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New York Magazine@nymag.com

The gold, 22-foot Donald Trump statue definitely isn’t a false idol. You can tell because Trump’s pastor friend said of the new statue at his Doral golf course, “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf.”

nymag.comGold 22-Foot Trump Statue Definitely Isn’t a False IdolThe gold, 22-foot Donald Trump statue definitely isn’t a false idol. You can tell because Trump’s pastor friend said of the new statue at his Doral golf course, “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf.”

elijahplovejoy.bsky.social@elijahplovejoy.bsky.social

Don't call it "expanding" SCOTUS. And, for God's sake, don't call it "court-packing." Call it **right-sizing** the Court. (There are 13 circuits now -- not the 9 circuits there were when it was set at 9 justices 157 effing yrs ago!) Or call it *modernizing* the Court. Thank you.

Teresa@pissedoffarmyvet.bsky.social

Since we all vote for who we want for president, we should also have the right to vote for the removal of said president. Congress hasn't done shit, let "WE THE PEOPLE " vote this POS out!

Bev Hamilton@beachluverbev.bsky.social

It was so comforting to have a president that wasn’t a malignant narcissist.

Bev Hamilton@beachluverbev.bsky.social

It was so comforting to have a president that wasn’t a malignant narcissist.

Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social

Absolutely 💯 Today's GOP is the most-corrupt political party in American history.

Zach Everson@zacheverson.com

Here’s where NYT put No Kings coverage on the home page of its iOS app

John Smillie@johnsmillie42.bsky.social

12.7M acres of solar is is about 82% of the solar required to decarbonize the US in the Net Zero America E+ scenario (there's wind and existing nuclear and stuff in there too, but that's the solar portion). Or we can have 5% of our gasoline displaced.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society."

theintercept.comCongress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous OnlineThe bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social

Seems like the emerging policy is: you people out there are responsible for setting up your own governments, but if the US doesn’t like who ends up in charge we’ll just assassinate or kidnap them and then the ball is back in your court.

hilzoy@hilzoy.bsky.social

I think others did as well. (Rumsfeld, Cheney…) But I think I asked enough people over the years to be pretty sure that there was no actual meeting at which a decision was taken.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Sen. Van Hollen: "It's my view that the Trump administration has been lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs…This from the beginning has been about getting rid of Maduro, grabbing Venezuela's oil for American oil companies and Trump's billionaire buddies."

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area. (15 in Manhattan btw)

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America

Grace@gracekind.net

I don’t think this is a narcissistic injury, but it is an egoistic injury. And it hurts a lot! If a computer can do everything I can do, what makes me valuable? This is a difficult question to answer

Your City@yourcityseattle.bsky.social

Check the status of your ballot and sign up to help cure ballots at the link in our bio! #thisisyourcity

Josh Zingher@zingherpolisci.bsky.social

Democrats contested all 100 Virginia House of Delegates races. Part of the party’s statewide success is due to the synergies between the legislative and statewide campaigns—even the losing ones. This is a big reason why Jay Jones won comfortably. This is a model the Dems should emulate everywhere

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

New sign outside the Oval Office..

ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact

So Elon can demand Grok be fed a bunch of training data where it has conversations that skew it conservative, but they simply do not have enough text describing a world that aligns with right wing ideology to actually make it have reasoning that holds together

Matthew Stiegler@matthewstiegler.bsky.social

Roberts (through his counselor) making a point of saying that his criticism of rising threats against judges had nothing to do with Trump. Fascinating.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

For those asking what more Pritzker (sp) could do ... it's not clear rhetoric will do more than rally lefties, but this has done more to engage right wingers. www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...

emptywheel.netA Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging - emptywheelFar too many late adherents to Gavin Newsom's trolling believe it works solely because he confronts Trump. How he's confronting Trump matters. Newsom is eschewing mere recital of facts and instead pre...

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Ryan Routh is the Florida trump assassin.

Dante Atkins@danteatkins.bsky.social

ICE agents view themselves as an expressly political goon squad in service of an expressly political project. When Dems get into power they need to understand this and treat ICE like a political opposition group in need of reconstruction, because that's what it is.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

Pundit brain is very US focused: the points of reference are US left/right, and the Smart Take is always saying the right has a point that the left refuses to acknowledge. This is a huge blindspoint when "the point" is a is a bad-faith misdirection to justify authoritarianism.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

The point of journalism is to tell people the truth! If the population and political leaders are panicking about something that isn't happening, your job as a reporter is to loudly debunk it — not plead with the other party to join the panic.

Allen Holub@allenholub.bsky.social

I was watching Project Runway last night (don't judge 😄), and this particular season's dysfunction-for-entertainment aligns closely with the problems of many (certainly not all) software shops. Let's discuss. 1/11

Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social

Hakeem Jeffries says of Cuomo's attacks on Mamdani for living in a rent controlled apartment: "It's a legitimate issue that has been raised, and the [Mamdani] campaign is going to have to address it."

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

What discrimination did Andreessen face? He went to a public university & was able to work on early federally funded research projects on computing, and turn that into a career. The insanity of the last 8 years? Workers or online posters who disagreed with him? A government that dared regulate him?

Journal of Democracy@jodemocracy.bsky.social

Both democracy and capitalism are experiencing a crisis of confidence: Rising levels of inequality, corruption, and an overall lack of accountability have led citizens to seek alternatives. www.journalofdemocra...

journalofdemocracy.orgIs Capitalism the Problem? Or the Solution? | Journal of DemocracyA free market can foster pluralism and insulate civilians from authoritarian coercion. But money used the wrong way has enormous potential for destruction. The Journal of Democracy essays below…

Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein.bsky.social

NYT responds to criticism of its Mamdani story, likening the concerns about their source to “Wikileaks or Edward Snowden” (lol)

Hilary Banks, Jr.@hilarybanksjr.bsky.social

This is so so sad. And I don’t see many people talking about the student loan shit they jammed in that bill. They’ve ensured only the rich can go the college. They capped the amount you can borrow over 4 years AND cut Grad Plus loans (which is how I paid my rent during law school).

David Roberts@volts.wtf

One of my most pointless activities is speculating about what the fuck is going on the minds of people like this. It is very, very easy to learn that this is false. Does he really believe it? Is he just flat lying? What is the mental state?

Hypoautonomic, BS@hypoautonomic.bsky.social

The Alt National Park Service account calls itself the official "resistance" team of the US National Park Service. With 887k followers, is one of the biggest accounts on Bluesky. It is the 11 most followed account according to some trackers. This thread will dive into its activity. 🧵 1/x.

Paris Marx@parismarx.com

makes me think of how peter thiel initially framed paypal as a way to displace banks and break government control over currency, until it came time to actually make money off it

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

No. It is not the job of ordinary citizens to show perfect message discipline. It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.