Reposted by pedroGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone. 932708571
Reposted by pedroRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off. 137479624927
Reposted by pedroMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There are two types of dogs: water lovers and water haters. Original post 1223760521
Reposted by pedroRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/202625th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president. 992177505296
Reposted by pedroMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/09/202653 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next. I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.youtu.beMayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYCYouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office 15078801485
Reposted by pedroMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The common thread in Pete Hegseth's rant to the troops, JD Vance suggesting Talarico is a pedophile, Brendan Carr calling the Trump ads aired with tax dollars "normal force PSAs," and Eric Schmitt fabricating a Jack Smith conspiracy is the whole GOP is incentivized to be performatively evil. 391392324
Reposted by pedroKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 30/09/2026I'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversightreuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met... 20390117
Reposted by pedroGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 983863980
Reposted by pedroJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Can't think of any reporter who speaks for me more than this guy— a Canadian. "Hundreds of hours immersed in Trump’s rhetoric has given me some insights and personal opinions about the nature of his lying, how it is received by the public and how it is covered..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 15318104
Reposted by pedroAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2637210005728
Reposted by pedroDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026He thinks a “deficit” means we send money to other countries for nothing. He thinks “tariffs” are a tax on the target country when they’re actually a tax paid by Americans. Why? Because he’s an idiot. presswatchers.org/2026/09/dona...presswatchers.orgDonald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him | Press WatchHe does incredibly stupid things and doesn’t understand basic concepts, for starters 1721867
Reposted by pedroJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/share.googleGive Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memoDraft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency 10516111073
Reposted by pedroOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Kara Swisher to journalists still using Elon Musk's X: "F**k you" Don't miss this week's special edition of Power Lines: youtu.be/kXWAgoLujXk 1216526
Reposted by pedroOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026the rest of the media wont accurately portray this. we will. Trump is now openly trying to bribe voters www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comTrump is now openly trying to bribe votersHow much would your vote cost? 1012452
Reposted by pedroOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’m just too fed up with politics. The people whose job it is to fight don’t want to fight. 212315
Reposted by pedroMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026t wasn't that long ago when Republicans respected the military and would've been outraged if a prominent politician had called the death of 18 service members "small potatoes." Now Republicans have lost all sense of decency. Their bigotry and ignorance trumps everything else. 2123390
Reposted by pedroStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It's so weird how "As Speaker of the House, I have no idea what's going on... Like, in general," is an effective way to deflect scandal rather than being a massive scandal in itself. 1103381701
Reposted by pedroOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Scoop: Bari Weiss is throwing her full support behind CBS News' widely-panned report about Abdul El-Sayed's old mundane tweets which referenced 9/11—but within the network, the story isn't being received so well. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-e...status.newsCBS’ El-Sayed ScandalThe Bari Weiss-led outlet is being pummeled by a storm of outrage over a story about Abdul El-Sayed—and Status has learned that within the network, some staffers have raised the matter with standards. 26539110
Reposted by pedroBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026You know who else has compared COVID to 9/11? Greg Gutfeld. Neil Cavuto. Donald Trump. (And thanks to @johnknefel.bsky.social who put this list together via www.mediamatters.org/cbs/embracin...) 643679
Reposted by pedroMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Trump regime is fighting against the regulation of prediction markets as they bilk the gullible and incentivize corruption. Why? Because Don Jr. is cashing in big-time.nytimes.comDonald Trump Jr.’s Firm Leads $1 Billion Funding Round for Polymarket (Gift Article)The new round values the prediction market at $21 billion, up from $15 billion. Mr. Trump’s firm, 1789 Capital, will invest around $300 million. 20503223
Reposted by pedroEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As @brianbeutler.bsky.social keeps warning us: They are not going to prioritize fighting Trump. They’re trying to pretend things are normal and do normal things in an abnormal time. Trump’s actions will stand. And Jeffries is leading that. He has to go 30932257
Reposted by pedroBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Perfect response in its entirety - but especially the highlighted part. 578162834462
Reposted by pedroMike Barthel @mikebarthelauthor.com · 25/08/2026She also could tell a fuckin story 142685599
Reposted by pedroGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Wow. Canada just released the list of products that it will target with retaliatory tariffs, and it's basically aimed right at vulnerable Republicans in the Midwest and at other key midterm contests. Trump's trade war is a disaster for the GOP. (bears out my reporting on this below) 29695217
Reposted by pedroMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Republican politicians know there's no real trans peril. Obviously, trans people just want to live their best lives. But the invention of enemies is a key page in the fascist playbook. Anti-trans hate compels stupid people to help MAGA authoritarians win enough elections to eventually end elections. 928473
Reposted by pedroMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Loser behavior from a guy who’s clinging like a shriveled old barnacle to a sport he doesn’t actually care about in a desperate bid for relevance. Do not cede one inch to him or anyone who acts this way. 14083831121
Reposted by pedroRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026What do these corporations all have in common? -SpaceX -Palantir -RTX -Northrop Grumman -Microsoft -Nvidia They are all corporations whose stock Trump just purchased — and who do business with the Trump administration. We must not become numb to this blatant corruption. 13337791605
Reposted by pedroMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️ 11673998611034
Reposted by pedroMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This is from last year. FAFO: Stupidest Administration in History Edition. 34449222064
Reposted by pedro𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/08/2026Jon Ossoff found the one button in Washington labeled DO NOT PRESS and immediately leaned on it with both elbows. 623171854200
Reposted by pedroOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026While the rest of the media bows to Leavitt and Trump, I chose to take a different path A look back at Karoline Leavitt’s legacy of lies and propaganda www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comA look back at Karoline Leavitt’s legacy of lies and propagandaWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Wednesday that she will be leaving her job as President Donald Trump’s chief propagandist at the end of the month. For her taxpayer-funded… 414237
Reposted by pedroRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators. 47084383964
Reposted by pedroThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026So illegal. And he brags about it. 23955072424
Reposted by pedroMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability. 907378109487
Reposted by pedroJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this. 978215037455
Reposted by pedroMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The doctor who tried to save lives during Covid is being treated like a villain. The traitors who beat up cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 are being treated like victims or heroes. It's American madness.cnn.comLive updates: Senate committee to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress | CNN PoliticsSen. Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci foe, announced the vote after the retired scientist invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a committee hearing last week. 882143434531
Reposted by pedroKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The president's authority as "commander in chief" refers to the military only. The president cannot use executive orders to expand the definition of who is eligible for birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. The president's aide saying these things is a virulent white nationalist. 36666992061
Reposted by pedroMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Washington, D.C. to provide the DOJ with access to its complete voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-21 in these cases. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...democracydocket.com🚨 United States of America v. EvansLearn more. 485171454553
Reposted by pedroMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over. 378191225724
Reposted by pedroMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/08/2026SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏 367194275560
Reposted by pedroAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories! 41775702041
Reposted by pedroGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Here's a funny pattern: The Trump administration keeps accidentally admitting migrant workers are good for the economy, then keeps getting forced to suppress that truth after MAGA rages at them over it. All detailed in this piece: 320169
Reposted by pedroSpiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I mean this in all seriousness, this is a severely mentally ill & delusional person who not only should be removed from office under the 25th amendment, but he should be in a psych ward. This is pure insanity on so many levels. He lives in a fantasy world. He is unwell & has lost touch with reality. 1626110203066
Reposted by pedroMr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 01/08/2026This is what happens when the government is run by a felon reality TV personality, Fox News hosts and right-wing podcasters. 87058331635
Reposted by pedroSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget. 404155686444
Reposted by pedroJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/20261. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition. 856163894764
Reposted by pedroGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The perfect portrait of a sociopath. 759173013796
Reposted by pedroAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/07/2026Ossoff: "Each day his allies are fewer & even they no longer deny his corruption, the obscene self-dealing while he plunges nation deeper into reckless war while he rakes in billions & builds himself ballroom & prepares again to attack elections. Let's be clear, one man attempted fraud in GA: Trump" 13180702501
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