Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revealed how a group of survivors is compiling a client list of their own.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has revealed how a group of survivors is compiling a client list of their own.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
AOC: If anybody says “this isn’t fair, I'm gonna have to divest all my stocks if I run for congress” maybe you should stay home.
Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) reposted
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: •admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband the 5th Circuit •expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
moonchildjs.bsky.social (@moonchildjs.bsky.social) reposted
Happy Labor Day!
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
A Democratic super PAC is launching a $700,000 digital ad blitz slamming Susan Collins for opposing a bipartisan bill that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks. This ad accuses Collins of “the worst kind of greed… using insider information to trade stocks.” Please WATCH and SHARE. 👀
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
ICE is on track to gain access to controversial spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration jettisoned a Biden-era order.
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reposted
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
Angry Donkey News (@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social) reposted
Trump says police are now “allowed to do whatever the hell they want” www.reddit.com/r/law/commen...
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
The Washington Post published an opinion piece from one of its writers in which he writes: "Nobody is pure in this debate, but the fact that both parties have felt the sting from gerrymandering should be an opportunity to find common ground." I wish I was joking.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Trump: "If we need to, we're gonna do the same thing in Chicago, which is a disaster. We have a mayor there who is totally incompetent and we have an incompetent governor there ... hopefully LA is watching."
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
This isn't justice. This is one monster helping out another.
Lawprofblawg (@lawprofblawg.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking: Texas Democrats hiding on Pam Bondi's Desk, "We stitched together the Epstein files as a cloak of invisibility and it's working great!" #Satire
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social)
Demand that Utah Senate President Adams Resign! act.betterutah.org/sign/demand-...
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social)
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Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Odd, how South Park is covering Kristi Noem and her ICE hooligans more accurately than The New York Times.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"I wouldn’t be shocked to see this SCOTUS come up w/ a way around the crystal clear language & original intent on who is counted in the census. I’m more skeptical they’ll accept a new one-off census. But they could. It’s a deeply corrupt institution. That’s your path to the dissolution of the union"
frodorules.bsky.social (@frodorules.bsky.social) reposted
EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN and…
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause. The removal was blamed on a "coding error." Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
This is absolutely horrendous.
Kate Linthicum (@kate-linthicum.bsky.social) reposted
CPAC of the left? In Mexico, leftists and progressives from a dozen countries are convening this week to strategize about how to win elections and combat a well-organized and increasingly global far right. x.com/katelinthicu...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
GOP Rep. Bryan Steil holds an in-person town hall event and is greeted with boos Why are they wearing masks? And why are they unidentified?
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow 😮
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow 😮
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
ICE GOON forcefully grab activists filming outside the immigration court and forcefully knock her phone out of her hand.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
And here I was thinking the way to solve hunger was food.
News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) reposted
COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to? HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“NASHVILLE IS NOT BILL LEE’S CITY TO GIVE AWAY.” Sen. @campbell4tn.bsky.social says @GovBillLee’s Teslas-only tunnel shows “we are not living in a democracy” and asks the media to contextualize it as Trump Project 2025 leader Kevin Roberts tells Republicans to “de-charter Nashville”
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
Public media has been defunded. Your support keeps journalists on the ground, lifts unheard voices, and connects communities. Help us plan for what’s next. Make a monthly gift today. Stand with public media: n.pr/458sOhq
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
Gee, what a surprise
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Rep. Ted Lieu (@reptedlieu.bsky.social) reposted
The Department of Homeland Security still has not explained why they are arresting and detaining American citizens. It’s unjustifiable.
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Pamela Jo Bondi has decided that none of these photos of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein (or Trump's quote about Epstein) exist. If you saw them, you are instructed to forget them. Do as you are told.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) reposted
Stop threatening and just do it—Iranian-linked hackers claim to have 100 gigabytes of emails tied to the White House.
SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 (@sumoh7.bsky.social) reposted
AOC nails it: " We'll rally every corner of the United States of America until we save Medicaid and Medicare for every American until we defend social security. And we tell them who's really in charge in this country." #VoteNO
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) reposted
Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie. One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears. They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.
EV Curve Futurist (@evcurvefuturist.com) reposted
Most in the West prefer denial, so it’s refreshing to hear Ford’s CEO eat humble pie 🥧 and admit China’s EV lead is “the most humbling thing” he’s seen. 70% of EVs, unbeatable tech, magical UX—Farley gets it. The future isn’t Detroit—it’s Shenzhen, dominating in scale, innovation & affordability.
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
What planet are you from?
lyndapole (@lyndapole.bsky.social) reposted
Let’s stay vigilant as we continue to fight for our democracy
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this? Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids. She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms. Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen. 🧵
Don Mega 🇳🇱 (@donmega.bsky.social) reposted
Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
Fired but Fighting (@firedbutfighting.bsky.social) reposted
ALERT! Read now or add to your reading list. We are in for an anti-vaccine circus show, with RFK Jr as our ringmaster. Please call your reps now and ask for RFK Jr’s resignation. #saveCDC #ResignRFKJr
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
I wrote this four days ago. Today, they arrested the NYC Comptroller.
Bill Wielechowski (@wielechowski.bsky.social) reposted
Mysteriously, tax settlements have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars under Dunleavy. Several months ago a former Dunleavy Deputy Commissioner wrote that he was told “point blank” he was “expected to violate statute to enrich oil companies on public money they weren't legally entitled to.”
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
Lee, what a disgusting POS he is
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
WATCH: “You’re a U.S. senator and you don’t know anything about the country you want to topple.” Tucker Carlson embarrasses @sentedcruz as he pushes for war with Iran
Marley (@marleykd.bsky.social) reposted
Lawmakers Demand Palantir Provide Information About U.S. Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/t... gift article
Kumail Nanjiani (@kumail.bsky.social) reposted
I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal." That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.
Grudgie the Whale (@grudgie.bsky.social) reposted
Based Mike Lee is an insurrectionist and a traitor who poses as a Senator
Don Mega 🇳🇱 (@donmega.bsky.social) reposted
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
He is a sickening, disgusting, poor excuse for a human being
Kim Driggs (@joey4all.bsky.social) reply parent
What?! What’s with the two Russian flags?
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
I’ll be there, will you? No kings. No cults. Just the Constitution—and the people who hold the line.
steven monacelli (@stevanzetti.bsky.social) reposted
I have a feeling that if I said an elected official should be tarred and feathered, I would be singled out by right wing media who would pressure to get me fired, I would likely be fired, and might even receive a visit from a federal law enforcement agency.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Reporter to Leavitt: "I'm struck that the president has not at any point said 'the most important thing is to protect the 1st Amendment rights of peaceful protesters' ... why is he not out saying, 'all peaceful protesters will be protected?'"
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Maddow: I think we both have the same instinct: quote the ruling, quote the deposition—show the document. The audience is smart and capable of taking in primary source material. We can give it to them straight and then talk about it from there—based on this kind of non-pasteurized document
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
DeLauro uses her opening statement to tear Russ Vought a new one
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries. Now she's running for state house. eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
Elon just spent 6 months taking food out of starving kids’ mouths, and even he can’t stomach this MAGA Murder Bill.
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
NEW: ALEC — a right-wing think tank known for drafting controversial anti-voting legislation like the SAVE Act — is launching a new task force that will focus on pushing a new slate of state-level voter suppression bills. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social) reposted
On Feb. 2, I published this Lucid essay, "A New Kind of Coup" about the Trump-Musk partnership. From my work on coups and #Strongmen I knew intuitively that this was an autocratic innovation. lucid.substack.com/p/a-new-kind...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Trump: Cryptolologic
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias.bsky.social) reposted
Over the long run, Trump’s broad spectrum attack on scientific research is going to do tremendous damage to the country and the world. www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
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