Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
From my latest: Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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view profile on Bluesky Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
From my latest: Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"Even in a long line of anti-labor GOP presidents, Trump stands out. And while he may not succeed in completely destroying collective bargaining in America, he’s poised to strike terrible blows against organized labor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
These folks aren't just evil, they're insane. www.axios.com/2025/08/31/t...
Jenn Budd (@jennbudd.bsky.social) reposted
8 cops making over $100k each to arrest one man. But your food, water & air are killing you. Your daughter is carrying her rapist’s baby to term & will probably die when it becomes complicated & your veteran son in jail for being unhoused. But at least that Brown guy sitting on a bench is gone.🙄
Gravel Influencer (@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social) reposted
This is the cop who was watching an anti-trans video when he hit a cyclist. According to this reporting he won't face any jail time.
David Menschel (@davidmenschel.bsky.social) reposted
Crime is literally lower than it has been in the entire life of every single non-senior-citizen American. If you are under age 65 you have never lived at a time with lower property crime rates, lower violent crime rates or lower homicide rates. Never.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
My team is getting stronger every day.
Michael Clemens (@mclem.org) reposted
There are people in public life clearly and accurately stating the danger to America at this bizarre moment. Those people need support from every Conservative and Liberal American who find our Constitution worth preserving.
Sharon (@sharonk.bsky.social) reposted
Murshed Zaheed (@murshedz.bsky.social) reposted
“Something clearly is up with the 79-year-old president, and the official explanations don’t make sense. That’s not surprising given that Trump is a world historical liar surrounded by toadies who surrendered their shame long ago. But it’s past time for reporters to ask some questions.”
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
Illinois is currently exploring the possibility of purchasing Covid-19 vaccines in bulk straight from manufacturers to make sure everyone will still have access.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
This is all insane.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
There's only one way to stop the rumors about Donald Trump's health: a press conference. Why won't he talk to the press, and why isn't the media doggedly demanding it?
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
There have been six major food recalls since Aug 25th. Six. We told you this coming when Trump slashed onsite food safety inspections. And it has only just begun.
Missing The Point (@missingthept.bsky.social) reposted
"Sir, we need you to get up for the proof of life we discussed. I know, I know. We'll dress you, you're just going to need to walk outside unassisted for 20 feet. Yes, just like a brave big boy. The nurses will be just inside with an adrenaline shot and will rush you back to the hyperbaric chamber."
Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) reposted
University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index was 74.0 in December, now 58.2 in August. Conference Board’s consumer confidence index was 104.7, now 97.4. Government officials shouldn’t go on TV and blatantly lie like this.
mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) reposted
These people are in a cult and live inside a batshit alternate reality and are trying to get as many Americans as possible to join them inside it.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
There is every reason to think he actually believes this.
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
Many of the cities with crime issues in red states actually have Democratic mayors Don’t be shocked if the Republican governors of those states cheer as Trump sends the National Guard to those towns, and blame the Democrats for all the problems in these localities
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Jill Stein and Cornel West both disgust me — such goddamn, self-serving hypocrites.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: For unaccompanied minors in particular, there are special procedural protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act...that's because this population is incredibly vulnerable. I don't see anything in what you're citing that would override those protections.
Adam Isacson (@adamisacson.com) reposted
The US finished near the bottom in Southcom's annual Latin America-wide Special Forces competition. They'd better bring back DEI. x.com/SOCSOUTH/sta...
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
We warned everyone repeatedly. Trump gutted the onsite food safety inspection teams. The sheer number of food recalls in the last month is stunning. parade.com/food/cdc-mul...
Coach Finstock (@coachfinstock.bsky.social) reposted
Liz Sepper (@lsepper.bsky.social) reposted
This from the good news section of a Black newspaper (1914) really puts things in perspective
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
FEDWATCH: With reciprocal tariffs “hanging in the balance, the Administration will shift more levies to 301/232, thereby sustaining the impact on PCE and likely increasing the tariff pass-through, which could lift core [inflation] .. well above 3 percent .. bonds are likely to react negatively ..”
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
Emma Evans (@trance.bsky.social) reposted
So the belief that sending mentally ill people literally to the farm upstate is multifold. First, there's still a lot of people due to the stigma and misrepresentation/misunderstanding/ignorance of MH issues who truly believe most are just fakers and whiners and hard work and sunshine is JUST...
Brent Toderian (@brenttoderian.bsky.social) reposted
“For 8 in a row, Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. by Condé Nast… And Chicago is in the top 10 cities seeing the most population growth in the country.” “I think that people are drawn to Chicago because of the city. It’s beautiful.” Via @thetriibe.com “Hellhole,” says Trump.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
It's like looking at dispatches from an alternate reality.
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted
JB Pritzker uses the word "invasion" to describe what Trump has planned for my city, Chicago. And that's exactly what it would be – an autocratic government trying to crush our dissent because we oppose his corruption, cruelty and incompetence. It's what dictators do.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
This is the interim CDC Director. He is accusing pre-Trump CDC staff of “manipulating health data to support a political narrative”. This man and his boss Kennedy are the ones who are manipulating data for a political narrative. This is an existential threat to the United States of America.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
When he says they will be “announcing additions to the senior leadership in the weeks ahead”, it is likely that what he means is that the most knowledgeable leaders will be replaced with political appointees. If ever you wondered about contacting your reps, that time is now. RFK Jr. must go.
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
52 of 53 Republican senators voted to confirm him.
Penguin2025™️ (@penguin20212.bsky.social) reposted
@chickgonebad.bsky.social @vespavixen.bsky.social Everyone needs to hear it.
Elizabeth Pennysworth (@epennysworth.bsky.social) reposted
Is this true LA? 🤣🤥🤡🤪
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
600 minors alone. Pure evil.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
GORKA: Instead of blaming an inanimate object, which is the weapon, how about addressing the human being instead? KEILAR: DHS cut funding in July to the Minnesota Dept of Safety and the Hennepin Country Sheriff's Office in July that is the kind of funding used to assess mass violence threats
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
While you are looking at Trump, the oligarchs are seeding themselves deeper into the fabric of society, your government, and your resources. Your media is captured, your institutions are captured, your politicians are captured, and your algorithms are captured. A full system reboot is needed. #3E
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Trump confirmed alive. Nation lowers flags to half-staff.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Jeff-Palmer Report Reader (@milamjeff.bsky.social) reposted
They can’t handle the truth. They can dish it out, but cannot take it
The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) reposted
⚡️ Trump administration to fire most of Voice of America's staff. VOA was established during World War 2 in an effort to counter Nazi propaganda.
Peggy Stuart (@peggystuart.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s DHS is recruiting a deportation army—$50K bonuses, propaganda posters, and a mission to hunt immigrants. It’s not law enforcement. It’s a fascist militia built with your tax dollars. social.demcast.com/s/siB6jtd1
Gavril Ducu 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@ducugavril.nafoforum.org) reposted
How about the Wilson intervention? Few remember it—yet it became the origin story of Soviet propaganda aimed at the West. What was it, how was it twisted, and why does it still shape debates about aid to Ukraine? [S1–S9]
Eric Champnella (@echamp.bsky.social) reposted
This sounds exactly like what Jim Jones said before he told everyone to return to their tents and drink the Kool-Aid. #ItsACult #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
This is why Trump’s Big Ugly Bill increased ICE’s budget by $170.7 billion More than the military spending of most countries, and more than the US appropriated for the FBI, DEA, ATF and Marshals-combined Trump is amassing an army to employ against Americans in blue states And Illinois is up first
Jason Garcia (@jasongarcia.bsky.social) reposted
The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
👀 apnews.com/article/paxt...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
Ar-Fredazôn (@thefred.bsky.social) reposted
If we presume bad faith by Pulte, this is because the applications are clean or the agreements have riders, because if there were anything incriminating in them, he would have told us. That none of this could even get past a grand jury further shows the pretextual purpose.
Man In The High Castle 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🗞️📚🤬 (@davek67.bsky.social) reposted
🚨⚖️📚 Ex-cop Peter Beck illegally raided Aniyah Coffee’s home in 2020, jailed her on false charges, and faced complaints of racist harassment. Coffee won a $120K settlement. Beck was paid $60K to resign—then rehired by North Charleston PD.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
He may be alive, but he’s definitely not well.
Indivisible Dubuque County (@indbq.bsky.social) reposted
Did you know you can track Trump's time golfing (vs doing his job as President)? As of August 7th: Days in Office - 199 Days Spent Golfing - 38 Time Spent Golfing - 19.1% (Percentage of Presidency) trumpgolftrack.com/ #indbq #indivisible #bribery #corruption #shame #golfing #emoluments
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James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) reposted
The former head of Kazakhstan National Security stated that Putin has a comprehensive kompromat file on Trump. He didn’t suggest it. He stated it. The file, he said, is extensive, meticulously documented, and designed not to destroy Trump—but to control him. www.closertotheedge.net/p/what-putin...
💙PaTresha 💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@patresha10.bsky.social) reposted
Omg I’m freaking rolling 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂
Zack Labe (@zacklabe.com) reposted
The size of the current global sea-ice volume departure is near record levels, with thinner than average ice found in both the #Arctic and #Antarctic. Graphic from zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"The American Slavery 2.0 project is a brilliant conceit precisely because it dovetails so many MAGA governing principles into a single, big and beautiful policy." — @schaller67.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"The mainstream press is still in self-flagellation mode over how they purportedly 'ignored' Biden’s decline. (In reality, they never stopped talking about.) But this soul-searching is apparently only backward looking and exclusive to Democratic presidents." — @playtyperguy.com
Michael P. Breen (@mpbreen21.bsky.social) reposted
Joe Biden’s no longer president so the media has moved on from caring about such things Much like inflation and budget deficits
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: Making Slavery Great Again "Without irony or shame — and to absolve their followers of any guilt or responsibility — Trump wants to whitewash America’s original sin."
Great Uncle Bob (@greatunclebob.bsky.social) reposted
"The media seems to have accepted Leavitt’s 'frequent handshaking' diagnosis. But photos from last Saturday showed Trump with bruising on his left hand too. Are we to believe he’s double-fisting his handshakes now?" www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...
David Roberts (@volts.wtf) reposted
Remember "facts don't care about your feelings"?
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
Rat Flees Sinking Vessel Film at 11. www.rawstory.com/senator-joni...
Mark Cuban (@mcuban.bsky.social) reposted
That’s the issue. This is Medicare and it sends you to the big insurance companies to fill in the gaps for coverage. The point being that getting from where we are to where we want to be , where everyone has the right to care they can afford, is not going to a s straight line. It will be hard.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted reply parent
Full show: Substack: www.thebulwark.com/p/grand-juri... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czhh... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Elh...
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"You know who can die without vaccines? Republicans and Democrats, MAGA supporters and people who are against MAGA. This is just a health issue. It's not a political issue." @weissmann.substack.com (in for George Conway) talks Trump's latest power grabs with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
I am informed that this man is 37 years old. Another illustration of “MAGA rage ages a man horribly”
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
Here's some good news: Catelin Drey won a special election this week to flip a seat blue in the Iowa Senate and break Republicans' supermajority.
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨National Guard has transitioned from clean up to landscaping. This is infuriating. A gross abuse of power and misallocation of the purpose/function of these men and women.
Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) reposted
I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.
Shari in AZ🌵 (@mutsy67.bsky.social) reposted
AG Kris Mayes found the waste, fraud & abuse in AZ's ESA program. Republicans voucher program is full of fraud. Superintendent Horne does nothing about it & our legislators refuse to put in guardrails Re-elect Gov Hobbs, AG Mayes and flip legislative seats if you want true accountability
Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 (@liz.sheshed.rocks) reposted
Gavin Newsom is the perfect embodiment of when People of Color say ‘Use your white privilege.’ Gavin Newsom is using and marvelously abusing his privilege against Donald Trump. We know he’s not perfect but he’s the one stepping up to use it. Donald is afraid of other white men who oppose him.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
Mike Masnick (@mmasnick.bsky.social) reposted
Someone tell DOGE a way that the gov't could have been more efficient, by not building a stunt concentration camp...
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
Seriously. Da fuq?
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Clap outs have happened at other agencies since the start of the second Trump administration to show respect and admiration for true leaders as they depart agency buildings. They are a lovely gesture, but do not carry the same risks as a walk out.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
I am not so optimistic.
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐂𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐅 💯 (@callisto-socal-af.bsky.social) reposted
The history books better fuckin tell the truth when this is all over. The President of the United States raped women & children, was a 34-time felon, a racist, bigot, insurrectionist & besties with pedos & Putin's hoe (the list goes on) & a decent percentage of Americans didn't give a flying fuck.
Grey Parker (@greyparker.bsky.social)
Crime families are like that.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
The CDC. The Fed. The FBI. The National Guard. Do you get it now? Trump is waging war against the American government. When he’s done, he’ll use his government to wage war against Americans.
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
What we call them: The Epstein files What Putin calls them: The Trump files What Trump calls them: The sword of Damocles
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s attack on cashless bail is a boon to a two-tiered justice system flip.it/scF-VM
Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) reposted
You can believe plenty in prayer and still find it utterly lacking as a concrete public policy response from an elected leader. If Biden had asked people to pray for inflation to cool off, what would these exact same people have said?
Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Let's say this "Alcatraz" held 1,000 people a day for the 55 days it was open (it usually didn't hold that many). And let's say it cost $220 million to build and take down (it likely cost more.) That works out to $4,000 per detainee per day. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) reposted
🇺🇦 Say, remember when Russia was going to roll through Ukraine in a matters of days? Well, 1281 days later, and despite fascist Russian and GOP opposition, the Ukrainians are standing strong fighting for ALL our freedoms on Democracy's frontline.
Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET (@patti3333.bsky.social) reposted
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures - The New York Times share.google/87MGlTtozqU0... Shout out ARIZONA we are one of these 6 states New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Washington state WASTEFUL & INAPPROPRIATE SERVICES REDUCTION And tRump said he won't cut MEDICARE