Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Pelley goes out swinging. Good for him. 211031199 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Project Salt Box tonight: projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/using-data...projectsaltbox.substack.comUsing Data for Good: A Crash CourseOur response to "What can I do?" 762289998 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2025youtu.be/Q_oFL_b719g?...youtu.beYou Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane KeatonYouTube video by decay21450 581867423 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 26/08/2025. @msnbc.com made a long cut of @govpritzker.illinois.gov 's speech earlier today about Trump's plan to send the U.S. military to police Chicago that Rachel played some of tonight at the top of the show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR0_...youtube.com'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to ChicagoYouTube video by MSNBC 14380121 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 26/08/2025"Ask yourself why." Red states contributing National Guard troops to Trump's military occupation of Washington, D.C. have cities with higher crime rates than D.C. 12523170 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/07/2025Few people have embodied the best of journalism—its ability to cut through BS, its capacity to uplift those who’ve been wronged, its burning appetite to tell the stories people need to know—like Bill Moyers. We’ve never needed him more, writes @monikab.bsky.social.motherjones.comThe Bill Moyers that obituaries missedThe “secular preacher” of TV journalism was also a ferocious critic of corrupt politicians and corporate titans—and the spineless media that enable them. 904328962 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Virginia have the state-level elections in 2025 at most risk for election subversion Let’s keep an eye on them to make sure the elections stay safe, free, & fair Learn more in my NEW piece @brookings.edu 👇—TN www.brookings.edu/articles/us-...brookings.eduUS down-ballot races in 2025 deserve close attentionNumerous down-ballot races in the 2025 election cycle are likely to face threats of subversion and misinformation. 8280110 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/04/2025I once flew the spine of Alaska at 1,500 feet. The silence, the mountains, the weight of service — it all reminded me why I still fight for this country. And why you should too. My latest Substack: Above the Spine adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/above-the-...adamkinzinger.substack.comAbove the Spine: Flying Through Alaska, and Finding AmericaWhat my favorite military flight reminds me of today 1254340601 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2025"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...snyder.substack.comTwenty Lessons, read by John LithgowKey selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing 447203555509 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Every state in the union should join Arizona and Michigan in helping their citizens report when they're experiencing problems with Social Security services. 602167784 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/04/2025"This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comTrump Is Showing Why Dictatorships FailThe authors of the Constitution separated powers for a reason. 11833531055 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialJohn Sheehan @jsheehan901.bsky.social · 05/04/2025"In every major area of policy, the Trump administration is embracing actions and promulgating policies that are not just bad, but rather contenders for being the worst in the nearly 250-year history of the nation." 212329 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 20/03/2025NEW: In October, we published secret recordings of Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term. It's hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism, our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.propub.liThe October Story That Outlined Exactly What the Trump Administration Would Do to the Federal BureaucracyHistorians have hindsight when they look into the past; journalists have the facts on the ground and context to help them look ahead. That means we can sometimes be surprised by how prescient a story ... 12050652201 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialRuth Marcus @ruthmarcus.bsky.social · 12/03/2025This week I left The Washington Post after 40 years, 6 months and 6 days. Today I have a piece in the New Yorker explaining my heart-breaking decision, and including the column that was spiked. I wish I never had to write it. www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...newyorker.comWhy I Left the Washington PostOwner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided... 17235751009 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/03/2025from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ... link.motherjones.com/public/38940... 550148236264 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialConnie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Ruth Marcus, unsilenced. www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...newyorker.comWhy I Left the Washington PostOwner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided... 261632446 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 08/03/2025with Prof @kateshaw.bsky.social on the constitutional black hole inside the constitutional black hole that is DOGE podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe Constitutional Truth At The Heart Of The DOGE CasesPodcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 03/08/2025 · 58m 9581149 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Senator Slotkin offered a compelling, patriotic response last night to Trump’s ongoing betrayal of the country. Please share widely thru your networks & join the Hopium community into channeling our love of country into concrete action to counter Trump 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/senator-sl...hopiumchronicles.comSenator Slotkin's Compelling, Patriotic Speech (Video) - We Are Americans, Fighting For Freedom and Democracy Is What We DoPlease watch this speech and share widely through your networks 20391177 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/03/2025Republicans are trying to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act the same way they dismantled Section 5 in Shelby County v. Holder. They want Congress to explain whether racism still exists.democracydocket.comRepublicans’ New Argument to Dismantle Section 2 Feels Eerily FamiliarRepublicans are trying to strike down the VRA's Section 2 the same way they dismantled Section 5. Here's how it's different. 21495184 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Autocracy is here but @contrariannews.org we’re covering the pushback. It’s succeeding! Today we featured pieces from @weissmann11.bsky.social @nicoleozer.bsky.social & @andertoon.bsky.social All here 👇https://contrarian.substack.com/p/evening-roundup-1d1contrarian.substack.comEvening RoundupAndrew Weissmann in conversation with Jen Rubin; Nat Kendall-Taylor; Nicole Ozer; Nick Anderson; Jonathan Alter; and Contrarian Lily Conway's interviews with recently-fired federal health workers 635465 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialThe Katie Phang Show @katiephangshow.bsky.social · 08/02/2025"The strategy here has to be continuing to educate people that their election choices have consequences" @alenciajohnson.bsky.social on Russel Vought, Project 2025's co-author now being head of the CFPB. "Who they vote for is more than the president." 1425057 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialThe Katie Phang Show @katiephangshow.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Rule of Law: @markzaidesq.bsky.social talks about how he plans to protect FBI agents who worked on the J6 investigations. 181263310 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 05/02/2025www.courtwatch.news/p/lawsuits-r...courtwatch.newsAll The Federal Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive OrdersWe put them all in one place. 14955034814126 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...snyder.substack.comThe Logic of DestructionAnd how to resist it 13364262349 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The joke is on us. 1162309897714 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/01/2025NEW: Here is a list of the Biden executive orders that have been rescinded so you don't have to go to the White House website. www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-resc...muellershewrote.comTrump Rescinds Biden Executive OrdersHere's a list of the Biden executive orders Trump has rescinded since noon yesterday. I've put them here so you don't have to go to the White House website. 801080411 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21/01/2025While many of Trump’s picks represent a grave threat to democracy and the lives of millions of Americans, a handful of his most important nominees could play a direct role in the future of voting rights over the next four years.democracydocket.comThese Trump Cabinet and Staff Picks Had a Hand in Anti-Voting LitigationRead more here. 17604145 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 20/01/2025It's important to remember today: You are not the crazy ones. charliesykes.substack.com/p/todays-a-g... 22764111 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 20/01/2025This is a MUST read from @sherillyn.substack.com on MLK Day: sherrilyn.substack.com/p/it-is-mlk-...sherrilyn.substack.comIt Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.With delicious anticipation, we imagined it. 421190328 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Here’s a view of the Trump inauguration you won’t see in much of the media. 713737 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Tomorrow will be a dark day. But we are a resilient people. We will get through this scourge. robertreich.substack.com/p/tomorrow-w...robertreich.substack.comTomorrow will be a shameful dayBut some reasons for reassurance 478118241836 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/01/2025"Pete Hegseth: The Short Course – 13 Steps to National Destruction" snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...snyder.substack.comPete Hegseth: The Short Course13 Steps to National Destruction 7322541138 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025If Democrats want to defeat Trump's outrageous nominees there needs to be a whole of movement effort to do it starting right now. If Senate Dems think we can do this via winning it in "hearings" we are going to get our asses kicked. More 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dems-win-s...hopiumchronicles.comDems Win Important Specials In Virginia, Not Letting Trump's Madness Become Our OwnHopium Paid Subscribers Gather Tonight at 7pm ET/Welcome New Subscribers! 1723974 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Hard to explain the excitement I felt as a teenager when Carter ran for President. He was different in every way from candidates we had seen before and seemed the antidote to Nixon and then Ford. When he & Roslyn jumped out of the car to walk down Pennsylvania Ave for inauguration we were thrilled. 23683231218 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialConnie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 30/12/2024New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.” www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy (Gift Article)Even established democracies can fall to military juntas and despots. We can’t let that happen here. 13168002497 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 28/12/2024All judges MUST READ this thoughtful description of how Donald Trump’s unprecedented threats of selective and indeed vindictive federal prosecution should refocus the lens through which they assess all requests and actions by Trump’s Department of Justice or his FBI: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Judges Can Do for the Rule of Law Under TrumpSomeone will have to watch out for potential abuse and defend the system. 632044621 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialBen Meiselas @meiselasb.bsky.social · 20/12/2024It was the honor of a lifetime to interview President Biden in the the White House. The growth of the MeidasTouch Network is only possible because of you. I truly hope we made you proud and showcased the potential for independent media to replace corporate media. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comI Hope We Made You Proud, Meidas Mighty…Written by Ben Meiselas 1725821791 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 20/12/2024Smart decision by the White House to grant this interview to @meidastouch.com. Supporting independent media and communicating to the widest possible audience is key to Democrats future success. 493096531 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 19/12/2024I've been warning about this for a while. Sooner than you think U.S. economists may have to go Argentine, cobbling together alternative estimates of inflation, employment and so on because the official data have been corrupted. 10829751080 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does. 15475824812965 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/12/2024Crypto "built a durable culture of true believers, techno-utopians, grifters, criminals, dupes, investors, and pandering politicians." Enriched by this technology, they "used that money to try to create a world in their image" From @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.comCrypto’s Legacy Is Finally ClearAn anti-establishment technology for an anti-establishment age 50629178 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 11/12/2024A really weird number of Trump appointees sell miracle pills. 24484111 0
Reposted by @cawilib.bsky.socialThe Katie Phang Show @katiephangshow.bsky.social · 07/12/2024🎬Jon M. Chu: "Pessimism has maybe taken over a little bit and and it's hard to dream when you're just trying to get through day by day. But I hope that we, like Elphaba, can dream bigger, and dream of a place that is bigger and better than the places that we've been" 732341 0
