Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13/06/2026Here are some of the emails I read in the Epstein files this week. Everyone involved in this ring of predators must be held accountable. 23399197 399
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Here is what you need to know about DOJ's approval of the Paramount deal: David Ellison gets what he wants-- control over a vast entertainment empire. Donald Trump gets what he wants -- a neutered CBS and CNN. Fight back by supporting pro-democracy, independent media bit.ly/4qmEiFz 702136711 2.1K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Wouldn’t it be nice if the world’s first trillionaire wasn’t responsible for policies that led to the deaths of several hundred thousand people worldwide? 53038341191 3.8K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Not The Onion. Video: buff.ly/2A3FEfk 169617 96
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The Supreme Court is allowing Republican politicians to wipe out Black political representation and power. We need to make it impossible for politicians or the courts to manipulate these maps once and for all. 823588913 3.6K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Elon Musk spent $290 million getting Trump elected. During this midterm cycle, he's spent $85 million. In total, that’s 0.0375% of his $1 trillion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics. 35095233128 9.5K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Listened to an NPR story this morning about mass child starvation in Senegal without a single mention of Elon Musk, the guy who gleefully created the conditions for the mass starvation 546233017343 23.3K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/06/2026🚨BREAKING: Arizona lawmakers passed a ballot proposal early Saturday morning that would mandate photo identification for voting, even for mail-in and absentee ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comArizona advances voter ID ballot measure for NovemberBy passing a ballot measure that requires photo ID even for absentee voting, one Democratic lawmaker warned that this “opens the door to no more mail-in voting.” 96697386 697
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialPoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Donald Trump needs California, and he just can’t get us. So he is turning all his attention to destroying us. @democracydocket.com Watch the entire conversation on PoliticsGirl YouTube, or listen where you get your pods! youtu.be/5Uc7EAvmxpE youtu.be/5CnzVxl19ZYyoutu.beTrump Fears CaliforniaYouTube video by PoliticsGirl 14735237 735
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/06/2026EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, and sister-in-law, Amanda Roberts, join Katie Phang for an emotional interview on Virginia’s death, their push for accountability, and the future of survivor advocacy. Watch now.youtu.beEXCLUSIVE: Virginia Giuffre’s Family SPEAKS OUT on Epstein AccountabilityYouTube video by Katie Phang 352876850 2.9K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The Redacted Reading Room is a library of the over 3 million Epstein files released so far and a memorial to survivors. I was honored to visit and share space with survivors, Katie Phang, and my fellow Oversight Dem warriors, Rep. Ansari and Rep. Crockett to talk about what justice means. 17694244 694
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13/06/2026The US is supposed to be welcoming people from across the globe for the World Cup. But thanks to Trump’s racist travel ban, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a Somali referee, was denied entry to the country. This xenophobia is unacceptable.nytimes.comSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry 712226 122
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Employers spend almost $1.7 billion a year hiring union-busting consultants and law firms to stop their workers from organizing for better wages and working conditions. Imagine if they spent that money on their workers instead?epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining 23059842298 6K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2026VAN SUSTEREN: Who is our best friend in South America at this point KRISTI NOEM: We've worked so much with El Salvador ... Costa Rica has been fantastic (El Salvador and Costa Rica, dear reader, are not in South America) 1664159153781 15.9K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026What the Ellison family would own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it. 42281663167 8.2K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Important update: Trump hit with major Epstein news ahead of his birthday—thousands protest him and Epstein, and I speak to two survivors who share their story. You have to see it. Trump’s UFC fight is having issues—rain, wind, tornadoes, hail, and bugs. Trump threatens to nuke Iran. Subscribe:open.substack.comImportant Saturday Update: Major Epstein News Ahead of Trump's Birthday, Please Watch and ShareGood evening, everyone. 27706235 706
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/06/2026U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were given access to voter files in two counties in Texas and North Carolina, according to an Axios news report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE agents accessed voter files in Texas and North CarolinaICE agents were reportedly given access to personal voter files in Forsyth County, North Carolina and Webb County, Texas. 24432622152 3.3K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/06/2026Well that was quick 32848501374 4.9K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026Thanks to Trump, corporate scumbags and felonious plutocrats have never had it so good.motherjones.comTrump’s gift to drug cartels, money launderers, and terroristsMaking America a safe space for fraudsters, crooks, and national security threats. 11333147 333
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026“Kushner makes up for his flaws as an investor by being a wildly corrupt appendage of his father-in-law’s wildly corrupt administration."motherjones.comHow Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocratsAnd sell out America. 20716221 716
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026New voting restrictions. Voter intimidation. Election denial. This is Trump's plot to sabotage the midterms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ReeMwsghhUyoutube.comTrump's Scheme to Rig the MidtermsVoter fraud is so rare that a person is more likely to get struck by lightning than to cast a fraudulent ballot.So why d 381211489 1.2K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Well, I gotta admit it was worth the wait for that curtain to be removed. 255152993938 15.3K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026How much lower can WaPo go? "So long as the president’s agenda complies with the law and the Constitution, it’s up to civil servants to faithfully execute it. If they refuse, it should be easy to reprimand or remove them. That’s not a loyalty test. It’s accountability." 56697112 697
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026WaPo is still searching for new ways to suck up to Trump. This is really disgusting. Support independent, pro-democracy media. Start with Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz 1042843690 2.8K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Your money — whether it’s a 401K, a pension, or a college endowment — is now tied up in Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Guess who will be stuck holding the bag when the rocket crashes? 882029697 2K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026This ⬇️ is a real American hero! Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is a Kennedy Center trustee who sued after the unlawful renaming of the center. Late Friday her suit prevailed and the center’s rightful name was restored. Thank you @repbeatty.bsky.social, we love you! ❤️ 828301105589 30.1K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14/06/2026About any Trump Admin. attempts to backdoor the slush fund & find another route for taxpayer-funded payouts to Jan 6 rioters, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tells MSNOW "They'd like to find some way around it, to do it directly through the judgment fund .. And we're not going to allow that to happen" 17843257 843
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Top White House officials fear Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their forthcoming book. It’s one of the most secure settings on Earth. "We're afraid some of our most sensitive conversations were being recorded. And we have no idea which ones."axios.comScoop: Trump aides fear Haberman and Swan obtained Situation Room tapes for "Regime Change"No one knows which conversations were caught. 71474171 474
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026As the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comThis week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s plan to suppress voting this fall starts with CaliforniaAs the midterms get closer, President Donald Trump and his allies are kicking their efforts to suppress voting into high gear. 251093476 1.1K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Arraignment in the seashells-by-the-seashore case of James Comey is set for Sept. 30. Jury trial in October Judge has just ordered that outside groups STOP trying to file briefs in the case "Defendant and the government are ably represented by competent counsel" 36546153 546
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026What are Trump and the "manosphere" trying to tell us with their public displays of testosterone? And what does it say about the U.S. in this moment? Some thoughts. (Let me know what you think in the replies.) robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…robertreich.substack.comSunday Thought: The Horrifying Truth About Trump's Cage Match What Trump and his "manosphere" are trying to tell us with their public displays of testosterone 250857257 857
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The 28th annual bi-partisan wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, to honor fallen servicewomen, was cancelled after several branches of the military would not participate due to White House and Pentagon policies. The DWC honored our servicewomen who have served our nation. 🇺🇸 26255100 255
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/06/2026In other words: the U.S. gives Iran everything it wants immediately, including billions in cash, for a pinky promise to negotiate a future deal on the things the U.S. wants 83781562848 8.2K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate exhibits and displays at national museums, parks and landmarks that were altered under an executive order. This will restore sites changed in order to remove elements deemed to "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."aol.comTrump’s National Park overhaul backfires again as judge demands sites be restored - AOLThe Trump administration had asked National Park visitors across the U.S to report displays or exhibits saying ‘negative’ things about Americans 401097319 1.1K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/06/2026Jack sits down with Gov. Wes Moore, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, and Tommy Vietor for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump’s UFC disaster, the growing Epstein Files cover-up, and the biggest stories shaping the week. Watch On Sunday live at 12p ET. youtube.com/live/YaojuyW... 13514147 514
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026womp womp.motherjones.comWith Kennedy Center setback, Trump is losing his war on "woke" national placardsThe Trump administration must also reinstall park and monument signs it had censored on civil rights, slavery, and climate change. 817827 178
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialReveal @revealnews.org · 14/06/2026In the early years of the HIV epidemic, most research focused on treating gay men. But there were other groups being hit hard by AIDS, including women, people of color, and children. Listen to this week’s Reveal, in partnership with the History Channel and @wnyc.org.revealnews.orgIn the early days of AIDS, policymakers overlooked some of the communities hit hardest by the epidemicDecades before Covid-19 appeared, AIDS tore through the US, but there was little help for the most vulnerable communities. 17227 72
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026Of the 39 countries from which the Trump administration has fully or partly restricted entry to the US, 22 are ranked within the most vulnerable quarter of nations in the world to climate impacts.motherjones.comTrump is targeting immigrants from places hardest hit by climate shocksCountries with US visa restrictions tend to be more vulnerable to environmental disaster, an analysis shows. 519291 192
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I fear we have a cruel month ahead of us: the future of campaign finance law, the definition of Election Day, the fate of birthright citizenship. While I remain hopeful, I am prepared for democracy to leave this month weaker than it entered. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...democracydocket.comFor democracy, June is the cruelest monthIn recent years, June has been the time when the high court delivers its most devastating blows against individual rights and the rule of law. 712158748 2.2K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Several women said they’d be willing to give up their right to vote if it meant creating a more conservative country at the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit recently held in San Antonio, Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comAt Turning Point USA conference, women offer away their voting rightsAt the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit, conservative women speak freely about willingly giving up their right to vote. 6341321541 1.3K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026“When the promotion stages its most politically symbolic event ever, and women vanish from the card, that’s not a glitch. “motherjones.comThe UFC’s biggest cards nearly always include women. Except at Freedom 250.Dana White says he tried but couldn't get it done. Others say, "That's not a glitch." 814850 148
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Thanks to Trump's tax cuts, 88 corporations — including Coinbase, CVS, and Disney — paid ZERO federal income tax last year. They also spent $852M on political donations and lobbying. Their combined tax savings: over $26 BILLION (a 3,000% ROI!) We must break this corrupt cycle. 11134701473 3.5K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026CNN’s Harry Enten: “The big problem with these UFC fights for Trump is that they reinforce the idea that he's out of touch with Americans. Just 16% say these fights are appropriate. Even just 31% of the GOP do. This comes as 60% of voters and 80% of independents say the White House is out of touch.” 1742871906 2.9K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialLegal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026LIVE AT 8 PM ET: Popok joins Anthony Davis to discuss whether Iran would ever accept a Trump peace deal better than Obama’s. Plus, has Hegseth’s D-Day speech further damaged NATO ties? Also: potential war crimes in Iran and constitutional reform—on The Weekend Show.youtube.comLIVE: Trump Faces RECKONING in IRAN!! | The Weekend ShowYouTube video by MeidasTouch 217343 173
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2026“Trump has used sports to his political advantage more than any president in recent history.”motherjones.comSportswashed: FIFA's long love affair with authoritariansPolitical scientist and ex–soccer pro Jules Boykoff on how Trump—like Putin before him—is the World Cup's biggest winner. 610627 106
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/06/2026— Iran rejected the offer and says a response is coming soon (Channel 12) — Iran has now cancelled flights in the western part of the country “in light of the current situation” (Tasnim News) 19636122 636
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/06/2026— Officials say Trump demanded Netanyahu halt fire in Lebanon and begin a withdrawal. Netanyahu rejected both demands (YNet) — The U.S. offered Iran economic benefits in exchange for restraint (Channel 12) 29648151 648
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/06/2026The Middle East is on the edge tonight. Here’s what’s happened in the last few hours: — Israel launched new strikes on Beirut earlier today — Trump called Netanyahu and reportedly said “What the f*ck are you doing?!” after the Lebanon 1231415413 1.4K
Reposted by @cjbsrn.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14/06/2026FIVE FULL DAYS remaining for Justice Dept to put in writing that the Trump slush fund is not moving forward Judge's order in Virginia requires an official statement for the court by the end of week 14926289 926