Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 6hVladimir Putin looks poised for a huge new wave of forced inductionsbit.lyRussian men are again fleeing before the army can grab themVladimir Putin looks poised for a huge new wave of forced inductions 22014
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 6hIt is hard to make a fresh documentary on a ubiquitous subject, Alex Gibney’s gruelling film showsbit.ly“Musk” reminds you of how much you already know about ElonIt is hard to make a fresh documentary on a ubiquitous subject, Alex Gibney’s gruelling film shows 2125
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 6hThe backlash could swing close races in the midtermsbit.lyData centres are turning Trump voters into DemocratsThe backlash could swing close races in the midterms 2248
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13hYesterday a fake claim surfaced that Texas Dem Senate candidate Talarico so treatment for a mental health breakdown. Talarico had the perfect response, discussed here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...joycevance.substack.comThe Week AheadOctober 11, 2026 20592144
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialStatus @status.news · 12/10/2026We have learned new details about the chain of events that led to ABC News’ publication of its error-riddled Donald Trump Jr. story, which casts doubt on claims it was published prematurely, as frustration mounts inside the network. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/abc-news-d...status.newsABC’s Deletion DebacleStatus has learned new details about the chain of events that led to ABC News’ publication of its error-riddled Donald Trump Jr. story, which casts doubt on claims it was published prematurely, as fru... 15021
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13hIn addition to the electoral analysis, Ron explains what 52+ Democratic senators would mean--no replacement of Alito and Thomas with younger justices by Trump in 2027-2028, and probably a Democratic senate for the first two years of the next president. www.youtube.com/live/Ns1WQMA...youtube.comRon Brownstein: Trump’s Collapse Is Unlike Anything We’ve Seen in Decades | Bulwark on SundayYouTube video by The Bulwark 712728
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13hIt's no surprise that a major beneficiary of Musk's money is the most corrupt Senate candidate of modern times, Ken Paxton. Game recognizes game. 219947
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14hElon Musk has given Republican campaigns $650 million – MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS – in the last few years. He's not doing it to make Americans more free. He's doing it to make Americans his serfs.nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history. 591197447
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 13h- I will live out traditional family measles. - I will liberate your family from Medicaid. - I will bring down the inflation of life expectancy. buff.ly/FUlUXoGbuff.lyMy Campaign PromisesI will say even less with more words. I will create wilder expectations, deliver fewer results, and scapegoat even more. I will raise plausible deniability t... 1373
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAxios @axios.com · 13hNEW: President Trump has privately shared misgivings about livestreaming the firing-squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, according to four people who have spoken with the president.axios.comTrump privately expresses doubts about livestreaming executionThe president has been deluged with "negative input" about the idea from lawmakers and advisers. 22366
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialTimInHonolulu @timinhonolulu.bsky.social · 13hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history. 096
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13hMeanwhile Merrick Garland would not even charge GOP members of Congress like Jim Jordan who were criminal conspirators in Trump's attempted coup. Next Democratic AG needs to have the guts required to prosecute Republicans in Congress for their crimes!! 20341100
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAllison Moon 🌙 🍁 @shewandersferal.mu.social · 13h#Zelenskyy took out some #AfD & #MAGA ‘opinionators’ 33610
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialBénédicte C @benecal.bsky.social · 16hDiphtheria upstate NY Vaccine preventable disease 0105
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13hWe used to have rules against doing this so close to an election. 3339689
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Kimberly Guilfoyle situation could get interesting quickly. Probably the reason she GOT the Ambassadorship is to keep her quiet while Jr looted things. She knows a good deal of incriminating shit. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/11/p...edition.cnn.comTrump considering whether to fire Guilfoyle, source says | CNN PoliticsPresident Trump is weighing whether to dismiss Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. ambassador to Greece after a string of embarrassing revelations about her conduct. 1972318534
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Can someone ask CBS News why Ted Koppel said that "Bannon's technically correct; they didn't have standing" in the 60+ cases Trump and his allies lost in 2020. This is verifiably false and is a GOP talking point. Many/most of the cases Trump lost were on the merits. Do they not fact check at CBS? 32145041451
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026... 301266627
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I can't decide if this all coming out right before the election makes Trump more or less prone to dump her like a dog. 1720426
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026An irony of this era is that Trump’s opponents and Trump share the same exact opinions about Trump supporters bsky.app/profile/acyn... 251016151
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 11/10/2026This post kind of blew up yesterday. I think Americans really want to know about little things they can do it help people while our government is doing violence to our values, interests, and allies. So I will try to help provide guidance that might be useful for people who want such direction. 822471
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Cosmetic Collins: She’s plenty “concerned” and even votes against Trump sometimes—but analysis below proves her votes and actions rarely make a difference. It’s all for show, cosmetic rather than substantial resistance. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...nytimes.comIn the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops HimA New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome. 2123
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Democrats who don't do everything they can to hold Republicans accountable will be driven out of office by the base. Democrats who don't do everything they can to rein in the reckless power of billionaires will likewise be driven out of office by the base. 20933201
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 11/10/2026Hundreds of Chinese startups and thousands of suppliers are now working on brain-computer interfaces. Register for free to learn about the newest front in the tech race with Americabit.lyChina wants to get inside your headBrain-computer interfaces are the latest battleground in its tech rivalry with America 262
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026At the time, Trump was planning on doing a diesel export ban. Everyone said it would backfire. Trump said that would be a problem to deal with in DEcember. emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/d...emptywheel.net"December problems:" The Iran War Is a Reality that Exists Outside Trump's Attempt to Con the Election - emptywheelTrump's consideration of a diesel ban is not about solving the problems the Iran War has caused. It's an attempt to sustain the con until December. 622555
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026"The political class overinterpreted the 2024 results in a really grotesque & irresponsible fashion that might have been catastrophic ... I strongly suspect this idea that American culture had embraced Trumpism, had embraced right-wing populist nationalism, made institutions more inclined to fold."publicnotice.coTrump’s collapse with indy voters, explained by Greg Sargent“This is the center of the electorate completely turning on Trump.” 371168270
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The President of the United States just hallucinated taking control of an entire country What are we doing here, America, how has his ass not been 25th already 30470172
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Princeton, McGill and Penn have all denied tenure to women who went on to win a Nobel Prize. It says quite a bit about tenure standards, and the treatment of women in academia. MAGA thinks that DEI gives them an unfair advantage. And that's farcical. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...forbes.comResearcher Demoted By University Of Pennsylvania Wins Nobel Prize For mRNA Discoveries—And Some Academics Urge Penn To ApologizeKatalin Karikó’s research laid the foundation for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines. 7367173
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAnthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026ABC News' lawyer told a judge the network is tempering its election coverage because of government threats. The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real...and expanding.ms.nowOpinion | The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real. This ABC lawyer just admitted it.Anthony L. Fisher: ABC’s lawyer says the network is tempering its coverage of the government because of the administration’s threats. 3950415
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We went from $200 million and you will pay for absolutely none of it to $600 million *at a bare minimum* and you will pay for almost all of it No president has ever stolen more money from the American people 41859382
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side 2452116374061
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 10/10/2026yep: Impeachment might be inconvenient to Democratic leaders & it might carry some political risk, but it is simply not tenable to allow the president to run roughshod over the rule of law & the constitutional order without meaningful, constitutional pushback. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Begging to Be ImpeachedThe president’s despotism is itself a constitutional offense. 812039
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is the best analysis out there about Putin's "diesel deal" with Trump, which really isn't about selling diesel at all. It's about an insurance policy for the Kremlin, and Trump realigning himself against NATO and for Moscow. From Phillips P O'Brien.phillipspobrien.substack.comThis Is About Much More Than Just DieselWhat Really Matters From The Last Few Hours 89754
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Trump family is turning the presidency into a corrupt family business, and the names, the deals, and the money trail are all worth knowing. So is the roadmap for dismantling it.thinkbigpicture.substack.comUnprecedented Corruption—and How We End It 741417336
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026As he evolves in is second childhood, Trump spews vulgarities and racist and misogynistic insults with abandon. And US corporate media cleans up after him. bsky.app/profile/atru... 38515168
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026Trump: "It's interesting -- China makes the windmills, but try finding a wind farm in China. There is no such." (China has the largest wind power capacity in the world!) 75073211967
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialVirginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Saw Musk and Digger back to back. They’re very similar. But Digger’s superiority is a good reminder that the heart and mind live on art. Musk also exudes despair. It stank up the theater. 1224
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sadly true. sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-jay-bhatt...sciencebasedmedicine.orgDr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”. 15418
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic. 53698073693
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialVikas Bajaj @vikasbajaj.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Companies are racing to develop a new kind of solar panel that produces more energy. It would reduce the amount of land needed to generate power and could help U.S. producers, which has fallen far behind China in solar manufacturing. Ivan Penn reports: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...nytimes.comUS Solar Panel Makers Try to Catch China With a Big Leap in Technology (Gift Article)Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost. 59821
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Golden age? 411271529
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialcarolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 881231836217
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialForeign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 10/10/2026As Trump antagonizes Canada and Mexico, he risks “destroying a precious geopolitical asset: a strong continental base from which Washington projects power,” writes Robert Zoellick.foreignaffairs.comTrump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical AdvantageRobert Zoellick, an expert on the global economy who served as U.S. trade representative and World Bank president, makes the authoritative case that President Donald Trump’s antagonism toward Canada a... 611547
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 10/10/2026Bankers used to say that countries can’t go bust. They repeated that comforting slogan until a wave of Latin American nations defaulted in the 1980s. Might a similar shock soon puncture the rich world’s hubris?bit.lyWill bonds blow up?A government-debt crisis is looming 063
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sir, we really need you to focus your speech tonight on affordability and how you are going to help voters. Trump: 2032015428
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/10/2026We went from sanctioning Russian oil to buying it in three weeks. Instead of ending his disastrous war in Iran, Trump is now funding Russia's war in Ukraine. We used to hold dictators and autocrats accountable. Now our president negotiated a deal to fund Putin's unjust war.cnbc.comTrump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global marketsPresident Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. 2511477599
Reposted by @wbryanh.bsky.socialMike Madrid @mikemadrid.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Republican desperation is setting in greattransformation.substack.com/p/republican...greattransformation.substack.comRepublican Desperation Sets InA recording from Mike Madrid's live video 25915
