Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/06/2025Enten: How many people watched Gavin Newsom's speech on just YouTube alone? Over 3 million folks. Joe Rogan, his average podcast episode over the last month has averaged only 1.6 million YouTube views, so Newsom's speech.. very, very popular. 457228274741
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Average daily reads of my Today in Politics Bulletins since inception: OCT - 96,518 NOV - 128,188 DEC - 164,954 JAN - 230,523 FEB - 276,450 MAR - 315,714 APR - 378,578 1668058761
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Today in Politics, Bulletin 113. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 113. 4/15/25… Dan Caldwell, one of SecDef Pete Hegseth's top advisers, was escorted out of the Pentagon today after an internal investigation. 583203587
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/04/2025A top adviser of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, a U.S. defense official said.nytimes.comTop Pentagon Adviser Dan Caldwell Put on Leave in Leak ProbeDan Caldwell, who has accompanied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to meetings with foreign officials, was escorted from the Pentagon. 2522188571
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America. 10876059713319
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialNBC News @nbcnews.com · 15/04/2025A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal." 135782323074
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 16/04/2025Making my way through the judgment now. It's 88 pages and I will have a lot to say. 47130090
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 16/04/2025I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article 7816846922354
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 15/04/2025Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumerpolitico.comOcasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in three months, smashing her own recordIt’s a massive haul for the progressive lawmaker who has been barnstorming the country with Bernie Sanders. 653235993513
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/04/2025@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain." 375165874415
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 12/04/2025Heisman winner Travis Hunter threw out the first pitch for the Savannah Bananas 🍌 522825118
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act. Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes? Staffer: a DL and birth certificate. Me: The documents don’t match Staffer: Then a marriage certificate. Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too? Staffer: No Me: See the problem? 15785158514595
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not. 8234480114989
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children" 459212286216
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAmy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 09/04/2025So many evocative photos from last night. Look at Myles Lewis-Skelly’s face here - priceless. 2659748
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/04/2025ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship. Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group. 1053489889000
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/04/2025Today I introduced my first bill as a Senator. A commonsense, bipartisan piece of legislation designed to protect people and their homes from natural disasters. Let's get it passed. 1311757249
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 08/04/2025The More You Know…💫 8867911539
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialOregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Oh hellooo 208126191264
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialsteph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 09/04/2025!! CALL TO ACTION !! #Booksky please join me in the fight to save our libraries. EveryLibrary is working hard to save the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which is the federal agency charged with distributing Congressionally approved funds to state libraries and grant recipients. 191111753380
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/04/2025The Senate process that has legs is canceling the national emergency, because that's a privileged resolution that has to get a vote in 18 days. Democrats should be introducing a resolution canceling the emergencies every day, setting up daily votes in 2-3 weeks. 211119332
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 07/04/2025BREAKING NEWS: Senator Brian Schatz is BLOCKING over 300 Trump admin nominations by refusing to let them pass with unanimous consent. "I don't think we should make anything easy going forward,” he said. BLOCK THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY! MORE OF THIS! 24162341527
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025We fight to give hope — a reminder that there are still those within the government standing up for what’s right. Since Saturday, we’ve faced relentless attacks. We know there will be consequences for our actions, but we will not back down. 381227713223
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Senator Padilla (D-CA) was one of the nicest and caring Senators I ever spoke with. He’s also tough about standing up to Donald Trump on issues like immigration. His voice is crucial. He just joined Bluesky today. Please consider giving him a follow! 38960256
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialMiss Lindsey @misslindsey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I’m so sick and tired of hearing about book bans! Can we seriously just ban stupid people instead? If something offends you don’t engage with it! #booktok #bookish #booksagram #bookaddict #readmorebooks #bookcollector #read #books #reader #darkromance #romantasy #booksky #bookban 1494204712
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialVincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Watching the aurora in Denali National Park, Alaska 1778574949
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/04/2025We wouldn’t be here if SCOTUS had allowed the January 6th trial to go forward as scheduled. 11374173411167
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 08/04/2025youtu.be/vyI8OZVmgbc?...youtu.beLawrence: Elon Musk is the biggest loser in Donald Trump's world war on economic sanityYouTube video by MSNBC 52913
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Hard not to be a "PANICAN" when led by someone suffering from severe mental illness 1935348734697
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/04/2025NEW: The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-corrup...muellershewrote.comThe Corrupt Supreme Court Strikes AgainThe Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. 776249959737
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialJon Eisenberg 🇺🇦🪧 @jon-eisenberg.bsky.social · 08/04/2025As you quoted Justice Jackson, "Critically, even the majority today agrees, and the Federal Government now admits, that individuals subject to removal under the Alien Enemies Act are entitled to adequate notice and judicial review before they can be removed." The five named plaintiffs must get this. 1246
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 08/04/2025April 7, 2025heathercoxrichardson.substack.comApril 7, 2025Major indexes on the stock market began down more than 3% today when, as Allison Morrow of CNN reported, a rumor that Trump was considering delaying his tariffs by three months sent stocks surging upw... 411603371
Reposted by @asankar.bsky.socialAnna McMike @annamcmike.bsky.social · 02/04/2025..Aaaand right back to the bullshit. 021