Richard Konarski
@richardkonarski.bsky.social
Educator, newsie, criminal justice commentator, policy nerd, & somewhat of a politico. Runner, biker, hiker & swimmer. Dog guy.
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Hard game to analyse overall. Spurs started poorly. Steadily improved second half. Eventually got 2-1 up. Would have been a smash and grab. But they should have hung on. And they didn't.
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hard game to analyse overall. Spurs started poorly. Steadily improved second half. Eventually got 2-1 up. Would have been a smash and grab. But they should have hung on. And they didn't.
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Always fascinating to see people say this as if it matters in the US electoral system
In 2016, more people voted for Hillary Clinton for president than voted for Donald Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Always fascinating to see people say this as if it matters in the US electoral system
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This! When you say "Listen, Reagan and the Bushes and Trump are the same," you're actually reassuring low-info voters that Trump isn't a crazy choice, because unlike Bluesky folks, millions of Americans would vote for those guys again.
They didn't understand that "this isn't your parent's GOP" is exactly why Biden won. Because comparing Trump to Reagan is to almost all conservatives, an in kind donation to Trump.
But pointing out the voters principles weren't what changed, it was the party that broke their pledge to them, works.
But pointing out the voters principles weren't what changed, it was the party that broke their pledge to them, works.
People can't seem to grasp that difference, which is in part how the left started to lose the public (who to this day don't see Reagan the same way they do). "Reagan is the same as Trump" is like a free ad for Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This! When you say "Listen, Reagan and the Bushes and Trump are the same," you're actually reassuring low-info voters that Trump isn't a crazy choice, because unlike Bluesky folks, millions of Americans would vote for those guys again.
I agree with this assessment of Poilievre. He can't seem to stop himself from the barbs and quips that, while clever, diminish his stature as a future PM. Time for the Conservative Party to close that chapter.
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I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build
Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, serious Conservative Party Stephen Harper worked so hard to lead, writes his former advisor Dimitri Soudas.
www.thestar.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I agree with this assessment of Poilievre. He can't seem to stop himself from the barbs and quips that, while clever, diminish his stature as a future PM. Time for the Conservative Party to close that chapter.
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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When this autocratic clown is finally deposed, this picture should be prominently displayed in the White House with the inscription, "Never again." I hope the USA can pull it off. Good luck!
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The East Wing demolition is a parable of the Trump presidency
Appraising the president’s architectural plans
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October 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When this autocratic clown is finally deposed, this picture should be prominently displayed in the White House with the inscription, "Never again." I hope the USA can pull it off. Good luck!
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Okay, that's pretty good.
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Okay, that's pretty good.
This is not unexpected.
Hard to tell the real illegal militia from the fake illegal militia
October 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is not unexpected.
Absolutely shocking. Trump's mental degradation is pronounced. #trump
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Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Absolutely shocking. Trump's mental degradation is pronounced. #trump
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My latest in my fight against the Washington Post.
I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.
Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.
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I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.
Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Accused Me of “Gross Misconduct.” Here's My Response.
This fight isn’t just about my job — it’s about who gets punished for telling the truth, and who gets protected for spreading hate and violence.
karenattiah.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My latest in my fight against the Washington Post.
I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.
Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.
Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
I am sure we would have different outcomes if the shutdown included freezing the compensation for senators, congress representatives, and their staff.
Why is it that the livelihoods of federal workers or the healthcare of millions of people always end up on the chopping block, but never the trillions in tax cuts handed out to billionaires and massive corporations?
Trump warns that 'a lot' of federal workers could be laid off in a government shutdown looming at midnight Sept. 30.
September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I am sure we would have different outcomes if the shutdown included freezing the compensation for senators, congress representatives, and their staff.
A well written analysis of a candidate that was little more than an empty vibe vessel.
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Kamala Harris’s election memoir shows just how deluded the Democrats still are | Nesrine Malik
This unapologetic trawl through a doomed campaign reveals a celebrity-obsessed party high on its own supply. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A well written analysis of a candidate that was little more than an empty vibe vessel.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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One of the most apt descriptions I have ever heard for Trump. I wonder if J.K. Rowling would consider him for future Potter-esque films. Consider his act from The Apprentice. Just look at how he fooled America. #slytherin
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Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump | Aditya Chakrabortty
Keir Starmer has spent the best part of a year cosying up to the US president. It will be no surprise when he gets bitten, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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September 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One of the most apt descriptions I have ever heard for Trump. I wonder if J.K. Rowling would consider him for future Potter-esque films. Consider his act from The Apprentice. Just look at how he fooled America. #slytherin
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Apparently the teleprompter was AI driven, with a capacity to read the presenter's mind. I guess it works! #trump #StupidIsAsStupidDoes
AP: Trump alleged that the UN orchestrated a halted escalator, blank teleprompter, and audio issues during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, demanding an investigation and arrests.
ANTIFA: Tell Trump it was me.😅
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
ANTIFA: Tell Trump it was me.😅
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
September 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Apparently the teleprompter was AI driven, with a capacity to read the presenter's mind. I guess it works! #trump #StupidIsAsStupidDoes
A pretty clear indictment of America's willingness to capitulate to a bullying dictator to protect its narrow self-interest. Not sure how this is making America great again. #trump #kimmel #autocracy
Jimmy Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate to Donald Trump stands out because so many other well-situated people have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants themselves, Adam Serwer argues.
Lower Than Cowards
The surrender of America’s elites
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September 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A pretty clear indictment of America's willingness to capitulate to a bullying dictator to protect its narrow self-interest. Not sure how this is making America great again. #trump #kimmel #autocracy
Honestly, anyone taking advice from Trump, the compulsive liar, deserves what they get.
“It was surreal.” After President Trump promoted unproven ties between vaccines, autism and Tylenol, his administration’s guidance to pregnant women that they avoid Tylenol and “tough it out” prompted anxiety, especially for expectant women who face pain.
Trump’s ‘Surreal’ Tylenol Guidance Worries Pregnant Women
The administration’s guidance to avoid Tylenol and “tough it out” prompted anxiety, especially for expectant women who face painful health conditions.
nyti.ms
September 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Honestly, anyone taking advice from Trump, the compulsive liar, deserves what they get.
“I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them,” Donald Trump said in his remarks at the memorial. The president added: “I’m sorry, Erika.” Trump - unceasingly demonstrates he is a small, scared, little man on a big stage. #Trump #CharlieKirk
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Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murder
Wife of activist killed in Utah, allegedly by Tyler Robinson, 22, says ‘I forgive him because it was what Christ did’
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September 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them,” Donald Trump said in his remarks at the memorial. The president added: “I’m sorry, Erika.” Trump - unceasingly demonstrates he is a small, scared, little man on a big stage. #Trump #CharlieKirk
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What an excellent story. Important in a world where vaccine hesitancy and the ill-informed utterings of RFK Jr abound.
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Behind my search for the source of the measles resurgence
Nathan VanderKlippe’s journey to trace North America’s measles outbreaks sent him to New Brunswick, Texas and all the way to Thailand
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September 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What an excellent story. Important in a world where vaccine hesitancy and the ill-informed utterings of RFK Jr abound.
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Trump's Revolution Has a Martyr via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Trump’s Revolution Has a Martyr | The Tyee
A vortex of political violence in the US threatens to devour rights and freedoms. Who benefits?
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September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Trump's Revolution Has a Martyr via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Nicely balanced and pointed deconstruction of the revisionist projection of Charlie Kirk.
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The death of Charlie Kirk did not make him a moderate
He is well on his way to sainthood among MAGA Republicans
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September 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Nicely balanced and pointed deconstruction of the revisionist projection of Charlie Kirk.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/11a2df4...
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"[Trump] is a lazy and capricious emperor, sitting on the heap of a nation roiled by violence and crisis." The essence of a woefully inadequate and flawed leader.
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Trump’s retreat from Nato was priced in. But his humiliation of Qatar and India spells total chaos | Nesrine Malik
Allies indulged the US president on the basis they wouldn’t be bombed or suffer economic damage. So much for that idea, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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September 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"[Trump] is a lazy and capricious emperor, sitting on the heap of a nation roiled by violence and crisis." The essence of a woefully inadequate and flawed leader.
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NEW: The messages on the bullets are from a video game called Helldivers2. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-the-me...
NEW: The Messages on the Bullets are From a Video Game
The phrases engraved on the bullets found by law enforcement during the investigation into the shooting of Charlie Kirk come from a video game called Helldivers2
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September 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEW: The messages on the bullets are from a video game called Helldivers2. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-the-me...