Decades from now, there will be studies showing a multi-year flatlining of human progress across the globe, and it will be directly traceable to the re-election of Donald Trump

"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.

I'd also argue that people can, and should, be concerned about media consolidation regardless of the politics of the people involved.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · yesterday

Genuinely a choice to give the son of a billionaire column space to argue for him to further consolidate the media, especially given the pretty abysmal track record of on journalism he has already implemented at CBS

Now why would Tehran not trust the U.S.?

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d ago

Mojtaba Khamenei Backs IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi’s Hardline Strategy  • According to sources, Tehran has concluded that the United States can no longer be trusted, and IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi’s approach has effectively become the regime’s official policy.

I think there’s merit to this idea.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 2d ago

I know this would be closing the barn door after he horse has been reelected president, but if Democrats win both chambers I'd really like to see a concurrent resolution deeming January 6 an insurrection under 14(3). 1/

"The central problem with this Court, as I’ve argued (ad nauseam) before, is that this Court does what it pleases, when it pleases—because it has become completely unaccountable." Well put!

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d ago

Lots of efforts to prop up #SCOTUS have focused on the claim that the Court has shown itself to be “independent” of Trump. As today’s “One First” explains, “independence” may make it possible for the Court to rule against the other branches, but it’s only the means—not the end—of judicial review:

Dude's currently involved in two lawsuits. Can't imagine his lawyers are too thrilled about this move.

Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 3d ago

“I’m not getting out of this race and I’m winning in November.” He says he’s doing a document dump on dropbox.

a lot of what the right does nowadays is create an emotional support system for bigots. bigotry will offend and alienate people in your life, so the right looks provides a counterweight that lavishes you with praise.

Yet another hazard of electing septuagenarians to Congress - they don’t understand technology.

John Perrino@johnperrino.com · 5d ago

Internet infrastructure services carry all kinds of encrypted data to preserve the integrity of the Internet. The bill's definition would cover caching and routing services like the content delivery networks (CDNs) used to load content on many websites. We'd all be worse off, but there's no logic.

Among the worst ideas floating around is that "the free market" will naturally achieve desirable results for society. No, it won't, not even in theory, much less in practice. Markets don't optimize "good for society" unless you make them.

Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

TBH, I'm more interested in a political party that's going to work to stop a fascist takeover of our country than one that's focused on "affordability."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Jeffries: "They have nothing to run on. We're going to run on fighting for an affordable America."

Just an absolute shout out to everyone out there who helped manufacture doubt around the question of this guy being a Nazi, particularly after the Nazi salute.

Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tweet from Elon Musk: “Anyone who opposites remigration is a traitor” posted yesterday.

"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.

Leiracal@leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

It is political malpractice for Democratic senators to be helping Trump fill judicial vacancies four months before the midterms. Completely unserious people.

I Am Begging Senate Democrats to Do Anything Other Than Help Confirm Trump Judges

Four months before the 2026 midterms, three Democratic lawmakers have decided to give a historically unpopular president a little boost.

ballsandstrikes.substack.com

Upholding birthright citizenship 5-4 is an “emphatic repudiation” of Trump?

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Kagan says it's 'bad rap' to claim #SCOTUS is rolling over for Trump & cites tariffs/birthright citizenship/National-Guard-in-cities rulings. She says court's handling of 'shadow docket' has improved & calls Trump's unprecedented visit 'a non-event.' www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

You know the Roberts Court lacks credibility when.

Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com · 2w ago

In a footnote in a labor case, a senior Republican-appointed judge on the D.C. Circuit blasts the Supreme Court about an embarrassing error in its landmark ruling overturning the Chevron case, which unsettled four decades of administrative law precedent. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc...

well this is easily the most detestable thing a president has ever said about us troops he had killed

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump on fallen US troops: "All of them said very strongly, 'We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.'"

What ever could have changed people's minds about entering WWII?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

BLITZER: How do you explain the disconnect between what the president says and how Americans feel according to almost all of these most recent polls? REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: Prior to World War 2, 85% of Americans were not in favor of entering that war, and then it all changes

Really leaning into those war crimes.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "From this point forward, any time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the US will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran."

A geriatric senator ordering protestors removed so an unqualified Secretary of Defense can get through his talking points tells you pretty much everything you need to know about how responsive our government is to the American public.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Hegseth is interrupted by a second, third, and fourth round of protesters in quick succession

They should just cancel the damn thing.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: 500+ journalists formally ask White House Correspondents Assoc. "to publicly pledge that it will fight back against the Trump Admin's assault on press freedom" at its dinner with Trump on Friday "Attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious"

Oh, so the suspect was a white guy then.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Markwayne Mullin on the suspect who lit a fire and took shots outside a federal building in NYC: "If this was suffering from some mental illness, maybe we can get this Army veteran some help"

Government-promoted anti-intellectualism is a common feature of fascist states, with “intellectualism” coded as feminine and/or Jewish/leftist.

NPR@npr.org · 3w ago

If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

a couple GOP senators seem to have mild doubts over whether Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is qualified to be the top attorney in the country they *should* have strong doubts over whether he’s qualified to be an attorney at all ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Todd Blanche: The January 6 Slush Fund I Approved Is Not My Fault

Todd Blanche, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has backed off his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” Kind of. Mostly.

ballsandstrikes.org

The news is always "This absolute fool was dismantled in hearings today. He is manifestly unqualified for the position and would be an existential danger if confirmed. Disaster. He is set to be confirmed immediately." When you ask why everyone is furious and exhausted all the time, this is why.

And no single GOP senator will view this as disqualifying.

Ken Vogel@kenvogel.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: Todd Blanche declined to discuss the killing of an investigation into Trump's clemency grant to David Gentile, suggesting a @nytimes.com report on it was the result of leaks & contained “falsehoods.” But he did not identify inaccuracies, & DOJ has not challenged the report.

I want to see the internal polls that have Greg Abbott of all people publicly coming out against cops murdering brown people.

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 3w ago

oh wow

If every logistics clerk, airplane mechanic, and computer technician in the military isn't experiencing constant, violent roid rage, how will we possibly prevail in the conflicts of the 21st century?

Matthew Gault@mjgault.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting

More of this, please. I get the temptation to move on to another line of questioning when all you're getting is bullshit dodging, but none of these nominees are going to do anything other than dodge, so make them squirm and look ridiculous.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is a terrific illustration -- for elected officials but also for media figures -- of the incredible power of simply refusing to take a bullshit dodge for an answer. Keep asking the question, over and over again, and make the weasels squirm.