Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 3hMy latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...thebulwark.comPete Hegseth Made Six Big Announcements. I Have Lots of Questions.Like: Who? And: Why? Among others. 210732
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialbobshaw-28.bsky.social @bobshaw-28.bsky.social · 17hFor U.S. Senate, Texans deserve Talarico's service over Paxton's self-interest www.statesman.com/opinion/edit...statesman.comWe'll take Talarico's service over Paxton's self-interest | EndorsementThe next U.S. senator should focus on Texans’ needs. Rep. James Talarico understands that charge; Attorney General Ken Paxton has repeatedly failed it, the Editorial Board writes. 371774470
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10hAbdul El-Sayed on Fox News: "I think about MLK. He said this thing I always think about -- 'If your coalition is not uncomfortable, it's not big enough.' A lot of people wonder why I'm having this conversation with you. It's because there are people out there who I want to have a conversation with." 16471361663
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1300194986860
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 04/10/2026For the last two days, I’ve been inside the Christian nationalist “Holy Wars” conference - with access I never imagined possible. I am still processing everything I’ve experienced. More soon at ConfrontTheHate.com. Subscribe now! 2036384
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.social✨ˢᵗᵒⁿᵉᵈ // STAR WARS✨ @stonedstarwars.com · 03/10/2026“Andor” creator Tony Gilroy says it’s “tragic” that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is threatening to “destroy the architecture” of Hollywood “in the name of venture capital”. Disney are looking like the most creative of the corporations. Skydance is the shit-hole studio run by the real shitheads.wp.meTony Gilroy Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Destroy’ a ‘Healthy and Beautiful Business’ in ‘The Name of Venture Capital’: ‘It’s Tragic’Tony Gilroy says the impending merger threatens to dismantle the very “healthy and beautiful business” he has worked in for over three decades 43812221
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 03/10/2026Okay, Dems. Let’s not get cocky. 33172821433
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialEn Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 03/10/2026'Cities never have any money' versus 'we overpay police and don't even notice it'. komonews.com/news/local/c...komonews.comSeattle wants to claw back $13M in overpayments to police officersMore than 900 Seattle police officers are going to have to pay back a combined $13 million after city officials say a payroll error sent extra money to them.VOT 311452
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“.. The cost to insure the debt of both companies against default .. is increasingly moving in lock-step, a sign investors are beginning to treat the two credits as intertwined. “.. You have to consider your total Larry Ellison risk,” Goodman said. $ORCL $PSKY www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 1311508477
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Brilliant. (This treads on a serious issue that can unite all Texans behind @jamestalarico.bsky.social!) 11946361226
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Historians: What the fuck are you talking about, you insane clown?thehill.comGOP lawmaker: Nixon was ‘couped out of office,’ ‘framed’ during WatergateRep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more ab… 3934575879
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yes, the president leaked Tom Cotton's cell phone number, but you should not sign Tom Cotton up for Act Blue donation requests or testosterone pill scams or other things like that, because that would be very funny. 651369263
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKeezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026if you live in seattle you'll notice that virtually every newspaper runs nonstop headlines suggesting that katie wilson is inept, inexperienced, and too mushy feely (girl-coded). i have never in my life seen such overt hit pieces on an elected official in this city, and we've had some bad ones lmao 81097251
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialSickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 04/10/2026lol didn’t see this Gophers friendly fire celebration He kicked his QB in the nuts celebrating 1436145
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hegseth’s push comes as the Trump administration and Republican allies have pursued a series of legal and administrative changes that could make it harder for the same military voters and their families to cast ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comHegseth urges military to vote as Trump administration makes it harder for them to cast ballotsHegseth’s push comes as the Trump administration and Republican allies have pursued a series of legal and administrative changes that could make it harder for the same military voters and their famili... 22785364
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop. 57848523085
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled for the first time that a Flock search was unconstitutional and violated a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Oklahoma cop pulled over a woman and searched her in Flock "because he saw her license plate was from California" www.404media.co/federal-judg...404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 141519489
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMacca @macca-93.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But as Man City keep telling everyone, they're not owned by the UAE & any money from the government is completely out of the goodness of their hearts.... #lufc 17656139
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Been waiting for this lawsuit for a year. 16517127
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 464142522844
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830761176
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMinnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 02/10/2026The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has stopped classifying deputies as “undercover” to shield their body camera footage from the public, following a campaign by public defenders for more than a year and rebukes from at least three judges. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/02/h...minnesotareformer.comHennepin County sheriff drops undercover classification for some task force deputies • Minnesota ReformerThe Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has stopped classifying deputies as “undercover” to shield their body camera footage from the public, following a campaign by public defenders for more than a year... 4301139
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.politico.comWho was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades. 411407678
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There's a new wave of Democratic ads across the country that are somehow brutally partisan and incredibly effective and it's going to take some time for me to get used to this? 1213488732
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialTerndis Shipperound @clearsonnyday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I want to watch an NFL where Colin Kaepernick would have continued playing for a decade after being celebrated as a man of conviction and an NFL that never allowed the likes of Deshaun Watson to suit up again. 1033829530
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible. 577140894855
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 02/10/2026I was pretty cynical about Man City’s financial doping and didn’t like the idea of stripping titles etc, but seeing their utterly shameless response and desperate threats makes me want the book thrown at them. 581131207
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again? 1952702486
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wow, these job numbers are TERRIBLE. Many people are saying we must have an “incompetent” president who is “asleep at the wheel” 29259561590
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialCosyGapko @cosygapko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So UAE threatening the UK by saying investment will be affected in future if Man City charges are upheld…. Basically “let us cheat”. Integrity not a thing then. Laughable, if they’re not expelled then the games done with. 40942212
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialJorge @antartica81.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Totally. Democratically vote this man out. Then indict him and his whole grubby cult. 1311603293
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday. 15271703014
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.forbes.comKushner Rejects CNN Report That His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Private Equity FundKushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies. 1791434976
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997123093
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialPissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🤔... 12260571230
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026The name of the investigation into the fraudulent elector scheme was "Arctic Frost." Arctic Frost is a type of orange. Senator Blackburn accuses Smith of mocking Trump's orange complexion. lol 3042255574
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor) 41797303536
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Greg Bovino is named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the family of Renée Good today.  626148
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream. 1421320590
Reposted by @brettmonnard.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. 27450021858
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All I can think of when I see him is an angry little drunk trying so hard to be tough and strong and masculine. He literally makes me sick to my stomach. 12254694956
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026OMG you have GOT to be kidding me 64035281035
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 65793793982
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve seen friends and even fellow professors saying “well, in her original statement” about the Cornell 7 case. But the truth is that Jane Doe called it rape, then Cornell “condensed” the report, and sent it to the district attorney. Why omit the part where she said she was raped while “condensing”?nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was RapedDocuments obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 613435
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Hill reviewed the texts from which Eric Schmitt invented his conspiracy. They never mentioned the Hawks OR the Hawkeyes. thehill.com/homenews/sen...thehill.comSmith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team namesText messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly a… 68719211
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialJohn Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A Centcom conference to discuss ways to reduce civilian harm in their operations comes shortly after a member of the HASC intervened to stop an Army official from reassigning all remaining staff working on the problem. w/ @malachy.bsky.social & @trbrtc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comMilitary Leaders Will Examine Ways to Limit Civilian Deaths in WarU.S. Central Command will hold a daylong conference at its Tampa headquarters after seven months of war in Iran. 44410
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialInnsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I would say this is the sort of thing a bishop should make a big show of denying communion for like they love to do with pro-choice Democrats but there's no way Knowles takes communion with any regularity 118925
Reposted by @brettmonnard.bsky.socialKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 703026704