Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 56msubstack.com/@technodynam...substack.comErald Kolasi (@technodynamics)Muse is not some friendly autonomous software ready to swoop in and automate your life. It's a system of mass surveillance and data scraping designed to give Meta as much information about you as po... 000
Reposted by Andy CohenDavid Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 21hTrump: I will scare you from the polls. America: We are more determined to vote. Trump: You don’t need to vote to Make America Great Again. America: We do — because you didn’t. news.gallup.com/poll/404558/...news.gallup.comEarly Voting Higher Than in Past U.S. MidtermsFour in 10 U.S. registered voters say they have already voted or plan to vote before Election Day, a higher proportion than in prior midterm elections. 16017
Reposted by Andy CohenJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 137136205841
Reposted by Andy CohenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9hGen Keith Kellogg, Trump's original Ukraine envoy (the appointment was vetoed by Putin) says that Ukraine should ignore Trump's request and continue its bombardment of Russian refineries, pipelines and storage facilities. 17523188
Reposted by Andy CohenJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10hThis could have been a debate. While Ken Paxton refuses to face James Talarico on the debate stage, James will be answering questions directly from Texans LIVE on CNN. Find a watch party near you: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra... 342320733
Reposted by Andy CohenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19hMore than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th 13738951993
Reposted by Andy CohenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11hSunday Telegraph: Donald Trump has just shown us, unambiguously, that he is Putin's man. Time to wake up to that fact. www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026... 1631589
Reposted by Andy CohenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12hDonald Trump pardoned Jake Lang last year. That’s the reason why he is able to be here doing this. bsky.app/profile/acyn... 491234381
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 23hUkrainian drone strikes have knocked out two of five data centers belonging to the Russian tech giant Yandex. The damage has left Yandex, known as “Russia’s Google” because it operates the country’s most popular search engine, struggling arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...arstechnica.comUkraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model. 1131782
Reposted by Andy CohenCait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 13hwhich is why he gave $80 billion in tax breaks to data center developers. There are five data centers in Rockland with three more on the way. Unlike Mike Lawler, I will hold these companies accountable so they can’t exploit our communities. 1108
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 11hsubstack.com/@sethabramso...substack.comSeth Abramson (@sethabramson)Astonishing. 48 hours ago the NYT reported on a Treason scandal exponentially bigger than Benghazi, at the center of the Iran War, and involving Trump agents hiding the deaths of Americans in service... 000
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 11hsubstack.com/@jacobsoboro...substack.comJacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff)A shooting by ICE in the Bronx left 28-yr-old Oscar Bergal wounded and his 5-year-old son “traumatized” this week. NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams: “If this was happening in another country right... 000
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 13hsubstack.com/@theleahfile...substack.comLeah (@theleahfiles)Mark Levin is out here demanding criminal investigations into the journalists and sources who exposed his stepson. The same stepson who should have his security clearance stripped yesterday if these “... 000
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 14hsubstack.com/@petebuttigi...substack.comPete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg)Come rally with Tom Perriello, Shannon Taylor, Elaine Luria, and me on Monday, October 19th in Henrico, Virginia! These are three congressional seats that we can flip from red to blue - but we need yo... 011
Reposted by Andy CohenSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 23hIn one stupid phone call to Putin on his birthday, Trump gave him EVERYTHING. He normalized Russian fuel exports, showed contempt for the Lindsey Graham Russian sanctions act he just signed into law, shifted blame to Ukraine, and gave Putin a lifeline by allowing spare parts for his refineries.🙄🤬 9203104
Reposted by Andy CohenICIJ @icij.org · 16hThe Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control granted a Texas-based company license to acquire one of Armenia’s largest copper mines this summer — despite ties to a sanctioned Russian bank. Learn more: buff.ly/4JcIFKFbuff.lyTrump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank - ICIJPrivate equity investor Konstantin Sokolov was also appointed to run a government enterprise fund. 11514
Reposted by Andy CohenCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 16hBY SPECIAL REQUEST: A shout-out to @ned1955.bsky.social, running to flip KY-05! You can help him here (yeah, it's a blood red district but every dollar helps...) secure.actblue.com/donate/house...secure.actblue.comChip in!Show your support with a contribution. 01812
Reposted by Andy CohenOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 17hThis is so sick. So a Russian blood diesel vessel is on its way to NC set to arrive tomorrow. It left St Petersburg on Sept 22nd. This Trump-Putin plan has been in the works for weeks can’t picture what allies America will have left after this 24331471432
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 16hTrump cares more about not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize than he cares about having actual peace in the Middle East or Ukraine. 010
Reposted by Andy CohenAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump just announced that he is importing 400,000 tons of Russian diesel right away and up to 4,000,000 tons over the coming months. Every US$ going to Putin will be used to buy more missiles and drones to kill Ukrainian civilians. Trump's largess will lead to thousands of deaths. 1/2 31297103
Reposted by Andy CohenAaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 19hSpeaker Johnson, who said he’d take a blow torch to your healthcare is saying if Republicans lose the House he will leave and start a lawn business. Next week I’m going to donate a wheelbarrow to him, so his staff can wheel him out of DC. 4182153436
Reposted by Andy CohenScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21hDirected by Alex Gibney, 'Musk' premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Sepand hit select US theaters last night, ahead of a wider release. It's one of the most important documentaries in recent years, featuring as the key face on camera, Musk himself, backup by a dozen of his senior execs.newyorker.comIn “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology“To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?” 47534
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 19hsubstack.com/@marcusflowe...substack.comMarcus Flowers (@marcusflowers)Donald Trump doesn’t give a whit about the rules, he hates to lose, and Tina Peters was all too willing to help him when he tried to steal an election the last time. The red lights literally couldn’t... 000
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 19hsubstack.com/@jonossoff/n...substack.comJon Ossoff (@jonossoff)This is a congressman's son who inherited a seat in Congress, who now runs his daddy's trucking company, who voted seven times for the war in Iran, who voted for the tariffs, who voted to cut your hea... 000
Reposted by Andy CohenTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 02/10/2026When military police found Adrian Martinez's body, his bags had already been packed for his trip home to Houston. The army says he took his own life, but their investigation seemed to ignore one key fact: He was a sexual assault whistleblower.texasobserver.orgA Texas Soldier's Death Casts Doubt on Federal Whistleblower ProtectionsAdrian Martinez reported a sexual assault two years before he was found dead on a Hawaii Army base. The Vanessa Guillén Act is supposed to protect soldiers like him. 315989
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202625. With the dam heaving under pressure, critics are pushing harder. Lawrence O'Donnell might have gone farther than anyone so far. He said Thursday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAwM... 626757
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202624. But at the top of her report was this: "The events are a ritual. He will attack Democrats. His words will probably stop making actual, logical sense for a moment, or for many moments. (It’s “the weave,” you see.)" www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comAt Trump’s Rallies, a Familiar Mix of Rituals and a Plea to ‘Please Pretend’President Trump is doggedly lending his support to Republican candidates facing a rough midterm season. He is the same campaigner he has always been, but his crowds have changed. 11278
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202622. I think the strongest evidence to suggest the dementia taboo is fading came from the Times' Katie Rogers. She has covered Trump rallies for a decade. Last week, she said they "feel like the first stops of a farewell tour." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comAt Trump’s Rallies, a Familiar Mix of Rituals and a Plea to ‘Please Pretend’President Trump is doggedly lending his support to Republican candidates facing a rough midterm season. He is the same campaigner he has always been, but his crowds have changed. 215615
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202620. Last week, for instance, Time released the transcript of a long interview. For some, it revealed a broken brain. It raised the question as to whether Trump can tell the difference between fact and fiction. time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 416522
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202618. The furthest forward it has come is in the form of regular rhetoric, as when Mike Barnicle memorably called Trump a "damaged, delusional old man," suggesting dementia without naming it. www.editorialboard.com/the-press-co...editorialboard.comThe press corps is Trump’s assisted living programWe are beyond “sane-washing.” 114517
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202615. Donald Trump is weakening politically. (A new poll from Pew, the gold standard of polling, showed his approval is 30 percent. thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comTrump approval sinks to 30 percent in new surveyPresident Trump’s approval rating dropped to 30 percent in a new Pew Research survey, amid growing dissatisfaction with his handling of foreign policy, the economy and immigration enforcement. Sixt… 115311
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202613. CNN's Jake Tapper, for instance, has never met a rightwing allegation he was not willing to give credence to. Yet when confronted with wild distortions by Kevin Hassett, head of the Economic Council, Tapper said voter unhappiness is showing up in the data, "just not the data you're looking at." 11709
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/20269. That said, widespread crisis has a way of changing what's considered normal. Last month, I noted twin patterns. www.editorialboard.com/the-power-dy...editorialboard.comThe power dynamic is shifting against Trump. Thank his binkyBut the press would have stood up to him without Natalie Harp. Crisis demands it. 318816
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/20262. And I think he will try to punish anyone who does not share his beliefs. As president, Donald Trump has vast powers at his disposal. "I can do whatever I want," he told reporters on Wednesday. Evidently, that includes forcing people to believe his delusions of grandeur. 227931
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 21hTrump brazenly lied about having seized Greenland during a midterm campaign rally. thedailybeast.comTrump, 80, Makes Unhinged Claim That He Seized Greenland“I got Greenland,” the president told supporters. “I hope you’re happy about that.” 1811054
Reposted by Andy CohenLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Ladies, 24 days to go until midterms. You know what to do. No time for cynicism, it’s time to act. Vote blue. youtu.be/hnGZnufbIWkyoutu.be'Tomorrow, Women Will Be A Part Of Making This Decision': Lady Gaga Speaks At Harris Rally In PhillyYouTube video by Forbes Breaking News 0185
Reposted by Andy CohenChuck Hubbard for Congress @chuck.hubbardforcongress.com · 21hShari and I loved seeing everyone yesterday at the Mt. Airy Autumn Leaves Festival! Fall is easily our favorite season. NC friends—early voting starts October 15th! Let's get out there and vote, y'all! #vote #midterms #mtairync 083
Reposted by Andy CohenChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/20267 shots fired into an SUV with a 5-year-old child in the back seat as the vehicle was moving away. Markwayne Mullin claims the driver “weaponized” his vehicle. Bullshit! “Weaponized vehicle” has become ICE’s go-to excuse for shooting folks. Where’s the evidence? It’s not in this new footage. 629100593994
Reposted by Andy CohenScott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 21hEveryone knows… #HigherWages #LowerCosts #SaveOurHealthcareSaveOurHospitals 1169
Reposted by Andy CohenThe Trace @thetrace.org · 21hThe Trace has identified 32 incidents in which immigration agents shot at people since President Donald Trump’s operations began last year. Nine people were killed in these incidents. Another 15 people were injured.projects.thetrace.orgFederal Immigration Agent Shootings TrackerSee how many times ICE and other federal agents have shot someone, held someone at gunpoint or used less-lethal munitions. 54936
Reposted by Andy Cohenawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE is opening a prison for children on a toxic waste site in Louisiana. www.amnesty.org/en/documents... 76564517
Reposted by Andy CohenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22hOne key point @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social makes here is that if Dems win the midterms (and win in 2028), deploying congressional power creatively to unwind Elon Musk's sway over the government (contracts, etc) will be essential to any reconstruction: www.ms.now/opinion/elon...ms.nowOpinion | Oligarchs like Elon Musk are tightening their grip on the PentagonA new initiative named Project Meridian is just one way GOP donors’ influence over defense policy is increasing. 811992537
Reposted by Andy CohenPurple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Longer lines and less food due to Government cuts are leaving food pantries and struggling families with no where to go. The cut to SNAP benefits as well as Trump and GOP cuts in the “Big Ugly Bill” have caused pantries to run out. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 apple.news/AbWQ99k4STFC...apple.newsFood pantries overwhelmed by Trump cuts — NBC NewsThose on the front lines of feeding their neighbors in West Virginia’s coal country say they face unprecedented challenges brought on by Washington. 15197157
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 22hTrump is working harder to hinder Ukraine in its war with Russia than he is working to hinder Iran in its war with the United States. 000
Reposted by Andy Cohen#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026‘No regulation’: Trump officials bypass the public to boost invisible code #AlterNettwp.aiwww.alternet.org‘No regulation’: Trump officials bypass the public to boost invisible code 053
Andy Cohen @ac-californian.bsky.social · 22hGet your vote locked in as early as possible if your state allows it, so Trump and his goons can’t mess with it at the last minute. If you plan to vote on Election Day, double check your registration status now! 000
Reposted by Andy CohenScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 22hGov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early.” 231103242
Reposted by Andy CohenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026ICYMI: Latino early voting is currently outpacing where it was at the same time in 2024 in RAW VOTE TOTALS, a new study finds. That's astounding. Turnout is usually much higher in presidential years. This election will bury the Myth of Multiracial MAGA. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2164...newrepublic.comIf Dems Win, Inscribe This Chart on Trump-MAGA’s Political GravestoneA new analysis by a Democratic data firm shows that Latino turnout in early voting is outpacing 2024—a presidential year. That could be a big problem for Trump and the GOP. 18596142
Reposted by Andy CohenElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22hThe President vs. every member of Congress COMBINED. Guess who made more personal financial trades? Donald Trump — with 28,000+ trades. Stock trading by top government officials should be illegal—no owning, buying, or selling stocks. 702227812