Reposted by Bubs_NCProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 10738251743
Reposted by Bubs_NCMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizensNevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens. 694155506355
Reposted by Bubs_NCBryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026750,000 Texas Voters Disenfranchised Up to 750,000 Texans registered through the DPS online portal are missing from County Voting Rolls. Talarico “the government failed to do its job.” Registration deadline: Oct. 5. 🧵 www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTexas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls“I don’t know if they feel confident. Some counties are more confident than others,” Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Elections Officials, said. “Right now what we’r... 21332341982
Reposted by Bubs_NCThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026CARTOON OF THE DAY… 407126775415
Reposted by Bubs_NCNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The headlines on the SCOTUS SAVE ruling are doing Trump's PR for him. 2 things they skip No mass voter purges before the midterms. The law bars them 90 days out & we're in that window Noncitizen voting? FL, IN, IA & OH ran voters through SAVE & found almost NOTHING -TNdemocracydefendersaction.orgThe Big Lie aka La Gran MentiraThis analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting. 33987422
Reposted by Bubs_NCScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This trailer is about the season's most important documentary. You may think you know who Elon Musk is. You don't. But you will after seeing this. youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10?...youtu.beMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 16735
Reposted by Bubs_NC🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s not 1950 and I hope you get your ass beat. Beyond beat!!! 1419115402092
Reposted by Bubs_NCMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 15/09/2026We are getting crushed by corporate greed. And Dan Sullivan has been part of the corporate greed agenda since the day he took office. 322733893
Reposted by Bubs_NCMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If true, this will be delicious. GOP hypocrisy is alive and well. 52710
Reposted by Bubs_NCThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/08/2026Scientists have captured the highest-resolution video of the surface of the sun ever, showing turbulent, vortex-like structures in unprecedented detail. The “surface” of the sun is really an unstable, roiling soup of plasma, heated to about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. wapo.st/4hbjnV8 610622
Reposted by Bubs_NCTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 02/08/2026My response to Elon Musk. 691997614
Reposted by Bubs_NCThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 30/07/2026Watching Laura Ingraham make faces at Fauci's hearing while listening to Laura Ingraham complain about other people making faces 1201240308
Reposted by Bubs_NCCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026BOUIE: ".. Musk spends a large part of his free time fomenting violence and spreading .. hateful ideology .. ".. It is that fact, and not the cars he builds or the rockets he launches, that ought to define his place in public life." @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there? 39684196
Reposted by Bubs_NCEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 26/07/2026This is part of a running series examining ways that the Trump family is positioned to profit from the policies Trump is pushing as president. Sector, after sector--in a way that has no precedent in American history. Here is another recent piece we did from June www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...nytimes.comTrump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. (Gift Article)An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tun... 14322162
Reposted by Bubs_NCChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down. 814102005031
Reposted by Bubs_NCMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Who knows this killer??? 45513303
Reposted by Bubs_NCthe abbot of unreason (a returned archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 31/05/2026there are a lot of criticisms to be made of Walz's response to Metro Surge but he managed to avoid the staties *being more dangerous than ICE*. This is astoundingly bad politics. 171257272
Reposted by Bubs_NCAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/05/2026My Go Big or Go Home thoughts for this Saturday: I make the case for why we should consider amending the Constitution to create a fourth branch open.substack.com/pub/asharang...open.substack.comWe Need a Fourth BranchWhy our most vital institutions should be placed in a constitutional vault - beyond the reach of any President. 1611709530
Reposted by Bubs_NCCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026ICYMI: The enshittification of the White House continues apace. Historians would do worse than to open their account of American decline in 2026 with this image of profound unseriousness: “UFC octagon rises on White House lawn for championship fights in June” open.substack.com/pub/charlies...open.substack.comExit John Cornyn, Pathetic Republican Circa 2026When sucking up isn't enough. 413625
Reposted by Bubs_NCAdam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF... 372155895021
Reposted by Bubs_NCThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13/04/2026Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comThe Return of Family DetentionUnder the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect. 66638
Reposted by Bubs_NCMS NOW @ms.now · 28/04/2026BREAKING: "I'm still innocent, I'm still not afraid and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary." Comey responds to Trump's DOJ indictment over "86" seashell post. www.ms.now/deadline-whi... 34390112
Reposted by Bubs_NCAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/04/2026Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us. 10772000810101
Reposted by Bubs_NCFred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America. 8004112411463
Reposted by Bubs_NCQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 22/04/2026Social media analytics show that I lose followers every time I share my article about men needing to stop being pathetic little manbabies and instead step up and hold other men accountable to stop rape culture. Oh, whoops, sharing it again. And won't stop either www.qasimrashid.com/p/men-we-nee...qasimrashid.comMen, We Need to Talk About "Rape Academy"This isn’t about women. This is about us. And it’s long past time we had this conversation 631645436
Reposted by Bubs_NCRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax. 319108874442
Reposted by Bubs_NCAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/04/2026🚨🚨 ALERT 🚨🚨 I finally got Andy McCabe to sign up on Bluesky @therealmccabe.com ! Please follow him here, share this post widely, then check out his first ever Substack article and subscribe there as well (no paywalls!) 1121515552
Reposted by Bubs_NCRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026So you and I and everyone else are in effect now refunding American corporations for import tariffs, although we paid for most of them in the form of higher prices — which they won’t now lower because they have monopoly power to keep prices high. The Art of the Deal.theguardian.comTrump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffsClaims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs 1022252889
Reposted by Bubs_NCJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Tesla reported owing $0 in US federal taxes for all but one of the past 20 years. A Reuters analysis reveals how a common corporate tactic known as profit shifting likely saved the company more than $400 million in US taxes.reuters.comInsight: Musk scorned “shady” loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millionsWhen Tesla released its annual report for U.S. regulators in January, the Texas-based automaker, led by the world’s richest man, reported a federal tax bill of zero dollars for 2025. 29362222
Reposted by Bubs_NCJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Ouch. The LEGO trolls take on Erika Kirk: “Goodbye Charlie.” 🎶 🤣 671119365
Reposted by Bubs_NCJames Sims @simsjames.bsky.social · 17/04/2026"In a country without the NEA, NEH and IMLS, hundreds of small local #arts groups would likely cease to exist entirely — and with them, the community, education and enlightenment that underpin our increasingly fragile, fractured society." @jessicagelt.bsky.social in @latimes.comlatimes.comTrump's 2027 budget aims to shutter the NEA, NEH and IMLS for good: L.A. arts and culture this weekendTrump's 2027 budget aims to shutter the NEA, NEH and IMLS, providing only enough funding to permanently wind down operations. 9278162
Reposted by Bubs_NCAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/04/2026INBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.miamiherald.comAmid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kidsThe move comes amid rising tensions between the administration and American Catholics. 2351987997
Reposted by Bubs_NCThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is less a shot across his nose, and more one up it. 2860196
Reposted by Bubs_NCMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/04/2026Carney: "The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over." *thunderous applause* 625215684866
Reposted by Bubs_NCKen Hart @kenhartwriter.bsky.social · 11/04/2026I had to look this up. It's TRUE. 😮 Before 1974, banks typically required a father's or husband's signature in order for a woman to open a credit card account. HOLEEEE SHIT. In my lifetime?!! The patriarchy really sucks. #ArtemisII 781233364
Reposted by Bubs_NCMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/04/2026Melania Trump wants these photos and emails to be scrubbed from the Internet. Please stop liking and sharing them. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 422112845686
Reposted by Bubs_NCHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 31/03/2026After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇 20571780613259
Bubs_NC @charlottenc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026C’mon. He’s not giving anyone that $$. Think it through. His family is making deals across the Middle East so he can flee there and escape going to prison for abusing 13yo kids. Let us know when he starts cutting checks. 🤣🤡🤣🤡🤣🤡🤣🤡🤣 000
Reposted by Bubs_NCTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2026The facts suggest two interpretive frameworks for Iran: a foreign war as a mechanism to destroy democracy at home; and a foreign war as an element of personal corruption by the president of the U.S. Join my live conversation with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, 12:00pm ET, snyder.substack.com 751884847
Reposted by Bubs_NCKate Barr @katebarrcantlose.bsky.social · 18/02/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social give us all so much every day, it was really nice to be able to give her and all of you this 👇 221464
Reposted by Bubs_NCSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13/02/2026I’m just going to leave this here 17660622123
Reposted by Bubs_NCNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026A federal court cleared way for us @democracydefendersfund.org to depose Elon Musk over the unconstitutional shutdown of USAID Our case now moves into discovery As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TNnewrepublic.comElon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGEThe former DOGE head will have to answer for what happened at USAID. 28055801621
Reposted by Bubs_NCjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/02/2026this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...foxnews.comJD Vance should have been sold by his mother for drugs, NYT columnist saysNew York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie suggested Vice President JD Vance's mother was reasonable when attempting to sell him for drugs during his childhood. 265113291197
Reposted by Bubs_NCMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/07/2025NEWS: In a resurfaced interview from nearly a decade ago, rapper Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew says he fled a Trump party in Palm Beach in the early 1990s after seeing what appeared to be underage girls at a sex- and drug-fueled eventyoutu.beSMOKING GUN Evidence of Trump DARK PAST ResurfacesYouTube video by MeidasTouch 21248291944
Bubs_NC @charlottenc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Hey maggots. Eventually they will come for you and your guns. 000
