Reposted by Blair Forlaw50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3hThis National Voter Education Week, let’s make these midterms too big to rig together! Text at least three of your friends to make a plan to vote, and make sure you’re registered and ready to vote at nationalvotereducationweek.org 37835
Reposted by Blair ForlawCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 13hThe best way to be sure your vote counts is to vote early and in person. www.vote.org 35627362
Reposted by Blair ForlawRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13hEverything that Trump Touches Dies 621735426
Reposted by Blair ForlawDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We are 30 days from the election ending! Please make sure your voter registration has not been purged and make a plan to vote. Our freedoms and our democracy are counting on us! 46623
Reposted by Blair ForlawIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026Your vote is not small to the people spending millions to make sure you never cast it. They know what happens when working people, young people, women, and every fed-up voter show up together. We flip Congress. They lose control. That’s the whole assignment. #BlueWaveIn30Days 15753289
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sen. Kennedy looked Jack Smith straight in the eye during the recent Senate committee hearing and said "You make me want to vomit in my microphone." Listen to the recording; you will hear it. So why would any reporter (or anyone else) ever ask Kennedy to comment on "character"? 000
Reposted by Blair ForlawPBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/10/2026The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. to.pbs.org/4zgbIuzto.pbs.orgA gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyThis year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate. 27293140
Reposted by Blair ForlawGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is psychosis. The president of the United States is psychotic. Is the media going to start talking about this, or continue to normalize it? 41939431156
Reposted by Blair ForlawChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Cardinal Robert McElroy, less than a mile from the White House on World Day of Migrants: “We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” He told Catholics to fight every dimension of Trump’s war on immigrants. 1129098
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Cheap bribe. Trump thinks the American people are really stupid -- and transactional like he is. That's partly how he's gotten where he is today and hopefully he has run out of luck. 000
Reposted by Blair ForlawEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026Here's a little chart that our graphics team did to help you keep track of the various players. 12234114
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Agree, but we can't take anything for granted. I'm writing 100 postcards to NC voters now, urging them to remember to vote and to remind friends and family to do the same. Spread the word! 110
Reposted by Blair ForlawRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I never thought I’d see the U.S. government try to whitewash Richard Nixon’s crimes & defend his profound abuse of the presidency. But here we are. Crooks protecting crooks.wsj.comExclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw DealA revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly. 41674205
Reposted by Blair ForlawAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The death penalty has no place in any society." 1534869
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So when a sincere person expresses a perspective you don't like, the right response is to walk out on them? Or better yet, sue them? Or maybe threaten them? So much for civil dialogue. 000
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What I can't get over from that clip is the sound of Sen Kennedy's voice, looking Jack Smith straight in the face, saying, "you make me want to vomit in my microphone!" That was one of the most revolting things I've ever heard come out a an elected official's mouth. What is wrong with these people? 010
Reposted by Blair ForlawRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60576662287
Reposted by Blair ForlawACLU @aclu.org · 01/10/2026We are joining the calls for a commutation for Christa so she never experiences this torture again, and we continue asking for the same for Tony Carruthers, who experienced the same suffering and remains at risk of another execution attempt. 324729
Reposted by Blair ForlawLegal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Black Fact: Students may not have been old enough to vote, but they still fought for voting rights. In 1960, college students organized sit-ins with SNCC, helping bring attention to voter registration and the fight for civil rights. Never underestimate the youth. They’ll clap back. 075
Reposted by Blair ForlawAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽 17942333
Reposted by Blair ForlawDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026NEW: A nonpartisan watchdog asked a court to force the Trump administration to hand over records on its claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states. The request comes after Trump alleged that his administration found 278k noncitizens on the rolls.democracydocket.comDHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog saysKey federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in... 6273117
Reposted by Blair ForlawMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Trump promised he would halve energy prices within his first year in office 861209490
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Would love to see someone diagram that sentence. I don't think people even do that anymore, but it would be fun to see it anyway. 000
Reposted by Blair ForlawLM @marylander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith is an American Hero💪 116224
Reposted by Blair ForlawSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just forced a vote on my legislation to get immediate guardrails in place and stop a crisis before it happens – while it was blocked, I remain determined to work with Democrats and Republicans alike on securing strong testing, incident reporting, and safety requirements on AI systems. (2/2) 5585
Reposted by Blair ForlawEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 29/09/2026Trump asserts he has solved the potential threat from AI: Renames AI "superintelligence" Said the accord on superintelligence is “morally binding” “There’s going to be a tremendous self-policing aspect.” Mission accomplished? 136311
Reposted by Blair ForlawJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772053435
Reposted by Blair ForlawRep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 28/09/2026Trump is stealing your taxpayer dollars to pay for campaign ads. It’s illegal, shameful, and wrong. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... 1816965
Reposted by Blair ForlawRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 2131480664
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Someone should make a Bingo game to help us watch out for these points. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 000
Reposted by Blair ForlawAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive" 33951631078
Reposted by Blair ForlawMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 831575438
Reposted by Blair ForlawRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office? 30164341724
Reposted by Blair ForlawThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Fuel prices are surging. Trump’s Iran war has spread to Yemen and the Red Sea. Russia is engaging in so-called gray-zone attacks in Europe,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Yet for many of these problems, the United Nations is becoming almost irrelevant.”nyti.msOpinion | The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges. 125418
Reposted by Blair ForlawChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NEW: Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with an estimated 800,000 people in Paris on Saturday. At a migrant house before Mass , he said the history of humanity “is not written by those who give the impression of winning by imposing themselves and ‘dominating the room,’ but by those who ‘make room.’”thelettersfromleo.comDrawing 800,000 in Paris, Pope Leo XIV Calls on the Church to “Make Room” for Migrants and the Poor“No one is so poor as to have nothing to give.” Before Mass, the pope sat with migrants and told catechists to respect each person’s pace. Six altar servers with Down syndrome served his Mass. 310636
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Not yet clear about how unregulated AI can kill billions of people? Read this! Speak up! wapo.st/4yWadkRwapo.stU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 000
Reposted by Blair ForlawLegal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Learn more here: www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...naacpldf.orgLDF Decries U.S. Department of Justice Dismissal of Over Fifty Federal School Desegregation CasesYesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a misleading announcement, claiming that it had “ended” more than 50 federal school desegregation cases. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) decried the... 033
Blair Forlaw @blairforlaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And on Sunday, these public servants ask "what would Jesus do?" and then on Monday they go back to this. The hypocrisy is astounding. The cruelty cannot be named. 110
Reposted by Blair ForlawAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DHS used a hastily-built "citizenship verification tool" to declare that over 14,000 Nevada voters are not citizens. Later, they revised that down to 185. This week, Nevada announced that they had contacted every person flagged by DHS and proved that they are ALL citizens. That's a 100% error rate. 1221999
Reposted by Blair ForlawCommon Cause @commoncause.org · 25/09/2026The Supreme Court allowed the use of the flawed SAVE system, but mass voter purges before an election remain illegal. If officials try to disenfranchise voters, Common Cause will take them to court. 🗳️ Check your registration & save 866-OUR-VOTE for assistance.commoncause.orgFollowing SCOTUS Ruling, Common Cause Vows Immediate Legal Action Against Any Attempts to Disenfranchise Voters Using Flawed SystemThe flawed DHS system has always been part of the Trump administration's campaign to interfere in our elections. 34225
Reposted by Blair Forlaw🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 122123465253
Reposted by Blair ForlawDavid Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 25/09/2026If the ballroom construction is such a sensitive national security matter, why is Trump inviting the Chinese delegation on a tour??? 1053246784