Depeche Median
@depechemedian.bsky.social
exhausted political scientist in a red state, avid cat collector, friend to dogs everywhere, antifascist, lapsed midwesterner and cold weather aficionado, adequate learned league player, currently obsessed with the Big Bear eagle family, Slava Ukraini
What do you think would happen if "Democratic Socialist" was replaced with "FDR Democrat"?
If It Happens because the president installed an incompetent reality TV star as Transportation Secretary ....
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 4h agoFEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMS MARINE ONE WAS BRIEFLY TOO CLOSE TO PASSENGER AIRPLANE - STATEMENT
New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed
"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.
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And this is not the first time here. In 1956 the City of St Paul evicts the residents of Swede Hollow, a railroad shantytown on downtown's eastern edge. 1000's of immigrants from many backgrounds had lived in this place since 1850. The homes are then burned to the ground by the Fire Department.
Norm Charlatan@normcharlatan.bsky.social · 6h agoConvinced Kaoly Her is going ahead with this encampment sweep this morning despite almost everyone in the know telling her to delay because she thinks she’d otherwise appear politically weak. It’s awful of the mayor to put vulnerable people at greater risk just to try and save her political career.
look, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up but I think I may have discovered something incredible on worldcat
The Pope’s tailor for the last 25 years, Filippo Sorcinelli came out 15 years ago; when Leo was elected, Vatican asked that he continue making vestments for the Pope; Sorcinelli says he has a “renewed calling,” and that Leo brought him out of an “existential crisis.” www.corriere.it/sette/26_ago...
This last line from @kairyssdal.bsky.social is every political scientist specializing in American Politics rn
Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 20h agoTHE $168 BILLION WAS TAKEN ILLEGALLY AND THE GOVERNMENT DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE IT BACK. Kill me I’ve wasted my life.
You guys are going to make me write about that New Mexico medevac crash, aren't you? Stop spreading articles claiming it was shot down by DOD or DHS or CBP, etc. Read the Prelim here. There was a NOTAM on the GPS being down. If the crew needs GPS to fly, then don't fly. web.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
Rep. Max Miller says he will request the House Ethics Committee to investigate domestic abuse allegations made by his ex-wife — an unusual move to try to exonerate himself amid a messy custody battle that is playing out in public view.
Embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller requests an Ethics investigation into himself
The Ohio Republican, who has been accused of domestic abuse by his ex-wife, said he would seek to “clear” his name, adding: “I have absolutely nothing to hide.”
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whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation
"that was fraud" ~@montanaskeptic.bsky.social
egg16z 🥚@notlikewe.bsky.social · 22h agoElon projecting one launch of starship *per day* by next year lmao
Are we trying to be taken over or why is this now publicly available information? One can only guess the “master strategy” behind it all.
CNN: The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is 'dangerously low,' according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Thanks for the pick me up, Pete.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago😳 Rep. Pete Stauber indicates there's something gravely wrong with Tom Emmer's health: "You have no idea what Congressman Emmer is dealing with right now. If you did, you would've never made that comment. He's fighting for his damn life today!"
Had an incredible interaction with a guy over the weekend who went to see The Odyssey and told me he was pissed that Elliott Page played Achilles, a character Elliott Page did not play that was not in the movie
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Ian Scott@polpo.org · last yr.I have the only known documentation of who said the words “what were the skies like when you were young” in the song Little Fluffy Clouds by The Orb. It was a mystery for decades until I stumbled on a letter identifying the interviewer in a copy of the box set the sample came from.
Losing track of how many maybe dead Republicans there are
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago😳 Rep. Pete Stauber indicates there's something gravely wrong with Tom Emmer's health: "You have no idea what Congressman Emmer is dealing with right now. If you did, you would've never made that comment. He's fighting for his damn life today!"
This is not what happened. The crew died because they made a series of poor decisions and weren’t prepared to operate in the conditions that they were. This isn’t a personal hit to that crew, it’s a condemnation of the medevac / aviation vendor’s standards.
Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋@poppyhaze.bsky.social · yesterdaySo the US military killed everyone on a medevac plane by testing a GPS weapon. futurism.com/science-ener...
Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
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You mean when conservative fascist bullshit isn't being artificially shoved into everybody's timeline - people organically elect to create a liberal environment? Who knew?
"Bluesky is a liberal bubble" DHS and ICE have accounts on Bluesky, wtf are you talking about?
New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
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