Dave Weigel (@daveweigel.bsky.social) reposted
"President starts low-level conflict by trying to get Nobel Peace Prize" is the funniest story going, can't get enough
Dave Weigel (@daveweigel.bsky.social) reposted
"President starts low-level conflict by trying to get Nobel Peace Prize" is the funniest story going, can't get enough
(((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) reposted
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: „Putin is a war criminal. He is perhaps the most severe war criminal of our time that we see on a large scale. We must be clear about how to deal with war criminals: Leniency is out of place here.“
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
The Trump admin is now moving to effectively double the number of immigration judges by citing flimsy legal authority to deputize hundreds of totally inexperienced military lawyers to take these jobs. Notably, immigration law is infamously complex, often described as second only to tax law.
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Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Massie tells CNN that there is significant pressure from the White House to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s tariff taxes are driving American farmers out of business. Believe me, no one knows bankruptcy better than Donald! fortune.com/2025/08/30/r...
Marko Silberhand (@markosilberhand.bsky.social) reposted
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
It's TACO Tuesday. Again. Liubov and Prez in the bunker. youtu.be/ie3kdjt22tE
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Trump has scheduled a military flyover tomorrow of DC at the same time as the Epstein announcement.
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
ROTTING OLD DONALD TRUMP (SAD DEMENTO!) DISAPPEARS FOR A WEEK AND HIS HANDLERS TRIED TO COVER IT UP WITH STAGED PHOTOS AND FAKE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS!!! MANY PEOPLE ARE THANKING JEFF TIEDRICH FOR HIS ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IN TODAY'S POST WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/4g47SfF
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted
Maria Bartiromo thinks we're making a big mistake by thinking the wind will blow and the sun will shine in the future.
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
US foreign policy update: friends alienated, enemies united, armed forces spreading mulch in DC. MAGA
Max Boot (@maxboot.bsky.social) reposted
Trump demanded that Israeli prosecutors drop their corruption case against Netanyahu. “It is INSANITY doing what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu,” he complained. So much for not lecturing other nations “on how to live and how to govern your own affairs”! wapo.st/4nahJCH
Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social) reposted
"...Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues, according to an analysis of thousands of its responses by The New York Times. The shifts appear, in some cases, to reflect Mr. Musk’s political priorities."
Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
To help Trump achieve peace, Russia will keep invading. To prevent peace, Ukraine will keep defending.
minty tear gas (@nihilamacabre.bsky.social) reposted
Somebody is throwing things out of a window of the White House wtaf
Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
If you think the bruises on Donald's hands are bad from last week, you should see his knees from Alaska.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“LIKE A BROKEN RECORD” Now that the @nytimes is reporting Modi and Trump had a falling out over Trump’s lie that he deserves credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, we re-submit to you this clip of an Indian anchor calling him out months ago — even as 🇺🇸 media wouldn’t.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
ive got no idea what's going on with Trump's health. But the 'biden precedent' is just so glaring and hilarious. half of 2025 has been taken up with elite press shaming of how no one ever talked abt Biden's age which was actually their main topic in 2024. Ok. Set aside that his party literally ...
Wendy Siegelman (@wendysiegelman.bsky.social) reposted
Trump family amasses $6 billion fortune fter World Liberty crypto trading launch - at least on paper The Trump family's inflated crypto assets now surpass the value of their inflated portfolio assets The grift is astronomical www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Jake Broe (@realjakebroe.bsky.social) reposted
Trump appointed a Russian spy, Sergio Gor, as his Chief of Presidential Appointments. Sergio lied about where he was born and refused to submit the paperwork for a proper security clearance. Sergio appointed 4,000 people to the federal government before Trump fired him. youtu.be/Ag7yv95d1i0
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Right-wing Daily Caller just released a transcript of an interview they did with Trump last week. This was part of it.
Thor Benson (@thorbenson.bsky.social) reposted
It's often been debated if Trump could pull off a fascist takeover of the United States, because he's clearly not very smart. I talked to @anneapplebaum.bsky.social about that for my newsletter
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Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
"WEAK LOSER" DONALD TRUMP (CRAPPY HAIR!) IS A BROKEN-INSIDE MANCHILD. (SAD!) HIS TYRANT FATHER (KKK!) DESTROYED HIM AND NOW WE ALL MUST SUFFER AS A RESULT. YOUR FAVORITE WRITER (ME!) EXPLAINS THIS IN A GREAT POST THAT MANY ARE SAYING IS THE GREATEST POST EVER. READ IT HERE: bit.ly/3HD7AQd
Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg (@factforce.bsky.social) reposted
Suggesting that China - who is the main enabler of Russia’s genocidal war - should be part of a ‘peacekeeping’ mission to Ukraine, is beyond stupid. The level of incompetence in the American administration is staggering. You don’t ask the rapist to protect the victim. Unless you’re Trump.
Sherry Pagoto, PhD (@drsherrypagoto.bsky.social) reposted
This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT: RFK Jr is a danger to public health. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) reposted
❗️There was no agreement between Putin and Trump regarding the Russian President's meeting with Zelensky, - Putin's aide Ushakov
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: "By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a Labor Day statement. It will no doubt offer an effusive tribute to Trump, who in his infinite beneficence has delivered workers a utopia of prosperity. But back on Earth, he's the most anti-labor president in modern history."
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Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
60 days ago I told trump I needed 60 days to capture all the 4 Oblasts. 10 days later he said he would put huge sanctions on in 50 days. I can't. He won't.
NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) reposted
A plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after suspected Russian GPS jamming disabled all navigation systems at Plovdiv Airport, Financial Times reports. The aircraft circled for an hour before landing manually.
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Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) reposted
Putin spoke at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. He blamed the West for the "Ukrainian crisis" and said that "the root causes of the crisis" must be removed in order for peace to come. Looks like Putin has made his choice: he's going to continue the war.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
An upcoming news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring DOJ to release its files.
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Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
This is what Trumpism does. It drives our allies, enemies and adversaries closer together.
Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted
As a friend recently put it: the venn diagram of people who assured us the gun violence was worth it because we need the guns to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government and the people cheering on Trump as he deploys the military to take over American cities is a circle
Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist (@drandrealove.bsky.social) reposted
What’s wild to me: NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are “stunned” by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health. Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years. Even more so in the last year. We were called hyperbolic. 1/
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Even Grok isn’t buying it Tariffs are a tax on you
Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD (@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social) reposted
This should be a bigger story. A government official had the YouTube channel of a private citizen shut down bc he didn’t like what that citizen was saying. This administration’s version of free speech is a joke.
Jake Broe (@realjakebroe.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Full update video here: youtu.be/szsXCgxfFgc
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) reposted
Meanwhile, did you see? A federal judge on Friday allowed the Trump admin and the Oklahoma AG to use his court to subvert democracy through a sham lawsuit manufactured to get rid of a pro-immigrant state law they don’t like without needing to go through the trouble of actually repealing the law.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Pure fucking evil. Everyone involved in this shit needs to be held accountable.
Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
Julia Davis (@juliadavisnews.bsky.social) reposted
Meanwhile in Russia: Zakhar Prilepin explained that regardless of any ceasefire, Russia will eventually resume its efforts to take all of Ukraine. He scoffed at Trump's peacekeeping proposals and emphasized that Russia will never be friends with America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKrS...
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Pete Hegseth in December on military training: “We’re bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldn’t be happening.”
Pauli Rocquettes (@paulierockets.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
If Trump says he’s still alive, he’s probably dead. Which means he finally stopped lying except lying in peace. My head aches.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
"Nobody wants to be a cop [in DC]. They were abused. They were spit on." "When you when you say they were abused and spit on, I'm assuming you're talking about January 6th, correct?" "All you guys want to do was bring up J6 about the answer to everything."
Jake Broe (@realjakebroe.bsky.social) reposted
Trump loves Russia because Russia is MAGA's template to copy. Everything Trump is trying to do right now is what Putin did in his first couple years of office. MAGA wants to turn America into Russia. It's KGB capitalism.
Helioscrivener (@helioscrivener.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Trump's kids will be an indicator of when he's on his way out. Once they start distancing themselves from each other and lawyering up, we'll know the fight for the scraps has begun.
justina11.bsky.social (@justina11.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
😂👍 Imagine the celebration all over the world! 🥂 Saved, finally.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
We agree, @robhuebel — seems Dems should be talking about this: “State Dept denied Trump intervened on Alexandrovich’s behalf, but that appears implausible. Trump, Israel, pedophilia, corruption… a gift unicorn grazing in Dems’ backyard — And yet?” zeteo.com/p/why-arent-...
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
M-orons A-re G-overning A-merica shorturl.at/Y5yPL
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
SO SAD! CHICAGO'S "HERO" MAYOR JOHNSON JUST TOLD DONNY FASCISTPANTS TO STICK HIS POLICE STATE WHERE THE SUN "DON'T SHINE"! JOHNSON WON'T COMPLY WITH SMELLY DICTATOR DONNY. BOO HOO HOO! MANY ARE THANKING YOUR FAVORITE WRITER, JEFF TIEDRICH (ME!) FOR HIS POST ABOUT IT, WHICH IS HERE —> bit.ly/4lTj5kq
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) reposted
If you don’t believe that Trump’s authoritarianism can be defeated, look at how scared MAGA is of chalk:
The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted
"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it." trib.al/SpzgHnV
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
KEILAR: Of 172 mass attacks between 2016 & 2020, 96% were non-trans men. Are you missing bigger picture? GORKA: No. When you look at shootings at Christian schools the data is different K: Of 32 school shootings since 2020, only 3 were trans shooters G: Forgive me if I don't go with CNN's stats
Darth Putin (@darthputinkgb.bsky.social) reposted
OTD in 1939 Nazi Germany staged the Gleiwitz incident. After accusing Poland of ethnic cleansing against his countrymen, Hitler staged a false flag to justify invasion & genocide. Imagine such bullshit being tolerated today....
WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) reposted
CyberBoroshno OSINT analysts identified the Gerbera UAV camera as a Viewpro A40 Pro. Testing was filmed at the company’s site in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District. The geolocation was confirmed by translating the address into Chinese and checking it via Baidu, the researchers report.
Proud member of 92 who carried through! (@kaptruthbetold.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Death is TOO GOOD for DJT! I want HIM to watch his family wealth taken away! To watch his MAGA party annihilated in the highest unprecedented voter turnout mid-term & general for the super majority win in HR & Senate! To watch all his supporters turn on him! To IMPLICATE him in their TRIALS!
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
If Missouri Republicans mid-cycle redistrict and break the law, they will be sued. That is a promise and I don't bluff. Just ask Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) reposted
“The Trump administration is drawing up plans to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War…could be done by an act of Congress, but the White House is considering other avenues to make the change, according to the official.” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
AP: “When Trump awarded a contract for $1.2 billion for 🇺🇸’s largest immigration detention complex, it handed it to Acquisition Logistics LLC, a small biz with no experience… its address a modest home in suburban Virginia.”🤔 Golden Age of Corruption. apnews.com/article/trum...
Mick Ryan (@warinthefuture.bsky.social) reposted
I have just published my regular update on global conflict. This week: Gerasimov's Ukraine war update, the aerial campaigns of Ukraine & Russia, Japan's missile moves, China's big parade and my Big Five reads. 1/5 🇺🇦🧵 (Image: @DefenceU)
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
With tongue thrust firmly in cheek “millions of young, rural, white men [are]..suited for the slave camps because they are not only lazy, but unaware of their laziness..(And, yes, men from the..“whites only” communities like the one developing in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas will be eligible!)”
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Jake Broe (@realjakebroe.bsky.social) reposted
This has been Trump's foreign policy strategy for the last 8 months. Trump has done nothing to pressure Russia to stop these wars.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
it shouldn't be easier to get a gun in America than the covid vaccine
Hyperlexic (@hyperlexic.bsky.social) reposted
They’re doing all this to prevent people from MEMORIALIZING A MASS SHOOTING
Inequality Media (@inequalitymedia.bsky.social) reposted
Our national parks generated $56 billion in visitor spending and supported 415,000 jobs in 2023. The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion. That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
Necro Mancer (@mancer.bsky.social) reposted
На камере российского БПЛА-приманки "Гербера" оказалась нестертая тестовая запись с китайского завода t.me/serhii_flash... #всрф #Китай #гуманитарка #дроноцид
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) reposted
🇩🇪 Merz: We are making every effort to put an end to war. But all our efforts in recent weeks have met with an even more aggressive reaction from the Moscow regime against Ukrainian people. And this will not stop until we make it so that Russia cannot continue this war, at least for economic reasons.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I wonder why Trump imposed secondary tariffs only on India for buying Russian oil while not caring about all the other countries who buy Russian oil?
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
Anne Applebaum: European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States." youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
HumanSpareParts (@humanspareparts.bsky.social) reposted
these people are the weakest fuckin weaklings in all US history
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: August 30 edition" — Bobby sees it, Hannity flees it, and so much more... thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
listen he cannot officially be declared un-dead until his caddie casually drops a ball on the green after he shanks one into the woods sorry I don't make the rules here
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Bloomberg reports Russian oil majors saw steep profit drops in H1 2025. Rosneft’s income fell 68%, Lukoil, Gazprom Neft, and Tatneft down 50–62%. Sanctions expanded discounts on Russian crude, while a stronger ruble and low global prices further cut revenues. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu) reposted
With SAFE we are producing the capabilities Europe needs most. We will focus on pan-European projects from drones, cyber defence and air defence systems. For example, a comprehensive European Air Shield. It will be a strong symbol of 🇪🇺 unity in defence.