Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/20261. She's president's human binky & controls his social media 2. Foreign govts use her a conduit for Trump 3. She's lied about much of her background 4. She wouldn't or couldn't get security clearance (see 3) 5. She has an obsession w/ Trump giving their relationship a vaguely inappropriate dynamic 23962991222
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In 2019, Trump was forced to cancel plans to hold the G7 at his own golf club amid GOP objections to self dealing. In 2026, he will hold the G20 at his own golf club and the critics have gone silent. How Trump has moved the ethical line in his second term. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and SummitsThe president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. 4820385
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump has confessed that he takes an over-the-counter pain medicine for its supposed psychological effects.www2.thedailybeast.comTrump Admits He Takes Medicine for Psychological ReasonThe president said he takes a larger dose than his doctors recommend. 8204
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 02/10/2026 Putting food on the table and a roof over your head is hard enough without greedy corporations squeezing you for all you’re worth, writes @lindsayowens.bsky.social of @groundwork.bsky.social.commondreams.orgWe Need a Shoppers' Bill of Rights to Protect Us From 21st Century Price GougingNew technology is enabling companies to reinvent the rip-off right under our noses; we need new laws to protect us. 1335198
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty) 1139129302798
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I continue to warn against complacence. It’s still vitally important that we vote and remain vigilant against Trump’s interference in our elections. But with a little more than four weeks to go before the midterms, I’m breathing a wee bit easier. Here's why...robertreich.substack.comSunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?The power of kitchen-table economics 551340422
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026When Trump took over, Rufo personally led the campaign to get a hundred trans intelligence fired. Was this about merit? No. Rufo has been very clear. We protect our people, we denigrate and punish the others. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-era-of... 138973
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026He systematically targeted Black scholars, offering bounties for evidence of plagiarism. He's make the accusation, regardless of the evidence. In one esp bad case, I wrote a rebuttal and Rufo personally went after every faculty member who (rightly) disagreed. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/open-seaso... 139375
cyndicas.bsky.social @cyndicas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don’t care for name calling but if any man fit the ‘wimpy, weirdo’ moniker, it is Hegseth! Have you seen the way he works out?! 😬😏 000
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026LOSS: A court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new gerrymander that dismantled the state’s lone majority-Black district. The court said it must presume the legislature acted in good faith when assessing discriminatory intent — a standard that makes proving discrimination near impossible. 31342136
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Part of the post-Trump repairs to democracy must be inspectors general. What if we house them in the legislative branch, where a president cannot fire them? Courts could serve as a check. 68965242
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." 15862132217
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026Georgia's election board director just asked the Trump admin to seize the state's voting machines. James Mills, an unelected official, sent a letter asking the DOJ to declare Georgia's voting system unlawful and force a system update. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 19270149
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialMichael Steele @michaelsteele.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What our government and its judges continue to do to children in our name. A Moment of Clarity youtu.be/7_GzC3sk_1Ayoutu.beThe Shocking Reality Inside Child Immigration CourtsYouTube video by Michael Steele Network 77437
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FLAG AJC: Georgia's Republican-led State Election Board has sent a letter to top Trump officials (Blanche, Dhillon, Mullin) asking the admin to (1) force changes to the state's voting system before November and (2) investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.ajc.comGeorgia board asks Trump administration to investigate voting machinesThe State Election Board's executive director, in a letter, asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines and prohibit QR-code vote counting. 58368195
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/10/2026After nearly a decade of action films, Tom Cruise’s return to artsier cinema with “Digger” is much more peculiar—and fascinating—than it initially seems, @davidlsims.bsky.social writes:bit.lyA Fascinating Change of Pace for Tom CruiseDigger sees the actor caked in old-man makeup for a role that’s not what it initially seems. 0171
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/10/2026Bill Kristol: "Authoritarian governments and authoritarian movements...rewrite history, and they do so for a reason. They want to legitim[ize] what they're doing now, make it not extraordinary." 11399123
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Donald Trump is using the U.S. treasury and our tax dollars like it’s his personal piggy bank. And just like he squandered hundreds of millions given to him by dear old dad, he’s squandering our money now. 1242538835
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10460041696
cyndicas.bsky.social @cyndicas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ugh, Mike Lee. WTH. The vast majority of taxpayers do NOT want Trump messing with our monuments. 185
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🤨⚖️ 921369
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“While Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer.”cnn.comJared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNNAt the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. 11335135
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 23/09/2026Next they are going to strip car insurance from anyone who hasn’t had an accident recently. 241702268
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialMorgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Diesel is the new covid www.editorialboard.com/diesel-is-th...editorialboard.comDiesel is the new covidOnly much worse politically for Trump and the Republicans. 1221669
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just a handy grammar tip: The 1960s are not the 1960's or the 60's. They are the 1960s and the '60s. 3733897319
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social ) 12247301814
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 18/09/2026I couldn't be more proud of @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, my brilliant colleague and our publisher at The Bulwark. Her book 'How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time' debuted on the NYT Best Seller list. Here's one excerpt you can read... www.thebulwark.com/p/how-maga-b...thebulwark.comHow MAGA Bewildered Voters Into Its Alternate RealityThe years-long project to discredit fact-based media and replace it with MAGA slop has been disastrously successful. 27515
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Makes sense: they hold a shared set of values (generating faux educational content that serves the political goals of the very rich). 513537
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026IN BOLD— Rep. Beatty wants the judge to issue another Kennedy Center order that Trump DOJ can't pretend to misunderstand, "making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order." 14564184
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026THIS 👇 HERE....... 262161184187
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...status.newsBari’s ‘60’ BustBari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status... 100695932541
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialKarim Zidan @karimzidan.com · 15/09/2026NFL owners, led by Robert Kraft, banded together to blackball Macklemore over a “Free Palestine’ chant. Meanwhile, raging antisemite and Hitler lover Kanye West is touring the same stadiums. This was never about antisemitism www.sportspolitika.news/p/macklemore...sportspolitika.newsMacklemore, the NFL and the politics of a free PalestineLed by Patriots owner & Israel supporter Robert Kraft, NFL owners reportedly banded together to blacklist the American rapper over a “Free Palestine’ chant. 831634605
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 15/09/2026GOLDEN STATE GOES PLATINUM! CA was just certified platinum (1 of 8 states) by Results For America for its record of successfully increasing the impact of taxpayer dollars, record of evidence-based actions and results, and increased transparency and access through landmark data infrastructure! 16357641593
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Am I understanding that Robert Kraft, whose hobby is paying for sex with sex trafficked victims, is upset with Macklemore for opposing genocide? And the NFL chose to listen to Kraft? 20846321358
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026How not surprising that a president who acts like a petty mob boss is holding one of our nation’s treasured institutions hostage until we meet his conditions—that is, putting his stupid name on the building. I say we just put it in mothballs until he is gone. 1883139813334
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.social60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Tune in Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT for a 60 Minutes hidden camera investigation into a lucrative business: brokering pardons for felons. Lobbyists offer a chance at clemency — at a cost, and with no guarantees. 116409165
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It’s been driving me crazy for a while that this is not a bigger story so I tried to do something about it. I think it’s pretty jaw dropping. youtu.be/bFpHYSoi2CI?...youtu.be‘Ghastly untrue’: Hayes torches GOP senator’s 9/11 conspiracy theoriesYouTube video by MS NOW 611549372
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pathetic 😡 19166313092
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026She was there. Unlike that narcissistic, bloated, spray-tanned piece of excrement, she was actually there: Showing empathy. Transcending party. Helping. Leading. No AI slop. No asinine stories. No bullshit. Never forget... 713097978
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one 1690244038465
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 08/09/2026Emma Watson remembers Gloria Steinem, who understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk. www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...newyorker.comGloria Steinem Gave It AllEmma Watson remembers Gloria Steinem, who understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk. 112933
Reposted by @cyndicas.bsky.socialAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 07/09/2026As I've said many times. it's an idiocracy. The never ending the stupidity of this whole MAGAT administration! 435106153193