Dirtbag Left

Dirtbag Left

@steelcityrule610.bsky.social

Bookworm by day, horror movie fanatic by night. Love to hike like I’m being chased by a slasher villain, cheer for my Steelers like it’s the Super Bowl every week, and debate politics with the enthusiasm of a theater critic reviewing a bad musical.

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This would enrage me .

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

this is fucking appalling. i already knew james dolan (who owns the knicks and madison square garden) was a douche but this is next-level. www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...

I blame Hollywood for making us believe the nerds were the good guys.

“Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp states ‘AI will undermine the influence of highly educated, often female voters and give it to working class men. We have feminine energy running our cities and our courts,’ he complained.”

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The time to determine whether Dan J. Sullivan Jr. could appear on the Alaska ballot for U.S. Senate was months ago, and Alaska courts did so. What's additionally batshit about this is that the candidates' names are printed on the ballot in a way which makes abundantly clear who's who.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: The Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses his tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola next month.

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"They are unanimous in their hate for me -- and I welcome their hatred" -- FDR, October 31, 1936

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social

You wanna know why billionaire mega-donors are spending $200 million against me? Because I don’t take their corporate PAC money — and I never will. I don’t work for them. I work for you.

Jesus!

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Many called Jared Kushner corrupt Many noted he took bribes from Middle Eastern autocrats, especially Saudi Arabia, skewing US foreign policy And they were right But as this reveals, he's even more corrupt and took even more money from Middle Eastern autocrats that many, even strong critics, knew

I just can't wait for the day. Got a bottle of wine ready.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

Without Iraq hard to imagine we get Obama? It wasn't Iraq. It was the Great Recession which would have occurred no matter who was pres. Gore would not have invaded Iraq. After 12 yrs of Dem presidency, US would have elected GOP pres in 2004. Great Recession. Obama elected.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Dana Bash on the ripple effects of an election: "Without George W. Bush...who knows what would have happened after 9/11...it's hard to imagine [Gore] taking it into Iraq...Without Iraq, hard to imagine we get Barack Obama. Without Barack Obama, hard to imagine we get Donald Trump."

When Dems takeover in 2029 the first thing they BETTER to do is RAISE THESE MFRS TAXES!!!

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. I predict .. that you’ll see a global output deal for Skydance with SpaceX, and an investment by SpaceX into Skydance, to delever Skydance and take a little bit of the burden off .. Ellison’s shoulders, because he’s taking on a pretty big pile of debt.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Then get a bailout with our tax dollars.

Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social

I'm coming to fear Larry Ellison could singlehandedly cause a crash. He's a one-man Janga economy: Oracle over-building, sonny's Skydance, collateralized investments in AI companies; any could bring his tower down, then much else with it. www.wsj.com/finance/larr...

Guess who I am going to report. Lmao.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump announces "fraud whistleblower incentive program" -- "Americans will now be able to go to fraud dot gov and report cases of corruption and theft of taxpayer dollars in their communities ... if you turn somebody in and you find $1 billion, we're giving a commission of 1%. That's a lot of money"

Wjere is this money coming from? Didnt we just give these farmers a shit ton of money a few months ago? Farmers are the ultimate welfare queens.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I'm pleased to announce that the Department of Agriculture will be launching a new harvest fuel relief program providing our farmers with $8 billion in support to offset diesel costs during this harvest season. And Roger Marshall is the leader who fought for that to happen."

Not many options at all. I refuse to buy an ugly ass Tesla and I can't afford a Rivian.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

For all the angst over high gas prices, Americans are buying surprisingly few electric cars, Andrew Moseman writes. He explores what it will take for drivers to actually embrace EVs. theatln.tc/XX7MsVuK

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If you would rather see Republicans win under any scenario, you are a Republican, and Democrats shouldn’t give a fuck what you have to say.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

🤔 James Carville: “I’d rather Republicans keep the house by 5 than Dems win by 5… Because then they’re hostage to DSA, and Hakeem can’t move.” 😬Bill Kristol: “Good point.” So afraid of DSA folks who want M4ALL, etc. they’d rather Republicans hold power. Unreal. True colors.

I work for a very large company that is staffed with some of the smartest,highly accomplished, and highly educated individuals. Our IT dept put a sign on what was clearly their 3D printer telling people not to put their old phones in it and phone drop off was across the room in a locker. 😆😆

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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.

They. Don't. Care. Full Stop.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance takes a question from a man whose wife was an American who died in an Iranian air strike in March. He says "there's a failure in the leadership" and asks Vance "how is this administration gonna start holding those leaders accountable for the deaths of the soldiers that we honor and love?"

Musk definitely throttled Ukraine's Starlink service.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PREPARES TO FAST-TRACK ANTITRUST APPROVAL FOR AIRBUS-LEONARDO-THALES SATELLITE VENTURE ‘PROJECT BROMO’ TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON SPACEX & US PROVIDERS

US got curb stomped by Iran. 😆

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Hegseth: "No one can beat the United States of America. I think that motivates young Americans to want to join. The silliness is gone and the urgency of the moment has arrived."

Mainers suck balls. How do you elect someone so callous. Reflects on you, aresholes.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SUSAN COLLINS: My heart goes out to the family of the man who was shot in Biddeford. My Duran Guerrero TROY JACKSON: Well the man's name was Johan Sebastián Guerrero. That was his name.