Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1hWe don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 1411807391
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 2hJoin Angie Nixon, candidate for U.S. Senate, & Congressman Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, for a South Florida town hall on Sunday, October 4th. Come hear from Angie and Congressman Raskin about what's at stake in November & how we win. #angieforfl 111042
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAdmiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @admiralstav.bsky.social · 8hWith Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz leaking, will Tehran lash out to disrupt the flow of oil? And speaking of disruption, the Pentagon's plan to cut 20% of senior leaders would be very turbulent. My discussion with John Berman on @cnn.com : youtu.be/ol5RYBG4vRwyoutu.beCNN 9 30 26YouTube video by ADM STAV VIDEOS 1186
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialIndivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 8hHOLY PA-01 SCOOP IN POLITICO!! Brian Fitzpatrick's awful ads seem to show a bunch of news headlines. But those deceptive quotes didn't come from actual news reports - they were written by one of his wedding guests, a felon who was once on the payroll of his own campaign, who self-published them!politico.comThe source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own weddingSelf-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads. 10314111
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialDana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social · 7hRussell Brand goes on trial in London in two weeks for rape. But first he was invited to the MAHA Summit to vouch for the high character of RFK Jr. And the sleaziness was just beginning. My latest @washingtonsun.bsky.social column. www.washingtonsun.com/perspectives...washingtonsun.comRFK Jr. Just Exposed a Fraudster — And It Is HimHe said he would end “corporate capture.” Now his MAHA movement is for sale. 02910
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialSenate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 23hAdam Hoffman was charged with sexually abusing a child and was facing life in prison. Ken Paxton tried to give him a sweetheart deal with only one day served in prison. Ken Paxton is a danger to our kids and belongs nowhere near the Senate. 526485
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialJohn Harwood @johnjharwood.bsky.social · 6himagine how Trump would react if Mark Carney wins the Nobel Peace Prize apnews.com/article/carn...apnews.comMark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzzCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. 915139
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 7hchrist this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years. 371479224
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 6hEasiest way to double your vote. Help an American abroad cast a ballot. Especialy ones in Canada. Only 11% of overseas Americans voted in 2024. www.votefromabroad.org makes it so easy!votefromabroad.orgRequest Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.orgHelping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org 08837
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialIt's Not All About ME @clairemyfanwy.bsky.social · 17hExcellent read. 0186
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 17h"Insomnia deserves attention as a warning sign of the status of brain and mental health. Issues with sleep are often overlooked when addressing mental health concerns." abcnews.com/Health/insom...abcnews.comInsomnia linked to higher risk of dementia, suicide, stroke and other major health issues: StudyInsomnia may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, dementia and several mental health conditions, a new study finds. 812838
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialMartha near Seattle, 8647 @marthawt.bsky.social · 16hMy, who could have predicted this? 🤪 0605
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 9h“United States” is spelled incorrectly on the White House’s agreement with AI executives: 188019
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 2864198912
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialNBC News @nbcnews.com · 29/09/2026The Trump administration paid for TV ads showing the president in a favorable light using money intended for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an official confirms to NBC News.nbcnews.toPro-Trump TV advertisements paid for with Customs and Border Protection money, official saysThe ads, which the White House has described as “public service announcements,” drew bipartisan criticism for being paid for with taxpayer money. 87647
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt. 634212603510
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 29/09/2026Why the press needs to ask Susan Collins a LOT of questions substack.com/note/m-ba0e9...substack.comAlex + Andrew Weissmann LIVE!A recording from Andrew Weissmann and Alex Wagner's live video 718642
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026NEWS: GOP candidate Brandon Herrera defended massive CEO salaries, mocked renters as “bums,” joked about people who don’t “tip their landlords,” then compared being called a “renter” with a hard R to a racial slur.meidasnews.comBrandon Herrera Defended High CEO Salaries, Joined Mocking of RentersGOP candidate: "Did you really call me 'renter' with a hard 'r? It's 'renta' to you." 77885386
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2457247376131
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Patel has created an environment where the FBI can’t protect its own employees, and where they are now the butt of all-too-many jokes about his own personal behavior and the standards to which he holds its agents." 313538
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 32864971405
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialMarlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump just mere moments after he said, “Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him?” I kid you not. 23360144
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help. (Published May)propublica.orgOily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li... 61843392
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comMuttley's Signature SnickerALT: Muttley's Signature Snicker 312524
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAlex Anúzita @alexanuzita.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 011
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A federal judge just blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don't change how they run elections. It's the latest blow to Trump's attempts to rewrite election rules. 312964782
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Q: If Johnson called the House back, they would have to immediately vote on Whiskey Pete Hegseth impeachment and not long after vote on Epstein, right? www.axios.com/newsletters/... 12482124
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have never underestimated Trump’s lying, or his ability to spew bullshit. But he has in fact lost substantial control of his mind. And his ability to distinguish truth from lies—which was never really strong or important to him—is, at this point, de minimis. 2712924738
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialKristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When will this war be over? It’s gone on so long Alina Habba got divorced and married again. 44789134
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped. 59268601924
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialMichael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This, if anything, understates the case. Prior to Trump, the Deputy Director was always a capstone and final position in a decades-long career, spent in its entirety at the FBI. 113430
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This was posted Saturday in case you missed it. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comA past FBI inquiry complicates Susan Collins’s campaign message in MaineNews of a probe involving political contributions and federal contracts has some in a shipyard town raising questions about her influence. 24619
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 1021288495
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Donald Trump has surrounded himself with yes men like Pete Hegseth, and that’s why everything he does is a disaster. 1433776
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics. 310160444478
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026GOP in Congress have gone supine, & that's how a democracy slides toward Orbán's Hungary Americans aren't having it, & neither are the courts @democracydefendersaction.org & partners have hundreds of cases going & the wins keep coming Why I expect a historic spanking Nov 3 w/ @ms.now👇 -TN 31804250
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. 20259821805
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialCREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/09/2026Just flagging that the two Trump admin staffers now running Oval Office operations who were allegedly involved in mishandling classified documents last term also got $20k and $45k in cash gifts from Trump last year.citizensforethics.orgOval Office operations run by alleged Trump classified documents co-conspirator - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonTrump loyalists Walt Nauta and Chamberlain Harris were implicated in mishandling classified records. They're running White House operations. 24555315
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How scared are Missouri Republicans about their anti-abortion amendment not passing in November? They are running commercials that don’t even mention the amendment will ban abortion… because they know we already gave women the constitutional right to abortion. VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3.   23999349
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialJohn Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The Media and Democracy Project is gathering signatures for a letter intended for the eyes of newsroom leaders around the country. The project has also compiled a 27-point list of election guidelines for the media.” - @sulliview.bsky.social Sign it! margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-you-ca...margaretsullivan.substack.comHow you can demand better media coverage as the midterms loomExamples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments 14418
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026YOU NEED TO SEE THIS Rob Bonta (California AG): “We think it’s limitless what he (Trump) will try and what he is capable of. So, if you can imagine it, we have thought of it and we have a plan.” Every attorney general should be planning for this. 721899679
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialCat Alyst 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Adamson said she wasn't offered water until around the five-hour mark of her detainment, and no one asked whether she needed to use the bathroom.” CBP is interrogating more and more travelers, claiming they're attempting to vote illegally. Fascists love to scapegoat. #USDemocracy #MomSky #CdnPolicbc.caCanadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident detained at border crossing, questioned for hours about voting | CBC NewsPaige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r... 19431231
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo. 17544401776
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026FBI fires two stars: “Both Burgwald, a West Point graduate, and Rae have served in high-profile posts in which they received attorney general’s awards over the past two decades. Rae supervised the FBI’s response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.” news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comFBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s FamilyFBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr... 11262131
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialDefinitely Danny @semperwry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If Trump lives long enough and runs for a third term, I wonder what Clarence Thomas is going to try to pass off as a rational interpretation of the law that would permit the candidacy. 3465
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Because he is. SCOTUS made sure of it. 1622848
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis. 61383962487
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 901816703
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-... 851848941
Reposted by @claudiayer.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.nytimes.comKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers SayIn a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. 12539031696
