Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Schiff is up. Apologizes to Jack Smith. “My colleagues have attacked you, but NONE of them have tried to deny what happened on January 6th. They attack you because they don’t want to address the facts. The Barr DoJ sought toll records without a peep from my colleagues.” 1/ 7457541476
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 296212955890
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialRay @raymolson22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We are not being governed. We are being looted. 22266672666
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Adam Kidan went to federal prison with Jack Abramoff and was ordered to repay $21.7 million. Trump pardoned him in July. His money turned up in eight Republican Senate campaigns. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-pard... 19245186
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington: We have failed to live up to the command in Deuteronomy, “you shall not violate the rights of the alien or the orphan,” and to the words on the Statue of Liberty. And so “we are losing our soul as a nation.” www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-los...thebulwark.com‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’What we saw in Springfield, Ohio. 22810198
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tom Cotton, the Neo Confederate offspring of Arkansas slaveholders, had a major accomplishment in the senate, which was insuring that US military installations were named for other slaveholders who betrayed the country. bsky.app/profile/atru... 1319176
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 12511229
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Quick impression of hearing: it's the classic Trumpian position, i.e a lie. Trying to recast his obvious punishment for their viewpoint as a national security matter based on new declarations. But basic problem is it's all made up. Also a due process problem in yanking the passes without notice. 426845
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBrian M. Wise: Snarkasaurus Rex. Ω, MFers. @brianmwise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don't want to send more people to Bozo's Washington Post but the fact that brisket, a cut of meat once considered almost useless, is now so expensive it's getting cut from Texas BBQ joints is a clear message that maybe Trump fucking sucks and Republicans put him there. 011
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 23/09/2026Bessent ‘inadvertently’ failed to report at least $100K of JPMorgan stockdlvr.itBessent ‘inadvertently’ failed to report at least $100K of JPMorgan stockAn inspector general review found no "knowing violation" of federal ethics law. 3321174
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica." 1182227880
barrybarnes.bsky.social @barrybarnes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is hair raising. Great interview with David Corn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFfW...youtube.comDavid Corn of Mother Jones | American ConversationsYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 000
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 10433212210061
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“.. These candidates know how to read a poll,” said a GOP strategist .. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 3672051520
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026 401616663
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy. Don't believe me? Look at this chart.youtube.comThe Hidden Danger of America's Wealth GapTaxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart. 25678862900
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This, my friends, is gaslighting. Congress is the top three or four of all time only on abdicating its responsibilities.  31146171000
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialJim Henderson @hendy-77.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Fun fact: When Biden left office the Kennedy Center had a 48.7 million dollar budget surplus. Less than 3 months after Trump replaced all the board members with MAGA Loyalists they were 28.4 million in the hole. Where did the money go? 58049
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401267086697
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"Something old, something new / Something borrowed and something GRU" 1055092
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialMelissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We have to stop this. For out kids & grandkids. 15331
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/09/2026www.adamkinzinger.com/p/the-racist...adamkinzinger.comThe Racists Saw a Travesty. I Saw America.A picture from a college football game incensed the online racists. They finally gave up hiding what they are really after. 1843884
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Cartoonist: Steve Sack 214835
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialShawnB @catalyst100.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Russians are lining up the next generations of Trumps to control. 1606
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵 22834391318
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026September 12, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 12, 2026On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J. 63957370
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sure seems like we should revisit that whole "lying president tried to have his goons put an Olympic athlete in prison for his own incompetence" thing 572782676
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For those who are new, Joe DiGenova has spent the last 30 years baselessly accusing Democrats of committing crimes. If he is saying publicly the Trump administration pushed him out because he wouldn’t bring cases because there was no evidence, things are really bad. 8043231250
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Jennifer Welch: “This is a very dangerous time. You have the worst people governing us and the worst most morally corrupt businesspeople know this is our moment, this is our chance because we have a government in the United States that is unprincipled. All of these tech oligarchs know that. 23213
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews. 391309747712
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Largest Republican donor (by far): we should have a race war against non-whites. Corporate Media: Democrats really need to answer some hard questions about this Twitch streamer almost no one has ever heard of. 211123312
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's crazy to me that this is not leading the New York Times, NBC News, CNN, etc. If you're that numb, maybe think about a field other than journalism. 652167433
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Either the world’s biggest narcissist has extraordinary message discipline and managed to keep this story secret for 25 years or it’s time for the 25th Amendment. 19543127
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.social Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 08/09/2026Media should ask every Republican official about Trump's story how he was rescued by firemen from the rubble, and dare them to say he was joking about 9/11. 13684138
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialFollow the Minnesota 1st @smullins3000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Not a fucking word about it on the front page of the country's paper of record. Fuck the @nytimes.com 1355497
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialCraig Sicknick @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Remember, the Orange Polyp in the White House said wind can't work. 2405
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Occasional reminder that there is an ICC arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes in connection with the mass abduction of Ukrainian children. 593023941
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.social@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump made $2.2 bn-yes BILLION- in 2025 while in office -crypto schemes, foreign gifts, selling early access to his posts for $100k/month. A million investors lost $3.8 bn in his coin. Experts call it the most openly corrupt presidency in history. That's looting & it’s impeachable. #OneV1 #Pinks 24460300
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on. 39966652869
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/09/2026Trump continues to disperse disaster recovery funds based on how states vote, which for any other president or public official, in any other time, in any other country, in any other context would be a morally horrific scandal that would dominate headlines for months.subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Trump rejects disaster appeals by four Democratic governorsNew York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will have to pay the entire cost of recovery from a major February snowstorm. 651412607
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Democrats are catching big break in key states. From Ohio to Florida. From Trump’s use of the term “backwards” directed at some of his own supporters My latest enterprise reporting in our PODCAST. Subscribe now. It’s all free podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...podcasts.apple.comRepublicans Revolt After Trump Pushes Mystery MeatPodcast Episode · Scott MacFarlane Reports · September 1 · 12m 6527124
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We can thank the Supreme Court for allowing floods of dark money to poison our system. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...nytimes.com‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 ElectionAt least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest. 1114354
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialTim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The criminals are running the prison. 082
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“Trump was surprised when Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion under Hegseth, one of the people said.” Commander in chief on top of things it seems. 40983275
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 01/09/2026⚡ Russia has spent more than $60 million constructing foreign centers to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda. united24media.com/world/russia...united24media.comRussia Spends Over $60 Million Building Centers Used for Pro-Kremlin PropagandaRussian authorities spent over $62 million on four new National Center “Russia” regional branches, with further expansion planned by 2031. 615578
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Justice for survivors. Release the files. 1117974
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u... 513468
Reposted by @barrybarnes.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check. Watch.youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Electricity BillsPrivate utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin 10439061722