Reposted by GBardelRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12hSee what I mean when I say the system is rigged? 12340521765
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026More lies from the Liar-in-Chief.👺 www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...the-independent.comTrump’s DOJ says ‘sick and poorly’ Kennedy Center is already running out of moneyDOJ says the venue is ‘in a state of collapse’ while the president’s Senate ally blocks legislation that would prevent him from demolishing it altogether 010
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Does this give you confidence that humanity will still be here in 10 years? Hmmm.🤔🙄 www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...axios.comTrump, top AI leaders agree to voluntary AI standards"They're going to be policing each other," Trump told reporters. 031
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We need to expand the Court ASAP. This is outrageous. 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 000
Reposted by GBardelJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 889263309008
Reposted by GBardelIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No wonder so many Dem consultants are saying "go easy on AI and data centers" 77026
Reposted by GBardelKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026BREAKING: The Supreme Court is requiring Missouri to use its 2022 map in the general election, rejecting a late push by lower courts to require the state to implement a GOP-friendlier 2025 gerrymandering. 20819226
Reposted by GBardelRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 536153477200
Reposted by GBardelconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Cruelty isn’t just a byproduct of the administration’s immigration policy; it is the entire business model. Thanks to a recent consortium led by Forbidden Stories and The Washington Post, the curtain has been pulled back on the administration’s latest bureaucratic innovation: a bespoke, 12310123
Reposted by GBardelAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica dropped the first story in a new series on corruption in Congress, and it starts with Sen. Susan Collins. A defense contractor illegally funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins PAC. The company’s CEO later pleaded guilty to unlawful campaign contributions. 15682272693
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Add this to the 'birds of a feather' category.... 🤭🙄 www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comFirm behind Trump social accounts sues ex-partner alleging he embezzled millionsX Strategies, the firm co-founded by Alex Bruesewitz, filed the lawsuit on Monday against Bruesewitz's longtime business partner Derek Utley, according to public documents. 032
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Reminds me of the Pat Benatar lyrics, "It's a little too little, it's little too late." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukRepublicans begin to turn on Trump over Iran war, oil prices and unpopular policiesWith the midterms just six weeks away, a small group of GOP lawmakers and candidates have begun bucking the president 031
Reposted by GBardelJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is the best midterm metaphor I've seen. 1001709632
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If the bumbling idiots at the DOJ's can't keep their own employee data safe, imagine how well they protect the rest of us. 100
Reposted by GBardelThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist… 811137173282
Reposted by GBardel California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Historians will look back and say America's downfall started with one simple mistake — not putting Trump in prison within 24 hours of January 6th… Merrick. Garland. Was. A. Disaster. 😎✨ 30446691067
Reposted by GBardelRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. 720160486056
Reposted by GBardelJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors. 689127624729
Reposted by GBardelvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026extremely funny that a bunch of Ukrainian 19-to-24-year-olds hanging out with VR goggles on in the Tactical Gamer Cave has now managed to get two of the most viscous empires on Earth to beg them to stop 18941132
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026But but... I thought DOGE got rid of all government waste and fraud. 🙄🤬 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukSecret Service spent $30K to rent golf carts at Trump’s resort in IrelandExclusive: Procuring the carts while the president was in town was an ‘urgent’ matter, according to contracting data reviewed by The Independent 013
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And so it begins....think Congress will get serious about AI guardrails? 😕 www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 021
Reposted by GBardelMaya NH @1mayanh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In other words the U.S. government/military is imposing mandatory gender affirming testing and care. The usual GOP/MAGA hypocrisy. apnews.com/article/test...apnews.comThe Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troopsThe Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older. 33213
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The other news outlets should walk out in protest. It would boost their credibility and help Americans interested in hearing facts, not his fake news. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/m...cnn.comTrump says he’s ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | CNN BusinessPresident Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House,” though there was no immediate indication his administration had taken steps to follow throug... 011
Reposted by GBardelScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You don't solve a budget shortfall by auctioning off 45 million acres of national forest to the timber industry. It's not a management plan; it's a taxpayer-funded liquidation of public land. Demand your representative block this corporate giveaway: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forestsContact Congress today! 8028281427
Reposted by GBardelRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Don't be fooled into thinking that a "free market" only exists when corporations get to "self-regulate" and do whatever they want. And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public. The real issue is power — and who has it. 11035281005
Reposted by GBardelLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The cuts affected all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with health, nutrition, the environment and disaster relief making up the largest share of cuts. Trump 2.0 has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis finds. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump 2.0 has cut or frozen $177bn in grants across every state, analysis findsCuts hit all 50 states and DC, with environment, health, nutrition and disaster relief making up the largest share 41520
Reposted by GBardel💙 𝓜𝝄𝒏𝓽𝓮_𝓐ℓ𝓽𝝄 💙 (everywhere) @montealto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026💢 THESE RADICALIZED EXTREMISTS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, THEY KILLED HER: The family of a Texas woman who died during pregnancy has filed the first lawsuit tied to a death linked directly to the state's abortion ban, naming Attorney General Ken Paxton among www.rawstory.com/ken-paxton-2...rawstory.com'Climate of extreme fear': Ken Paxton sued for pregnant woman's deathThe family of a Texas woman who died during pregnancy has filed the first lawsuit tied to a death linked directly to the state's abortion ban, naming Attorney General Ken Paxton among the defendants, ... 1189
Reposted by GBardelDr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Need some good news? Read about the comments people left when asked to report "negative" signs in National parks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comTrump asked Americans to help him whitewash national parks. They revolted insteadThe DOI placed QR codes in national parks, inviting visitors to report content deemed ‘negative about either past or living Americans’. Instead, it became a mode of resistance 116168
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026More anti-science from dumb dumb's administration. Glad to see people suing! 030
Reposted by GBardelNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My kids have measles, I can't afford gas or steak, I can't get a mortgage, and I have explosive diarrhea from a parasite that the CDC no longer monitors. But at least now there are signs outside the Smithsonian accusing the curators of political bias. 181396325
Reposted by GBardelExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thank you for your attention to this matter... 903137704437
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's not just data centers that people on the right and left agree on, it's AI - in general - that needs oversight. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comBernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summitLeftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’ 041
Reposted by GBardelAlexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You and me both, Anthropic, you and me both. 213237
Reposted by GBardelAmanda Bryana @amandabryana.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Saw that Meta AI have used a Bowie song and got really angry. Then I saw which one they're using and I can't stop laughing. Does no one listen to lyrics or was "we're going to cause human extinction through the imminent death of the planet" really the vibe they were going for? 20505120
Reposted by GBardelRav @rvbdrm.com · 15/09/2026As soon as he branded it with his name, it was destined for bankruptcy. 1620152
Reposted by GBardelSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms. 802655693
Reposted by GBardelGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 14/09/2026Trump’s own party agrees with what a federal judge already found to be true: it’s too late for his dangerous USPS rule restricting access to voting & the electoral process to be implemented without sowing chaos and harming voters. 24537153
GBardel @bardel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026With this background in mind, do you think we need #AI guardrails?reuters.comHow Anthropic says Claude was used for weapons, spying and cyber operationsAnthropic said in a threat intelligence report on Thursday that several actors had used its Claude AI models for activities ranging from weapons development and cyber operations to surveillance and fr... 010
Reposted by GBardelℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 14/09/2026WHEN CORRUPT POLITICIANS START GOING TO JAIL, THEN WE CAN START TRUSTING THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN ! VOTE BLUE IN NOVEMBER! 12950111276
Reposted by GBardelMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comHomeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower allegesThe searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said. 867143988389
Reposted by GBardelkate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Very rare to see someone like this with principles 7287951841
