Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The "secret" U2 gig to which 100 journalists got invites. 1825336
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 07/09/2026Never forget: Ohio State planned to honor Charlie Kirk with a moment of silence before a football game. And when we accurately reported on those plans, they called it a baseless rumor only to be burned by their own records three months later. www.rooster.info/p/ohio-state... 214023
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Some of those corners that had ICE at them were school bus stops. Locals rallied. They stood watch as kids got on the bus and were dropped off. They helped escort at risk neighbors to their jobs and kept track of where ICE had posted up. They took shifts, keeping eyes on ICE through the night. 31054160
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Meanwhile, Trump nominated Hung Cao, under whom the US base in Bahrain was left sufficiently undefended for Iran to destroy, which is why the sailors on the USS Lincoln have been eating like shit. 23415155
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I saw that she said she would focus down ballot - I didn’t know that she wasn’t going to campaign with Talarico, though. That is disappointing, and I l Ike Crockett a lot. Dems have to get over this purity test bullshit and focus on winning nationwide. This isn’t a normal election. Grow up. 361897191
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The only ‘working together’ I would expect from Jeffries is keeping the government open and paying our bills. 16129181
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I seriously doubt that’s what the meeting was about. Kushner was probably trying to ward off some investigations, but I don’t think Jeffries is going to play ball. I also think people need to give Jeffries a break here. If this was Pelosi, people would be saying she was playing 4D chess. 1/2 341328130
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ashley Moody R-Medicaid Fraud thinks explaining herself on Xitter can replace testimony to a grand jury, which every refused to do. 822271
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security privately confessed that it lacked “high confidence” in its claim that more than 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from the state’s top election official. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS lacks ‘high confidence’ in its Pennsylvania noncitizen voter roll claimsThe disclosure is the latest indication that sweeping noncitizen-voting claims promoted publicly by the Trump administration were based entirely on preliminary or unverified federal data. 14031831309
carolyn0909.bsky.social @carolyn0909.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Senator Schumer set up a task force to protect the election. In this podcast they discuss how it has been done. It's worth a listen. youtu.be/hq7glV0Aftk?...youtu.beTrump Faces INSTANT CHECK MATE ahead of ELECTIONS!!!YouTube video by Legal AF 000
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I'm seeing some people ask why the Democratic Party and congressional leaders aren't doing more to challenge Trump's anti-voting executive order. They were literally the first to seek a new injunction after SCOTUS ruled. I know, because I am their lawyer. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...democracydocket.com🚨DSCC v. TrumpLearn more here. 812517937
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I mean they already did that w/Trump v. US. BUT it really is time to raise the stakes of this politically. Stop treating Hakeem Jeffries as the enemy and start making it clear that John Roberts is cheating. 19522130
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/08/2026BREAKING: In a major win, Ohio voters will no longer have to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles after a federal court blocked the requirement. Nearly 30% of Ohioans register through the BMV, making it a critical access point to voting. 6575158
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialDavid Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 25/08/2026'Not Poor Enough' for SNAP: Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as 4.5M Drop off Food Aid in US | IBTimes UK www.ibtimes.co.uk/rising-food-...ibtimes.co.uk'Not Poor Enough' for SNAP: Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as 4.5M Drop off Food Aid in USOver 4.5 million people have lost federal food aid in the US, leading to increased food bank visits by working families due to SNAP cuts and rising grocery prices. 41615296
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Because yet ANOTHER dumbass just made a false claim about Hakeem Jeffries without bothering the Google Machine, this is what was making the news b4 y'all fell for Maggie's rage bait. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHakeem Jeffries says he wants to see ‘dramatic reform’ of Supreme CourtHakeem Jeffries supports aggressive changes to the Supreme Court. 55596205
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Here, having been informed that Hakeem Jeffries was talking about SCOTUS until Maggie Haberman cued you all to talk about something else, says she's not responsible for publicly reported news. The oligarchs LOVE to hear it! [Without, btw, even checking whether it was available elsewhere.] 312125
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Two thoughts abt Jeffries meeting Kushner: 1) The time to get worked up about this is January, if and when Trump allows a free and fair election, if and when Dems win the House. 6952191
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialcapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Tom Joseph thinks Trump is terrified of being impeached when the House flips, and Kushner was sent to ask for a deal. Maybe Jeffries should have said no to a meeting, but there's no sign he conceded. Be wary of "bad Dems" stories - all leaks are motivated, and the press will push Trump's version. 3731061
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It's weird you say that bc in The Real World Jeffries has repeatedly weighed in on DOGE and Social Security. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comDOGE complicates Republican efforts to steer clear of Social SecurityThe Trump administration’s push to downsize the Social Security Administration has put Republicans in a tough spot and may hand Democrats new ammunition. 0194
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026Parnas: I've spoken to numerous military families... Our service members abroad are having moldy showers, are not getting detergent, not getting soap. Some haven't had a fresh meal in months. Prisoners in America get better meal rations than these troops are getting right now in the Middle East. 61082763162
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 13/08/2026How much more can America take⁉️ #Pinks 12308170
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 10/08/2026Ramaswamy acknowledges to farmers that “times are tough” but says the solution is electing a businessman at the top… when times are, by his own admission, tough for them with a businessman already at the top. 3423
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Welp, the GOP is all-in on kidnapping your daughter's comfort blue bunny (after you've allegedly broken her collar bone). Remember that Max Miller played a key role in Jan6. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... 24615226
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 12/08/2026Donald Trump leads the most callous, corrupt, and incompetent administration in America's history. In the midterm elections, We the People will put a check on their power. 1232279648
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“Socialism is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made… socialism is their name for most anything that helps the people. 1952. Truman. This is how stale their desperate fearmongering is. cc: @MarshaBlackburn 251102614156
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Receipts! DOGE Fails an Audit emptywheel.net/2026/08/07/r...emptywheel.netReceipts! DOGE Fails an Audit - emptywheelIt matters that GAO has confirmed how dodgy DOGE's fraudulent claims of savings were, because it is actionable in a way all the past confirmations were not. 8374133
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026As Judge Todd Edelman hints that he'll seek more information in the Davey Hearn case, Politico reveals that Doug Burgum is "terrified of written records." [The entire story is damning, but I'm particularly interested in the focus on SCIFs.] www.politico.com/news/2026/08... 28441144
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 21/07/2026He has a McMansion in Upper Arlington, but is currently renovating Jay Schottenstein’s old Bexley mansion, which, coincidentally, is steps from the literal governor’s mansion. Husted’s wife was his realtor and netted a $400k windfall. 46515
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 21/07/2026Congressman Max Miller (R-Bay Village) is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. 3246
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 22/07/2026Another Republican masterclass. 2304
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 19/06/2026Since March, Vivek Ramaswamy has traveled to Portugal, Greece, the Bahamas, Port Clinton and Akron aboard the new private jet that he worked hard to hide ownership of. Full logs, here: www.rooster.info/p/vivek-rama...rooster.infoEvery flight Vivek Ramaswamy took on his secret private jet in 2026Ramaswamy has a new private jet, accruing an estimated $243,219 in fuel costs over 54 flights from Columbus to places like Akron, Port Clinton, Portugal and Greece in 2026. 419659
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 02/06/2026Official official statement on the arrest: 1034951
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 16/05/2026Wanting to abolish the Department of Education is a great example about how right-wing fever dreams have become the party’s mainstream position. 35517
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/05/2026‼️THE SOUTH WILL NOT BE SILENCED‼️ Today’s march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge is a reminder that voting rights were paid for in blood. And now those same rights are under attack again. Next: Montgomery #AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth 20594082999
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/05/2026There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG) 169125574710
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/05/2026There are some hard truths here, and every Democrat needs to watch this segment. African Americans are being targeted because we are the most consistent Democratic voting bloc. The GOP knows this. Every Democrat must start speaking with one voice about court reform. 🧵 11129111238
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/05/2026🗣️ @warnock.senate.gov : “The conservative Trump majority is trying to squeeze the voices of people out of their democracy. They’re trying to take your voice so you won’t be able to hold them accountable.” #VotingRightsAct 25988344
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This, from Daily Beast's Exec Editor, who was in the room right next door to alleged suspect, is genuinely interesting. www.thedailybeast.com/i-slept-next...thedailybeast.comI Slept Next Door to the Assassin in Hilton Room 10235. This Is a Security FiascoThe Daily Beast’s Executive Editor witnessed a jaw-dropping security breach. And then it got worse. 38404156
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Kash Patel Just Invited SPLC To Demonstrate Their Importance (and His Negligence) emptywheel.net/2026/04/24/k...emptywheel.netKash Patel Just Invited SPLC To Demonstrate Their Importance (and His Negligence) - emptywheelIn July last year, the Anti-Defamation League provided the FBI a tip about a far-right extremist who seemed to be preparing for violence. Kash Patel's FBI failed to act before Desmond Holly shot up Ev... 321039
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Yesterday, reporting from Denver confirmed that ADL was the source of a tip IDing Evergreen shooter Desmond Holly. Kash got a tip from the ADL, failed to use it to prevent a Nazi shooting, then cut ADL and SPLC off. Oops. Gonna make for AWK trial. emptywheel.net/2026/04/24/k...emptywheel.netKash Patel Just Invited SPLC To Demonstrate Their Importance (and His Negligence) - emptywheelIn July last year, the Anti-Defamation League provided the FBI a tip about a far-right extremist who seemed to be preparing for violence. Kash Patel's FBI failed to act before Desmond Holly shot up Ev... 3677317
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 22/04/2026Don’t worry. For all his bluster, here is Click leaving the Vivek rally after failing to make the stage. 3221
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 20/04/2026Very big indictment of Ohio that this buffoon rose all the way to U.S. Senator by never facing a real election. 18017
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialThe Rooster @rooster.info · 12/04/2026Classic move from Gary Click. Hosting a press conference trying to repeal gambling while also taking six-figures from a gambling company. 0264
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialTizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026"The thing that changed for me, looking back at Earth, was that [...] it truly emphasized how alike we are." Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, served a #CupOfJoe with a latte beautiful perspective. 7391162
Reposted by @carolyn0909.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/04/2026 10488141748
