Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

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musk (again) agrees with ending women's right to vote

Yes, I wish propaganda didn't work too. But when a nation is drowning in lies... www.yahoo.com/news/politic... bsky.app/profile/meid...

Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference

PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A French and German delegation travelled this month to Brasilia, where intelligence officials briefed them on alleged US and Russian interference before Brazil's election, a...

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 12h ago

Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want. His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”

This whole political era is just the electorate having to relearn lessons that society has already learned. Vaccines are the perfect example of this.

The people who continue to perpetuate this myth are precisely who laid the groundwork for Trump’s big lie. They should be cut out of Democratic politics like a malignant tumor.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10h ago

I assumed this was an older book but I swear to god this was published in the year of our lord 2026

On the one hand, it’s comforting to know that Americans aren’t uniquely stupid, voters everywhere have skulls filled with mush and worms. On the other hand, global fascism is probably not an ideal state of affairs.

Tyron@tyron.bsky.social · 8h ago

Brazil looks over and like Bolsonaro's definitely winning the runoff. Some crazy flips too.

for reference, in the Dobbs opinion, Alito was like, women generally don't _plan_ to get an abortion, so how could they have a reliance interest in abortion? which is kind of an extension of 'you want health insurance? what, you plan on being sick?'

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social · 6h ago

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

To be scrupulously fair to Alito, he doesn't really believe women are people, so I guess it isn't surprising that he doesn't think they have concrete reliance interests.

Marty Lederman@martylederman.bsky.social · 6h ago

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

Liberal white men always show their asses eventually.

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17h ago

The best cure for ideological bias is find someone on the other side and go to lunch with them.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes we disagree about facts. Sometimes we disagree about values. Figuring out which is which is fun part. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/my-libertarian-friends-were-right

Texas restaurants warning they may have to end free chips and salsa because of Trump's tariffs feels like the kind of thing that might start a riot... or flip a Senate seat 😎

To eliminate ideological bias, go to lunch with someone who thinks that you should: 1. not exist; 2. not be a citizen; or 3. should be murdered in ICE detention or in a foreign country after deportation. You might learn some things! Be sure to pick up the tab as a sign of good-will! #Satire

He’s gonna collapse at one of these in about three days.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Trump: "I take an aspirin a day. I don't know if it works but psychologically I need it. It thins the hell out of your blood I guess ... They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don't know what the hell it is. It's a monster. They said, 'Sir, you don't need that!'"

Here's something you neoliberal elites will NEVER understand: Kamala scolded some protestors one time, so this is really all her fault.

Semafor@semafor.com · 3d ago

The US dispatched another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, signaling a potential escalation in the Iran war. www.semafor.com/article/10/0...

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

An adopted St. Louis man discovered his father is five-time Grammy award winner Michael McDonald

Adopted St. Louis man discovers his biological father is a Grammy-winning artist

A St. Louis man who spent decades wondering about his biological roots was recently reunited with his birth parents—and discovered his father is a five-time Grammy Award winner

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Look here. I am telling you the tide is turning. Humanity is not going to give up without a fight. The poorly adjusted,self loathing,other-being hating dude bros don’t get to have the future.They just don’t.Man behind the curtain, Emperor’s clothes, pick your allegory. In any case, know the story.

Dustin A. Chacón@lingdustin.bsky.social · 3d ago

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...

Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot

An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.

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"Voters have a regret or two, and we've seen this in poll after poll. The regret has grown since the beginning of Trump's presidency" -- Enten unpacks polling showing that Kamala Harris would easily beat Donald Trump if they were both on the ballot again next month

So. Much. Economic Anxiety.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

"He's gonna fix it. Believe in him ... all the abortion, it's evil ... I want to see 2 people -- Trump & Jesus...we do not want Muslims taking over...I have horrible thoughts. I don't think they should be here. This isn't their country...they need to pack up & go back where they came from."

The future of the military is one computer shooting missiles at whoever it wants and thousands of soldiers who stand around looking sexy

The conservative justices are free to hold Supreme Court expansion illegal, but it’s going to be embarrassing to be in a 6-to-48 minority

Indiscreet Function@homotopic.bsky.social · 3d ago

I agree with this take but one problem is that it's not clear the Supreme Court would uphold court expansion either (there is an effort on the right to cook up legal arguments for why it's not constitutional)

😦 "The execution team worked for an hour said Pike's lawyer, who counted at least 7 needles in her arm. During the struggle, Pike even suggested where they might find a vein. 'Please try here, please try here,' he recalled her saying. She told them over and over, please try higher on my shoulder.”

WJTV 12 News@wjtv.bsky.social · 3d ago

Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

Now to take a big sip of water and see what Catholic doctrine on the death penalty suggests

Rich Raho@richraho.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

The President is unable to stay awake during Oval Office press conferences

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d ago

TSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift. TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.

Trump just amplified an article dismissing concerns over Black people found hanging as a “leftist race narrative” and accusing Democrats and civil rights activists of “race-baiting.”

Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative”

President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations.

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Still amazed that Eric Schmitt made the MAGA media rounds as if he wasn't thoroughly humiliated. Like Wile E. Coyote doing a press victory lap fresh off smashing into a painted tunnel.

Hey @politico.com can you explain why @thirdway.bsky.social is the source for what the Democrats' SCOTUS platform will be, when they don't even have the word "Democrat" in their name and routinely diss the party? I'll wait.

The deterioration is accelerating. Look how simple and fragmentary his sentence structure is getting. Compare this to how Trump has talked about his uncle previously.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

TRUMP: Did you see the story about my uncle? TIME: The one who taught at MIT? TRUMP: I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest.

Wow! Schmitt didn’t just get it wrong, his team was warned the texts were unvetted, but he used them anyway. Not only that, Chuck Grassley’s Judiciary staff left the texts out of its own hearing memo. Schmitt’s team went digging for them, then used them to accuse Jack Smith of perjury.

Hey look! Let’s shit on democrats for *checks notes* doing the right thing.

Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 5d ago

BREAKING: Senate Democrats block bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades