Awww. #RIP Mark Knoller, ‘the Savant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,’ Dies at 73 - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/business/media/mark-knoller-dead.html
Bite me, Musk. NOTE: NO BIO, NO POSTS = INSTANT BLOCK Progressive political commentator (print, radio, podcasts) for years. I post a lot: breaking news + legit info […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
2,933 followers 19 following 8,164 posts
view profile on Bluesky
Awww. #RIP Mark Knoller, ‘the Savant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,’ Dies at 73 - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/business/media/mark-knoller-dead.html
“ #Epstein accusers urge Trump to release all the case files and rule out a Maxwell pardon Epstein was a “master manipulator,” said Jess Michaels, who alleges the late financier raped her…“That was a strategy that was honed. That was a strategy that no young woman, no teenage girl had a chance […]
Welp. Just sliced my finger on a garden shears. no typing for me. I'll boost others.
The Pundit Trap. No, not a Disney spin-off of The Parent Trap, this one is dead serious. The journalistic malpractice trap. The capitulation trap. #PunditTrap Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23m Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap […]
I sincerely wish some vid producer would take portions of Gov. Pritzker's speech & somehow get them aired as public service announcements/warnings that play repeatedly in all media outlets. Someone fund this please. America needs to wake up. It's getting there, but not fast enough
The #Epstein survivors will be louder. Flyovers are shows. Personal testimony about being trafficked as children and raped are excruciatingly real. We will make sure they're heard. Mark Chadbourn: The US military will conduct a flyover of the White House and wider DC at 11am tomorrow […]
Keep 'em coming! #EpsteinFiles Politico @politico.com · 1m GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
“US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move ahead with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel which makes spyware that can be used to hack into any mobile phone – […]
🤦🏻♀️Pentagon authorizes up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-immigration-judges-trump-pete-hegseth-b07950833591270b926ad86ede8b961f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-02-Breaking+News
@Lazarou More like hell
@Lazarou And we have Hegseth too. Two drunks! Oh, and Rudy getting a medal.
2/ More via Stern: Other things the next Democratic president should claim a prerogative to do unilaterally: •establish Medicare for All •forgive all student loans •legalize weed •mandate nationwide non-partisan redistricting It's an emergency! And he's the duly elected commander-in-chief! […]
Trump would probably demand praise for opening the door for them.. if he's still alive, that is. Via Mark J Stern Next Dem pres should declare Nat Emergencies Act & Ar II of Constit allow him to: •admit DC & Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband 5th […]
#WompWomp Keep ‘em coming “D.C. grand jury declines to indict another defendant amid Trump's crime crackdown Grand juries have declined to indict at least 👉🏼six times👈🏼 in recent weeks as part of Trump's federal policing in Washington.” […]
Breathing and drinking water used to be so easy. Via Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: D.C. Circuit panel rules 2-1 to permit Trump administration to axe $16 billion climate funds authorized by Biden administration. Ruling lifts Judge Chuktkan's injunction […]
Makes some good points "Impeachment has a particular power. Under House rules, impeachment resolutions are highly privileged and supersede any other pending business" Norm Ornstein: My latest, why impeachment is a necessary tool for house Democrats to employ against lawless and radical […]
Via Fred Wellman: Trump and Patel are getting bolder and more dangerous. — Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice | Trump administration | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/fbi-arrest-us-army-veteran-ice-protest
3/ This is big. Capitulating in advance of a SCOTUS ruling is just that. Take the win, broadcast this 👇🏼instead of fretting. Via Jose Pagliery: Let's get this judge's decision right. It's not saying the Trump administration just happened to violate the law. It's that they *knew* they were […]
2/ Via Chris Mirasola: I will just say that judge Breyer masterfully pieced together a factual record in what will some of the most consequential PCA litigation we’ve seen in decades.
@roque Oh maybe
💡 When we get a court win, how about taking the win? Every time we get one, it gets more attention, gives Americans more confidence to get out there and fight, spotlights Trump's crimes and his weakness, and so much more. Instantly shrugging them off as losses is a sign of giving up. If […]
@christineburns Small thinkers.
@Dawilson999 Take the win.
Another Big Announcement? THIS is the Big Announcement? How many more, because none distract us from the #EpsteinFiles or any of his other atrocities. Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1m * TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SET TO ANNOUNCE SPACE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS MOVE TO ALABAMA FROM […]
3/ Via Chris Geidner: Essentially, Breyer bars the Trump administration from using troops illegally in California. The ruling is stayed for 10 days, to allow for implementation to be planned and for any appeal.
@tdwllms1 @Lazarou George!! My old pal (well, for a short time) who I adore.
@timo21 Hope so
Day One... Politico @politico.com · 9m Trump’s self-imposed deadline for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting has come and gone without progress. “It doesn’t feel like this meeting is going to happen,” Jack Blanchard says on #playbookpod, and that “really doesn’t look good for the president.”
2/ Via Klasfeld: BRASS TAX: The injunction is narrow. * Trump doesn't have to withdraw the 300 National Guard troops currently on the ground in LA. * Those troops can, for example, protect federal property consistent with the Posse Comitatus Act. * The order is limited to California.
Supposed to be Trump's "strength," remember that? "Pessimism around econ at record high, majority believe American Dream is no longer true. WSJ/NORC poll found just 1/4 of adults believe have good chance of improving standard of living. 45% said Econ will get worse over the next year" […]
lol. So much for trying to distract from the #EpsteinFiles, survivors news today Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1h There's speculation at the Pentagon and elsewhere that Trump this afternoon will announce that the Department of Defense is going to revert back to being the Department […]
#WompWomp Bloomberg News: #Tesla's long-awaited entry into India underwhelms, with just over 600 orders falling well short of the company's target.
Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: Judge Breyer rules that President Trump's deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, says Trump is using military as a "national police force with the president as its chief." Injunction granted […]
Thank you. “…he said he had been persuaded it was time for a changing of the guard.” “Breaking News: Representative Jerry Nadler will not seek re-election, ending a 34-year career as one of Congress’s leading liberal voices.” […]
@ZhiZhu America isolated.
@DrArtAnalytics More like worthless.
@Lazarou Yes, GUNS. Insanity.
@Lazarou I did! But at that time, who knew?
👏🏻 Keep 'em coming Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3m JUST IN: Drew Ensign, on behalf of DOJ, reports that all of the migrant children have been returned to ORR custody.
Trump's a uniter! The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1m Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on the leaders of countries including Russia, Iran and India to integrate their economies and build an “orderly multipolar world,” as he tried to unite them in their shared grievances with the […]
@jenzi In the back!
Another day, another.. "The boy & several other kids were ringing doorbells & running from homes in an east Houston neighborhood. As the boy ran from a house on Racine Street just before 11 p.m., someone chased after him and shot him in the back" #GunViolence […]
"Christine Lagarde, pres of ECB, said Trump undermining indep of world’s most powerful central bank would have an impact for US & other countries. Steps to remove Fed chair Powell, or gov Lisa Cook would be a “very serious danger for US economy & world economy” […]
The world’s leading association of genocide scholars has passed a resolution stating that the legal criteria have been met to establish that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza — DW News
“A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday… was carried out by Russia” https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/world/plane-ursula-von-der-leyen-intl?cid=ios_app
“Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation duringTrump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months and will not be able to comply with a request that he testify before Congress.” […]
One of my rare correct predictions! bsky.app/profile/josh...
NEW: DOJ says the Guatemalan children have been removed from the planes and are "in the process" of being returned to custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
30 day orders = housing, etc., payment; 29 day orders, nothing. 'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiers - Raw Story https://www.rawstory.com/trump-infuriating-29-day-orders/
"Giuliani hospitalized late Sat after a car crash ..New Hampshire..suffered a fractured vertebrae as well as other cuts, ..Giuliani's rental car was hit from behind at high speed." https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-new-york-mayor-rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-after-crash-2025-08-31/
Judge: I will look forward to the govt's status report, hopefully today, that all the children have been removed from the planes and returned to ORR custody. I want to take a moment to thank my courtroom staff, who I called at 2:30 a.m., who have been working on Labor Day wknd, and my law clerks
@Danetteb They're not playing with full decks.
Wishing Trump and all of his fellow thugs a Hard Labor Day.
@Danetteb Child trafficking doesn't bother him. Ask Ghislaine.
Keep 'em coming Via Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous […]
@muhkayoh "People" They barely qualify
@Danetteb He should be, damn right.
What an idiot "Tulsi Gabbard blindsided CIA leaders last wk when she disclosed name of undercover CIA officer on list of people she stripped of security clearances ..alarmed workforce..simmering tensions and crossed signals between Gabbard & CIA Dir John Ratcliffe" […]
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign exec order Sat laying out initial plans for how city will try to resist Trump’s planned immig crackdown in coming days ..provides guidance, directives to agencies & law enf “in the midst of escalating threats from the fed gov" […]
Here's the decision in VOS Selection, the tariff case. Before yesterday, we knew it was headed to SCOTUS. It's still headed to SCOTUS (but will go into effect in October if SCOTUS doesn't act by then). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Former Vice President Kamala Harris will receive protection from the California Highway Patrol after Trump revoked her Secret Service protection" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-29/chp-protection-kamala-harris
“The Trump administration on Friday moved to lay off nearly all of the remaining staff at Voice of America, setting up a potential battle with a federal judge who had blocked attempts to restructure the federally funded news network.” […]
Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: JUST IN: Judge Cobb has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to extend rapid-fire deportation procedures to immigrants who have been in the U.S. more than two years — warning that it is a flagrant deprivation of due process that could ensnare anyone […]
#Missouri’s Republican governor orders redraw of US House districts as redistricting fight expands https://apnews.com/article/texas-governor-redistricting-trump-33bfdc8790cdf8201d80c8c89258df3d?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-29-Breaking+News
Keep ‘em coming #TrumpTax Via Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: Appeals court rejects Trump’s authority to impose sweeping #tariffs under IEEPA. The ruling, however, doesn’t take effect immediately. The court withheld the mandate for its decision until *Oct. 14* […]
@not2b There's way too much, usually, to do all that. It would take several posts. Honestly, my time is limited, so not sure I can do that.
@hrbrmstr Oh, thanks. I have no time to do that. Well, once in a long time I do.
"This is Nazism." Is what @emptywheel just said about the comments & actions of RFK Jr. Listen live NOW at 3ET/noon PT at https://youtu.be/DJYD3l8GTUk, https://nicolesandler.com, pod later, https://emptywheel.net, Subscribe to the […] [Original post on mastodon.online]
The J6 coup never ended. That was their outdoor voice. This is their indoor voice. Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4m I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
@Danetteb It's about $$ for the gun industry
Isn’t it the case that Ernst’s quitting makes it more likely the GOP keeps the seat?
Keep 'em coming "Arlington Public Schools & Fairfax County Public Schools filed lawsuits against Dept of Educ seeking to bar the fed agency from freezing funds to the districts in response to an ongoing debate over a policy supportive of transgender students" #LGBTQ […]
@isotope239 Jinx! https://mastodon.xyz/@401matthall/115112796109099693
@xs4me2 I know, it's hard to fathom
#UnionStrong LA Times: "Newsom, #California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize ..compromise that could allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to unionize and bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors"
👋🏼 Toodles Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidantes she plans to reveal next week that she won't seek reelection in 2026, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
@timo21 I didn't do anything
“Doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be barred from performing abortions, even in cases of rape and incest, under new rules proposed by the Trump administration. The draft regulations also forbid providers from counseling female veterans about terminating a pregnancy” […]
@tobie1 Very scary
@tobie1 At this point? See: 2016-2020 Inusurrection
Trump/MAGA don't care about fetus (cut $ for programs keeping them healthy), don't care about children. Clear? "Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding Network dedicated to early phase trials of treatments for children w brain cancer will be phased out" […]
“WH budget office said Trump has canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid by using a so-called pocket rescission — furthering the administration’s assault on Congress’ funding prerogatives. The move raises tensions as lawmakers face an Oct. 1 deadline to avoid a government shutdown...illegal […]
“Exclusive: As Trump began push to send National Guard & Marines to US cities, military leaders privately questioned whether troops had received proper training and warned of the "far-reaching social, political and operational" risks of aiding law enforcement, per Reuters review of military […]
“Lawmakers in TX to curtail distrib of mail-order abortion meds from states like NY, CA, anyone sue drs, distrib’s, manuf’s anywhere in US & collect $ awards Supporters hope..serve as model for other states by promoting lawsuits vs med providers, pharma, FedEx, UPS” […]
Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/28/kilmar-abrego-garcia-gag-order-bondi-noem-00535240
“Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a senior White House official on Friday.” […]
JD says he's ready to be president. Via Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social: This makes me question the president’s health more than the size of his ankles Carl Quintanilla: “.. if, God forbid, there's a terrible tragedy, I can't think of better on-the-job training than what I've […]
New RFK Jr CDC guy thinks kidneys can walk. Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 4m New acting director of CDC Jim O'Neill expressed being pro paid organ donation. "There are plenty of healthy spare kidneys walking around, unused."
"A judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, after defense lawyers argued that another judge who presided over their trial was biased against the men" […]
@Runslowrunlong Yes, I posted on Bsky. 👍🏼 If you follow my Bridgy, you'll see all those posts.
2/ “O’Neill, who served in the George W. Bush administration as a senior health official before becoming a close ally of investor Peter Thiel, was confirmed by the Senate in June to serve as HHS deputy secretary.”
“White House on Thursday selected a top deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a clash over vaccine policy ended in the departure of several agency leaders” […]
Protests works. Pressure works. Mockage works. #TeslaTakedown The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4m Europeans upset with Elon Musk still aren't buying his electric cars, adding to a long losing streak for his company.
@darwinwoodka A leaky ship
@PaulWermer "moderate" my ass
Judge to Kari: Go jump in a Lake (as it were) "A federal judge in Washington blocked the Trump administration from firing Michael Abramowitz as Voice of America’s director Thursday, weeks after Kari Lake first attempted to remove him from the post." […]
Boater fraud. Via Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social “I want battleships sailing down Constitution Ave!” “But, Sir—“ “I *want* it!” The toddler king will flood the city for his boat parade. New York Magazine @nymag.com · 1h Army parade ‘disappointed’ Trump, so Navy will do one too […]
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
“Former Major League Baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira announced that he's running for a House seat in Texas [against Chip Roy] & is echoing Trump's agenda in his campaign launch” […]
Posting this story on Dem Mayors' effort to form a united front against Trump's invasions, bc it's the kind of story people will miss and then claim Dems never attempted to form a united front. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...