Yeah I think this is like 99%, as it's now effectively impossible to believe he is letting any of these guys hang around without massive bribes in some form or fashion

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 8h ago

I specifically think POTUS was likely levering Huang for a piece of the action on chips to China

It is underappreciated just how much of the American media establishment exists primarily to tell ordinary people they will never have nice things and they're wrong to want them.

Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 14h ago

Every awful pundit immediately crashing through the ceiling and landing next to you on the couch like "Do NOT make the mistake of assuming that your massive historic win is a public mandate of any kind"

Trump’s war in Iran poses no threat to the Iranian regime, and it helps Iran’s ally Russia quite a bit.

WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social · 17h ago

Zelenskyy: "Our Patriot systems are empty, and we mostly have nothing to shoot down Russian ballistics with: the missiles for Ukraine's defense are heading to the Middle East."

The degree to which AI has been made non-consensual really can’t be overstated. We aren’t consumers of this tech; we’re servants.

No Côte de Nuits November@untimelygamer.bsky.social · yesterday

There is a Github program that removes the AI completely (and allows you to toggle specific features). It takes like five minutes to set up.

One of the weirdest things I've come to believe is that many people who lead highly public lives are telling the truth about a lot of things. Many of the rest are bad liars. This is to say that most things are in fact (at a certain level, at least) as they seem. Everything here tracks with that.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2d ago

One formative thing that happened to me in 2018 is that I talked privately to some folks who worked in congressional Dem leadership at a very high level. At the time everyone thought there was a coming Dem crackdown on Trump. And they told me in no uncertain terms: no there wasn’t.

Trump does not understand the question at all, but there are many, many people who do, including the Vice President and the four Catholic Supreme Court Justices.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Wow — Trump says that before the judgment of God he could not forgive Comey and Pelosi and that he will always hate his enemies

INTEL: I've spent days talking to DC insiders. Schumer does not yet have the votes. His strategy is to make it seem like an inevitability - it ain't. But who else? This is where I've shifted. Will gets it right: it's Chris Van Hollen. And I think people are misreading the signals.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 4d ago

This lost cause is worth fighting for The Dem establishment's coronation of a weak Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader is NOT a done deal if the people fight back Reward the senator who fought Trump when everyone else was cowering in fear My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/van-...

I see we're doubling down. Well. This will be interesting.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 6d ago

Trump announces Stephen Miller will be his new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.

Reps would have stepped on their dicks and lost a bunch of races regardless but seeing clips of incoming Dem Senators/Governors/Reps it’s pretty clear that the median level of charisma and ability to communicate has gone up pretty substantially

Let’s put on a play at the old barn and buy salon dot com …

Calling Hakeem Jeffries' office to encourage him to continue to say lame things in the most high profile way possible, preferably every day.

Breaking news: I have a new thing I would like to try

@carlring.bsky.social · last wk.

I've realized that as an adult I can put Brie on a bagel instead of cream cheese, it's my bagel, my cheese, I don't care how much it cost (not THAT much) and no one can stop me.

three things that should be extremely clear after last night - people hate the tech overlords and you need to go after them - theres no reason to be scared of their money - there is no downside in bringing them to heel

Somewhere tonight, Beto O'Rourke is slowly sipping a good whiskey and thinking philosophically. And my man, good goddamn, it coulda been you.

The last Black Senator from Mississippi was born a slave, 185 years ago.

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · last wk.

DDHQ has Colom up by 3,160 votes.

okay so while we're all up and chatting: DC statehood DC statehood DC statehood DC statehood DC statehood DC statehood DC statehood

I’m at the 2nd Reconstruction. I’m at the 2nd Nuremberg trials. I’m at the combination 2nd Reconstruction 2nd Nuremberg trials.

Trump sells government policy to the highest bidder and Big Tech CEOs love it. But voters seem poised to hand a Democrats a mandate in Congress to tackle corruption. Now, billionaire tech CEOs are scrambling to protect themselves. Chamber of Progress is their voice in DC.

Big Tech’s Democratic Front Group: Investigate Trump, Not Big Tech

The liberal-flavored Chamber of Progress is pressing Democrats to scrutinize the White House — but avoid probing tech giants that bankrolled and benefited from Trump's presidency.

levernews.com

A good reminder that Techno isn't a Euro invention. It came from black kids in Detroit. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/n...

Juan Atkins, pioneer of Detroit techno sound, dies aged 64

US artist known as Model 500 and as one half of the duo Cybotron had huge influence on dance music worldwide

theguardian.com

patrick stewart was english but was never in a harry potter movie and that makes him even more of a legend

Says so much that this reporter did not have any idea what he was being set up for.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Fox: Why are you here this morning? Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.

Good night, sweet prince. I can think of nothing more Patrick Stewart than his appearance on Sesame Street, matching a wry wit with Shakespearean perfection. Never met him, wish I had.

Looming in the background of all of this is that after the elections in Israel and the US conclude, the war on Iran will re-intensify, except that the consensus in Tehran is that it will not be like the last seven months.

How the War in Iran Could Escalate

“Tehran remains unlikely to let Washington end the conflict quickly and, fearing a potential attack from the U.S., could itself strike first,” writes Hamidreza Azizi.

time.com

Honestly, yes I would. Seems like Reddit is mostly trash these days.

VƎX Werewolf@vexwerewolf.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's currently a thread on reddit about how universities in South Korea turned away 45 students with excellent grades because they had past bullying records, and you would not believe how violently so many redditors are reacting to the idea of someone receiving consequences for bullying others.

"socialist, socialize, social, dont matter to me, lower my cost of living!” Hang it in the Louvre

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Detroiter Nicole Williams when asked if Abdul El-Sayed is ‘a bit too left wing to win in Michigan’: “At this point what do we have to worry about? Anything but what we have. We're on our way to hell, so at this point: socialist, socialize, social, dont matter to me, lower my cost of living!”

300 million to fight a tax that would probably take much less from them. It's not about the money, it's about making sure it doesn't go to helping others.

JoeMyGod@joemygod.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oligarchs Donate $333M+ To Fight CA Wealth Tax...

This whole statement is incredibly damning but gosh this part especially. Very much worth reading.

Stop Funding Hate@stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2w ago

Advertising whistleblowers have just released a damning exposé of their industry's role in "incentivising and enabling" online hate /1

Bucks guard Malik Beasley is considering plea deal with the feds for his role in an illegal gambling operation while he was an active player: www.jsonline.com/story/sports...

Mike Vorkunov@mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 2w ago

The NBA has reached deals with Kalshi and Polymarket to make them the league's preferred prediction markets partners. The companies can now use NBA IP on their platforms, while the NBA gets right of approval on markets that they offer. That and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/772...

Here is where I want to focus in. The Biden administration tried to return to normal, to reset back to historic norms under the belief/assumption that Trump 1 was some sort of historical aberration. 1/

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · 3w ago

History doesn't reset the day after Trump. It's not automatic back to normal, yay democracy won. We will still have a republic that is gravely wounded and bleeding out. Defeating the current assailant doesn't mean you've stopped the bleeding. The wounds are still there and still potentially fatal.