Elon Musk is on Russia's side. And on his bank account's side. He is not on freedom's side. Or your side.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h ago

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Gonna say it again and again until y’all get sick of me: America has become an authoritarian state.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · yesterday

Breaking News: The Justice Department is investigating whether major TV networks violated federal antitrust laws when they briefly suspended pool coverage of President Trump, according to people with knowledge of the department’s action.

This oughtta do it. This really oughtta do it. Then again, I thought the same thing about the Access Hollywood video.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 22h ago

Ken Paxton’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan. with @texastribune.org

Every fucking word of this Mike Pence statement.

Julia Curlee@juliacurlee.bsky.social · yesterday

“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine…Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine.” — Mike Pence I briefed him as Vice President. He’s right. Lifting sanctions doesn’t buy peace. It funds the war. Slava Ukraini.

He quite literally has no idea what health insurance is. Truly none.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "We will pass a truly great healthcare plan that will stop all payment to big insurance companies"

“The attorney general’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan.”

Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW: Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. @zachdespart.bsky.social w/ @texastribune.org

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan

DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...

Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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If you’re White Sox GM Chris Getz, you’re feeling pretty good about trading Chris Sale right now. The three players he acquired in the deal are a combined 4-for-9 tonight, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.

Construction at Logan and high winds causing the craziest flight route ever from Sarasota to Boston, including loops over southeastern MA, a figure 8 over the Atlantic and a detour over Lake Winnipesaukee. We’re about an hour overdue.

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

g.h. kirsch@gh-kirsch.bsky.social · last wk.

Let me see if I've got this right. The team of lawyers who stole an election in Florida, and gave W the presidency, are now the Scotus team at the center of the GOP theft of our democracy.

The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)

A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.

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If you lack the political will to impeach patently impeachable offenses, fine. Just realize that you have, by definition, cast aside the laws that were broken and the impeachment power. This is not an opinion. This is how basic logic operates. Anyone who does not contend with that is unserious.

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Anyone who reads Time's recent interview with Trump would clearly conclude that the biggest story on Earth, this day and every day, is that the President of the United States is seriously unwell and allowed to continue in office - unfit, untethered, and unchecked. Unbelievable.

No “weirdoes.” So he’s resigning?

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · last wk.

Well, gee, this certainly makes $6 per gallon diesel worth it

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."

Wait, so according to an official document, signed by Donald Trump and all of his favorite oligarchs, Trump is the president not of the United States, but of “the Unites States.” Seems like it’s time for him to vacate the WH and get on over to wherever that place is.

When you value blind loyalty over excellence, or even competence, this is the kind of result you get. We’ve become a nation that’s OK with crap, as long as it’s our side’s crap.

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

The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”

It would be interesting to report on news organizations’ social media policies. Is it a required task of reporters to post on social media, and, if so, on which sites?

Chad Finn@chadfinn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ask them. I have been for a year.

Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15).

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:

This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose

Crochet returns. Here is the roster.

It's already estimated that the richest 1% alone evade $163 billion in taxes every year. But Trump gutted the IRS — including the unit tasked with auditing billionaires. The agency's audit revenue fell 35%. Now, Trump's IRS is not publishing data on unpaid taxes. See the problem?

If we want to clean up Trump's mess — and prevent it from happening again — here are 10 reforms every midterm candidate should support. Call them the “10 Commandments for a Better Government.”

The 10 Commandments (for Cleaning Up After Trump)

How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess?Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress.These are major structural reforms tha

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This is so much like my last day in every job I ever worked.

Jomboy Media (Unofficial)@jomboymedia-mirror.bsky.social · 2w ago

Justin Verlander’s legendary career comes to an end

One of humanity's greatest heroes

Ed Maibach@maibached.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Multi-billionaire tech bro Peter Thiel, right winger who financed JD Vance's Senate race, today called Pope Leo "a useful idiot for the Chinese Communists". Pope Leo has put out various warnings of AI and tech being a danger to our hearts and humanity.