Reposted by Matthew Rowedavidkc.bsky.social @davidkc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Will voters actually fall for this BS? Yes, yes they will. 162
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026Donald Trump has used taxpayer money to fund a series of ads touting himself and attacking Democrats. trib.al/wDEY3xntrib.alJD Vance Says Trump’s Weird Midterm Ads Are “Not Partisan”Donald Trump has used taxpayer money to fund a series of ads touting himself and attacking Democrats. 4319670
Reposted by Matthew RoweKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The military is being deployed to guard election facilities — but not how you thought: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-m...kenklippenstein.comMilitary Mobilizes for Upcoming ElectionsHegseth’s war on “foreign” threats to our election is dangerous 813756
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026For all their browbeating about election fraud, it turns out that Donald Trump’s MAGA acolytes aren’t following election laws. trib.al/JCcmITRtrib.alSurprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election FraudTurns out there is election fraud, after all. 611567
Reposted by Matthew RoweHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It can't be left up to randos online to uncover who is actually being interviewed in national news outlets. Laundering the subject's lies about who they are is not journalism 221620
Reposted by Matthew RoweHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This thing where reporters simply do not check trump supporters' public social media posts at all, and editors don't give a shit either, has to stop 7686115
Reposted by Matthew RoweGodspeed You! Woke Moralists @dashwallkick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NYT reporters will hear clear and precise English and go, "he speaks in riddles" 352017
Reposted by Matthew Rowederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 47891401965
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps 23210174
Reposted by Matthew RoweDavid Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's getting so you can't even disconnect and go enjoy niche interests without finding that someone's using AI to just spray manure everywhere because now there's nothing in their way. 1661156
Reposted by Matthew RoweDavid Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I started out pretty AI neutral, aside from the environmental concerns, but I'm, being pushed into hating it more and more because it keeps making things I care about actively worse, and the results keep speaking for themselves in a really bad shitty way. 171367216
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026Only Congress decided it could do without its own source of independent judgment. trib.al/kHbdWNetrib.alIt’s Time to Bring Back Congress’s Nerd SquadCongress once had an office for making sense of new technologies. It may be time to revive it in the age of AI. 12515
Reposted by Matthew RowePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.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... 331055546
Reposted by Matthew RoweBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And that's the problem - at least a big part of it. 04511
Reposted by Matthew RoweBen K. @benjaminkabak.com · 06/10/2026This is a "national political correspondent for The New York Times." Somehow, this man knows how to tie his own shoes. 3277
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026A person whose name was redacted in Fields’s letter told her that “the President wants this investigation.” trib.al/CGxqDzB 13018
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026Donald Trump met with Tina Peters at the White House—again. trib.al/gXtmfBwtrib.alTrump Meets With Convicted Election Denier to Go Over Midterm PlansDonald Trump met with Tina Peters at the White House—again. 95233
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026More than 500 federal district-court judges have rejected the Trump administration’s mandatory-detention policy as unlawful, as have nine of the 11 federal circuit courts of appeal. trib.al/LNPrbYZtrib.alThe Biggest Cases Coming in the Next Supreme Court TermFrom gun safety to voting rights, executive power to immigration reform, the Roberts court has returned to cast a long shadow over American life. 13924
Reposted by Matthew Roweqntm @qntm.org · 05/10/2026If I give an AI agent the power to check me into a flight then surely I'm also giving it the power to add baggage, remove baggage, change my seat to better or worse locations, etc. etc. and possibly even cancel my booking entirely I do not trust it to not do these things 7989
Reposted by Matthew Roweqntm @qntm.org · 05/10/2026AI-generated spam/scam emails have been getting increasingly polished of late. If you want to send me a legitimate email, please do whatever is necessary to make it clear that your email was written by you, an authentic, creative, physical human being (Interpret this however you please) 12852
Reposted by Matthew Rowefredesque @fredtaming.bsky.social · 04/10/2026emergency hotdog that heats up when you crack it like a glow stick 411896322
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/10/2026The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/KbxIxZVtrib.alTrump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape InvestigationThe Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools. 12173121
Reposted by Matthew RoweCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As much as I’ve always hated Mitch McConnell, I’ve been so impressed with the example he’s set for his fellow Republicans in recent weeks. More of them should be exactly like he is right now. 2564677
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026North Carolinians are facing a confusing stream of letters warning voters they must update missing personal information by the Oct. 9 deadline. The mailers are another barrier to voting that makes some voters question whether they should bother casting a ballot at all: demdock.com/4rTwVrB 9273155
Reposted by Matthew RoweMark 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 Matthew RoweJosh Barnes @jgraydonbarnes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If Dems prevail, they’re going to need to emulate the Mamdani playbook and get shit done for working peoples. Or the revolution will be short-lived. 1023718
Reposted by Matthew Roweroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For a very clear comparison, emulating Magyar would be removing all the MAGA justices and judges from Federal Courts in the first 100 days. That is the scale of democratic chemotherapy we are discussing. 20823160
Reposted by Matthew Roweroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The US Democrats need to look at their next Presidency as an endless sprint to obliterate MAGA, every day for years. Until the cancer is gone then there should be no time wasted on MAGA tears or conciliation. Only endless justice and rebuilding the democracy. Govern like every day is the last day. 151028252
Reposted by Matthew Roweroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Magyar government understands if they let up then Fidesz and Orban will regroup like the Brasilian Far Right did and can come right back in. So they have to move with intense endless purpose to cut out the cancer of Orban. Because five years is not much time to reverse it all & clock’s ticking. 8770132
Reposted by Matthew Roweroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think Greg is correct, but Americans need to be aware that Magyar’s Tisza government is aggressively going after every Fidesz official, removing them, using every lever of the state to yank them out of power. This is far more aggressive and rapid than anything proposed in the US so far. 281274335
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026NEW: A federal judge is set to rule on President Donald Trump’s effort to use vast amounts of Americans’ personal data to create state-by-state lists of people eligible to vote in federal elections, including the upcoming midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comJudge to rule on Trump’s bid to create voter eligibility lists before midtermsVoting rights and privacy organizations have warned that the Trump administration or private anti-voting groups could use the lists to disenfranchise eligible voters before elections or challenge… 718582
Reposted by Matthew RoweCarados @carados.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Have you tried turning the other users off and on again 1182
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe Onion @theonion.com · 03/10/2026Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.comCornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The FutureITHACA, NY—Acknowledging serious missteps in their handling of a 2024 campus sexual assault case, administrators at Cornell University vowed Tuesday that, going forward, rapists would be forced to wri... 272798383
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026A top DOD official says the military has “no plan” to deploy troops to election sites this fall. But given the Trump administration’s track record of defying court orders, violating federal campaign laws, and embracing election denialism, the reassurance is limited.democracydocket.comDOD tells senator it has ‘no plan’ for troops at polls. But she has ‘no idea what Trump will do’“I take that as a positive sign,” Slotkin said. “[I] still have no idea what Trump will do." 1522680
Reposted by Matthew RoweMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Georgia’s election board asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a leading nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program, potentially adding yet another probe based on hyper-partisan conspiracy theories to the department’s portfolio. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comGeorgia’s GOP-controlled election board wants DOJ to investigate nonpartisan voter roll maintenance programDespite his request for a federal investigation into ERIC, the board's executive director appeared to know very little about the organization during a meeting earlier this week. 351255548
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/10/2026This sounds like a direct, long-term pitch to the GOP from a CEO whose tech firm already has numerous government contracts and is deeply embedded in the Pentagon. Published March 2026: trib.al/aVH1Y2E 106829
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026⚠️ Trump would not rule out declaring a national emergency to try to take control of the midterms in a recent interview with Time. And the people pushing the idea claim to have Trump’s ear: demdock.com/4hBati6 1021795
Reposted by Matthew RoweMoveOn @moveon.org · 03/10/2026Weekly reminder that Donald Trump voted by mail this year but doesn’t want you to. 18029
Reposted by Matthew RoweJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is huge: a judge ruled a Flock search was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and unconstitutional. Says the search by a cop, who did it because a passing car had a plate from a different state, violated the driver's rights. Meaning, Flock should require a warrant www.404media.co/federal-judg...404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 6746253
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe Onion @theonion.com · 02/10/2026Tips For Increasing Your Fiber Intake theonion.com/tips-for-increasing-yo… 21123897
Reposted by Matthew RoweCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I guarantee you AI won’t kill us all. The claim’s a projection of reckless rich buffoons who can’t wait to be the only humans alive, openly fantasizing about a cull. Again. I’ve never been scared of AI, but the megalomaniacs forcing it on us are terrifying. I can’t guarantee they won’t kill us all. 371684416
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026📮 New USPS cost cuts could delay your mail ballot. In most states, late means it doesn't count. 61% of planned zip codes will be affected for midterms. Search for your zip code here: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps 17248177
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/10/2026Today, over 230 people have been killed by the U.S. military in airstrikes against vessels only suspected of having drugs on board. trib.al/NVjePMztrib.alAmerica Has Turned on Trump. But Has It Really Said No to Fascism?Polling shows the president in free fall. Unfortunately, a number of his most reactionary policies still have disturbing levels of support. 1311354
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026⚠️ Weeks before the midterms, Georgia's GOP-controlled election board is asking the Trump DOJ to declare the state's federally certified voting machines illegal. It's an extraordinary attack by unelected officials — and the DOJ has no legal authority to do it.democracydocket.comGOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegalThe request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials. 8245137
Reposted by Matthew RoweMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority votersThe lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio... 8650782034
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026Trump won’t take no for an answer. Not from voters or the loyalists he’s surrounded himself with. “He is assuming there will be no one in his administration to tell him no,” Marc Elias says. Attacks on voters work best when no one's watching. Keep an eye on Trump: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 14651230
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026Georgia's election board director just asked the Trump admin to seize the state's voting machines. James Mills, an unelected official, sent a letter asking the DOJ to declare Georgia's voting system unlawful and force a system update. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 19270149
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026NEW: Each election year, USPS takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. But this year, the agency has pushed back the start date by five days for a set of new measures, leaving postal workers with a truncated timeline to manage mail ballots.democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 21218140
Reposted by Matthew RoweThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026"They aren’t going after hardened criminals. You know, they aren’t going after the worst of the worst, like they said that they were going to. They’re picking up nuns on their way to church. They’re picking up high school students and mariachi bands." trib.al/3bPclbjtrib.alTranscript: Trump Midterm Tirade Accidentally Reveals Key GOP WeaknessAs Trump’s monologue about his Texas midterm convention exposes a problem for the GOP, a Democratic operative argues that his collapse in South Texas is a real tell about what’s coming. 15128
Reposted by Matthew RoweDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026LOSS: A court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new gerrymander that dismantled the state’s lone majority-Black district. The court said it must presume the legislature acted in good faith when assessing discriminatory intent — a standard that makes proving discrimination near impossible. 31342136