eggnogenjoyer

eggnogenjoyer

@patrickhostert.bsky.social

likes to bike around, watches British TV, politics junkie 📍Chicago, Near West Side

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eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Hey Democrats, please please see the lesson here. Punish coup plotters immediately, and harshly, and you’ll bring the right wing back into the guardrails of democratic norms (if only by fear)

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eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

We need a “punch effigy’s of RFK jr” day whenever we finally throw these freaks out of office

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."

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

A narrow victory in Brazil could mean we have a longer lease on a future where climate impacts are mitigated. Voting saves lives. Do not listen to the naysayers on voting. There’s always more to be done after the ballot box, but the ballot is step one in the battle for a healthier, freer world.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Lula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge election ft.trib.al/gCz0No7

ft.trib.alLula is re-elected Brazil’s president in knife-edge electionVictory of 80-year-old leftist over Flávio Bolsonaro is blow to Trump’s aim of greater US influence in Latin America
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Any leftist influencer trying to tell you voting is useless or that withholding a vote somehow does anything is a saboteur

Micah@rincewind.run

between serbia, brazil, and hopefully november 3, a good reminder: voting works it’s not the end, there’s always work to be done after the vote, but if you want to beat the motherfuckers and keep them out of power: vote your asses off

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

I always go back to this: he should have been put in jail hours after this was made public. He’s a traitor and a liar and a thief and has desecrated the constitution. He’s a felon interferer in our elections. Trump should be in prison. Period.

John Collins@logicallyjc.bsky.social

It should have been all over when he said, “find 11,780 votes.”

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Awesome job voting for Trump Michigan MAGA! You played yourself

davenewb.bsky.social@davenewb.bsky.social

"U.S.-built vehicles accounted for 28.4% of new-vehicle sales in Canada during the first half of 2026, down sharply from 35.4% in the first half of 2025 and an average of ~40% in preceding years." Canadians aren't buying your stuff anymore. 🇨🇦

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

In most places above the mason dixon line, restaurants and bars aren’t choked with smoke to the point that you’d taste ash in your breakfast diner pancakes

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

It’s a little wild how many of our pundits like Yglesias especially have the intelligence of an old bowl of outmeal. How anyone listens to them is beyond me.

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

A helpfully clear exchange here Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028." Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

If you don’t like traffic, I have a quick solution for you: don’t drive! Take the train! Or bus! There’s both Metra and CTA.

Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com

A Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation confirms one driver's lament that it was "the worst traffic I've ever had to deal with." Worse yet, epic delays persist — a year after a three-year construction project ended and Gov. JB Pritzker promised “faster commutes.”

wbez.org3 years later, Kennedy Expressway traffic nightmare lives on

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James
@gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social

“The communications backbone for an entire country’s military has gone down and nobody knows who is responsible” Yeah we’re gonna need to send people to prison and start nationalizing things.

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Hey rapist fucktard, how about you resign?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

This is disgusting

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social

Scoop from @brettlogiurato.bsky.social: CBS has sold its local election night coverage to DraftKings, stirring more controversy inside the David Ellison-owned company. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-draftk...

status.newsCBS' DraftKings GambleCBS' owned stations will carry DraftKings branding through Election Night, Status has learned, a sponsorship that has stirred concern inside the company.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

They need to sue, and if it’s decided by SCOTUS this is legal for whatever reason, the moment we’re in power we use the same logic to clean house of any and all Republican voters from any public payroll, anywhere. Ask Musk said, live by the sword, die by the sword.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social

Not a surprise from this administration, but both unlawful and incredibly destructive of effective governance. www.washingtonsun.com/administrati...

washingtonsun.comState Asked Foreign Service Officers Up for Promotion Whether They Voted for TrumpFederal law strictly prohibits making civil service personnel decisions on the basis of political affiliation.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Just asking questions, but it seems like at every opportunity for MAGA politicians to condemn child rape, they instead seem to side step, dissemble, or straight up defend (in addition to being credibly accused, like Gaetz), and I’d like to know why, and is this smth fundamental to the party?

The Associated Press@apnews.com

President Donald Trump says Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, should keep a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton.

bit.lyRepublican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged motherRepublican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has denounced a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Dr.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

No amnesty

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

ICE causes man to wreck while his children are in the car, then tries to pry his kids from his arms. They got the wrong guy. Toward the end of the video, an ICE officer says law requires the person recording to back up 25 feet and threatens with pepper spray. (There is no 25-foot law.)

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eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

WSJ can always be counted on to knife democrats, even if they know the reality that tariffs are insane

Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com

Hours after the Wall Street Journal published a story questioning Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s claim she “graduated Phi Beta Kappa” from the University of Minnesota, the national honor society said that she is a member.

bit.lyPhi Beta Kappa says Peggy Flanagan was an honor society memberThe Democrat running for U.S. Senate said in a 2016 Minnesota House committee hearing she was a member, which was called into question Wednesday.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Genuinely most of my international news now comes from English language public media from other countries because they’re they only ones that are remotely close to being able to reflect reality without being distorted by the intense pressure that is American political bothsidesism

John Lansing@pipedreaming.bsky.social

This mini-doc from DW on modular residential construction talks a bit about the recent industry failures in the US and pinpoints inconsistent building codes as one of the major barriers. Interestingly, this issue was also highlighted by HUD’s Operation Breakthrough in the 1960s and 1970s.

youtube.comThese buildings are ugly. But the idea was genius.YouTube video by DW Planet A
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

With Ken Griffin admitting that the tax cuts were fiscally inadvisable, all I can say is this:

Zach C. Cohen@zachccohen.bsky.social

GOP megadonor Ken Griffin: “We didn’t have the fiscal space to renew the tax cuts. [… Republicans] have their hands dirty over the tax cuts the last two years.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comKen Griffin Says Republicans Erred in Cutting Taxes Last YearBillionaire Ken Griffin said Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump made a mistake by cutting taxes even further last year.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

TRUMP: We gave nothing in exchange for Stephen. We never give anything in exchange for hostages. TRUMP LITERALLY MOMENTS LATER: If I implemented sanctions on Russia, Steven wouldn't be coming out right now.

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

The Republican Party’s entire new raison d’etre under Trump is to support the aggressor and punish the victim, from interpersonal situations like sexual assault, to the international political realm, like Ukraine and Russia.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Cornyn on Starlink being throttled in Ukraine: "I don't believe that Elon Musk would do this without at least the acquiescence of the White House. I think it's frankly shameful. I think we should be supporting the victim, not the aggressor."

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. (Gift Article)Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

The presidential pardon needs to be repealed. It’s too tempting as a magnet for corruption. It’s a small Miracle we haven’t had these corruption scandals to date.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

My brain cannot process this level of corruption. She was being paid $50 million to engineer a pardon from Trump *while working at the Justice Department* as a "Special Government Employee." And it worked. He got the pardon, and she got the money. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. (Gift Article)Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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Patrick Chovanec
@prchovanec.bsky.social

He stopped Ukrainian interceptor drones in flight, letting Russian missiles and drones through that were aimed at civilians.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.

wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

America under Trump is pet of the Axis of Evil. We are the friend of authoritarians and the enemy of democracy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"Trump’s actual purpose was plainly not to increase US diesel supplies, or otherwise lower prices, but rather to make clear his intention to definitively change sides & become Russia’s wartime ally — & to undermine the sanctions regime against Russia the US worked so hard to implement over 5 years."

publicnotice.coThe plot against Ukraine (and Europe)We are now part of the axis of evil.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Lots of leftists thought it wasn’t worth voting for Harris to keep this freak out of the oval office. Don’t be like them: vote on Election Day for the Dem candidates

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Stephen Miller claims Somali-Americans in Minnesota are "buying Mercedes, buying BMWs, they buy a nice house, all their kids fly first class all over the world" (This is a lie!)

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Hey maybe if you want the fire truck to come by and put out your house after some nefarious people who meant to prove a point burn down your house, maybe you should pay your taxes.

Politico@politico.com

“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.

politico.comDo You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.
eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

If this wasn’t set up by AES’ campaign, I’d be kinda surprised, especially considering the very last moment.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Hey so how will the NYT report the on this???

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Lmaooooo this is why everyone subscribes to FT and not the Economist. I see the economist now like I used to see USA Today

Alex Hern@hern.bsky.social

do think there's a danger of looking at extremely cool shit like a car driving upside down then doing a kickflip before landing, and convincing yourself it's actually lame because the guy funding it is a white supremacist

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Jamison Foser
@jamisonfoser.bsky.social

this is so obviously correct it is deeply bizarre and corrosive how many people who should know better are unwilling to simply say it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

holy shit

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Kid Rock on Fox & Friends: "It appears that El-Sayed is assimilated ... and I would like to make the point that there have been other people who have assimilated to this country. The Fort Hood shooter. Those extremists that became pilots and crashed into our World Trade Center."

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

Just a reminder to all US politicians, OTHER COUNTRIES ARE INDEPENDENT ACTORS WHO CAN ACT WITHOUT THE US!! They are obviously just importing wine from other countries. It’s not like they stopped buying and selling wine. God. So dumb. So, so, so dumb.

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

Without American wine on Canadian shelves, Canadians are also missing out on tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue they would obtain from selling our wine.

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jack
@jackalltogether.bsky.social

Replying to @ryanlcooper.com

shots from below already seem like the thing was mostly an empty shell. it’s “fun” I guess but that’s like an act you see at the monster truck rally

eggnogenjoyer
@patrickhostert.bsky.social

This is not good.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

Russia’s latest disinformation tactic is using an army of bots to make fake videos targeting Democrats ahead of the US midterms look widely viewed. Read more: bloom.bg/4zGj6zE Sources: Bloomberg, Antibot4Navalny, Graphika, dTeam

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Brandon - "Fietser"
@americanfietser.bsky.social

Forgiving infrastructure assumes people make mistakes. A person on a bike who loses their balance and falls shouldn't pay for it with their life just because there was no buffer between them and a vehicle 100 times their weight.