You know, if you asked me to point to the San Juan Islands on a globe it'd probably take me at least 500 tries before I'd even begin to consider looking towards the Pacific Northwest.
The Alternate Historian@althistorian.bsky.social · last mo.Good time to remind people that Pickett almost started a war with Britain over a pig. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
Ken Vogel@kenvogel.bsky.social · 2mo agoSCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me: Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom. Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
SCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me: Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom. Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet
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DOCTOR: "So what seems to be the problem?" PATIENT: "Mmhbbhhggr hhruuh engghhuu." DOCTOR: "I'm sorry I can't understand, but don't worry. Great singer Bob Dylan is in town. Go see his show and no matter what ails you, you'll feel better!" PATIENT (sadly): "Ehg ddnghh m'm Bddnnn."
Any time a Spanish speaking government does right by its poorest the New York Times summons the ghost of United Fruit
W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · 2mo agoAMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum have lifted 13.5 million people out of poverty in the last 8 years, but NYT wants us to know that Mexico “can’t go on this way.”
Fun fact, Bobby Shmurda endorsed Jim Walden for mayor of NYC in 2025
Damn, I didn't know Paxton only won by 3.5% in 2018, he might actually have a chance at blowing this.
You can always find something to enjoy watching a Republican primary because no matter what happens a terrible person is losing and being humiliated
My expectations for Spanberger were really low but she's somehow ducking underneath them
Are there any good election tracking accounts I can follow on here to spend less time on the evil site?
Again, in actual democracies, ministers resign all the time, under threat of a no confidence vote in the parliament. We have a system where legislative confirmation totally fails ex ante to screen out wildly unqualified people, & ex post accountability depends on a toothless extraordinary measure.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 6mo agoThere must be a dozen fireable offenses listed in this piece: *Noem firing civil servants without cause *Her boyfriend using govt resources to boost her profile, punishing officials who would not give him a gun *Massive waste on ads, planes, delayed contracts, pushing favored firms
You: arguing with people who share 90% of your opinions online about Democratic messaging strategy (neither of you work in or volunteer in politics) Will Stancil:
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 7mo agoslight chance I blew the fit’s transmission tracking ice on the interstate today lol
This is a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment and State Sovereignty. Conditioning federal funds on states surrendering their constitutional authority is not “law and order.” It’s coercion—and the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled it unconstitutional.
The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.) (Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
The Democratic Party needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. This is pathetic. The calcified establishment is not up for this.
Sen. Maria Cantwell@cantwell.senate.gov · 7mo agoPresident Trump’s actions today with Venezuela raise more questions than answers. Is America going to be involved in running and stabilizing Venezuela? Today's actions raise many questions about the stability of the region and our policy towards South America.
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"¡Libertad!" Today I celebrate with the people of Venezuela in Colorado and elsewhere. The tyrant has fallen!
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Nobody is free in Venezuela and there's rocky days ahead. For a libertarian you're sure caping for state power. Trumps in particular.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gouysuoxatjdb5bjcqe4sfh7/bafkreieuo5re5yikud2twzqgsfgqly456kg6xjvkotdyg2j6v4ddxnoeee)