Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA 68948531
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10hThe NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.nytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 1551826482
clausmeier.bsky.social @clausmeier.bsky.social · 2hno, we have always had our faith. We just don't stand on the corner proselytizing and claiming we are telling God what to do 000
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 6hWho’s the communist? The Guardian reported: “By November of last year, the Trump administration had spent more than $10bn taking stakes in companies he deemed essential for national security, from Intel to a range of ventures mining for critical minerals."open.substack.comPolling Disasters for MAGATrump loses Latinos and his graft continues. 310827
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6hMaine’s early voting runs through Oct. 29. Find more details on candidates, ballot measures, polling locations, ID requirements and more here:democracydocket.comMaine early voting starts today. Here's what you need to knowGiven the intense scrutiny of Maine's U.S. Senate race, voters are particularly on edge about the possibility of election interference from President Donald Trump. 16014
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6hThere are also federal threats to the vote: ⚠️ Federal election monitors may be present at the polls, but their power is limited. ⚠️ DOJ sued Maine for refusing to hand over sensitive voter data, but the case was dismissed. 26219
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 7hnever the wrong time for this classic 3680142400
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5hIn Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.commondreams.org'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common DreamsRepublicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv 16936061767
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 6hZelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comZelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black SeaThe vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says. 2228105
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 5hTom Morello sees the fascist threat but wouldn’t vote for Harris. That contradiction exposes the fatal flaw in the left’s “both parties are the same” bullshit: wildly different policies, wildly different consequences—and no escape from either share.google/cBk1elSvCDvE...share.googleNo, Motherfuckers, Both Parties Are Not the SameThe disappearing middle of American politics—and the dangerous fiction that nothing separates Democrats from Republicans. 1919051
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 5hICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 19625821656
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 12hThis is a community note for the ages. 544276840
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialCooper Hamilton @cooperhamilton.bsky.social · 8hNatalie apparently did not get much of an education in geography during her home schooling. Liberty University does not allow its students to study any countries not specifically mentioned in The Bible, except, of course, God's favorite country, THE USofA! 1426
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.social21Alive @21alivenews.com · 05/10/2026An Austin, Texas-based company is proposing a major data center project at an industrial park in Kokomo, the city’s mayor announced this week. REPORT: www.21alivenews.com/2026/10/04/koko…21alivenews.comKokomo mayor details plans for data center campusAn Austin, Texas-based company is proposing a major data center project at an industrial park in Kokomo, the city’s mayor announced this week. 001
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"If Donald Trump does not care that a mob might attack his own vice president, do you think he cares about you?" #FlipCongressBlue 110842
clausmeier.bsky.social @clausmeier.bsky.social · 12hthe problem is kristen welker, what a dumbass 000
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.social21Alive @21alivenews.com · 23hFrozen berries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s have been recalled due to possible E. coli contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. >>> www.21alivenews.com/2026/10/04/froz…21alivenews.comFrozen berries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s recalled. Here’s what to knowFrozen berries sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s have been recalled because they may be contaminated with E. coli. 011
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22hFFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1272189316677
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ratepayer Protection Act (n.): a bill that makes data centers pay nothing and protects exactly one person, Jon Husted. Brought to the floor by John Thune. Blocked Wednesday. See also: stunt. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news... 39140
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI company: our agents hacked another company during a test. Congress: ... Us: maybe ban the AI nobody can control? Send the letter: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop AI oligarchs from building machines humans cannot controlContact Congress today! 14226
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22hWe will never again be a democracy if we don't get the big money out of American politics. There should not be any higher priority. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/one-priori...davidrothkopf.substack.comOne Priority Above All OthersWe Must Drain the Poison Out of Our Body Politic If There Is to Be a Better World After Trump 321292319
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialKateLynne @bigideakate.bsky.social · 16hAnti-corruption laws are designed to prevent corruption & ensure taxpayer-funded contracts are not influenced by political contributions. If government officials give contracts to their donors, it is often associated with pay-to-play schemes, which are illegal under federal law. 1131
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In her last hours as DHS Secy, Noem's agency bought 5 planes from a donor at markups. In all, DHS gave $900M in contracts to that donor’s companies during her term. One plane had electronic bidets, 2 bedrooms, bar, wine chiller, a manta-ray skin table. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. 45614316
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19hOctober 4, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 4, 2026On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar... 43851316
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 18hIRGC commander says oil flows through US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible’.aljazeera.comMiddle East oil exports surpass pre-war levels despite tensions, data showsIRGC commander says oil flows through US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible'. 35021
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 18hA plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later todayrte.iePolish man who provided Famine relief to be honouredA plaque honouring a Polish man who devised a scheme that provided relief to 200,000 children during the Great Famine will be unveiled in Glenties, Co Donegal later today. 5473147
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Johnson canceled Thursday and sent them home so they wouldn’t have to vote. Massie called it the Hegseth holiday. A poll had 51% ready to impeach him for a war Congress never approved. Make yours own the dodge. Letter’s ready.actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Pete HegsethContact Congress today! 48227
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Roberts wrote that official acts can’t be prosecuted. The Court then treated a cash thank-you after a favor like it wasn’t a bribe. Articles are filed. Ask your representative why their name still isn’t on them. The letter is already written.actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John RobertsContact Congress today! 29133
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 14hYemeni forces reclaim Dhubab, key positions near Bab al-Mandeb from Houthis aje.news/fpizup 1228
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13hWhat will the Court do to us this term? It’s already taken away Roe v. Wade, given Trump a pass from prosecution for January 6, and permitted partisan gerrymanders. How much worse can it get? This term, there are some distinctly unpleasant possibilities. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...joycevance.substack.comThe Week AheadOctober 4, 2026 39902323
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026A new lawsuit by journalist @bubbaprog.xyz shows the DOJ secretly searched his digital accounts for a wide range of materials. And prosecutors failed to tell judges about a federal law protecting the press from search warrants… again.freedom.pressDOJ’s secret search of journalist’s accounts omitted press lawJournalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts 1309134
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A reminder. #DonTheCon 04418
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Back in May in my Stop the Preses newsletter, I wrote about the news media soft-pedaling Trump's deep corruption.stopthepresses.newsStop calling it ‘a break from norms.’ Call it Trump corruption.It’s the media’s job to make sure everyone knows the president is a crook 112341
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Joe Biden was too old to be president. Trump is the same age as Biden was when he was president. And it’s obvious that Trump is less mentally healthy than Biden was. So when will the media report that the president’s brain is broken? If the answer is “never,” that means the media are broken too. 32690171
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026Your vote is not small to the people spending millions to make sure you never cast it. They know what happens when working people, young people, women, and every fed-up voter show up together. We flip Congress. They lose control. That’s the whole assignment. #BlueWaveIn30Days 15753289
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 04/10/2026Texas-based Dynamic Frontier Holdings, linked to Konstantin Sokolov, RU-US businessman who was a private donor to Trump’s $350M WH ballroom, received authorization from the Treasury Dep to complete an acquisition of Teghut, one of Armenia’s largest copper mines, involving sanctioned Russian bank.esquire.com 18444265
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026🗳️ While Trump has spent his second term pulling teeth to find minute figures of noncitizen voters, a new poll shows the American public has other concerns. Most Americans say the bigger problem isn’t ineligible people voting. It’s eligible voters staying home: demdock.com/4hJCPah 1423897
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 34552431798
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In 30 days we pick the Congress that decides whether Pete Hegseth keeps his job. Mike Johnson already ducked the vote. Tell your rep where you stand before they ask for your vote: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... #BlueWaveIn30Daysactionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Pete HegsethContact Congress today! 112543
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think you start by impeaching someone whom GOPers hate, like Whiskey Pete. See how that goes in the Senate. Given THEM someone to scapegoat for losing their majorities. 819539
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This not only makes survivors more reticent to report their trauma, but it emboldens unwell men who are more apt to act out on the monstrous things in their minds, believing accountability will never come. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/conservati...johnpavlovitz.substack.comConservative American R*pe Culture and The Second Assault of Jane DoesWarning: this piece contains language regarding sexual assault that may be triggering or uncomfortable to some. 25918
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The United States has a long-gestating r*pe culture that ensures that the Jane Does will always be hounded and that the Cornell 7s will always be sheltered... 26523
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is why more survivors of sexual assault don’t come forward; because they know that in doing so, they will find themselves facing violence and indignities from strangers that compound their wounds and amplify the shame of their initial trauma... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/conservati...johnpavlovitz.substack.comConservative American R*pe Culture and The Second Assault of Jane DoesWarning: this piece contains language regarding sexual assault that may be triggering or uncomfortable to some. 619879
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026NEW: President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections.democracydocket.comTrump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improveTrump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving. 16340138
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Schmitt: Did you attend a concert wearing an anti-Trump shirt? Smith: I wore a “No Kings” shirt. It used to be a bipartisan American sentiment. 763276615
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed. Do not forget this. 15566532084
Reposted by @clausmeier.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Connect the dots, folks. #MedicareForAll 16228