I cared nothing about Ed Sheeran yesterday and couldn't name you a single song. Still don't know any song titles, I just know he's complicit.

Begging a reporter to just ask him any basic question about AI like, "How do LLMs work?" or "What does LLM stand for?" "How are AIs trained?" And see what high IQ answer he comes up with.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 4d ago

Bear-hugging data centers remains the funniest part of his midterms strategy

Seeing Joe Manchin endorse Susan Collins and just have to underscore that dude's entire career has been defined solely by betraying Democrats. My grandma worked on Charlotte Pritt's WV gubernatorial campaign in 1996. When Pritt beat Manchin, he endorsed the Republican.

So the trade war with Canada will continue at least through 1/20/29.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2w ago

* CARNEY SAYS U.S. TERMS IN TRADE TALKS MEANT CANADIAN INDUSTRIES EITHER WOULD BECOME U.S. SUBSIDIARIES OR BE WOUND DOWN * CANADA SAYS WE CAN START HAVING TRADE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE U.S. WHEN "AMERICANS STOP DOING MEMES, STOP THROWING SHADE, STOP TRYING TO BE TOUGH AND START BEING SERIOUS"

Every second a Democrat spends thinking or talking about Piker is a second they could be talking about how Donald Trump is playing Legos with public buildings and coloring in maps instead of lifting a finger for the American people.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Howard Lutnick claims Trump is the only person in the world great enough to renovate the Kennedy Center

I don't interact with Trumpists - live in one of the bluest cities in America, my family doesn't suck. But like, what is there even to talk about? "Sure, the only person whose life has materially improved under Trump was the accomplice to America's most prolific pedophile, but he RENAMED THE GULF!"

So if I understand correctly, Trump can basically order the Board of Geographic Names to rename places to whatever he wants? It's true weakness that he's only renaming a lake. Let's name Canada America's Hat. Or every country as "Not America." We're in the dumbest version of reality, why not?

So the status quo, the USMC, is not a level playing field. Sounds like a bad deal! Wonder who negotiated that terrible agreement? Oh…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain on Trump's trade war with Canada: "What President Trump is trying to do, and I applaud him for that, is level the playing field. There is absolutely no way that President Trump is going to the make a bad deal for the American people."

Why isn’t Natalie’s face being photoshopped into Obsession memes? Honestly surprised I haven’t seen any of that.

"I can't imagine living without the Steam machine," says more negatively about the editor's imagination than it does the merits of a video game pc.

IGN@ign.com · 2mo ago

The Steam Machine has been around for a month now, and it has perfectly settled into our tech editor's daily gaming habits. Now, they can't imagine life without it. https://bit.ly/4hDlIIr

Holy fucking shit, @bencollins.bsky.social - JD Vance and Joe Rogan are literally doing the "It goes all the way up to the almost top!" bit but seriously.

I guess I haven't had to call for services lately but holy shit, the proliferation of AI "receptionists" is fucking awful. HVAC, eye doctor, fucking everything. Makes me feel insane.

I'll be honest, I didn't pay a ton of attention to Platner because I'm not a Maine voter and just wanted them to pick someone to take Collins out. But man, hearing bits of his drop out speech from last night and what an asshole. Angry folks don't understand the bullet they have dodged.

So just to be clear about how this works - when it comes to Muslim children existing, Republicans don't care about religious liberty. But when it comes to their opposition to banning child marriage, Republicans become very concerned about respecting parents' rights and religious freedom.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump is now using his platform to attack kindergarteners because they are Muslim

Seeing folks posting about DR CONGO and I get what it stands for but am amused by the thought of a character named DOCTOR CONGO.

For decades, Court conservatives have smugly put forward originalism as the only worthy method of Constitutional interpretation. But the Constitution is suddenly a living document when that might empower authoritarians to strip citizenship from brown people.

Kate Riga@kateriga.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Kavanaugh says that Constitution is an "enduring document" and that new exceptions to birthright citizenship can be added for "modern situations that were unknown or unanticipated by the Constitution’s Framers"

Could have saved some time by just sharing this scene from Blazing Saddles rather than writing that article.

Gene Wilder & Cleavon Little: You Know Morons

ALT: Gene Wilder & Cleavon Little: You Know Morons

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Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Missed this yesterday. This is a must-read by @pbump.bsky.social and explains soooo much

Also... isn't there just actual real-world data that already disproves this? DC just elected a self-described Democratic Socialist over Bowser 2.0 and the turnout for that primary was like, less than 25% of registered voters.

Sam@samd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

the idea that there is a latent far-left socialist majority that refuses to vote is legitimately just the political equivalent of a cargo cult

Can’t help but think about Ilhan Omar being forced to apologize in 2019 for pointing out this very dynamic! She was smeared as antisemitic *by democrats* for what is now a winning message for democrats.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"But at a time when Democrats increasingly question unconditional military aid to Israel, here is an organization using the power of big donors and dark money (already liberal boogeymen) to defend it." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/m...

Between Artemis, America 250, and the World Cup, the vibes in this country should be fucking amazing in 2026. Instead, the smallest man (figuratively speaking) in American history has absolutely cast a wet fart over the American psyche. What a missed opportunity.

Oh, they have the concepts of the deal. So going by the concepts of a plan for healthcare timeline, it's unquestionable at this point that Iran is a new forever war.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We always learn within 24 hours of Trump’s big announcements that they are nonsense.

Remember when the Republicans were all like, "AOC's Green New Deal is gonna make it so you can't have hamburgers!" And now, their policy is, "You should be grateful that ground beef is 300% more expensive!"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Rep. Dusty Johnson: "Beef is still an incredible value. We're not used to paying $8 or $9 for a pound of ground beef, but you compare the nutrition in a pound of beef to a $9 bag of chips, and I would tell you beef still packs a powerful punch."

Top level Biden staffer cashing in with the billionaire authoritarians seeking to consolidate media in the direction of Trump - sure instills confidence in the Dem establishment!

Paramount Hires Former Biden White House Official Shuwanza Goff as Lead Democratic U.S. Government Affairs Exec

Former Biden administration official Shuwanza Goff is joining Paramount Skydance as VP of U.S. government affairs, coming amid Paramount's massive pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Fuck these people. "Look, there is no evidence we can find of fraud, because there is none. But you have to admit that our constantly pretending there *is* fraud is undermining voter confidence, so really, we should just give elections only to Republicans." That's their position on democracy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

RAJU: The president keep saying the California election was rigged. What evidence have you seen? SCALISE: You had wide changes after election night in the results R: They're just counting the ballots SCALISE: Look, whether you can prove fraud or not, it does undermine voter integrity in the vote

99% of the stuff in this NYT Platner article would be viewed as a badge of honor by the right if he were running as a Republican, including and especially the "I would totally rape an intruder, but like, not in a gay way," story... Which, it should hopefully be clear is not a defense of Platner.

Economist had a "Threat from the Illiberal Left" cover back in 2021 as well. Can't seem to find any threat of fascism covers, though. Weird!

The Economist@economist.com · 4mo ago

The next generation of illiberal leftism is gaining ground. It is time to fight back econ.st/3RPYFPV

The implication of Yglesias’ position is basically that Democratic voters should shut up and swallow whatever No Labels’ corporate donors priorities are.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I like Reps Gray and Suozzi a lot, was proud to moderate a panel with them yesterday, and basically agree with their Promise to America. But even if you don’t, doesn’t “vote blue no matter who” suggest letting them cook to some extent? www.thepromisetoamerica.com

Wish that a single journalist in this country would bring Scott Pelley's attitude-towards-management to conversations like this. This is patently idiotic on multiple levels. Prediction markets aren't an innovation - it's gambling. Making Congressional betting "subject to a blind trust" is nonsense.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

SORKIN: Do you think people in Congress and the Senate should be trading on prediction markets? SEN. LUMMIS: If they do, I think that should also be subject to a blind trust

This is also why I think Dems need to be more clear-eyed around stopping grift. From supplements, to MLMs, to crypto/memecoins and stocks, all of this stuff fuels the extreme rightwing while also taking advantage of Americans.

Cy Klone@sighclone.bsky.social · 4mo ago

One item I feel is being left out of expressing how insane this is - didn't he rise among these folks by basically hitching a ride on the whole (still ongoing) Gamestop Memestock grift cult? He was trying to coopt them to get them to buy stock in his family business and return him to leadership.

The UK isn't perfect but it does have so many things I am envious of: * Universal healthcare * Taskmaster * No Cenk Uygur allowed