Charles Я. Davis
@charliearchy.bsky.social
Founder, @TheRedoubt.net. American journalist in Vienna. Subscribe: TheRedoubt.net/subscribe Cohost, @critical-support.bsky.social Signal: @charlesdavis.13
“There’s all sorts of domestic events going on with 435 members of Congress all the time," House Speaker Mike Johnson said, "it’s not my business to get engaged in it.” www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Mike Johnson breaks his silence on Max Miller, calls for ‘process to play out’
The speaker made his first comments on the explosive abuse allegations in an interview with POLITICO’s “The Conversation.”
politico.com
Found possibly the worst branding decision in the history of hair salons.
Do not use Minneapolis organizers as the peaceful good example so you can smear the Prairieland defendants for their “violent” tactics. Alex Pretti was also armed. The MN 15 are being indicted for related tactics and strategy. So much is wrong with this piece, but that especially sticks in my craw.
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 5d ago"Their actions ensured that they struggled to achieve sympathetic media coverage outside of a few left-wing outlets, struggled to attract material or legal support (the ACLU, for instance, refused to touch the case), and failed to achieve positive virality in the larger culture."
Live chicks tossed on compost piles and then later beaten to death with rakes.
Annie Leymarie@annieleymarie.bsky.social · 6d agoYesterday UK organic eggs were found to be worse on climate than factory-farmed eggs. Today, a damning investigation shows horrific conditions within an organic chicken farm in the US. Watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-qy...
In 2018, Khalek was working for an outlet called Redfish, which purported to be a grassroots activist collective. In fact, it was Russian state media. Surely there are others with credibility who could discuss this matter? www.thedailybeast.com/grassroots-m...
Democracy Now!@democracynow.org · last wk.“Everybody who cares about a free press and cares about free speech should be alarmed about an attack like this," says BreakThrough News journalist Rania Khalek.
I'm not a doomer, nor do I think the rank-and-file are all MAGA, but the idea that there's mass resistance to Trump and Hegseth among the U.S. military elite — evidenced by occasional leaks to the NYT — is, I think, an unhelpful fantasy.
Right-wing evangelicals raised on the “Left Behind” series ignoring all the flashing signs and worshipping the literal Antichrist. Life’s funny like that.
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6d agochat is this good
“Chuck Todd has always been one of the smartest voices in American journalism.” www.poynter.org/news-release...
Poynter Institute to honor Chuck Todd for leadership in independent political journalism - Poynter
Todd will receive the Poynter Make a Mark Leadership Award during an Oct. 2 salon event in Kansas City.
poynter.org
The scripted profanity in American politics these days is so corny. Also my grandparents wouldn’t have liked it. Have some g.d. decorum.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Thanks to @prospect.org for citing @theredoubt.net! www.theredoubt.net/ice-detentio...
The American Prospect@prospect.org · last wk.The first people to be locked up inside the detention prison will likely be children and pregnant people already in custody—two groups uniquely vulnerable in Trump’s immigration terror campaign. prospect.org?p=141508
Like a lot of people, I thought we all knew about this a decade ago? And then nothing ever happened and I thought perhaps I was thinking of someone else. But it seems Tumblr has been vindicated once again.
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.New BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
theguardian.com
It’s a little bit sad and frankly just annoying to see some of my fellow Americans, defensive and coping, argue that Europeans are The Real Xenophobes — even as “ICE” is now global shorthand for “unaccountable death squad.”
A 29-year-old man participating in fraternity hazing rituals is certainly a type of Loser.
Eric Levai@ericlevai.bsky.social · last wk.A Secret Service agent was just arrested for nearly beating a man to death in Florida www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
“Hendrix launched her own fundraising plea after the incident. To date, she has raised nearly $900,000.”
Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle@dytsras.bsky.social · 2w agoRomney voters have their place in the coalition, but I wouldn’t say it’s at the lectern.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w agoThe vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.
Once more, we see the narrative of "Israeli global control" used to absolve others — the Tate brothers, George W. Bush, America — of responsibility for their own crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
And, mind you, “Donald Trump, antiwar” was being pushed after he had already been president once before and had escalated literally every bombing campaign he oversaw.
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 2w agogosh I almost feel bad for intercept comment section post-leftist weirdos who believed in Trump's transparently hollow election season anti-war rhetoric
As an elder millennial who’s still not over it, I would point that an Iraq war litmus test — pay no heed to those pundits who supported it — would allow us to simply ignore the take output of both Matt Stoller and Matt Yglesias, and probably other Matts I can’t think of right now.
Putting aside the premise that an em dash equals AI: Couldn’t you just CTRL + F? Or — hear me out — skim the page?
Seth Trueger@mdaware.org · 2w agooh come on
Now that the United States is not admitting any (real) refugees, I can only assume — having watched right-wing pundits over the years — that the government must now be spending all that money to help homeless veterans instead.
It's possible that the Trump admin. was blindsided by Israeli action and just spinning when it claimed otherwise. But before any bombs were dropped, the Trump White House was saying this — Israel being seen as attacking Iran first — was exactly what it wanted. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
It does bother me that "being right all along" is a handicap in the field of political punditry. Oh, you "were" a Nazi and now you agree with me? That's great! Shut up and take a seat.
Gilad Edelman@giladedelman.bsky.social · 2w ago“I fucking hate him; I think he’s a scumbag, and you can quote me on that,” one progressive said about Richard Hanania. And yet, “I think, bizarrely enough, that he and I probably share the same broad overall analysis of the American right.” Read my piece here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Europe is at risk of creating a human rights black hole with its ‘return hubs’ for migrants | Michael O'Flaherty
Europe is at risk of creating a human rights black hole with its ‘return hubs’ for migrants | Michael O'Flaherty
Without iron-clad legal safeguards, offshore migration centres can only repeat the worst mistakes of the recent past, says the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner
theguardian.com
I don’t believe “the public” thinks all that much about humanities professors, one way or the other. That’s an elite past time.
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3w agoAll can be true: 1. Universities have been targeted by a decades-long bad faith campaign 2. Status quo is vastly more normal than craziest stuff on Fox/social media, esp. outside elite schools 3. Parts of academia are in rough shape Despite 1 & 2, we can and should address 3.
So that’s TWO ex-wives, two daughters and an immediately family member that he physically abused and/or threatened. Just an insane story
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3w agoICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say.
The evidence that the US military, using an out of date targeting database, attacked the packed school in Minab, plus a pharmacy, cultural centre and other civilian buildings, with highly accurate Tomahawk cruise missiles. 4 minutes 👇
Iran school bombing: The evidence that precision strikes were used in the deadly attack
An investigation by Sky News reveals that precision strikes were used in a deadly primary school attack. The painstaking search for evidence is part of a major investigation into the tragedy.
news.sky.com
This was considered doomer rhetoric not so long ago. Now it’s being said by the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoRep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'"
