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Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I do think this should put some of the hand-wringing over the uniquely sinful American electorate, uniquely feckless institutions, etc in perspective. The truth is that there is a large trans-national constituency of people who actively want this. They aren’t deceived. They want this.

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 05/10/2026

On the one hand, it’s comforting to know that Americans aren’t uniquely stupid, voters everywhere have skulls filled with mush and worms. On the other hand, global fascism is probably not an ideal state of affairs.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have heard like an ~8000% increase in Lana Del Rey played in dining establishments over the past week. All the melancholy twinks in charge of the playlist are going OFF 😜 It’s like what Mariah is for Christmas but for spooky season

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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026

every election everywhere after one (1) cycle with the fascists out of power: FASCISM NEPOBABY: 50.1% NORMAL POLITICIAN: 49.9%

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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026

man I would like one fucking electorate - one! - to remember that fascism is bad for more than five minutes at a time

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah it was less concern about violent crime for me (although one guy did threaten to sic his dog on me), more it was so crowded and chaotic and dark in that plaza it was hard to see where you’re going

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And fuck the cops for purposely not doing their jobs and mayor after mayor for letting it fester.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Lefties who think this is just normal city stuff and/or a “progressive” way to deal with addiction and/or homelessness are completely delusional.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I had a work dinner in the Mission over the summer and decided to take BART home after dark — honestly the most hair-raising walk I’ve taken anywhere on American soil. Open-air drug den for blocks with a shocking concentration around this stop. Nothing in NYC holds a candle.

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026

A 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.com

A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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L Ron Mexico @lronmexico.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you just listen to the audio it sounds like Tucker Carlson is getting owned by the brain gremlin from Gremlins 2

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have such a soft spot for this corner of boomer rock and this makes me feel better about my 17 million plays of The Boys of Summer - an all-time vibe

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sort 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

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

was discussing this at dinner last night: one of the many problems with trying to make policy 'that the American public wants' is that the American public change their minds all the time and are frequently very very stupid.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bill Kristol gets this just right. Sexual assault is a prime tenet of MAGA thought... namely it's a "natural thing," and a MAGA government will work hard to ensure impunity. And this seems to explain the entire career of Ken Paxton, including his rise from obscurity within the Texas GOP.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...

newrepublic.com

The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too

The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am fed up with @tmobilesupport.bsky.social (no) cell service in my Brooklyn apartment so looking to switch from one evil corporation to another. Anyone have especially nice things to say about the reliability of either AT&T's or Verizon's 5G/LTE service across the city?

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you need the @mta.info tonight — no you don’t! LMAO.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

oh my god shut the fuck UP

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Great to see this state DOT-directed advocacy. Despite a few good projects here & there in NYC, NYSDOT is largely in a time warp in terms of policy & output (Still waiting on that study of the West Side Highway)

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s so wild that just *two* years ago, none of the tRumP II damage had been inflicted yet — the voters of America hadn’t even kicked themselves in the dick yet. So much can happen so quickly 😵‍💫

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I know it’s imperfect but inshallah we will do this to Long Island in my lifetime

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aaron is not underrating this. It's cinema. The sly smirk when Schmitt thinks he's gotten Smith to perjure himself. The hasty vanishing of the sign. Klobuchar getting Kennedy to hold it up. Schmitt getting LOUD and ANGRY when Klobuchar points out he mixed up the Hawks and Hawkeyes.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes, big reason I can’t get too excited about increasingly likely huge Dem wins in Nov: there’s going to be enormous pressure from the Hakeem Jeffries of the party to do absolute nothing w/ that power. Can only hope we elect enough Brad Landers & El-Sayeds to Congress to tip the balance and DO SHIT

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Everyone who dislikes Trump knows why, but it's important to know what made people who gave him a second chance after the insurrection regret it. We don't want to talk ourselves into the idea that it's always bad to move fast, unilaterally, unless that's true. www.offmessage.net/p/donald-tru...

offmessage.net

Democrats Are About To Learn The Wrong Lesson From Trump’s Failure

He was done in by malice, incompetence, corruption, and pathological vanity, not by his willingness to act before he could be stopped.

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The GOP playbook: say some stupid laughably incorrect shit and when you get called out on it just start yelling and insulting everyone. Fuck all these people.

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026

awoke this morning with a Vision

that diagram showing the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is also The Plot to Enslave America — monomanical focus on destruction of our education system comes first

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Laughing so hard at my muppet-ass Shackburger

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today feels like the start of 7 months of being overheated on the subway and in restaurants while some guys six feet away from you won’t stop coughing, and I’m not ready for it

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A steel plant you say? Maybe we can call this A Great Leap Forward ™️, sir. Surely the economy will catch fire now

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026

If you want to understand just how pathetic the clean energy is on politics, read this excellent piece in @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social. There are like a half-dozen quotes in here that make me want to jump off a fucking roof.

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Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?

After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New York City was like "oh you wanted a cute little fall moment :hard slap across the face:"

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026

Called it again

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh • 6h
€ UPDATE: A migrant caravan just RUSHED into Mexico and is now full steam ahead to the
U.S. Southern Border
This is NOT a freaking game! THEY ARE WAITING FOR DEMOCRATS TO TAKE POWER
VOTE RED!!
You see these people? Each one is a future Democrat voter if Dems take Congress then win in 2028.
Punish RINOs in primary season, SAVE OUR REPUBLIC IN NOVEMBER
We can kiss any hope of the SAVE America Act and ICE funding GOODBYE if Democrats take power ever again e
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...

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AI and the Fall? of the Creative Class

America is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame?

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean, sure. She is gonna win this one walking away but I am always a fan of going for it on 4th. America has never been angrier at the center and we got seniors getting arrested at No Kings rallys, she should be President. I worry a feckless Dem in the WH 2028 gets us right back here in 2032

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you create an account you can bookmark things and then have a nice little record of interesting pages as a bonus

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One great way to avoid the AI-slopification of search results is to download the Wikipedia app and search for things (that would have an article) there, rather than Google et al

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My god this endless gloom man, losing my mind

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Meatwad Ron: Summer of Ron @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you, like me, have a congressperson up for election in a safe blue seat or precarious purple seat, it doesn’t hurt to start calling them now, demanding oversight like no one’s ever seen come 2027

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Travis R. Eby @travis-robert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The thought of being able to get to Chicago on a train in ~6 hours is absolutely fucking unfathomable and would be life-changing

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