Sign in

coreek.bsky.social

@coreek.bsky.social
940 followers 997 following 549 posts

Avid reader who finds economics, politics, government policy, history, science, psychology, human behavior, statistics, and nuance (among others) fascinating and who simultaneously expects both the best and worst of my fellow humans. Looking for the good.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
BREAKING NYT: Federal agents around the country were told in recent days that the FBI would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents — cases that sometimes yield evidence that could be used to prosecute DHS agents implicated in violent encounters.
nytimes.com
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
52154963186 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸 www.npr.org/2026/07/17/n...
801946879 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What’s that amendment again? Oh, yeah 25!!!...🤔🤔🤔
22986092976 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
And so it shall be forever henceforth.
1131198155672 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
He Should Be Fired Immediately and Investigated…..
1914228928013 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jeff Timmer: Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.
507262758522 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/07/2026
NEW: Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount’s historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.
propublica.org
FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...
64594995199 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'll go with logic.. #politics #logic
332113114163 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's a sign of how shockingly corrupt this country has become that a nominee for Attorney General is given a hearing by the Senate *the very same week* he has been referred by a judge for possible disbarment for unethical behavior. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
646191727241 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
8883363712525 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Sad when Reagan is a progressive by today's abysmal standards.
821740450 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
CORRECTION: After yesterday's rulings, it's now "legalized *SCOTUS-sponsored* bribery."
17581622575 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
1047286878159 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Surviving Texas @itscindyrae.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Who knew?
inc.com
They Welcomed 37 Data Centers to Town. Now Their Schools Have to Dim the Lights to Cut Energy Costs
Henrico County has been home to massive data-center investment. However, now, a 25 percent electricity-rate increase is hitting its government and schools.
23234951599 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. spent 4 months away from Congress on full taxpayer pay. As a NJ state senator he voted against paid sick leave for workers. He got the time off he denied to everyone else. NJ07 deserves better. #NJ07 #PaidSickLeave
NEWS: NEW JERSEY REP. TOM KEAN says he has missed several months because of a diagnosis of depression.
@DanJDeBrak
I'm always for being open about mental health, but important context is that Kean, as a state rep, voted against the New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, which established 40 hours of sick leave for employees a year. Kean just took
*4 months* of paid sick leave.
34723 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Hawk @mdg650hawk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
youtu.be/Ow9j4AY9a-I
youtu.be
Trump Made $1.4 Billion in One Year Stealing Money From his Supporters via Crypto Scams
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
1134 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
America defeated fascism. We don’t need its aesthetics decorating the White House.
794101543238 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
White House officials secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500m for the construction of the East Wing ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, according to a copy of the agreement www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
washingtonpost.com
1871796862 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Dr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Of course, no educated individual would ever suggest that the U.S. is a functioning democracy any longer. You’d have to look at North Korea to see a nation as indescribably corrupt as America.
59120414166 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/06/2026
If this doesn’t look like corruption, what does? Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump bought into a company pursuing a tungsten mine in Kazakhstan. Six days later, that company won the mining rights.🧵
nytimes.com
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
74531 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Pete Buttigieg explains why the private sector does not have the capacity to replace government funding. Shareholders prioritize profits from a short term (years) investment. Science is a marathon, requiring long term (decades) investment. Govt funding was designed to support this marathon. 🧪
21711317 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
😡 #Pinks #USDemocracy
35795355 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just sayin...
03413 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
People who can barely afford food or rent are stuck paying a trillionaires bills. Fuck that.
465103664145 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
100% true. 👇
23658921845 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Silas Shelton had objected to Heartstopper at a school book fair, saying LGBTQ+ books posed a “mental health” risk to children. www.advocate.com/news/crime/h...
79397313478 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We feel like this is the Trump administration’s strategy lie, lie, lie. Keep repeating the same falsehoods and hope people eventually accept them as truth.
801857557 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Todd Blanche and Kash Patel, Have I got a tip for you...
05819 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/04/2026
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
propublica.org
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
451258554 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @gluesenkampperez.house.gov · 22/04/2026
Surveillance pricing means big corporations buy up your location and income data and know exactly how likely you are to drive to a cheaper store when you’re desperate for kids cough syrup at 2am and they charge you as much money as they can wring out of you. I’m fighting to stop these practices.
14216 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Senseidai2547❌👑 @senseidai.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Convicted Felon Donald Trump is a grifter. Scammer. Con man. Narcissistic sociopath. All thanks to the John Robert's Supreme Court who decided The Felon can do no wrong. And spineless Congressional Republicans who are too afraid to do ANYTHING. 🎁 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks wapo.st/42jTDNx
wapo.st
Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it.
The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.
16238153 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s a criminal enterprise and has been from the start
25120 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Biggest scam in modern political history."
1241213166785 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
NewsNation @newsnation.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The ODO inspected the facility from Feb. 10-12 and noted 49 deficiencies. #Border
newsnationnow.com
El Paso ICE facility cited for multiple violations in inspection report
The ODO inspected the facility from Feb. 10-12 and noted 49 deficiencies.
001 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The US Department of War Crimes.
1390169687193 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
1 year after “Liberation Day” tariffs that cost American families $1,744 in 2025 jump to $2,510 in 2026. Another $766 out of your pocket this year. $332.9 billion total. Taken from you & your family. Not from China. Not from foreign exporters. FROM YOU. #TrumpsTariffsCostUS
Bar chart from NJ.com

RISING TARIFF COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES

Estimated Impact

2025 $ 1,744.75

2026: $2,510.63
$332.9 Billion total in 2026
9146118 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The call is coming from inside the house.
597130666253 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/03/2026
Meanwhile, in America, the Supreme Court says it’s perfectly legal to lie as a candidate, even if you’re defrauding people as part of a coup, as long as it’s an official act.
11036601051 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"It’s not acceptable for one side of Congress to resemble a Klan cookout, and it’s also not acceptable for journalists to treat it as non-news. Because it’s getting worse all the time." Good roundup of Republican racism in this piece:
13672251 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 30/03/2026
They told MAGA that immigrants made their lives worse. But last year, they arrested 400k immigrants & we got: - 0% Net Job Creation - OECD Forecasts Inflation @ 4.2% - Gas Prices: $4 - National Debt: Increased by 2.8 Trillion - Home Prices: $460k So now you know!! You have all the same problems!!
Headlines say: 1. DHS removes more than half a million illegal aliens from U.S.

2. Lower immigration and zero net job creation dim U.S. growth prospects

3. Global forecasting group sees U.S. inflation at 4.2% this year

4. Average U.S. gas price nears $4 per gallon because of the Iran war

5. As U.S. debt passes $39 trillion, Americans are paying $900 billion in interest

6. Median home price in the U.S. in 2025: $462,206
522770 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/03/2026
Hugo Holland, who is running for judge, once compared a mentally disabled Black teen to a dog during a death penalty case and told the jury to “get rid of it.” Attorneys later found that Holland had failed to turn over a trove of evidence. With @veritenews.org
propublica.org
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.
Holland, who once compared a Black child to a dog, has had a career mired in controversy. That hasn’t stopped him from becoming the de facto frontrunner of his judicial race.
35901489 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/03/2026
Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food. “It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said. (Published Nov. 2025)
propublica.org
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
21564288 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
BradinBC🇨🇦 @bradinbc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Control the information = control of reality. The idea of controlling the media and “the message” is central to how the regime maintains power in George Orwell’s 1984. Trump is stupid but he gets this and is going for it.
12512 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Washington DC is not the President’s personal real estate empire. Our public buildings belong to the people. That’s why I introduced the Federal Facilities Protection and Oversight Act—to protect our historic federal buildings and ensure no president can demolish or remake them on a whim.
thehill.com
393121212956 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Interesting to listen to this 2022 Fetterman campaign video now.
4352284773 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#ResistanceEarth Major news outlets are telling it like it is. The extreme heat we're suffering here in the Southwest is the result of climate change. "This is what climate change looks like in real time," said University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver. www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
pbs.org
The Southwest smashing heat records in March 'is what climate change looks like'
It's more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds.
68048 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Moskowitz: Allegedly, Lewandowski was shaking people down. He was saying, ‘If you want a contract, you’ve got to go hire this firm.’ That $100,000 number we heard, where anything over $100,000 had to come to Kristi Noem’s desk—well, it turns out it did go to her desk, but he was sitting at her desk.
314110623972 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/03/2026
Destroying fuel-producing infrastructure is fundamentally different from temporarily blocking a fuel transit passageway. When infrastructure is gone, it’s gone. It could take years to rebuild. And this is not theoretical.
lnk.thebulwark.com
The Worst-Case Economic Outcome of Trump’s Iran War
Oil shocks don’t only raise prices. They also destroy growth and jobs.
1019456 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/03/2026
Douglas Wilson has taken a long road from his early days as an obscure pastor-theologian to becoming a spiritual mentor to one of the most powerful members of Trump’s cabinet. He's also a theocrat. Oh, and Pete Hegseth's spiritual mentor.
lnk.thebulwark.com
What Pete Hegseth’s Spiritual Mentor Wants for America
Pastor-theologian Douglas Wilson advocates theocracy, the restriction of the franchise from women and nonbelievers, and much else—and he is closer than ever to real power.
3916956 0
Reposted by @coreek.bsky.social
Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Trump had committed 10 lifetimes worth of misdeeds before he ever declared his candidacy. There was no excuse to vote for him ever.
1162479436 0