Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23hHowever good you think this is going to be, it’s better. Steve just has Alito dead to rights. 11720132
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialKaren Monroy @karenmonroy.bsky.social · 16hleavingmaga.orgleavingmaga.orgLeaving MAGA - Leaving MAGAWe empower people to leave MAGA and tell their stories. We foster reconciliation with friends and family. We develop movement leaders to help others leave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zJl1lBGMUw&... 011040
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h 16216
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18hNew whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.nbcnews.comFBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. 3922001014
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15hHow do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me. 9329251040
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7hIsn’t it great that free speech advocates are in power now? After the dark days of America’s Free Speech Crisis (2015-2024) it’s a breath of fresh air. Congrats to the people who stood tall despite the brutal crackdown of the US Cultural Revolution, banged the crisis drums, and helped get us here.insidehighered.comAlabama’s New “Gulf of America” Mandate Impacts CollegesRepublican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too. 1115247
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 7h"Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades. The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors." www.ms.now/news/trump-m...ms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 11011
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23hThere 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. 603145304427
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 7hand Dems are delighted- especially in Ohio!open.substack.comData Center Backlash Is MAGA’s Comeuppance🚨 27 Days to the Midterms 🚨 214225
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.nytimes.comInside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations. 152392702
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7hKnow your voting rights before you head to the polls. Share this with friends so they’re informed as well. Report problems at the polls to @866ourvote.bsky.social #kyvr #HandsOffOurVote 3161108
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7hMoscow has already drawn up an "indictment" against the Baltic states. Russia is following exactly the same stages as it did with Ukraine. The final stage is the announcement of a "denazification" operation. We have already seen and heard all of this in 2014 and 2022. 17266139
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:meidasplus.comTuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26Important updates. Paywall free. 22939691404
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hTrump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country." 55431251105
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19hTroy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. 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" 237100822323
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18hWill 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. 15925334
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18hTrump 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 891744667
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18h"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...fox2now.comArchdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious servicesThe Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou… 14838262
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18hThe biggest target for antitrust—for whenever the US gets a government interested in rule of law again—is a defense contractor - space - satellite internet - social media network - electric cars - information services - personal robotics conglomerate owned by one person. But no need to do only one. 122330
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18hanti-trust anti-trust Anti-Trust Anti-Trust ANTI-TrUST ANTI-TRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST ANTITRUST When the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 banned mergers that threaten to significantly reduce competition, this is the sort of thing they had in mind. 37939300
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialLaw360 @law360.bsky.social · 21hA former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic... 321075405
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21hDonald Trump's tariffs and war of choice in Iran are costing Illinois farmers their livelihoods. Today, I'm signing an Executive Order and issuing a state disaster declaration to provide emergency support, protections, and real relief from skyrocketing diesel prices. 38946239
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialKate @katekav.bsky.social · 17h@hcrichardson.bsky.social The mighty Minuteman Rush Hour Resistance giving commuters a heads-up, as early voting in MA starts 10/17. (We estimate 900 drivers saw this message in 90 minutes!) Is there a place near you that has traffic? Go for it! We have a month. Leave nothing on the table. 🗽🗳️🇺🇸 222536
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 17hThe Republican candidate for governor of Colorado—a pastor whose ministry emphasizes spiritual warfare against demons; who teasingly hints that he has killed an unknown number of people, going back to when he was 7; whose campaign was hit with a massive fine last week—said this yesterday: 21711
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17hAnother 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 691184297
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialOtm Shanks @leap44.bsky.social · 17hUnder Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, treason is defined as levying war against the United States or giving "aid and comfort" to its enemies. trump inviting or encouraging a foreign nation to attack a domestic city meets the legal threshold of aiding an enemy. It is unforgivable. 1239
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 17hSorry, I know it’s been talked about to death, but Trump threatening to ‘let’ Iran bomb two cities within radiation poisoning radius of my actual house is genuinely insane. 1725348
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17hTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 13187107
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17hRick sits down with historian Timothy Snyder, author of ON TYRANNY and ON FREEDOM. His message: Trump isn’t strong. He’s weak. The answer isn’t fear—it’s mockery, organizing, and overwhelming turnout this November. A historian’s warning—and a battle plan. WATCH: youtu.be/7Y3o9rPG34U 19732258
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17hA federal judge dismissed a noncitizen voting case, stressing that only states — not the federal government — can decide who is qualified to vote. The decision could impact the future of proof-of-citizenship laws, a pillar of Trump’s crusade to restrict voting: demdock.com/4hydGAl 2398119
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 19hWe're losing our health care here in Maine so Susan Collins can give billionaires like Elon Musk more tax cuts. I support Medicare for All so people across the state have health care. 312209505
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialJane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 17h!!! Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted RanksThe civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. 78439
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialPaul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 317114243493
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialManisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 22hHistorian here even Andrew Johnson did not threaten to level Boston New York Philadelphia and Chicago. 59221
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 19hI witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfmantheguardian.comI witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel DorfmanNovember’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence 07130
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 19hGoldsmith's @theatlantic.com piece captures a lot of the nuance that's missing when liberals lump all the conservative Justices together. 0131
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good on Michael Lewis for giving the DOGE story the journalistic-thriller treatment it deserves. Two events that fundamentally shook my sense of this country's stability were January 6th, 2021, and the six months I spent dealing with DOGE. 315224
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 19hIn 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. 391013317
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19hIf you are looking for a podcast that explores Trump’s efforts to rig the midterms and how we are fighting back, check out Defending Democracy with Marc Elias. On Spotify or wherever you watch or listen. open.spotify.com/episode/4foa...open.spotify.comALERT: Trump is Setting a Trap for California's Vote CountDefending Democracy with Marc Elias · Episode 9744315
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialRick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 19hTrump asked for this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIe...youtube.comDaisy L.A.YouTube video by The Lincoln Project 41563232
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19hTroy Jackson on the Iran War: "Sen. Collins voted for it 5 times before she started voting against it. By that time, we're already into it and we're in another forever war that you just heard her say, it's not thought out, we don't know what we're doing, but she made sure that it happened." 10454331430
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19hTrump said he would start paying for the political TV ads himself, but the White House clarified that he won’t pay back the federal government for what’s already been spent. About $11.5 million had already been spent airing the ads as of midday Tuesday, October 6th. 55833282
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Imagine what the polling must have looked like. The backlash to Trump’s creepy taxpayer ads was so intense he is now saying his super PAC will pay for them. (We will need to monitor whether he follows through with that promise!) The power of public opinion when galvanized is something to beholdopen.substack.comPublic Opinion Gets to TrumpTaxpayers won’t pay for his silly ads trying to bolster his toxic brand. 1516136
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 06/10/2026… 261014338
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialParkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The President of the United States is fantasizing about a foreign govt bombing American cities and committing mass murder of millions of American citizens. A treasonous narcissist sits in the WH and there is nothing he wants more than American deaths on American soil right before the midterms.theguardian.comTrump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San DiegoGavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’ 137828
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🔥 "An unimaginable position to hold. Stop this right now." @timmiller.bsky.social calls out Democrats like @repbillfoster.bsky.social & Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov who appear ready to let Trump's corporate allies get away with corruption🧐. #BananaRepublic 🍌 Full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZjK... 17389128
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialdemocracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 06/10/2026For many young people, college is where they’re voting for the first time. If getting to the polls is difficult, unfamiliar, or time-consuming, the barrier isn’t a lack of civic interest—it’s access. Our new brief digs in.democracydefendersfund.orgBarriers to Youth Voter Engagement: Why On-Campus Voting MattersDespite 89% of young people who say they are willing to vote, only 47% of young people voted in 2024. The question is th 1105
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialTed Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 05/10/2026Lots of gratitude to @carlbergstrom.com for quoting probably my favorite of my own sentences about AI at @arl.org 621328
Reposted by @birdsandsquirrels.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There it is 8652551823
