The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 15hThe New Man theory, in somewhat different wrapping… 000
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 15hIn the Trumpist era, people have to look to their local governments as a counter to a mob boss federal branch. 010
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wow. In new ad, Mike Rogers runs away from Trump's trade war with Canada, declaring: "Canada is not our enemy." Confirms reporting in the piece/thread below on Midwesterners seeing interdependence with Canada as a good thing, repudiating right wing nationalism: www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJO...youtube.comAD: We Need to End The Tariff War — NowYouTube video by MikeRogers 1826377
Reposted by The Venerable BedeKim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Never. Never, ever. Never let these monsters and cowards back away from what they’ve done. 220040
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A simple, factual, and effective message. 309116912883
Reposted by The Venerable BedeRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Axiom washing their hands. 6889
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Even if, in the worst case scenario, Republicans retain control of Congress, Americans will NEVER see that money! 000
Reposted by The Venerable BedePeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump, who has long denounced mail-in voting and sought for months to restrict it because, he claims, it is "inherently corrupt," urges Republicans to vote by mail. @timbalk.bsky.social Evan Gorelick www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comTrump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in MidtermsIt was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.” 1311641
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026(qutoed in Woodward and Bernstein's “The Final Days,” p. 462) 1654953
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With the Village People in the background 000
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Washington Monument, which Donald will likely soon insist also bear his name… 000
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hard to disagree with this. 924558950
Reposted by The Venerable BedeCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In a moment of radical self-parody, he proclaimed: “The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in—with testosterone testing on top.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/day-one-im...charliesykes.substack.comDay One: Impeach Pete Hegseth“No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos.” But Musk. 58017
Reposted by The Venerable BedeAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Baltic States Prepare for WarLithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it. 36922371
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I hope the right people in the military would refuse to carry out illegal or immoral orders 000
Reposted by The Venerable BedeJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good news. This was always a bad idea. 491815247
Reposted by The Venerable BedeTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Let’s remember that Sen. Eric Schmitt is a white nationalist who employs other white nationalists while spreading white nationalist/racist conspiracy theories. missouriindependent.com/2025/09/15/m... White supremacists never fail to demonstrate how they’re inferior: 53926270
Reposted by The Venerable BedeRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What the hell is this, Perry Mason at the carnival? This is some of the worst goddamn lawyering I ever saw. Schmitt is a lawyer! 3726533
Reposted by The Venerable BedeAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The case at Cornell is the kind of higher ed issue in which the DOJ or DOE *should* open a Title IX investigation. In a normal world that’s whst would happen. Instead, we are in the upside down world where you won’t hear a peep from this administration 27557143
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece: 31632213
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There is no logic; they’re playing to Trump and his (remaining) hardcore base. 000
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Donald Trump would throw this whole country under the bus, and everyone in it if he thought it would be of benefit to him. Period, Full Stop 0111
Reposted by The Venerable BedeJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772054435
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026True, but with all respects to Canada, that’s a low bar to clear. 000
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 29/09/2026To state the obvious, most Americans don’t regard Canada as one of the worst countries in the world. But, fortunately, most Americans don’t see the world through Donald Trump’s eyes… 001
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Understandable why Paul Ryan, for example, now classifies himself as a “classical liberal”, by which he means essentially an old style conservative. Which is far removed from Trumpism… 010
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous. 867128533925
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Tell them about the very close biochemical and physical relationship between your chickens and T-Rex… 000
Reposted by The Venerable BedeBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This week, on It's Happening Here, Tom Joscelyn and I discuss Trump's dismissal of AI warnings and rejection of global safeguards, and why treating AI risk as a hoax now seems to be US government policy. And why this is remarkably foolish, reckless and dangerous. open.substack.com/pub/ofthebra...open.substack.comTrump is Gambling with America’s AI FuturePlus: The president beclowns himself at the United Nations. 1010524
Reposted by The Venerable BedeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas. 700114073746
Reposted by The Venerable BedeMark Elliott @thatmarkelliott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A salutary tale in How It Happens - institutions actively grant fascism the power it craves before it really holds that power. It happened last time, it happened this time and it will happen next time, whenever and wherever that is. In the meantime, let’s hope the US escapes before it’s too late. 210329
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Well sir, since you were elected to the presidency twice, even though you only served part of your second term, you are probably ineligible to run again…….But take it to SCOTUS! 010
Reposted by The Venerable BedeDavid Springer @davidpspringer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Charlie Sykes (with whom for years I disagreed with politically) continuing to display the Midwestern sensibilities and reasoning that SHOULD inspire the quiet hardworking (no-longer) reluctant middle to finally rise up and slap these MAGA wackos BACK TO THE HOLE from whence they crawled. 17018
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can tell you what Xi thinks of the Orange Chicken here 2232859362
The Venerable Bede @venerablebede-the.bsky.social · 24/09/2026One of the examples of expertise you allude to in your book… 000
Reposted by The Venerable BedeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Zelenskyy at the UN: "Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us, but in response we will have no choice but to make it harsh for Russia too" 344166293797
Reposted by The Venerable BedeBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool. 2114152901
Reposted by The Venerable BedeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica." 1182227882