This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

Unfortunetly, likely very accurate.

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 4w ago

(1/X) I more certain of the following than I am that the sun will tomorrow: (a) Trump will leave the US (and GOP) in shambles. (b) Neither Trump nor anyone who facilitated him will pay price. (c) Ppl who accurately predicted how bad Trump2 would be will continue to be portrayed as hysterical...

if youre a democrat folding on hasan piker bull shit, why should i think you are going to push through on the hard stuff? do you have any idea the propaganda campaign you will be facing when you try to investigate trump corruption? the ice killers and rapists? court expansion?

I think it's bad that the Democrats' House leader is having secret chummy meetings with a guy doing a domestic ethnic cleansing operation and funding a genocide abroad, then spending his entire week going on cable news to complain about a lefty Twitch streamer who nobody knows. Sorry for offending.

The Democrats who are talking about Hasan Piker more than Donald Trump are just proving us lefties' case that these folks care *far* more about disciplining us than defeating fascism.

And you definitely don't want to use a high-powered 532nm green laser, because it can permanently burn and disable digital camera CMOS or CCD sensors. Green light is absorbed at a very high efficiency by these electronic sensors, meaning concentrated beams easily melt or overload the pixel array.

Ai proponents not beating the magical thinking wrap.

hailey@hailey.at · 2mo ago

no matter what politicians in the united states decide to do, the technology is already moving forward. the only choice _is_ to move forward.

This is how you know we need a wealth tax

The only responsible attitude for liberals and progressives to align on is that all right-wing grievances, claims and believes are not only false, but malicious lies. Nothing passes the mouth of an American conservative in public life that is not meant to harm and destroy the lives of millions.

you see the difference between Iran and America is that in one country ultimate power lies with a cabal of robed theocrats that pays only lip service to democracy, whereas the other is in the Middle East.

"For the life of me, I can't tell you what led me to reflect on the moment when Nicholas II lost control over a once-burgeoning empire due to widespread unrest that he himself had a hand in shaping." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-h...

I Have No Idea Why I’ve Suddenly Started Thinking About the 1917 Russian Revolution

“For the life of me, I can’t tell you what led me to reflect on the moment when Nicholas II lost control over a once-burgeoning empire due to widespread unre...

mcsweeneys.net

Oh look another centrist democratic leader sucking up to a fascists like the good little collaborator they all are.

Hart Cunningham@hart28.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Michigan Governor caught on hot mic with Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, discussing citizen opposition to AI data centers, bragging how she ignores their concerns: “We’re used to people saying 'f*ck no,' & doing it anyway.”🇺🇸

Dems: just copy Ossoff language. Thanks.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ossoff: Both of my Trump puppet opponents said that they would support this $1.8 billion slush fund for Jan 6 foot soldiers. I'm running against two Trump puppet Maga fanatics who are pro-war, pro-tariff, pro-cutting your health care pro-Jeffrey Epstein memorial ballroom….

Democratic consultants are not actually democrats Bill. And in case I get your attention, any chance journalism will get ethics and professional standards sometime in the future? Or do you continue to endorse the courtier model?

When I say journalism is dead, what I mean is it is dead and infested with the type of self center uninteresting thinking of actual real affirmative action hires (i.e., to flatter the rich and powerful) like this bozo.

Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · 5mo ago

i think, end of the day, the real problem with Bluesky is that most of its users are here *because* they want to be in a bubble. and they can tell themselves that it’s just about not being around Nazis it supporting Musk, and that’s part of it, but also there’s a palpable desire to be ensconced.

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Ciaránavirus@sarklor.eurosky.social · 5mo ago

Get the fuck away from Chrome if you can www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

well its a good thing there were no journalists at that dinner

Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6mo ago

People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you will regret those posts. Or should. Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.

So true king

Jamer 📸@deeerlybeloved.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I just think Republicans should be banned from holding any office or voting, is all. It's my moderate position.

I mean sure, but they are steeped in u.s. culture where since reagan the rules of law and exercising of power against them has basically been non existant.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A striking feature of Trump and his team is: they somehow imagine a world in which they are the only actors, only ones with power, and whether it's Tehran or Minneapolis are surprised when it turns out others do. There are many kinds of power and many nations with power.

Republicans are using kids as a smokescreen for what Big Tech lobbyists want: a national surveillance program to harvest our data with zero protections for people and their privacy. We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.

Co-sign

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I propose a deal on behalf of the American people: we deliver our executive branch and congressional leaders to the Iranian government to stand trial for their crimes, and in exchange they reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian hackers threatening to hack into the top 3 credit bureaus and wiping Americans debt… and I just wanna know who I gotta speak to in order to expedite this.

All republicans are evil demons

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 8mo ago

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

At some point we’re going to need to confront this reality. The entire Republican Party is committed to advancing the cause of fascism in the US. Another word for this is treason.

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 8mo ago

After pointing at Democrats and saying they are "crazy," Trump says, "We’re lucky we have a country, with people like this. Democrats are destroying our country, but we stopped it, just in the nick of time." Just insanely destructive. Indefensible — but Republicans stood and clapped.

Once again, the correct and obvious answer to "Will you vote for Gavin Newsom for president in November 2028?" is as follows: "I will not, because he will not be the Democratic nominee."

Ahhhhh@nerdjpg.com · 8mo ago

I’m sorry please correct me if I’m insane and wrong… but is this newsom saying he “fell prey” to not being “culturally normal” because he was supportive of same sex marriage?

So it’s another blackmail effort.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

Homan: "The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation ... as we see that cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen"

Minnesota’s coalition is demanding: 1: ICE must leave Minnesota now. 2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable. 3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget. “These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”

I’ve posted this a million times, too many people forgot what social media was like before the algorithm spoon fed you you can have cool stuff on your timeline if you actually follow people posting cool stuff it’s that easy

Jerry Chen@jcsalterego.bsky.social · last yr.

bluesky is the #1 app for introspection

Judge appointed by Ronald Reagan, in a hearing yesterday: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...