What the Iranian attack confirms is that Trump is no longer capable of operating in the real world when it dissents from the Trump as God Emperor narrative. He can't process information that dissents from the narrative. Thus he cannot lead or protect us; and we are in danger bsky.app/profile/did:...

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4d ago

Where is our government? Trump? DHS Secretary Mullin? Is the American homeland under attack? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

While everything goes to shit, the Trump administration is working furiously to subsidize & support a filthy, dying industry that employs fewer people than f'ing Arby's & kills more Americans per unit of economic activity than any industry outside of guns.

The coal industry gave Trump a wish list. He’s checking items off it.

The Trump admin is propping up the aging coal fleet despite the financial and environmental costs — and also making far-fetched plans to build new coal…

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Rand Paul--who doesn't believe in evolution--holding a hearing of Dr. Fauci--a retired, life-long public servant-- while we are *actively* in the midst of SEVERAL disease outbreaks due to unnecessary public health cuts and corporate lobbying shows exactly how unserious Republicans are.

Pathetic. “BIDEN” reimbursements to hand out money to states they like, to work with ICE. Across-the-board mentality of a ten year old boy trash talking because it makes his equally immature friends laugh. Running our government.

Carrie James@stinkyweasel.bsky.social · 3w ago

bja.ojp.gov/funding/oppo... What absolute horseshit, calling ICE grants this word salad just so you can get the name “Biden” in there. #BIDEN #BJA #DOJ #REPUBLICANSARECUNTS

Threshold alert: renewables are about to pass coal as the No. 1 global source of electricity.

IEA: Global power demand is surging – and renewables are passing coal

Global electricity demand is rising, but booming solar will help renewables overtake coal as the top power source this year, says the IEA.

electrek.co

This is a campaign video posted by the Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia YouTube account over a year ago. It has garnered only 30,000 views on YouTube. I'm sharing this on BlueSky because I believe it's some of the best Democratic messaging that I've ever seen, and I think it deserves more views.

While we will work our butts off to make the win as big as possible, what is vital is that Democrats ACT as if they got a clear mandate. Republicans do, even when they win in a 1% 'landslide'. We MUST fix the country. Doesn't matter what % put people in place to do so.

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Some thoughts on the necessity of Dems getting a clear mandate from voters this November - revisiting my conversation with Hardy Merriman (@hardymerriman.bsky.social) 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/on-the-nec...

Serbian President Vucic announced he’ll resign after 18 months of student protests. That’s Bangladesh, Nepal, Madagascar, Bulgaria, Hungary, and now Serbia, all in the past two years. Anti-corruption is the most potent force for positive political change right now. The US remains ripe.

Serbian President Vucic says he will resign within weeks

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign ​within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections, following 18 months of anti-government prote...

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Note the date

Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11mo ago

CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?

I submitted comments on the OMB rule AND emailed my Congresspeople in one shot using the SUFS portal. America has the greatest scientific institutions in the world. The Trump administration is dismantling them. #StandUpForScience

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 3w ago

PHASE ONE of our fight against the OMB rule is complete and YOU ALL SHOWED UP!!! HALF A MILLION COMMENTS is WILD. We absolutely exceeded our goal of 100,000! So, what happens next??? Welcome to PHASE TWO: Pressure and Preparation! 1/x

This comment by Simon in conversation with Hopium folks, discussing how the Platner story felt so powerful because it was exactly that—a made-up story—deserves its own post: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/mcconnell-...

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I also want to say that it is important to realize that the whole Platner thing - fight oligarchy, working class guy, redemption story - felt too good to be true, felt so fresh and powerful because it...

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Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 3w ago

From the newsletter today: - Maine Dems keep moving forward - Graham and McConnell pass from the scene - A defense of vetting - Meet and support the candidates fighting to flip the House and Senate this November👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/mcconnell-...

The reason Platner has gotten roughly 10x the discussion of any of the panoply of rapists & sexual harassers in prominent positions on the right is that everyone - left, right, center, media, *everyone* - has internalized that conservatives just don't care and so there's no point talking about it.

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 4w ago

Okay, now it’s Republicans’ turn to kick out the most prominent rapist in their party

Like many, many dynamics in US politics, this only goes one direction. Only one party is held to any moral standards. Only one party is asked to ritually reject its most ideological members. Only one party is held collectively responsible for anything any of its activists say.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4w ago

Democrats became great by fighting the far left—and today’s party can learn crucial lessons from those battles, David Brooks argues:

The sheer volume of comments intentionally misreading this very straightforward statement is astounding

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4w ago

There is a reason Democratic Party committees favor candidates who've won before and have been vetted.

BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from implementing a new system she says is "actively" and "haphazardy" purging "non-citizens" from voter rolls using inaccurate data. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

For all the talk of genocide elsewhere, this is going to end up as the largest scale mass killing event in modern history. A crime against humanity & the rule of law of almost unimaginable proportions for which Musk must be marched in chains to the courthouse & then to jail for the rest of his life.

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It should be a greater concern that our leader spends many nights mad posting and not sleeping. He’s deeply unwell.

Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Actually beyond parody

This is a good pithy explainer by @cdelawalla.bsky.social, founder of @standupforscience.net on OMB's proposed rule that affects federal funding. It impacts cancer research, clinical trials, women’s health, climate change, how scientists disseminate information at conferences & public.🧪

Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OK FINE ILL MAKE AN INSTAGRAM REEL FOR THE LAY PUBLIC ABOUT THIS DAMN RULE! www.instagram.com/reel/DZLgMlT...

i don't know anything about Forstag but please for the love of all that is holy can we hyperfocus on Montana instead of Maine for a while

Montana Free Press@montanafreepress.org · 2mo ago

Smokejumper Sam Forstag, the Democratic nominee, and conservative radio talk show host Aaron Flint, the Republican, will face off in November for Montana’s Western District U.S. House seat. The Flint-Forstag matchup sets up Montana’s first non-baby boomer race for U.S. House in 30 years.

This a disgusting abomination. Republicans are going to make hard-working, law abiding taxpayers pay off the thugs and criminals who beat cops on J6 and were convicted of various other crimes. Vote every Republican out of office this Nov. abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...

The world’s richest man and a kid named “big balls” brought 6.7% unemployment to DC, put uniformed Fed troops in the streets and per conservative estimates cut programs that’ll result in the deaths of millions of people: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/u...

A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss

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Not a billionaire, not bought by tech bros… never invested in detention centers or oil companies and then decided he suddenly had a moral compass. He’s shown leadership and has the experience CA needs to move forward.

How are states doing on removing bureaucratic obstacles to rooftop solar power? Environment America has a new scorecard & y'all ... it's pretty dismal. No state gets an A. Only two states -- CA & TX -- get a B. State lawmakers really need to get on this.

Solar permitting scorecard

A majority of states have done little to adopt common-sense practices that reduce the costs and delays that permitting and inspection requirements impose on families wishing to install solar panels an...

environmentamerica.org

A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

nytimes.com

“Ukrainian retribution” has a nice ring to it. The people of Ukraine are absolute ballers. 💪🏻🇺🇦❤️

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4mo ago

President Zelenskyy: The future is already on the front line - #Ukraine is building it. "In four years, Ukraine has built a new defense industry. One that is large-scale, effective, and impressive in every sense. Our missiles,unmanned systems,interceptors,attack&naval drones,reconnaissance systems⤵️

Level of bullshitting and gaslighting here from Hassett shocking even for Trumpworld. A thread on how due to Trump's policies inflation was rising and way above the Fed target rate before the war. 1/

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Hassett: "Imagine if oil prices start going back down because the situation resolves itself somehow, they you could be looking at an inflation close to zero. That's something the Fed needs to pay attention to."

Uruguay generates nearly 43% of its electricity from wind and solar. In 2010, the share was less than 1%. Most of the rest if hydro. Today, Uruguay produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources. More here www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

I ordered Hardy Merriman’s book “Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave” after listening to Simon’s excellent interview. It arrived on my doorstep today. Started reading—in tears. We can never go back. But we can take the broken pieces of our world and build something new, and better.

Simon Rosenberg@simonwdc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So, with #NoKings still fresh excited to share 3 interviews we've done with folks working to ensure democracy prevails here and everywhere. First up - a new discussion w/@hardymerriman.bsky.social, who's worked all over the world w/pro-democracy orgs. 1/ www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hardy-merr...