Maybe next they can lifetime ban everybody else, and fix the problem once and for all.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 21h agoNEW YORK (AP) — Online prediction market Kalshi issues a lifetime ban to former New York Rep. George Santos.
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"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible that you may be mistaken." Oliver Cromwell, letter to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on 3 August 1650
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 21h agoOkay, it's time to think about moving everything off Google since they can't be trusted anymore. Looking for hive-mind alternatives to maps, storage, photos, phone, etc (and don't say Amazon or Meta, even if you're trolling). #googlemaps #LakeOntario
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoGoogle Maps has updated to label Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the U.S., following an executive order signed by President Trump last week amid an escalating trade war with Canada. trib.al/5axpigr
That's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out. share.google/DZ315PgZ5F7B...
How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTom Homan on why DHS is sending deportation flights into dangerous condition in Haiti: "We're just enforcing the law, and we're doing it in a way the American people voted for"
Your periodic reminder that Republicans want to kill you.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d agoDarline’s vision: Because her own parents worked so hard, couldn’t take sick days, and died untimely deaths, others shouldn’t expect better. This is an actual worldview. “Her plan is, work hard even when you’re sick until you die," her Dem opponent tells me. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2148...
Yes, pissing people off is a great way to get an agreement out of them.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoRep. Rich McCormick defends Trump trying to rename Lake Ontario: "President Trump is very good at leverage. He wants to do things that irritate people who he's negotiating with so he can get a better deal."
Greg Bovino is a Nazi. He doesn't share my culture, my values, and is definitely a threat. Deport Greg Bovino.
Noah VanDowe@vandowe.bsky.social · 5d agoGreg Bovino: “The threat to your nation is your run-of-the-mill illegal alien,” not “the worst of the worst” Bovino: “The 105 million that don't share your cultures, your values, that don't care about anything related to America ... that's far more of a threat” www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
Lake Ontario lies between Canada and New York, entirely surrounded by anti-Trump territory. This is as if Hitler in 1942 renamed Lake Windemere to Lake Eva Braun.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5d agoFLAG: WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump signs order directing interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Canada trade war persists.
Absolutely right. I am a white, educated man and I believe I am reasonably sensitive to racism. I can't be sure I would have realized what was wrong with this costume on my own even though when it's pointed out I can see it clearly. That's why I believe diversity makes us stronger.
Ahmed Baba@ahmedbaba.bsky.social · last wk.Maybe if Target hadn’t ended its DEI programs there would’ve been some Black people around to say this is racist as hell
"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State." We live in a post-constitutional country now.
@marymoriarty.bsky.social · 5d agoAn immigration officer facing state charges in connection with a shooting in Minneapolis was released from jail on Thursday after Republican officials in Texas prevailed in an extradition battle with their Democratic counterparts in Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
Your periodic reminder that Republicans want to kill you, they even brag about their parents dying young edition.
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 6d agoIs that...is that supposed to be an argument against healthcare
Hello, Mr. Death? You keep missing the right 80 year old. Third time's the charm, now.
Daniel Fienberg @thefienprint.bsky.social · 6d agoForever my Pennywise. #RIP
"Ask me anything you want and I'll tell you what I want to hear." Of all the Dolly stories of the last 24 hours, this is the one that I think gets to who she was. share.google/J79LKkLAU4HP...
Opinion | What Dolly Parton Told Me
Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.
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Your periodic reminder that Republicans want to kill you. Putting this guy in charge of health is like letting the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse run your hospital system.
Mitchell Epner@mitchellepner.bsky.social · 4mo agoI take Lexapro. I have taken Lexapro for over two decades. The times that I have discontinued taking Lexapro have ended very badly for me. RFKJ is trying to kill millions of Americans like me. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...
Show me a guy who doesn't understand the difference between the performing arts and the visual arts . . . oh wait, nevermind, there he is now!
Danielle Froom 🏳️🌈@danifroom.bsky.social · 6d agoShow me a space station in a Michelin star restaurant
After all the praise he's given Kim Jong Un, no surprise he wants to turn our country into a hermit kingdom too.
Reuters@reuters.com · 7d agoTrump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide reut.rs/45NtKHO
Anyone else having issues with posts and feeds loading? Appropriate that the passing of Dolly Parton seems to literally be breaking Bluesky.
Guys can go into Planned Parenthood to get free condoms. Not surprised the National Review would have no idea about that. The one they've had in their wallet since they were fifteen is all they'll ever need.
Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · 7d agoNational Review writer apparently unaware that men also go to Planned Parenthood for STI testing and treatment and PrEP
I have admired the intelligence, kindness, and philanthropy of Dolly Parton for many years but somehow I did not know she was also a cat person until she passed away. In my book, everyone who is a cat person gets an immediate +1. But Dolly never needed it. #dollyparton
I've seen lots of Barrett ads on the Internet lately. He is trying to run as a challenger instead of the incumbent, railing against Washington special interests. He is an empty suit, but so far I have not seen any pushback from Lawrence. prospect.org/2026/08/20/m...
MI-07: Tom Barrett Scrambles to Bury His Data Center Past - The American Prospect
The Republican incumbent voted for massive tax breaks for data centers in the Big Beautiful Bill. Now he’s saying Washington shouldn’t decide on the facilities.
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Hands off the Great Lakes, asshole. share.google/uqvDc1Urkd4m...
Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' as trade war with Canada escalates
President Donald Trump says he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.
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Your periodic reminder that when I say Republicans want to kill you, it isn't a joke.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 7d agoTwo people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reports
Forgive me if I worry that the guys who didn't foresee the closing of the Straits of Hormuz when they went to war with Iran may not have any idea about what will happen here.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on a trade war with Canada: "There's no possible way it can really affect US well-being"
He's talking to whoever succeeds Trump, because Trump simply doesn't understand mutuality. To him, you are with a winner or a loser, and that is why he's such a loser in international relations.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Carney: "There is a mutually beneficial deal possible here, but it has to be one that respects Canada's sovereignty and independence, that uses our complementary strengths to build something better, not tear apart for short-term gain"
No serious nation would propose such a deal, and no self-respecting nation could accept it. Trump is a neutron bomb for America's reputation abroad, and a disaster at home.