It feels like one of the tenets of the MAGA movement is you always have to act like you're the dumbest motherfucker alive. JD Vance has a degree in political science and philosophy from Ohio State. He has a law degree from Yale. He absolutely knows what socialism is, but he has to do this act.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

When it comes to invoking faith as a cover for lies, the Southern Baptists have no meaningful competition. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Mike Johnson: "The Iranian are not trustworthy negotiating partners. They lie as part of their religion."

Meanwhile he owns a thing and shows up on every show whenever he wants to spout off his opinion whether he has knowledge on the subject or not and society should just accept that as totally normal.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 6d ago

Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has been a fixture on the sideline in recent seasons, and Bill Simmons has had enough of it. awfulannouncing.com/news/bill-si...

Everyone in Trump II deserves to be booed loudly and relentlessly every time they show their faces in public for the rest of their lives, but there is a whole other level of booing that should greet people who did less than nothing and then talk about how hard it was. apnews.com/article/thom...

Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”

apnews.com

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

ms.now

A good thread about a despicable human being.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 7d ago

Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert died this morning. For 16 years, while he was a coach and government teacher at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois, Hastert sexually abused at least four boys (and likely more). (thread)

Ken Paxton suddenly learning what it's like to have a bunch of old freaks in D.C. make irreversible, life-altering decisions about his body without his consent.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 6d ago

“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign,” Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton said at a private fundraiser, according to audio obtained by Politico. https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ken-paxton-campaign-leaked-recording-dc-messaging

Imagine being so misogynistic that you’d vote for a token Conor Gallagher tap in over one of the many incredible goals scored by the women.

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

Can't quite tell if Trump shitting all over Paxton is hurting or helping him?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."

Everything I have heard about this bill is that it is more or less excellent and the planet would benefit a lot of it passes and I hope it does and it becomes law.

Senate EPW Democrats@epw.senate.gov · 2w ago

The American people want lower energy bills, and they want more clean energy. Our permitting reform plan gets us a long way toward both of those goals.

this is jaw dropping and the man could write

Sam Weller@samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky

But sure, let them self-police.

Dustin Volz@dustinvolz.bsky.social · 2w ago

New: OpenAI ignored warnings from its own employees and independent security researchers who said they needed better safety measures at the company. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...

BBC are reporting City benefited from at least £830m of undeclared funding over 9 years. Using the Everton formula of 10 points over a single £20m discrepancy, City should be docked at least 415 points, so 46 points a year for the next 9 years. Works for me

Fine, tear it all down then. Go after all of it. Oh no, we can't afford VAR anymore as a league? Oh no, we gotta get rid of crypto and bettor scams off club shirts? This is a league problem. Not just a City problem. The league has no business acting high and mighty. Torch all of it and them.

Football Heritage@footballheritage.bsky.social · 2w ago

£900million. Sham contracts with staff. Financial doping and artificial inflation beyond levels we’ve seen before. City are absolutely fucked, but you get the impression that this could open a can of worms at other clubs too. Make no mistake, this is a significant moment in football history.

I would encourage everybody to read the document. Despite some redactions, it's not long or complex. And it is extremely damning. From the moment they bought the club, City's owners implemented a scheme to cheat on a massive scale. resources.premierleague.pulselive.com/premierleagu...

Leaked footage of Man City’s defence:

Hacker T Dog: We're Just Normal, Innocent Men

Alt: Hacker T Dog: We're Just Normal, Innocent Men

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Jenny O@msyellowhat.bsky.social · 2w ago

I somehow feel like still nothing will happen. They’ll somehow get out of it on a legal technicality. Cos that’s what happens for the super rich. Always.

Papa John

Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2w ago

Who is the most genuinely insufferable food mascot of all time?

In this day and age it’s never a bad thing to talk about books. I love books. I basically only read nonfiction because life is full of amazing true stories (both good a bad). Just finished London Falling, a stunner of a read from Keefe, who never disappoints. Also, support your local library.

Hey guys the machines don't have humanity's interests! And I betcha they ain't gonna fess up about what the machines did that was so bad.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w ago

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI canceled the planned launch of a new artificial intelligence model after it was found to take actions beyond the instructions it received and not accurately communicate to human users what it did.

Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme...

There's never an ask for Russia. Ukraine are going after the refineries to bring their economy and war economy to a halt so that they stop killing Ukranians and leave Ukraine.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "The big problem is refineries in Russia are being blown up. This isn't really a Middle Eastern problem, this is a Russia problem, that Ukraine & Russia are going at it & Ukraine is blowing up diesel refineries. I told to President Zelenskyy, 'You gotta take it easy on the refineries.'"

Pep picked the best time to get the hell out of there. Almost as if he knew.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Manchester City: reports emerging over guilty verdict on almost all charges – live news and reaction

The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill

Bayliss Wagner@baylisswagner.bsky.social · 3w ago

Scoop: John Cornyn & George W. Bush are headlining a Dallas fundraiser tonight for all of the Senate GOP nominees in tossup races—except Ken Paxton It benefits a new joint fundraising committee for IA, ME, NH, OH, AK, MI & the NRSC w/ @teddyschleifer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...

Time for some positive news …

Not sure why they feel they can pivot when they're not exactly delivering wins internationally either.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Benny Johnson: "AOC will be president if we can't get prices under control and start delivering wins domestically for people"

giving $10 to a rich asshole to receive $1 in return is trickle down economics summed up in one 2 minute video

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

beyond parody -- Newsmax runs ads for the new Trump $1 coin ... that you can buy for $9.95 each 😆

“Mitch McConnell is obviously and irreversibly incapacitated. The politicians and staffers closest to him should have the decency to allow him to retire peacefully among family and friends.” @schaller67.bsky.social | @atrupar.com in a 🤯 PN

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"