Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 04/09/2026Rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure could take up to $100 billion, and increasing production will take years. If Trump is so sure this won’t cost America a dime, let’s pass my legislation to stop U.S. tax dollars from rebuilding Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. 19551161
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialBruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Trump 2.0 has already hurt their economies. Now, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio will slammed again by Trump's tariff war vs. Canada which will hit US farm equipment manufacturers and badly monkeywrench the conjoined US/Canadian auto industries. 1126357
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialJuliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A year ago, Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington to fight crime. Thousands of troops are still there. It is anti-American. And a total waste. That is the bad news. My latest Early Warning on finding hopeful defiance in the boredom. earlywarningwithjuliette.substack.com/p/the-nation...earlywarningwithjuliette.substack.comThe National Guard’s Defiant YawnPresident Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to Washington. A year later, they've barely made an impact and still don’t have a clear mission. 1029865
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Nothing would please the Trump regime more than a dead press Karen Attiah's victory is a very loud sign of life Every phony reason the Post gave for pushing her out is now gone Karen & I sat down w/ @maddow.bsky.social to talk about what her win means for journalists everywhere 👇 -TN 171063220
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMaryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Why would you try and reform a deadly organisation where the personnel have been recruited specifically for terror. I will put it that bluntly. It’s a terrorist organisation. Start again. Nothing less should suffice. apnews.com/article/demo...apnews.comDemocrats disagree over abolishing or reforming ICE at DNC meetingDemocrats have approved dueling messages on immigration enforcement, disagreeing on whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished or reformed. 65317
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialParkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 16/08/2026AI doing too much 2nd-hand thinking? Clearly. Why stop there? I witnessed some excellent Luddite-maxxing in Ft. Bragg: the cashier at a little shop said, “I’m no longer using calculators: I was cognitively offloading too much math, so I only use pencil and paper now. Gotta keep my brain sharp.” ❤️🥰🧠 5857
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/08/2026Our troops are exhausted and our adversaries are watching Trump pull back and divert our forces toward Iran. With no end in sight. We are increasingly less and less safe under this President’s incompetence.apnews.comUS pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western HemispherePresident Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships. 34749229
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialParkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I spent too much of last year just 100% political rage. Trying to find the balance this year in order to stay functional and keep working for a better world. (From @storiesaroundher on Insta) 614617
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/08/2026Ossoff: "They see the rebuke that is coming and fear the accountability that will follow it. They recognize the president is deeply unpopular. He's reviled. The public is awake to his corruption and self-dealing…The truth will come out. Mark my words. The truth will come out.” 19469021848
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialAlex Russell @infrequently.org · 15/08/2026Stephen Miller deserves to spend the rest of his natural life fighting a legal system charging him of crimes he didn't commit in a language he does not speak, alone, and without counsel: publicnotice.co/p/stephen-miller…publicnotice.coStephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kidsThat it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight. 953165624914
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialParkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Gene Sharp says one of the greatest weaknesses of dictators is how their information gets silo’d and they are blind to the lived-reality and struggle of those they oppress. How do we leverage that weakness as our strength? 25515
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026On that night in November 2016, I went to bed a scientist—and woke up a mad scientist. I’ve used my expertise to make change in the Georgia state legislature, and now I’m ready to bring that to Congress. 4734146
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/08/2026Frustration with Washington is growing in the Persian Gulf region, where U.S. allies are increasingly concerned that President Trump is unable to manage the diplomacy necessary to secure peace with Iran, Arab and Western officials say.washingtonpost.comFrustration with Trump grows among U.S.’s Persian Gulf allies, officials sayGulf leaders worry the president is unable to manage the diplomacy necessary to secure peace with Iran, according to Arab and Western officials. 3826983
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/08/2026That realization came slowly: “Now he looks as if he doesn’t know what his next move is. He’s uncertain. He doesn’t look . . . competent.” www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...wsj.comOpinion | Trump Is Starting to Look PrecariousIran, the economy: An insurgency that becomes a government is eventually responsible for conditions. 125729185
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026SPOTTED IN NASHVILLE… 15194142160
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The corruption and grift is endless — at the expense of American taxpayers. The stain this family is leaving on our nation will be everlasting. www.wsj.com/finance/trum... 32141691827
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/08/2026The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the cyclospora contamination. Experts say that food safety oversight in the U.S. has eroded overall. nyti.ms/4g9Ubxv 46519253
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMeidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Three star and low bar! No competition! 98224064578
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialCatherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I have had salmonella. Got it in Slovakia. It was the only time I've earnestly considered death as a better option. 13310105
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Another sold out Democratic event in deep red Missouri. Well, not deep red for long💙 1196521884
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMiss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Please don't let the people of Puerto Rico get lost in the noise. Keep talking about this. www.reuters.com/pictures/pue...reuters.comPuerto Rico is rationing water amid historic droughtPuerto Rico is rationing water across the island in response to intense drought, a plan that forces tens of thousands of people to go without water for 48 hours at a time. 261366753
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialElissa Taub @ejtaub.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Everyone who paid attention and who knows about the role immigrants play at all levels of the economy knew this would be true. Immigration bolsters employment for Americans. Trump is trying to destroy the country through and through. 9865220
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 15/08/2026You know things are going well for the military reputation when the press starts publishing pictures of facilities that have been in disrepair for years, if not decades.taskandpurpose.comMilitary officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training baseThe shower had not been properly cleaned by the last unit that used it, a Joint Base San Antonio spokesperson said. 42896236
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialLLFella 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @lizafella.bsky.social · 16/08/2026How it's going. 38 million eggs recalled, and eating them could cause death. Possibly not the smartest idea to gut the FDA. That's experiential learning FAFO to the max. 26582235
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/08/2026Trump launched the Iran war with a grandiose video talking about regime change and destroying Iran’s capabilities. Six months later, he’s proven to be so weak that the US can’t even keep the Strait of Hormuz open. An absolutely resounding defeat. 20267381486
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialAndrea Joy Campbell @ajcampbellma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The news that doesn't make the big headlines: In June alone, my office put over $1 million directly back into Massachusetts workers' pockets by enforcing our labor laws. That's money they can use on bills, groceries, or whatever the hell they want. Because it's their money, and they earned it. 630673
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Judge Wise finds that ICE coerced a 20-year-old Tongan man — admitted legally to the country three years ago — to sign a document accepting deportation, despite no criminal record or immigration proceedings against him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 7239921731
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...huffpost.comFormer J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats 5938631362
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 31/07/2026i'm sick, this dog is living my best life 15390561050
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 29/07/2026Also: it’s not going to work! No voter is asking for a hearing about Anthony Fauci and COVID-19 in 2026 when the war in Iran is increasing gas prices by 50%. Republicans have been pushing for this because it gets retweets from rabid MAGA users on social media. This is made-for-X governing. 18797156
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The Presidential Records Act isn’t complicated. It was passed after Watergate for a reason & it’s very clear about what belongs to the public & what doesn’t. That’s what makes the new position DOJ is taking so disturbing. I explain here: joycevance.substack.com/p/killing-hi... 12453972382
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 08/04/2026I'm on the train back to DC – I call on all my colleagues to come back, too. Congress must vote to end this war IMMEDIATELY. 20957651185
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialdesertsnow.bsky.social @desertsnow.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Thank you, Senator Kim! All of Congress should return ASAP. But if Johnson and Thune do not call for the return, all Democrats should return anyway and be a visible presence. Speeches on the Capital steps, going to the Whitehouse, making a plan to constrain and contain Trump. 5890157
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialDavid Stone @david-stone.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Memories: In 2016, Obama purchased 32 metric tons of Iran's excess heavy water for $8.6 million to help it stay within its allowed stockpile limits. Not only was that an excellent price, but he didn't have to go to war to get it. Diplomacy and cooperation can do wonders without murdering kids. 81167241
22mucker.bsky.social @22mucker.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is result of poor primary education. Cheez, just showing pertinent movies would teach better than our schools. pay human teachers living wage, politics and religious ideology out of curriculum . 000
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialCAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 05/04/2026His job is to destroy the United States 522851834
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialLynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 05/04/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social 185293
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialI'm movin' on... @alyssonfergison.com · 04/04/2026Just a quick reminder that Ronald Reagan yanked the solar panels off the White House. If America had remained on the path Jimmy Carter set us on, nobody would be talking about the Strait of Hormuz or gas prices right now. Republicans have been fucking America and the world for decades.media.tenor.coma man with a mustache is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and says these people .ALT: a man with a mustache is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and says these people . 10542331078
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 05/04/2026Nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz: • paid himself $5M as a “ghost employee” • diverted tens of millions owed to taxpayers & employees • failed to pay at least 3 multimillion-dollar judgments awarded to grieving families He also received a Trump pardon.propublica.orgA Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent. 8925011310
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMaryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I had to go back to Oct 25 to find a similar poll reflecting depth of anti Israeli feeling. The majority of Australians wanted Israel sanctioned & the majority thought Israel committed genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comOver half of Australians support sanctions on Israel and its leaders for ongoing attacks on Gaza, poll showsSurvey finds 57% of respondents agreed government should impose similar sanctions on Israel as those against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine 2436
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Trump and Hegseth halted funding for research to get blood to wounded U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors: "When someone is wounded and survival depends on the availability of blood, this software would have made that survival more likely. Now it will not." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s... 19640582111
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Whom to believe? 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w... 45967741749
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialRep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 31/03/2026On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate the resilience of transgender Americans. We affirm, today and every day, that trans rights are human rights and that all our neighbors deserve to live safely and authentically. 141028208
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMaryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Trump, his family, his friends are making huge sums of money on the stock market. While many naively think it’s because he is TACO, it’s something far more sinister. Wake up. Stop thinking he’s a demented clown & follow the money. 24215
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19/03/2026Republicans blocked our bill to fully fund TSA & their agents. This is the 8th time they've blocked our attempts to reopen TSA, FEMA, & other agencies outside of ICE & CBP at DHS. But they would rather hold these agencies hostage to give Trump's ICE & CBP another blank check. 641863802
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialMatt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Last month the NYT said AOC "struggled" to give an answer on Taiwan and quoted her with "uhs" and "ums" to make her look stupid Yesterday talking about Hormuz Trump claimed he's heard from "numerous countries" and said "uh" four times. The NYT deleted the "uhs" and paraphrased him to look smarter: 180101453371
Reposted by @22mucker.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 19/03/2026They said they'd pursue legal action. Here it is. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/03/19/c...gov.ca.govCalifornia is taking Donald Trump to court for breaking the law to put polluter profits before American lives | Governor of California 4591184