Sam Pottle

"Many people are saying"

Ten days until election day. Vote early if at all possible. Self-updating timer here: av8n.com/politics/ele...

Surprising number of self-inflicted October surprises this fall.

If you’re wondering what the vibe is going into the midterms the New England fall fair I went to today had a crochet guillotine for sale.

The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.

This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol...

"Hey GUYS GUYS GUYS, WE'VE TAKEN THE BASTILLE" Followed by the roar of the crowd. (can't tell you how moving this is) via @LucAuffret

Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot

Student journalists across this country have been churning out some of the best journalism these last couple years Thinking of the radio crew covering the encampments in New York, UCLA crew doing the same, not to mention groundbreaking investigation after investigation Brilliant, the best of us

The Cornell story is now on Good Morning America.

Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.

In the memory of the great Frank N Furter, Bluesky will be going down on everyone

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

The year is 2035. Flock cameras are everywhere. You step out of your home and hear a voice coming from somewhere overhead, possibly close to the streetlight next to you. It's me. "Collar gap."

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Schiff:

My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.

"Candidates should be talking much more about not just the rule of law on principle, but the prosecution of people in practice."

Stephen Miller deserves to spend the rest of his natural life fighting a legal system charging him of crimes he didn't commit in a language he does not speak, alone, and without counsel: publicnotice.co/p/stephen-miller…

“It’s becoming ...clear that [the real purpose of ICE's gross violation of our rights] is to establish a national police force to do the bidding of a corrupt and lawless administration.” -Sen. Angus King What do we do? For one thing ... 🗳️ We vote as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.

US: We want to wait, let economic damage accumulate. Iran: Sounds good! Iran (turning to others): So, anyone want to talk about a post-US regional security arrangement? Pakistan: Sure. Turkey: Okay. Oman: We were a no, but now a yes. Qatar: Sure. Saudi Arabia: Ugh, fine. Dammit. Iran: Cool.

A. I'm so tired of all this B. I REFUSE TO GIVE UP

I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”

My read of Nolan's Odyssey is that it's a not-at-all subtle takedown of MAGA ideology and how it's destroying the world, given from the point of view of a principled conservative. Which, ironically, all the MAGAts will miss because they're boycotting the film for having black people in it

I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️

Important anti fascist skill to learn is being brave enough to yell "shut the fuck up" at someone in public

No. You and Jamie Kirchick can have a debate about how you ruined your own party. Not this.

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

This is election interference.

Wilson: I guarantee you there are 10 reporters in D.C. right now who know exactly what Mitch McConnell’s medical status is. They’re not reporting it.  If I’m Beshear, brother, just declare the election. And if they want to prove that Mitch McConnell is alive and well, go do it.

yeah, not all that surprised that a guy who was incapable of taking responsibility for any of his choices or decisions also refuses to take responsibility for this one.

At least in that scenario Collins definitely loses. It turns out the worst timeline is called Defective Monkey's Paw.

Perhaps. But it could be argued that I’m already doing important work that I’m actually good at.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social has said she will NOT run for Maine senate. Not her wheelhouse. She also said FIND ANOTHER CANDIDATE, BACK THEM & GET MOVING ON THE PRIMARY. Her message, as someone who lives in Maine herself - DON'T GIVE UP. GET MOVING.

actually it’s because the guy that scored the goal at the World Cup, born in NYC to Nigerian parents visiting from London, is exactly as American as me, a white person from Florida who can trace their lineage to pre-revolutionary Pennsylvania, and that’s a system worth fighting for you fascist dicks

With the DSA victories in NY we are seeing lots of discussion of "hating America" again, a reduction of all of politics to feeling. www.unemployednegativity.com/2025/10/the-...

Shut up

vance is basically nixon if nixon were a dipshit and not a genuinely impressive guy

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday

#IDIOTSInCharge

Well, I'll be damned. Mike DeWine has had, in effect, an execution moratorium in place in Ohio, but this is such an important progression on his part.

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