Joe Sixpack 🐸

Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org

Mitch Mconnell to Trump in WSJ Op-Ed: “Ending the obeisance to Mr. Putin may be table stakes for the end-of-year legislation. The president should plan accordingly.”

wsj.comOpinion | Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to UkraineTrump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress.

June@rittsq.bsky.social

Saw an old guy with the craziest drip today

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: There's a report that FEMA is telling states to prepare to handle disasters on their own. Any reaction? OSSOFF: So the Trump administration is telling folks across the country to prepare to fend for themselves while taxpayer dollars are sent to back Don Jr & Eric's mining interest in Kazakhstan?

The Onion@theonion.com

Poll: Majority Of Americans Still Go Bonkers For Amber Waves Of Grain https://theonion.com/poll-majority-of-americans-still-go-bonkers-for-amber-waves-of-grain/

Truthout@truthout.org

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.

truthout.orgRep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBPThe Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.

Business Insider@businessinsider.com

"So many AI researchers have started smoking as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they believe in AI," Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said. https://bit.ly/4rXlHlU

businessinsider.comAI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTOSome AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

Steve Bannon issues warning to voters if they vote for Democrats in the midterms: “I think you’ll see Bobby Kennedy impeached, I’ll think you see Pete Hegseth impeached. I think you’ll see subpoenas flying every day. They will look to destroy Trump, and we’ll be bogged down for two years.”

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Markwayne Mullin on ICE shooting a man while his 5-year-old child was in the backseat: "I'll say this about the 5-year-old child. As a father of six, I would never endanger my kids."

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

yesssss more pics of your clingy girl cats!!! yessssssss!!! (here’s mine)

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel calls on Democratic lawmakers to set aside plans to impeach President Trump if they win a majority in the House, pushing them instead to pass an ethics reform package.

nbcnews.toRahm Emanuel says Democrats should focus on ethics reforms rather than impeaching TrumpDemocrats have publicly weighed whether they should pursue impeaching Trump for a third time.

Pablo Torre@pablo.show

New statement from Life Surge — which says, in part:

The Rooster@rooster.info

Republicans have gone beyond scraping the bottom of the barrel trying to defend Senate appointee Jon Husted. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

news5cleveland.comWoman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minorIn an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.

Pablo Torre@pablo.show

Our Life Surge coverage continues. New PTFO x @rooster.info: youtu.be/NV7tvC-lPqQ?...

youtu.beFrom Tim Tebow to Urban Meyer: Backstage at Ohio State for Life Surge | PTFOYouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

Semafor@semafor.com

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

Andy Downing@andydowning33.bsky.social

How a factory for AI-powered weapons, a data center, and a needy public school collided in rural Ohio. New at Matter from Taylor Barnes at Inkstick Media. matternews.org/community/de...

matternews.orgAn Ohio school needs funds. It voted to cut Anduril’s tax bill, anyway – Matter NewsHow a factory for AI-powered weapons, a data center, and a needy public school collided in rural Ohio.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not using a body camera during the Sunday incident, according to news reports. The officer was issued a body camera, but it is unclear why he was not wearing the device during the shooting.

texastribune.orgReports: ICE officer in Austin shooting was not wearing body camThe recent ICE recruit was issued a body camera, reports said. It’s not clear why he was not using the device during the Sunday shooting.

Dan Why-Ner@danweiner.bsky.social

Marshawn Lynch's advice to Jayden Daniels on how to avoid elbow injuries going forward is legitimately the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life.

Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social

I’m sorry, but if you bring an iced coffee - or any damn beverage at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.

Mediaite@mediaite.com

‘We’re Not as Good as They Are!’ James Carville Admits It’s a ‘Fact’ Republicans Are Better at Messaging

dlvr.it‘We’re Not as Good as They Are!’ James Carville Admits It’s a ‘Fact’ Republicans Are Better at MessagingDemocratic strategist James Carville admitted it's simply a "fact" that Republicans have always been better at messaging than Democrats. The post ‘We’re Not as Good as They Are!’ James Carville Admits It’s a ‘Fact’ Republicans Are Better at Messaging first appeared on Mediaite.

Andrew Watkins@andrewwatkins18.bsky.social

Cadbury Crème Egg McFlurry -Blackburn England McDonalds

Politico@politico.com

Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI

dlvr.itDemocratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AIDemocratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them.

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social

To be loved is to be changed.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Tom Cotton: "Ultimately, it's not about Prime Minster Netanyahu and Israel -- it's about arresting Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in the future if they ever travel abroad."

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.

washingtonpost.comICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centersICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.