@sloboula.bsky.social
Focused on practical things that we can do to stop or slow Trump
Not that interested in posts about Trump horror stories; we already have way more then we need
Not that interested in posts about Trump horror stories; we already have way more then we need
in general, w broad exceptions, but on average, you are better informed about "news" by reading the NYT, *critically, then you are if you read bsky or left wing "news" sources like commondreams, wonkette, etc etc, which are just 90% of the time rewrites of the times
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Democrats ‘Haven’t Heard Back’ About Limits on Federal Agents, Jeffries Says
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
in general, w broad exceptions, but on average, you are better informed about "news" by reading the NYT, *critically, then you are if you read bsky or left wing "news" sources like commondreams, wonkette, etc etc, which are just 90% of the time rewrites of the times
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
[ whining by cranky old guy ]
"food" sites like this drive me fucking insane
3 large pictures of a whisk in a bowl
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
thank god, the print version is actually a recipe, & not a lot of useless photos:
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
"food" sites like this drive me fucking insane
3 large pictures of a whisk in a bowl
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
thank god, the print version is actually a recipe, & not a lot of useless photos:
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
[ whining by cranky old guy ]
"food" sites like this drive me fucking insane
3 large pictures of a whisk in a bowl
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
thank god, the print version is actually a recipe, & not a lot of useless photos:
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
"food" sites like this drive me fucking insane
3 large pictures of a whisk in a bowl
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
thank god, the print version is actually a recipe, & not a lot of useless photos:
www.seriouseats.com/kalinti-chic...
Liberal fantasies on bluesky
Trump's effort to deport people will result in a shortage of farm labor, which will cause food prices to skyrocket
June 2025: there are NO CONTAINER SHIPS LEAVING CHINA
which means it is a stone cold fact that shelves will be empty for thanksgiving and xmas shopping
Trump's effort to deport people will result in a shortage of farm labor, which will cause food prices to skyrocket
June 2025: there are NO CONTAINER SHIPS LEAVING CHINA
which means it is a stone cold fact that shelves will be empty for thanksgiving and xmas shopping
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Liberal fantasies on bluesky
Trump's effort to deport people will result in a shortage of farm labor, which will cause food prices to skyrocket
June 2025: there are NO CONTAINER SHIPS LEAVING CHINA
which means it is a stone cold fact that shelves will be empty for thanksgiving and xmas shopping
Trump's effort to deport people will result in a shortage of farm labor, which will cause food prices to skyrocket
June 2025: there are NO CONTAINER SHIPS LEAVING CHINA
which means it is a stone cold fact that shelves will be empty for thanksgiving and xmas shopping
I asked, is there a PDF or URL with a good explanation of why #platner is not a good choice ?
My friend ( I hope !) @charleshedrick.bsky.social gave a nice list, but without any details
so bluesky: where is the well written, well sourced, with details and quotes, takedown of platner
please
#maine
My friend ( I hope !) @charleshedrick.bsky.social gave a nice list, but without any details
so bluesky: where is the well written, well sourced, with details and quotes, takedown of platner
please
#maine
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I asked, is there a PDF or URL with a good explanation of why #platner is not a good choice ?
My friend ( I hope !) @charleshedrick.bsky.social gave a nice list, but without any details
so bluesky: where is the well written, well sourced, with details and quotes, takedown of platner
please
#maine
My friend ( I hope !) @charleshedrick.bsky.social gave a nice list, but without any details
so bluesky: where is the well written, well sourced, with details and quotes, takedown of platner
please
#maine
If memory serves, many years ago in NYC there was a Village Voice article about an odd cultural subgroup: wealthy, hi powered executives who on the week end would work as maids, taking orders while dressed up in frilly maid outfits
It was, apparently, not a sex thing, but rather powerful men who
It was, apparently, not a sex thing, but rather powerful men who
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If memory serves, many years ago in NYC there was a Village Voice article about an odd cultural subgroup: wealthy, hi powered executives who on the week end would work as maids, taking orders while dressed up in frilly maid outfits
It was, apparently, not a sex thing, but rather powerful men who
It was, apparently, not a sex thing, but rather powerful men who
amazing how much passion posts like this stir up
bsky.app/profile/kama...
me personally, I view Trump as an existential crisis and therefore feel that our "leaders' - the Obamas, the Clintons, Harris - do in fact owe it to us to do all they can
just like any decent person,
bsky.app/profile/kama...
me personally, I view Trump as an existential crisis and therefore feel that our "leaders' - the Obamas, the Clintons, Harris - do in fact owe it to us to do all they can
just like any decent person,
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
amazing how much passion posts like this stir up
bsky.app/profile/kama...
me personally, I view Trump as an existential crisis and therefore feel that our "leaders' - the Obamas, the Clintons, Harris - do in fact owe it to us to do all they can
just like any decent person,
bsky.app/profile/kama...
me personally, I view Trump as an existential crisis and therefore feel that our "leaders' - the Obamas, the Clintons, Harris - do in fact owe it to us to do all they can
just like any decent person,
EVERY white person who has any interest in politics knows about Kent State
so few know about this
so few know about this
On this day in 1968, white state troopers fired into a mostly African American crowd on the campus of South Carolina State College, a historically Black college in Orangeburg, and killed three young Black men.
Feb. 8, 1968 | State Troopers Kill Three Black Students in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
EVERY white person who has any interest in politics knows about Kent State
so few know about this
so few know about this
This guy, @kentindell.bsky.social very properly took down a post about faraday bags, so points to him
So I started looking, do Faraday bags where out
Now normally, when you run a query like this, G returns hit after hit from people who make or sell things, and the pages from these people are the
So I started looking, do Faraday bags where out
Now normally, when you run a query like this, G returns hit after hit from people who make or sell things, and the pages from these people are the
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This guy, @kentindell.bsky.social very properly took down a post about faraday bags, so points to him
So I started looking, do Faraday bags where out
Now normally, when you run a query like this, G returns hit after hit from people who make or sell things, and the pages from these people are the
So I started looking, do Faraday bags where out
Now normally, when you run a query like this, G returns hit after hit from people who make or sell things, and the pages from these people are the
Daily reminder that there are lot of people, like Kara Swisher, who are not trustworthy
@karasworstnight.bsky.social
@karasworstnight.bsky.social
Kara Swisher at www.threads.com says Will Lewis was fired.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
Below that is his letter to the Post staff.
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Daily reminder that there are lot of people, like Kara Swisher, who are not trustworthy
@karasworstnight.bsky.social
@karasworstnight.bsky.social
Reposted
As much of an asshole as Manchin was, he DID vote to confirm pretty much every judge Biden nominated as well as for the American Rescue Plan & Inflation Reduction Act.
And no, a Bernie-style progressive would NOT win statewide in West Virginia. They tried twice in a row & were crushed both times.
And no, a Bernie-style progressive would NOT win statewide in West Virginia. They tried twice in a row & were crushed both times.
February 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM
As much of an asshole as Manchin was, he DID vote to confirm pretty much every judge Biden nominated as well as for the American Rescue Plan & Inflation Reduction Act.
And no, a Bernie-style progressive would NOT win statewide in West Virginia. They tried twice in a row & were crushed both times.
And no, a Bernie-style progressive would NOT win statewide in West Virginia. They tried twice in a row & were crushed both times.
Reposted
I thought I could not be more disgusted by plastic jeff but here we are
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I thought I could not be more disgusted by plastic jeff but here we are
Sign that you are growing up:
You binge watch 10 episodes of a TV series that you love, and find, contrary to memory, that out of the 10 episodes, there are 4 or 5 minutes of really hiQ TV, maybe 20 minutes of OK TV, and the rest is mediocre to poor and formulaic
You binge watch 10 episodes of a TV series that you love, and find, contrary to memory, that out of the 10 episodes, there are 4 or 5 minutes of really hiQ TV, maybe 20 minutes of OK TV, and the rest is mediocre to poor and formulaic
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Sign that you are growing up:
You binge watch 10 episodes of a TV series that you love, and find, contrary to memory, that out of the 10 episodes, there are 4 or 5 minutes of really hiQ TV, maybe 20 minutes of OK TV, and the rest is mediocre to poor and formulaic
You binge watch 10 episodes of a TV series that you love, and find, contrary to memory, that out of the 10 episodes, there are 4 or 5 minutes of really hiQ TV, maybe 20 minutes of OK TV, and the rest is mediocre to poor and formulaic
There are people with a positive outlook:
"Spreading joy and growth through affirmations. . .I honor my past, embrace my present, and move boldly into my future. This chapter is filled with hope and possibility."
me, I'm a Jew from 1970s NYC; life is dark and it is a good day if you leave your
"Spreading joy and growth through affirmations. . .I honor my past, embrace my present, and move boldly into my future. This chapter is filled with hope and possibility."
me, I'm a Jew from 1970s NYC; life is dark and it is a good day if you leave your
February 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
There are people with a positive outlook:
"Spreading joy and growth through affirmations. . .I honor my past, embrace my present, and move boldly into my future. This chapter is filled with hope and possibility."
me, I'm a Jew from 1970s NYC; life is dark and it is a good day if you leave your
"Spreading joy and growth through affirmations. . .I honor my past, embrace my present, and move boldly into my future. This chapter is filled with hope and possibility."
me, I'm a Jew from 1970s NYC; life is dark and it is a good day if you leave your
I ran into an account that has 95 followers, following 82
and has no (zero) and no (zero) replies
not sure I understand that
far as I can tell, most of the followers are people who in turn follow a lot of people, apparently for some professional reason
ok
and has no (zero) and no (zero) replies
not sure I understand that
far as I can tell, most of the followers are people who in turn follow a lot of people, apparently for some professional reason
ok
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I ran into an account that has 95 followers, following 82
and has no (zero) and no (zero) replies
not sure I understand that
far as I can tell, most of the followers are people who in turn follow a lot of people, apparently for some professional reason
ok
and has no (zero) and no (zero) replies
not sure I understand that
far as I can tell, most of the followers are people who in turn follow a lot of people, apparently for some professional reason
ok
I saw this post, and had the perfect reply, a quote from Max Planck, and by the time I found the quote (due to poor memory, took me a while) I had lost the post I wanted to reply to but
here is the quote for you
here is the quote for you
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I saw this post, and had the perfect reply, a quote from Max Planck, and by the time I found the quote (due to poor memory, took me a while) I had lost the post I wanted to reply to but
here is the quote for you
here is the quote for you
I would 100% pay for an AI that blocked posts this stupid
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I would 100% pay for an AI that blocked posts this stupid
haven't seen a post about Bobbit or the Long Island Lolita recently
or Judge Crater
or about how NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller died
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fis...
or Judge Crater
or about how NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller died
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fis...
February 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
haven't seen a post about Bobbit or the Long Island Lolita recently
or Judge Crater
or about how NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller died
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fis...
or Judge Crater
or about how NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller died
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Fis...
Obama/Biden: we can't do something, the entire exec branch is paralyzed cause of one OLC opinion that is 30 years old
Trump: just get the fucking job done
Just me, wish Obama/Biden had more Trump in them
Trump: just get the fucking job done
Just me, wish Obama/Biden had more Trump in them
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Obama/Biden: we can't do something, the entire exec branch is paralyzed cause of one OLC opinion that is 30 years old
Trump: just get the fucking job done
Just me, wish Obama/Biden had more Trump in them
Trump: just get the fucking job done
Just me, wish Obama/Biden had more Trump in them
Texans, ignore this post from @anita1956.bsky.social
why ?
cause it is more important to elect a democrat then to be pure and be sore if your "better" candidate doesn't win
why ?
cause it is more important to elect a democrat then to be pure and be sore if your "better" candidate doesn't win
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Texans, ignore this post from @anita1956.bsky.social
why ?
cause it is more important to elect a democrat then to be pure and be sore if your "better" candidate doesn't win
why ?
cause it is more important to elect a democrat then to be pure and be sore if your "better" candidate doesn't win
This is hysterically funny boosterism
if you know you know
if you know you know
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is hysterically funny boosterism
if you know you know
if you know you know
not as bad as the PDP and "move"
city of philadelphia really said “fuck bus riders” in some areas huh
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
not as bad as the PDP and "move"
amazing how many people are bothering to argue with a not very bright troll @leftistrenegade.bsky.social
people, he or she or it is a troll
don't feed it
just block it
people, he or she or it is a troll
don't feed it
just block it
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
amazing how many people are bothering to argue with a not very bright troll @leftistrenegade.bsky.social
people, he or she or it is a troll
don't feed it
just block it
people, he or she or it is a troll
don't feed it
just block it
Reposted
On this day in 1904, a white mob brutally lynched Luther Holbert and an unidentified Black woman before a crowd of picnicking spectators in Doddsville, Mississippi.
Feb. 7, 1904 | Black Man and Woman Brutally Tortured and Lynched in Doddsville, Mississippi
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
On this day in 1904, a white mob brutally lynched Luther Holbert and an unidentified Black woman before a crowd of picnicking spectators in Doddsville, Mississippi.
god yes to this
for 40 , 50 years, every story in the NY or NPR about farms is always ,this is the worst year ever, prices, falling, farms going bankrupt, etc
for 40 , 50 years, every story in the NY or NPR about farms is always ,this is the worst year ever, prices, falling, farms going bankrupt, etc
Anyway this this ag lobby vibe, it is on 24/7 regardless of anything else happening in the country and beyond. Nobody does drama queen as well as farm bureau.
a girl in a white dress is standing in front of a staircase ..
Alt: One of the Olsen twins beginning to swoon, sighing a big sigh and putting their hand on their forehead in a dramatic gesture.
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
god yes to this
for 40 , 50 years, every story in the NY or NPR about farms is always ,this is the worst year ever, prices, falling, farms going bankrupt, etc
for 40 , 50 years, every story in the NY or NPR about farms is always ,this is the worst year ever, prices, falling, farms going bankrupt, etc
I thought Mortal Engines and Alita Battle Angel were the worst movies I had ever seen
Then I saw this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
truly sets the low bar high
Then I saw this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
truly sets the low bar high
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I thought Mortal Engines and Alita Battle Angel were the worst movies I had ever seen
Then I saw this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
truly sets the low bar high
Then I saw this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...
truly sets the low bar high