Aaron Schwartzbaum
@aaron-schwa.bsky.social
Political risk and product by day, puns by night. Just kidding, the puns are by day, too. My handle in the bad place is @aaron_schwa.
the metastasis of trumpism, example 9458
Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 2mo agoWashington Nat'l Opera sues the Kennedy Center alleging that the Center STOLE the opera's endowment. WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A new poll from the New York Times shows potential Democratic voters want the party to move to the right, are happy with where it is ideologically, and rate socialism highly. Huh? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-06-12...
Found the perfect metaphor for America250 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/n...
Huge American Flag Flies Into Power Lines, Knocking Out Power for Thousands
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This Article: The Road to Space Runs though the Poles The Poles: Polacy w kosmosie, kurwa!
Foreign Policy Research Institute@fpri.bsky.social · 2mo ago"The same satellite data that can be used for peacetime navigation can also be used for military targeting, creating confusion around the term 'dual-use.' This is particularly important in the poles." Read the full piece by Rebecca Pincus and David Marsh on War on the Rocks.
god is an unknowable, omnipotent being that transcends all comprehension, but this i know: he's DEFINITELY a dude and he's DEFINITELY got a dick
states targeted by this should promise retaliatory economic measures against oklahoma in the event this policy goes ahead. dump all pension fund holdings from companies that operate there, travel bans, etc.
Nick Miroff@nickmiroff.bsky.social · 3mo agoSCOOP: Markwayne Mullin met with airline and travel executives at DHS last week and told them he's serious about plan to pressure sanctuary cities by cutting CBP screening at intl airports after World Cup. Execs have warned economic impact would be "devastating" www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
that's what xi said
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3mo agoXi told Trump that a major question for the two countries was whether they could avoid the “Thucydides Trap,” according to an official English translation of his remarks broadcast by CCTV. @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/t...
SHOLA ECLIPSED
Mark Douglas @msidouglas.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 Exclusive: Shola Ameobi is to leave role as loans manager at #nufc. 🆕️ Moving into new expanded ambassador role and remains highly rated by club insiders but recruitment changes afoot. All the details here (free to read) 👇 inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The US is a heavily-armed society going through an almost-unprecedented crisis of legitimacy. It doesn't need conspiracies for there to be a bunch of assassination attempts on a historically-unpopular president.
gerrymandering is bad and while this is necessary to force disarmament, it is not a good thing.
Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social · 4mo agoSo much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out
many of trump's pro tempore folks are really quite amateur tempore
the thing about adversaries providing intel to each other is that you can avoid the issue entirely by not getting into extremely dumb wars of choice
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5mo ago* PUTIN WOULD HALT INTEL TO IRAN IF THE US CUTS OFF UKRAINE -- POLITICO @bloomberg.com
whatever your israel politics are, nobody should win a primary with less then 30% of the vote, much less 50%
these guys and FIRE have demonstrated a lot of integrity
i support the corrupt old nepotist autocratic, not the corrupt old nepotist autocrat!
here's a little something from us to out-of-towners. #visitphilly, folks! www.youtube.com/shorts/Olbw-...
OFFICIAL Philly Pronunciation Guide #phillycomedy #philadelphia #philly #wordplay
YouTube video by It's Always Punny in Philadelphia
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passing out after jewish brunch? that's a vasobagel
a reminder that democrats should be calling him a tyrant in every reference to him, no matter the issue or question at hand.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6mo agoTrump just said the justices who ruled against him “are a disgrace to our nation” who are “fools, lapdogs” and “very unpatriotic.”
