Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11hRemember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy. 8936201577
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 11hPresident Trump denied $227m in storm aid to Democratic-led states, POLITICO reported, while ABC News said he separately approved more than $846m for nine Republican-leaning states. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-deni... 11811
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11hTrump has absolutely no intention of paying back the nearly $12 million he already spent on these ads. He planned to spend $20 million, and the majority of the ads were reruns of his campaign ads. apnews.com/article/d728... 1171001458
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 11hWhether Trump reimburses taxpayers for the money he stole in producing these illegal ads doesn't change the fact that he stole $20m from all of us to illegally run ads to fluff up his bleak electoral prospects. Jawdropping abuse of power by the worst American leader in our history. 416651
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h👀 Would you feel free to vote with an FBI agent watching? Newly obtained documents show the DOJ tested that theory in Arizona’s primary, raising concerns that aggressive surveillance will be used to restrict ballot access or intimidate voters nationwide.democracydocket.comDOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona’s primary, documents revealThe deployments mark a major break from past departmental norms. 2016179
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10hI'm voting YES on Prop 40, the California billionaire tax. Here's why.youtube.comWhy I Support The California Billionaire TaxBillionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta 852301925
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 10hA civil lawsuit says Trump-backed Byron Donalds threatened to ‘crush’ a woman in a grocery store. His campaign calls it a political stunt as his Florida governor bid intensifies. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-back... 1116
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9hThe nation's largest trucking groups said Tuesday that Trump's executive order aimed at easing diesel prices would do little to increase availability of the key transportation fuel. They cast doubt on his claims that the move would help bring down the cost of goods across the economy.politico.com‘Minimal relief’: Trucking groups pan Trump’s diesel executive orderThe trade associations said tax relief on dyed diesel would be complicated to implement and do little to increase availability of the fuel. 35678255
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h🚨BREAKING: The Montana Supreme Court struck down key GOP restrictions on citizen ballot initiatives. The unanimous ruling is a major win for direct democracy — and a powerful check on the Legislature’s ability to interfere with the people’s lawmaking power.democracydocket.comMontana Supreme Court strikes down GOP restrictions on citizen ballot initiativesThe decision is a major victory for citizen-led democracy in Montana, where the state constitution expressly reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. It also delivers a… 101133310
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9hTrump and lots of people close to Trump are making a lot of money off wars. 782005489
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13hNEW: Anti-voting lawyer Cleta Mitchell and election denier Tina Peters are both pushing a scheme to have Trump's commerce secretary seize voting machines as part of a broader effort to interfere in the midterms. But legal experts say their scheme is way off base and blatantly unconstitutional.democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump's commerce secretary to seize voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 48237125
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9hVenezuela's Cardon Oil refinery, the country's second largest at 310,000 barrels per day, just unexpectedly exploded and caught fire, forcing a full shutdown. The fire started at a gas line connecting the refinery's diesel hydrotreater and halted the whole plant, including the boilers. #ETTD 2531298618
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9hWill the 11th Circuit see through Trump’s new delay tactic as he tries to keep the public from seeing the Mar-a-Lago volume of Jack Smith’s report? joycevance.substack.com/p/pat-robert...joycevance.substack.comPat Robertson Tried It While Campaigning. Will Trump Fare Any Better?But he shouldn’t. 12706253
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8hWhen Trump took office, there were roughly 40,000 Flock cameras. By the end of 2025, Flock’s own internal data showed more than 170,000 cameras. Say the line: “This is what we voted for!” www.newz.com/map-reveals-... 31608276
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 8hVenezuela's Cardon Oil refinery exploded. 1818873
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8hSusan Collins’ accomplishments: ~ Sponsored ad • Paid for by bribes for Susan Collins ~ 1822669738
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialKevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 8hDOJ is already using "Super Intelligence" instead of Artificial Intelligence and it reads ridiculous. www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...justice.gov 3035029
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8hGod everything is so DUMB. 1042863484
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 8hTrump Removes Election Commission Members Months Before Midterms President Trump fired two Democratic members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, leaving the federal agency without sitting commissioners before the midterms. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-remo... 1149
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8hAnother corruption story, and the volume makes it hard to absorb one before the next arrives. The real work is understanding why the guardrails failed. The good news: democracies have faced corrupt regimes before, and we know how to hold power accountable.thinkbigpicture.substack.comUnprecedented Corruption—and How We End It 56980246
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 8hIf we have some kind of financial crisis, we’re going to be in deep shit www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 2137794
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 7hThe aim of the Republican Party is to delegitimize and dismantle the United States government in order to resegregate, restore patriarchy, privatize and plunder the states they control. 16384100
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7hTroy Jackson clearly won tonight’s first Maine Senate debate, repeatedly putting Susan Collins on the defensive over Trump, Kavanaugh and her record in Washington. Collins leaned heavily on seniority and what she’s delivered for Maine — but Jackson landed the sharper punches by far. 772364524
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 6hThe OSCE report on the 2020 election pronounced it free and fair. Trump will never forgive them for telling the truth. 520542
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7hSupporting Medicare for All is not radical. Opposing it is. #MedicareForAllNOW www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... 191322412
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10hTrump is declining international election monitors in the United States for first time in over two decades, aligning the country with Russia. Trump will instead deploy his own election monitors to polling sites across the country. www.ms.now/news/trump-m... 114911442
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 10h 122524
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10hIn a normal world, the 26 Republicans up for election in our target districts would condemn Trump for his treasonous comments last night. But they won’t. 35914284
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 9hwww.npr.org/sections/goa...npr.orgWhatever happened to the new no-patent COVID vaccine touted as a global game changer?The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise? 05321
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 9h 418944
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 9hMe and 1,200 of my friends in St. Clair County. This movement will win on November 3rd. 9155051240
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8hTrump is the first president to call for America to be attacked. And his Republican allies said nothing. They don't care about you, or the country. Vote Democratic this November. The future of America depends on it. youtu.be/DhIeyeqI2Ngyoutu.beDaisy L.A.YouTube video by The Lincoln Project 731476557
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialMatthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 7hWith U.S. elections a month away now, Donald Trump's disapproval rating on the economy is now at an astonishing 73%. A 65% majority also blame Trump for higher costs due to his policies like tariffs and his stalemated war against Iran: apnews.com/article/trum... 13211
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7hThe alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸 13944171917
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9hHere's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 20853471435
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15hThis map shows where SNAP recipients may be most vulnerable to losing benefits, not where states lose the most money. Red states face the greatest risk of responding to new federal costs by tightening access, adding barriers, or cutting enrollment. 46595272
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.” 322141734268
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15hIt's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 13734891527
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15hInvest 92L- current models project a path that could expose nearly 2 million barrels per day of U.S. refining capacity, including some of the largest refineries in the nation: Marathon @ Garyville, LA and ExxonMobil @ Baton Rouge, LA. any downtime is problematic. 36313
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 15hThe trade deficit last month was $36 billion larger than the Biden average. Trump's tariffs have failed. 1315390
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15hSo now diesel users don’t pay taxes on fuel while the rest of us do All so Trump can keep his pointless war going 76818283
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14hStill telling the “vandalism” lie not a single soul believes 🤥 4683580955
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h... Who is lacking in morality, conscience, empathy, remorse, and impulse control, and whose only concern if a city (in any country, including ours) were to be wiped off the face of the Earth, would be how it affects him. 431164171
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14hYou can reasonably dispute the meaning of a lot Trump says because he’s so incoherent and inarticulate. But what you can’t reasonably dispute is that he is a sadistic and delusional narcissistic sociopath, at once both psychopathic and psychotic ... 702290478
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13hUPDATE: Trump just awarded another $3 BILLION military contract to a company backed by his son Don Jr. (and Peter Thiel) — what skilled businessmen these Trumps are! Robbing the American taxpayer in broad daylight. 16527351653
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13hThere is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.axios.comScoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAdministration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios. 471113933488
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13hRick Wilson on Trump inviting Iran to "take out" two American cities: "At the lowest boundary, it's political malpractice. At the highest boundary it's bordering on treason" 66879248
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13hThe status quo is not enough. 422419770
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12hAlarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.” 23666843180
Reposted by @billculver.bsky.socialShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 11hCDC on Russian plague reports: 1510030