this is legitimately a huge problem that i don’t know how they will resolve, either from an executive or legislative standpoint, and it’s going to be the case across a lot more than just defense

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 6h ago

I fundamentally do not know how to square the politics whereby Democrats will essentially have to tell the American people that because they (the voters) made an extremely stupid decision, they need to lower their expectations substantially for the foreseeable future, but here we are.

Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

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The thing about proposing guardrails for U.S. police agencies is that — as body cameras, civilian oversight boards, efforts to ban lethal holds, and more have shown — police don't really _do_ guardrails.

evacide@evacide.bsky.social · 4h ago

You cannot make mass surveillance "safe" or "good" by adding more guardrails. The only way to make Flock safe is to get rid of Flock. www.gpb.org/news/2026/08...

At some point we are going to have to reckon with what percentage of the Thought Leadership we get from this class of people is just drug addiction. Either a lot of credulous reporters have never listened to someone tooted out of their mind go on a monologue or they're afraid to call it out.

Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social · 4w ago

This from the guy who has to hire people to play his video games for him.

this is so fucking disgusting.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h ago

Mike Johnson tells Politico that he's standing behind Republican Max Miller — despite the "serious" domestic abuse allegations against him.

Missouri elections be like: Hitler (R) 79% - Christ (D) 21% And then the ballot initiative: Amend the Missouri constitution to require the state to own the means of production and work towards full communism? Yes 92% - No 8%

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ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

SARS-CoV-2 did not come from a lab. There is no evidence pointing to laboratory origins. There’s been a massive disinformation campaign to convince the public otherwise. It’s scary how effective that campaign has been.

i know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten

do not hire the mountain goats guy to lead your guided meditation unless you have very particular and frankly weird meditative goals

the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · yesterday

imagine debasing yourself before one of the most ridiculous figures ever to occupy the global stage, imagine doing that with your life

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

During his last session in Congress Flake was the 3rd most conservative member of the Senate.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”

“How’s the economy going?” you might ask. Well, ribeye is $20/pound and has anti-shoplifting tags on it. So it’s guess everything is great.

Even if involved in narcotrafficking, this would be illegal. Due process.

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

This is obscene.

hiksmash@hiksmash.blacksky.app · 2d ago

What is PBS Kids doing telling 3rd graders to use Ai to write a poem???

My most unpopular opinion is that not every book has historical and cultural significance and it is not, in fact, morally wrong to shred books. There are a shit ton of books out there that are "old" and "rare" and it's fine to shred them. They're in the Library of Congress probably.

Insane that democrats keep trying to cave on this issue rather than amplifying the fact that it’s being spearheaded by bigots and freaks

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

I get the sense that a lot of people feel on some level that there must be a way to optimize things to the point where there’s a Good Option where no one has to suffer anything and it’s like… No, no, sometimes the best available option that does the least damage still sucks ass, welcome to adulthood

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d ago

it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy

the obsession with trans women in sports is, apart from the abject bigotry, a symptom of how we take amateur sports participation way too seriously in this country.

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The Senate is important, but state legislatures are just as big and, as the post notes, these races are a lot more effective use of your dollar.

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 3d ago

I love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...

If the entire Democratic Party is being asked by the press and pundits about a few DSA candidates in NYC, it seems like the entire Republican Party should be asked about their colleague who has been credibly accused -- by another colleague's daughter -- of repeated acts of violence.

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · last wk.

GOP House member--and fmr Trump advance man--allegedly -threw boiling water on his then-wife -held a gun to her head -broke his daughter's collarbone. She's 2 -abused abuse a fmr Trump WHer too When a reporter asked him about it , he threatened to block their # www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

one policy debate we deserve but are never going to get to have is what demands to be done to make blue states and cities whole after this presidency

Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 4d ago

this absolute scumbag www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

they used to make art

depths of wikipedia@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 3d ago

lmao

"Yeah, these hateful fucking people were protesting with signs about how trans athletes don't belong here, and how trans kids should feel shitty about themselves, and I think that's awesome. I mean, if some lonely kid out there knows strangers despise them, great. Yes, I think I'm a good person."

It's weird, when you look back on the coverage of Jackie Robinson integrating Major League Baseball, there weren't a lot of these sympathetic pieces about the fans practicing their rights of freedom of speech by screaming the N-word at him. Progress!

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d ago

Speaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn

there’s, like, a lot of yall who think I’m talking about one specific guy here and it’s like no. this is a general problem. the guy you’re thinking of, that is just one guy among many guys

the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 5d ago

can we sometimes be asking "what qualifies this guy to speak on this subject?" or has that ship sailed