Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1hHaha wow is this comically corrupt. /he didn't end up paying her the money because he said he'd get in trouble with his wife. 26576162
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2hLeaked audio of Michigan Republican Sen. candidate Mike Rogers mocking Americans struggling with skyrocketing prices: "Oh my gosh, coffee went up. You know, horror!" 19284146
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The Trump Administration is proposing to repeal the Roadless Rule, opening 45 million acres of national forests to road construction, destructive timber harvest and energy development." Today is the last day for public comment. Weigh in: defenders.org/roadless-ruledefenders.orgThe Roadless Rule 15378250
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23hTwo top Trump advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita travelled to Bosnia’s Republika Srpska to provide election advice to its Putin-friendly government, the NYT reports. They were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each. 17228121
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 5921821591
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Diner business set to pick up 3714
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialCambridge Day @cambridgeday.com · 06/10/2026Huron Avenue bike lanes to go forward An order to delay construction on new bicycle lanes for at least a year was dropped in favor of a substitute policy order to keep construction moving while seeking parking solutions....cambridgeday.comHuron Avenue bike lanes to go forwardAn order to delay construction on new bicycle lanes for at least a year was dropped in favor of a substitute policy order to keep construction moving while seeking parking solutions. 0115
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialCambridge Day @cambridgeday.com · 06/10/2026Man charged with assaulting two women in Porter Square fitness club Laquan Holland, 40, pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with intent to commit rape and will remain in custody ahead of an Oct. 16 dangerousness hearing....cambridgeday.comMan charged with assaulting two women in Porter Square fitness clubLaquan Holland, 40, pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with intent to commit rape and will remain in custody ahead of an Oct. 16 dangerousness hearing. 001
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 06/10/2026Former Chicago Bulls and North Carolina Tar Heels star Michael Jordan has made a $10 million commitment to the UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother.chicagotribune.comMichael Jordan makes $10 million commitment to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother 04110
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialBakudreamer @bakudreamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia has expanded w/5 hospitals now under QUARANTINE: Irkutsk Hospitals No. 1, No.3, No.10, Ivano-Matreninskaya Children's Hospital, and an unnamed maternity hospital (Lyudi Baikala news, Moscow Times). 31414
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio... 951329675
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1072243705221
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 04/10/2026Russia's national public health agency says the Irkutsk anti-plague institute employee whose death prompted fears of a plague outbreak died of "pneumonia of unknown origin." Rospotrebnadzor says tests found no evidence that her illness came from pathogens she handled at work. t.me/tvrain/112002t.meДождь | НовостиВ Роспотребнадзоре заявили, что у заболевшей сотрудницы иркутского противочумного института — пневмония, а микроорганизмов, связанных с ее работой, не нашли У сотрудницы Иркутского противочумного инс... 4194
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialHouston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 03/10/2026Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Don Henley really wants to see his native Texas turn blue for the first time in more than 30 years. bit.ly/4jCsfnJ 24119
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets. 243139372479
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 9321031306
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Threads suspended my account again minutes after i called out trump's hypocrisy on calling for the death penalty for for Black and Latino boys but worried that the Cornell 7 won't get a 'fair shake'. 138766261
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830771179
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mayor Mamdani: In nine months, we've started to deliver universal childcare for families. We've paved 200,000 potholes. We're launching the nation's first municipal rule to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as to sign up Theo Von: Let's go, bro 29623
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 22486952216
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Hill reviewed the texts from which Eric Schmitt invented his conspiracy. They never mentioned the Hawks OR the Hawkeyes. thehill.com/homenews/sen...thehill.comSmith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team namesText messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly a… 68719211
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9634641079
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026Solar panels are so popular in Pakistan they’re being used as wedding dowries. That boom is now challenging a power sector that owes billions to China, and exposing snarls in Beijing's drive to dominate the global energy transition.bloom.bgChina’s Coal Past and Solar Present Are Colliding in PakistanA wave of clean technology imports is challenging a power sector that owes billions to Beijing, exposing snarls in the No. 2 economy’s drive to dominate the global energy transition. 26023
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialCNBC @cnbc.com · 01/10/2026Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reported at least $250 million in income and other proceeds in 2025, much of it tied to businesses he left after joining the Trump administration, according to his annual financial disclosure.cnb.cxCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reports more than $250 million in income last yearCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unwound his ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as the billionaire financier joined the Trump administration. 4149
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAaron 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 895254946032
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 01/10/2026Starting Nov. 1, Russia’s Saratov region will slash its regional death benefit for families of soldiers killed in Ukraine by 90%, from 1M rub to 100k. The move follows similar cuts in other regions. Meanwhile, Saratov is introducing a 450k-rub regional payment for inmates who enlist to fight.t.meНовая газета ЕвропаВ Саратовской области в десять раз снизят «гробовые» выплаты С 1 ноября в Саратовской области единовременная региональная выплата для семей погибших на войне с Украиной бойцов снизится с миллиона до ... 0134
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 01/10/2026Russia’s utility rates rise tomorrow by an average of 9.9% nationwide, with larger increases in some regions. Another hike is due next July, and the govt now forecasts 11% instead of the previously planned 8.7%. t.me/faridaily24/...t.meFaridailyТарифы на коммунальные услуги для граждан вырастут с 1 июля 2027 года на 11% вместо ранее запланированных 8,7%. Об этом сообщает Минэкономразвития. Ведомство объясняет, что более существенный, чем ож... 1152
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911. with @wpln.bsky.socialpropublica.orgHe Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ... 9539259
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol. 21335181075
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialKate @katekav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@simonwdc.bsky.social Today’s afternoon rush hour standout in Lexington MA over Route 128. Lots of eyes - lots of honks - the occasional emphatic FU’s. 🙄 For No Kings/Vote Early weekend - we’re expanding to another local bridge. You can too 🗽 16311
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Journalists observe this on a daily basis, and not one of them asks the question: “Why.” 761614306
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialNash @radiodeadair.com · 28/09/2026All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word. 434563902
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident 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. 2121483664
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 28/09/2026Comparing monthly average temperature anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere versus the Southern Hemisphere through August 2026 (record warm). The climate change trend in all months of the year can be visualized through the blue to red gradient. Data available via @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5. 010232
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days 37882311
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Trump lies: "Oil will come dropping down as soon as Iran gives up, as soon as the war is over, which will be soon. Prices for groceries have come way down for Biden. Almost every price has come way down. And remember one thing -- oil is less expensive now than it was under the Biden administration." 5441746427
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026One reason the far right authoritarian party is s obsessed with voter fraud is because so many of its elected officials do not legally reside where they say they do 221764449
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Texas police has arrested a city council candidate in Austin who participated in a protest against ICE: www.kvue.com/article/news... 13439191
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026<all together now>publicnotice.co“Neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”Mark Copelovitch unpacks his signature phrase. 39122
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833171109
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump. 17057342132
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Once again, the imperial presidency, created by both parties since WWII, was a grave mistake. It was designed for an era that no longer exists, in which we had two normal pro-democracy political parties. It is now being weaponized by far right authoritarians & we can never do that again. 1125072
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialDavid Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We cannot say we didn't know nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comInside the Record Summer ICE Surge That Swept Across the U.S.A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown. 0125
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026Cops followed EJ Carrion home and arrested him in his drive way one week after he said 'bullshit' at a county meeting in Texas. Here is that body cam footage. @mjgault.bsky.social reports: www.404media.co/watch-body-c... 32229421853
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026Tropical storm Nolo strengthens to a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean as forecasts warn it could bring catastrophic flooding to Hawaii.bit.lyNolo grows into a hurricane in the Pacific as Hawaii prepares for potentially catastrophic floodingNolo is now the latest hurricane in the Pacific Ocean. The National Hurricane Center says Nolo strengthened into a hurricane Thursday. 38030
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴 40896102819
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...status.newsThe Source Behind The BanThe anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned. 952538909
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2013: $380,000 Mike Rogers' estimated net worth in 2026: $14,600,000 He cashed in and sold out Michiganders. 286143265004
Reposted by @davejlevy.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Powerful plea today from my colleagues on the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board, urging Pennsylvania to join most of our neighboring states in blocking local cops from working with ICE under 287(g), in which police terrorize our immigrant communities www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...inquirer.comPennsylvania’s shameful contribution to President Trump’s immigration crackdown | EditorialGov. Shapiro should seize the opportunity to counter a cruel attack on the state’s communities. 6405142
