Luke Baumgartner

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social

The quincy institute doing multiple events with noted far right lunatic joe kent is wildly irresponsible

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

brent 🌹🗽@therealbrent.bsky.social

oh my god

Michael Senters the Sigillite:ABD (Trump Take Uma 7th in LA)@mikesenters.bsky.social

A reminder that “The Great Replacement” was the name of the manifesto of the Christchurch terrorist. That is where Trump and his supporters are at this point; openly endorsing a conspiracy theory championed by a mass murdering terrorist.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

Abdul El-Sayed on JD Vance: "I think America is big enough for all of us. His view of America is small like him. It's about pointing to other people and making the argument that the reason *you* don't have is because of *them.*" El-Sayed came on our pod. It's good: newrepublic.com/article/2168...

newrepublic.comAbdul El-Sayed’s Viral Takedown of GOP Heckler Shows How to Fight MAGAIn an interview, El-Sayed talks about the state of the Michigan Senate race, his recent battles with JD Vance, his big moment with a GOP plant—and how it all reflects his theory of MAGA politics.

the babahuck@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

Luke Baumgartner@lbaum94.bsky.social

The insidious way that people promote this is through cherrypicking the “red-green alliance.” They’ll look at how leftists co-op Islamist messages or how some progressive politicians happen to be Muslim then run wild with it.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

"islamo-communism" is basically a latter-day gloss on "judeo-bolshevism" for the modern conservative, and it has about as little connection with reality

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has been fired, after less than a week on the job, NYT reports

nytimes.comKatie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days (Gift Article)The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

Axios@axios.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the Fort Hood shooter's execution

axios.comPete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's executionHegseth said Nidal Hasan is "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be."

John C@badsocialism.bsky.social

I do find that many of my progressive and leftist friends are, in fact, kind of incapable of considering that my research on war doesn't mean I think it was fun

404 Media@404media.co

NEW: In the immediate weeks before Muse’s launch, Meta engineers found several security vulnerabilities, at least one of which could have allowed malicious users to break outside of Muse’s intended environment and access Meta’s own sensitive databases and services, 404 Media has learned.

404media.coMeta Rushed to Fix Muse ‘VM Escape' Vulnerability Immediately Before LaunchThe vulnerability could have let a Muse user access sensitive internal Meta databases.

Luke Baumgartner@lbaum94.bsky.social

I know this is pessimistic, but if the Democrats do indeed end up sweeping the midterms, it won’t be because of the party’s innovation and campaign creativity. Americans just really fucking hate the GOP.

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.com

As data breaches go, this is pretty sizable, significant, and also bafflingly bad in terms of time it took to discover and that the stolen data was unencrypted. News of this breach comes weeks after a huge theft of FBI agents' personal data. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260930...

techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "Send me to right the Redcoats, send me to fight the communists, send me to fight the Islamists. Send me."

Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca

Failing up ..."Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare. A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.comPete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfareA year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "We need students of western civilization and the pillars of our republic. Leaders who understand the faith of Jerusalem, the philosophy of anthems -- Athens. The power of Rome, and the freedom of Philadelphia circa 1776."

Inkstick Media@inkstickmedia.com

"The more stunts Beam pulled, the more alarmingly broad the Klan’s reach became. Toward the end of the decade, Beam and Duke hatched another plan: They would recruit active US military members into the Knights of the KKK." By: @patrickobrienstrickland.com

inkstickmedia.comThe Seditionist: The Rise and Fall of an American White NationalistLouis Beam spent decades elevating violence to new heights in the white nationalist movement, then disappeared from public life.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comRiley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding ClaimsGaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.

Spencer Sunshine@transform6789.bsky.social

My “A Short History of Nazi-Satanism,” the first comprehensive overview of Nazi-Satanism, is finally out! Runs from the 1970s alliances b/t the Church of Satan & neo-Nazi groups thru today’s Order of Nine Angles and NVE. Link for PDF download. (captcha req) escholarship.org/uc/item/1f57...

David Gilbert@davidgilbert.bsky.social

NEW: Trump 2.0 has made extremist views acceptable. In November, candidates will run for critical federal and state-level positions who have expressed racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views. Many have been endorsed by Trump www.wired.com/story/these-...

wired.comThese Extremists Are Running for Election in NovemberWith the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social

Dentistry is one of the most corrupt professions in America. Just rife with fraud like this.

Military Times@militarytimes.bsky.social

Secretary Hegseth announced Tuesday that colonels and captains seeking promotions will undergo a new Joint Warfighter Evaluation. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️