy that? TRUMP: It's ridiculous. I love women. I think they're great. But what a ridiculous statement that is. 3621405428
Reposted by John LaNearAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 788178434787
Reposted by John LaNearThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🔥 DR. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “Do you know how many terrible things @billmaher has said about people like me? But I WOULD go on his show — because I want to give people the image of watching him get his ass whooped on his own show by a guy who prays like I do.” 632259510
Reposted by John LaNearmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it’s so good for your mental health to go outside & take a little walk. i’m not talking about the benefits of exercise or getting a little sunshine or any of that shit, i’m talking about maybe you’ll meet a microscopic chihuahua named soda pop and he’s got the tiniest fucking paws you’ve ever seen. 27105586
Reposted by John LaNearAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders. 286143305006
Reposted by John LaNearMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Exactly. Though if we’re honest, it started at Appomattox: 528628
Reposted by John LaNearJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social. 13442761561
Reposted by John LaNearDutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you can say “f*ck that shit”, you’ll have a lot of votes. That is precisely the mindset needed for the midterm elections and the period that follows. Well said Sen. Tammy Duckworth! 917166
Reposted by John LaNearKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We used to be a proper planet, one that rewarded its top scholars in style. 432019187
Reposted by John LaNearMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Missouri abruptly dropped a federal lawsuit Friday that sought to exclude some noncitizens from being included in the population count used to allocate seats in Congress and Electoral College votes among the states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comMissouri drops GOP-led bid to rig elections by excluding undocumented from census countHanaway launched the case with sweeping claims that noncitizens were improperly taking representation away from U.S. citizens and that states with large immigrant populations were benefiting at Missou... 391582509
Reposted by John LaNearAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20/09/2026www.adamkinzinger.com/p/good-news-...adamkinzinger.comGood News From Appalachia: Take It From the RaccoonsFor thirty years we've been dropping vaccines out of airplanes onto the mountains below. The lesson we learned goes a lot further than wildlife. 1442677
Reposted by John LaNearBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1398267006701
