Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 8hTrump just announced a Navy deal worth up to $2.9 billion. Don Jr. is a partner in a firm that owns a piece of the company that got it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-heros-we... 29190137
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026More Trump administration corruption At the request of lobbyists Continental Strategy, Susie Wiles-Trump’s Chief of Staff-met a Putin aligned member of Bosnia’s presidential delegation at the White House Why is this significant Because her daughter-Katie Wiles-is a partner at Continental Strategy 21496329
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 29588633867
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60776672287
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 408125925972
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 18/09/2026Featured story: Confirmed drug-related deaths in Texas prisons and state jails have steadily risen from just four in 2020 to at least 131 in 2025. Some estimates suggest nearly 1-in-5 deaths while in custody is caused by overdose.texasobserver.orgTexas Is Trying to Punish Its Way Out of a Prison Overdose CrisisWhile quality treatment options remain scarce—even in the hardest-hit lockups 1159
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 15/09/2026Our annual review of diversity on state supreme court benches found that 24 states have no Black state supreme court justices and 39 states and DC have no Latino justices. bit.ly/4r0D7xHbrennancenter.orgState Supreme Court Diversity - September 2026 UpdateAcross the United States, states have shown little progress with respect to racial, ethnic, gender, and professional diversity among state supreme court justices. 02014
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Cuba is a threat to U.S. national security," says Rubio. Cuba is no threat to anyone. It has no drones, missiles or atomic bombs. Another lie to manufacture unilateral consent for an invasion. The world must put these terrorists in jail. #cdnpoli 1725127124064
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes. 16248872264
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/08/2026NEW: Harmeet Dhillon swore in 100+ new Civil Rights Division lawyers as "civil rights warriors" for "ALL Americans" — then named exactly none of them. So we did. Court filings let us ID 11. At least 5 arrived with records of misconduct, controversy, or hiring irregularities. 1/citizen.orgMeet the attorneys Harmeet Dhillon installed to turn the Civil Rights Division against its mission - Public CitizenIntroduction On July 8, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon tweeted that she had sworn in more than 100 new… 9830851582
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Trump is destroying the beautiful, untouched land of the Big Bend region in Texas to build a completely unnecessary border wall. One of the contractors, who has received $2B in federal contracts for the project, just so happens to be a major Trump donor. There’s always a grift. 11035071403
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical." 587191615913
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent. 479182713768
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026 1000102352553
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/08/202611 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot. 783112965187
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/08/2026“The Trump administration opened the floodgates for these predatory companies to come in and profit off of detaining human beings.” As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle.motherjones.comAs for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle"There is so much money right now in detaining people." 918296
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialEleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This is why they’re going after Dr Fauci: he impeded grifters 18658231531
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026So if we don’t allow Athletes to bet on games that they have the ability to influence… Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies they regulate? 312124693312
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialHomeland Security & Govt. Affairs Committee — Dems @hsgac.senate.gov · 24/06/2026Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov led the entire Democratic caucus to oppose the President's attempt to hijack USPS. The Postal Service has one mission: to deliver mail to millions of Americans reliably and affordably — not to act as an election administration agency. 18666452648
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRep. Angie Craig @repangiecraig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026President Trump was supposed to sign the largest bipartisan housing bill in 30 years into law today. He’s refusing to do so until his election-rigging bill passes. This is Trump 101: Trump first, Americans last. He’s a disgrace to this nation. 1271911598
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialEND EVERY REPUBLICAN @mlf3430.bsky.social · 24/06/2026“THEY WILL LOOK YOU DEAD IN THE FACE AND SAY,, J6 RIOTERS WITH, GUNS, POLES, BATS, ETC WERE PATRIOTS, BUT AN ER NURSE WITH, A CAMERA, AND A REGISTERED FIREARM,, WAS A "DOMESTIC TERRORIST." 17671732604
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This is absolutely nonsense. The Postmaster General said during a Senate hearing today that if a proposed federal mail ballot rule takes effect, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that do not turn over sensitive voter data to the federal government. 61859142525
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 15/06/2026𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 #ICELawlessness & cruelty kills. Daphy Michel, 31, a vulnerable adult with mental illness, died of hypothermia at a Pittsburgh bus shelter. Officials ruled her death a homicide. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56yo blind man from Myanmar was killed by ICE by abandoning him the same way. 🧵 26756458
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/06/2026Breast cancer is the most widely recognized reason women may not be able take hormone therapy, which delivers estrogen or progesterone through pills and patches. Many women say they feel deeply frustrated that they can’t take a drug that so many others seem to have benefited from.nyti.msMillions of Women Are Left Out of Menopause’s MomentWomen who can’t take hormone therapy because of breast cancer or other diseases say they are deeply frustrated. 54612
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 14/06/2026His name will have to be taken off everything and federal funding withheld from any entity that fails to do so. 29489611247
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Today is a good day to cancel your Paramount+ subscription. 552110732112
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social 282115104239
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Who funded every business venture Elon Musk has launched? US taxpayers, involuntarily. What have they gotten from the investment? Nothing whatsoever. 28448322525
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Senator Mike Lee has introduced a last-minute amendment to the Wildfire Prevention Act that would eliminate the 2001 Roadless Rule, stripping protections from roughly 60 million acres of national forest land. This is an attempt to sneak a major public lands policy change through before most 15124851274
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The US is hosting the World Cup and just turned away Africa’s top referee at the airport 3 days before kickoff because of where he was born. Omar Artan had a valid visa. He had a historic assignment. They didn’t care. Disgraceful. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/211508/...newrepublic.comTop African Referee Barred From Entering the U.S. For World CupOmar Artan was set to become the first Somalian to officiate a World Cup match. He was denied entry to the United States on Monday at Miami International Airport. 40850122561
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026With its recent rulings, the Roberts Court has now entirely perverted the purpose of the 15th Amendment, turning an outright ban on racial discrimination in voting into a right to discriminate against black voters. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to DiscriminateAlabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won. 16470752775
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Trump found a new way to steal. The Trump administration is redirecting at least $90 million in National Park Service fee revenue to Washington, D.C. projects tied to this year’s July 4 and America 250 celebrations. According to published reports, that includes a $1.6 million fireworks 631224617
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/06/2026What we're seeing at Delaney Hall is symptomatic of what we saw in Minneapolis and across the country. It needs to stop. We need to abolish ICE, and we must restore a sensible, legal, and humane immigration policy. #NY12 262106272836
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Reminder that banning elected officials from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption. 223105222924
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/05/2026Tillis: "To call Paxton 'ethically challenged' is to call Jeffrey Dahmer suffering from an eating disorder. He's gonna be an anchor on our caucus" 41591662304
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMaureen @liberallady5678.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Nothing makes you look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find 28196302523
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026It appears that our federal government is working overtime to cover up *all* of Donald’s crimes. 1761516635
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026NEW: The top lawyer at the Treasury Department just resigned. Even though he clerked for Clarence Thomas, perhaps the $1.7B heist was probably too much. Also note the Times (right) and the WSJ (left) refer to it as a settlement. The judge found IT IS NOT A SETTLEMENT. 1/ 30992573803
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.sociallucasmundus @lucasmundus.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal: “[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.” 709188707504
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/05/2026President Trump’s agreement with the federal government he runs expanded Tuesday to end all pending tax audits of him and his businesses, according to the Justice Department. on.wsj.com/4wFrezxon.wsj.comGovernment Deal with Trump Expands to End Tax AuditsAddendum to agreement that created $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund stipulates that government will cease tax inquiries into Trump and his businesses. 142316
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I wonder if Todd Blanche has called his pal Ghislaine Maxwell to encourage her to tap into Trump’s slush fund for her prosecution. 1411110364
Reposted by @cededwards.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 @cededwards.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The orange felon’s $10B lawsuit against the IRS was already corrupt AF as it’s a scheme to steal from the US govt, but now he wants to settle that BS lawsuit by creating a nearly $2B slush fund to pay off his allies such as Jan 6 terrorists. He belongs in prison, not in the WH. 15833521003
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social in Montgomery: “We’re here united to take on this new confederacy, 60 years after the Selma March… because we know their intent is to dismantle everything gained during the civil rights movement.” 347192625500
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialPurple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Once again Trump tries to make a federal case out of his loss to E Jean Carroll. Wasting our taxpayer dollars after he has been denied by judges at least 5 times. He needs to pay up. This was his own personal loss not ours. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.politico.com/news/2026/05...politico.comDOJ seeks to take on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll caseIt would be highly unusual for the government to intervene on the president’s behalf post trial and verdict. 19254148
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialTom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 05/05/2026A Harvard study just published estimates Elon Musk's destruction of USAID has already caused 600,000 deaths 2/3 of them children. That is his legacy in this world. 16147382231
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Cesar Sayoc, a Trump super fan & obsessive Fox viewer, sent pipe bombs in 2018 to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, & many other top Dems. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In the wake of the attacks, Trump said about his rhetoric: "Tone down, no. Could tone up." 6255791852
Reposted by @cededwards.bsky.socialBlue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 25/04/2026The Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today. open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...open.substack.comThe Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today.And you can too. 53122
