Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hthis is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1083117843463
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 15hI've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 15555651367
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21hIf protesting didn't work, would those in power be doing everything they can right now to vilify protestors and crack down on free speech? Activist and author Annie Leonard offers an important history lesson on why protest is so important — and why it's needed now more than ever. 7130361325
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15hHe makes a good point. 387221794902
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 14hThey are trying to incite a race war. 0269
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14hThe announcement that the Pentagon is going to live stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan needs to be understood in the context of the state-sponsored bloodlust for their chief enemies: Muslims and alleged socialists. 20364117
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 18hIn 1868 Louisiana elected first Black congressman. He was never seated In 1875 Louisiana elected second Black congressman. He served just one term It took 114 years for Louisiana to elect another Black member of Congress And now Roberts Court wants to wipe out Black representation across South 7471183
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 61580802353
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 19hOK. Definitely not what it means. In fact, that’s the dumbest answer anyone has ever heard. Sir, is it possible you’re having a stroke right now? 2014622
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."wsj.comOpinion | Let Physics Regulate the AI IndustryNo new data centers without enough clean power to run them. 35360106
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026She's so crooked, it's comic: 'Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail. “Itwsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 714467
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me. 10231571144
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I can't think of a single non-malevolent reason they would do this. 291150381
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 18/07/20261/ The fastest way to lose a democracy is to convince the people defending it that they are as dangerous as the people attacking it. That is the trap we are in, fighting each other while one side burns the rules. Here is the scientific proof. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 3219125
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/202613/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too. Read our investigation: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 than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 4696224
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/202612/ We spent months compiling every case we could find of immigration agents detaining Americans. We did it because the government hasn't. And now, we're sharing every one of those cases with you. Explore our database: propub.li/4egbSK2 4842367
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/10/2026"Seven former Cornell students are accused of sexually assaulting another student who says she was incapacitated. Messages allegedly inviting other frat members were sent to a group chat during the assault. Everyone is talking about the seven. I keep thinking about the others." buff.ly/z7yWbR2buff.lyAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged... 327594
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 181249201897
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 211462387
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries... "Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped... kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...kansasreflector.comTrump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas ReflectorDODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ... 351346482
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which isnytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 28362205
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Again, you can always detect some faint embarrassment from Democrats when they talk about the ballroom, but “the president demolished a big part of the White House to build himself a palace with bribes from enemy powers” is, by an order of magnitude, the worst corruption scandal in US historyesquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 321267374
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves. 511305375
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Stephen King should write a story about a Supreme Court Chief Justice vacationing on a remote Maine island, driven to madness by the consequences of his own decisions. 1854286
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026we're investing millions to make it easier to have your passports stolen before delivery follow me for more process improvement life hacks 281019169
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Marco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied Company newrepublic.com/post/215980/...newrepublic.comMarco Rubio Knowingly Gave Federal Contract to Kremlin-Tied CompanyThe State Department agreed to the partnership after Oxygen Forensics’ Russia links had been exposed. 76026
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Trump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.) 1691650415
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The underlying theory Senate Republicans are going with is that Joe Biden secretly ordered DOJ to investigate Trump, something they have produced no evidence to support and also they're all fine with Trump publicly ordering DOJ to investigate his enemies. 25601171
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio. 55792273513
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialCREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/09/2026Just flagging that the two Trump admin staffers now running Oval Office operations who were allegedly involved in mishandling classified documents last term also got $20k and $45k in cash gifts from Trump last year.citizensforethics.orgOval Office operations run by alleged Trump classified documents co-conspirator - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonTrump loyalists Walt Nauta and Chamberlain Harris were implicated in mishandling classified records. They're running White House operations. 24553316
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 4441485498
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5 14470251
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialLuke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's the 50th anniversary of Tom Waits's great album "Small Change" and his YouTube account just put an unedited video of his appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test to promote it. It's transcendent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBb3...youtube.comTom Waits – Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test (1977)YouTube video by Tom Waits 13915
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It is illegal. For this reason alone, he should be impeached and removed and convicted. There is no justification under law or the Constitution for a president to "cancel" funding appropriated by the Congress and signed into law by previous presidents. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comTrump cancels $1B in federal spending in latest challenge to CongressMany lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the "pocket rescission" tactic is illegal. 10252103
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialJ.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 25/09/2026THIS IS INSANE 1176
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The government previously responded to reporting from @talkingpointsmemo.com and other news outlets by denying the existence of the 26 Federal Plaza detention center. A new court ruling shows the brutal conditions there and ICE officials "lying" to cover it up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal...talkingpointsmemo.comFederal Judge Blasts ‘Inhumane and Unconstitutional’ Conditions in NYC ICE DetentionA federal judge decried the “cruelty” detainees experienced inside Manhattan’s infamous ICE... 216981
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialtomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 25/09/2026Tommy Tuberville is warning America about furries on airline radios while his constituents can't afford eggs, rent, or a doctor's visit. This is the governance you get from a party running the country into the ground. We just want to afford to live, and he wants to talk cosplay. 3103
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5buff.ly“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen... 11655246
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026So this story is WAY wilder than I thought The Trump post I flagged this morning because it includes Natalie Harp is actually based on the Getty photo you can see below. But there is one key difference -- MONICA CROWLEY'S FACE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LOOK LIKE NATALIE HARP'S WTF is going on here? 53452851435
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract. 671265549
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21088183854
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145881293
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They also made him sleep on the floor of a holding cell. With the bullet in his back. And no pain medication. They also failed to provide medical care after they shot him. People need to go to prison for this. 381819678
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just wait until they look into all the life insurance scammers. We’ve got people who have *allegedly* paid their hard-earned money into life insurance for 30 years, and never even used it once! 1542449
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialErin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is human trafficking on a massive scale. 332303782
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 22/09/2026Whether this was intentional or not, Trump sketched out a position on Venezuelan oil today that made the United States sound less like a global superpower and more like pirates. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.now‘To the victor belong the spoils’: In U.N. address, Trump brags about seizing Venezuelan oilThe president sketched out a position that made the U.S. sound less like a global superpower and more like pirates. 1925591
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A politicized DOJ means not just can the President protect himself, he can also protect loyalists...as long as they stay loyal. A president who can quash an FBI investigation into a member of Congress is in a strong position to direct that person on how to vote. bsky.app/profile/prop... 631991
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026this is a genuinely crazy story 11955271179
Reposted by @aheiskanen.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Only by observing what Fox ignores do the contours of Trump’s second term — the dangerous incompetence, blatant corruption and cratering popularity — snap into focus." I wrote about the negative space in Fox News coverage. www.ms.now/opinion/fox-...ms.nowOpinion | Fox News stars are going to new lengths to avoid bad news for TrumpAmong the stories that have largely gone missing: the Iran war and the president’s cratering poll numbers. 5564181
