Todd Stein
@toddstein.bsky.social
Full of hate. Anti-exemptionalist. Functionary of the Human Rights Industrial Complex (Congress-State-NGO). Personal account. @SFGiants @washcaps @everton @WashSpirit @PWHL_Ottawa
Rep. Chuck Edward to join Harvard’s Kennedy School of Politucs.
"Here Are 19 - Yes, 19! - Ways Trump and Republicans Are Plotting to Rig and Steal the Midterm Elections" Attacking immigrants and Black voting power. Gutting election security. Voter purges. Threats of arrests and raids. And so much more. From Zeteo:
Here Are 19 - Yes, 19! - Ways Trump and Republicans Are Plotting to Rig and Steal the Midterm Elections
Attacking immigrants and Black voting power. Gutting election security. Voter purges. Threats of arrests and raids. And so much more. Trump’s assault on elections is truly unprecedented.
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honestly, the fact that we have made it through the atomic age *without* another use of nuclear weapons since 1945 is a miracle we don't fully appreciate
Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 23h agoToday is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
Nothing says “private family matter” better than posting a nude photo of your daughter on X (the everything app) to prove it’s a private family matter.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 24h ago🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:
I've said that the best heuristic for understanding GOP foreign policy aggression (Iran, Greenland, Venezuela) is to think of the mindset of a sexual predator. The reverse is true; the way to understand GOP excuses for sexual abuse is to know their position on Israel war crimes.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdaySen. Husted won't call for Rep. Max Miller to withdraw from running for reelection despite abuse horrible allegations: "Let's focus on letting them sort through this on a family level"
Using the power of the state to coerce institutions to conform to Party ideology. And they deign to call others communists.
Nate Schenkkan@nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 2d agoAbsolutely not www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Both Tillis and Cornyn opposed JCPOA -- which is waaaay more enforceable than this -- on the principle that it was not enforceable.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 2d agoYou’d have to be a fool and/or desperate to get to yes to accept this, so it’ll probably be enough to get him confirmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
I assume that Moreno knew of the abuse his daughter experienced long before this. Why wait until now to take a position? (We know why). #politicsbeforefamily
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d agoSen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said that his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), is “a danger” and should not serve in Congress in the wake of his daughter Emily Moreno’s domestic abuse allegations against Miller.
The problem is not that people criticize Israel (or vote against military aid) for violations of international law. The problem is that the government of Israel is committing them. The constituency for human rights is finally pushing back. Views my own: unexemptional.substack.com/p/the-consti...
Full-on Nazi shit. Modern day yellow star patches.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3d agoAm told at the blue ash Ohio ICE office today that a bunch of springfield Haitians were told to just “check in” at are now having ankle monitors put on them, which, uh….. they’re not supposed to be fucking doing that
Then: yellow star patches Now: ankle monitors
Alyssa S.@drsepinwall.bsky.social · 4d agoThis is terrifying and disgusting. Haitians are being convoked to appointments, to wear ankle monitors from now on to prepare for deportations. And our tax dollars pay for the ankle monitors to line the profits of the GEO Group. investigations.resistmap.com/p/breaking-i...
Trump trashes NATO states for not paying the US to defend them. But he never demand Israel reimburse the U.S. for the same. Why?
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d agoExclusive: The top U.S. general in Europe privately warned the Pentagon that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting Israel from incoming ballistic missiles, illustrating how the ongoing Iran war has imposed constraints on the military.
This is a vulnerability. But some gave this country a reason to exploit that vulnerability. What was that?
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4d agoBreaking News: Water supplies in at least seven U.S. states were targeted by cyberattacks that officials say appear to be the work of Iran.
Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins Mustard, introduced politely
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 5d agoCannot imagine how upset Billy Corgan is that he has to say "I wanna thank Sidepiece and everybody stick around for Mustard" tonight. He must be so mad he has to say two band names that are dumber than his own.
Trump admits that his Administration is trying to dismantle the ICC because it is holding his friend Netanyahu accountable for crimes.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump on the International Criminal Court: "There's no information that they're after me. It could happen."
In the breakroom having the time of my life with a bunch of my data center coworkers. They're all just out of frame, laughing too.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
When told they were CSA cannonballs, TSA let them through.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6d agoAt an airport in Alabama, TSA discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s checked luggage.
It's only "unusual" because the Trump Administration is clamping down on a free press like dictators do.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6d agoABC accused the FCC on Thursday of trying to chill free speech rights through the agency’s review process, the latest development in the unusual clash between the company and the Trump administration.
If the federal government isn’t able to require a photo ID for every commercial, social and civic action, I will have no choice but to become an even bigger libertarian.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoRep. John McGuire on need for the SAVE America Act: "You can't go anywhere, you can't get medicine, you can't go to the Obama museum without a photo ID."
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Buckaroo Banzai Peter Weller
ALT: Buckaroo Banzai Peter Weller
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Jon With Tattoos@jonwithtattoos.bsky.social · 6d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
The question asked by the headline of the article is answered by the headline of the article. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Republican disenfranchisement bid drives Black voters to polls, study finds
Black voters in south motivated to turn out by Republican push to redraw maps after supreme court ruling
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In which Bernstein doesn’t know the Ambiguously Gay Duo and Donegan doesn’t know about Aaron Schock.
Lindsey Graham Died In The Closet (with Moira Donegan)
Podcast Episode · A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein · July 24 · 1h 34m
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The Studio episode “Casting” is a pinnacle of comedic writing and acting. No notes.