Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years. 27549821856
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The numbers are definitely small but it matters. We need to fix this healthcare crisis in America. We should require every elected official to spend a week in the ED of an urban or rural underserved space. #healthcareforall themainemonitor.org/half-nurses-...themainemonitor.orgHalf of emergency room nurses in northern Maine hospital quitIn addition to losing six nurses in four months, the emergency department no longer has a designated person to check in patients at night, nurses said. 021
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My friend who works in a local hospital system told me about the cases of Covid that he saw recently so I went ahead and got my #Covid and #Flu Vaccines today because #vaccinessavelives 010
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A win! A federal judge in Georgia today dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted copies of the state’s voter registration list.democracydocket.comDOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rollsThe judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll. 4851131135
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Everyday it seems this guy and his administration wants us to take leaps backwards. I prefer progress. #gifted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 010
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026On September 9 or 10, someone staged this protest at the Dallas Fort Worth airport ahead of the GOP midterm convention. Does anyone know which organization was behind it? We would love to speak with them. Please share widely! 522560973
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.” 667259155987
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Gifted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...nytimes.comTrump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion. 000
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant. 258164335556
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They all knew ahead of time who he is... 6271638710352
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialWear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dave Matthews from the Dave Matthew's Band holds two signs during his concert reading “stop killing children” and “stop the genocide” in solidarity with Palestine 17291142238
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 20/09/2026 014952
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Cool. I demand that we have a thoughtful evidenced based approach to the hormonal challenges that every single woman experiences. #lowT or is it low ability? #hegseth #malefragility 001
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/09/2026This pretty much captures our insane reality 🏆 No notes. 23042201769
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 746276618825
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I know this won’t happen, but the entire WH press corps should walk out. Trump craves attention and is obsessed with his coverage. Not covering his Oval Office Lie Sessions would hurt him more than just about anything. 80571481795
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just a random reminder that it's a moral outrage we're the only industrialized country without paid family and medical leave. 15769452007
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026… 336229948046
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#Measles 6th case this year in #Maine Gifted www.pressherald.com?p=7723597&uu...pressherald.comMaine CDC reports measles case in unvaccinated Somerset County adultPeople who were at MaineGeneral Express Care in Waterville on the morning of Sept. 12 were potentially exposed to the virus. 011
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialMaine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 15/09/20269/15 Maine Senator Susan Collins casts another tie-breaking vote to advance another anti-abortion federal judge nominee; final confirmation is expected late Tuesday morning #maine #MEpolitics 8264125
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Apparently it is of no concern to any Republicans that Trump and Bessent are taking in billions of dollars from plundered Venezuelan oil and nobody knows where the money is, where is has been going, if anyone is getting proceeds, with no accounting of any of it made available. 24959752128
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Oh. My. Goodness. Can they put this on billboards ALL OVER TEXAS? Because they should know, before casting their votes, that Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott spent the past decade letting China buy up 162,000 acres of Texas soil. Seems important.🚨 5821461022
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialDcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This story is going to GROW..I hope 'It's unsustainable': Doctors abandon posts in first-ever US hospital walkout www.rawstory.com/hospital-str...rawstory.com'It's unsustainable': Doctors abandon posts in first-ever US hospital walkoutNearly 150 unionized doctors at two Twin Cities area hospitals began a four-day strike on Monday in what’s believed to be the first walkout by private-sector hospital doctors in U.S. history.Doctors c... 16444209
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And yesterday Trump demanded that Ukraine stop bombing Russian refineries. 1652504995
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Gifted. The most positive story of the day. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...nytimes.comLive Updates: Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Restrictions on Mail Voting (Gift Article)The ruling blocks the Trump administration from dramatically changing how Americans vote by mail in the midterm elections. 010
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A capable president would move swiftly to secure and reassure the American people, rush inspectors into frontier labs, fortify the nation against bioterrorism, demand legislation from Congress, and lead the world toward an AI treaty. But President Trump is compromised. 31731241
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I feel so badly about the world we are leaving our children #Gifted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 000
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 14/09/2026Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, up 60% from just five years ago. to.pbs.org/4wnlIAeto.pbs.orgCredit card debt surges in U.S. as high interest rates make it harder to pay offAmericans owe more than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, up 60% from just five years ago. Meanwhile, higher interest rates make debt even more difficult to pay off, a downward spiral causing cr... 1310552
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“There are times when party loyalty demands too much, and this is one of those times.” 🇺🇸 🫡 A Formerly elected TEXAS REPUBLICAN Backs @jamestalarico.bsky.social over Corrupt Ken Paxton. (Refreshing — especially as Trump has MAGA pledging allegiance to himself rather than the country) 13902261
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#maine has lost 12 birthing units since 2015 We must invest in our healthcare system #hewlthcareforall 010
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 12/09/2026abcnews.com/US/man-arres...abcnews.comMan arrested in death of woman found hanging from tree in MississippiTasia Fortune, a mother of four, was found dead "in a hanging position" on a tree behind a vacant home in Jackson on Aug. 3, police said. 000
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 11/09/2026No words Gifted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...nytimes.comAnthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons (Gift Article)In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work. 022
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialBruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026He's now resorting to trying to buy the election. Federal law makes it unlawful to knowingly and willfully pay, offer to pay, or accept payment for registering to vote or for voting. (52 U.S.C. §10307(c).) Any type of incentive is considered “payment.” 175098283848
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 09/09/2026sciencebasedmedicine.orgDr. Jay Bhattacharya on Measles: “I Think I’ve Done My Best.”As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”. 6285148
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowJudge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AIThe Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing. 24543241845
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New Gallup polling finds that 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and 56 million Americans would join a union tomrorow if they could. We are witnessing a historic rebirth of worker power. If you want a better life for you and your children, join or support a union.epi.orgUnions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they couldNew Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represente... 302115453677
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026BREAKING: Trump Cheers German Neo-Nazi Party Wins 52510212
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I feel bad for this jerk's trans kid. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comMusk Targets Transgender Issues in Key Midterm Senate Races (Gift Article)A political group for the world’s richest man, who is ramping up a midterm spending blitz, began running attack ads against Democrats in Texas, Ohio and Iowa. 010
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/09/2026Later this week, the Senate could vote on a bill that would turbocharge Trump’s corruption. Republicans only need to peel off a handful of Democrats to pass this crypto legislation, so our senators need to hear from us. Send an email and demand that your senators vote NO on the CLARITY Act.act.indivisible.orgUrge Your Senators to Oppose and Stop Trump's Crypto CorruptionLast year, the House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633), a bill disguised as “crypto regulation” that actually serves the billionaires and bad actors at the center of today’s crypto chaos. This bill d... 13383248
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I feel like I learned about this in civics. #fascism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...nytimes.comPentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt (Gift Article)The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran. 000
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Thank you #Ms #RIP Gifted Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 011
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined. 34895884680
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialGay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It's so fucked up that psychology classified queerness as various kinds of mental illnesses with no supporting empirical evidence for decades, but has never considered hoarding extreme amounts of wealth as at least a *potential* symptom of mental illness. Especially given [gestures broadly]. 581543306
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…nbcnews.comICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operationsThe doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that 922118924659
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities. 26263763320
bpattonpac.bsky.social @bpattonpac.bsky.social · 01/09/2026There is no good news in law or medicine today. #medsky #Maha #maga #whitehouserenovations #judgeroberts 000
Reposted by @bpattonpac.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026John Roberts himself pointed out that the ballroom is ILLEGAL, & he joined the three liberals in dissent The Chief Justice of the United States is telling you Trump broke the law & the five in the majority just didn't want to admit it I broke down today's ruling w/ @ahylton26.bsky.social 👇 831371548