Reposted by Ashton PittmanNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2025, Trump was inaugurated into his second term and immediately ordered the Department of Education to stop investigating complaints about sexual violence or other violations of women’s Title IX rights. 125060
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1hWHAT? I'm 37... Do I need to be worried about 38? 😐 11271
Reposted by Ashton PittmanSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12hA phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 54458861337
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 11hCivil rights attorney Ben Crump’s own digital expert in the Nolan Wells case has refuted the suggestion that Wells’ phone was accessed and had data deleted from it after Wells last locked the phone before his death. He also clarified a misinterpretation surrounding claims of “deleted” messages.buff.lyExpert Who Examined Nolan Wells' Phone Clarifies 'Misinterpreted' Claims About 'Deleted' MessagesAndrew Garrett, a digital forensics expert, said no one physically accessed or deleted data directly from Nolan Wells’ phone. 093
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 11hAttorney Ben Crump's press conference last week left many with the impression that someone had opened Nolan Wells' phone and deleted messages after his disappearance. But the forensic expert Crump hired to examine the phone says that's not true; it referred to remotely deleted Snapchat messages.mississippifreepress.orgExpert Who Examined Nolan Wells' Phone Clarifies 'Misinterpreted' Claims About 'Deleted' MessagesAndrew Garrett, a digital forensics expert, said no one physically accessed or deleted data directly from Nolan Wells’ phone. 2215
Reposted by Ashton PittmanNash @radiodeadair.com · 28/09/2026All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word. 434541895
Reposted by Ashton PittmanChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison. Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Today, at Law Dork:lawdork.comBreaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prisonSolicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. 18506295
Reposted by Ashton PittmanRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme... 1133534562
Reposted by Ashton PittmanEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 12099922568
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 27/09/2026Jennifer Coursey, who attended the Mississippi Legislature's redistricting hearing in Hattiesburg on Sept. 17, said the decision feels "very sneaky and dishonest" and that it makes the redistricting hearings "feel like a show." buff.ly/y00E01Abuff.lySome Mississippi Legislative Districts Reverting to 2022 Maps Under Michael Watson’s OrdersForrest County voters recently received a letter that said Mississippi’s legislative districts are reverting back to 2022 boundaries. 12115
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 27/09/2026“The Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics are working closely with local law enforcement," Gov. Tate Reeves said on Sept. 23. "They are assisting in the investigation and working to expedite toxicology reports." buff.ly/oaIcNQ1buff.ly2 University of Mississippi Students Found Dead, Causes of Death UnknownTwo University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate incidents on Sept. 21. Causes of death for each student are pending. 1177
Reposted by Ashton PittmanBen Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason." 11859261273
Reposted by Ashton Pittmanamy brown @amybrown.xyz · 27/09/2026out on the road today I saw a wojack sticker on a cybertruck 161300129
Reposted by Ashton PittmanAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026a president planning military operations based entirely on election cycles is actually a giant scandal 412452576
Reposted by Ashton PittmanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case. 412099712
Reposted by Ashton PittmanSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins. 791623691
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I just got accused of destroying the planet with ChatGPT because I wrote an analysis of a metaphor—which included using em dashes, as I always have. Beloved, I don't need ChatGPT to write my thoughts for me. Analyzing and interpreting and critiquing texts is fun to me. I'm a nerd like that. 🤓 8927
Reposted by Ashton PittmanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.politico.comPOLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring accessThe Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri... 1532283918
Reposted by Ashton PittmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Hannity's list of "TRUMP'S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS" includes restoring Confederate names to military bases and releasing dietary guidelines 2993603806
Reposted by Ashton PittmanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A point I make here is: Why do you think Trump/Miller are letting in Afrikaners? Not because they care about those people. It's the larger message it sends the world: It’s now US doctrine that the only humanitarian victims who merit our concern are the imagined victims of anti-white persecution. 5491108
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026AI is absolutely hurting websites, even as AI tools scrape them to power its algorithms. 36626
Reposted by Ashton PittmanRachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026chat is this good www.axios.com/newsletters/... 41818220
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 21/09/2026Jennifer Coursey and her partner, both of Petal, Mississippi, recently found out their legislative district boundaries are being reverted back to their 2022 borders, before a federal court forced the State to redraw boundaries to give more power to Black voters. buff.ly/y00E01Abuff.lySome Mississippi Legislative Districts Reverting to 2022 Maps Under Michael Watson’s OrdersForrest County voters recently received a letter that said Mississippi’s legislative districts are reverting back to 2022 boundaries. 02410
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 22/09/2026JUST IN: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night. buff.ly/e1WIrNxbuff.lyNolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA SaysA grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island. 209794
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night.mississippifreepress.orgNolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA SaysA grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island. 2208
Reposted by Ashton PittmanDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Surprise! Streaming conglomerates are entshittifying their way back to the old ripoff cable-tv days. Physical media is the only way. Still have my dvd player and library. No ads or monthly fees there. 811525
Reposted by Ashton PittmanGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out 395209313471
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It only took 11 years for TV media to finally side with one another against Trump's abuses. 38717
Reposted by Ashton PittmanScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026There will effectively be no TV coverage of Trump's UN visit or other presidential events, though I imagine smaller networks may take the White House's own feed. This is a very big deal and one only possible because of solidarity from the whole pool. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comCNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bansPresident Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.” 352123355
Reposted by Ashton PittmanScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... 805149283702
Reposted by Ashton PittmanSam Johnson @analoguelass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hoping to develop a roll of film this weekend, as it’s been quite a while. In the meantime I’ve been sharing my test prints. This is a half frame photograph printed onto mulberry paper again made using my Pentax 17 and Ilford FP4 developed with DD-X. #believeinfilm #lakedistrict 3854
Reposted by Ashton PittmanOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty 3035901148
Reposted by Ashton PittmanJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026i'm sorry, i now have to sign up for something called "meta one" to post links to my own website from my website's own facebook page????? 10623111
Reposted by Ashton PittmanPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.statesman.comAttorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash deliveryA Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody. 25276623450
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The fact that Jeff Bezos ruined the Washington Post for nothing is just peak 2026 19463511244
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 16/09/2026Ralph Issac used an eagle feather to waft sage smoke, blessing the new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus. The new campus is part of the largest indigenous school district in the country. buff.ly/4G94Es8mississippifreepress.orgNew Mississippi Choctaw Central Campus Becomes Largest Indigenous School DistrictChoctaw and national leaders celebrated the opening of the new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 14. 06417
Reposted by Ashton PittmanJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Be thankful for high gas prices is a hell of a closing message for the midterms. 892009397
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026wow. with this announcement, all of ed sheeran's openers for this tour have pulled out: 784389881
Reposted by Ashton PittmanRichard Whittall @rwhittall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have been seeking hard answers to HOW exactly AI is going to cause humanity's extinction in four years and literally not a single person has given me a remotely plausible scenario beyond "some guy makes a virus." 135910
Reposted by Ashton PittmanMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026opener for most of ed sheeran’s shows in south america just now on IG: 433846458
Reposted by Ashton PittmanNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the things I find funny about this situation is regardless of how Sheeran feels about Palestine, he could have just stood up for his friend. Something like my friend is being unfairly attacked, I know who he is and he’s not how he’s being described, etc. He just comes across as so spineless. 251040104
Reposted by Ashton Pittmanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME” 1065269683
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What Macklemore said here is "hate speech, Robert Kraft says. "To my Jewish brothers and sisters: criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you. My message is for peace; love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect & equality." 1619756
Reposted by Ashton PittmanPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel. "Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said. Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour: 461207585
Reposted by Ashton Pittmanmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are 3438081138
Reposted by Ashton PittmanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit. 1663065876
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I like a lot of Ed Sheeran's music. But his moral cowardice when it comes to refusing to speak up against genocide—and his decision to boot Macklemore for daring to speak up for Palestinian lives—is unforgivable. To refuse to take sides on a genocide is to take the side of the genocider. 411320
Reposted by Ashton Pittmanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026the way to understand a piece like this from schmitz is that he lives in an urban, cosmopolitan millieu and the popularity of country music is a novelty to him. and so to explain it, he has to fit it into his volkish conception of america, whether or not that makes any actual sense. 1764004568
Reposted by Ashton Pittmanderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵 14863191034