Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...abcnews.comCornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent reviewCornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases. 28958981398 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21952232303 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 07/10/2026Billionaires are fleeing California. The tax agency is preparing to chase them. politi.co/3VVX39jpolitico.comBillionaires are fleeing California. The tax agency is preparing to chase them. politi.co/3VVX39jBillionaires are fleeing California. The tax agency is preparing to chase them. politi.co/3VVX39j 259014 0
bpsams83.bsky.social @bpsams83.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Small amount of tax results in billionaire flight…. Shows their greed 000 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 24/09/2026The world wants to secure AI. It may have to try without the US.dlvr.itThe world wants to secure AI. It may have to try without the US.Proposals for global AI protections and guardrails abound this week at the U.N. General Assembly, but they can’t do much without the U.S. on board. 54214 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 24/09/2026Judge throws out Trump lawsuit over wayward 2024 poll in Iowadlvr.itJudge throws out Trump lawsuit over wayward 2024 poll in IowaThe president vows an appeal as the drive to seek damages for state survey flounders in courts. 310229 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 23/09/2026According to our latest poll, just a quarter of American respondents said Trump was right to impose new tariffs on Canada last month – while nearly three quarters of Canadians backed Carney’s decision to retaliate.👇 🔗 politi.co/4h9T0yw 67920 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comHe worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort. 162101573379 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 16/09/2026Poll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanitydlvr.itPoll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanityA new POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor pausing the development of more advanced AI models, and 63 percent say the technology poses at least a moderate risk of destroying humanity. 10369 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does. 271113853525 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026abcnews.com/Health/famil...abcnews.comFamily of Texas pregnant woman who died sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleges denied abortion led to deathThe family of a pregnant woman who died sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others on Tuesday, claiming she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life. 722772800 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026OOF -- Enten details how Trump went from +2 on Russia-Ukraine in 2024 to -33 (!) now, and how Zelenskyy polls among Americans at +13 compared to Trump's -18 (in other words, Zelenskyy is 31 points more popular in America than Trump!) 1263418911 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 16/09/2026'We absolutely can’t surrender,' Guthrie says of AI race with Chinadlvr.it'We absolutely can’t surrender,' Guthrie says of AI race with ChinaThe House Energy and Commerce chair warned against adopting European-style regulations that would hinder the tech industry. 13112 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialSenator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 04/09/2026Two years ago today, an unspeakable tragedy struck Apalachee High School. I’m thinking of the victims, their families, and the entire Apalachee community as we remember the four souls we lost. I will never stop working to end gun violence and make our schools and communities safe for every child. 27419 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026At "Rally for Democracy" protest in Mount Kisco New York, Aug 22 2026: 7248351036 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 23/08/2026Wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuationsdlvr.itWildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations“Please get out if you can right now,” the sheriff said. 25728 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I wonder if there's ever been a political movement before that claimed that immigrants were all carriers of diseases and therefore needed to be removed from society? Eh, it was probably a really positive movement, not one associated with evil in any way 1803829865 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialJoy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Keep slugging, freedom and justice fans! 831174 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 24/08/2026Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ momentdlvr.itData centers’ ‘oh s--t’ momentSome industry leaders fear voter backlash is turning into a lasting political crisis. 65216 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026TONIGHT: Sarah Blaskey, investigative reporter for The Washington Post, talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.washingtonpost.comTrump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House constructionThe price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it. 2516360 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026ICE keeps racking up losses at the appeals courts on mandatory detentiondlvr.itICE keeps racking up losses at the appeals courts on mandatory detentionA 7th appeals court ruled against the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. 710622 0
bpsams83.bsky.social @bpsams83.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Please stop this illegally detention of citizens and legal immigrants!! 000 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Phang: What I want is the DOJ to follow the law. And what we have seen time and time again is this act of concealment and cover up by this DOJ to not release this information. I also want the files that Todd Blanche continues to sit on. 7541261126 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026The Trump administration is reducing legal pathways for immigrant kids to stay in the USdlvr.itThe Trump administration is reducing legal pathways for immigrant kids to stay in the USA flurry of Justice Department rulings are starting to impact the deportation proceedings of thousands of children. 72717 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So thrilled to learn that our podcast Burn Order has won an Edward R. Murrow award! Thank you to the Radio Television Digital News Association @rtdna.bsky.social If you haven't listened to Burn Order yet, you can listen for free here, get transcripts of episodes, etc: www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... 1803076564 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026Russell Fry backs Darline Graham for Senate in South Carolinadlvr.itRussell Fry backs Darline Graham for Senate in South CarolinaGraham and Rep. Ralph Norman are racing to win influential endorsements from powerbrokers across the state ahead of the Aug. 25 GOP runoff. 655 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026Republicans think they’ve found a winning message in some battleground races: calling their opponents vegans. “There’s a masculinity aspect: Being a vegan is viewed as soft,” said one GOP strategist.politico.comRepublicans are attacking Democrats as vegans on the campaign trailIn a number of key battlegrounds, Republicans think they've found a potent culture-war issue. 249513173 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026American missionary abducted in Niger returned to US custodydlvr.itAmerican missionary abducted in Niger returned to US custodyRideout was kidnapped back in October from outside his home in the West African country. 4227 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026BBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suitdlvr.itBBC seeks to subpoena Trump family members in defamation suitThe British broadcaster says Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have relevant knowledge about the president’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021. 815246 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firmdlvr.itTrump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firmThe decision would give new powers and federal credibility to a venture in which the president and his family retain a substantial financial interest. 206338 0
Reposted by @bpsams83.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 14/08/2026Trump has a plan to break China’s mineral grip. It needs workers first.dlvr.itTrump has a plan to break China’s mineral grip. It needs workers first.A White House spending pledge is no "quick fix" in reviving a worker-starved sector that’s key to challenging China’s global monopoly on critical minerals 18137 0
bpsams83.bsky.social @bpsams83.bsky.social · 14/08/2026They just look for the grift they can get into!! 000 0