Reposted by Brandon Mghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 12hlast time I tooled around on a brand new X account it took me less than a minute to hit a high-octane slur, but I thought, hey, maybe John’s right and it’s changed. had a stopwatch going this time, 73 seconds 3166464
Reposted by Brandon MProPublica @propublica.org · 12hAs the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. We’re showing you every incident we’ve confirmed — along with the receipts: propub.li/3TBuddL 9784453
Reposted by Brandon MJustin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social · 19hIf you’re trying to find a way to deal with election anxiety, the best antidote to doomerism is getting informed. And this @boltsmag.org guide is still the best information out there:boltsmag.orgYour Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - BoltsCongressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo... 19041
Reposted by Brandon MThe Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 13hA developer wants a road through Yosemite for an 83-acre parcel. If your member thinks that is fine, make them say so. The letter is already written.actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite GiveawayContact Congress today! 04526
Reposted by Brandon MBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14hSteve Bannon issues warning to voters if they vote for Democrats in the midterms: “I think you’ll see Bobby Kennedy impeached, I’ll think you see Pete Hegseth impeached. I think you’ll see subpoenas flying every day. They will look to destroy Trump, and we’ll be bogged down for two years.” 6932217313
Reposted by Brandon MKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14hI'm not a lawyer, but can the Talarico campaign sue these assholes for defamation? Or is the fact that he's a public figure spare them? 62728122
Reposted by Brandon MTodd Achilles | Achilles for Idaho @achillesid.bsky.social · 14h4 Republicans and 3 Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told the President that importing Russian diesel violates a law even Jim Risch voted for in 2022. Why isn’t Risch, the chair, on the statement? Is he losing control of his committee, or waiting to see what benefits him most? 43914
Reposted by Brandon MScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14hIn other words, the US doesn't need Russian diesel. Indeed, the US never needed Russian diesel. 21381168
Reposted by Brandon MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14hAnnie Andrews: "[Darline Graham] has had the option to vote to stop the war three times, but she continues to vote to continue it…I don't know how you can stand on this stage and say you want to get out of the war when you are the one with the power to vote to end the war." 201009234
Reposted by Brandon MScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14hKeep your eye on this: one week later and Russia has still failed to answer the most basic questions about the research scientist at a biological weapons laboratory who died following the release of the plague virus. This does not bode well.apnews.comMystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseasesThe World Health Organization says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a Russian lab focused on plague and other illnesses. 28640
Reposted by Brandon MCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14hUS 10-year Treasury yields risk hitting 6% for first time since 2000, Pimco says www.ft.com/content/a752...ft.comUS 10-year Treasury yields risk hitting 6% for first time since 2000, Pimco saysBond giant’s investment chief warns that further sharp rise in borrowing costs is ‘feasible’ as market participants are forced to unwind losing bets 1121961
Reposted by Brandon MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23hAn apt and evocative neologism from @amandacarpenter.bsky.social: ‘Neporuption’ -- when the fathers wield the power, and the sons cash in. www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...thebulwark.comWelcome to the ‘Neporuption’The fathers wield the power. The sons cash in. 8356104
Reposted by Brandon MDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14hThis is the first Fox News coverage of Guilfoyle, coming this evening, and only arriving after other outlets have reported that Trump is considering firing her (indicating she is now fair game for Fox). www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...foxnews.comTrump and Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle as misconduct and donor bailout allegations mountKimberly Guilfoyle faces mounting allegations in Greece as JD Vance and Marco Rubio weigh in on the embattled ambassador's growing controversies. 2442587
Reposted by Brandon MDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14hWas just on Threads and this was my "For you" algorithm when I posted a comment debunking the story. Say what you will about BlueSky being a bubble, but its not designed to enrage and deceive its users 521100144
Reposted by Brandon MSean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 14hJames Talarico tackles GOP conspiracies on his flu absence. The Democratic Senate nominee told MS NOW he is fine and demanded “proof of spine” from GOP rival Ken Paxton. www.ms.now/news/james-t...ms.now‘Silly season’: James Talarico tackles GOP conspiracies on his flu absenceThe Democratic Senate nominee told MS NOW he is fine and demanded “proof of spine” from GOP rival Ken Paxton. 0161
Reposted by Brandon MSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19h(🔓) PROOF UNLOCKED: PROOF is now *unlocking* this major breaking news, because bots are swarming online lying about its contents. Here’s the truth, fully sourced: Trump agents working for Israel are covering up murders of Americans—and Trump refuses to stop this wartime Treason. Please SHARE this.sethabramson.substack.com2026’s October Surprise Has Arrived—and It’s a Treason Conspiracy Involving Trump and IsraelOn both sides of the partisan divide, voters are angrier about the Iran War than anything—as reporting suggests Israel forced us into it. Now the issue is about to become a political atomic bomb. 10485284
Reposted by Brandon MBenjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org · 17hThe factcheck from Washington: All true 511447
Reposted by Brandon MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026Harvie: "Brian Fitzpatrick is slandering me, he's defaming me, he wants to lie about my record because he doesn't want to talk about his…He doesn't wanna talk about his multiple votes to keep the Epstein files secret…He doesn't want to talk about his votes to support the tariffs or the war in Iran." 129174
Reposted by Brandon MRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: The Pentagon has raised the official U.S. troop death toll from the war with Iran to 21, adding two previously unreported noncombat deaths. A total of 865 U.S. service members have been wounded. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comPentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21The Post exclusively reported last month that the number of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database. 1726491
Reposted by Brandon MProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026The Defense Department first awarded the consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal a $67 million deal shortly after George Kollitides started at the Pentagon. Then came a bigger, no-bid contract for the firm: $281 million working with Kollitides’ office.propublica.orgThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department OfficialThe top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a... 28711369
Reposted by Brandon MAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused 1492023631
Reposted by Brandon MDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This should be the lead story with a screaming headline on every news website: “Trump sides with Putin in Ukraine war.” “After a long, friendly chat during which Putin offered Trump a political lifeline, Trump called for Ukraine to surrender.” 10412182
Reposted by Brandon MScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026So it looks like Trump and Putin struck their diesel deal two weeks ago and waited until Putin's birthday to announce it. Which is important information to consider when trying to understand the true nature of their relationship. bsky.app/profile/chad... 28208115
Reposted by Brandon MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/10/2026"Ten years ago, we heard the most damning recording in modern politics, and then quickly discovered that 'damning' no longer meant 'disqualifying.'" ICYMI @ilyseh.bsky.social:lnk.thebulwark.com10 Years After the ‘Access Hollywood’ TapeIn retrospect, it marked the end of the gender politics debate. 812139
Reposted by Brandon MOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is so sick. So a Russian blood diesel vessel is on its way to NC set to arrive tomorrow. It left St Petersburg on Sept 22nd. This Trump-Putin plan has been in the works for weeks can’t picture what allies America will have left after this 28335521635
Reposted by Brandon Memptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The ship of diesel Putin sent Trump left on September 22. September 23 is when Trump's invite to G-20 was announced. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf clubInvitation announced by Marco Rubio is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries 58823422
Reposted by Brandon MThe UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net · 10/10/2026A Former Right-Winger’s Guide on How to Defeat Her Old Side Democrats will ignore Sarah Longwell’s communication advice at their peril By Paul Crider www.theunpopulist.net/p/a-former-ri…theunpopulist.netA Former Right-Winger’s Guide on How to Defeat Her Old SideDemocrats will ignore Sarah Longwell’s communication advice at their peril 073
Reposted by Brandon MKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“With Don Jr.’s new leadership role, 1789 Capital has developed an uncanny ability to identify companies that are about to receive massive influxes of cash from the Trump Administration or to benefit from significant changes in federal policies and regulations.” 515564
Reposted by Brandon MBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 09/10/2026the claim that a bill forcefully backed by the Trump White House, the American Petroleum Institute, and Koch Industries is "clearly a net positive for the climate" is, and I believe this is the technical term, utter horseshit. #BAAJA 24812
Reposted by Brandon MAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026History is repeating itself. Under Trump, the US has fallen from a Republic to an imperium in which the masses are kept entertained. Like the circuses of Ancient Rome, Trump provided carnival entertanment with his rallies. Now they are progressing to public executions as entertainment.theguardian.comPentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedNidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December 53364143
Reposted by Brandon MHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/10/20267 shots fired. 4 pm in afternoon. At a car with 5-year old in it. Can’t use deadly force except in response to imminent threat of death of serious bodily injury. As in, from what we know, a blatantly illegal shooting. That’s without regard to victim’s criminal record. 7 Shots Fired. 25963332
Reposted by Brandon MRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️ 15459341572
Reposted by Brandon MPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bit more niche but also you don't need to be sworn in by the speaker *at all* after an election. You do if you are elected mid-session (by house rules) but immediately after the election you are sworn by the speaker elect by convention, not by requirement 1075785
Reposted by Brandon MThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026"That’s her value proposition: Mainers should want a senator who votes against Trump as often as possible—so long as she doesn’t stop Trump from doing any of the things he wants."lnk.thebulwark.comSusan Collins Is the Living WorstThe most despicable Republican is actually the “reasonable” Republican. 517433
Reposted by Brandon MKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 11517291000
Reposted by Brandon MCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday .. @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 1181544686
Reposted by Brandon MTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 6223171701
Reposted by Brandon MOlivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 06/10/2026Bedrooms. Marble showers. A bar. DHS spent hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars on planes under Kristi Noem, bypassing competition because the need was supposedly “urgent.” Most of the planes then largely sat idle. What happened to rooting out waste and fraud? 1227467
Reposted by Brandon MProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026“THIS IS THE TEXTBOOK DEFINITION ON LOANSHARKING,” wrote one consumer about a tribal loan company. A federal database used to publicly display such complaints, and they’ve helped inform several ProPublica stories. Now the narratives aren’t public.propublica.orgThe Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly MoveDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu... 3385179
Reposted by Brandon MCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 05/10/2026Point of information: The Republican Party has already spent far more on protecting a single U.S. Senate seat in Texas than the TOTAL cost of the 2000 Presidential election for BOTH Al Gore and George W. Bush COMBINED. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 918675
Reposted by Brandon MMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48365813761
Reposted by Brandon MBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go! 14779196
Reposted by Brandon MLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 02/10/2026In a world that is constantly changing, Lawfare is a reliable nonpartisan resource to keep you informed about the complex national security, legal, and policy considerations we face. This work is made possible through the generosity of our supporters. www.lawfaremedia.org/about/supportlawfaremedia.orgSupport Lawfare 0188