As the situation in Pokrovsk becomes critical, and AFU reinforces the pocket to stabilize the flanks, there's considerable attention now to how this battle is unfolding. A few thoughts on the situation. 1/ (DeepStateMap)

Pretty funny to see how many of the government Bsky accounts call themselves the "Official Twitter Account of X Department

“What levers are available to Zohran to achieve the goal of a more affordable, sustainable, and livable New York City?” www.liberalcurrents.com/zohrans-5-st...

Cannot recommend this thread enough, one of the great twists of our time

Reading @bretdevereaux.bsky.social's latest blog post on Latin pronunciation, and man, I really people understood IPA. It's just so much harder to transcribe pronunciation without it

Thanks everyone looping me in on the Sean Duffy thing. Short response to various questions 1) Nuclear power for the Moon is not new. Look up e.g. Kilopower. 2) None of this clearly would violate international law. 3) It can be done very safely, and I suspect NASA would do it safely.

Before you see a hundred or so posts saying that Texas has issued arrest warrants for the absent Dem legislators, you should be aware that they are civil warrants issued by the House that are not effective outside the state www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/t...

Seems bad!

Everything's on the table. Republicans are using every method they can, whether it's cheating or breaking the law. We've got to do everything we can to stand up and fight back — we're not sitting around and complaining from the sidelines when we have the ability to stop them.

My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us. It’s time to fight back.

I wonder how Trump will take it if the base refuses to budge on this. Rolling over and pushing Bondi under the bus is a real possibility, but I can imagine a world where he starts lashing out and spiraling. He's been their golden boy for a decade, this has gotta feel weird and bad for him

I don't think Trump's building a durable authoritarian empire, but I don't really know how we can do society if 40% of people not only refuse to help us, but will refuse to let us help them

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The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

Ok that's very funny.

I wonder how much of this is general xenophobia vs Homan being behind quota

politics isn't sports, it's war by other means that means that we should behave like (metaphoric) soldiers: raise our concerns with our team through the proper channels, subvert the enemy, follow the laws, and understand that morale is life and death and we all play a role in that

What a horror show to have put that man in charge of anything. The documentary is very short and very good. You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybVZ...

This is a good thread and @roelkonijn.bsky.social is absolutely right about the potential importance here of projecting towers to offer lines of fire that cover the base of the wall, particularly against this kind of threat. But there's *even more* missing in this defense! 1/

People pinged me a few weeks ago to ask my opinion on the defences of Jackson Hole in The Last of Us S2E2. But they already know what I think. This town is an island in a hostile world but somehow it is ringed only by a single flimsy palisade! If you get turned into fungus here, that's on you

Short thread (hopefully in plain English) on the nuclear deterrence dynamics in the India-Pakistan relationship and where this goes if escalation continues. <1>

Based on what I've seen credibly reported over the last 2-3 hours, it is fair to now call this a full-scale war.

Just putting this here so we can use it when it happens.

Can't believe Woke got the Pope in the war on Woke

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Those're some wild turnout numbers. Wonder if this points to Democratic success being more reliant on persuading Trump '24 voters than on just turnout

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker shows no signs of slowing down after speaking for more than 14 hours on the Senate floor, taking aim at President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE.

I am so, so sorry.

Ok, rushed out a quick piece about why I think Democrats are fucking this up, why it's not entirely their fault, but why it's still really bad.

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"We do not intend to support cloture for it [the House CR bill]" seems to pretty unambiguously contradict what y'all have been saying

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Bill Kristol is a hero and whatever Leninist the commies drag out in California to primary Gavin Newsom for the crime of daring to agree with Republicans on anything is to be supported unconditionally. There are any number of genders except two because that's how many Republicans say there are.

I literally do not care about lib/left fights anymore except insofar as I want whoever hates Republicans in general and Donald Trump in particular the most to win in any particular argument.

I just hate Republicans and have no other politics at this point. What should the welfare state or healthcare system look like? Who cares, can't deal with it until Republicans are gone. What should U.S. foreign policy look like? Who cares, can't have a workable strategy until Republicans are gone.

As we watch the selling continue on Wall Street today (futures down 400 as I type, but could bounce back!) it’s crucial to understand this Trump Administration’s approach to the stock market, which is dramatically different from his first term.

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The suspension of U.S. assistance for Ukraine is a very unfortunate and significant development, but it may not have immediate impact. Ukraine is far less dependent on the U.S. for day to day battlefield needs in 2025, than it was in earlier periods of the war. 1/

I'd thought Richard was a leopard, but him getting his face eaten is a thin silver lining to this catastrophe

Oh bury me, then rise ye up And break your heavy chains And water with the tyrants' blood The freedom you have gained. And in the great new family, The family of the free, With softly spoken, kindly word Remember also me. (tr. John Weir)

Truly one of the most infuriating clips I've ever seen. Trump and Vance are a stain on the nation's honor

Wild how Trump's just hunched in the corner, not even looking at Musk

I have to assume that Silver's pulling himself up on the dunk tank intentionally. I can't put myself in the mind that thinks this is a good point

Here, I wrote about Civic Republicanism and the point of building a political community. othermeans.io/p/building-s...

Not scientific, but I just overheard some middle age women (who were, coincidentally, drinking wine) talking about how we should've packed the court Anyways, seems more and more likely to me that a Democratic Tea Party is coming

Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.

There's something weird going on with Trump's tariff announcements and the markets. Taken seriously, a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico should have triggered at least a rout. But instead, they held steady, either because they think he's bluffing or because no one wants to break from Trump first

Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area

i mean. trudeau is right. donald trump represents a betrayal of everything america promised to be. canada has been our ally for a hundred years, through the fires of two world wars, the cold war, all the great struggles of the twentieth century--and this is how we repay that? it's disgusting