Reposted by Chris WexlerRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12233621063
Reposted by Chris WexlerMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 363731792
Reposted by Chris WexlerRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 441759684
Reposted by Chris WexlerRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 341127554658
Reposted by Chris WexlerCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57398483287
Chris Wexler @chriswexler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Huh. What could it be? #LongCOVID #MECFS. www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...nbcnews.comWhy are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who is feeling it mostFatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it. 150
Reposted by Chris WexlerMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/09/2026Haven't heard about the ICE occupation in Memphis? Not a coincidence. It's harder to record the agents in Tennessee than it is in other states.motherjones.comMemphis has spent a year under federal occupation. ICE would rather you didn't notice.Watch as these officers arrest an activist for documenting from a reasonable distance. 515377
Reposted by Chris WexlerAaron Gleeman @aarongleeman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pablo Torre can obviously fight his own battles, but I can't get over how many prominent people in media downplayed, refuted, and even mocked his Clippers reporting and are now just silent on the whole thing. Massive outlets ran cover for the Clippers and now just ... move on. 1004033614
Reposted by Chris WexlerRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Properly invoking his legal authorities and obligations Houston Mayor Whitmire vows "an independent and transparent” investigation by his office and District Attorney into ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Says FBI is "tightly controlling" evidence Houston Police Dept would normally have. 23731258
Reposted by Chris WexlerMother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/06/2026“This administration is trying to take away one of the most fundamental rights that people with disabilities have fought for.”motherjones.comTrump DOJ outlines dubious path to force people into psychiatric institutions"This administration is trying to take away one of the most fundamental rights that people with disabilities have fought for." 67941478
Reposted by Chris WexlerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 31/05/2026Really sucks how so many headlines now are just eugenics Mad Libs.theguardian.comAre ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspring 1632781
Reposted by Chris WexlerPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 31/05/2026/2 Anyway yes yes Susan Collins is awful and any any dissent whatsoever of Platner is endorsement of Trumpism, blah blah fucking blah 36139631
Reposted by Chris WexlerFrosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I think about this a lot. 603178424692
Reposted by Chris WexlerAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Donald Trump is sending the Justice Department after a woman he raped. 22854812064
Reposted by Chris WexlerKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Solidarity with E. Jean Carroll and all survivors who face legal retaliation and criminal prosecution for speaking the truth. This is both remarkable and utterly unsurprising. Survivors have been jailed, retraumatized, harassed, and sued into silence for far too long. 353734824
Reposted by Chris WexlerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A masked man in an armored vehicle, dressed as if he is in the middle of a war zone, training a weapon on unarmed protestors. This is simply incompatible with democratic expression. 10744421682
Reposted by Chris WexlerElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/05/2026Donald Trump LIED when he vowed not to touch Social Security. He fired thousands of workers and cut critical services. The result? Longer lines, unanswered calls, delayed benefits, and workers pushed to the brink. I'll keep fighting to stop him from gutting Social Security. 351542525
Reposted by Chris WexlerJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026"The humanities are not a luxury. They are how a democracy understands itself." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/a...nytimes.comDOGE’s Termination of Humanities Grants Is Ruled Unconstitutional 6872286
Reposted by Chris WexlerJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Not to be overly alarmist, but everyone should be worried about DOJ’s indictment of SPLC. Here’s why: joycevance.substack.com/p/whats-wron...joycevance.substack.comWhat’s Wrong With The SPLC IndictmentDOJ's indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center is a critical moment in the administration's war on democracy 15650481982
Reposted by Chris WexlerGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Jay Bhattacharya pulls a study because he doesn’t like the conclusions. I cannot explain how bad this is and how it reeks of the stench of ideological zealotry and has no basis in science. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...nytimes.comC.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines 271047450
Reposted by Chris WexlerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over. 438226565799
Reposted by Chris WexlerEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig... The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported. 6224001033
Reposted by Chris WexlerJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/04/2026We have an unhealthy unspoken media agreement in this country that you can’t point out that someone harbors objectively insane, delusional beliefs that should disqualify them from being anywhere near a position of power if said beliefs are colorably linkable to a mainstream religious worldview. 9603158
Reposted by Chris WexlerElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026RFK jr & Eugenics Inc believe sick people and healthy people are fixed categories. Now people run around acting like long covid is something that only happens to Other people. Sure seems like even those who don’t admit to liking RFK Jr are still following his philosophy. 29226
Reposted by Chris WexlerTommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Well, at least the BBC is covering this. 37475522900
Reposted by Chris WexlerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/04/2026It’s almost like a coordinated talking point went out on Red Cross doctor Jesus H. Trump. 4023121746
Reposted by Chris Wexlerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/03/2026why aren't other countries helping us with the strait of hormuz after we started an unjust war, cut off trade, and insulted them for a year? 725190822799
Reposted by Chris WexlerBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions. 639162596971
Reposted by Chris WexlerAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Casually saying the one thing that is explicitly a war crime not just to do but to even say you will do. 16548138
Reposted by Chris WexlerChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/03/2026oh good i was worried it was white supremacy and capitalism 203167674
Reposted by Chris WexlerKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 09/03/2026Over at the newsletter I wrote about how establishment Democrats' problem isn't going "too far left" on "identity politics," it's being feckless invertebrates in the face of autocracy and unchecked corporate power.karlbode.comPolling Shows Democrats Aren't Too 'Woke,' They're Too WeakThe idea that Democrats are weirdly and extremely obsessed with "identity politics" and pronouns is a right wing propaganda fiction not supported by polling data, and Democratic party leaders should n... 27860191
Reposted by Chris WexlerWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Remember how this guy lobbied hard to get a pardon for a war criminal who slaughtered children? Turns out that’s literally his entire philosophy of armed conflict 682623552
Reposted by Chris WexlerWorking Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 06/03/2026File this under "Why establishment Dems keep losing." If you won't act like an opposition party, we'll replace you. 18570136
Reposted by Chris WexlerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August. He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA. The grift continues. 530162777335
Reposted by Chris WexlerGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Vinay Prasad has been an a noxious influence on public health and drug regulation. Good riddance. UCSF should not take him back. He should wander in the wilderness forever. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/h...cnn.comFDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month | CNNThe US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday. 31922228
Reposted by Chris WexlerElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Summary of recent HHS departures: -Unqualified weirdo Jim O’Neill out as CDC Director -“Measles outbreaks are the cost of doing business” Ralph Abraham out as his Dumbass Deputy -Venomous podcaster Vinay Prasad out at FDA. Yet human cassowary and denim enthusiast RFK Jr. remains. 33612173
Reposted by Chris WexlerRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.” @jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...miamiherald.comDOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against TrumpOver the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s. 5639661649
Reposted by Chris WexlerJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I'm looking to hear some specific examples of how disabled Minnesotans have been harmed by federal Medicaid pause for reporting I'm doing at @motherjones.com . Please reach out to jmetraux@motherjones.com with any leads. 1170129
Reposted by Chris WexlerSolve M.E. @solveme.bsky.social · 04/03/2026ME/CFS affects millions but isn't part of standard clinical training. This Advocacy Week (Mar 23–27), Solve M.E. & #MEAction Network will ask patient safety agencies to support our mission to introduce #MECFS questions into qualifying national medical exams. Sign up: 🔗https://ow.ly/GbOp50YoTVe 03620
Reposted by Chris WexlerGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 04/03/2026Minnesota is mourning the loss of Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor of White Bear Lake who was killed in Kuwait on Sunday. She answered the call to serve and gave her life in service to our state and nation. Minnesotans are wrapping our arms around her loved ones. 651172933564
Reposted by Chris WexlerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/03/2026There is remarkably little appreciation of this inside he Washington Beltway. 16674195
Reposted by Chris WexlerSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 03/03/2026Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X. Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch. Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp. And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO. Yes, this is oligarchy. 10341941408
Chris Wexler @chriswexler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Oh. I guess it’s not a war. I have an idea. Let’s change the Department of War’s name to…. The Department of Defense? Just spitballing. 000
Chris Wexler @chriswexler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026We have found Chuck Schumer’s midterm strategy! 000
Reposted by Chris WexlerMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Accusing Jamelle Bouie of "exaggerated nastiness" and "hateful, uncharitable commentary" is absolutely insane. 1032824161
Reposted by Chris Wexlershauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 02/03/2026this photo looks like the last thing you’d see before waking up in a tub of ice with a kidney missing 851418215