CMC
@comico90.bsky.social
Wider, editor, researcher in the DC area trying to care for others.
Pinned
CMC
@comico90.bsky.social
· Jul 12
"the idea of tariffing inputs into American manufacturing would be a terrific idea if you wanted to tank the American manufacturing sector."
Making manufacturing inputs more costly with tariffs makes American manufacturing less competitive.
Reposted by CMC
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
Reposted by CMC
This City Belongs to You.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Reposted by CMC
This is extremely good, and I'm very glad to see this. Mamdani has an understanding of the levers of power, and he's helping educate folks about them.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is extremely good, and I'm very glad to see this. Mamdani has an understanding of the levers of power, and he's helping educate folks about them.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
Unlike some past Dems who've generated major excitement, he's making it clear that the work does not end on Election Day but only *starts* now.
The mental gymnastics an executive will do to not spend the money the legislature has required him to spend after said executive signed off on the spending when he sighed the legislation!
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The mental gymnastics an executive will do to not spend the money the legislature has required him to spend after said executive signed off on the spending when he sighed the legislation!
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
apnews.com/article/snap...
More of this!!!! And no screens in schools!
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
Denmark's government has announced a political agreement to ban social media access for anyone under 15.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
More of this!!!! And no screens in schools!
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children aged under 15
apnews.com/article/denm...
Reposted by CMC
The future for Dems is not progressive or moderate. It is not “either or.” It is “and”. It is being a big enough party to produce candidates who will move the majority of voters to support and vote for them….while all the while sharing a commitment to the party’s core values.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The future for Dems is not progressive or moderate. It is not “either or.” It is “and”. It is being a big enough party to produce candidates who will move the majority of voters to support and vote for them….while all the while sharing a commitment to the party’s core values.
Reposted by CMC
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
Reposted by CMC
Sora is a paper machete. It is low-quality, impossible to make consistent or reliable, while also being incredibly expensive to run. Every single “good” video you’ve seen is cherrypicked from dozens of terrible ones to make you feel scared that this can create entire movies’ worth of content.
Curious to hear your perspective on Sora. It seems to be the only real (and terrifying) AI product to hit the market lately. How much mileage are they going to get out of this thing that needs to be regulated out of existence?
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sora is a paper machete. It is low-quality, impossible to make consistent or reliable, while also being incredibly expensive to run. Every single “good” video you’ve seen is cherrypicked from dozens of terrible ones to make you feel scared that this can create entire movies’ worth of content.
Reposted by CMC
Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
They don't give their opinion to the media
They don't criticize how SCOTUS works
This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Reposted by CMC
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
Reposted by CMC
A Good Take from @lopatto.bsky.social
Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed
Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?
www.theverge.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A Good Take from @lopatto.bsky.social
Reposted by CMC
Reposted by CMC
This should be flatly banned by federal legislation
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This should be flatly banned by federal legislation
Reposted by CMC
Playing around with Sora 2 and it is the same warmed up dogshit OpenAI always slings. I also got it to cough up direct copies of Naruto and Demon Slayer *with audio from the shows*. It’s obvious they have ingested a ton of copyrighted material
October 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Playing around with Sora 2 and it is the same warmed up dogshit OpenAI always slings. I also got it to cough up direct copies of Naruto and Demon Slayer *with audio from the shows*. It’s obvious they have ingested a ton of copyrighted material
Reposted by CMC
Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reminder: they're STILL taking all of our work + we STILL need (especially Cali) signatures on the petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR= this'll require transparency about what's in AI datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once done, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
Reposted by CMC
Why the sudden urgency behind the WH power grab & flex? Could it be because every admin policy initiative is failing and unpopular? Or because bad as things are now, they're about to turn much worse for most Americans & Team MAGA wants to intimidate them into not complaining?
September 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Why the sudden urgency behind the WH power grab & flex? Could it be because every admin policy initiative is failing and unpopular? Or because bad as things are now, they're about to turn much worse for most Americans & Team MAGA wants to intimidate them into not complaining?
Reposted by CMC
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Reposted by CMC
My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.
Reposted by CMC
"The United States is less democratic, less self-governing, more dysfunctional, and more corrupt than it was 20 years ago, thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s rulings."
For our October issue I wrote about the Roberts Court for its 20th anniversary, how it helped lead us to the current crisis, and what should be done about it:
The Roberts Court Is Winning Its War on American Democracy
Chief Justice John Roberts has now overseen 20 years of increasingly illiberal rulings by the Supreme Court.
newrepublic.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"The United States is less democratic, less self-governing, more dysfunctional, and more corrupt than it was 20 years ago, thanks in large part to the Supreme Court’s rulings."
Reposted by CMC
i will concede that if you want to influence other people addicted to X, X is worth using. but if you want to influence the actual public, text-based social media is a fool's errand.
One of the biggest mistakes left-of-center pundits and influencers made was decamping to Bluesky. They made themselves irrelevant, shrunk their audiences, and dramatically lessened the positive impact they could have on our public debate at the precise time we needed it most.
September 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
i will concede that if you want to influence other people addicted to X, X is worth using. but if you want to influence the actual public, text-based social media is a fool's errand.
Reposted by CMC
I took comfort from the Fed Chair Jay Powell's remarks. There’s scrutiny, sure, but no sign of back‑channel arm‑twisting. In a town that leaks, silence about “improper” pressure speaks volumes.
September 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I took comfort from the Fed Chair Jay Powell's remarks. There’s scrutiny, sure, but no sign of back‑channel arm‑twisting. In a town that leaks, silence about “improper” pressure speaks volumes.
Reposted by CMC
This should be the opening quote to The Big Short 2
September 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This should be the opening quote to The Big Short 2
Reposted by CMC
Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
Reposted by CMC
Einbinder on saying 'free Palestine' during her Emmys speech:
"It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."
"It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."
Hannah Einbinder ends her Emmys acceptance speech: "Go Birds, fuck ICE, and free Palestine."
September 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Einbinder on saying 'free Palestine' during her Emmys speech:
"It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."
"It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethnonationalist state."
Reposted by CMC
A commercial for AI shows a college student asking it how to make her dorm room southwest cozy and it gave her websites and how is this better and different than just typing southwest cozy decor into a search engine 🙄
September 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A commercial for AI shows a college student asking it how to make her dorm room southwest cozy and it gave her websites and how is this better and different than just typing southwest cozy decor into a search engine 🙄