A reminder that people who know anything about politics -- what the parties are, what they stand for, their record, who they've elected, how government works -- are a freakish minority. Most people know *nothing at all* past the vague mythologies that sift down through pop culture.

Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · last wk.

"Who's better on..." 🔵Women's Rights: D +18 🔵Environment: D +17 🔵Democratic Norms: D +10 🔵Cost of Living: D +4 🟣Political Violence: Even 🟣Wars/Terrorism: Even 🔴AI: R +1 🔴Corruption: R +1 🔴Guns Control: R +3 🔴Immigration: R +5 🔴Crime: R +14 Ipsos / July 26, 2026

There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.

Would assume everyone knows it by now, but just in case "First the traitors, then the invaders" is an explicit reference to The Turner Diaries, where a white supremacist revolution overruns "The System" and kills all their enemy during the evocatively named "Day of the Rope".

The Turner Diaries - Wikipedia

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last mo.

X owner Elon Musk indicates he would prioritise political violence (assassination of pro-migration politicians is the common sense meaning) over violence against "invaders" (refugees, asylum seekers, maybe ethnic minorities generally) while endorsing call for violence (killing) against both groups

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a mission accomplished moment for the ghoulish Trump administration

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2w ago

CBO has new estimates for marketplace plans, with a huge amount of detail on insurance coverage Subdizied marketplace plans falls nearly in half by 2036, to 11.7 million, a drop of 9.2m Number of uninsured rises nearly 11 million, in part also because Medicaid coverage drops 11.5m

And all the while, what Elon Musk actually did was dance around with a chainsaw for the cameras and spend 16 hours a day at-replying Nazi propaganda with “hmmm yes very true” while junior acolytes of his did the actual smashing

James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 2w ago

"They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” This man did incalculable damage, while 'carried away.'

as is always the case, the Bad Take Monster eats clicks, and it’s best to starve it

victory lapping on this one

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2y ago

welcome to the Age of Diarrhea

Saying you are going to put "Tilly Norwood" in a movie is like saying that the star of Shrek is Shrek

This edit of a new and older trad wife is perfect

the feds have done more to harass americans angry over good and pretti’s killings than they have to investigate them

Adam Steinbaugh@adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · last mo.

After federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a New Yorker sent ICE's director an email in January comparing him to a Nazi. This week, DHS agents stalked him across New York. His home. A hotel. They gave his wife a letter warning of criminal prosecution. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

when the right is in power it’s extremely important to platform them because they obviously represent the spirit of the people and when the right is out of power it’s extremely important to platform them for intellectual diversity and fairness

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · last mo.

remember how after trump won every media outlet was in a rush to hire sycophantic trump lickspittle to represent his voters? is that happening right now with progressive commentators? i can only assume it is and i just havent seen it

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

"desperately wanting a different set of voters than the ones they actually have" nails it

Jeff Hauser@jeffhauser.bsky.social · last mo.

A politics based on concessions will end up giving a lot of concessions speeches.

FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected. He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Trump administration detained a Colombian immigrant this week in Phoenix after he spoke out against a Trump-endorsed candidate in his home country’s upcoming presidential election. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

This is the stuff of dictatorships. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally

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A genocidal maniac.

This is the part that kills me about so many leftists. They think of the party as management and themselves as labor, when they should be treating the party as a coop.

Both Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio seem to be describing Netanyahu using the same tactic 14 years apart. The difference is, it seems, the same tactic worked this time.

shout out to universal mail ballot distribution, ranked choice, and readily available drop boxes around the city

I just—like, sure, being a trillionaire is cool I guess but what’s it all for if you haven’t even seen the wreckage of the titanic firsthand

The fact Twitter is pushing Hunter Biden into people's "Following" tab who aren't following him really gives away the game they see his promotion as hurting Democrats. Those slots are usually reserved for right wing cranks.

One of the hardest stories I’ve had to write.

RANGE Media@rangemedia.co · 2mo ago

The verdict in the Trial of the Spokane 3 yesterday was devastating for many of our community members, but for the three defendants - Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II - the fight is not over. Read more on what the verdict means and what's next in their ongoing legal battle below.

Hero shit.

Erin Sellers@merrywanderer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This was maybe the best day of my career as a journalist so far. Seeing my investigative work have such an immediate impact that even the federal govt is agreeing this man should be impeached for his “horrendous” tweets…that’s fuel for more 12 hour days. See yall next Tuesday!

One hour left of court and we still haven't gotten to actual questions from lawyers which was supposed to take two hours. Current juror does songwriting "and you can find that online if you go looking." (Pennell smiled in to her hand)

the president is raiding the treasury to put your tax dollars into this mans personal checking account as a reward for what hes doing in this picture

When a Democrat is president, the press only cares about the swing voters who oppose him. When a Republican is president, the press only cares about the conservative voters who support him.

Reuters@reuters.com · 3mo ago

Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree. reut.rs/4dL2y14