The next time anyone asks what the difference is between Democrats and Republicans, just point to this and to Trump, and then point to what happened to Platner.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Forty years ago, in 1986, NYC suffered over 1,600 homicides. Homicides would peak at over 2,200 a few years later. There were 305 in 2025.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterday

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

"what's gotten better in the last 40 years" 40 years ago the average person in the western world did not approve of interracial marriage or gay rights

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterday

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

I'd like to thank Donald for all he did ti help make this possible.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · yesterday

⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

Cori Bush getting annihilated is outstanding for pretty much everyone who cares about effective representation and fewer cranks in congress Also bodes well for the prospect of ejecting other cranks like Chevalier in the next cycle or two IMO

honestly, the fact that we have made it through the atomic age *without* another use of nuclear weapons since 1945 is a miracle we don't fully appreciate

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · yesterday

Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:

leftists not beating the “church replacement” allegations

Alt Bureau of Labor Statistics@domesticshoggoth.bsky.social · yesterday

“all entertainment is bourgeoisie decadence”, an attitude which strikes me as similar to christians who are concerned about whether their music listening is God-Honoring or not

Soundtrack for today: (It's not officially a US election until I hear the goated NBC News election music, by Michael Karp. It's been with me since I started following news and politics) youtu.be/fseKuEKOoLc?...

NBC News The Vote Theme Music

YouTube video by Television Music

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There are few pieces of US political media that have inspired so much illiteracy about government funding than this bumper sticker.

MCU Trump post-presidency: Tin Man Tony Stark, who no one has seen or heard from since the so-called SNAP (done by Obama??) has left us with the awful Avengers Tower, which many top architects call THE UGLIEST BUILDING IN NEW YORK! No more stalling - tear it DOWN and sell the land to TRUMP!!!

I'm not going to be gaslit anymore about whether this guy is an anti-Semite. Everyone who defends him is also incredibly suspect.

Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social · 3d ago

This guy has anti-Semitic brain worms (among many other species of brain worm) and he needs to be treated as radioactive by every Democrat.

"The Unicorn and the Witch" Another fun piece, it's been a while since I'd done artwork of a horse/unicorn. I even tried out using color-pencils for the shading! Hope you enjoy! 🦄✨ #unicorn #illustration #art #painting #witches #artmoots #pinup

DSA is MAGA. Same tactics, same goals, ssme lack of morals.

Pierce@pierceah66.bsky.social · 4d ago

The piece of shit who was harassing Stevens & her supporters at events is now trying to actively sabotage her voter outreach. “Influencers” are cheap these days.

Me: Good thread and reaffirms my established sense of Ken Jennings’ good character. Average Bluesky ragebaiter: lOckInG coMmenTs Is cOwArdLy!

Ken Jennings@kenjennings.bsky.social · 4d ago

I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️

And look, I'm just going to say it: antisemitism is doing to the US political left (not just leftists/DSA) right now, before our very eyes, what transphobia did to the British political left, and anyone who doesn't see it is choosing not to.

The DSA is proud of running on Jew hatred. They wave it around to get backing, and it works.

Imagine showing somebody in 1978 this headline: www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Pope Leo XIV meets Patti Smith - Vatican News

On Friday morning, July 31, the Pope received Patti Smith, the singer-songwriter, poet, and artist, who—like him—is originally from Chicago.

vaticannews.va

You can tell who works for a company that recently got pulverized by a big libel claim and who does not

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

TUBERVILLE: Fauci killed 9 million people FOX BUSINESS: Yeah. We can't prove that, right? TUBERVILLE: We can

gonna get this tattooed across my chest

Wade in Tarnation@watn-tarnation.bsky.social · 6d ago

We Are Will Stancil's Honda Fit Tires. We Carry the Flame.

youtu.be/WfyLDh_Ea3w?... I feel like the 1997+ versions of Return Of The Jedi are a tradeoff. On the one hand, I like the newer ending way more than the original (especially with Hayden!) OTOH, I think the disco Lapti Nek is way cooler than the meh Jedi Rocks.

Return of the Jedi Lapti Nek music video w/deleted footage

YouTube video by Hoth Iceplanet

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now, that’s not to say that any of this justifies police brutality or just locking people up forever but we need to do *something* simply because government-provisioned goods and services cannot not function if we let 0.01% of people break things without consequence

“People who live in cities should have worse things,” I say leftistly There is no virtue in damaging public transit, it’s not the end of the world but it’s somewhat dickish at best, visible antisocial behavior is not a sign of urban authenticity or whatever

Fist of the Nice Star@hokutonokenburns.bsky.social · last wk.

speaking as someone living in NYC now vs growing up in the burbs, if vandalism on public transportation bothers you this much you were always a huge asshole piece of shit

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains. My favourite, excluding those bands, might be Ministry's Psalm 69. I love how aggressive and catchy it is, hitting that near-perfect mix. There's good reason why I've seen them live three times!

Matthew L Reznicek@drreznicek.bsky.social · last wk.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

honestly I know this is controversial around here but sometimes it really is nice to just look at some charts :)

Question for fellow retro computer geeks: I vaguely recall a Jurassic Park Macintosh program that was the book of JP on CD, with extra sound and visual effects. Do any of y'all know if this was actually a thing? I think it would've been circa 1993.

This is something I've noticed not just on Bluesky (although it's particularly bad here): The main character does not have my exact politics so that means this film/show/book is inherently bad and that the creator endorses everything the character does. We desperately need more lit education.

rogue one is still the best star wars movie ever made

Here's a Forever War appreciation post. Probably my all time favourite book, with lots of worldbuilding, super cool action sequences and power armour, and a good message, all in just 260 pages. It's amazing how efficient an author Joe Haldeman is.

Comchia.rar 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️@comchia.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey, I read that last year, and loved it so much, that I read it again for a local book challenge!!! It's probably my all time favourite book at the moment. Haldeman packs a LOT of action and worldbuilding in just 260 pages. He's incredibly efficient as an author! I liked Forever Free as well.

pretty much the only political position that matters in 2026 is whether or not you agree the current Republican Party is an existential threat to liberal democracy in the United States i struggle to find any motivation to care that much about anything else