swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
they might have... like the shoe print
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
they might have... like the shoe print
Aaron Weiss (@aweiss.bsky.social) reposted
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment. Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Joe Brusuelas (@joebrusuelas.bsky.social) reposted
US August CPI: Stagflation continues to be the primary narrative underscoring the American economy. It has been four decades since Americans experienced stagflation.
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
Students were eating lunch when they heard the gunshots. It’s yet another horrific school shooting, and every time my heart breaks for the kids, parents, and communities shattered by gun violence. We can’t stop demanding change. Congress can and must pass gun safety legislation.
Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
In addition to his 34 felony convictions, we should add 11 counts of murder.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Been weird since Trump Was resurrected by an ignorant populace.
Bryan Schott (@schotthappens.com) reposted
As the situation with Charlie Kirk continues to unfold in Utah, be very careful when getting news via social media. I've seen posts falsely claiming Kirk has died and others naming an alleged suspect. Be very skeptical and seek out trusted news sources because nothing is verified yet.
Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted
Three students were critically shot at Evergreen High School, Colorado; suspect neutralized. Meanwhile, Trump focuses on Charlie Kirk—does anyone actually care about the kids, or is it just another tragic footnote in endless school shootings? abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-...
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor man. Everyone reposting.
The Associated Press (@apnews.com) reposted
BREAKING: A person taken into custody after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah is not believed to be the shooting suspect, an AP source says.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Wrong. He is not the suspect.
The National Coalition Against Censorship (@ncacensorship.bsky.social) reposted
Political violence is a poison to our democracy. The National Coalition Against Censorship unequivocally condemns the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk. Using violence as a political tactic isn't just criminal, it's profoundly un-American.
Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) reposted
Totally bizarre for the WP to treat this as a plausibly contested fact. There's a multi-decade conspiracy to plant this forged document in the book? Consider the totality of the evidence. Come ON.
Jake Williams (@malwarejake.bsky.social) reposted
Wow @atrupar.com @lizdye.bsky.social - that's a banger of an opener. Keep up the good fight!
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Say the people who defunded NOAA
Chris Sprigman (@cjsprigman.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I would also be introducing legislation to overturn every ruling of the current politicized GOP Supreme Court majority. And to strip the jurisdiction of *any* court, including the Supreme Court, to review the legislation.
Chris Sprigman (@cjsprigman.bsky.social) reposted
If I were a Democrat in Congress I'd be introducing legislation to suspend the Supreme Court's upcoming term (it's happened before, in 1802). The suspension would be to give us time to figure out what to do with this dangerous, anti-democratic institution.
Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) reposted
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
BOOOOOOOO…!
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted
1. NEWS The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge overseeing the case of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to deny a request from NBC News to unseal the names of two associates who received large payments from him in 2018.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you♥️
Charlie Sykes (@sykescharlie.bsky.social) reposted
Which brings me to what just happened in Florida, that petri dish of infectious diseases we thought we had eliminated. As bad as Kennedy was — and he created whole new categories of ghastliness — what’s happening in Florida is a darkling omen. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Andy Kaczynski (@kfile.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics ran an anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-gay slurs, and far-right conspiracy theories. www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
Philip Bump (@pbump.com) reposted reply parent
This is perhaps the most striking one. www.pbump.net/o/who-isnt-b...
Mac Knowles (@macknowles.bsky.social) reposted
“The problem is that far from being popular, Trump’s distractions are themselves theaters of cruelty and nihilism that alienate more and more people, thus leading to the need for more diversions.” David R Lurie Potemkin village populism www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-pote...
Megan Cassella (@megancnbc.bsky.social) reposted
Fed's Beige Book: "Nearly all Districts noted tariff-related price increases, with contacts from many Districts reporting that tariffs were especially impactful on the prices of inputs." bit.ly/45MUb11
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Then don’t let anyone from FL travel out of state!
Fuck Nazis! (@keblaster.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The flyover that just happend. : r/washingtondc share.google/WKfretbAVmnK...
Robin (@robinreissitar.bsky.social) reposted
Flyover just occurred during Epstein/Maxwell victims press conference. And continues. FUCK TRUMP
Lucie🐈⬛Catnip (@luciecatnip.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump is such a guilty lowlife POS that he ordered a military flyover over DC at this time for no reason other than to try to silence the Epstein & Maxwell survivors. It didn't work.
vatrueandblue.bsky.social (@vatrueandblue.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
FOIA requests anyone? Where is the memo designating any training flyover “training”
Patty Cole (@pattycole.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Does anyone here in DC remember a flyover of the city except for on 9/11 when it was fighter jets actually patrolling for further enemy attacks?
🌜KWilde🐈⬛️ (@flowerchildob1.bsky.social) reposted
🔥THEY BOMBED A DINGHY IN THE GULF🔥 Epstein EPSTEIN Epstein EPSTEIN Epstein EPSTEIN 🔥THEY'LL DO A FLYOVER DURING THE VICTIM PRESSER🔥 Epstein EPSTEIN Epstein EPSTEIN Epstein EPSTEIN 🔥🔥THREATENING REPUBS WHO REQUEST THE FILES🔥🔥
Grogu&TofuNYC🗽🇺🇦🚫👑 (@groguspeak.bsky.social) reposted
It takes a special kind of vile lowlife scumbag of a human being to use the military to do a flyover during the Epstein victims press conference.
@cr_progress (@christianrincon.com) reposted
doing a planned flyover downtown while the victims of Epstein do a presser is a choice
TheDeepHerd (@herddeep.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
This is going to be *so* much louder than his itty bitty flyover.
Dana, Stands With Chicago. 🥊🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 (@danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
That petty, petty man in the White House ordered millions of dollars on a military flyover in an attempt to silence the survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s sexual abuse. It didn’t work! #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #PatheticRepublicans
Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) reposted
Trump orders a military flyover to disrupt the testimony of the Jeffrey Epstein victims on the Capitol steps. Pretty weird stunt.
🌜KWilde🐈⬛️ (@flowerchildob1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
There is a military flyover conveniently planned at 11:00 ET to fly over them since they will be outdoors. Trump has already threatened Congress not to vote for the release of the files or it will be considered a "hostile act on the administration." Whatever is in the files is worse than expected.
Larry “I Know Some Stuff About Some Stuff” Alberts (@immigrant2blusky.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Heh Donnie and sycophants...Pretty much everyone has seen a military flyover, but no one has seen The Epstein Files
Mrs P 🦋🇺🇦🌻 (@viewofpigeons.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I read he’s arranged a military flyover to drown out the press conference. Don’t know if that’s true though 🤷🏻♀️ He’s such a chicken sh1t waste of oxygen 😡
@GottaLaff (@gottalaff.bsky.social) reposted
Confirming my flyover posts. And more:
David Waldman (@kagrox.bsky.social) reposted
Trump ordering a military flyover of DC in honor of Jeffrey Epstein seems like a weird choice, but I’m happy to accept these kinds of wild strategic blunders.
Boss Best (@realbossbest.bsky.social) reposted
DISGRACEFUL FLYOVER OF JETS DISRUPTING THE EPSTEIN VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS!!!
Rhuta Bhayga (@rhutabhayga.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
LOL, a FLYOVER??? They think a flyover is going to make the #EpsteinFiles go away???
Chrississippi 🏳️🌈🏁 (@kpopstannascarfan.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Literally covering the flyover as it interrupts the victims’ press conference.
Tim 🇬🇱 (@timrote.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
A military flyover is really an amazing way to admit you had sex with little girls. Really puts an exclamation point on the whole thing.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted reply parent
He’s ordered a military flyover during the Epstein survivor presser tomorrow.
SurfRockitt (@surfrockitt.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
A military flyover during the press conference is micro-d energy.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social)
Shameful to schedule ass-kissing flyovers during the #Epstein Women's Press Conference. Trump's depravity has no limit.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
I love this guy
Sustainability (@sustainableplanet.bsky.social) reposted
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍 #janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
thombie.bsky.social (@thombie.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Even if Trumpy’s left hand has six fingers and his right has four, the media will still talk about how it’s bad for Biden.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
It's really shocking that the NYT and WaPo have forgotten that Trump is a criminal who freed hundreds of violent cop assailants on his first day on the job. Every Single Story About Crime should lead with that.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Congrats on the Obama Summer reading list!
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Blood on his hands
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social)
@secretarylcd.govpeeps.us shame on you for your abhorrent quisling behavior at the cabinet (lower case) meeting!
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Shame on you Lorie!
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
She is definitely guilty of being a powerful black woman. Bessent should take his head out of his ass.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
The Quisling Cabinet
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
this is exactly right. it's the same stupid bet every republican has made since 2015.
Michael McKee (@mckonomy.bsky.social) reposted
Key point: Trump is not "firing" Lisa Cook. He is "attempting to fire" her. This will take months to wind through the courts and it's very likely judges will allow her to continue in office while it does.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Parts
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Disappointing but not surprising. He thinks we’re stupid.
Alex Koma (@alexkoma.bsky.social) reposted
Video of a scary scene in Adams Morgan last night is making the rounds on DC listservs. The feds (presumably ICE) seemed to be making immigration/traffic stops. When protesters started shouting, one pointed his Taser at them until other protesters tried to deescalate things...
Kye (@gxldsociety.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: The Maxwell transcript is pure theater. She says Epstein didn’t kill himself, shields Clinton, clears Trump, then gushes about how much she likes him. Trump’s DOJ rewarded her with cushy prison perks. Maxwell lies, the DOJ covers, and the truth sits locked in sealed files.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko Stan (@voltzyr.bsky.social) reposted
Idk why but I thought Stephen Miller just wouldn’t go in public at all.
JeffreyJayGee (@usgrant63.bsky.social) reposted
Stephen Miller is a true penis-with-ears. I can only hope he got his ass kicked regularly in Santa Monica. Girls don't care for pansy bedwetters like him.
VanillaRage (@vanillarage.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Meet Stephen Miller. This cheap Nosferatu knock-off has the appeal of a flesh-eating virus at a family picnic—uninvited, unstoppable, and somehow convinced he's the main attraction.
AmeAstarte (@ameastarte.satan.social) reposted
Seeing JD Vance and Stephen SS miller shaking and crying on camera after DC protestors chased them off was very entertaining. The government should fear its people. Not the other way around.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Way more than a dash
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s the one that looks 90
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
What real leadership looks like. Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Sooner the better. You go, Dude
Michael McKee (@mckonomy.bsky.social) reposted
Meanwhile, in people who live in glass houses news: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
She’s a black woman. His favorite target.
James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) reposted
Nobody knows who will be Dem nominee in 2028. Zero of Dem prez in past 50 years—Carter 76, Clinton 92, Obama 08, Biden 20—had even announced prez run at this point, though Biden had run before and lost. That's for later. For battle of *this* moment, support for the Govs leading the way.
Nate Schenkkan (@nateschenkkan.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
So you wind up with this bizarre shadow play of people trying to interpret what he said or even what he really thinks when he’s just happy to be the center of attention again
Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) reposted
Big Balls must be avenged.🙄
Sanho Tree (@sanho.bsky.social) reposted
“Teachers from California and New York who want to work in Oklahoma public schools will be required to pass a certification test to prove they share the state's conservative political values.“ After that, they must then fail an IQ test.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
"Greg Gutfeld Brazenly Lies on Air to Claim Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Didn’t Beat the Crap Out of Police’" Why is this allowed on the airwaves? Fox News is a cancer to our nation! www.mediaite.com/opinion/greg...
Rep. Ted Lieu (@reptedlieu.bsky.social) reposted
A message for the most “transparent Administration” in history: Release the Epstein files.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Doing a great job!
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Dork
Simon Rosenberg (@simonwdc.bsky.social) reposted
Stephen Miller is a completely out of control madman, and we need to call for his removal from office. Yesterday's combo of sending the "border patrol" to disrupt Newsom's event and their ongoing illegal attempt to revoke home rule/occupy DC is so far over the line that Miller must go.
MaddowBlog (@maddowblog.msnbc.com) reposted
Dr. Michael Osterholm cuts to the chase on why cutting mRNA research funding is such a dangerous idea.
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Brown shirts. Thugs. Stop them!
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Trump wanted his DC parade and it didn't look like he wanted so he's doing this.
Jen Rubin (@jenrubin.bsky.social) reposted
Basing such unprecedented action on the blatant lie that crime in D.C. is soaring underscores that our democracy is under assault. To write this off as a “distraction” misses the danger of the moment; the potential for unbridled deployment of the military for domestic policing.
Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) reposted
“It now seems clear that the military will not rescue Americans from Mr. Trump’s misuse of the nation’s military capabilities.” Martial law by any other name is still dictatorship and rings the death knell for liberty. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump brain drain.
Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) reposted
A senior administration official, as well as other officials, told Rolling Stone that it is a priority of Trump that these kinds of military deployments -- in times of relative calm -- become normalized in American political culture. More: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
Proud Boys
John Sipher (@johnsipher.bsky.social) reposted
Military professionals. Are you good with this? Did you sign up to oppress Americans on their streets?
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
* BESSENT ON CONCERNS ABOUT GOV'T CONTROL OF PRIVATE BUSINESSES: NOT AT ALL @reuters.com
swellellens.bsky.social (@swellellens.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m sorry, but her hair???