Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Umm … it’s pretty stupid.
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view profile on Bluesky Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
I think what RFK Jr. meant to say was “the CDC director refused to put kids' health at risk when I told her to, so I fired her."
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
After Cortez Masto asks RFK Jr repeatedly what he's doing to lower costs for seniors and he can't come up with an answer, he resorts to telling her, "I didn't even hear your question"
Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) reposted
Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Rise up America 🇺🇸
Łink. (@spacelawshitpost.me) reposted
The official DOJ Twitter account posting the equivalent of a screenshotted Notes app apology from a phone on 30% battery after the acting director got honeypotted on Hinge and confirmed plans of an Epstein/Maxwell coverup.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Warner: "Secretary of Health and Human Service -- he doesn't know how many people died from covid, doesn't know if the vaccine saved lives, doesn't understand the issue that OBGYN doctors are fleeing rural America ... "
Social Security Works (@socialsecurityworks.org) reposted
@hassan.senate.gov: The vaccine works, and it has saved millions of lives. Your own process, on the other hand, has not been transparent. You repeatedly choose to ignore data because it doesn't match your preconceived notions and lies.
Forbes (@forbes.com) reposted
Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.
Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) reposted
RFK Jr. calls himself a protector of children. That’s a rich claim coming from someone who flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet on multiple occasions.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt was caught on a hidden camera saying the government will “redact every Republican” from the Epstein files and leave only the Democrats. He also revealed that Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security “to keep her mouth shut.”
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you turn down the volume, RFK Jr looks like a guy testifying about why the tanning bed industry needs a bailout.
M 💓 (@liveadivinelife.bsky.social) reposted
First Bernie Sanders. Then CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down. Kennedy has fired thousands of HHS workers, boosted unproven treatments for measles while undermining vaccines, backed Medicaid cuts, fired former CDC Director Susan Monarez...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
LUJAN: You hired a man named David Geier to conduct this study. Is that correct? RFK Jr: No LUJAN: Is Geier working for HHS? RFK Jr: He's a contractor LUJAN: Do you know that Mr Geier is listed on the HHS employee directory as a senior data analyst, not a contractor?
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I’m looking forward to the criminal referrals to DOJ from Bill Pulte in these cases along with Ken Paxton who listed 3 separate residences as his primary. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
Vorstus Bartmoss 🏴☠️ (@vorstus.bsky.social) reply parent
It's what I like to call "The IT Problem". If you do your job too well they question why you're needed, if you let problems slip by they wonder what good you are, either way you're screwed.
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two such mortgages in quick succession. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Soybeans are collapsing because China isn’t buying them. The farm economy is in deep trouble. Because of our needless trade war that we are clearly losing. Maybe farmers will wake up
Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) reposted
Why hide a hoax? It’s Thursday. There are 425 days until the midterm elections. Blue states get healthy, the lower courts revolt and the Epstein cover-up gets really obvious.
WIRED (@wired.com) reposted
NEW: The State Department’s law enforcement arm, the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), is now involved in immigration enforcement, an area solidly outside its usual duties. One source compares it to IRS agents investigating espionage at NASA. www.wired.com/story/state-...
Philip Bump (@pbump.com) reposted
The RFK hearing is a remarkable example of someone in real-time being informed about where they are on the Dunning-Kruger curve.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"You're a charlatan. That's what you are." -- Cantwell to RFK Jr
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Melania Trump is hosting a White House AI event right now where she is talking about "first generation humanoids"
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
BERNIE: “You’re cutting $150 billion for rural hospitals. You're putting $50 billion back. That's not an infusion. That’s a loss of $100 BILLION.”
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
RFK JR: It's going to have a it's going to it's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history. SANDERS: You know why? Because you're cutting $150 billion for rural hospitals. You're putting $50 billion back. That's not an infusion.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
WARREN: Did you tell the head of the CDC that if she refused to sign off on your changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, that she had to resign? RFK Jr: No. I told her she had to resign because I asked her 'are you a trustworthy person?" and she said no WARREN: This is not what she has said
the Mountain Goats (@themountaingoats.bsky.social) reposted
Nobody who voted to confirm RFK is fit to hold public office
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Wyden to RFK Jr: "I hope that you will tell the American people how many preventable child deaths are an acceptable sacrifice for enacting an agenda that I think is fundamentally cruel and defies common sense."
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
1991: 81% supported school vaccine mandates. Today: 51%. What are we doing?!
Social Security Works (@socialsecurityworks.org) reposted
@sanders.senate.gov: You're telling the American people that the American Medical Association–representing hundreds of thousands of people–have been co-opted and that they should not trust their doctors? Everybody is corrupt, but you? Is that what we're looking at? I don't think so
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?” RFK JR.: “Absolutely.” SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.” RFK JR.: “….”😬 🤷🏻♂️
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
WATCH — Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov : "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes.” He adds that RFK JR. must resign.
Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) reposted
Dogs are getting vaccinated less and rabies rates are rising, in part because 37% of Americans think vaccines will give their dogs... pawtism. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
RFK JR: You're making things up to scare people. And it's a lie. Hassan: With respect, I do not think I'm the one making things up.
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
I’ve seen enough. Impeach Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Warnock: Clearly you have an agenda. It is a threat to the public health of the American people. It's clear that you are carrying out your extremist beliefs. RFK JR: We’re the sickest people on earth. How am I a threat? Warnock: I think that you ought to resign.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
Andrew Cuomo believes in nothing beyond his own power. He will sell out our city to get it back.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
Representative Seth Magaziner (@magaziner.house.gov) reposted
When I asked the Assistant Secretary of the Interior why he stopped Revolution Wind, he couldn’t answer the question. This is insane. Watch:
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
A lawsuit filed by the NAACP Wednesday seeks to stop Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) special legislative session, calling his attempt to redraw maps and rewrite the ballot initiative process an unconstitutional power grab that threatens democracy in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid? RFK Jr: I don't know how many died W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid? RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that W: How can you be that ignorant?
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@fernandez.house.gov) reposted
We all understood you, @lujan.senate.gov. I wonder if Secretary Kennedy needs some help understanding plain English and that’s why he still hasn’t replied to our letters about protecting rural hospitals? 🤔
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
PULTE: Public officials shouldn't be exempt from scrutiny SORKIN: Speaking of that, Ken Paxton has at least 3 examples of alleged mortgage fraud. Are you looking at that? PULTE: Unless it's been made public, I'm not going to comment on any specific situation S: Why wouldn't you make it public?
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Bennet runs out of patience with RFK Jr and yells at him that "I'm asking the questions on behalf of parents and schools and teachers all over the United States of America who deserve so much better than your leadership! That's what this conversation is about."
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
RFK JR: You’re just making stuff up Hassan: Sometimes when you make an accusation, it’s kind of a confession
Alt CDC (they/them) (@altcdc.altgov.info) reposted
Wyden gets last round: I was the first member of Congress to hold a hearing on mifepristone. It’s has been used by millions of women and documented as safer than Tylenol. You want a complete review of its safety based on one P2025 position paper. There is no evidence calling for this.
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
“How can you be that ignorant?” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) presses RFK Jr. on Covid facts. WATCH LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3MO...
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune. The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.
Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking: Peaceful activists, many with disabilities, are being arrested at the Capitol right now. These individuals are putting themselves on the line to do all they can to save healthcare for millions of Americans.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
The Epstein saga lays bare the playbook: right-wing media, GOP politicians & MAGA propagandists colluding to hide heinous acts, divert attention and protect the powerful. It’s what they do on EVERY issue. If your eyes are open, you can't miss it — unless you are willingly looking the other way.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Dear 2nd Amendment voters: If Trump can send the Texas National Guard into Illinois against that state’s will, what stops the next president from doing the same, except to take your guns?
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 Indigenous person working for ICE? Is it possible he does not know his own history? How does that happen?
jen 🌻 (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
Dannie D 🦋 (@dannied.bsky.social) reposted
White House warns GOP: signing a petition to release Epstein files = ‘hostile act’ toward Trump. Guardian of P3dos confirmed.
Just Kevin (@kevinleecaster.bsky.social) reposted
This farm, like the Anhui Fuyang Southern Wind-solar-storage, uses a fishery-photovoltaic complementary model, combining solar power generation with aquaculture to maximise the usage of the water area. www.marineinsight.com/know-more/wo...
Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) reposted
Venezuela says the US and Erik Prince have plans to stage an attack on an ExxonMobil off-shore platform as a pretext to invade it…and normally that would be an insane claim but… www.latintimes.com/venezuela-sa...
Jodi Jacobson (@jljacobson.bsky.social) reposted
Anyone who says: “well RFK has some good ideas,“ should be written off as crazy. Sure, there’s lots of people that have talked about reforming the food system and making sure kids get a more balanced diet, but they’re also not conspiracy theorists and liars. Do not promote the wrong people.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
REP. @yassaminansari.bsky.social on the bipartisan demand for the Epstein files: “This is the most corrupt administration in 🇺🇸 history, and this story shows it more than anything.”
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
So our military just bombed a boat in international waters and extrajudicially killed suspected drug traffickers without so much as a conversation, let alone a trial? Then posted it on social media? And we’re all supposed to just trust their account?
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) reposted
Donald Trump is using the military as a weapon against the American people. Trump is not a king. He cannot just take over cities because he wants to be a dictator. We will not back down in this fight against fascism.
Jes 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@jestastrophy.bsky.social) reposted
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I know this sounds crazy, but shouldn’t the Secretary of Energy know something about energy?
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
REPUBLICAN @RepThomasMassie says the Epstein files *release* was bogus
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Trump made $3.4 billion while in office. Thou shalt not pretend he took a pay cut for the people.
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
Breaking news: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released 33,295 pages of documents related to convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein in what is expected to be the first in a series of documents made public.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
Profolus (@profolus.com) reposted
A brief published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reported that Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 despite earning $2.3B in U.S. sales alone. It also showed that the company paid zero federal tax in 2022 and only $48M in 2023. Its 2022-2024 income was close to $11B.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Don't waste your time responding to Trump's lies, folks. Instead keep the focus on Epstein, the economy, and his health. Trump lied and/or avoided all this.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Trump: "Within about a 20 mile radius from the White House, we're gonna have this place spic and span."
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
U.S. officials of both parties spent years struggling to develop homegrown alternatives to China’s telecom giants. The GOP abruptly defunded its biggest tool.
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