Jason Linkins
@dceiver.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, The New Republic. Past: ThinkProgress; Huffington Post. “There’s something in the static; I think I’ve been having revelations.”
the tactical blunder guys made a tactical blunder, imagine that
Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 2h agoseems pretty clear in retrospect that the decision by Third Way to polarize the Michigan senate race as pro/anti El Sayed was a humongous tactical blunder it was also predictable at the time -- polarizing the electorate in a three-way race is really dumb just in terms of arithmetic
i know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten
These betting markets sites are so socially corrosive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson
The predictions market is planning to allow betting on clinical trial results and regulatory decisions as our family fights for his survival
theguardian.com
Yikes, the only person I’ve ever met who caught dengue fever is a guy who briefly studied to be a monk in Nepal (he says dengue fever really sucks to have)
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 16h agoVirginia health officials announced the state’s first documented case of locally acquired dengue, saying a resident who had not traveled outside Virginia was probably infected after being bitten by a mosquito that had previously bit an infected traveler.
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
They're calling it The Most Arizona State University Degree ever
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 22h agoArizona State University launches degree in content creation
Scoop: New "60 Minutes" boss Nick Bilton sent a memo to staff about leaks, which naturally leaked to @status.news. Details here: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
Bilton’s Leak Battle
The new “60 Minutes” executive producer welcomed staff back from their July vacations with a weekend memo in which he delivered a stern message about leaks, a missive that naturally leaked to Status.
status.news
These folks actually think these topics have juice.
@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)@newsjennifer.bsky.social · yesterdayAre you kidding me with this? THESE are the pressing questions of the day right now for the lead anchor at CBS NEWS? Covid & Joe Biden are his top 2 before anything Trump? Come the f*ck on. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
If you're in line to vote in Michigan, you're too early. It's tomorrow. Go home
Too bad we don't have a press corps that can simply find out and report the truth of the matter instead of just telling us what both sides are saying
GOP won't stop until they have two hands up every skirt in America
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
I think like 83% of the male loneliness crisis is just James Carville
I think from Gillibrand's perspective anyone who's violating the Iron Law of Institutions is a DSA member
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 3d agoIs Gillibrand on crack? Why was she telling donors, without a shred of evidence, that Mallory McMorrow is a DSA member???
So late to this but I wonder how many nails the White House Correspondents' Association's coffin needs (from: www.readtpa.com/p/dinner-the...)
for our 28th anniversary celebration my wife and I booked a weekend at the Riggs and I have to tell you there's nothing like spending the night at Silver Lyan and just getting on the elevator to your bed, 10/10 would recommend
The shower products at our hotel were extremely Gen-X coded
here I thought that the sickest freaks she was running with were the AI robber barons
rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · 4d agoi'm sorry what the fuck. gillibrand attends a church which teaches that COVID was God's punishment for permitting gay marriage?
A synthesis of Republican bad faith and Democratic Party political failure.
Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that
wow didn’t know that Gillibrand was fraternizing with these bigots (somehow makes sense that MGP is)
Jonathan Larsen@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 4d agoNEW: Corporate media zero in signs of antisemitism on the left. Meanwhile, one of Rep. Haley Stevens's most powerful backers in her Senate race attends a Bible study that teaches that the Jews killed Jesus...
Of all the opinions to have, imagine thinking the one you need to share publicly is "NYC is better when there's garbage everywhere" and "having garbage bins will ruin the neighborhood and my psyche"
Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️@jgbollard.bsky.social · 4d agoThis is it boys, the platonic "New York can never get better" piece www.archpaper.com/2026/07/litt...
This is a great idea; self-checkout fucking sucks
Miles Grant@milesgrant.bsky.social · 4d agoWent to highwayside gas station for road trip grab & go dinner with kids & groaned aloud when I realized it was self-checkout - would’ve gone anywhere else Dems everywhere should copy this bill to require a 10% discount for self-checkout
