Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes. 1252597458
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 821182604
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is a wild story. Please check it out to see how Russia has started meddling in the midterms to help Trump and is incorporating me into a disinformation operation to do so. HowRussiaWon.com 320767
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today wasn’t the first time Eric Schmitt tried to use sports to go after someone only to have it blow up in his face because he knows nothing about the teams he’s talking about. 611129202
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 688276929437
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialJoe 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.👇 889263038997
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026Ashley Hinson voted for the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” CBO now projects the law will mean 13.1 MILLION fewer Medicaid enrollees by 2035, while cutting Medicaid spending by about $1.2 TRILLION over the decade. That vote has consequences. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 20477286
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s once again time for Fox News to try to scare its viewers to the polls with frantic coverage of a “caravan” of migrants.mediamatters.orgFox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again 2217037
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialSenator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Jack Smith deserves an apology for these baseless and FALSE accusations of perjury by my Republican colleague. 2743991
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialjkavanagh.bsky.social @jkavanagh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“In cruelty will I seek out my fame.” “Henry VI, Part 2” 212222
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office. 32800317
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: Watchdog group Democracy Forward files federal civil lawsuit against Defense Dept seeking records about Jennifer Hegseth's use of DOD staff, attendance at agency meetings, appearance on official calendars 291257464
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The WH press corps never learnsopen.substack.comThe Supreme Court Gets It Half RightThe White House press corps caves, and Trump’s horror show continues. 821347
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026FBI fires two stars: “Both Burgwald, a West Point graduate, and Rae have served in high-profile posts in which they received attorney general’s awards over the past two decades. Rae supervised the FBI’s response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.” news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comFBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s FamilyFBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr... 11262131
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026Ground beef already hit a record $6.92 a pound in August. Industry groups are warning these disruptions will push beef prices even higher. This immigration “crackdown” is hitting workers, ranchers, the food supply chain and our wallet. 1741294
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses. 51147972514
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. 20259851805
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialSYLVIA @sylviaz1913.bsky.social · 28/09/2026THIS ⚠️ RIGHT HERE 39628
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shamed into doing their job 932252
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An important follow up to the original bombshell reporting. Link: buff.ly/UEL8tLM 9527151
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Richard Painter, a former White House ethics lawyer under George W. Bush, said the use of federal funds for the ads could be an ‘abuse of power’ and ‘an impeachable offense.’ He urged Congress to demand a reimbursement for the spending.” 20346122
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We need to get a full accounting of every dollar each media company accepted of our money stolen by Trump to run his partisan political ads on their channels. Companies who accept these ads are receiving property stolen from the American people & are a disgrace for accepting them 853802981
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 27/09/2026Evil, just pure evil 23693305
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDonna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is outstanding advice, as always from thetimothysnyder: “It's really just a matter of doing something, which is a bit more than nothing. If we do, I tend to think we'll get through this.” All of us, make a difference. Never doubt that what you do is important! #momsky #sheshed 6272147
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I wish NYT had as much disdain for Trump as they have for their core consumers: Emanuel has no influence on 2026 or 2028, despite the backing of NYT. 1431233
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Student journalists still believe that it’s more important to hold powerful people to account than it is to hold on to access to those powerful people. They haven’t become Savvy Insiders yet 252738492
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time. 1107131204669
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026some of you seem confused by this so here’s a translation: “we’re winning and own everything so no we don’t want the people who actually own the thing we already own to open it back up.” hope that helps! 3350155
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.social@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is so disappointing. A few days of holding firm against an assault on the free press doesn’t cut it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b... 1828471
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833161102
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026Whoa. Fetterman accidentally admits he’s a Republican—before he caught himself. QUESTION: “Why not become an independent?” FETTERMAN: “Because I’m a lifelong, uh, Republican.” 1641307544
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21426293
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated. 531201948115
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.social🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OpenAI's agents have accessed and probed Federal Government networks after acting outside of human instructions, an incident that has amplified calls for regulation by lawmakers like Congressman Ro Khanna. But let's not forget that the first incursion into such networks was by humans called DOGE. 716347
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud. 73463961604
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Of course. You wouldn’t want the FBI to uncover any national security threats in your national security team, after all. 304106842041
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialSam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I used to think legacy media had just given up. Then I realized they are actually working very hard. Just not the way they’re supposed to. Not for the people they’re supposed to. 913918
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialPopular Information @popular.info · 25/09/2026“Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are trying to expel at least one immigrant to a country he’s never been to, despite a federal appeals court smacking down the Trump administration’s ‘third-country removal program’ last week, new court documents show.”prospect.orgICE Is Trying to Ignore Court’s Decision Striking Down Third-Country Removals - The American ProspectImmigration officials want to send a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic within hours, court filings show. 12618
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is who she is. Makes it easier for the banks. 1322278
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026NEW: Days after ICE fatally shot Alex Pretti, Virginia prosecutor Steve Descano got a call to join attorneys banding together to help bring charges against the federal immigration agency. Months later, Descano and his colleagues are working overtime to prepare for the threat of ICE at the polls.democracydocket.comThe local prosecutors who fought ICE are ready to combat federal election interference“I think what I can say is that we’re going to be ready for anything,” one district attorney said. “And whatever that scenario is, it’s going to be kind of plug-and-play to have the place we’re going ... 3409180
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAndi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity. Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.* The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 12431341283
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialRaw Story @rawstory.com · 25/09/2026President Donald Trump invited three conservative Supreme Court justices to his state dinner hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which prompted outcry.bit.lyGasps as only conservative Supreme Court justices attend Trump's state dinnerPresident Donald Trump invited three conservative Supreme Court justices to his state dinner hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which prompted outcry.On Thursday, multiple reporters pointed out that Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts were expected to attend th... 2610464
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialPriscilla Maloney @priscillamaloney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026THIS. 527998
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thanks to SCOTUS GOP-appointed majority (same ones who attended Trump's state dinner last night), Trump admin will use faulty & inaccurate data to wrongly label eligible voters non-citizens & pressure states to remove them from rolls. Sets a chilling precedent www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comSupreme Court allows Trump to use flawed database to vet voter citizenshipWhile the impact on the midterms might be minimal, Justice Jackson warns some eligible voters could be disenfranchised. 11197120
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Seeing that number at the gas pump is the difference between being able to afford your groceries or not. All because of an insane war that we had no business fighting. 11448041362
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026tell me the summit accomplished jack shit without telling me the summit accomplished jack shit 74484881540
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system. 15215891001
Reposted by @bellcamp79.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wait, a man who drove his wife to suicide by proving how popular he is with the ladies stole money from black kids for their health to fund an entourage to prove how important he is? It's *almost* as if RFK, Jr. is a truly horrible, insecure person!wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 627117874548
