ryan cooper

ryanlcooper.com

19 October 2026 14:46

"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." --Adam Smith

michaelbrennick.bsky.social

19 October 2026 13:27

Then everyone would have a share!

Mark Sumner 🌒

devilstower.bsky.social

19 October 2026 13:27

I believe I now have more followers on BlueSky than I ever had at the other place. Which only goes to show that if you write 46 novels, 3 nonfiction books, 50 short stories, and over 3,000 articles, you can accumulate 1/10th the followers of the average cat.

Bill Kristol

billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

19 October 2026 13:26

A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

Steve Benen

stevebenen.com

19 October 2026 13:20

Trump’s stated rationale for showering Putin with unearned gifts, in exchange for nothing, doesn’t make a lot of sense. So naturally we have to turn to alternate explanations — including his former DNI’s concerns about what Putin might have on Trump. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...