Stan Bonev

Ten gallon hats replaced the beards. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

The GOP has more in common with Iran than you might think. Violent, corrupt, repressive; extreme religious fanatical nutbag assholes #USDemocracy

Muslims didn’t storm the Capitol on January 6, try to steal an election, or overthrow our government. White Christian nationalists, racist militia groups, and rabid Trump supporters did. We need to stop pretending the biggest terrorist threat to this country is coming from somewhere else.

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NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Even on 100% gas power, heat pumps cut emissions by ~48% and EVs by about half. The authors of an “electrification doesn’t cut emissions” paper made a series of compounding mistakes and used misleading assumptions. Here's why. janrosenow.substack.com/p/heat-pumps...

Kind of fascinating to see how Ulf Poschardt and his echo chamber fangroup manage to confirm my and Jan's point. Parts of the German Right have plunged into a morass of apocalyptic hysteria that has lost touch with the mundane joys and challenges of everyday life

Poland’s Foreign Minister Sikorski: basically calling Trump a liar. “The US no longer finances this war since January of last year. In other words, for more than a year and a half. The US has not contributed a single cent to the defense of Ukraine. We are doing it. Europe.”

Ossoff: "It's the most corrupt administration of all time & everybody knows it. While the crook president & his crook family rake in billions from all over the world, you pay more for everything... they lied us into war & spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile"

Jones: I've been told I'm too young to understand politics. Too young to understand why some neighborhoods get parks while others get police tape… But they never said I was too young to inherit the debt…. too young to inherit the consequences of decisions I never got to make

At the end of the day, Trumpism is Putinism.

The U.S. annual budget deficit just hit its highest level since COVID. The THIRD-LARGEST in American history. Almost $2 TRILLION in a year. The government spent 37% more than it collected. And somehow, this isn’t the biggest financial story in America right now.

In case you were wondering why Donald’s biggest fans suddenly went silent . . .

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“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

When power attacks judges for judging, journalists for reporting, inspectors for inspecting and watchdogs for watching, I’m going to take a wild guess that the problem isn’t everybody suddenly becoming terrible at their jobs.🤨 🗣️ #JulesUnfiltered

AI can help teachers personalize lessons, researchers spot patterns, and small businesses cut through paperwork. That is the upside. The grown-up move is not to smash the tool, but to set clear rules for how it is used when real people can be harmed. #GuardrailsForAI 1/10

The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

My essay on this:

The food people need is in grocery stores. They just need the permission slips (cash) to access it. Food banks should not exist. They are a symptom of failed policy. They exist because universal basic income doesn't. We need UBI and it's a fight because the people doing this are doing it on purpose:

The fact that we've gotten to the point where this man feels comfortable speaking his mind in public is such an indictment of the 21st century as a whole

The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas.

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You might be surprised to hear me say this, but I think Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party. Just not for the reasons you probably think. He has a sharp strategic mind and the credibility to say uncomfortable truths to his own people and be heard rather than exiled.

Leah Jeffery is an artist who transforms reclaimed metal into intricate sculptures of animals, giving discarded materials new life [📹 bruised_reed_studio] Repost of @ArisNahazon: Original post

Not long ago Danes were amongst the most pro-American of Europeans. Just 7% called America an ally in a poll this summer

Anthony Scaramucci on Trump’s corruption: “When you say the word depraved, it is so much worse than that, so much darker than that. There’s a level of shamelessness to him. They are literally overtly now stealing money. They’re literally selling pardons, insider trading with information they get

Multilateralism is not an act of idealism; in today’s world, it is a practical necessity. www.ft.com/content/d9e6...

Artificial intelligence can help us detect disease earlier, sharpen a clinician’s differential diagnosis, and identify promising drugs faster. The real measure of progress is whether it helps us deliver better medicine—while preserving the human connection so core to great care

I understand why Donald Trump and MAGA need Artificial Intelligence, but the rest of us can actually rely on our brains to do the right thing.

By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich. Political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.

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What? A sudden 30% decline in national housing prices would be a sign we're in like a serious depression. After the housing bubble burst in 2006/2007, national house prices fell "only" 27% peak to trough fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSH...

Insanity. Thanks again, Trump voters. Every day you curse us with a brand new dose of corruption, incompetence and stupidity.

This South Korean girl successfully performed the "Slickback" dance, which creates the illusion of walking in the air. Original post

Real wage growth was negative for the fifth consecutive month in August.

Politics Girl is right! Between now and Election Day, Democrats need to stop attacking each other & focus on the real threat. Debate your differences after the election. Right now, every ounce of energy must go toward winning. Unity. Discipline. Victory 💙🇺🇸 #SheShed #DemocratsUnited

The primary is when you punish people on your own side for whatever thing you don't like. Not the general. I can't believe this has to be explained to adults.

Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that

I always think Hassett is the stupidest, most dishonest person in the administration. Until Hegseth opens his mouth. Then RFK, Jr. finds a mic. Then Sean Duffy appears in my feed. Then Lutnick speaks. But only till Markwayne talks. Then I remember: NO ONE is a stupid and dishonest as Trump himself.

Charlie Chaplin felt so strongly about fighting nazism against Germany in 1940 that he broke his silence for the first time ever to deliver this monologue. "The Great Dictator", released that year, was the first time he had spoken in a talking role. Original post