Matt
@acadianrunner.bsky.social
Running, painting, biking, and politics Trying to make it in a world that seems broke
I know i rant about how the two parties are the same… but if this had been a Dem it would be 90% of the news coverage. How is this not the main story?
ProPublica@propublica.org · 7d agoSen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Something ive noticed working in a school as a 40+ yr old man who enjoys trying out clothing styles: Teenage boys appreciate it, and i get compliments Teenage girls like to mock it, which i find funny and lean into it But adult coworkers also mock it, which ive found more disappointing
Haven't seen a better AI explainer than this one (even if it somewhat overstates the AI safety stuff) www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlt1kR...
The issue with the media up to this point has been that they gave him his platform They didnt care because most of it didnt hit them personally, and it helped ratings. So they just let him destroy America. This should have happened long ago
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
If a candidates position isn’t too put affordable housing or a native plant garden over this atrocity, don’t vote for them
CNN@cnn.com · 2w agoPresident Donald Trump’s proposed championship golf course in Washington, DC, could cost up to $49 million, according to a document reviewed by CNN. https://cnn.it/3UP4Bub
BOYCOTT STARBUCKS 🚫☕️ DSA supports baristas fighting for fair wages and conditions against one of the biggest union busters around!
If it goes to actual charity, im happy money is flowing into Palestinian aid But $2 mill to Kraft is 0.0001% of his net worth, and likely a beneficial tax write off Its not enough
Generals. Assemble our sexy bois. I want to speak to them.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2w agoExclusive: The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address this September, and says the servicemembers must meet waist-to-height requirements and exhibit “impeccable” grooming standards. https://on.wsj.com/3VwFKeF
Always confused when i see “sale of US arms to Israel” when we are the ones buying and giving them Theyre a tax payer gift to Israel. Is the misleading phrasing intentional?
I think it’s painfully telling that quite often the same people who say they support a two state solution… In the next breath decry the phrase “free Palestine”
If you told me 5 years ago that Id be stanning for Macklemore and Ms Rachel, I’d ask you “in what reality?” Apparently the one we are in right now.
Family Promise of the Lakes Region is helping unsheltered families in Belknap County cover bills to avoid eviction and find affordable housing.
A new nonprofit aims to keep families housed in the Lakes Region
Family Promise of the Lakes Region will help families cover bills to avoid eviction and navigate resources to find affordable, stable housing.
nhpr.org
This is what i was referring to earlier. And this is why we run headlong into fascism. Because even the opposition party cant realize how unification through fear and common enemy is actually bad
Senator Elissa Slotkin@slotkin.senate.gov · 3w agoBut that feeling of a shared bond among all Americans in the early weeks after the attack is something I’m so glad I got to experience. Because it’s the thing that I think we’re missing the most today.
Think it’s worth noting: yes some democratic socialists (akin to center left European parties) align Dem, but 100% of communists HATE the Dems. The actual fringe is quite clearly in the GOP, but you wouldn’t realize that if you watched the media
Nick Baumann@nickbaumann.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Ive noticed the people saying they long for the community of sept 12th… Arent muslim. The United States did come together in many ways. Sadly Islamophobia was one of them
Pappas winning basically means we will have a GOP senator in NH next year. Theyre both pro corporate, genocidal, supporters of the corrupt structure candidates. I expected him to win, but still shitty.
One thing Americans dont need are civil politicians. Because it shouldnt be about the politicians. It should be about the policies. And for decades the policies (of both parties, but especially GOP) has been anti average American and pro corporate greed
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agothis bit is so tired, man. spare me the "better angels" stuff unless you have the stones to call out Trump
The NH GOP is incredibly effective in electing a wildly radical house and a far right governor who can point to fact theyre not quite as radical, selling “willingness to buck party” (actual @nhpr.org quote about ayotte) NH politics has shifted so far right and its never covered that way #nhpolitics
I certainly wouldnt blame anyone for voting Pappas come nov if he wins the primary… But if you vote for him on tuesday, you relinquish any right to complain about a corrupt Washington Vote @karishmaforsenate.bsky.social #nhpolitics
I get that Vance is a racist, depraved man. I do But we would never accept this cavalier response about humans anywhere else Noncombatant Iranian lives are as equal value as any American or European noncombatant I dont think it would irk me this much if he werent a hypothetical religious man
Vance pushes back on reports that US strikes hit wedding in Iran but says ‘sometimes things happen’ – live
Vice president holds first press briefing since Karoline Leavitt’s departure and rebuffs Iran’s claims of deadly US strikes while defending Pete Hegseth
theguardian.com
The world is melting and burning and flooding and drying, all at extreme levels, all at the same time And people still think eating a plant burger is the strange part
Something ive been thinking a lot. If people who yanked their kids out of public schools to homeschool instead focused on bettering their public schools through volunteering or employment in the school… We’d have more community, better funded schools, and less division
Ill use my apple phone until it dies, because I hate getting new phones, but Ill probably never buy an Apple or a Google product again
Imagine if we had a functioning @democrats.org party that could counter this by just bashing ignorance regarding socialism? But theyre too busy also being dumb attacking socialism
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoLisa McClain questions why El-Sayed's wife doesn't treat patients for free if he's really a supporter of universal healthcare 🤔
“I reject that framing..” Then immediately destroys her own question framing better than he did 😅
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last mo.Abdul El-Sayed takes issue with Katy Tur wondering why he's keeping Hasan Piker "so close" and "not fully disassociate yourself with him," saying this is "why a lot of people get so frustrated about politics and political media, because it doesn’t actually speak to the challenges they face."