the essense of Colby's ideology was supposed to be "what if we abandoned our democratic allies in Europe to concentrate on China", in practice it is "what if we abandoned all our democratic allies to become even more invested in stupid wars in the Middle East"

Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 3mo ago

Canada has, in the span of a year, nearly doubled its defence spending to hit 2%/GDP; stood up a project to build America's much-needed icebreakers; and is (finally) creating its own defence industrial base. So, naturally, the U.S. is suspending a shared defence panel that's been around since 1940.

This is a terrible answer to a scary question. Neither of those men has any information or expertise to share. On any topic.

classic Strategy Cheese is sitting on week 10 of a unilateral war on Iran and using this moment to blame the Canadians

🧵 Pelosi's daughter recorded events of the day, inc. their DESPERATE pleas for help. Chris Miller can be heard on the phone making excuses, as they delayed response for hours. As Trump incited more violence with his live posts online bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · last yr.

⚖️ Nancy Pelosi & Chuck Schumer desperately calling for National Guard during Jan 6 Insurrection #Coup #Insurrection youtu.be/jipET5NCCys

"Tell your mom I want my change."

CNBC Make It@cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com · 3mo ago

The No. 1 smartest thing you can say in any job interview, according to a LinkedIn career expert

It’s an easy choice.

Thor Benson@thorbenson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I don't cook my brain on Twitter, which turns you into a racist weirdo. I cook my brain on Bluesky, which turns you into a pedantic weirdo

DOGE cut 80% of all Ebola-related contracts, slashing $1.6 million in Ebola prevention funding.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

At least six Americans were exposed to Ebola in Congo, with one already showing symptoms. The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency. Around 50% of Ebola infections are fatal.

democrats for almost my entire adult life: we can't just *say that*! there are norms. standards. bipartisanship! mamdani: just fucking says it.

NOT TODAY SATAN

This is extremely comedic, not least because he’s talking about competence and preparation.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

lol this is not going well for Hegseth

I’m confident the Democratic Party has not even remotely thought creatively enough about the whirlwind of lawlessness and scorched-earth tactics the GOP is prepared to unleash in its effort to steal the coming elections.

The fixation Democratic politicians have with the idea that ambiently improving the economy is the key to their political success is odd when the strongest Dem voters are high-educated+low-income and the strongest GOP voters are low-education+high-income.

Remember when the Supreme Court said a president lacked the power to forgive $20,000 of student debt for Pell Grant recipients and the White House just said "Oh, okay"

We’re just normal men

Reuters: Trump played golf instead of attending the 'Rededicate 250' prayer event that was billed as a national rededication to God. Trump appeared in a video and read scripture, while issuing a separate profanity-laced social media post about Iran that day. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Always think of Toth's Wildcat pitch when he comes up. Wonderful artist.

Dipshit is negotiating with himself again.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: President Trump said he halted a planned U.S. military strike on Iran that was scheduled for Tuesday after requests from the Emir of Qatar, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed https://t.co/6oMSnyAHtv

In 1898 Wilmington, NC elected a fusionist, biracial government, to which the state responded by massacring Black residents and instituting a white supremacist government. It is officially recognized as a coup d’état and I assume most Americans never heard of it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilming...

Wilmington massacre - Wikipedia

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Warped country. 🙃

Kye@gxldsociety.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re living in a country where people scream “socialism” at free school lunches but pray for a billionaire’s ballroom.

Also, framing this story as “well-intentioned but in over her head rookie politician versus Starbucks, that locally beloved corporation that people in Seattle only associate with good things” is powerful “she doesn’t even go here” stuff

(4) some of you noted some swathes of the citizenry have little tolerance for complicated ideas with no easy solutions. This is *the* central issue, right? The periodic ascension of brutes who promise easy answers shows us how attractive someone who flattens the world is, especially in hard times

Your party runs everything in DC, JD, and i agree with you

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

JD Vance: "If you want to rebuilt the American dream for the next generation, vote against the crazy leadership in Washington DC"

Someone is really happy about a slush payment for criminals.

☹️ NPR offers newsroom buyouts; layoffs could follow www.npr.org/2026/05/18/n...

NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding

NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.

npr.org

Sorry to spam this, but it's kind of an emergency

Ordok the Mediocre@butwhytho73.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🪫MUTUAL AID REQUEST🪫 I hate to ask, but it's a few days til payday, & funds are exhausted. $5-$20, anything would help. I can send it back, or on to someone else, in a day or two. Thanks in advance, just DM me 👍

Curious to see how large the public payout is going to be for Enrique Tarrio, the man convicted of seditious conspiracy who was pardoned by Trump and has now moved on to promoting Mein Kampf reading groups led by white nationalists.

Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

From promoting Mein Kampf reading groups led by Ann Coulter’s white nationalist niece one day, to getting face time with the Secretary of State the next. America! We’re still the country where anything is possible!

there’s music for literally every activity

Minnesota's "Hennepin County Attorney’s Office issued a nationwide arrest warrant on Monday for the ICE agent who allegedly shot a Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge and then lied about the circumstances that led to the shooting."

ICE agent charged in shooting of man in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office issued a nationwide arrest warrant for Christian Castro in the shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis.

startribune.com