cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Citizens United specifically and murky political financing in general looks like the root cause of most of our nation’s ills. Single most important thing to fix, to be able to fix many other critical things. 020
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Our maritime decline is a threat to our security. While China builds 1,000+ ships a year, the U.S. built only 5 in 2024. I’m teaming up with Rep. John Garamendi on the SHIPS for America Act to revitalize our shipyards, create jobs, and build ships in America again.foxnews.comREP GARAMENDI, SEN KELLY: We must work together to make America a shipbuilding powerBipartisan lawmakers introduce the SHIPS for America Act to counter China's shipbuilding dominance and rebuild U.S. maritime national security. 2035078
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialJoni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Here is another fact Putin’s fan club desperately wants to bury: Russia controlled significantly more Ukrainian territory one month into the invasion than they do today. Over four years of grinding war and massive casualties just to go backwards. Complete failure 712294768
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/04/2026While we're talking percentages, let's talk about the proposed cuts to NASA's science budget. NASA is currently 0.36% of US federal spending. www.planetary.org/space-policy... The proposed budget cuts NASA science by 47%. NASA science is already on a shoestring, and that string is about to breakplanetary.orgYour Guide to NASA's BudgetHow big is NASA's budget right now? What was it like in the past? How does it compare to the rest of government spending? These answers, as well as… 392167924
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Carter Page was a legitimate target for surveillance. If an American who has been on U.S. intelligence’s radar before is seen in Moscow telling people he has a special in with a major U.S. party presidential candidate and can sell access, that’s something U.S. counterintelligence should look into. 9547116
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Let's be very clear about what's going here: this is Trump using contrived and fictional litigation to pay off his retainers out of the US Treasury for alleged wrongs they suffered. It's theft. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...politico.comTrump admin agrees to pay $1.25M to 2016 Trump adviser over surveillanceDOJ OK'd the settlement with Carter Page, but he could still press claims against ex-officials. 29255
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialBrighton Capital @brightoncap.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Dept of Energy's Wright is another cabinet member who should be fired ASAP. He lies all the time about basic energy data, much of which is created by the agency he heads. An oil & gas grifter, through and through. 091
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Indictment of @splcenter.org is based on clear false narrative. False: DOJ and Kash Patel's claim that SPLC supported white supremacist groups via paying informants. Reality: “We frequently shared what we learned from informants with local and federal law enforcement, including the FBI."youtu.beA Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and ExtremismYouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center 38971362
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/04/2026If Dems retake either house, they must launch an investigation into this. There's no easier way to highlight the corruption of this era and to establish that Dems are committed to fighting it. Pretty sure @wyden.senate.gov and Maxine Waters would be the chairs to do it. 402174542
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United. Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%. Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit. But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem... 246103213475
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 14/04/2026NATO has been the bedrock of our national security for over 75 years. Walking away from our strongest allies during a period of global instability is a serious mistake that makes every American less safe. 451020274
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialDr. Haydée C. Brown @drhaydeebrown.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This whiteboard should be in every hospital boardroom in America. This isn’t a leadership crisis. It’s an ownership crisis. Credit: Dr. Eric Arzubi, MD. 1520490
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Here a grandmother is forced to do a gig job with no job security because she can’t afford to retire? What are we celebrating here? 1711186504331
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The Artemis II mission cost the same as 2 days of Trump’s war in Iran. I want more Artemis, less needless war. 030
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Right now, the conversation isn’t about nuclear programs, or free and fair elections in Iran. It's about reopening a body of water that was open before this war started. Chalk that up as a win for Tehran. 411891539
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/04/2026The Lego videos are funny. The situation is not. A theocracy that blocks its own people's access to the internet is currently running circles around the United States in the information space of an active conflict. That does not happen by accident. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comAmerica Went Silent — and Iran Won the Meme WarThe cost of dismantling every information weapon we had 781698377
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Trump has proposed sweeping budget cuts to security agencies that would undermine the integrity of our country’s elections. This is just the latest in what Trump has been boasting for months: that he intends to intervene in and “take over” elections. 2518080
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialPeter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Chaos at NASA... 031
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Hey Dems, if you want to reach young men, maybe tell them that, if they allow Republicans to keep Congress, there's a non-zero chance they will die losing a war that Trump started for no reason. Everybody knows now that is a very real possibility, and you need show them where you stand on it. 7402110
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The Iranian dictatorship is still in place. Iran still has enriched uranium. The Strait of Hormuz no longer has free passage. Sanctions and tariffs on Irans despotic regime are going to be lifted. And some are calling this a victory? 1821679
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Trump’s various war crime threats really should see him impeached. 000
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/04/2026The people of Iran aren’t free. Iran can now charge tolls. The nuclear material sits EXACTLY where it did, in the same amount, since June. The regime is still in place with a younger ayatollah. Iran still was launching missiles, now with more money to rebuild. Period 700130483161
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 05/04/2026NSF funded research has benefited all of humanity and paid for itself millions of times over here in the US. Their budget will now be the same as 2 days of stupid war in Iran costs. Trump continues to destroy what has actually made America superlative. 020
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialSenator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 03/04/2026In the first six months of Trump’s 2nd term, the DOJ quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal cases—including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, fraud, and drug trafficking. How does that make us more safe? www.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgTrump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to ImmigrationUnder Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi... 149149
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Trump just cut a midterm ad for every Democrat in America. bsky.app/profile/fact... 46463222320
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Amen. Hopefully @slotkin.senate.gov or @peters.senate.gov feel the same for Michigan voters. 000
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Again, FUCK Kristi Noem's request for privacy about her cuckold's cross-dressing. Focus on the claim that Stephen Miller is implicated in Alex Pretti's murder. emptywheel.net/2026/03/31/d...emptywheel.netDays after Daily Mail Implicates Stephen Miller in Alex Pretti Murder, Daily Mail Responds with Boobies - emptywheelThe most likely explanation for a Daily Mail story about the boobies that Kristi Noem's cuckold likes to wear is the earlier Daily Mail implicating Stephen Miller in the Alex Pretti killing. 24861300
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The November 4 Alexanderplatz demonstration in East Berlin right before the Berlin Wall fell was somewhere between 500K & 1 million people (i.e., 3-6% of the population). 2.5% is an <enormous> amount of Americans in the streets. www.dw.com/en/how-east-... 917740
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 31/03/2026In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight. 504100134398
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It’s hard to overstate how immoral and wrong it is that Trump is likely sending American soldiers into harm’s way for no good reason. Every American who voted for this man to lead America have aided and abetted this tragic mistake. 972493623
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Grift all the way down 16696148
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e... 35077013490
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/03/2026A large rally in opposition to the government has value in and of itself. There's ample literature on this: signaling, agenda-setting, preference falsification. Historical examples abound; '63 march on DC and '68 protests in France were dismissed by many at the time as counterproductive farces. 1/2 831680
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026www.ft.com/content/4f09... Genuinely hard to overstate how much of a strategic defeat it would be for the United States if the war ends with effective Iranian control of the Strait. 473234881
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/03/2026This is the FCC Chairman, who is ostensibly a non-partisan industry regulator, openly bragging about conducting a political purge of the media. 571847673
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialLeopards Ate My Face @leopardfeasts.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The karma of Kash Patel firing FBI counter intel people who SPECIALIZE in Iranian threats, and then him getting HACKED by an Iranian threat just a few weeks later is hilarious #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News 416252
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 27/03/2026We need to admit to ourselves what happened and have a reckoning. The coverup and denial makes this worse. 010
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Just another day on the West Bank.ewtnnews.comNew attacks by Israeli settlers on last entirely Christian village in West BankAs Israeli settlers seized areas near the village’s quarry and cement factory, the village’s Latin parish priest appealed to Christians worldwide for compassion and solidarity. 25332
cherrycapital.bsky.social @cherrycapital.bsky.social · 27/03/2026"May decide". Optimistic use of the future tense. 011
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 27/03/20261/ It's not just that unilaterally paying TSA agents is illegal. It's that Trump has now repeatedly undermined the core of the congressional power of the purse. He's not spending money that has been appropriated by law (impoundments) and he's spending money that has not been appropriated. 11058671842
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Climate/renewables arguments aside, this is the president's administration paying a foreign company to invest in states where Republicans are in charge rather than ones where Democrats are in charge -- using tax dollars to punish people who didn't vote for his party. 361167467
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23/03/2026A judge has allowed the DOGE deposition videos back online. After originally ruling plaintiffs had to "claw back" the videos and them being removed from YouTube, the judge has now said the videos fall "squarely within that core public interest." Now back on YouTube www.404media.co/judge-allows...404media.coJudge Allows DOGE Deposition Videos Back Online“We are pleased to see today's ruling in defense of the First Amendment rights of all Americans,” one of the plaintiffs in the DOGE-related lawsuit said. The videos previously went viral when a DOGE m... 262371776
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Key word here is “before.” 1332336716
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/03/2026Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are keeping our airports in chaos and instilling fear in Illinoisans to pass a voter suppression bill — instead of paying our TSA agents. It’s time to get our nation’s airports back on track now. 43871322
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialAnders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 22/03/2026I think we can use bolder words than "less legal" about striking power plants as a way to pressure Iran. It's almost certainly a war crime. 1021931
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialPeter Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Dr. Schake, one of the most brilliant and respected and genuinely liked scholars in national security, was scheduled to give a talk at the Air War College on civ-mil relations. She was uninvited. This is the talk she would have given. Her words should be heard www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Lecture I Couldn’t GiveNow more than ever, our armed forces need to understand the history of civil-military relations. 24316
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Strong words by @billbrowder.bsky.social: "Even if Ukraine repairs the Druzhba pipeline, I'm not sure Orbán would release the €90 billion. He's taking orders from Putin and acting as a 'little Putin' inside the EU. But, one way or another, Europe will get the funds to Ukraine." 1028477
Reposted by @cherrycapital.bsky.socialIan Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 19/03/2026A disgusting lie from Hegseth. If the US had really depleted its stockpiles for Ukraine's benefit, we would all be much safer now. Instead we have Trump doing all he can to help the Russian economy recover by lifting sanctions on RU oil sales, while blaming Ukrainians for defending themselves. 311737
