Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/08/2025No wonder he had to join ICE. 48549151611
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 11/08/2025FBI agents are not trained to patrol streets. And every agent that is assigned to do that is NOT investigating: *foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets *foreign and domestic terrorist threats *crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others) Do you feel safer? 455121523635
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialDL JD’88 @devonl88.bsky.social · 11/08/2025#homes not #ballroom 23415
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie 1106301736565
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Exactly 231081189
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Oh, okay. Pam Bondi just fired the Epstein and Maxwell prosecutor, Maureen Comey. That'll kill the conspiracy theories. 627154783718
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/07/2025With all eyes have been on the Epstein debacle, Trump quietly returned 2000 troops to the California National Guard from federalized duty. Trump’s efforts to politicize the military are a significant challenge to our democracy. He can’t be permitted to do it. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comWhy We Don't Politicize the MilitaryWhen I started working on this piece, it was in the context of Trump‘s announced decision to bring the National Guard and the Marines into Los Angeles to quell protests against ICE. 732556706
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...nytimes.comTrump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response 010
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 06/07/2025As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...nytimes.comAs Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas 020
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialFight 4 Democracy Continues @politically.bsky.social · 27/06/2025You don't cut over a billion dollars from food assistance and be for bringing healthy foods back in America. 445980
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Justice Jackson did not come to play today (Birthright citizenship/nationwide injunctions) 15455321642
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/06/2025A question every reporter should be asking Trump and Republicans: If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon? 20859301434
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialMickey Glick @mickeyglick.bsky.social · 21/06/2025I'm not a lawyer so please correct my flawed logic here. If "We the People" only refers to white folks because that's what the framers intended, why wouldn't 2A apply only to muskets rather than AK-47s? 1566
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAlex Padilla @alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social · 13/06/2025I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country. Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest. Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org 273118293225
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Put this on a billboard. 98110492811
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialPaul Flahive @paulflahive.bsky.social · 12/06/2025This is pretty incredible 5374137
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialPlant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Hypocrisy! 18330171047
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 11/06/2025 413203586476
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/06/2025Reporter to Leavitt: "I'm struck that the president has not at any point said 'the most important thing is to protect the 1st Amendment rights of peaceful protesters' ... why is he not out saying, 'all peaceful protesters will be protected?'" 1572145343380
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis. 14113499612279
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025January Trump approval on the economy: plus +8.24 points Today Trump approval on the economy: minus -15.75 January Trump approval on inflation: plus +1.99 Today Trump approval on inflation: minus -22.24 So clearly it's time to deploy the Marines in L.A.? www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...newsweek.comDonald Trump finds his approval rating sinking once morePollster G. Elliott Morris' tracker shows that on the issue of the economy, Trump's approval rating is underwater by 15.75 points. 47385522925
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Why does McEnroe have to talk after every point? #FrenchOpen 000
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Statement from Gavin Newsom: “The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.” 1613176866
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/06/2025apnews.com/article/publ... 802097846
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 03/06/2025#Max Loving #FrenchOpen #RolandGarros Multiview. I’m enjoying watching doubles and singles at the same time. 000
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 14/05/2025@tennischannel.bsky.social Bravo for showing women’s doubles! #CocoGauff 000
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Someone tell the NY Times that Hillary is accepting a plane from Qatar. Then maybe they’ll stop being pussies and start covering it for the corruption that it is. 372170324331
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/05/2025Uh oh, JD Vance. 1513113480
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Trump has now elected liberals in Canada, Australia, and the Vatican 323127202154
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Something tells me this isn’t going to go very well for Generalissimo Donaldo. 2061134213
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 01/05/2025I’m so confused by the folks who said that raising the minimum wage would increase the price of every day goods while also being okay with tariffs raising the price of every day goods… I reckon they are okay paying higher prices as long as it doesn’t help anyone making a minimum wage. 651201494676
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social. 186130393886
brettaronow.bsky.social @brettaronow.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Please explain how these two headlines aren’t completely contradictory. I’m in for ridding children and adults intake of toxic chemicals. 010
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.usatoday.comGay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's reportNow a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador. 537174408098
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." 129110622322
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJef with one f @monhegan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Trump hammers Lesotho with tariffs, then Musk shows up with a Starlink deal offering zero local ownership. Now US pressure’s being used to shove it through. It’s blatant exploitation—two billionaires using a trade crisis to tighten their grip on a country that owes them nothing.groundup.org.zaLesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licencePrime Minister says his government is removing obstacles to US investment, including Starlink, in the wake of the tariff hike 33719
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialMarten Mickos @martenmickos.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Brilliant economic analysis by Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com 4253681267
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 31/03/2025"What happens to health research when ‘women’ is a banned word? Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender." 19thnews.org/2025/03/wome... 🧪19thnews.orgWhat happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender. 02714
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/03/2025it is BUCK WILD that they are just texting this shit to each other 1520422788487
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialnatureofthesouth.bsky.social @natureofthesouth.bsky.social · 26/03/2025When humor comes too close to the truth, you know you’re tuned into the latest missteps of the Trump regime. 061
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/03/2025"The drastic action is a departure from the way Congress has handled D.C.'s budget for two decades... "The situation appears to have no modern precedent, and House leadership has provided little explanation for why it is happening..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comHouse votes for $1 billion in D.C. cuts while seeking to avert shutdownIt is unclear what additional avenues remain for D.C. to advocate for a reversal of the cuts as the bill heads to the Senate. 23430011088
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121 25515379118596
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2025Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic." 735346479646
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialjf2u.bsky.social @jf2u.bsky.social · 11/03/2025If there is so much "waste, fraud, and abuse" as Musk/Trump claim, you'd think they'd want to keep the records to prove it. 2685
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 11/03/2025DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION: My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then, "Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break." 669139876618
Reposted by @brettaronow.bsky.socialKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Epic idea 532416057122
