Stoneball
@stoneballs.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist. Gay sentient alien symbiote with amorphous, viscous form. Brain afficionado, known to slither.
I can't possibly be the only one who thinks Dr. El-Sayed is HOT AF🔥🔥🔥 I love it that Dems get Ossoff, Wes Moore, Ocasio-Cortez, Mamdani, Brandon Johnson and El-Sayed while Republicans have to settle for Ted Cruz, Stephen Miller, Linda McMahon, Steven Cheung and the guy with the full diaper.
Predictably, Mr. Every-Election-I-Lose-Is-Rigged is already wheeling out the Excuse Wagon. Can we all agree that Donald Trump is a giant p*ssy? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump, MAGA already pushing conspiracies about Michigan mail voting
It’s no surprise the president and prominent election deniers are already planting the seeds of a voting conspiracy to lean on if El-Sayed beats GOP candidate Mike Rogers.
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Thanks for the new follows, guys. You pushed me over 2,800! Muuuuch appreciated!
Dwight Schrute's Boss Day Thank You
ALT: Dwight Schrute's Boss Day Thank You
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Residents of Texas, Michigan and other states hit hard by Trump’s war-mongering incompetence are having a much harder time putting food on the table. But in New York City residents are starting to see relief in their grocery bills, thanks to Mayor Mamdani’s 5 new city-run groceries. 1 Forbes ⬇️
Let's send Jamie Ager to Congress and give North Carolina a District 11 Representative it can finally be proud of. #JamieAger
Jamie Ager@jamie.agerforcongress.com · yesterdayThere's never a bad day at Darnell Farms! I'm so grateful to everyone who joined us over the weekend for some fun and fellowship. #NC11 #WNC #SwainCountyNC
The people of N.C.'s 11th Congressional District deserve so much better. First, Madison Cawthorn and his bizarre, chaotic term. Now Chuck Edwards, a shockingly brazen sexual harasser. Democratic nominee Jamie Ager will clean up the Edwards/Cawthorn mess and bring honor back to the 11th.
The Sgt Joker@thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 16h agoI’m withdrawing from my reelection to spend more time with my old ugly hag of a wife instead of those young beautiful staffers, who definitely will think I’m super hot if I keep propositioning them, because I don’t want to give my wife half my 💩 or pay alimony. ~ Chuck Edwards (NC-R)
Big congrats to Michigan Senate nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, whose optimistic campaign calls for America to renew its commitment to Americans. 🙌 Props to Rep. Haley Stevens for fighting a good fight. Now, let's join together and reclaim the Senate for America. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
One senator can now not only ensure the Blanche nomination goes down in flames, but that he must vacate the role: Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Senator, millions of women across America are silently praying for your NO vote. Please, do not let them down.
What other Republican senators are willing to buck the Trump/Russell Vought/Project 2025/Handmaids Tale plan that Blanche is pimping to "faith leaders"? Sen. Murkowski? Surely you can't line up with this? McConnell's out. That lowers R's to 50. Blanche needs 51. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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"...anyone who oversees a news org. — I am chief exec. of Paramount, which owns CBS — shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, esp. on matters involving his own company." ⬇️ Piously "written" by the same guy whose newsroom spiked a major expose of Epstein finan$ing. 1 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN.
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The same creatures bitching about Fauci taking the 5th are in full support of a deal that would let Trump avoid investigations and criminal charges for as much as $100M in tax fraud. Sens. Paul & Hawley, I'd bet $100 you both vote to confirm Blanche and this BS deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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News #media, we need your attention: You must adopt a new standard in dealing with Trump. He's using your antiquated reportorial approach for perverse ends. And it's badly harming the American people. 1 (#WaPo captures him perfectly ⬇️: The asshole no other world leader wants to talk to.)
News #media, we need your attention: You must adopt a new standard in dealing with Trump. He's using your antiquated reportorial approach for perverse ends. And it's badly harming the American people. 1 (#WaPo captures him perfectly ⬇️: The asshole no other world leader wants to talk to.)
Pres. Paxson is resigning because of malicious Trump admin. pressure. But ACE's Ted Mitchell says "it's a no brainer" to sign a higher ed compact with this corrupt administration. It's only a no brainer in that you'd have to have no brain to sign it. They've shown you who they are. BELIEVE THEM.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoBreaking News: Brown’s president said she would resign after a long tenure, which included a Trump settlement and a campus shooting that left two students dead.
. @aacu.org, Please lead the charge in defeating McMahon's renewed effort to get our colleges & universities to sign a "pledge" on academic standards, admissions procedures and tuition costs. This pledge would further the administration's bullshit slander war of lies against higher ed. 1
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)@aacu.org · 6d agoHelp shape the conversations that matter most in higher education. The call for proposals for the 2027 AAC&U Annual Meeting is open through July 31. Share your expertise and join colleagues in Seattle, WA. aacu.org/am #AACU2027
This administration now wants the APLU and its members to sign another commitment, and early signs show APLU and ACE ARE ACTUALLY CONSIDERING IT! Mark Becker, Ted Mitchell -- HAVE YOU LOST YOUR GD MINDS?!? How many times does this administration have to kick you in the balls before you fight back?
Aaron Levine@aarondlevine.bsky.social · 2y agoAPLU put out a brief statement: www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
If #APLU and #ACE/TedMitchell don't shoot this down IMMEDIATELY, they will have hell to pay with members. I will lobby like hell to ensure NO ONE signs on. You cannot give these people AN INCH. They will use it against you in DEMANDING 10 miles. Trump has shown you who he is. BELIEVE HIM.
Stoneball@stoneballs.bsky.social · 2d agoThis former 'rasslin lady wants colleges to cut a deal with her criminal boss because our policies have "eroded trust"? Once confirmed, McMahon immediately began disassembling the Dept. of Ed. OH, BUT COLLEGES ARE THE ONES LOSING TRUST. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
This former 'rasslin lady wants colleges to cut a deal with her criminal boss because our policies have "eroded trust"? Once confirmed, McMahon immediately began disassembling the Dept. of Ed. OH, BUT COLLEGES ARE THE ONES LOSING TRUST. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
After Colleges Reject ‘Compact,’ Trump Officials Try a Letter
The open letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon fell far short of the attempt at a compact last year that dangled research money in return for embracing the Trump administration’s agenda.
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NC Repubs love their culture wars, always pointing the finger. But when real cases play out, it's REPUBLICANS who are shown not only to be corrupt, but WEIRD AF. In 2024, it was Robinson & Cawthorn. Now it's US Rep. Chuck Edwards & Senate nom Michael Whatley: A sexual harasser & a sex offender pal.
"Profile in Courage." HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA First, they let Trump humiliate them. Then, they humiliate themselves. Then they become lobbyists. #CowardlyCornyn #TimorousTillis
To participate in my betting pool on how many days until Trump brings back the unregulated slush fund to funnel more money into his own pocket, use the hashtag #TrumpIsACrookAndCornynTillisAreAccomplices.
Stoneball@stoneballs.bsky.social · 3d agoIn this Susan Collins-like example of leadership, Cornyn & Tillis will now performatively vote for Blanche, and then describe Trump's resurrection of the fund as "troubling" and "unexpected." 🙄 The GOP is deeply corrupt, rotting from its head and doesn't care. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In this Susan Collins-like example of leadership, Cornyn & Tillis will now performatively vote for Blanche, and then describe Trump's resurrection of the fund as "troubling" and "unexpected." 🙄 The GOP is deeply corrupt, rotting from its head and doesn't care. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Blanche’s AG nomination back on track after he formally rescinds payout fund
Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) had threatened to vote against Todd Blanche’s nomination if their concerns were not addressed.
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WTAF are they smoking at #NPR? I just listened to a segment that would indicate they have learned nothing from their battles with the federal government and Republicans in recent years. The segment was ostensibly about Fauci. With the help of a public health expert from U Mich. they broadly...
Trump - lied like a MF about “vandalism” at the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, as his own DOJ now makes clear; - and Todd Blanche lied bigly about his $1.8M slush fund. It’s not dead, he’s appealing the decision that quashed it, pushing for reinstatement. MAGA, Republicans, he’s playing you for FOOLS.
Rick Devens: You're Getting Played! (Survivor 38)
ALT: Rick Devens: You're Getting Played! (Survivor 38)
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What we don’t know is why they *really* dropped it. Hearn must be prepared to file a ma$$ive, airtight claim. Here’s hoping he makes Trump eat every delicious slice of the shit pie he tried to forcefeed the public.
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 5d agoBREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water.
2032. A surviving couple picks through garbage in a radiated desert. Him: “I’ll never get over how Republicans knew he was insane, but let him keep the codes.” Her, scratching at a bleeding sore on her face: “If it’s any consolation, they were the first to die.” Him, quietly: “No. No, it isn’t.”
Trinity Bomb: First Nuclear Weapon Test
ALT: Trinity Bomb: First Nuclear Weapon Test
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Trump and Republican Party to Working Poor Families of America: Go To Hell www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
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Stoneball@stoneballs.bsky.social · 5d agoBREAKING: Conservative Megan McArdle diagnoses academia's woes in this podcast monologue, and her treatment rec is pretty surprising: A DEI/Affirmative Action campaign -- for conservative faculty. "Viewpoint diversity" is in such great need, she argues... 1 www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/imp...
BREAKING: Conservative Megan McArdle diagnoses academia's woes in this podcast monologue, and her treatment rec is pretty surprising: A DEI/Affirmative Action campaign -- for conservative faculty. "Viewpoint diversity" is in such great need, she argues... 1 www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/imp...
Opinion | How to fix higher education without destroying it - The Washington Post
Public confidence in higher education has been eroding for years. Rising costs, uncertain job prospects and political conflict have led many people to question whether colleges still serve the public....
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While voters are distracted by other things, cheating Republicans in North Carolina, led by dishonest Dave Boliek, state auditor, are outright STEALING this fall's midterms. Eliminating Dem-heavy polling places, instituting new rules making it much easier to randomly toss out ballots and... 1
