I actually had a colleague who died in a pretty horrible way and all anyone could talk about was how much of an asshole he was. And he obviously did not contribute as much evil to the world as lindsey graham. Remember, senators are all friends, but they're not YOUR friends

Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 3w ago

My hot take is that Lindsey Graham did many contemptible things but if you’re furious that his Senate Democratic colleagues are posting nice things about him today you need to put down your phone, get some fresh air, and remember a time when a colleague you disliked departed this mortal coil.

“restoring faith that better is possible” is maybe the most important thing in politics right now outside of imposing consequences on the bad people (and imposing consequences would help restore faith) we have seen what cynical, “lol nothing matters” politics leads to and it leads to Donald Trump

kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈@itskylelucas.com · last mo.

My not-so-hot take is that what Mamdani is doing *IS* incrementalism, and the bar is so deeply in hell that a politician just doing *anything* good consistently is a total anomaly for people. And I think for now that is good and fine, because it is restoring people’s faith that better is possible.

you: Please, dr moreau. your unholy creations are an affront to god. creatures of land should not combine with creatures of the sea. a baby belongs with its mother sheep, not imprisoned within a pearlescent shell until you see fit to pry open its hinges dr moreau: clamb

its crazy how one of the only jobs where you can openly espouse the most disgusting gutter racism on-the-clock is “person who makes laws and is in charge of everything”

"There's going to be a war" said a member of Congress who is so scared of mamdani he begged us not to tell you his name.

jk rowling is still palling around with fellow transphobe kaeley triller on twitter, who admitted to the statutory rape of a minor under her care when she was working as a youth counsellor. rowling knows this because she blocks people who tell her

this is what it sounds like when one side says gas turbines poisoning memphis are bad and laptops shouldn't cost $3000 while the other side says data centers are glonzo because wlel data is used for lots of things

ok this one got me

Do u do this while telling the girl why she can’t stay here?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Homan: "I've gotten on my knees to talk to little girls as young as 9 that were raped multiple times by members of the cartel. And when you get on your knees that everything innocent, pure has been ripped from her ... "

credit where credit is due, getting your cult addicted to tallow before importing screwworms is a good bit

Do I really want a romantic relationship or do I just want someone I can show Deep Space Nine to for the first time. I don't know. I don't think anyone knows.

Josh Mayfield@bean525.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'd REALLY appreciate it if anyone who sees this would try out my text generators so I can iron out any remaining bugs. Please, and thank you! trek.epicrandomness.com

love this idea

today on the streetcar the man sitting across from me ended what seemed like an important business call with “well, as snoopy would say: gawrsh!” then he frowned, looked at me, mouthed “goofy?”, I nodded, then he said “I’m just being goofy!” and hung up, and gave me a thumbs up

When I finished writing my bio of Cornelius Vanderbilt another "biographer" claimed he went insane from syphilis 9 years before his death, which was impossible, & wouldn't share his source. Then he went to prison for theft of rare documents & claimed as a defense severe bipolar disorder. So, no.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Since the historians here are all talking about citations and going to extremes trying to verify something, here's one of my stories about chasing down a claim my predecessor at Princeton once made and discovering it was basically a fabrication.

Written by the health "reporter" at the NYT who is constantly questioning every minute detail of youth gender care, seen here writing with praise about conservatives abusing testosterone.

Editing the Blue-Gray Lady@nytdiff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

seems like jared polis thought this would make him look like an enlightened and humane centrist instead of a dumbass

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How bad is the Colorado governor's commutation of Tina Peters' sentence? So bad that even the Republican DA who prosecuted here pushed back, and told Polis to talk to the county officials who have to deal with threats that followed Peters' felonies. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

if you haven't already been banned from twitter it's because you have no posting honor

I really cannot understand why so many people to the left of center are so weak like this.

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3mo ago

9 years was not an excessive punishment. Peters was a county official who used someone else’s security badge to let a fellow election denier access the whole county's voting data. That is an extreme breach of public trust for the purpose of undermining our democracy; harsh deterrence is vital.

144 House Democrats joined 203 Republicans to vote for this bill which gives DHS and ICE new powers to collect personal information of both migrants and American citizens

Vera Institute of Justice@vera.org · 3mo ago

Last night, the U.S. House approved CORCA, a bill that would dramatically expand DHS power, authorizing sweeping access to personal data without meaningful safeguards, adequate oversight, or accountability mechanisms.

He voted against a bill that he cosponsored? Do I have that right? www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The House votes 212-212 (!) on a resolution to end the Iran war. It fails. 3 Republicans vote YES: Barrett, Fitzpatrick, Massie 1 Democrat votes NO: Golden Barrett, who virtually never bucks his party on big votes, says he flipped because the war has crossed the 60-day mark.

gonna print this out and stick it on the fridge for whenever my husband and I even think about having a fight

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 3mo ago

What

Ending Reconstruction before hanging every Confederate was a mistake

Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.