Ken
@obiwankenob.bsky.social
FIFA + Trump. Corruption honors corruption. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump wins inaugural FIFA peace prize
President Donald Trump didn't win the Nobel but he was awarded a newly-invented FIFA peace prize during the draw for the 2026 World Cup.
www.usatoday.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
FIFA + Trump. Corruption honors corruption. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
@democrats.org Why act as if we are dealing with a sane President or GOP? The President is deranged. Why are you not saying that every day? What U.S. president says that American cities should be military training grounds? Stop normalizing this insanity. Call it out day after day.
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
@democrats.org Why act as if we are dealing with a sane President or GOP? The President is deranged. Why are you not saying that every day? What U.S. president says that American cities should be military training grounds? Stop normalizing this insanity. Call it out day after day.
I guess America First means sending $20 billion to bail out your friend in Argentina?
Democrats, you need to go to town on this.
wapo.st/3KnBjxq
Democrats, you need to go to town on this.
wapo.st/3KnBjxq
Trump set to bail out Argentina, irking some in ‘America First’ camp
The Trump administration is set to provide a $20 billion financial lifeline to Argentina, a move that has sparked controversy among some of his supporters.
wapo.st
September 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I guess America First means sending $20 billion to bail out your friend in Argentina?
Democrats, you need to go to town on this.
wapo.st/3KnBjxq
Democrats, you need to go to town on this.
wapo.st/3KnBjxq
Stunned that the NYTimes critic and many commenters seem to think that the movie One Battle After Another is great and even profound. It’s shallow, long, and boring. And it has nothing to say politically unless you’re nostalgic for the Weather Underground. Disheartening if people like this.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Stunned that the NYTimes critic and many commenters seem to think that the movie One Battle After Another is great and even profound. It’s shallow, long, and boring. And it has nothing to say politically unless you’re nostalgic for the Weather Underground. Disheartening if people like this.
@mmasnick.bsky.social Listened to your pod with Eric Goldman. As a lawyer and parent of kids who grew up on devices, I was disappointed. Your questions were flimsy, and you let him offer up weak arguments unchallenged. You did not make him engage with the best version of the view he opposes. Weak.
April 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social Listened to your pod with Eric Goldman. As a lawyer and parent of kids who grew up on devices, I was disappointed. Your questions were flimsy, and you let him offer up weak arguments unchallenged. You did not make him engage with the best version of the view he opposes. Weak.
@lulugn.bsky.social Why do you ask @gallego.senate.gov if the DEMS are going to shut down the govt??? Such a misleading question. Repeat after me: The GOP controls BOTH houses of Congress. It’s their budget to pass. Ruben, please correct that question next time.
February 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@lulugn.bsky.social Why do you ask @gallego.senate.gov if the DEMS are going to shut down the govt??? Such a misleading question. Repeat after me: The GOP controls BOTH houses of Congress. It’s their budget to pass. Ruben, please correct that question next time.
@profgalloway.com Scott, please — start referring to DOGE as DOUCHE!
February 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@profgalloway.com Scott, please — start referring to DOGE as DOUCHE!
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social I think Jon is a ridiculously nonchalant and dismissive about how extreme the President’s actions are. Yes, Jon, the Constitution should not allow all this. Doesn’t make it right or normal. He is abusing power in an unprecedented way and GOP allowing it. It’s okay?
January 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
@weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social I think Jon is a ridiculously nonchalant and dismissive about how extreme the President’s actions are. Yes, Jon, the Constitution should not allow all this. Doesn’t make it right or normal. He is abusing power in an unprecedented way and GOP allowing it. It’s okay?
Question of the evening. Is Rand Paul related to RuPaul?
December 21, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Question of the evening. Is Rand Paul related to RuPaul?
I am sure those American Jews who voted for president Musk and vice president Trump are feeling like this is going to work out very well for the tribe! www.reuters.com/world/europe...
December 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I am sure those American Jews who voted for president Musk and vice president Trump are feeling like this is going to work out very well for the tribe! www.reuters.com/world/europe...
@politico.com, don't you have journalistic standards requiring you to include the truth in your articles and posts? Andrew Howard "reports" the false allegation that the J6Com destroyed evidence. That is false. It's available at bit.ly/3P3J2Qd. Why not mention that? Just terrible reporting.
Select January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection
www.govinfo.gov
December 19, 2024 at 2:06 PM
@politico.com, don't you have journalistic standards requiring you to include the truth in your articles and posts? Andrew Howard "reports" the false allegation that the J6Com destroyed evidence. That is false. It's available at bit.ly/3P3J2Qd. Why not mention that? Just terrible reporting.
I'm looking for tips on how to use Bluesky. E.g., are hashtags a think here, like on X, or not so much?
December 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I'm looking for tips on how to use Bluesky. E.g., are hashtags a think here, like on X, or not so much?
Wait, this is good! If MAGA is on board with getting rid of the Electoral College, let's go with that, right?
(Does Trump actually not understand the Electoral College? I don't think he is that stupid. I just think he thinks his followers are that stupid.)
(Does Trump actually not understand the Electoral College? I don't think he is that stupid. I just think he thinks his followers are that stupid.)
December 10, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Wait, this is good! If MAGA is on board with getting rid of the Electoral College, let's go with that, right?
(Does Trump actually not understand the Electoral College? I don't think he is that stupid. I just think he thinks his followers are that stupid.)
(Does Trump actually not understand the Electoral College? I don't think he is that stupid. I just think he thinks his followers are that stupid.)
Reposted by Ken
um what’re we doin here
December 10, 2024 at 12:38 AM
um what’re we doin here
Reposted by Ken
1. As they say, @bsky.app has the juice. Over the last several weeks, we at @tpm.bsky.social gained a lot of followers, some very familiar with TPM. Some less so. For those less familiar with TPM, here’s what we’re all about, a thread. (with a little reward at the very end)
December 5, 2024 at 5:59 PM
1. As they say, @bsky.app has the juice. Over the last several weeks, we at @tpm.bsky.social gained a lot of followers, some very familiar with TPM. Some less so. For those less familiar with TPM, here’s what we’re all about, a thread. (with a little reward at the very end)
Oh boy. Here we go. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Oh boy. Here we go. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Interesting point. This did not occur to me, but the timing is right. This was one step too far for President Biden.
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified via @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified: Kash Patel
I've listened to hundreds of interviews of Trump's FBI Director nominee
www.meidasplus.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Interesting point. This did not occur to me, but the timing is right. This was one step too far for President Biden.
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The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified via @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified: Kash Patel
I've listened to hundreds of interviews of Trump's FBI Director nominee
www.meidasplus.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:46 PM
The Big Reason Why Hunter's Pardon is Justified via @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
I may not be up on all of @bsky.app features. To me as a formerly light user of X, it seems quite similar. I would like Bsky not to be a left-leaning bubble, but a place where people can share and debate ideas and policy. Are there tools/policies in Bluesky that make this more likely than on X?
December 2, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I may not be up on all of @bsky.app features. To me as a formerly light user of X, it seems quite similar. I would like Bsky not to be a left-leaning bubble, but a place where people can share and debate ideas and policy. Are there tools/policies in Bluesky that make this more likely than on X?
Really, @nytimes.com. "Bravado" is the word your headline writers chose for Kash Patel? Sometimes the Times just blows my mind. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/u...
Kash Patel Would Bring Bravado and Baggage to F.B.I. Role
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the F.B.I. has a record in and out of government that is likely to raise questions during his Senate confirmation hearings.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Really, @nytimes.com. "Bravado" is the word your headline writers chose for Kash Patel? Sometimes the Times just blows my mind. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/u...
All the other very serious issues with Kash Patel aside (e.g., that he is a proven liar who in one high-profile episode, endangered the lives of our soliders: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...), how about the more basic fact that he has no qualifications whatsoever to run the FBI?
The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump
Why Kash Patel is exactly the kind of person who would serve in a second Trump administration
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:08 PM
All the other very serious issues with Kash Patel aside (e.g., that he is a proven liar who in one high-profile episode, endangered the lives of our soliders: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...), how about the more basic fact that he has no qualifications whatsoever to run the FBI?
Summary of John Ganz from the Nation and Max Kiefel in the Baffler (links below in the comment):
The Democratic Party is a "vision-starved" blob of overpaid consultants who are overreliant on polling, and lacks meaningful connections with the people it purports to represent.
Ouch.
The Democratic Party is a "vision-starved" blob of overpaid consultants who are overreliant on polling, and lacks meaningful connections with the people it purports to represent.
Ouch.
For and Against Method
A painter who never lost sight of life’s being perpetually in transition.
www.thenation.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Summary of John Ganz from the Nation and Max Kiefel in the Baffler (links below in the comment):
The Democratic Party is a "vision-starved" blob of overpaid consultants who are overreliant on polling, and lacks meaningful connections with the people it purports to represent.
Ouch.
The Democratic Party is a "vision-starved" blob of overpaid consultants who are overreliant on polling, and lacks meaningful connections with the people it purports to represent.
Ouch.
Kash Patel – the new Matt Gaetz. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
Trump Says He Will Nominate Kash Patel to Run F.B.I.
President-elect Donald J. Trump turned to a firebrand loyalist to become director of the bureau, which he sees as part of a ‘deep state’ conspiracy against him.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Kash Patel – the new Matt Gaetz. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...
I notice that no one is talking about soccer moms any more.
a woman in a white dress is sitting in a chair with her legs crossed and a soccer ball in her hand .
ALT: a woman in a white dress is sitting in a chair with her legs crossed and a soccer ball in her hand .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:26 AM
I notice that no one is talking about soccer moms any more.