Julius Volz
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This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.
SpacePrez@spaceprez.bsky.social · 3d agoThe polls are super bad for Trump so he's definitely going to try to cheat www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
The ability of billionaires to influence our politics has destroyed our democracy. So much for one person one vote. They are buying elections. We need a constitutional amendment to rid ourselves of the poison of Buckley v Valeo and Citizens United. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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seriously why isn’t “every republican president destroys the economy” the most ubiquitous phrase in american politics?!?!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.New in PN: Are voters finally realizing that GOP presidents are disasters? "The last 3 R presidents have handed their D successors an economic catastrophe, & the last 3 Ds have had to do their best to clean it up. Why don’t Ds ever say that? I think it would make a difference" — @mjtoma.bsky.social
don’t repurpose it or turn it into a museum or anything like that. destroy it. youtu.be/pkFNAd1DaaA
No matter what, we have to tear down that ballroom
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The Trump administration continues to use previously unimaginable rhetoric in relation to the neighbor and former closest ally of the US. It will take a generation to repair the relationship between the US and Canada, if repair is even possible—and the silence from Democratic leaders is noticeable.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoSean Duffy on Canada: "It's a country that doesn't have a military ... they have record high euthanasia rates. And so to think that they're gonna go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the US, I think it's foolish on their part."
The precedent here, that the president can simply level federal buildings at will without judicial interference, will come in handy on January 21st, 2029.
Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com · 2w agoNEWS CJ Roberts STAYS a federal judge's order blocking above-ground construction of the East Wing.
Ossoff should give a bunch more speeches, bc this shit is wack.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2w ago“And please, when I fail, will you tell me? You have the absolute right to cuss me out, if need be, when I deserve it, because no one knows or cares about me more.” … “With all my heart, Natalie”
This is really big. Getting this going is the key to unlocking all sorts of useful things in the Atmosphere... This can take ATproto from "cool idea" to "hey this powers a better internet"
AT Protocol Developers@atproto.com · 2w agoThe most significant extension to the protocol since launch—atproto spaces—is now officially alpha software you can start testing with. Here's more about the goals and how to start testing. atproto.com/blog/atproto...
As an approximate rule, I assume that most things that appear in YouTube creators' ads reads are a scam, and apparently that rule was right once again for Ground News. youtu.be/CqE-SrgvTh4
Is Ground News a Psy-Op?
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Yesss Republicans, do alert more people to the existence of Jon Ossoff...
Emporer Palpatine Says Goooooood
Alt: Emporer Palpatine Says Goooooood
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If Bluesky wants to overcome the phenomenon of politicians posting long-form content on X and then only posting a screenshot of their X post on Bluesky, we need long-form posts here finally please.
I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
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Took a brief motorcycle detour in Czechia today to see Trosky Castle from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Now if I ever play the game, I'll already know my way around the area.
The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
"I challenge anyone to defend it: a war built on lies told by a White House utterly absent figures of integrity to dissuade the president from his delusions" -- Jon Ossoff's entire address today at the Barean Christian Church is worth watching
Jon Ossoff on the spiritual rot of Trumpism
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Blanche is now the subject of multiple federal court orders and rulings questioning his integrity and honesty and that of the DOJ. And he’s probably still going to get confirmed.
Chris Curtis@curtosis.bsky.social · last mo.This is pretty stunning. Let me translate: A federal judge does not trust the acting AG is telling the truth—before the court, to be clear—about specific redactions, and ordered him to bring proof. Just a staggering taint on DoJ.
TIL bar codes on grocery products are soon getting replaced by QR codes that encode a mandatory website for each product and more item-specific provenance information youtu.be/R32j6ZA3byI
Everything You Buy is About to Change
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The Odyssey is pulling $260 million this weekend, well on its way to becoming the biggest movie of the year. It has a 95%/97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Everyone loves it. Please enjoy this exchange.
BREAKING A federal judge NULLIFIES the purported “settlement” behind Trump’s $1.776B slush fund, finding there was never a “case or controversy” — and referring his attorney for possible professional discipline. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Just Elon Musk agreeing that liberal democracy sucks and that the right to vote should be taken away from much of the population 🤷♂️ You can guess who the "takers" are in this world view...
Matt McManus@mattpolprof.bsky.social · 2mo agoDisturbing example of how easily libertarian motifs ala Rand can combine with anti-democratic and racist sentiments
American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries Total US factory construction is down 30% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone
VP now literally saying "If we get one more SC seat, we'll cancel what we want in the Constitution without a 2/3 majority in Congress"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoVance says the midterms are big because Republicans are one SCOTUS seat from ending birthright citizenship
5-4 instead of 9-0. Just a completely illegitimate institution at this point.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Supreme Court strikes down Trump's attack on birthright citizenship. By a 5–4 vote, it holds that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born of unauthorized and temporary immigrants. Roberts and Barrett join the three liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
