Any Republican victory in an environment where they are refusing to mail hundreds of thousands, if not millions of ballots, would be completely illegitimate.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Except that it's not a war, only congress has the authority to declare war. It's just sparkling conflict.

D. Earl Stephens@dearlstephens.bsky.social · 2d ago

📌UNDERSTAND: The resignation of the Secretary of the Army in the middle of a war points to extreme dysfunction atop the ranks that could have catastrophic effects for the troops and the citizens of the United States of America. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

In 2009, Gates said that the US would have 1700 stealth fighters in 2025, while China would have only a few hundred.

Giled Pallaeon@giledpallaeon.bsky.social · 3d ago

Gates made a bunch of decisions that assumed a China fight couldn’t happen until the 2040s or later. Bastard was dead wrong.

The Bulwark and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social have still not addressed this. It seems that not many people care. Give anyone enough time and they'll always disappoint you. What a sad world we live in.

The Frito Bandito@thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · last wk.

The Bulwark subreddit is banning discussion of this article and banning people who post about it. I canceled my Bulwark subscription and told them that this is why. Extremely disappointing.

The Navy has been stretched to the breaking point, as the conditions on the Lincoln demonstrate. McGrath believes there may be "unbelievable crimes of commission and omission going on by Navy uniform leadership and political leadership all the way to the top."

A sobering episode from the CavasShips podcast on the state of the Navy amid Trump's Iran war. Bryan McGrath, formerly of the Hudson Institute (not exactly left-wing), called on uniformed flag officers to "seriously consider putting their stars down on the table." open.spotify.com/episode/2jOS...

We were supposed to be the good guys

The Bulwark subreddit is banning discussion of this article and banning people who post about it. I canceled my Bulwark subscription and told them that this is why. Extremely disappointing.

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · last wk.

The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look. On why the press looks away:

We the Majority are under the hostile occupation of a vicious, evil minority who take our wealth by force and redistribute it to unproductive leeches in rural areas, all while denigrating us as fake Americans and destroying that which allows us to be so wealthy and productive.

tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

they oughta pair this movie with an Amber Heard summer comedy, make it a double feature, just like Barbenheimer

Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · last mo.

First poster for Ti West’s ‘EBENEZER’ has been released. Starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge. #Ebenezer #JohnnyDepp

If Democrats pass big legislation in 2029, voters will be aware of this and will reward Democrats with even bigger electoral victories in 2030 and 2032.

why is oil going up? people dont know the strait will be open soon? are they dumb? i explained about this already.

The Frito Bandito@thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · last mo.

The Strait will be open soon, because if it isn't the economy would become bad, and the economy won't become bad.

In summary: - Victim appears to be holding a knife - 3 officers are attempting to restrain him - 4th officer deploys taser (appears effective) - Shooting officer releases control of knife hand - Victim drops to the ground and curls up - Shooting officer draws sidearm and shoots victim in head 3x

I put together video and audio from the incident of the Madison, WI police shooting today, along with annotations of what I think we're seeing. WARNING: This video is graphic and depicts the execution from two different angles.

I watched a few different angles. If you don't have the stomach for this kind of thing, don't look for the videos. My initial reaction is that it looks more like an execution than even Alex Pretti.

Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · last mo.

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

The Strait will be open soon, because if it isn't the economy would become bad, and the economy won't become bad.

Breaking Defense has gone Woke now? Uh, excuse me, but if you don't support war crimes like murdering shipwrecked survivors, you're a Communist!!1!!!

Breaking Defense@breakingdefense.com · last mo.

The US military campaign to stop drug trafficking has failed. It’s time to move on. https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/the-us-military-campaign-to-stop-drug-trafficking-has-failed-its-time-to-move-on/

Tucker-Owens 2028 Or Fuentes-Loomer 2028 Both great options for our country, both could win with 271 electoral votes vs Generic White Man Democrat

Imagine if we ran the safeguarding of nuclear waste as we run our democracy. Imagine if we ran jury trials as we run our democracy. Imagine if we built bridges according to specifications chosen democratically by the people.

DON'T FORGET THIS WAS CLAUWURTZS MAIN POINT ABOUT WAR

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Rep. Rich McCormick on Iran: "I'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance. We are the dominant world superpower. These guys are not. I would've been unrelenting until the end."

I don't normally eat a lot of cheese. Today I made some cheesy pasta as a treat. I remember now why I don't normally eat a lot of cheese.

It's just crazy that we have these "centrist liberal" types who have completely swallowed every single culture war talking point fed to them by Nazi Twitter. In Maine there are *two* trans highschool athletes In Kansas there were *three* in 2023 THIS IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM FACING THE NATION

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 2mo ago

bro what? whatever your view of the bare political realities here, and I strongly disagree with his, at some point you do need to step back and ask “am I openly conditioning my support for a candidate on his willingness to attack children for living their lives?”

Saltzman, the top Space Force General, who is retiring soon: "In the hyper political environment we find ourselves, with partisan politics creating divisions... I remind myself that military institutions in our democracies, particularly military leadership, serves as the ballast in the ship."

My vote in the 2028 Democratic primary will go to whichever candidate most credibly promises to bring the largest amount of justice and consequence down upon the heads of ALL these evil, wicked people.

I go to protests and I'm really hot

PowerPoint Ranger@powerpointranger.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Imagine looking like this and having the gall to call other people ugly

Several months ago, I pointed out how the President's FY27 "skinny budget" was mostly an assortment of right-wing culture war topics. You won't read these documents (and you don't need to), but I want you to know that Republicans have absolutely feasted on this crap.

The Frito Bandito@thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The FY27 President's skinny budget _REALLY_ wants you to know that they are cutting WOKE, DEI, GREEN NEW SCAM programs. Look at this shit. This is only a fraction of what's in the document. Half of the document is just this! The dollar amounts saved are tiny, btw. My government is a joke :D

Saltzman, the top Space Force General, who is retiring soon: "In the hyper political environment we find ourselves, with partisan politics creating divisions... I remind myself that military institutions in our democracies, particularly military leadership, serves as the ballast in the ship."

My vote in the 2028 Democratic primary will go to whichever candidate most credibly promises to bring the largest amount of justice and consequence down upon the heads of ALL these evil, wicked people.

In fairness to this Lady of Mar-a-lago, the elections for President & Chairman in Beijing are indeed very secure and very simple!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Newsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."

> soldiers screened for low-T > all women soldiers have low-T > all women forcibly transitioned > US trans army crushes cis Chinese in WWIII thank mr hegseth