Reposted by Michael PlaneyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor) 37583303034
Reposted by Michael PlaneyDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16hGive up and punt www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comRepublicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects DimThe Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority. 6488
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 16hAnnouncing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 413129322647
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJournal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Americans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress. 🆕 by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a... 9427145
Reposted by Michael PlaneyChance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Texas bragging about eliminating the "Delaware-style" implied covenant of *good faith and fair dealing* in contracting is about all you need to know concerning where we are in the race to the bottom. 1854477
Reposted by Michael PlaneyAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 01/10/2026When Matthew Soerens of World Relief tells Christians the Trump administration has banned persecuted Christians, many don't believe him. We talked about why. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social 732387
Reposted by Michael PlaneyUS Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump Snaps at Reporter for Not Asking “One F*cking Positive Question” Donald Trump tore into the reporter at the end of the sprawling, at times deranged interview. ...newrepublic.comTrump Moans He Didn’t Get “One F*cking Positive Question” in InterviewDonald Trump tore into the reporter at the end of the sprawling, at times deranged interview. 2159
Reposted by Michael PlaneyMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit saysThe change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues. 9535251996
Reposted by Michael PlaneyThe Alexandria Brief @alexandriabrief.com · 01/10/2026The Alexandria Police Department published a map Thursday showing where its 61 license plate reader cameras are located, meeting the Oct. 1 date it set last week.dlvr.itAlexandria police publish map of their 61 license plate readers, say state law bars a traditional outside auditThe department also answered three pending questions about its numbers. It says 35 of 161 stolen vehicles recovered over 13 months were a direct result of the cameras. 022
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRyan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 01/10/2026The map went up late this afternoon. Here's where Alexandria police have their 61 license plate readers, what the department's new numbers say, and why the outside audit it expected to start today isn't happening in its traditional form. 141
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a stance that puts him at odds with other notable NBA stars, Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to FanDuel, Polymarket or any other sports betting site. “Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...expressnews.comWould Victor Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on itIn a stance that puts him at odds with other NBA stars, the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to a sports betting site 391256229
Reposted by Michael PlaneyCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 01/10/2026Today I joined veterans, preservationists, and concerned citizens demanding that the Administration stop construction of Trump's vanity arch. No one but Trump wants this, so I will not stop fighting against this selfish, dangerous, and illegal proposal until it's gone. youtube.com/shorts/0bx0D...youtube.comBeyer Joins Call to Stop Trump’s Vanity ArchYouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer 311366418
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJohn Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The DOJ is reviewing "whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct, according to people familiar with the matter, more than half a century after that scandal led to Nixon’s resignation."wsj.comExclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw DealA revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly. 4214145
Reposted by Michael PlaneyColin McMillen @mcmillen.dev · 01/10/2026this is completely unhinged, even by Trump's standards. 311853
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 01/10/2026Carney begins his announcement of a new oil pipeline by acknowledging the climate-linked wildfire that came close to levelling the town where he's announcing the new oil pipeline. A flat circle. 15512194
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached. 15353571543
Reposted by Michael PlaneyDr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Correct. I’ve situated the changes to FEMA in the context of the large right wing project in length elsewhere: www.disaster-ology.com/blog/2024/12...disaster-ology.comProject 2025 & Emergency Management: Direct Impacts to FEMA — DisasterologyIf we have not met, here are my credentials: I have been involved with disaster work for nearly 20 years beginning with the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failure. I wor... 021
Reposted by Michael PlaneyDr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026By this definition emergency management has no role in mitigation and recovery and also excludes from response groups like the Red Cross, utility companies, public health, hospital/ university emergency management, etc. 1266
Reposted by Michael PlaneyClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026September 2026 was the warmest September on record for the Contiguous U.S. since 1895 according to PRISM climate data. 🔥🔥🔥 17636
Reposted by Michael PlaneyScott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 01/10/2026Pennsylvania reported its fifth measles death Wednesday in an outbreak of 943 cases and 176 hospitalizations. Prior to this, the state hadn't seen a measles death in 35 years. All five victims were unvaccinated, including two infants. #MedSky 🛟arstechnica.comFifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deathsState health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses. 021
Reposted by Michael PlaneyBrett LoGiurato @brettlogiurato.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New @nataliekorach.bsky.social: MS NOW execs told producers that the network would air Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, with spots expected nationally starting Thursday. One staffer: "Everyone is very aware that our audience is going to hate this." Read @status.news: www.status.news/p/ms-now-tru...status.newsMS NOW’s Trump Ad DilemmaTrump tried to ban MS NOW from the White House. Now, his administration is planning to spend taxpayer dollars to reach its viewers, and inside the network, Status has learned, some are "pissed." 52513
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 30/09/2026Last year, a pastor saw masked immigration agents arresting someone at her church and filmed them. DHS denied they were there. A year later, DHS finally acknowledged the incident — days after WH border czar Tom Homan claimed "no one has been arrested at a church." religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...religionnews.comDo federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches. 2473196
Reposted by Michael Planey404 Media @404media.co · 01/10/2026USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/usps-to-put-... 93944518
Reposted by Michael PlaneyAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026JFC this is some tremendous ahistorical bullshit. Another Atlantic piece blaming the "woke left" for the actions of the right. The argument hinges on a lie: that Heritage and the voucher movement simply recognized an opportunity in the 2020s "culture wars" to push for vouchers.theatlantic.comHow the Culture War Put Public Schools at RiskAllegations about “woke nonsense” imperiled a crucial source of Americans’ common identity. 1523048
Reposted by Michael PlaneySusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026NEW / HUGE: Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama sued nearly three dozen abortion pill providers + a pharmacy and The states asked the Supreme Court to be able to sue New York, Massachusetts, and California to challenge their telehealth shield laws @autonomynews.co storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1357176
Reposted by Michael PlaneySemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62731231104
Reposted by Michael PlaneyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 14726641203
Reposted by Michael PlaneyAnn M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Love it. Now that the SEC is about to go down to 2 commissioners, and no new appointments are apparently on the horizon, they've amended their quorum requirements so that if any commissioner is recused, a single commissioner can take official action. www.sec.gov/files/rules/...sec.gov 3135
Reposted by Michael PlaneyErik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Quite evident Republicans are thrilled they have a deal to weaken bedrock environmental laws—the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, & National Historic Preservation Act. This bill is one of the greatest attacks on environmental protections in U.S. history. 33114
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026😳 On 9/29/26, Argentina’s Supreme cleared the way for President Javier Milei’s administration to scrap historical restrictions on foreign land ownership, opening the door to the likes of Peter Thiel & Sam Altman who have shown great interest in the region … 1/ share.google/t7nTsPAkbpC8...share.googleSupreme Ct clears way for Milei to scrap limits on foreign land purchasesOpposition parties condemn the ruling, question its scope and warn that it leaves the door open to unrestricted foreign ownership of rural land. 36361235
Reposted by Michael PlaneyChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.” 833195436160
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/202636 minutes before the hearing started. 1783118752254
Reposted by Michael PlaneyJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New: Through a series of complex agreements with cities, the White House built a massive license plate camera database accessible to the feds. The program aggregates data across license plate companies (Flock, Axon, more) & is searchable by many agencies: www.404media.co/how-cities-a...404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 8177132
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And who knows the private healthcare industry better that Rick Scott, former CEO of Columbia/HCA? www.justice.gov/archive/opa/... 1719156
Michael Planey @airplaney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...pbs.orgNetanyahu says a pilot on a FlyDubai flight stabbed another and apparently tried to crash the planePassengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. 000
Reposted by Michael PlaneyLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday, Trump’s America dot gov site answered factual questions like “who won the 2020 election” accurately. Today, it no longer does. 13245124
Reposted by Michael PlaneySean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Borrowing from the SPR because you jacked up the price of oil because you claimed that domestic production insulated the US from global commodity markets and didn't look at a map before you bombed Iran is no basis for national energy policy. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comWhite House taps Strategic Petroleum ReserveThe US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil. 27518
Reposted by Michael PlaneyThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 30/09/2026Exclusive: Donald Trump supports a new plan to offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners—a move likely to outrage Ukraine, Europe, and even some of his allies in Congress, @shustry.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/pV4oxIGu 145429
Reposted by Michael PlaneySam @samd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly 241633449
Reposted by Michael PlaneyArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 177124122657
Reposted by Michael PlaneyGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece: 31631212
Reposted by Michael PlaneyKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026PROBLEM SOLVE CASE CLOSEcbsnews.comTrump and major AI executives sign "morally binding" voluntary controls: "It's almost like a constitution"President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technol... 1013727
Reposted by Michael PlaneyBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 29/09/2026If we can auto enroll every child into Trump accounts we can auto enroll every child into Medicare is the easiest layup of 2029. 12830236
Reposted by Michael PlaneyThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Michael Tracey is actively attempting to dox Jane Doe in the Cornell 7 rape case 3023604799
Reposted by Michael PlaneyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/09/2026Months before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue and attacked the A.I. start-up Hugging Face, two employees raised an alarm with top executives that its newest A.I. models were not being appropriately monitored during testing. They were ignored. nyti.ms/4hPBVtT 99040
Reposted by Michael PlaneyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Until the Reagan years, the SEC considered stock buybacks to be illegal stock manipulation. Now, NVIDIA has announced the largest buyback in American history — fueled by the data center boom. It's time to make buybacks illegal again.youtube.comStock Buybacks, Explained | Robert ReichRobert Reich explains that Trump's corporate tax is going to stock buybacks, leaving most workers behind.Watch More: Tru 371067403
Reposted by Michael PlaneyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2635209785719
Reposted by Michael PlaneyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: The Supreme Court, over the objections of the 3 liberal justices, grants a stay in the D.V.D. litigation, authorizing the Trump admin to resume third country removals without any notice to people being sent to countries they've never been to. The Court also agrees to hear the case in December. 47404187
Reposted by Michael PlaneyGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 341444522