Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4hDemocrats need to be ready to hold hearings and inquiries into the assault that Musk, Zuckerberg and other tech bros are making against democratic institutions at home and abroad. 803567823 3.6K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialIndivisible NKY @indivisiblenky.bsky.social · 4hInside Truist Arena at 1:37pm EST just before Trump spoke. There was no traffic. No crowd. Less than 2000 in a space that holds 9000. Even "red" Kentucky doesn't want him. DON'T LET THEM LIE! @indivisible.org @nokingscoalition.bsky.social #NoKings #VoteEarly 285 8
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.baltimorebrew.comA disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore BrewBREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse. 10658912111 5.9K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialBrynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 8hMy latest at Public Notice. Everything Trump touches, dies. Including tourism. 34938243 938
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4hNEW: Democrat senators are demanding that AG Blanche publicly confirm that he won't seize ballots during midterms. “This confirmation is necessary because [DOJ] leaders have been sending conflicting public signals," wrote the senators. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTodd Blanche must confirm DOJ won’t seize ballots, senators demand“This confirmation is necessary because Department leaders have been sending conflicting public signals," the senators wrote in a letter to Blanche. 32286114 286
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 5hUpdate: without explanation, and after being suspended for more than an hour during peak mobilization time, Zuckerberg's Instagram restored the No Kings account but we still lack admin access. More to come. Rest assured we will not stop organizing against this regime and its collaborators. 9231801137 3.2K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialLeslie Ehrlich @leslieehrlich.bsky.social · 8hTrump’s *personal* corruption way outstrips the Minnesota fraud he likes to talk about But about 10x. That’s just him. Add in his family and it’s 20x. We should be talking more about this. deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-c...deanbaker22.substack.comTrumpian Corruption and Minnesota FraudThe biggest fraud in Minnesota is the Republicans screaming about it 3443170 443
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 7hGiven the news that Meta throttled Lula in Brazil and stories like this one below every Dem state legislature should open an investigation into whether the platforms have attempted to influence elections in their states. 491527575 1.5K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6hApparently at around 1:30 PM ET, the main accounts for the No Kings coalition on Instagram were frozen and pulled down. Admins have lost access to the account and are unable to log in. This happened at the peak of the organization's national day of action. Instagram, of course, is owned by Meta. 3034241297 3.4K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialDrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 9h🧵Election law experts who have looked at the lawsuit claiming 20000 Californians need to have their ballots frozen because they are likely not citizens have a word for it: joke. "“If the judge who’s hearing this is a lawyer, it’ll get laughed out of the courtroom,” said Matt Coles,... 414477 144
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16/10/2026 20395712715 9.6K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 9hWhy would you publish a paragraph like this first one? And if you did, shouldn’t the second one say: “They’re wrong”? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 108025 80
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10hThe reason the anti-abortion conservatives needed (and I mean NEEDED) to get rid of the "risk to life and health" exception to anti-abortion laws was that EVERY PREGNANCY risks life and health. Every. One. 3909172 909
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 9hAn Ohio appellate court has ruled the state's "EdChoice" private school voucher program unconstitutional. The program uses public taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition. The case goes to the Republican-controlled Ohio Supreme Court on appeal ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/15/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio appeals court rules state's private school voucher system unconstitutional • Ohio Capital JournalAn Ohio appellate court has ruled that the state's "EdChoice" private school voucher program is unconstitutional. The program uses public taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition. 43111 31
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11hCOLORADO — 🔥 @kyleclark.bsky.social grills senate candidate @MarkBaisley for lying about the 2020 elections: “Do you have any interest in answering for the election-rigging lies you stoked?” Why are they all not handled exactly this way? 63950364 950
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11hThis is vile and sadly, expected. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/n...nytimes.comWhen a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe (Gift Article)After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity. 215742 157
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11hReally speaks to the impotence of Congress that the president thinks he can simply sign an executive order invalidating a law that Congress passed -- and he signed -- just a few months ago. At worst, SCOTUS might slap his hand months or years from now -- well after the damage has been done. 591592379 1.6K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11hThe United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again. 48784073462 8.4K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22hThis will receive less attention than Obama's tan suit. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...nytimes.comTrump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions LegislationThe sanctions were part of legislation that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July. 371634404 1.6K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10hA trillion dollars in interest expense — in one year. And a 100 basis-point rise across the yield curve would drive up 2027 interest costs by another $310 billion. “A snowballing of debt.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 1091081496 1.1K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12hRussia is now exempt from the Lindsey O. Graham Russia Sanctions Act. The US government is clearly allied with Putin against Ukraine. Vote Republican enablers out. 912109173978 10.9K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11hThousands of dead children: the remarkable effects of Elon Musk's cancellation of US foreign assistance policy.nytimes.comOpinion | I’ve Worked in Congo for Decades. I’ve Never Seen an Ebola Crisis Like This.This outbreak was detected late, giving the virus a head start. 31640375 640
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 12hThe SEC charged Justin Sun with fraud. Then he bought $75 million of the Trump family's crypto tokens. His case is over now, and it wasn't a jury that ended it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/yes-trump-... 410455 104
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026New from me: Michael Lewis provides a timely reminder that even the heroic federal employees who tried to block DOGE grifters could only do so much. If DOGE could not be stopped at the time, accountability must be on the agenda for the future. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/blockers-a...donmoynihan.substack.comBlockers and GriftersWhat Michael Lewis Reveals About DOGE’s War on Civil Servants 221223404 1.2K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 13hI don’t even know what to do with this. Online white supremacists and misogynists swatted her home, and the police threw her loved ones to the ground while she was inside until they figured out what was going on. Lucky no one died. We are so broken as a society. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/n...nytimes.comWhen a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe (Gift Article)After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity. 371516591 1.5K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 12hyes newrepublic.com/article/2042...newrepublic.comThe Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and MalignedCall them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool? 1369 36
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h“A SMALL PRICE TO PAY” “A company that just lost to Tennessee in court (KALSHI) is now helping fund a campaign to elect the state’s next governor (@MarshaBlackburn)” 🤔🤷🏼♀️ Looking for a Gov with a “FOR SALE” sign? Marsha’s the one for you! WKRN: www.wkrn.com/news/tenness... 451562682 1.6K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialTheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 23hA reminder: 1. Donald Trump is President. 2. Trump’s Republican Party controls the U.S. Senate. 3. Trump’s Republican Party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. 4. Trump’s Judicial allies control the U.S. Supreme Court. You can change #2 and #3 by voting on or before November 3rd. 0197 19
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Americans, please don’t worry about your child coming home from school a different sex. Worry about your child not coming home from school because they were shot to death. 8067031631 6.7K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/10/2026TELEGRAPH: Trump & Musk conspired to throttle Starlink and make Ukraine more vulnerable to Russian attacks — then Musk tried to blame only Trump. Putin wins again, as usual. Russia was never a hoax. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... 30859342714 5.9K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/10/2026“The letter states Omar and her lawyers weren’t given a copy of the warrant prior to the search, as had been required by the judge. It says she made numerous efforts to contact counsel at the start of the search, but the agents prevented her from doing so for more than an hour.”wsj.comExclusive | In New Letter, Ilhan Omar Fights Back Against Home SearchLawyers for the Minnesota congresswoman asked federal prosecutors to return items seized this week from her Washington residence. 261808708 1.8K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialJeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026the media is the reason we have a racist moron for president. they wanted a shit-show to report on — and they still do. that's why they keep on normalizing this fascist carnival barker. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I explain it. link is here: bit.ly/4ysEUO3 14701162 701
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g... 530168994548 16.9K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 23hHindsight is easy, but I do think a lot about what a cataclysmic mistake it was for the Democratic establishment to concede instantly, in 2016, that "basket of deplorables" was a gaffe. It could have been used to own a hard truth, with nobody backing down from it. 2237052 370
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 23hEvery day in every way he is helping the Kremlin gets stronger and stronger...and selling out his country more and more. 23346119 346
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/10/2026🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network and Mi Familia en Acción, my law firm has filed to intervene in DOJ's new voter suppression lawsuit against California. When we fight, we win. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...democracydocket.com🚨 USA v. California et alLearn more here. 13466712039 6.7K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Will any reporter ask the President of the United States to name the five specific states where he alleges that public school teachers are deciding -- all on their own initiative, over the objections of the parents -- to force their children into gender-affirming surgeries? Seems like a big story? 2694349955 4.3K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMike Sacks @mikebsacks.bsky.social · 16/10/2026What kind of country allows for this? 1462241475 2.2K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMatt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Working families in Maine are heading into winter and staring at the highest heating oil bills they've ever seen. Paul LePage openly said that when it gets too cold, he goes to Florida. I'll never abandon Mainers, and I'll fight to end the war in Iran and bring down your heating prices. 28496111 496
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/10/2026(NYT) - The United States budget deficit approached $2 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, its highest level since the pandemic .. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/b... 65595281 595
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/10/2026As the inimitable Ken White says all the time, it's not RICO. What a laughable idea. 2638869 388
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.sociale.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 16/10/2026so restricting Ukraine's Starlink was Musk's idea, but after Moscow took advantage he became "alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe" to the "night of carnage" and denied responsibility I mean, it sounds like typical Elon 15737951083 3.8K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/10/2026“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...americaamerica.newsDonald Trump Is a TraitorAnd in a sane world, he would be removed from office now 23454902122 5.5K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialRep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 16/10/2026After dismantling the Education Department, Trump targets our youngest children as he seeks to cut Head Start funding and eliminate bilingual education. Serving over 800,000, Head Start puts our kids on the path to success—Trump is working to make them stumble. thehill.com/homenews/hou...thehill.comDemocrats urge RFK Jr. to scrap proposed Head Start overhaulDemocrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousand… 2164 16
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Remarkable: Dems are growing optimistic about flipping Mahoning County in Ohio, a major destination for reporters looking for voters in Trump Diners. Dem internal polling shows Trump at minus 11 points in the region, which is a stunning collapse. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2167...newrepublic.comTrump Just Visited a MAGA Town in Ohio. Its Voters are Turning on Him.Democrats think they have a shot at flipping hardscrabble Mahoning County, which Trump turned into a symbol of the rightward blue-collar turn. Yep, he’s even unpopular there, too. 571414341 1.4K
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMoney Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 16/10/2026MS NOW's Chief Political Reporter joins to share what she's heard from voters while covering the 2026 midterms. #midterms #election #politics 314948 149
Reposted by @byavorcik.bsky.socialMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 16/10/2026🚨 Trump on illegal nonwhite immigrants: "They're poisoning the blood of our country." Brother of white immigrant who spends hundreds of millions poisoning the minds of Republican voters ADMITTING THEY WERE HERE ILLEGALLY. Anyone else want the Musks investigated like Ilhan Omar⁉️ 75031 50