Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9hVoting early takes your name off the call, text, canvass, and email lists. #VoteEarly 801315496
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10hBREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.wsj.comIlhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her CitizenshipAuthorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork. 1451154565
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarWIRED @wired.com · 16hAI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.buff.lyAI Came for Math. Now It’s Chasing the Rest of ScienceAI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED. 9317
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17hUS Social Security benefits to rise by 3.6 percent in 2027 aje.news/26oriq 4304
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarCNN @cnn.com · 16hArchaeologists working off the coast of Turkey have found a shipwreck dating back around 4,700 years, making it the oldest in the world. cnn.it/4hLE5e7 57616
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20hUPDATE: The Trump tax is still very real 261021368
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.jessica.substack.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients10.13.26 1401916895
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarSafeguarding Democracy Project @sdpucla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Join us next Tue 10/13 12:15pm-1:15pm PT for our hybrid panel talk What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections? Webinar registration ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... In-person registration forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... 034
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 932270902
Bobbie Brinegar @capitalviews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"The Social Reckoning’s take on the internet movie doesn’t seem nearly paranoid, angry or scared enough. Sorkin may think he’s looking at the internet with clear eyes, but he’s wearing blinders." Disappointing. 000
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump. 67794278
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/10/2026HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes is furious. She has repeatedly told the government to inform her before any major demolition work was done on the golf course. The abrupt removal of 500 trees, without notice, "has cost the government all of its credibility" in this case. 27837201005
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026BREAKING: the court has paused the Trump admin tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, where we are contesting the dumping of toxic East Wing debris & creating a Trump golf course We raced to court with partners Democracy Forward & Lowell & Assoc, & filed for an emergency hearing--today at 10am! 17943241408
Bobbie Brinegar @capitalviews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Trusted @lwv.org voting information resource site www.vote411.orgvote411.orgVOTE411Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund. 000
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/10/2026“A coincidence can simply remind us how many connections are possible in a life, and how much depends on what we notice,” Rafaela Jinich writes in The Wonder Reader. She explores a collection of stories about what chance encounters reveal about our minds:bit.lyThe Strange Power of CoincidenceWhat chance encounters reveal about the way our minds work 1195
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarNPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers." n.pr/4jdONeDn.prMargaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers." 5543110
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026⚠️ “AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event. These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.”axios.comScoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revoltInside the AI industry's worst-case-scenario prep. 1012673
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAndrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 08/10/2026Layoffs announced in 2026 so far: Volkswagen: 50,000 employees UPS: 30,000 employees Oracle: 21,000 employees Amazon: 17,500 employees Meta: 10,500 employees Heineken: 6,000 employees Microsoft: 5,500 employees PayPal: 4,500 employees Uber: 3,300 employees 129359
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026MAGA media figure and former Colorado election official Tina Peters has been adamant that Trump has the power to intervene in the midterms. Yesterday, she allegedly met with the president in the Oval Office.mediamatters.orgTina Peters allegedly met with Trump to discuss election plans. Here's what that could mean for the midterms.Former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters, who was released from prison on June 1 after being sentenced to nearly nine years for actions related to tampering with voting machines following the 2... 37234112
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 06/10/2026This is not a speech. Last night in Nebraska, Trump said that a potential attack on Los Angeles or San Diego would be a “small price to pay”. This is a full blown psychological breakdown. 58444138
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarPolitico @politico.com · 05/10/2026Supreme Court risks deadlock in blockbuster climate case politi.co/3Vyhwkmpolitico.comSupreme Court risks deadlock in blockbuster climate case politi.co/3VyhwkmSupreme Court risks deadlock in blockbuster climate case politi.co/3Vyhwkm 22612
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Make it make sense. 14020
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 03/10/2026The advent of reading “altered people’s consciousness and politics, along with the intellectual feats they were capable of,” @rosehorowitch.bsky.social argues—and the decline of reading will bring about changes of the same magnitude:bit.lyThe Age of Reading Is OverCan civilization survive the postliterate era? 44213
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarLeague of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 02/10/2026Defend your right to vote. If you experience or witness voter intimidation of any kind, call the Election Protection Hotline. 866-OUR-VOTE. This non-partisan service is administered by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 866ourvote.org 23932
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...washingtonpost.comThe Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over 37355822550
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarLeague of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 01/10/2026Early voting is already underway in several states. More states will open early or absentee voting opportunities in the coming weeks. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Confirm your state’s rules & deadlines here: vote411.org Plan NOW. VOTE as soon as you can! @lwvva.bsky.social @lwv.org 02715
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarBusiness Insider @businessinsider.com · 28/09/2026Fei-Fei Li helped shape the modern AI boom. Now she's joining AMD as part of its $8 billion acquisition of World Labs, a startup building "world models" for physical AI. bit.ly/3TerlmWbusinessinsider.comOne of AI's most influential researchers is joining AMD in an $8 billion dealAMD is betting big on "world models" that could power robots, factories, and other physical AI systems. It's acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs. 022
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAxios @axios.com · 28/09/2026Dario Amodei went from a MAGA smear campaign target, to SNL punching bag, to a private dinner with Trump across 72 hours this weekend. Anthropic's quirky, intellectual CEO has become the frontman for a technology that’s changing the world by the day.axios.comAI's man of the momentAmodei has become the face of AI in America, like it or not. 52411
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🧐 Dr. Bandy Lee: Trump poses an imminent threat not just to the US--but to “human survival.” 9/24/26 @bandylee.bsky.social @deanobeidallah.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSZS...youtube.comDr. Bandy Lee: Trump poses an imminent threat not just to the US--but to “human survival.”YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show 49141
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarSFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026September 24, 1906: President Theodore Roosevelt establishes Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. [video via CBS Sunday Morning] 101
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarPivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“It’s not a company going public. It’s a country’s GDP going public.” @profgalloway.com and @karaswisher.bsky.social break down the staggering numbers behind Anthropic’s anticipated IPO. 2428
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarIn Pursuit USA @inpursuitusa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Read the full essay here: www.inpursuit.org/lessons/in-t... 526755
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 19/09/2026The administration has turned an unfixable fact—Chinese parts in nearly every U.S. voting machine—into a license to contest any election it loses. @juliacurlee.bsky.social explains how states and nongovernment organizations can fight back. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/laun...lawfaremedia.orgLaundering Federal Election Interference in the MidtermsThe administration has turned an unfixable fact—Chinese parts in nearly every U.S. voting machine—into a license to contest any election it loses. 49163
Bobbie Brinegar @capitalviews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"In May, a group of three dozen neurologists, psychiatrists, physicians and other mental health professionals, experienced in the diagnosis of cognitive disorders released a statement warning that Trump is a “clear and present danger to the world.” 000
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20/09/2026⚠️ Developing: • Trump has returned early to the White House. • New security alerts have been issued for US citizens in the Middle East. • Netanyahu has cut short his trip to the US and is returning to Israel. 10251113
Reposted by Bobbie Brinegarjustdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act. cnn.it/4762qFbcnn.itGemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google’s AI | CNN BusinessGoogle’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such... 22300154
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comCNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces BanThe prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. 1422382582
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026691408
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover. 15138551806
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 16/09/2026$2.8B dollars could go a long way to helping people here at home instead of furthering Israel’s atrocities. 212611
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Not only did we win and protect mail-in voting but Trump and authoritarians lost AGAIN. They are losing a lot and it matters:open.substack.comThe Case for Celebrating Trump's Mail Ballot Loss at the Supreme CourtWhen people see us winning, more of them will decide our fight is worth joining. 214631
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026VICTORY: Trump's mail ballot interference rule is blocked in FULL A fed. judge ruled USPS never had the power to rewrite how America votes, weeks out from the midterms @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org brought this case for LULAC, ASA, SFI, Madison WI & Travis County TX👇 -TN 592224698
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5943728613399
Reposted by Bobbie BrinegarAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here. 47982312682