Last Neocon

There are still folks who get that fighting autocracy abroad is a vital part of fighting for democracy at home. Most are younger than I and have their own labels. Others have dropped the one that I adopted in college. But I refuse to give it up. So I am the last neoconservative.

The Roddenberry Empire (Star Trek) seriously needs to ask itself how long it wants to stay affiliated with these people.

CBS deleted this post and reposted it admitting that their original one was misleading. And the misleading post from CBS was intentionally misleading, not an innocent mistake. CBS continues to lose credibility.

Powerful story about the mistreatment of the Haitian immigrants in my hometown of Springfield, Ohio. We can’t look away from this

@johnlegend.bsky.social: "When Vivek Ramaswamy hears of an indicted child abuser who fled the state rather than face charges instead of siding with the victim. He takes the side of the abuser…Do we want a man with this sort of depraved moral compass to lead our state?"

Yes, and that's the other part of it: Protests are effective ways to raise awareness, but then (as Serbia and Hungary show) you have to follow it up with organizing and voting. Marching isn't enough. In this country, we valorize protest - but don't do the other stuff. (I hope this year, I'm wrong.)

I’m from Ukraine. Where we don’t ask if the night will be quiet anymore. We just hope everyone we love will still be alive in the morning.

Mo Ron

Remains possibly the worst spokesperson for anything, at any time

Oh @gregdoucette.bsky.social

he saw an ottoman in the crowd and lost his train of thought it happens

According to Zelenskyy, for nearly a month Pete Hegseth has not been signing off on the delivery of vital Patriot and NASAMS interceptor missiles for Ukraine that European allies have already paid for. Here is a video of Hegseth cynically wishing Ukraine “success” a week ago:

Good evening from Ukraine🇺🇦 We’re exhausted. But tomorrow we’ll wake up and ruin putin’s day by still existing. #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war

There are no above average human elected Republicans

This shit is so pitiful because you know Bessent would never normally enter a chain restaurant

Look, the simple truth is that on November 3rd, the Republican Party needs to be punished. The Republican Party needs to be punished BIG TIME for continuing to embrace a sociopathic madman who is a traitor to, and an enemy of, America. VOTE.

I try not to do reaction-gif-only quotes but man if there was ever a time for this one

going sicko mode

in a research library that has most of the entire set of the documentary history of the ratification of the constitution and i am in hog heaven

Just need it a *little* louder until NC ends up at D+8 with D majorities in both chambers

Amid the brouhaha over allegations of limits on intelligence sharing and the proved throttling of Ukraine's Starshield, a 3rd way Trump is aiding Putin hasn't had much press - the blocking of supplies of paid-for Patriot interceptors. This delay is costing Ukrainian lives.

Brazilians beat back fascism by... voting harder? Organized offline and online around an election, using a mix of strategies aimed at both turnout and persuasion. Showed up in large numbers, and despite some very wealthy interests arrayed against them, succeeded? Huh. Pretty neat how that works.

I saw Wicker and Wildwood in the same weekend and loved them both

I don't think I ever watched an episode of Star Trek (science fiction isn't my thing), but I thought casting a Russian while the Cold War was still raging, to make the point that humans would get along better in the future, was a lovely touch.

We are watching a brain smooth itself In real time.

Folks, if you hate authoritarianism, you should be feeling good this morning. In Serbia, a student-led movement just ousted a longtime strongman, peacefully. And we Americans should be paying attention, because we have a chance in November to send a similar message. (link below)

Horrific reports from Kyiv, Ukraine💔 Local Telegram channels report that bloodied students are being carried out one by one from the State University of Trade and Economics following a russian ballistic missile attack. The extent of the casualties is not yet confirmed.

Pretty grim footnote to West's career that he ended up serving the richest man in the world's successful attempt to restore white nationalism to the US government.

A birth certificate absolutely makes you an American, you racist POS.

Every 5 year old has tried this one 🙃

And Trump supports the regime harassing Americans www.bbc.com/news/article...

Given Epstein’s ties to Russia, we can’t rule out stuff like this as actual “kompromat”

A report released Monday by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on President Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein included new details from a young Swiss woman raped by Trump in an Atlantic City hotel room in 1993, whose meeting was arranged by Jeffrey Epstein. time.com/article/2026...

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

21 months after Trump took office but it's still Biden's fault. And somehow one Democratic Senator, who serves in the minority is also to blame. Morons.

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday.

Vučić is out in Serbia. Bolsonaro's family is not returning to power in Brazil. Machado is back in Venezuela. Great day for democracy! Up next, elections in Israel this week. Elections in the US next week.

When Democrats do well this fall, we’re going to see a lot of “strategists” trying to take credit for their approach. The trans panic people have been nothing but a drag on Democratic momentum and they need to fuck off into the sun

Any politician who’s willing to throw away one group’s rights is willing to throw away everyone’s rights. It’s that simple. Every single consultant, pundit and candidate who’s shown a willingness to abandon trans rights needs to be shunned from the party forever

Trump is bragging about $21 trillion in foreign investment but also concerned about trade deficits. I don't get it. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-spot-a-fake-trillion

!!! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/w...

These racist, festering lesions don’t get to dictate what it means to be an American.

Trump's attempts to lower energy prices before the midterms backfired. Bought Russian diesel, weakened Ukraine = encouraging Russia to attack more, convincing Ukraine strikes are working. Held off bombing Iran until after the vote, telegraphing the move enough that oil prices rose in anticipation.