Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8hTalarico: "We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis...We have an opportunity in this race not just to defeat the most corrupt politician in Texas, we have an opportunity to defeat this entire corrupt system." 1139589
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11hShe's always there, watching, waiting, smiling #TravelWithNatalie (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty) 122458811071
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13hLook: I lament to say that I am only three years younger than Trump. Zero times (0) in my experience has a doctor asked me to take a basic-cognition or dementia-screening test. We've mainly talked about what I was writing. Trump apparently gets these all the time. But not frequently enough. 1352766449
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10hTalarico on Texas gerrymandering: "They have already tried to redraw our political districts in the middle of the decade to try to manufacture the outcome they want...That right to shape your own destiny, to choose your own leaders — that doesn't come from politicians. That comes from God." 317045
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10hTalarico on ICE reform: “We need immigration and customs enforcement in this country. But…we don't want federal agents murdering our neighbors before our very eyes…Lorenzo [Salgado Araujo], our fellow Texan, deserves justice.” 224351
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10hHAYES: “Trump calling Abdul a jihadist, Vance calling Talarico gay...” @ossoff.bsky.social : “Obviously it’s bigoted & offensive, but also politically weak. 40% of 🇺🇸 go without food/health care to afford gas, and they're throwing around schoolyard insults…” (From @acyn.bsky.social ) 572494804
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialBrandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 10hThis guy just cannot stop fantasizing about hurting children. 46212
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9hTRUMP‼️ Grandiose Self-Enhancement: Thinking you're far more important, intelligent, and powerful than you actually are. Narcissistic Supply: A desperate need for constant praise, attention, and admiration to feed a fragile ego. 64786298
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 12hHe's really going to keep pretending he can knock out two rallies a day like he used to. This one was bad, one of the worst I've seen. Dead crowd, jokes not landing, memory lapses, rambling and repetitive stories he's told for years. Montana tonight will be worse. 961140222
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hAmericans are struggling to pay for gas and trump brags of making 72$billion on tiktok 000
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hTrump: "I am a genius" (Note that he's bragging about being able to solve 1775+1=1776) 93909161
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 13hFeel free to correct me but I'm pretty sure he is the only politician in history where the actual words coming out of his mouth do not matter in the least to his supporters. Coherence is simply not a requirement. 631541277
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump's crowd in Arizona is completely dead as he rants about how awesome his new term of "Super Intelligence" is 51718141
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "I didn't go to Congress. Remember Sleepy Joe? 'Oh, if they would give me approval in Congress!' You're not gonna get approval. You just do it. You're the president." 3481433430
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAnu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 14hPls listen to this clip and tell me this man should have access to the nuclear football. It sounds like a police report filed by a fever dream.🥴 2851598
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "We had a rigged election. But because we did so well -- we actually won by millions and millions of votes. It was just rigged. They rigged it through covid and other things." 115494108
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14hBrought to you by the Chief Justice John Roberts Mini-Constitutional Convention (TM)! 0198
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hDont use google. You can't trust them to be stable if the follow the whims of trump. 010
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "I changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico. I called up Google Maps. I said, 'Please do this.' They do what I say." 142756207
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17hMS NOW analyzed Trump Justice Department data and found Kash Patel is making false statements about FBI crime stats. The FBI under Patel has brought thousands fewer criminal cases than previous administrations. The findings rebut Patel's claims that he has led a crackdown on violent crime.ms.nowCrime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBIAn analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading. 1072255980
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hDunno. Seems like canada is turning to the rest of the world to trade with. 020
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hIt was terrible that trump attacked a European ally and invaded their territory. 010
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hI mean, why haven't nuclear powers ever launched nuclear weapons against each other? 000
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14hScoop:NY-based union leader quoted in a Maine Senate attack ad sends a “cease and desist” threat, demanding it be pulled down Official quoted in GOP ad slamming Troy Jackson’s health care plan tells me he didn’t comment on this plan and was “shocked” to see the ad. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...nbcnews.comUnion leader quoted in Maine Senate attack ad sends ‘cease and desist’ to GOP PACThe ad quotes a union official slamming Democrat Troy Jackson’s healthcare plan. He told NBC News he never commented on Jackson’s plan and was “shocked” to see the quote. 12364149
akotter.bsky.social @akotter.bsky.social · 13hWould they shoot people who stole classified documents? 000
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hmoments after saying leakers should be shot, Trump points at reporters covering his rally and says "they're almost as bad as a leaker" 1941413495
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15hMeloni: "we must be aware that the surge in fuel prices is due primarily to the war in Iran, not to the conflict in Ukraine. Therefore, the outcome of this choice is doubtful, while the risks are clear." 118032
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 15hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/s...nytimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/science/electromagnetic-pulse-nuke-trump-officials.html 0115
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 17hTexas GOP voter: The Republican Party has been hijacked. They're not the Republican Party that I was a member of for all of my life. Reporter: Is this a vote for Talarico or against Ken Paxton? Texas GOP voter: It's a vote for Talarico. He doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk. 261676407
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18hUnder Trump: -Gas prices are up 43.7% -Grocery prices are up 3.7% -Household electricity prices are up 12.7% -Healthcare costs are up 14.6% -Childcare costs are up 7.6% -Rent is up 5.1% and mortgage rates are at 7.6% Tired of "winning" yet? 16136881703
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 21hNEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump. 9723281005
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17hFLASHBACK: “Was the civil war fought over slavery?” REP. MIKE SPARKS (R): “I haven’t really studied it… we all need to study our history…🤔” (He backed keeping the KKK Grand Wizard bust in our capitol… up for re-election again in Rutherford County😬) 48148781927
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17hI’m sure there’s no connection 24339281158
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 20hFull-EV Surge! Fifteen countries had full-electric vehicles (BEV) at 30% or higher of auto sales for period of 6-months ending in August 2026! Another 10 were at 20% BEV or higher! Those numbers do NOT include Plug-in Hybrids (PHEV). ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky 719771
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17hThey understand the assignment. 6164233719
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17hLet me be specific: Donald Trump is an f-ing traitor. He is in cahoots with Putin and Russia to break our democratic ally, Ukraine, which makes all of us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...nytimes.comUkraine’s Vulnerability Grows as Starlink Is Restricted and Russia EscalatesA huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning. 20443471651
Reposted by @akotter.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17hOh so lifting Russian sanctions to buy two days’ worth of diesel from Putin didn’t work? WEIRD! 521789465