Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialSusan Gross @pricklyeater.bsky.social · 5hWow. Just coming right out there and admitting to the world how completely useless they all are. 220211
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialMarket @marketdf.bsky.social · 4hIf AI were a woman's bodily autonomy, they could do it. 051
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 4hRepublicans have a real can't-do spirit. 3936678
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialFred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 4hHegseth, for example, can get a separate murder indictment for each boat strike. We should also encourage other countries to charge them as well where justified, and be open to extradition. 731156
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19hThis is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy. 382313897
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialCLE @leecle.bsky.social · 14hIt is glaringly clear that Jack Smith is a competent & honest man working in service to his country & fellow Americans. It is also just as clear that Republican Senator Schmidt is an incompetent fool & liar working in service to felon President Trump. 742077
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h🔥 @shawnryan762.bsky.social: "Israel is the one thing since 9/11 I've seen EVERYBODY rally around- we're tired of paying for your universal health care, education, missiles, fighting/dying for your wars... We're just a cow pasture full of cattle to send 🇮🇱 tax money + fight their wars." 10266101
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4hThese ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity. 281357398
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4hNomen est omen. "Kremlëv" means "of or pertaining to the Kremlin." And it's not really his name. And that explains what his whole relationship with Trump Jr is really about. It's not that complicated. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... 312650
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h* FRANCE'S MACRON: IF THE BRITISH PM WANTS BRITAIN TO RETURN TO THE EU THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT NEWS AND A GOOD DECISION @reuters.com 351687292
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h36 minutes before the hearing started. 110170781333
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5hThe RNC Chair’s brilliant midterm “Trumpapalooza” convention idea featuring a president with an approval rating in the 30s dragging the party’s candidates down like an anchor. 451169214
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 5hNEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 1651864860
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 6hViruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails reut.rs/3VaLvPkreut.rsViruses run rampant across Havana as water, power failsCuban housewife Yuamilka Hechavarria was asleep last Tuesday when water rushed into the cistern of the crumbling tenement where she lives in old Havana. 910966
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 6hBurundi to take third-country deportees from US reut.rs/4rFrRagreut.rsBurundi to take third-country deportees from USBurundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy. 96341
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h"White House staff fully appreciate the warning of economists and industry experts that an export ban will actually be counterproductive. This is all about simply doing something during an election cycle so as to appear to be on top of the problem that we created." www.ft.com/content/562f...ft.comWhite House holds crunch talks on diesel export ban as midterms nearTrump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices 413651
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5hIn court filing, man accused of setting Jan 6 Capitol Hill pipe bombs asks court to suppress his "confession" Defense says agents conducted a "methodical dismantling of a man whose autism spectrum disorder left him unable to withstand the psychologically coercive tactics deployed against him" 29427142
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6hSomething remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 702806711
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 5hMy own (probably naive) take is that the immigration views/attacks as envisioned by Trump and far-right diehards have very little resonance beyond the right-wing base. That they are now a layer of our atmosphere reflects the disproportionate power those folks have in politics and media. 723440
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 6hThe most notable thing of the last so hours and the Schmitt-Hawkeye screw up of epic proportions, is how Trumpites are primed to pump out any narrative handed to them without thought or reflection. It’s Putinesque. 33898165
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialthewritingchef.bsky.social @thewritingchef.bsky.social · 5hRepublicans act like regulations are made-up busywork that sprung forth from the minds of clueless bureaucrats, when every regulation has actually been written in someone's lost blood or treasure. 0201
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6hGATES: “.. I almost can’t believe you’re asking that.” @ezraklein.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o... 32633182
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h“.. Mr. Paxton responds: ‘So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.’” @nytimes.com #TXsen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u... 1221860470
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 4hThey're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would. 591724435
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialNikki DuCoté @raisedbyvalaya.bsky.social · 4hIt was never about girls' sports It's Orwellian to talk of "reclaiming the Hippocratic oath" when it's a tortured euphemism for taking away bodily autonomy They're too preoccupied trying to tell the world how it's supposed to act, rather than how to treat individual people deserving of love 2256
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialA Snarky Grandpa (Bruce) @asnarkygrandpa.bsky.social · 16hDon’t be distracted, we now live in a country where more than 400 women have been arrested since Roe v Wade was overturned and yet not a single man has been arrested due to Epstein. 2206
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialDavid A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 17hFascinating transformation from denying that racial dog whistles were present to demanding that they be present 323950
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Eric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha "You caught him in this NBA game too in Atlanta" "Yeah," Schmitt says There's no mention that Schmitt had all his facts wrong 3432442551
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialJamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 21hBreaking - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to restart its program of removing migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human rights concerns… will hear arguments later this year www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...cnn.comSupreme Court allows Trump to restart controversial deportations to countries they have no connection to | CNN PoliticsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to restart its program of removing migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human right... 3217086
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21hNEW: Seems as though the full DC Circuit Court is poised to green-light Judge Boasberg's contempt investigation into the government for failing to turn the planes bound for CECOT around. Trump will then likely seek an emergency stay from SCOTUS. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comAppeals court weighs fate of judge's contempt probe over Trump administration deportation flightsAn appeals court is weighing whether a judge can continue investigating whether the Trump administration illegally flouted an order blocking the deportation of planeloads of Venezuelan migrants to El ... 451747528
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21hHoly shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing. 341721539
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 18hHave you checked out Vaughn’s phenomenal, evolving Pitchables page, full of places where you can submit your public scholarship? That & much more in today’s blog post for our website’s 1-year anniversary! 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social 03818
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialMarlene Green @marlenegreen.bsky.social · 20h@hcrichardson.bsky.social & @pkrugman.bsky.social talk about oil, gas, diesel and how Americans are viewed around the globe... Listen, Share widely and Be sure to Vote Early.... youtu.be/1_-Hj8MNd4k?...youtu.beDonald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather CoxYouTube video by Paul Krugman 014551
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialHCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 20hScott Colom’s campaign for Senate is picking up momentum in Mississippi. He’s one of the folks redefining the Democratic Party. He’s great, and his opponent Cindy Hyde-Smith is just a rubber stamp for Trump. @scolom.bsky.social Colom joined @hcrichardson.bsky.social in April to chat: https:/ 634294
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21hThere really is this rash of very weird GOP defenses. Like when Paxton said the guy didn’t do one day in prison. That’s a lie! I put him in for a hard 60 days! Or Marshall saying he didnt get the pregnant woman arrested for late bill. It was for not showing up for the lawsuit over the late bill! 48999151
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.social@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 16h#AZ Trump's 300K metric ton beef import surge crashed Gila County cattle prices-ranchers rebuilding after drought now undercut by subsidized foreign beef timed for midterms. NCBA & USCA warn it sidelines US producers, threatens safety. Our ranchers deserve better than being campaign props. # Pinks 1111271
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump has moved to significantly reduce automobile fuel efficiency standards, according to a Saturday rant he posted on Truth Social. In addition to the environmental impact, the government’s own analysis shows the decision will drastically increase gas prices. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT... 62431278
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18hthere is admittedly lots of material to work with but i don't get the sense D dark money is pulling any punches this year 1432842
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 21hThe cleansing of the blood of the nation must continue, as it says in the constitution bsky.app/profile/stev... 16618126
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 18hI just LOVE Angie Nixon. If I lived in Florida, she’d have my vote! #SheShed #AngieForFL💗 38714256
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 17hI wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 511785590
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialPatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 17hNIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (sound ) DAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2O26 #ICELAWLESSNESS You may have seen sketches but please listen as this horrific tragedy unfolds I can't imagine a 13 years old sitting there, then he bursts into tears & says "I have no one, I have nothing " How does the judge sleep at night? 16152107
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.social𝐹𝑜𝓇 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 @forthelove143.bsky.social · 19hAnybody else concerned that allowing Trump to have control of AI, also means Putin and Netanyahu also have some control over our AI? 052
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21hAnother way of making this point: The wheels may be coming off the Trump administration and the authoritarian movement energizing it. But a large tractor-trailer barreling down a highway at full speed whose wheels come loose is very dangerous to innocent people in the vicinity. 41833214
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21hTrump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.) 1691632412
Reposted by @bvaello.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21hTrump repeatedly says Kim Jong Un "is a friend of mine" and "likes Trump" and Trump says, "I like him" 1801021279