Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If they didn’t find a fucking armed immigrant militia in her basement, every fucking one of the people involved in this needs to be out on their asses at a MINIMUM. This type of political weaponization cannot be allowed to stand. Vote like our country depends on it, because it fucking does. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026JD Vance is what happens when the loser from an 80s movie tries to be the villain from an 80s movie. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gets kinda tiring when people start saying that everything wrong is the fault of Israel, everyone who they disagree with is paid by Israel, and that everything we don’t have is somehow attributed to Israel. People won’t engage in a substantive discussion of issues, because they want one thing to be 100
Reposted by Vague ContemptGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/09/2026Angel S. Rampersad Michael Swinton Tyler J. Feehan Isabella Gonzales Gabriel Edwards John Klinner Ariana Savino Ashley Pruitt Seth Koval Curtis Angst Tyler Simmons Benjamin Pennington Jeffrey O’Brien Robert Marzan Nicole Amor Declan Coady Cody Khork Noah Tietjens Stop lying. 1102493925
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026No, what he said was that American Jews would face more violence if they didn’t distance themselves hard enough from Israel. Don’t fucking sweep for him, he’s a big boy and can fight his own fights. 100
Reposted by Vague ContemptJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Donald Trump and Darren Bailey want to move us backwards. But Democrats deliver—especially in Illinois. 415727
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Sometimes it’s about optics. At a bare minimum I expect that our political leaders understand the value of optics, especially when we’re dealing with an insurgent group from our left who seek to tear us down. Read the room, because right now, you have no leverage with Reps, so you’re coming from a 100
Reposted by Vague ContemptMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/08/2026Deadly storms ripped through Indiana, tens of thousands remain without power, Puerto Rico is rationing water amid a severe drought — and Trump has not said a single word. 1341674603
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026That’s a good man, don’t back down. She has so much power, and is fully unelected. If she wants public life, that comes with public scrutiny. 010
Reposted by Vague ContemptAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ossoff: It’s been amazing to watch this White House melt down over this all week. And about Natalie Harp, these White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the taxpayer, with immense power in positions of public trust. 319120203103
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Come on, her brain isn’t even fully formed yet! Not that it ever will be… 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026As the largest African-American parade in the country, the Bud Billiken parade gives us the chance to celebrate Chicago's rich Black history, and the bright future our young people represent. Thank you for having us! 120033
Reposted by Vague ContemptMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/08/2026El-Sayed: Now Mike, I'm just going to remind you: if you don't know how to say the name, keep the name out your damn mouth. Or just call me Abdul, But I got some opinions about his name.... 20063451438
Reposted by Vague ContemptKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 08/08/2026The Democratic Party needs to get comfortable with a certain kind of ruthlessness. 78877911993
Reposted by Vague ContemptPritzker Press @pritzkerpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This is their vision. 053
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Man gets you fired from your job, and you still go and lick his boots on the way out the door. Good job, Bill. I hope you experience only the worst things that life has to offer. 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptVenomousGoatTV @venomousgoat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I have a great deal of contempt for AIPAC but they do not have the power to "steal" an election. Stuffing ballot boxes, changing vote totals, that's election stealing. Convincing people to vote for a candidate via ads and outreach is just an election. The distinction matters 511040133
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I’ve been saying that we need to figure out how much money we need for each reporter to tell him to go fuck himself, and then we need to start a GoFundMe. I’d contribute, I’m sure a lot of people would! 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026So what you will about JB, but he is a phenomenal politician and person based on everything I’ve seen. He seems to care, he seems brave, he has moral clarity, and I don’t think he can be bought. WHEN he throws his name in for President, I’ll be first in line to volunteer. @jbpritzker.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 01/08/2026Come and get me, Donald Trump. 18762117
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026@jasonkpargin.bsky.social I’ve read all of the John, Dave, and Amy (and now Joy 🤞) books. And I’ve always been a huge fan. Your takes on politics and internet discourse have only made me a bigger fan. Keep it up! PS, I made sure to preorder your newest book, gotta make sure I get the Fred Durst cut! 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptJessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I know how much fun the Democratic civil war is to talk about especially on the right. But the real 2026 battle isn't Dem vs. socialist, it's Dem vs. GOP in swing districts, and a new Fox poll has Dems up 53-46 overall and 59-41 in close counties. 44888224
Reposted by Vague ContemptBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Watch what they do, not what they say 426280
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Weird how both sides don’t have a consistent Understanding of the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. Seems like a negotiation failure to me, but what do I know? I’m not the “deal maker in chief”, I’ve never read “The Art of the Deal”, and I’ve never had a charity sued. So it could just be a me problem. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Personally, screw Hasan Piker, he is opposed to liberal values and an active opponent of the Democratic Party. However, I’ll defend his rights, and protest against targeting of his speech by the regime. Just know, he would cheer on the same attacks against a moderate Dem. See his comments on Schiff. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026If I have to say one thing positive about this “administration”… I’m at a loss. I was going to make a joke about how it can run Crysis, but then I realized we already know that it would fall apart during an actual Crysis. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Living in a post-factual world is honestly just so exhausting. Like here I am trying to do my job and pay my bills and I have to exist while knowing that our president has rapidly advancing dementia and our VP is talking about crazy supernatural shit with an overstuffed Vienna sausage man. 000
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sign me up for the campaign of whoever it is that vows to have us enter the ICC and extradite this admin so that we can get around the bullshit from the Supreme Court. 010
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026🧵 To be entirely clear, no one in any type of media should be interacting with Ryan Grim in anything but an adversarial way. It should have been clear after the Tara Reade (current Russian propagandist) smear piece, but here we are. Some people think he is on their team because he also “reports” on 141
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 06/07/2026So, are we all pretending that we care about soccer now? 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptPritzker Press @pritzkerpress.bsky.social · 19/06/2026🚨‼️ @jbpritzker.bsky.social x @jenpsaki.bsky.social: Ordinary people are speaking out against Trump’s attacks on our cities. It’s sparking a renewal of our democracy. 082
Reposted by Vague ContemptPritzker Press @pritzkerpress.bsky.social · 19/06/2026🚨‼️ @jbpritzker.bsky.social x @jenpsaki.bsky.social: The bare minimum we should expect from a president is trying to do the right thing. That's not what we're getting from the Trump administration. 083
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026trump says we’re going to be taking Kharg Island. So, a ground invasion is on the table now? Do it, and watch your approval drop into the teens asshole (although we know he likes things in the teens). 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Um, no. No one should be able to obtain your private medical records without your consent. Period. 32414138
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Great interview with Platner this evening @chrislhayes.bsky.social!!! Tough but fair, and someone who actual believes in the purpose and ideals of journalism! Fox “News” could never. 110
Reposted by Vague ContemptJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Trump and Elon's DOGE axed a program dedicated to preventing this. Now, a flesh-eating parasite we eradicated is back and hard-working Americans could pay the price. 17438142
Reposted by Vague ContemptGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 29/05/2026Illinois will have one of the strongest AI safety laws in the nation once I sign the legislation.wired.comIllinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety BillThe bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign it. 13646118
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is absolutely vile and disgusting. The language, the presentation, how they define fellow human beings. This is a level of dehumanization that is beyond dangerous. In no sane country is this allowed to go without punishment. Hopefully we can still find our way back to being a sane country. 010
Reposted by Vague ContemptAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 29/05/2026This is real. www.whitehouse.gov/aliens/ 2402940865
Reposted by Vague ContemptJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton 1175307138234
Reposted by Vague ContemptSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4 497174086071
Reposted by Vague ContemptJason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I think somebody is eventually going to get through and I don't want that to happen, I don't think it will make things better. 12832
Reposted by Vague ContemptGeorge Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 23/05/2026If your ass still thinks both sides are the same, please give us directions to your magical privilege bubble and whatnot. 10893116
Reposted by Vague ContemptGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21/05/2026No, we really don't have to. 2313808389
Reposted by Vague ContemptChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you. 976237047975
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Some people wake up every day and have to decide between cereal and an omelette for breakfast. But they end up not eating every morning because both are inferior to a 5-star breakfast buffet (which they do not have the possibility of getting without years of work, and they won’t do that either). 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Times like this can make it feel like the fight for our country has already been lost. But let me remind you: We need every American who cares for our democracy to BE LOUD. 11401100
Vague Contempt @vaguecontempt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Happy Monday Morning! Friendly reminder: the enemy of your enemy…may still be your enemy! Don’t get it twisted because they “agree” with you on one point. Even Hitler liked dogs… 000
Reposted by Vague ContemptJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Working families are paying the price for Trump’s ego. 923840