Reposted by Alba DawnMinna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 42mThe curious thing about these break-ins is that it’s a well-known tactic to intimidate embassy staff stationed in Moscow. But it hasn’t usually been done to non-Russians outside of Russia. 44917
Reposted by Alba DawnJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2hBill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated Him talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...talkingpointsmemo.comBill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated HimCuts Would Put IG Office Out of Business In a move that... 616671
Reposted by Alba DawnWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1hThe collapse of our institutions in the face of fascism is really something to behold. Here, the American College of Surgeons, the largest professional organization for surgeons in the country, platformed Trump’s ousted FDA chief Marty Makary, letting him riff about the challenges facing healthcarefacs.orgFormer FDA Commissioner Martin Makary Examines Four Challenges Facing HealthcareFormer FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, MD, MPH, FACS, examines four challenges facing healthcare and opportunities to address them. 818862
Reposted by Alba DawnJohn Washington @jwashing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This SCOTUS ruling -- as a group deported to Equatorial Guinea remain incommunicado, imprisoned, and under serious threat. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countriesConservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling 32318
Reposted by Alba DawnOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 1hI read about the break-ins in Finland and immediately remembered a story John Sipher told me years ago when he was stationed in Moscow. I don’t know if Russia is behind this but it does have the hallmarks of an old KGB tacticolgalautman.substack.comSomeone Is Entering the Homes of Finnish MPs and Leaving Signs BehindToday, for a change, I am not writing about explosions, arson attacks, drone incursions, information operations, or critical infrastructure going up in flames somewhere in Europe. 913173
Reposted by Alba DawnCharlie Morris @travlr1221.bsky.social · 1hI’m an American living in Portugal, my US home is in Tennessee. Burchett is my congressman. He claims to be a Christian but is clamoring for the violent murder of another human. Maybe the Jesus (thou shalt not kill) they claim to love is trying to send him a message. Don’t kill someone. 031
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 1hI’ve never seen Susan so angry. Funny what motivates some politicians. She thought frightened women sending her office hangers before the Kavanaugh vote was hilarious. 021
Reposted by Alba DawnJustin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 18hIt might not be vetted; but, your information is correct this time, Lawrence. 1205348908
Reposted by Alba Dawn𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 5hThis right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit. 18157641750
Reposted by Alba DawnRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3hICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop. 23417411177
Reposted by Alba DawnSarah Fitzpatrick @sfitz787.bsky.social · 2hEXCLUSIVE: Agents across the country have been seeking counsel in recent weeks about how to respond to FBI directives related to the election, per 6 current and former FBI and DOJ supervisors + outside defense attorneys who told me they have received calls. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comIs There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.” 35428
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 3hIf only they’d name their price—they could be bought off and life could go on. I fear too many aren’t motivated by money though, but rather by the power they enjoy wielding over others. When you read the Time interview and realize the GOP and SCOTUS aren’t wavering, it’s clear the rot is entrenched. 000
Reposted by Alba Dawnasturianfarmer.bsky.social @asturianfarmer.bsky.social · 4hYOU don't decide what to fund or not fund. Congress does. Your only job is to disperse the money and monitor those dispersements. 231923
Reposted by Alba DawnNancy Ann ❌👑 👍🏻🐸 @nancyannn.bsky.social · 4hWho elected him to make these decisions? When did he replace Congress? 4747
Reposted by Alba DawnHellishchildren @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 4hFebruary 5, 2026 bsky.app/profile/atru... 022
Reposted by Alba DawnQuixotica @quix0tica.bsky.social · 5hProject 2025. Same playbook. Deny any knowledge of it until you’re in power & then wreak havoc checking off all the projects’s bullet points. 1182
Reposted by Alba DawnBlue Meme @bluememe.bsky.social · 6hWhen your policies are so popular you have to pretend they aren’t your policies when an election approaches. 224625
Reposted by Alba DawnMichael Planey @airplaney.bsky.social · 4hMoving a third aircraft carrier to the Gulf, *after the midterms* Sending up to 10,000 troops to the Middle East, *after the midterms* DOJ attacking medication and prescription drugs for women’s healthcare, *after the midterms* If any of those policies were sane, sound or successful, why wait? 1143
Reposted by Alba DawnMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 5hThey're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 15647872186
Reposted by Alba DawnNukularBiskits: Scott Colom for US Senator, MS!!!!! @nukularbiskits.bsky.social · 6hTHIS is why you should financially support independent media. I do, albeit not as much as I'd like to. From the @mississippifreepress.org. I don't see where any of the "legacy" media in MS is covering this. 042
Reposted by Alba DawnAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4hDirecting DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday. 10441781764
Reposted by Alba DawnAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h"What is becoming increasingly clear is that the administration does not see itself as a litigant before the court and does not see its attorneys as bound by court orders. It sees DOJ attorneys as somehow coequal with SCOTUS, the only attorneys in the federal system not bound by ethical rules."publicnotice.coThe mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judgesBlanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed. 461178406
Reposted by Alba DawnMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 5hGoodbye Paramount Goodbye Warner Brothers Goodbye HBO Hello MAGA TRUMP oligarchy media beast to be called SKYDANCE. Hollywood is now full-blown MAGA and we creatives are FUCKED. Have fun!twitter.com 98716251
Reposted by Alba DawnMaggy Speakes @magandy.bsky.social · 6hTitle 9 needs to remain strong. It needs to protect girls even if they are voluntarily intoxicated. Intoxication is not consent. Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation | The New Republic share.google/ZojtEr8yRQZV...share.googleTrump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape InvestigationThe Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools. 036
Reposted by Alba DawnSam Coleridge @samcoleridge.bsky.social · 19hSix bearded weirdos, a drunk, a serial adulterer, a fraud and a Hitler saluter, in a shitty basement room working out how to kill people for profit. MAGA! 1428
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 4hSo like a concert meet & greet! Do you get a MAGA swag bag too? 000
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 20hI don’t understand—has America taken possession of Venezuela? Do Venezuelans know that? 000
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 23hImagine if he hadn’t been hamstrung by Aileen Cannon (possibly via Clarence Thomas). 120
Reposted by Alba DawnBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What competitive authoritarianism looks like - officials in government trying to tilt the playing field against the opposition party or failing to restrain those in power from doing so. (We're not there yet, but this is what it looks like.) 69130
Reposted by Alba DawnAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug. 36154392165
Reposted by Alba DawnAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You really can’t make this shit up. 782146764324
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’m sure no one who enlisted her services knew she was married to the Chief Justice. 🙄 002
Reposted by Alba DawnMerryGhouled @merryghouled.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Civility” as women die from ectopic pregnancies and immigrants are murdered on the streets or held in inhumane conditions in a for profit detention center our taxpayer dollars fund. We the People require civility in order to provide civility. 06611
Reposted by Alba DawnKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest. 2403846999
Reposted by Alba DawnJean Ibosh @fedup90611.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maybe he should try to rebuild the bases in the mid-east that Iran blow up. Oh, was that supposed to be a secret. 0355
Reposted by Alba DawnAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026this Pete Hegseth speech is indistinguishable from parody. words fail to describe the absurdity. here he's talking about governors coming to the Pentagon to grovel to him and Trump so they can be rewarded with a new military base 3672518598
Alba Dawn @albadawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s just stunning listening to the things he says—and that there are people there loudly cheering him on. The irresponsibility of it all. They’re going to destroy everything, and if we’re lucky, we’re going to have to clean it all up. 000
Reposted by Alba DawnAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself. 6664087516
