Fleet
@fleetadmiralj.bsky.social
Politics Nerd. Addicted to Elections. Front-End Web Designer.
Currently West Virginia. Previously Tennessee, New York, Virginia.
He/Him.
#Cuse #Jets #Braves
Curling is the best Olympic sport don't at me
Currently West Virginia. Previously Tennessee, New York, Virginia.
He/Him.
#Cuse #Jets #Braves
Curling is the best Olympic sport don't at me
This is your occasional reminder that China is #1 by a large way in wind power production.
Trump is either lying or delusional or both: "Those crazy windmills. They're made in China. They're made in China but not used by China. Let's look for a couple of wind farms in China. See if you can find one."
February 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This is your occasional reminder that China is #1 by a large way in wind power production.
This is actually insane. Trying to use lawmakers searches of the Epatein files against them
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This is actually insane. Trying to use lawmakers searches of the Epatein files against them
Reposted by Fleet
Massie is a crazy son of a bitch, but I do have a grim amount of respect for how willing he is to put his entire political career on the line to go after pedos.
Massie: "The recourse is that the next AG can bring charges against them for breaking the law. I think that's what compelled them to produce 3 million documents, and now they're claiming it's incompetence. They're defense today is incompetence for why they haven't given us all the documents."
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Massie is a crazy son of a bitch, but I do have a grim amount of respect for how willing he is to put his entire political career on the line to go after pedos.
Reposted by Fleet
Before last year, attorneys general didn't read political opposition research from a binder to attack the party out of power during House Oversight hearings, entirely disconnected to any question asked by any lawmaker.
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Before last year, attorneys general didn't read political opposition research from a binder to attack the party out of power during House Oversight hearings, entirely disconnected to any question asked by any lawmaker.
Reposted by Fleet
I learn from their website that Gallup is proud of all the contracts they have with many federal agencies.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I learn from their website that Gallup is proud of all the contracts they have with many federal agencies.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
Reposted by Fleet
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
They've gone plaid!
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
They've gone plaid!
Reposted by Fleet
It turns out that the only thing standing between us and a version of the pentagon that closes airspace to shoot down party balloons were those diversity trainings at work
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It turns out that the only thing standing between us and a version of the pentagon that closes airspace to shoot down party balloons were those diversity trainings at work
Reposted by Fleet
I don't like it when Dems depart from the party line, but I'm not sure why he's assuming that the Republicans are "doing it right" and Democrats are "doing it wrong" given what the polls are doing right now?
Like, Republicans stubbornly toeing the party line does not seem to be working out!
Like, Republicans stubbornly toeing the party line does not seem to be working out!
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I don't like it when Dems depart from the party line, but I'm not sure why he's assuming that the Republicans are "doing it right" and Democrats are "doing it wrong" given what the polls are doing right now?
Like, Republicans stubbornly toeing the party line does not seem to be working out!
Like, Republicans stubbornly toeing the party line does not seem to be working out!
Right. One of the things about the democratic party is it's members and its base is way more diverse which, I suppose unexpectedly, will also result in more differences in opinion
Whether this is good or bad this clearly also represents Democrats representing a much broader set of constituencies than Republicans do, not purely electoral considerations. Is the argument really supposed to be One Way to Win?
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Right. One of the things about the democratic party is it's members and its base is way more diverse which, I suppose unexpectedly, will also result in more differences in opinion
Reposted by Fleet
Whether this is good or bad this clearly also represents Democrats representing a much broader set of constituencies than Republicans do, not purely electoral considerations. Is the argument really supposed to be One Way to Win?
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Whether this is good or bad this clearly also represents Democrats representing a much broader set of constituencies than Republicans do, not purely electoral considerations. Is the argument really supposed to be One Way to Win?
wait he said this AGAIN?
Hassett on manufacturing jobs: "Once the machines are plugged in, then they'll be hiring the workers as well"
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
wait he said this AGAIN?
It's not really weird when you consider republicans are far more afraid of primaries than the general election (even to their own detriment) and democrats, by and large, are not.
I suppose you can say that in an argument for more primaries, but just saying.
I suppose you can say that in an argument for more primaries, but just saying.
weird how so many democrats from competitive seats feel compelled to vote against the party line (and national interest), but republicans don't. makes you wonder if they are taking bad advice that has little to do with electoral performance, and GOP pols know this
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
It's not really weird when you consider republicans are far more afraid of primaries than the general election (even to their own detriment) and democrats, by and large, are not.
I suppose you can say that in an argument for more primaries, but just saying.
I suppose you can say that in an argument for more primaries, but just saying.
Just add this to "we will exchange black civil rights for M4A" that they were already doing in like 2016
So this person is fine with stigmatizing Jews in exchange for policy wins, duly noted.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just add this to "we will exchange black civil rights for M4A" that they were already doing in like 2016
Politico tried to clean up the hearing as best as they possibly could for Bondi and she still comes off as a lunatic asshole
Pam Bondi and Dems clashed at a House Judiciary hearing.
“You don’t tell me anything, washed-up loser lawyer,” she shouted at ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).
The anger and insults over the Epstein files and immigration crackdown in Playbook PM 👇
“You don’t tell me anything, washed-up loser lawyer,” she shouted at ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.).
The anger and insults over the Epstein files and immigration crackdown in Playbook PM 👇
Anger spills over in Bondi hearing
And the January jobs report comes in unexpectedly hot.
politi.co
February 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Politico tried to clean up the hearing as best as they possibly could for Bondi and she still comes off as a lunatic asshole
What policies of his do they like, though? The ones you could maybe argue for (secure the border) is not what ICE or border patrol is actually doing.
Why is Trump losing support on immigration when voters still like his policies?
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social explains 🎥
@davidmdrucker.bsky.social explains 🎥
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
What policies of his do they like, though? The ones you could maybe argue for (secure the border) is not what ICE or border patrol is actually doing.
of course
A high-speed car chase in north Minneapolis in January, after which an ICE agent shot a man in the leg, arose from two federal agents mistaking a Latino man for another Latino man.
High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul.
February 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
of course
Reposted by Fleet
Reposted by Fleet
Historians will say that all these institutions were debased by Trump through threats and intimidation. This will be a fucking lie. They all debased themselves. Trump's threats were always empty paper tiger crap. They capitulated because they were either cowardly idiots or secretly on his side.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Historians will say that all these institutions were debased by Trump through threats and intimidation. This will be a fucking lie. They all debased themselves. Trump's threats were always empty paper tiger crap. They capitulated because they were either cowardly idiots or secretly on his side.
Reposted by Fleet
when someone posts a screenshot from something without providing a link to it or any context for it, and it gets your blood riled up, ask yourself whether the thing making you mad even makes any sense and whether you might want to learn more before melting down
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
when someone posts a screenshot from something without providing a link to it or any context for it, and it gets your blood riled up, ask yourself whether the thing making you mad even makes any sense and whether you might want to learn more before melting down
Maybe Trump's people don't care (although they really should) that they have lost so much credibility that even the few credible things they are still doing people don't believe
I'll put it this way: a wide range of ppl responding to a meh jobs report with "bullshit, no way this is real" is, near term, extremely bad for the current administration
People thinking the jobs report is fake is not limited to Bluesky, the entire FT comment section is saying it’s fake
(And it’s not fake, funnily enough.)
(And it’s not fake, funnily enough.)
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Maybe Trump's people don't care (although they really should) that they have lost so much credibility that even the few credible things they are still doing people don't believe
Reposted by Fleet
I love when people try to argue they're not being antisemitic by literally doing antisemitic tropes
I’m a bit paranoid of the Jewish billionaire class right now. Can you blame me?
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I love when people try to argue they're not being antisemitic by literally doing antisemitic tropes
Reposted by Fleet
gallup’s explanation for no longer tracking presidential approval ratings is mission compliance—and that should be understood to mean it did the work to boost its brand authority, and it’s no longer worth the trouble. why it is not worth the trouble now is not actually explained in any coherent way.
so they’re evolving because they’re realigning and realigning because they’re evolving. this is literally a loop.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
gallup’s explanation for no longer tracking presidential approval ratings is mission compliance—and that should be understood to mean it did the work to boost its brand authority, and it’s no longer worth the trouble. why it is not worth the trouble now is not actually explained in any coherent way.
watch to the very end as well
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
watch to the very end as well
Reposted by Fleet
we are now at the stage of the Bondi hearing where previously unknown Create-a-Republicans are getting their turn
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
we are now at the stage of the Bondi hearing where previously unknown Create-a-Republicans are getting their turn