Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10hMan, when BMW says "that's too fascist for us" 342770481
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinJan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 9hThread of @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the dangers of the billionaires and their power to destroy the lives of workers, communities and the environment To protect democracy we need radical redistribution of wealth and limits 04714
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4hTrump/MAGA pulled off a huge scam: They've been explicit about their ideological goal of ethnic cleansing to the base while persuading Latinos their agenda is really about public safety. That helped sustain the Myth of Multiracial MAGA. But it's now coming apart. newrepublic.com/article/2164... 1629665
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23hThey couldn’t paint the bottom of a pool, but we’re building on the moon. 🙄 64564951617
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tropical Storm Rachel, which is now expected to make landfall near MX/CA border, is not currently a very impressive-looking tropical cyclone, with sparse deep convection & clear dry mid-level air intrusion. However, ambient ocean conditions are extraordinarily warm... [Thread] 19423
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/10/2026With deep sorrow and regret I must report that President Donald J. Trump did not win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. I know how devastated all of you must be. But inevitably, someday, in the not-too-distant-future, he will give the world something much greater to celebrate. 1852348347
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. ICE’s unchecked power won’t rein itself in. If we want real oversight, accountability, and an end to intimidation tactics that target vulnerable communities, we have to demand it—loudly and publicly. Abolish ICE. 321594311
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 23hThe administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency 511148517
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 09/10/2026“Although [Mr. Belgal] was initially hospitalized, it appears that ICE moved quickly to transfer him out of the hospital to an unknown location—raising grave concerns for his health and well-being.” from @maketheroadny.bsky.social’s habeas petition filed todaycourthousenews.comICE shot a man in New York City; his lawyers can’t find himThe agency claims Oscar Belgal "weaponized his vehicle” against agents in the Bronx, prompting them to fire seven shots at his car. 3257143
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22hA still from a video posted on IG by @brynodc.bsky.social Link: www.instagram.com/reel/DeQKdoK... 1181452617
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinBozzi @bozzione.bsky.social · 22hNo One is Talking About Trump Sending Private Armed Guards to Post Offices open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...open.substack.comNo One is Talking About Trump Sending Private Armed Guards to Post OfficesFrom missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box… 056
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinTsunami Alerts (PTWC) from Pacific Tsunami Warning Center @tsunamialertsptwc.bsky.social · 22hUpdate Tsunami Info- PANAMA area M8.0 earthquake PANAMA 10:56PDT Oct 9 Depth 33km - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 8.0 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 7.540, Lon: -80.750 at 2026-10-09T17:56:08Z 21315
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h🚨BREAKING: Federal court BLOCKS Dept. of Justice policy of collecting unredacted voter rolls, checking them against federal citizenship databases, and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible. www.democracydocket.com/cases/doj-na...democracydocket.com🚨 Common Cause v. U.S. Department of JusticeLearn more. 7046151612
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 25582071986
Reposted by Chocolate Pumpkinemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There are at least FOUR Trump huge oil corruption stories from just the [double checks calendar] last two days. There's the NYT story about Trump selling out Ukraine to get a $2M donor a big contract. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...nytimes.comIn Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest OwnersA majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators. 12468231
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinPaul Bland @fpbland.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Nothing says "extremely powerful man" like repeatedly turning to your most servile employee to pump you up and tell you that you are great 211330
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle." 416176784649
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinIt's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If we needed more evidence: 217280
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.erininthemorning.comKilling of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court RulesThe case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.” 911944697
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4083461010444
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Wow! Texts are super rare for the Hittites, basically there’s just one archive and it’s 95% lists of prayer sacrifices to mountain gods, so this is really, really exciting! 201601387
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAlan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Adding to this: it’s not just that the Constitution allows for impeachment; it COMMANDS it upon the commission of treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors by federal office holders. The word “shall” is a command, not a plea. 10440130
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMonique Morrissey @moniquemorrissey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When I was a kid, I lived in a country (Syria) with public executions (hangings) and these are by definition not happy places. 55967171
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026static.klipy.comPrincess Bride: You Keep Using That WordALT: Princess Bride: You Keep Using That Word 3654164574
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. 1991551846
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026New in PN: Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet "Should November be the disaster for Rs that analysts predict, Trump will morph overnight into something less than a lame duck POTUS with a ticking expiration clock: he'll become politically bankrupt in ways all-too-familiar to him as a businessman."publicnotice.coTrump faces his worst bankruptcy yetHis political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way. 1181496395
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Guess who is going bankrupt again? Except this time he’s burning through his remaining *political* capital. My latest for @atrupar.com Public Notice. Please read, like, share—and subscribe to PN. Thanks, Tom open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comTrump faces his worst bankruptcy yetHis political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way. 1743891
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities 761170484
Reposted by Chocolate Pumpkinmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Also when calculating the cost of this in these pieces, the cost of the US Navy escorting all these tankers is somehow assumed to be $0 instead of what it is actually is. 560483
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/10/2026The Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 481012460
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinWilliam 🧐 @miltownbucky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Man, back in the day journalism really was…..something. 0155
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026New in PN: Roger Marshall is running an all time terrible campaign "After decades of crawling further and further into the orifice of the right-wing media bubble, GOP candidates no longer know how to distinguish truth from propaganda, much less how to persuade skeptical voters."publicnotice.coRoger Marshall is running an all time terrible campaignRed state MAGAs aren’t equipped for real competition and accountability. 411126270
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMaj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026Not that this is news to anyone, but I watched this debate and well...let's just say that the GOP will likely tell candidates to not debate Dems like they did in 2021 & this debate will likely be why. If they haven't outright done so already considering how Paxton is ducking Talarico. 632160
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Rep. Greg Murphy describes people who have lived in America for decades and have families here and are brutally deported by ICE as "collateral damage," and says "thank God we're getting rid of the garbage that's in our country:" 7982089808
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Surging demand from data centers and air conditioners put the US power system through a tough test this summer. But instead of triggering a jump in fossil-fuel use, record renewables output carried much of the extra load and helped keep the lights on." The lies of the oil industry are falling fastreuters.comCOMMENTARY: Renewables help US power system survive summer stress testSurging demand from data centers and air conditioners put the US power system through a tough test this summer. But instead of triggering a jump in fossil-fuel use, record renewables output carried mu... 6502170
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is not the kind of thing you worry about if you're leaving office and accept the other party might win an election in a couple of years. 72565157
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinRyanWeather.Com @ryanweather.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A look at the latest probability of seeing over .01” of rainfall as we head into early Saturday morning. The next front looks to arrive late on Friday and then progresses inland. 051
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinLiliturra @liliturra.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is the best overview I've read about the plague. Also, it brings up the thing to actually be scared of if you're in the US: measles. We're up to 1000 cases in Pennsylvania. If you've never been vaccinated, do it. If you have, check if you should get a booster. Protect yourself and others. 02821
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bonkers: Sea levels are running 1.2ft above the late-20th century baseline in San Diego as sea surface temperatures are about 7°F warmer than normal. These highly anomalous ocean temperatures and heights will continue through winter along the California coast amid El Niño. #CAwx 421976
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6857841249
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinCongresswoman Analilia Mejia @repanalilia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This should alarm every American. Trump is shutting out independent election observers while preparing to send his own DOJ monitors to polling places. That's a page out of Putin's playbook. Our elections belong to the people — not Donald Trump.ms.nowTrump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decadesThe decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors. 44679351
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026"Whatever conclusions reached by the commission of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires, they'll be handed off to Hegseth, who believes wars are won by whichever side can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military is dragging DoD down by the day."publicnotice.co“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satireElon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD. 831815581
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 181449351900
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump calls Natalie on stage, checks out her legs, calls her "perfect," then floats creating a reality show w/ her -- & other lowlights from his rally tonight in Nebraska (Including Trump saying of Iran, "Let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is very small price to pay") 5252777842
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war. 61366442475
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Dems getting better at this 301116193674
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this. 27787308
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161... 781927462
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I love how The Atlantic exempts certain arguments from editors and fact checkers. "Boom for shop-class specialists" is, ahem, a stretch. Those fields are anemic except for construction, where it's at least been growing since early 2021 but nothing like the actual "booms" of the 1990s & 2010s. 313014
Reposted by Chocolate PumpkinBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997283100
