Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

Consistently wrong since 2002

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

He really is that stupid.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

Books are my comfort food!

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

That meeting sounds like a shotgun wedding between a shitshow and a clusterfuck.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

The National Guard is not Batman.

You know he’s going to shit a cat.

So very ready.

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Open Thread: Small Sparks Ignite Mighty Fires

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I think we don’t talk enough about the importance of Tesla Takedown. It was the first widespread resistance to the Trump regime, it left Elon Musk toxic to the general public, & it destroyed one of the foundations of his wealth.

— Dana Houle (@danahoule.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM

A little reminder, if needed…

I started going every Saturday to the one here in Portland after first seeing @niedermeyer.online post about it & this got me out of the deep deep funk I’d been in since the morning of the election. Saying it was lifesaving seems a bit much but it was close to that

— Mr. Chimpanzy (@cyanescens.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM

Even if it had no impact on Musk, it was worth it for making resistance visible, viable, and fun. Additional effects on Musk, DOGE, Democrats etc are all downstream of a social movement in visible spots all over the country just as elites all gave up.

— Scott L Greer (@scottlgreer.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM

Right. It was months before the first No Kings rally. That it took some of Musk’s political strength & stopped his momentum was an important bonus.

— Dana Houle (@danahoule.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM

Tesla's stock still doesn't seem very destroyed. Its value has no connection to the real world.

— Keith Ivey (@kcivey.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM

It destroyed the car brand & his ability to get tax money by selling EV’s. His stock value may be unchanged because the markets are increasingly stupid, esp as it pertains to him. But I can’t imagine it hasn’t hurt his cash flow, or ability to operate in consumer goods or services.

— Dana Houle (@danahoule.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM

Indeed, in retrospect it proved to be a harbinger. The fact that Pam Bondi and other administration officials were shrieking about making vandalism against Teslas some kind of capital offense was a tell—they were worried about it, too.

— pandaphil (@pandaphil.bsky.social) April 11, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Be realistic here. Resistance is good.
But Elmo is still the richest person in the world.

— Julie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems (@upine.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM

Whether he’s the richest in the world matters less than that he may be less willing to put huge amounts of money in elections, that it’s a liability for candidates to be associated with him, & he became too unpopular to keep his influence over Trump & continue manipulating the executive agencies

— Dana Houle (@danahoule.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM

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Monday Morning Open Thread

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Every political cartoonist in the world is currently bashing their desks in frustration.

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— Joe Scaramanga (@joescaramanga.co.uk) March 29, 2026 at 2:33 AM

Astonishing iconography.

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— Malaclypse the Middle (@malaclypse.bsky.social) March 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM

Walz: We will never leave the side of our Somali Minnesotans. Here's our pledge to you, our Somali Minnesotans, your great grandchildren will still be here when that orange clown is in the dustbin of history.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) March 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM

The U.S. Constitution is not a suggestion box.
It means due process, equal protection, and the right to free speech.

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— Janet Mills (@janetmillsforme.bsky.social) March 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM

"The third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force…"
"Two-thirds of participants live in suburban, small town or rural areas, a 40% increase over last time in protesters from outside big cities…"
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p…

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— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) March 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM

More Republican lawmakers are retiring ahead of the midterms than at any point in nearly a century, according to an ABC News tally of retirement announcements and a review of historical data since 1930 compiled by the Brookings Institution.

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) March 29, 2026 at 11:53 AM

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Late Night Open Thread: On Doomerism

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This is a petty issue, not an important one: a trifle, comparatively.
If you think we’re doomed, you’re free to think so. If you think the law and protest and politics are pointless, likewise. If you think methods and issues people are talking about are irrelevant, that’s for you to think.
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— Fucking Bitch Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM

/2 But if, when folks are risking their lives to oppose ICE, and people are talking about how to best defend them and how we might support each other and do right, the role YOU are called to is to slump in and tell us what we are talking about is naive and meaningless, you can just fuck right off.

/3 That sort of performative emo narcissism is a personality between you and your therapist and the Lord your God and get it fuck off my thread, I am blocking your tedious ass.

Our ancestors were real breathing people who turned sticks into fire, their descendants spent thousands of years building a regime of unsurpassed global peace and prosperity, and we shall not entertain the suggestion that it all ends here just because the man with the golden toilet says so.

— Michael Engard (@engard.me) January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM

It's totally understandable if you're dooming about any facet of the American experiment right now. So your feelings are "valid" in the sense that they represent real anxiety, and I get that. But to vent that anxiety in other people's spaces is wrong for three reasons.

— Ken Jennings (@kenjennings.bsky.social) January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM

First, it’s factually wrong. There will be elections in 2026 and 2028 under Trump, just like there were elections last year under Trump and during his first term. This despite one of the two major parties now harboring a lot of anti-democratic elements and ideas.

I’m not particularly interested in convincing anyone on this point and won’t try, the future is the future. But if the left side of the political spectrum is still the domain of scholarship and expertise, take note that you don’t find scholars and experts you worrying about canceled US elections.

Second, and probably most importantly, it’s tactically wrong. “No point discussing political opposition to fascism, there won’t be elections anyway” cedes victory to your enemies. It’s defeatism and nihilism.

Finally, it’s wrong AS A MATTER OF ETIQUETTE. Entering a total stranger’s discussion and leading with your private anxiety is as off-putting in social media replies as it would be in real life. If you wouldn’t interrupt a stranger at a party to announce that America is doomed, don’t do it here.

If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that’s fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn’t a strategy. It’s selfish and adolescent. It’s a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.

Take a second and think before posting the easy Eeyore reply. You might have something substantive to say instead. Or, even better, you can say nothing at all.

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Open Thread: The Wine Moms Are Winning

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This is not a novel observation, but I really don't think the admin quite understands the level of radicalization that is happening to opposition elements that were not previously radicalized in the slightest.

— Schnorkles O'Bork (@schnorkles.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM

NOW: Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino hounded by activists and shoppers protesting his presence as he and a federal agent caravan leave a Target in St Paul, Minnesota for a restroom break.

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— 🌽 Tales from the Cornfield 🌽 (@childrenofthecorn.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM

Leaving Midway Target frustrated is just part of the St. Paul experience.

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— RandBall’s Stu (@randballsstu.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM

Deluded Wine Moms is a great band name.

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— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM

"The enemy of the state is wine moms" is not uh.. well it's not tactically brilliant

— Schnorkles O'Bork (@schnorkles.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM

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— Bruce Little (@brucedlittle.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM

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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Purple Revolution

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“Do not get lost in a sea of despair.”
– John Lewis #RIP

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM

Purple Revolution

"we'll take away their share of revenues while continuing to tax them, that will show them!"

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— Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST (@chathamharrison.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM

Obviously the next thing to do is push a shipment of Teslas into the Mississippi while dressed as Vikings. Purple Revolution

— Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST (@chathamharrison.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM

If you don't have a horned helmet handy, perhaps a raspberry beret

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— Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST (@chathamharrison.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM

Maybe a little tarring and feathering, as a, uh, treat

— tweety fish (@sifu.tweety.fish) January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Personally I would prefer we stopped reenacting the Revolution before we get to the really grisly bits!

— Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST (@chathamharrison.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
-Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

— Henry (@henrythedog.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM

A reason I get sort of annoyed by the “this is part of a plan” stuff—besides these guys lacking enough foresight to find their own dicks—is that they are so totally disconnected from reality that any plan they could actually make would be useless

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— Vituperative Erb (@vituperativeerb.bsky.social) January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM

I think, if you’ve been around long enough*, at this point you have an obligation to (i) know that the struggles are longer than any event or war, and (ii) spread messages that bias to resilience and long-term engagement and strength
*anyone over Bluesky’s Age

— Snowden St. (@snowden.st) January 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM

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— NainRouge420 (@nainrouge420.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread

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Two weeks from today:

It's not going to get better on its own. Support the 911 March for Health and Science.
RFK Jr. Must Go!!
kffhealthnews.org/news/article…

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— Science Accountability Institute (@scienceai.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM

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It’s really notable how — in just the past week — business lobbies have begun to push back on White House tariff, immigration and export/trade policy.
@wsj.com @cnbc.com @bloomberg.com @reuters.com

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM

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(Bloomberg) – Small businesses are urging the US Supreme Court to affirm lower court rulings that President Donald Trump's global tariffs amount to a massive illegal tax on American companies.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article…

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM

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ACKMAN, on @cnbc.com this am: “Trump is the most pro-business President in history.”
Everyone else:

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) October 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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By 57% to 22%, voters disapprove of Trump's bail out of Argentina, per the new Economist/YouGov poll. Trump voters disapprove by 40% to 35%, even with Trump's name attached to it.

— Geoff Garin (@geoffgarin.bsky.social) October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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Saturday Morning Open Thread: NO KINGS

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Facts don’t care about the GOP’s feelings — there’s nothing more American than rejecting a mad king. Please join us tomorrow: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i… #NoKings

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— Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM

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or you could just smile and wave and chat with a grandma or two

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— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Look I went to one in June imagine a school pep rally where everyone there actually wanted to participate. Which is what a mass movement historically feels like when you have the numbers which we do.

— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM

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Republican officials have spent years psy-oping themselves into thinking that there are no sincere, good faith liberals or progressives anywhere in America. So no wonder they're totally unequipped to deal with a large crowd of normal people waving American flags.

— Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM

So far they seem to be oscillating between:
-"These normal people waving American flags hate America, actually."
-"What we have here are millions of paid protestors."
-And my favorite, "No kings is bad and unamerican, actually."

— Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM

People got mad at me during Trump I when I suggested that black bloc and the far right are actually symbiotic life forms, but it couldn't be clearer that the GOP *wants* black bloc to be their main enemy and don't know what to do about the fact that it isn't.

— Ned Resnikoff (@resnikoff.bsky.social) October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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