Reposted by Chris PlourdeAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 14hI don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 26185472063
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16hSomehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9448891976
Reposted by Chris PlourdeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 885250675910
Reposted by Chris PlourdePatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile. 14249111
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We all need to price this reality into our plans: The Trump Admin has no idea what to do, and the Iranian regime has said the Strait will remain closed until Trump and Netanyahu are out of office. When Iran said that about the hostages and Carter, it kept its word to the minute. 000
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Chinese surveillance state has come to America, thanks to "law enforcement." 000
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“violated multiple ICE standards” Alligator Alcatraz was created to showcase DHS’s cruelty. Violations of standards, norms. the law, and simple decency were its point. 000
Reposted by Chris PlourdeKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 335119665003
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So the GOP is celebrating a guy who created a darknet marketplace for heroin and meth, and put out multiple muder-for-hire contacts to conceal his crimes. 14639421375
Reposted by Chris PlourdeKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Correction: it’s not that he misunderstands it. It’s that he doesn’t understand it at all. 26707104
Reposted by Chris PlourdeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Remember when Joe Biden proposed canceling student debt and every single Republican accused him of "bribing voters"?dailymail.comBiden accused by GOP of 'bribing' voters with student loan forgivenessThe Biden administration unveiled its latest effort to forgive as much as $20,000 in debt for some borrowers on Monday after the Supreme Court struck down its original plan last year. 6639411042
Reposted by Chris PlourdeBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 09/09/2026What are we most worried about in advance of the midterm elections? The risk of voter confusion. But voters should know that for them, little has changed.brennancenter.orgElection Interference Won’t Work if Americans VoteThe administration’s attack on elections has failed in Congress and courts. Now it’s up to voters. 15327
Reposted by Chris Plourdeshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/09/2026receipts for anyone who’s never heard this clip before (the reporters giving him a tongue bath and so much unearned respect is how we got here, but i digress)m.youtube.comOn 9/11/2001, Donald Trump called WWOR/UPN 9 NY about the World Trade Center CollapsesYouTube video by Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry 945478
Reposted by Chris PlourdeDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Imagine an American president lying about 9/11. Actually, you don’t have to. 1472106481
Reposted by Chris PlourdeThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/08/2026"It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the HHS secretary sees deaths from outbreaks of diseases we had beaten or contained, like measles and cyclosporiasis, as a form of social hygiene that kills off the weak and susceptible."lnk.thebulwark.comRFK Jr.’s Toxic WorldThe HHS secretary uses fear of contamination to denigrate modern medicine and advance a project rooted in vulgar eugenics. 25430541223
Reposted by Chris PlourdeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026Pathetic -- Google is now referring to Lake Ontario as "Lake America" 3438143322989
Reposted by Chris PlourdeRoss A. Isaacs @rossisaacs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026You all understand that this is eugenics, right? Let the weak just die. Hitler had a similar program. 521578412
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 26/08/20261946 was the first year of the Baby Boom. Notables born that year: - Dolly Parton, in January - Tim Curry (in England), in April - Donald Trump, in June - George W Bush, in July - Bill Clinton, in August Among many others. For the record. 1519723
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Trump offends U.S. allies on a regular basis, but what he has wrought with Canada lifts us to mind-boggling heights of gall and fantasy. Plus it has backfired in a big way. A sleeping-giant-awakes way. New from me at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...thebulwark.comDonald Trump’s Summer of Screwing Our AlliesTrump’s offensive against America’s friends has produced outrage in Italy, defiance in South Korea, and a renewed trade war with Canada. 717641
Reposted by Chris PlourdeRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“Ladies and gentlemen, the Court as currently constituted ruled that President Trump could knock down half the White House and pour your money down a hole. Is that a fair application of the law? Or do we need to reconsider how the Court does business?” 22448116
Reposted by Chris PlourdeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Pending home sales in July. The second lowest level in history. (via Schwab) 🏠 32671239
Reposted by Chris PlourdeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This puts the current pace of US budget deficits into perspective. @eddyelfenbein.bsky.social 261022376
Reposted by Chris PlourdeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/08/20265.30% Tick tock. @barchart.com 3041793
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This by CNN is genuinely reprehensible. Everyone involved should be embarrassed. -The 'new pain' case vs Mamdani is *solely* his religion. -He was in NYC on 9/11, at grade school -Soon after attack GWB himself gave famous speech warning against blaming all Muslims for terrorism -25 yrs later, this. 21169551522
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Douthat today: "At the moment, Trump 2.0 has no great popularity, no legislative capacity, no policy legacy that a Democratic successor can’t easily roll back." Due to Trump's policies our allies don't trust us and our enemies don't fear us. Reputations are not so easily or quickly restored. 011
Reposted by Chris PlourdeKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026What the hell is the matter with people...? 7961295
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The whole world is rearming as both Russia and the United States demonstrate their incompetence to allies and enemies alike. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...aljazeera.comMisread as passive, the Gulf is quietly ending fifty years of dependenceIran’s attacks exposed the limits of external guarantees and the need for a Gulf-built security architecture. 010
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 04/08/2026DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor... 491592300
Reposted by Chris PlourdeJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Dems dumped Platner and Swalwell . Max Miller remains. That is the difference between the two parties. 26689161
Reposted by Chris PlourdeTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Boy Who Cried Wolf.... Trump keeps escalating his trade threats. This time, Europe isn’t biting. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...politico.comTrump keeps escalating his trade threats. This time, Europe isn’t biting.The EU believes Trump’s latest threats are best answered with strategic patience, not retaliation. 624668
Reposted by Chris PlourdeThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/08/2026Bash: "Jeanine Pirro…said in a court document…that they were trying to send a man who was innocent to jail based on lies about vandalism...As chair of the judiciary committee, does that bother you?" Rep. Jordan: "If those are the facts, of course. But I don't know that those are the facts." 108431101
Reposted by Chris PlourdeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/07/2026just incredible to watch the US president take Iran's side when my state's water systems are under cyberattack 588156583569
Chris Plourde @cplourde.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is... www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising OperationMeredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects. 000
Reposted by Chris PlourdePhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 25539261207
Reposted by Chris PlourdeAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Absolute clown show. But the republicans are getting their soundbites, which was the whole purpose of this farce 4303255619