Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1hremember tiktok is basically owned by Trump cronies now. 1130996 309
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialJorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 16/10/20261 out of every 10 unvaccinated children that has contracted measles this year has ended up in the hospital 831023299 1K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/10/2026Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY 23124041520 2.4K
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This thread is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. 000 1
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Ladies and gentleman, we have found the Jonathan Swift of our generation. Thank you, @tedmccormick.bsky.social . 😆 000 0
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I'm attending Minnesota DFL 2026 Coordinated Campaign's event, “Get Out The Vote Doorknock in Winona” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/dfl/event/10...mobilize.usGet Out The Vote Doorknock in Winona · Minnesota DFLJoin your neighbors to knock doors and get out the vote for our full DFL-endorsed ticket of candidates! On November 3rd, we have the opportunity to elect leaders who will build a better future for al... 000 0
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early Winona Indivisible - Winona Minnesota” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usNo Kings: Vote Early Winona Indivisible - Winona Minnesota · No KingsJoin NO KINGS - Vote Early, Get Out and Vote Event Saturday Oct 17, 2026 11AM - 1PM Windom Park, Harriet and 6th St Winona, MN Family Friendly Fall Event **We decide who represents us. We decide what... 010 1
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It’s not just about affordability. Maybe for the first time since 1974, voters say their main concern heading into the midterms is corruption in government. Great to see. 24459971879 6K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/10/2026WAPO: “.. all the major donors to .. Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 711407774 1.4K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialDavid French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 15/10/2026"It’s horrible to have to type these words, but the president of the United States is throwing Vladimir Putin a lifeline. He is turning the American government against Ukraine, funding Russia and — perhaps worst of all — playing directly into Putin’s theory of victory."nytimes.comOpinion | Russia Was Losing. Enter President Trump.The commander in chief is Putin’s ace in the hole. 1111036 110
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Four days after Musk wrote, “Zelensky has gone too far.” @financialtimes.com #ukraine www.ft.com/content/3708... 33143081938 4.3K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialAndy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“Musk then prevented any community notes from appearing on Sortor’s post for many hours, ensuring that no one could debunk the bogus claim before it reached tens of millions of people, and suspended accounts that dug into its veracity” @lebassett.bsky.social www.laura-bassett.com/p/anatomy-of...laura-bassett.comAnatomy of a fake scandalWSJ obtained video of Ken Paxton partying with literal fugitives in Dubai, so Republicans panicked and invented a story about Talarico checking into a psych hospital. It backfired. 19835270 835
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 21/06/2025“When the investors did fund us” Kimbal Musk recalled, “they realized that we were illegal immigrants.” “Well…” Elon Musk interjected “Yes, we were” Kimbal Musk pushed back Elon Musk laughed as he jumped in with a different interpretation: “I’d say it was a gray area.” www.cnn.com/2024/09/29/u...cnn.comElon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’ | CNNThe world’s richest man is a harsh critic of illegal immigration. His past comments raise questions about his own path. 215341 153
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/10/2026Breaking news: A 39-year-old woman from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, who had been diagnosed with measles has died, according to the local coroner’s office, marking the sixth such death reported since the state’s outbreak began this year.washingtonpost.comSixth person who had measles has died in Pennsylvania, local coroner saysThe state is experiencing the nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak, the first in the U.S. to top more than 1,000 cases since 1991. 1810056 100
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 11/10/2026👇Not that data will make a difference, but...youtube.comAhh, the data. 😮💨YouTube video by Anna Connelly | @annaconnellyiscool 000 0
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026 18678672864 7.9K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Thank you, America! Money from diesel will help me kill even more Ukrainian children. 48695403614 9.5K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Does John Roberts consider insider trading an "official act?" 1330269 302
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway. 23893300 893
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history. 68488113880 8.8K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good end-of-FY coverage by the Times. The amount of unspent funds has wiggled but it was pretty clear for some time now that NSF was simply not going to spend a substantial portion of its congressional appropriation this year.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 713779 137
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It sucks that this is very nearly the plot of a recent Dan Brown book 1232 23
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026During the World Cup. 45591182 591
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think we all saw that coming 41861691914 6.2K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 30/09/2026The United States is deporting parents without their children, leaving babies behind in America, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. She spoke with the parents who don’t know if they’ll see their kids again, and the caretakers left to watch the children: theatln.tc/j6Df5aTI 69964 99
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialThe Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They’re stripping the fire agency. Make your Representative own it.actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest ServiceContact Congress today! 15336 53
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Most swing state GOP Senate candidates took $$ from Jack Abramoff's now pardoned partner. 8342146 342
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialTeri King @volleygirl.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... 1211797 117
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.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” 296214105945 21.4K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know this is shocking, but it never seems to work out for them when Republicans bring right-wing internet conspiracies into courtrooms or committee hearings where the opposition actually gets to see their “evidence” and respond to it. They fare much better with the cultists on X. 251472244 1.5K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 29/09/2026"The Trump administration is going to bat for the prediction market industry, now tangled in lawsuits in at least 20 states." Don Jr. holds investments in both Kalshi and Polymarket David Moore for @sludge.bsky.socialreadsludge.comTrump's CFTC Is Suing States for Kalshi and Polymarket, Backed by Trump Jr.The prediction market companies have been loading up on revolving-door lobbyists from both the Democratic and Republican sides, while ramping up their influence spending amid legal battles with state ... 6262137 262
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For the Texans out there - vote Talarico if you want to change the 30 years of decline in your state 255138413851 13.8K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good times for Ken Paxton and Roger Marshall 64972230 972
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 28/09/2026The GOP is an opposition party even when it's in power, the idea that they are the perpetual underdog is central to their internal mythology and can't be disturbed by facts or the results of elections. It's also why they're bad at, you know, governing. 181986358 2K
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sadly, this was very predictable. In fact, it has been the company line of the "Bootstrap" GOP for generations. 021 2
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think this could be tremendously powerful image if used in political ads. 010 1
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was in Upper NE Pennsylvania last weekend. Can confirm. They will never abandon him. 4117541 175
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Brownshirts. It's 1934 in these United States. And we have too many quiet Germans. 10368101 368
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Page One in Milwaukee: @mcbridetd.bsky.social 621147365 1.1K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Murphy: "On April 30 -- a Thursday -- Reynolds makes an $8m donation. On Saturday, they have lunch w/POTUS & tell him they want a change in rules for flavored vapes. The president calls FDA commissioner & HHS sec, & on Tuesday new guidance is issued paving way to the sale of flavored vapes ... " 952380920 2.4K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So Trump has decided he can label everything he wants as a national security necessity: his ballroom, his arch, his banning of journalists and a free press. Don't doubt that he will try to undermine or even stop midterm voting as a national security risk. Note: It's all a lie. 22241211266 4.1K
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I glad you found her. For the sake of the birds and other wildlife, please consider keeping your cat indoors. The negative effect of domestic cats on bird populations is well established, and the birds need our help. 100 1
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What Say You,Senator Collins.....? 690102403899 10.2K
birdsnbugs.bsky.social @birdsnbugs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yoko Ono is literally right next to him. Do you not see women? 020 2
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know. 252289923 2.3K
Reposted by @birdsnbugs.bsky.socialSenator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Friends, we need to talk. Measles - a completely preventable disease - has now been found in 6 WI counties with almost 170 individual cases. If you haven’t yet, I urge you to vaccinate your children, vaccinate yourself, and help protect your community. 13946451556 4.6K
![On March 17, 2025, Eichorn was one of five Republican authors of a bill, SF2589, that would designate "Trump derangement syndrome" as an officially recognized mental illness in Minnesota.[7][8]
Arrest and resignation
On March 17, 2025, during a sting operation, Eichorn was arrested in Bloomington, Minnesota, on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex.[9][10] The arrest occurred after he allegedly sexually solicited a detective posing as a minor.[11][9] His fellow Republican legislators, as well as Minnesota GOP chair Alex Plechash, called on him to resign.[11][12] On March 20, Eichorn submitted his letter of resignation, effective immediately.[13]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreiecjohl6sxfyfpyli6aj6qsi4rjvgg3copmezi3s6qp6ciqm5atvi)