Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2hHegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord" 445646179
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4hrequirements. They don’t want our government to kidnap good members of our community and have them disappear. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comAmerica Doesn’t Really Want to Fix ImmigrationWhy dysfunction is politically useful 33113
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 6hRetired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS. n.pr/3VYljaMn.prRetired general who led troops in Iraq warns U.S. exit may give Iran, ISIS an openingRetired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq, says the withdrawal could strengthen Iran and leave Iraq more vulnerable to ISIS. 4518756
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7hI think we all saw that coming 29136471131
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 21hI can’t wait for this day. 309147723385
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 8hThis Yosemite land grab has been tried since the early 2000s. It lost in court. Now a private equity firm is back, and Trump's Interior Department is listening. Tell Congress to kill it for good: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite GiveawayContact Congress today! 911768
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 831284098270
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hQ: You have appeared at political rallies, & it has long been the norm that the AG not do that. Are you blurring the line by you being a political actor and yet expecting something different from judges? BLANCHE: If Democrats want me to come and speak and their rally, they can just give me a call 146621154
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5hQ: “President Trump in 2020 asked his Justice Department to say the election was fraudulent. Do you think that is the role of the Justice Department?” Blanche: “I think it’s our job to investigate and prosecute.” 219428
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 5h“Patel has reportedly been putting people on the list right before he knows his agency is about to arrest them.” “Kash Patel’s FBI has been fudging the numbers to boost the agency’s success rate on apprehending fugitives from its Top 10 Most Wanted List.”newrepublic.comKash Patel Exposed for Shady Strategy Behind High-Profile ArrestsPatel has reportedly been putting people on the list right before he knows his agency is about to arrest them. 011
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 6hDonald Trump has fully transformed your government into a casino. - Miles Tayloropen.substack.comDonald Trump has fully transformed your government into a casino.Taxpayer-funded Trump commercials are the latest sign the president has turned our institutions into his personal business. 000
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11hRussell Edward Brand, a comedian and drug addict, whose trial on multiple counts of rape and sexual assault is set to begin in weeks at the Old Bailey, was bizarrely embraced by JD Vance, Mehmet Öz, RFKJr and other senior Trump officials at a healthy-living summit in Washington.thetimes.comRussell Brand jokes about hugging woman at Maga health summitThe comedian, whose trial for alleged rape and sexual assault begins in weeks, was embraced by Trump officials at a healthy-living summit in Washington 94730
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18hHere's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 509129003356
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Trump Organization filed for trademark protection of "Trump TV" so that the government would have to PAY him to use the channel he just created… Miraculously, Trump has found yet another way to steal even more money from the American people. Trump. Is. A. Charlatan. And. A. Fraud. 😎✨ 1062241916
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 03/01/2025So far, Mike Johnson has a concept of a Speakership. 447173931658
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Seems Mike Johnson has been using campaign funds to pay his rent in DC, which is a major legal no no. www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson...rawstory.comMike Johnson hit with new accusation showing ‘clear-cut violation’ of federal lawHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has been accused of using campaign money to pay his rent in what the government watchdog group Campaign Legal Center described as a “clear-cut violation of federal campaign ... 2013180717294
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19hOur supporters called America .gov “Selective Intelligence.” We agree. They’re rushing to change its answers to match what Trump wants to hear. 31954191
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 16hIt’s Artificial Intelligence, Gulf Of Mexico, Lake Ontario and the John F. Kennedy Center no matter how much a convicted felon wants them changed. 14572134
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 17hThis is now a sycophancy test. Joking about it I’ll accept, barely, but anyone who even remotely indulges this is a coward 941757341
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialUSpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 13hJack Smith and the Republican Smear Squadthebulwark.comJack Smith and the Republican Smear SquadIf holding Trump accountable makes you an enemy of the GOP, the party has told you everything you need to know. 021
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialThe Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith is professional, admirable and unflappable. His motivations are unimpeachable. His adherence to the Rule of Law is steadfast and refreshing. He has zero political rhetoric. He shows no personal or professional sensitivity. He communicates accurately. He would be an ideal attorney general. 22378116
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialPocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today before Senate. 475153484801
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It should be inconceivable to everyone. 14457111
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS 271134802837
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get" 277131042563
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 181126694066
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The State Department's watchdog finds laws were broken when Kari Lake and Elon Musk silenced the Voice of America, ignoring reliable data and that their mistakes "severely diminished the nation’s ability" to counter disinformation and support democracy abroad. www.stateoig.gov/report/aud-a... 318078
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 132119753108
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/09/2026Americans have paid $74.4 Billion more on gasoline & $47.5 Billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. $122 Billion of disposable income gone up in smoke because elected Republicans refuse to say "no" to Trump. 18532186
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026😕 2512199499
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 29/09/2026Republicans keep bringing Jack Smith back to tell the truth to them, for some reason. Masochists. 321405264
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Trump: "You got me for nothing. I don't take my salary." (Trump has made billions in crypto schemes while president) 2491622377
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialquaithe of the shadow asshai @clarkconquers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Unreal 1929651
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Genuinely thought this was a one-and-done thing and he’d moved on so everyone would forget he said it 2942371
Reposted by @bjttene.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.👇 884262048968
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology" 20871021503
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. HAHAHAHAHAH. Eric Schmitt just accused Jack Smith of lying about going to an Atlanta Hawk's basketball game. Smith went to see the Iowa Hawkeyes. 31159661094
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Oliver: “The Times had a panel this week of Trump voters who were undecided in this race, and when they were asked to describe Paxton, their answers were: Crook, criminal crook, crooked, bad, amoral, disgusting, morally corrupt, disgusting, corrupt, and womanizer crook.” 621100378
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026democrats-appropriations.house.govTop Appropriators Demand White House Immediately Take Taxpayer-Funded Ad Celebrating Trump Off the AirRepresentative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member; Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD-0... 100
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026citizen.orgNew FCC and FTC Complaint Demands Broadcasters Cease Airing Trump’s Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Ads - Public CitizenWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the appearance of a second television ad boosting the image of President Donald Trump and paid for by… 000
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“As recently as last year, it was rare for judges to order SIJ recipients deported. They understood that the program offered a path to eventual permanent residency and generally gave applicants time for that process to play out.”nysfocus.comThese Young New Yorkers, Once Safe, Now Face DeportationYoung immigrants in New York with Special Immigrant Juvenile status expected permanent residency. Under Trump, many now face deportation. 010
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 26/09/2026TUNE IN OCT. 3: MS NOW serves as the exclusive livestream destination for Power to the People. The sold-out festival features performances by Foo Fighters, Joan Baez, Bruce Springsteen and more. Visit ms.now/powertothepeople & hit “notify me” to set up a reminder!ms.nowMS NOW LIVE EXCLUSIVE: "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" with Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Tom Morello and more!MS NOW is the EXCLUSIVE streamer for “Power To The People” - a cele... 29734
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 27/09/2026We had a great time at our live event: Together in Texas! 🤠 #texas 1327544
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMS NOW @ms.now · 29/09/2026SOON: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies to the Senate on his investigations into President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his alleged mishandling of classified documents. FOLLOW ALONG HERE: www.ms.now/liveblog/jac... WATCH HERE: youtube.com/live/H69_OqF...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith testifies before Senate committeeYouTube video by MS NOW 45389159
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mike Johnson thinks denying health care to the poor is a "program integrity measure." Kicking Johnson out of the speaker's chair would be my idea of a program integrity measure. 1419151
bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“The former Trump prosecutor is defying threats from the president and standing up for the rule of law.” -Miles Tayloropen.substack.comJack Smith is what courage looks like. Today he walks into the lion’s den for all of us.The former Trump prosecutor is defying threats from the president and standing up for the rule of law. 000
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialUS Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal @us-political-news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump relishes showing Xi his Marine One chopper and new White House helipad President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House to China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday ...abcnews.comTrump relishes showing Xi his Marine One chopper and new White House helipadPresident Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House to China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday 542
Reposted by @bjttene.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day. 734102723391