National correspondent at Mother Jones. tmurphy@motherjones.com. Signal: timothypmurphy.41 Proton Mail: timothypmurphy@proton.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx3x4izres2mindependence day. said "i don't think i like this!" and walked out when they cut up the alien. but I was right—that was a bad idea. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3x4izres2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx3nve6yok2ibeing on a boat that gets sunk by a sperm whale...honestly has to be a real thrill, for the right person https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/world/australia/sperm-whales-sink-yacht-sailors-rescued.html05 Oct 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3nve6yok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx2suktwt22bcavan sullivan is going to be an absolute menace in League 204 Oct 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2suktwt22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx2sk32ges2ohad fun eyerolling at wong kar wai quote in here https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/pirating-the-pirates04 Oct 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2sk32ges2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx2rh3ihpk2wif Hinojosa ends up at 49%, win or lose would be one of the most impressive campaigns this...decade? maybe longer. and would also pose some pretty big questions for the party orgs and donors. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/governors-poll-democrats-lead.html04 Oct 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2rh3ihpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mx2q5sesgc2wyou have to open the ark to find out what's in it [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2q5sesgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwzcf74vus2ethere should just be a podcast about fucked-up WASPs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Byers04 Oct 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzcf74vus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwz5m72ew22cmy message to crypto companies thinking of spending nine figures on elections again in 2028 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz5m72ew22chttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwwlbupnsc2bhad to look it up but this has actually happened several times now [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwlbupnsc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwvvjkmins23people with different initials don't understand the struggle of google docs autocorrecting your initials into a trademark symbol every time you write up an interview. they don't know the pain.02 Oct 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvvjkmins23https://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwvpr6vyr22jcalled the number, and they even give you just the right dose of hold music before getting into the receipts here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvpr6vyr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwvlyw2wyc27if the UAE is really threatening economic retaliation for punishing City, that's both QED and really makes anything lighter than banishment to the Northern League feel like another moral compromise02 Oct 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvlyw2wyc27https://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwvfxxhnzc2rhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/nyregion/mamdani-manhattan-institute-affordability.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvfxxhnzc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwvfqc6o2c2r👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvfqc6o2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwtud72ot22ithere should be fewer helicopters01 Oct 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtud72ot22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwtqez36dk2oi think movie press tour inflation is reaching record levels. it's increasingly drowning out movies as a form of entertainment product and i would not be surprised if someday very soon they find a way to just do press tours for movies that don't exist and monetize the tours.01 Oct 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtqez36dk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwtecjwchs2va strong A-10 is a strong America. we need to retvrn. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtecjwchs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwt4kkrhqk22thinking about when a couple high schoolers came to my class to do a mock Kerry–Weld debate—the pinnacle of politics—and both candidates ended up taking positions on school uniforms. maybe Kerry and Weld really did campaign on that, but I'm not buying it.01 Oct 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt4kkrhqk22https://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwt2xweaz22tspent a bunch of time in Iowa trying to figure what the deal with Rob Sand really is https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/rob-sand-says-he-isnt-trying-to-turn-iowa-blue-it-just-might-happen-anyway/01 Oct 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:a6cpwkh7y5pdvb6h5etbttwl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt2xweaz22thttps://bsky.app/profile/timothypmurphy.bsky.social/post/3mwsz26nvrk2dwhen in doubt: don't make people learn a new guy. 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