I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!

you'd think the republicans would have arranged for yertle to do a live interview on fox or newsmax by now. imagine how they could gloat about the libs who have been chattering all evening about whether today's photo of him is real or not. weird they'd skip the opportunity to prove us wrong.

this is the way.

(left) yertle saying he's perfectly fine but his doc doesn't want him to go back to work "quite yet". (right) yertle *at work* in may.

I know that Mitch McConnell photo is AI because there is no way they’re getting that man in denim.

tv news outlets have spoken live, via video feed, to people -in active war zones, -during natural disasters, -moments after catastrophic events. school and corporate meetings have been conducted over zoom. ask yertle questions about current events on live tv or i ain't buying it.

Uncertainty surrounding Mitch McConnell is frustrating to establishment Democrats. They have all these anecdotes about what a collegial guy he is to work with and how fun he is to be around, but you need an official death for that shit to really land.

who was unconscious at your house on the same day you were admitted to the hospital, mitch? who did the EMTs perform cpr on bc they were in cardiac arrest at your house on the same day you were admitted to the hospital, mitch? who did they haul out of your house and put in an ambulance on the sa-

so you've been undergoing "a battery of tests" for a month to figure out why you fell, huh mitch? funny how you didn't that after the time you fell down the stairs, or fell and sprained your wrist, or fell and got a concussion & fractured rib, or fell when a lady asked you a question.

Looks like they're having some *lowers sunglasses* Technical difficulties

counterpoint: the dead should make it harder for me to speak ill of them

Intended or not: ♦️This is one of the best roasts of #LindseyGraham of the past 24 hours:

yes, my master's is 30 years old, but i'm *still* a historian, gotdammit!

look, all i'm saying is i don't think lindsey graham is getting enough credit for making the ultimate sacrifice to distract from the "is mitch mcconnell ded, ded or just brain ded?" story.

Jayapal: I’m somebody who feels like it doesn’t matter what you want to call it, but we have to disband ICE. We have to melt ICE. We have to abolish ICE. Whatever word you want to use, what we need to get to is the end result: ICE should not exist as it exists. And DHS should not exist as it exists

i feel like someone had to have a hand in making sure the article thumbnail made kashyap look like a little kid trying to see over the dashboard while pretending to drive the car.

Well said by @normornstein.bsky.social; why can't Democratic Senators speak normally and honestly like this? bluevirginia.us/2026/07/sund...

checked the ap just now to see if yertle was still with us (allegedly), and would'ya looky here? got me some sunday morning lagniappe!

It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.

Tougher time to be a Graham Cracker 🤪🤪🤪🤪

NY Tmes exec editor Joe Kahn said in 2024 that the issue of democracy's survival was not a top priority in his newsroom's coverage. Now Trump is sending federal agents to NYT reporters' homes to deliver subpoenas over coverage he doesn't like. I wonder if democracy is a priority for Joe now.

my brain keeps going straight to deb haaland, which has created quite a bit of confusion recently. for example, my first thought here was "the guy must have done something to deserve it, good on deb for stepping up, omg is someone trying to make that an issue for her campaign?!" 🤭

I’m driving the 750-mile stretch from El Paso to the Rio Grande Valley and holding town halls along the way. We’re showing up for border communities that have been left behind by both political parties for too long. Join us on the frontera: www.mobilize.us/talaricofort...

The fact that “environmental impact of watching football game in car” discussion broke out is why I’m on Bluesky. On Twitter it’d be “dumb cuck bet you drive a Toyota lolz”

so is this a step toward dumping teachers for ai, so schools can afford internet to indoctrinate the children with prager u content? maybe they can incorporate donald's [un]truth[anti]social posts into both writing and social studies curricula!

Idc what Trump does to the White House to try to “secure” it. He is not keeping us out when it’s time for him to go.

perfection - no notes!

Read this headline twice

I am waiting for the McConnell Unplugged album to drop.

ah, ye olde "pretend to be media" tactic. let's hope they keep being this fucking stupid and obvious about it. the boys from the cointelpro days are collectively sighing and shaking their heads. "fucking lazy-ass kids these days. we used to have standards."

you'd think a person wouldn't have totally forgotten about that... my brain is tired of this timeline playing pinball wizard on the daily. i don't have room to store all this shit and my file organizer hasn't been seen in a really long time. nobody's sure where she went.

this is epic canada.

Celebrity weddings? Awards shows? Reality TV? I just want to know what Neil is up to today

what the fuck, npr? "cleaning house" means getting rid of the trash, the waste, the useless, the dirty - in life and in politics. trump isn't cleaning house... he's gutting it. and knocking out a few support beams bc he wants the house to collapse.

My dad was a poet so I could never really join in when the other boys would argue about whose dad could beat up the other dads, but I was confident that my dad could make your dad feel seen in ways that would quietly devastate him.

We should do a thing where everyone gets to be a news pundit until the first time they get something wrong, and then they're out. Sorry, screwed up, gotta let the next person in the chair. Like a game show. America has enough people that this wouldn't be even a little hard.

‘You don’t look autistic’ & you don’t look ignorant & yet here we are 🥴🥴🥴😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autismawareness #autisticadult #autisminwimen #autism #autistic #neurodivergent

i fully believe we'll get into "you're a poopy face!" territory before the midterms are over. a magapublican is going to go there.

to do list additon: set up a fund to reimburse the u.s. government for the cost of -frivolous investigations, lawsuits and appeals and -special council investigations into corruption and misconduct using seized wealth from relevant cabinet members, leon musk, and donald trump.

to do list addition: set up a fund for repaying states and individuals for legal fees, expenses, and lost wages related to trumped up charges from the regime using seized wealth from pam bondi todd blance jeannine pirro kashyap patel bill pulte and of course donald trump

i receive flyers every wednesday in my mailbox from local grocery stores advertising their weekly specials. THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR BRINGING DOWN GROCERY PRICES!!! [this is a post about freedom fuel gas stations.]

The people who screamed about Mamdani proposing a handful of government-run grocery stores in NYC are now bringing us a handful of government-run gas stations and, no, shut up, stop asking questions

Not perfect yet but what an amazing prototype to imagine what’s possible and to continue the work towards creating mobility devices that make more places more accessible to disabled people. And just so heartwarming that it’s a son who built it for his dad 🥹💝 #Disability #AssistiveTechnology

What a total failure of leadership. Gas prices are surging again and apparently the peace deal is in tatters and our servicemembers are still in harm's way to fight a war the American people do NOT support. Every Republican who voted to continue this war owns this failure.

rip bonnie tyler. i was super into "total eclipse of the heart" and love her singing voice. ...also the literal video version is a classic. music videos were really weird in the early days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMmX...

the dearest martha letters are one of my favorite acts of the resistance. this one is pure fucking GOLD!

what does your dad do? kid: he protects america from fence penises. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-mall-...

why is it that so many people "weaponize" their cars against ice, but that only rarely happens to cops? fascinating, no?

so, is @bsky.app going to fix their explore section, or are they going to stick with shoving a bunch of random, unrelated posts under a trending topic to keep the mystery alive?

i called john edward, who contacted sylvia browne, whom mitch mcconnell spoke through to me for 20 minutes. he said something about a ring my grandmother gave me, and wants everyone to know he's ok and didn't feel any pain. um... and oh yeah, he also told me he's working remotely right now.